Sheffield Wednesday beat Stoke City 1-0 on Saturday with Anthony Musaba bagging a winner in stoppage time. After the game, he received plaudits from his teammates on Instagram.
Musaba was a summer signing made by Wednesday. He swapped the glitz and glamour of Monaco for Hillsborough and on Saturday he bagged his third Owls goal.
The talented player raced through in the first minute of stoppage time and fired a well-taken effort underneath Mark Travers and into the net. Wednesday have now moved off the foot of the Championship.
Musaba takes praise from teammates after Wednesday winner
The 23-year-old is adapting nicely to English football. His winner on Saturday showcases what he’s capable of and hopefully, there is more to come from the Dutchman.
After the game, he received some praise from his teammates on Instagram, most notably Barry Bannan, George Byers and Djeidi Gassama.
Bannan simply posted: “Musssssss”, in a nod towards the shout that Wednesday fans tend to do whenever he does something impressive during games.
Gassama chose not to post any words to his teammate. He simply posted two flame emojis to imply that he was on fire against Stoke at the weekend.
Byers was the first to react to his post on Instagram and he said: “My brother” and also posted three flame emojis.
Musaba can thrive under Danny Rohl
The German manager has given every Wednesday player a new lease of life, including Musaba.
For a young player, Musaba has had a lot of clubs already. He made just one appearance for Monaco but spent time with NEC Nijmegen, Heerenveen, Cercle Brugge and FC Metz all on loan.
Quite simply, the player needs to feel some love. Under Rohl, Musaba might just get that affection from a manager in the way of game time and he will now be pushing for more starts.
Against Rotherham in October, Musaba claimed two assists for Wednesday striker Michael Smith to score. On Saturday he transformed from provider to goalscorer and that can only bode well when it comes to him getting back in the starting eleven.