i was an early champion of Mkhitaryan, but what the hell is happening
to him? from a world beater to a passenger -- this is a curse that's
befallen many. United seem to be a club that can buy either established
players who have Premier League experience or foreign youngsters to
groom, but never established players who have no Premier League
experience. did a quick check for players who joined from major
clubs/leagues aged at least 24, and since the Premier League began in
1992, here's the scorecard:
flop: Poborsky, Blomqvist, Taibi, Veron, Kleberson, Hargreaves, Kagawa, Falcao, Di Maria, Valdes, Schweinsteiger, Darmian
verdict still out: Rojo, Blind
success: Barthez, Blanc, Heinze, Evra, Van der Sar, Larsson, Herrera, Romero, Ibrahimovic
it's clear several of the successes succeeded because they joined in the twilight of their careers and were thus savvy enough. the common thread for the flops is they did have outstanding games, but capitulated uglily. Mkhitaryan is seemingly on the verge.
verdict still out: Rojo, Blind
success: Barthez, Blanc, Heinze, Evra, Van der Sar, Larsson, Herrera, Romero, Ibrahimovic
it's clear several of the successes succeeded because they joined in the twilight of their careers and were thus savvy enough. the common thread for the flops is they did have outstanding games, but capitulated uglily. Mkhitaryan is seemingly on the verge.
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