Osula treatment shows 'really good foresight from the club'
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Former Sheffield United striker Carl Asaba believes the Blades have shown "good foresight" with their attacking options.
William Osula, 20, scored two goals against Gillingham in their FA Cup victory at the weekend to put pressure on regular striker Cameron Archer, who is currently on loan from Aston Villa.
"The manager doesn't pick names from what they have done in the past, he picks on how they are performing in training," Asaba told BBC Radio Sheffield's Blades Heaven podcast.
"He [Osula] would have earned that chance from Monday to Friday. The manager is all about what you are providing - not what you’ve done in the past.
"That is the most healthy thing for a club and he can't do any more. The club are completely aware of the prospect that he is. The foresight in the contract with Archer shows that.
"Cameron under the change of manager has been outstanding. But the club have identified that if they do go down then Will Osula will want to lead the line and he should be in that position, as if we go down they have a clause that he [Archer] will be going back to Aston Villa.
"That then removes a player from the pecking order. It is really good foresight from the club."