Well he's a good passer, but he lacks vision to see plays before they unfold. And he is one footed. His shot is actually his best asset and that's why he likes to go wide and come in to his stronger foot. I wonder how he will be used as well, but my guess is his career don't last much longer than a few years (at a high level)
Tbh that's also been our setup for years, he is a product of our forward playing style and a key part of it as well.
His shot is his best asset I agree but if every touch is a long shot it disrupts our build up play. It's a wild card tactic you can't count on it to bail you out regularly.
I think its telling that he failed to play alongside Messi and Ronaldo. He never really fit in an offensive unit where he wasn't the main guy chucking
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Overall I am glad to see him leave.
It stings a bit that it's for free because he is still a useful player and that he may go to inter. But I can't fault him for staying in Italy Juve are the ones that turned him down