Ever Banega's tumultuous stay at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-CF-c40864 – La Liga Special
Ever Banega came to Valencia CF in a titanic deal of 18 million Euros, exorbitant amount for a 19-year-old. His stay at the club has been marred with off-field troubles, which reached a high in the previous weeks. Pictures of the 23-year-old midfielder wearing
a Real Madrid jersey were posted on social media networking website, Facebook. This is not the first time the energetic midfielder has been caught amidst controversy.
Banega’s stay in Mestalla started on a poor note as he made a substitute appearance for Los Che in a 1-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid. He failed to improve on his performances, being sent off on two occasions in the coming games. The Argentine was subsequently
loaned out to Atletico, where he sorted his personal matters and his performances finally started doing justice to his potential.
It was thought that Banega will return to the club with a responsible head on his shoulder. However, things did not change much upon his return. More frustrated than ever before, he fought with his teammates on numerous occasions, while disagreements with
head coach Unai Emery were a regularity in Los Che dressing room. The backroom of the club was full of his nuisance as his skirmishes with the people around him continued on a weekly basis.
At the end of 2009/10 La Liga campaign, Banega was in the headlines again, but not for discipline issues. The prodigal talent stated that he was unhappy in his current surroundings and would favour a move away from the club. This came after a year of instability
following his mammoth transfer from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Boca-Juniors-c38658. Los Che faithful were unhappy with this declaration, especially at the end of a season where he failed to perform at the level expected of him.
He has been a constant source of indiscipline at Valencia, as the club continue their reformation after the departures of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601. However, his performances on the pitch have greatly improved over his debut season. Managing to overcome
the mediocrity that eclipsed his first season, he has come to his full foray.
Part holding midfielder and part playmaker, players of his pedigree are a rarity nowadays. Blessed with the ability to win back possession and awareness of his surroundings to give immaculate passes to his teammates allow him to complete his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 in a supreme
fashion. However, Banega could not go through a complete campaign without getting in trouble.
The young Argentine put all the hard work inserted by Mestalla backroom to the bins as he was involved in yet another shenanigan. Videos of the midfielder performing lewd acts in front of the camera were aired on the internet. Being caught drunk driving
and reports of exuberant nigh life did little to help his reputation.
Things escalated in November 2010, where his disobedience came to the front pages of several sports dailies. After a dinner to celebrate coach Unai Emery’s birthday, the youngster was out partying until the wee hours of the night and missed training the
next day. He was dropped from the team scheduled to play against Sevilla and made his relationship frostier than ever.
He has recently stated that he wants to stay at Mestalla, however, his recent actions are unlikely to win him place at Mestalla. They have had enough of his discretions and it is time Valencia took some action.
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