
Key strength: Work rate
Box-to-box midfielder
In the desperate trenches of 18th place, SSC Napoli's survival hopes rest on unlikely shoulders. Frank Anguissa, the 30-year-old Cameroonian dynamo wearing the iconic number 99, has become the beating heart of a late revival that has the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona faithful daring to dream again. Napoli's WWLDW surge offers fragile hope in a season teetering on catastrophe, and Anguissa's tireless box-to-box engine has been the catalyst. His numbers defy his defensive brief: 4 goals and 2 assists from 16 appearances, contributing every 227 minutes while anchoring the midfield. Yet his most staggering feat? Zero yellow cards across 1,363 minutes of Serie A combat—a masterclass in disciplined anticipation that sets him apart in an era of cynical midfield fouls. While Stanislav Lobotka holds the base, Anguissa serves as the connective tissue, his relentless work rate liberating creative talents like David Neres to wreak havoc further forward. With a €15 million valuation that looks increasingly modest and Napoli's survival hanging in the balance, this Cameroonian general may yet prove the difference between salvation and despair.