It took him a lot of time to understand and play football he was just playing with a football He played football in ac Milan and benifica He played with a football in the the premier league
He was skillful, had vision, but what fell apart was he wasn't accorded the same trust or respect from his new teammates in the premier league. Qpr brought in like 6-7 new players and replaced him as captain. in the championship, the team played around him. He was the talisman. But in the premier league, the influx of new players destroyed the previous 'hierarchy'. In the championship, the goal was to pass the ball to taarabt and let him dictate the game. it all changed when they went to the premier league and his new team looked fed up with him hogging the ball and losing possession frequently. He couldnt replicate what he did at the championship because he was arguably in a new squad. they didn't gel well, he was desperate to get his first goal, and every game he went without a goal, made him hungry to keep hogging the ball and worsened things. It produced some really good clips and highlights but not many of them turned into a goal. It was pleasing to watch but no fruits. When they changed managers close to the end of the first season, he sprung back to life, and inspired his team to survival. The second season however was a different tale altogether.
I wonder why he got a standing ovation and MoM award???; every footballer gives the ball away several times in a game especially strikers even Lionel Messi loses the ball several times before producing a highlight moment of magic
@@Couragethecowardlydog509 his pass completion was 71.7% in this match. He got subbed off in the 92nd minute with his team winning 0-1 against arch rivals, of course he would get a standing ovation. He was a good player when he wanted to be, but world class is a huge stretch.
@@busysloth138 I think you will find history is on my side with this one. Taarabt went onto score 24 goals in the rest of his career after the 12/13 season. These are not the numbers of a world class false 9. Genius player on his day yes, world class never in a million years.
@@bicks82 you didn't get me , creative players always try killer passes and through balls and often than not these will get intercepted but eventually one slips through , so looking at pass conversion rate as a way of rating someone is not so smart cause even a pass from a meter out is included in that conversion...... and as you can see in the video taarabt was the main creative outlet and kept trying through balls and many actually led to excellent chances but alas his teammates werent skilled finishers
A young teenage Taarabt would have been bought for 50m in today's game and wrapped in cotton wool. A big club would have taken care of him and made sure he stayed professional. No doubt he would have been a world class player today. Played in the wrong era unfortunately!
It’s a fact he wasn’t world class, I feel people don’t actually know what this means. World class means he is one of the best players in his position in the world. Which he simply wasn’t. Great player but not world class.
