If it were that easy we wouldn't have players flopping. As you mentioned Coutinho and Dybala have struggled, even Aguero and Griezmann have in certain situations. The latter three struggled because they have to share or sacrifice their preferred space/role with a better player. But in ideal situations they excel. Ditto, Coutinho but to me he is mentally weak and not suited to Barca-ball. This is different from what I'm saying with Thuram, he doesn't have the skill set to excel in the striker role, whether he's sharing the pitch with Ronaldo or as a #10/star player on a mid-table team. Competent defenders will easily read his movements and quickly snuff out any perceived threat. Maybe he could've learned how at a younger age, but again i think it's congenital, it's why when start out playing we start to drift to certain roles where we feel comfortable. Why does he drift to left often and why do we think we can suddenly change that?
inexperience and over-eagerness. Toro just needs to compose himself and his game will improve (and it has)
Brozovic is not a high IQ player too me. Players like Jorginho and Fabregas are levels above him in terms of reading the game and making the right decision. In the regista role he has more space and time to do his thing. He basically excels because of his work ethic and support play.
Of course it's real. Have you played 11 a side football? Basically knowing what to do and when, some it you learn but a lot of it is instinctive. It's about timing, awareness and execution, you'll get a slow ass player like Lampard who'll know what to do and when, then you'll have a Guarin just running around doing nothing. Castaignos vs Henry. Quaresma vs Beckham. There are countless examples. Call it a 6th sense if you will, players who in a matter of seconds can see the play unfolding and execute. On the other end of the spectrum you have athletic players, again, who just run around doing nothing, and I fear Thuram is of the latter.
10 years of FIF
