ESPN Live Commentator "Bendtner drives into the box, he has Van Persie to cut it back to but the greedy striker decides to shoot from a tight angle... I suppose Van Persie scroed from there."
You're basically claiming Sneijder was a lucky bet, all based on that he flopped at Real. But all sorts of players flop at Real, it isn't a really great place for individual harmony and team unity unless you're a super Galactico. The exception is this season under Mourinho, IMO.
Yeah, I think he was a lucky bet. Sure he did well in Holland, but so do many other players who never live up to expectations. Klaas Jan Huntelaar for example. I didn't see numerous suitors lining up for Sneijder after his time at Real. I think clubs didn't think he was a safe bet and his price pretty much confirmed that. Would a safe-bet world class player only cost 15 million?