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Originally Posted by Arjun
I don't get it...what sin did we commit? This guy basically exploded onto the Italian scene in the years preceding his transfer to Milan and is now getting better by the week at Fiorentina. First he scores that goal at the death to send Italy to WC 2010 and now single-handedly saved Italy from utter humiliation at the hands of the modest Cypriots. Ridiculous!
Is anyone reminded of the goals he scored in his last game for Parma that saved them from relegation in the playoff?! Was that summer of 2005?
Anyway I'm posting this to get people's opinion on an old and dusty topic - did we screw up his Milan career? You can't say he is not a big club player anymore...Fiorentina are every bit as good as Milan right now and playing for your country comes with its own pressures.
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Fiorentina might be as good as Milan currently, but you just cannot compare the pressure. In Milan he had to take over from Sheva (after his good maiden season) and the fans were very demanding. And when he couldn't reach the level most fans were expecting, he got a worse and worse treatment from the curva and it got to him.
So I still think it the reason he failed was that he couldn't cut it at a top club with all the pressure. At Fiorentina the fans aren't as demanding, and I for one had no doubt he would start scoring again when he went to Firenze.
Perhaps if he moved to a top club next summer he'd be able to handle it, as he was fairly young (by Italian standards, so to speak) when he joined us.