The former Genoa striker lauded the level that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 is at, and remarked that his inclusion lifts the whole team’s quality of play; including his own.
The Dutch orchestrator has come back in pre-season training following his lengthy break off football due to his involvement in the European Championship that took place this summer in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983.
The Oranje playmaker has consistently been linked with a move away from the San Siro following a poor season at the club. Sneijder had a strained relationship with Claudio Ranieri, and there seemed to be an unspoken tussle between the Italian and the Dutch
international throughout the course of the season.
Sneijder bemoaned the lack of opportunities he was given in his preferred role, and always complained about being played out of position by the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan suffered in the second half of Ranieri’s
stint led to more discontent within the group, and Sneijder had decided to leave the club the following season.
The appointment of Stramaccioni led to a return of form for the Dutch international, and along with his form the results of the side started to improve as well. Where mid table seemed an inevitable conclusion, Stramaccioni drove the club to sixth position
in the Lega.
The club’s new signing, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodrigo-c31437 Palacio has given credence to the impact Sneijder has on the team. The former Grifone star was at a loss of superlatives for the Dutch maestro and stated that he was a key catalyst to their success. He went on to comment:
"We are very pleased that Wes is back with the team. Things are so much easier with him around. He is the brain of the team, and makes other players play better. If he plays, the others step up their game as well."
The forward went on to state that the inclusion of Sneijder brings out the best in him as well, and he remarked:
"With Sneijder's return, I can play in my own position again. I've never made it a secret that I feel better when I play closer to the striker, where I have a certain freedom to move, and can give more to the team."
Palacio was the top scorer at Genoa in the previous campaign.
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