I watch Napoli quite frequently, and he is one of their best players. He is certainly not as good of a finisher as Cavani, but that is not his role. He is a fantastic team player! He defends from the front, puts defenders under pressure with his direct running, is always buzzing around the pitch, and uses his strength, speed, and dribbling skills to his advantage. His crossing isn't the best, but he always manages to get into dangerous positions before cutting the ball back across the face of goal. I see him as being the ideal competition/backup for Suarez, or a starter in a 3 man attack.
I'm not sure how his effectiveness can be called into question.....so far this season he has 6 goals and 11 assists! I would welcome that into our team any day of the week! I also think he is well suited to the Prem.... he's strong, fast, and one tough motherfucker!
I think he has a tendency to get himself into very difficult situations, and holds the ball too much for my taste, but as I said its my opinion. All Im saying is that he is not worth what De Laurentis asks from him.
As for his effectiveness, you should take into account how many shots he fired to get those goals. And as for the assists, well, cant argue with the number, but he is pretty much the only one feeding balls to the other 2 forwards.
As I said, I would prefer to have someone else in my team, given the 20M Napoli want.
Can someone explain why most of you guys are obsessed with another winger? Dont you think you need someone to feed proper balls to the forwards, a classic playmaker?
Im asking because im not that familiar with the English style of play. In South America its almost a sin to play without a "number 10"
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