La Liga
Suarez best purchase, Pjanic worst, Benzema MVP and Pedri revelation of the season
A year before the exchange, Pjanic-Arthur was considered one of the most sensational moves in the footballers’ market.
A decision that was thought to add quality to Barcelona’s midfield and flexibility to Juventus. However, Pjanic at the “blaugranat” and Arthur at the whites did not meet expectations, seriously questioning their tactical usefulness in the respective teams.
Especially the Bosnian Catalan experience was full of disappointments and exceptions. Suffice it to recall that between late February and mid-May he never stepped on the playing field in La Liga. Only 19 games in total, without being influential in the goals scored by Barcelona.
Very little for a player who, during this year, has progressively lost positions in Ronald Koeman’s hierarchies, to the point that he has sadly become the backup of midfielders De Jong, Busquets and young Pedri.
This poor performance was enough for the readers of “Marca”, the Spanish daily newspaper, to consider Pjanic as the worst seasonal purchase in Spain with 62% of preferences, an “assessment” that Pjanic will certainly not be able to swallow lightly.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has won the MVP award of the season, although his contribution was not enough to lead Los Blancos to success in La Liga, the Copa del Rey or the Champions League.
Barcelona’s new midfielder, Pedri, was chosen the revelation of the season. It was exactly the 18-year-old who with 3 goals in 37 matches in LaLiga contributed to the shadowing of Miralem Pjanic.
The best purchase was voted Luiz Suarez, the hero of Atletico Madrid, who after being considered useless at Barcelona, ??led “Los Colchoneros” to the champion title, making the “blaugrana” executives regret the decision taken to separate him from Messi.
As for the best coach, there was no doubt that the winner would be Diego Pablo Simeone.