‘Not many can live with him’: Portsmouth boss’ plan to turn Aussie striker into League One force after flying start
John Mousinho believes Kusini Yengi can send League One defences running for cover after a flying start to his Pompey career.
Yengi smashed into two goals to fire the Blues into the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 success at Forest Green.
That made it three finishes in two games after his late, late leveller as a substitute on his debut against Bristol Rovers.
The 24-year-old’s mix of pace and power made it a tough night’s work for the home side’s defence, with Mousinho now looking to see the Aussie make the strides to turn himself into a wrecking ball of a front man for his new side.
Mousinho said: ‘He was a real threat.
‘There was one chance early on which he will probably be upset he didn’t put away. Then there was a header which the keeper made a good save from.
‘You can see he’s big, strong, quick and can find the back of the net.
‘There’s a few of the finer details we need to work on, particularly how he makes his runs and how much he damages the back four.
‘One of my challenges to Kas is for him to tell me which defender can live him when he gets going at full tilt – I don’t think there is many who can.
‘The challenge is for him to keep going on this upward trajectory and force himself into the reckoning.’