Players who found their place in the world

At all times, there have been players who have not achieved satisfactory performance on certain computers, so after changing clubs and meet up with a good level. The cases are legion, and in this small racconto intentare review some of the recent exponents of this situation.

Jose Sand
The River Pepe wander through Columbus and Banfield, among other equipment, and could never endorse the reputation of animal area that was won in the lower River, where even today is the leading scorer in all categories. The year was 2007, the player returned to his home club after his umpteenth release, when he appeared Lanús making a risky bet: U $ S 1,000,000 for a player of 27 years and few scrolls. There was Sand, part of the maroon team would get the first championship in club history. The performance was outstanding from 9: 15 goals in 15 games, which established him as the top scorer of the tournament. Continuous Lanús until mid-2009, time in which he scored 59 goals in all competitions. Then, at age 29, was transferred into a million dollar figure to Al-Ain FC UAE.

Santiago Silva
Current Top Scorer of Argentine soccer, and with an extremely high level, few imagined that this del Toro. Newell's Old Boys, Gimnasia striker previously sheltered Velez, who displayed his (in) scoring touch. When he is released from Liniers club, joined Banfield, where it exploded: 9 goals in the Clausura 09, who placed second in the scorers' charts, and top scorer of this Open, where besides scoring goals high bill has showed a major change in his game. Far from the front rough that it was, now down to the flying zone, works with the gestation of the game, and is showing a very good middle-distance shot.

Claudio Bieler
Proceeds from the quarry of Colon de Santa Fe, Bieler made his debut in Argentine football promotion, playing for Atletico Rafaela. Step by Chilean football, where he scored 7 goals in a year in the Colo-Colo. As he was returning to his home club, LDU Quito appeared and took him to the front sheet. Wise decision: since coming to land in Ecuador, Bieler mark has not stopped. It takes more than 50 goals a year and a half in the institution, and some already come with the Ecuadorian national team jersey.

Lucas Barrios
Soon you might expect from a player in 4 years is part of 6 different teams. And that happened to Barrios, was not taken into account in their club of origin (Argentina), passed without success for Tiger, had a good time Deportes Temuco, but then made landfall in inglorious Tiro Federal. Hence Cobreloa moved to where he returned to do well on homework: two very good seasons, which earned him a pass to the Atlas of Mexico. There again was far from his level, he played sparingly and only scored one goal. In early 2008, one might almost say an act of lucidity, turned to the only country where he did well: Colo-Colo was done with the services of striker, and he did not disappoint. Top scorer of the 2008 season not only in Chile, if not worldwide, and a lot of goals in 2009 to reach the impressive sum of 49 goals in 53 games played. Such figures caught the attention of Borussia Dortmund, which acquired the club in mid-year.

As said earlier, these situations occur hundreds of times, players must walk around different clubs (and even countries) to find the place where they feel really comfortable and can develop their full potential. I invite you to tell us if they remember of a similar case.

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