I remember the hype around him at the time, people talking about him being the next super star for Barcelona. Why didn’t he do well at Barcelona?
Was always a one trick pony…also barca never played a 4231. Am.is where he’d make the biggest impact
He was always bang average at Liverpool. They must have laughed their way to bank when Barcelona came with the huge transfer fee. Really poor transfer business.
Main reason was his playing style, he was more suited for making deep runs through the centre in klopp’s system while at Barca they wanted him to join possession attack from the left wing, same thing happened with greizmann who had played his entire Atletico as a supporting striker
Pessi took his position so he couldn’t shine.
He plays in the same spaces as Messi. Like Greizeman. A dumb signing.
No he doesn’t, he literally plays on the opposite side
Correct. Messi usually goes right and Countinho left.
“Usually” not usually, that’s where they play and have always played.
Neither were true wingers at the time though, both were more of a mix between a winger and a 10, filling the same spaces, but on opposite sides. Neither had good work rate, which makes it hard to have both play together.
Yes but they play opposite sides is the point that wasn’t the issue, the issue was his style of play when you already have Messi like you the work rate.
This would make sense of griezman as he’s a left footer playing in similar areas than messi