QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jul 16 2015, 12:17 PM)
Half a season of good football in 4 years isn't that far from failure to be honest.
And I think your winger argument is shaky. All coaches used him on that position and now you say Monaco will do the same. Never even once have I read SES complained or told his being played out of his preferred position. Mihajlović wanted him in the di Maria position - meaning he also considered him as a winger who can evolve. I don't see how there can be any further discussion on his position.
He doesn't have the dribbling, passing or vision that's needed to be a proper winger
For me SES is a striker, he's got great positioning and finishing abilities.
Also, he wasn't used as a winger at Padova, he played as their SS or AM. He was also used as a second striker his first season with us
Like I said, Allegri played him on the wing because of his speed and because we couldn't function in a 4-3-1-2 anymore once there was no more Ibra to rely on. Once he had those great few months on the wing he instantly because considered a winger and nothing else.
It's just my opinion that he's simply not one because he doesn't have the attributes that I would associate with wingers, especially for one who plays an inverted role and his job isn't just to run to the by-line and cross
Also, the point here is that he only really had 2 full seasons where he was fit and capable of playing consistently. The other 2 he was practically out for the majority of both