what if i made you a youtube-video of all the wrong passes cristiano ronaldo made, or all the balls that giovinco lost while dribbling or something. Would that make the player worthless then? If lucho makes some awesome passes against a non-existing Portuguese defense, that's one thing - but making an impression at juve is another. Youtube videos are subjective, and they don't give any reliable information about a player. I mean Lucho is a CM/RM player in his prime years at a price of approx 20 million €. It's obvious that he HAS to have done at least SOME decent passes/shots/goals/assists in his life...
I know that those are his best moments but if you compare between his youtube moments to other players then you`ll see he is much more impressive
you can`t get to know his ability exactly but you can get some clue about his playing style
as I said before it`s not about the back heel he puts the rabona of Aquilani or the I forgot what of Giovinco it`s not about anything of those
It`s just about playing style
and altough I agree you can`t say he is a great player if you didn`t really watch a couple of his games, YOU CAN get a clue about his style of play
lets say Quaresma you can tell he is a skillfull player from those videos but you can`t tell if he is a great player based on those cause you don`t know how many times he tend to dribble and maybe he slows down the team`s play who knows
for that reason you should look to games
for players who are more about movement and passes you can get a clue ofcourse its not 100% accurate but you can get a clue!
by the way those kind of players this information is not bad at all!
and If I already mentioned Quaresma he might be selfish and only suited for a mid table team and I might be wrong and he could suit everyone
I watched his youtube`s moment and gathered that information then I watched a couple of his matches and it proved me right
a player like him is a huge gamble
a player like Lucho is less of a gamble but ofcourse every player is a gamble!
as for Tiago his fragility and lack of defensive abilities are the main reasons for why he flopped IMO
If you watch him you`ll see he can give those passes but his other skills are the ones who are not good enough for him to succeed at Juve
If we sell him to Atl Madrid I think he could be a good player for them