I remember the hype around him at the time, people talking about him being the next super star for Barcelona. Why didn’t he do well at Barcelona?
He did well for the first season. He was confident. But after an injury he started losing it.
He plays in the same spaces as Messi. Like Greizeman. A dumb signing.
Neither were true wingers at the time though, both were more of a mix between a winger and a 10, filling the same spaces, but on opposite sides. Neither had good work rate, which makes it hard to have both play together.
huge price tag pressure, and his playstyle was not suited to Barcelona’s tiki-taka oriented style. He immediately did well at Bayern because they are more similar to the Liverpool he used to play in during his best years.
Messi was better and played his position
Too shy