I'm saying it doesn't matter to me that much. I made it as a passing comment. I mentioned 3 times in that post that he plays wide and the only thing you picked up with a ran with was the "he said he plays out of position". I'm not going into semantics about whether he said it publicly or not. He's obviously unlikely to come out and say "I'm being played out of position, I don't like it". Obviously other players say stuff to that effect but if only way you'll accept a player being played out of position is him saying it then lol.Vela wrote:So why would you bring that up, if you don't give a fuck? Obviously you wanted to suggest that if he thinks he is being played out of position, he must certainly be played out of position. You've already done it, so you don't need to hide your intention.
Good. Next time don't make out like you are.Vela wrote:Overall viewership figures for Ligue 1 are high. So no, I am not the only one who watches Ligue 1.
Why else would you disagree with something that is true? Or do you just like to be contrary for the sake of itVela wrote:I disagree because it's the truth. I have no idea why you would claim "I didn't like that", it's something that makes no sense at all.
lol that fallacy isn't in effect here. You said I didn't watch PSG play because I said he plays wide. I brought up multiple sources from professional journalists that have said the same. So you're suggesting none of them have watched him play?Vela wrote:https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/appeal-to-authority
Yeah, him saying "I enjoying playing out wide. Playing in a wider role means I have to do more defensive work, but I don't mind that. Maybe it effects that amount of goals I will score but that is not a problem." Means nothing. Again, this is you being petty. Do want him to say "I play out wide"?Vela wrote:When has Cavani said he's played wide, exactly? An actual quote, not you spinning his quotes or referring to journalists.
Vela wrote:This is his performance against Monaco, three days before he "said" that he enjoys playing wide. Does it look like he's playing on the wing against Monaco? It's not even worthy of a debate. Karim Benzema spends more time playing on the wing than Cavani does, because Penaldo takes his place on a regular basis. If you watch that video, you see how often Ibra drops deep. That creates a huge gap in front, which Cavani exploits. There are so many examples of it, just look at these videos:
Where did I say he plays on the "wing" or plays as a "winger"? I was very careful with my choice of words. He plays wide but not so wide and restricted that I'd call him a "winger". When people have said he's played "wide" do you expect him to play like Valencia? Huge the touchline all game and wipe in hundreds of crosses?
I can only view the Ajaccio and Montpellier games, the other two don't work in my region. But those two videos actually prove my point. A lot of his movement is actually from wide positions. Also 3-5min highlight reels hardly do just of positions/movement during a 90mins match
Clearly playing wide.
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Almost all of his actions come through the middle. He doesn't play a single cross, nor does he dribble past a single player on the wing. You compared Cavani playing wide to Sturridge when he was at Chelsea; in 2011-12, Sturridge played 77 crosses. You would expect that from someone playing wide, obviously. Cavani in 2012-13? 32. Hell, even Ibrahimovic managed to play more crosses in than Cavani, despite playing centrally whereas Cavani was exiled to the wing. Wide players offer significantly more crosses, that's a certainty. Especially in free-scoring, dominant teams like PSG. I won't bother looking at the stats for other "wide" players in league-winning teams.
No, you expect that from wingers. You can have wide forwards that don't need to cross the ball. Also, Sturridge made 7 accurate crosses out of 61 whereas Cavani made 8 out of 32. Explains it all. Ibrahimovic has always been a crosser of the ball, 19/97 in his 2nd season at Milan, 9/39 in his 1st season at Milan, 10/52 in his 1st season at PSG. Notice how his crossing has decreased now that Cavani has joined the club 7/39 this season. Surely he should be crossing it more now that he has a player like Cavani playing centrally?
His lowest crossing stats since his Barcelona days, says it all really.I've never said he exclusively plays wide. I did say he does drift in centrally but for the majority of this season he has played wide.Vela wrote:These videos are all performances from Cavani throughout the season. All of them come from when he is "playing wide". This is his natural play style, you see him tracking back and recovering the ball in his own half, you see him making runs to wide positions from the middle, you see him getting on the end of balls inside the box.
I don't care where Mandzukic plays. Cavani does absolutely play out wide, he even alluded to it ffs. I've watched him play, I've seen him play wide, others that are employed to watch him play have said he plays wide. Well, Ronaldo is a mix of a winger and a striker, so it's not ridiculous to label him as either one. It's just too simplistic.Vela wrote:There is absolutely no way that Cavani plays wide. I don't need to refer to journalists to back up that claim, these are the same journalists who say that Cristiano plays as a winger. You don't need to rely on the opinions of others when you actually watch a player closely. Even MAndzukic plays wide more than Cavani does.
The only reason I brought up the journalists was to prove that others have also seen him play out wide. Everyone is wrong and you are right? lol
http://sport.bt.com/sportfootball/football/psg-need-cavani-without-trouble-and-strife-S11363882053160Julien Laurens wrote:Everything started as planned with him and Ibrahimovic playing up front in a flat 4-4-2 formation. It didn't last though. Zlatan was not happy to play like that and coach Laurent Blanc changed it to a 4-3-3 with Cavani wide on the right.
‘El Matador’, who turned 27 on Valentine's Day, couldn't be more different than Ibra, on and off the pitch. He is not the kind of guy to moan about a tactical system that doesn't suit him or a position that isn't exactly right for him. He is a striker and a goal scorer, with all the selfishness that goes with it, but he thinks collectively and thinks team as well. However, just because he doesn’t complain, it doesn't mean that he is happy. Of course, he would rather play as a centre forward, not as a winger.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27011662Andy Brassell wrote:"Paris St-Germain's Edinson Cavani has been clamouring for a chance at centre-forward having played out wide for much of the season,
http://www.squawka.com/news/liverpools-daniel-sturridge-overtakes-edinson-cavani-in-global-striking-stakes/126334Amitai Winehouse wrote:Cavani and PSG won Ligue 1 for the second season running, with the Uruguayan providing 16 goals in the league for his club. Whilst this compares unfavourably with his humongous return of 29 goals in his last season for Napoli, it is still a decent return for any striker, never mind one who often found himself forced to play wide on the right. Cavani definitely did not blossom in this wide role, which required creativity as well as goal scoring prowess
http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/cavani-the-team-player.htmLigue 1 website wrote:Fears that the dressing room might be unsettled with so many star names have proved unfounded. Cavani has been the perfect professional, making no fuss about playing wide right in order to leave the striker's role to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
http://www.chroniquestactiques.fr/tactics-paris-sg-laurent-blanc-433-champions-league-ligue1-42071/Version Anglaise wrote:When Zlatan is dropping back, his move is compensated by the run of the other winger – for example Ongenda against Bordeaux and Cavani against Olympiakos.
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With the 4-3-3, Cavani is in the same situation as Pastore. The Uruguayan is perfect to complete Ibrahimovic’s moves and uses spaces behind the defense… but he can’t play as a winger and is not a link-up player. So when the defense is holding back waiting, he can’t be used as a solution during the build-up stage. That’s what happened against Monaco as PSG always built-up plays on the left-side with him on the right, going inside as a second striker.
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/national/5-things-to-know-about-chelsea-vs-paris-saint-germain-in-champions-league-quarterfinals-1.945343Jerome Pugmire and Samuel Petrequin wrote:
Cavani has played wide on the right most of the season
http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2014/06/14/psgs-edinson-cavani-to-be-uruguays-main-man-in-brazil/Jonathan Johnson wrote:After initially being played alongside Ibrahimovic in an attacking pair, PSG coach Laurent Blanc quickly switched to a more compact 4-3-3 formation that made the Swede the focal point of the team and forced Cavani out wide on the right
So no matter what you say or what ever videos/gifs you bring up I'm more than comfortable in the knowledge that he has played wide this season.
