The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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LurkerJ said:

Ka-pi96 said:

PSG did buy him for even more than that though....

He seemed a much better player at Napoli. I guess those years of playing second fiddle to Ibra and being played out of position constantly has ruined him.

Yup, Cavani was a world-class striker, but he wasn't put to good use all of these years, playing on the wings has diminished him. 

Fun-fact: Ibra left Barca after Pep started forcing him to play on the wings. His own words:

"It was a childhood dream and I was walking on air,' said Ibrahimovic. 'It started well but then Messi started to talk. He wanted to play in the middle, not on the wing, so the system changed from 4-3-3 to 4-5-1. I was sacrificed and no longer had the freedom on the pitch I need to succeed. So I asked for a meeting with Guardiola - for a discussion, not an argument. I said I was being used in the wrong way and that they shouldn't have bought me if they wanted another type of player"

 

He didn't need to explain it, it was obvious to everyone who followed Barca, but it was nice to get a confirmation It was smart of him to leave, and dumb of Cavani to stay.

David Villa was the next victim. I am surprised Messi is allowing Suarez to play in the center lol

Suarez played some matches on the wings in 2014 and he wasn't very good. Shocking, huh?