‘Elite player’, club fall and peak with Sampaoli: journalists analyze Vargas, Atlético’s reinforcement

11/07/2020 Brazil, World



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(Photo: Claudio Reyes / AFP)
Eduardo Vargas and Jorge Sampaoli us tempos de Seleo Chilena (Photo: Claudio Reyes / AFP)
Champion in Chile, Italy and Mexico, highlighted in the titles of the Chilean Seleo in the Copa América and with a well-known goal of light, Eduardo Vargas returns to Brazil after seven years. After a period of ups and downs at Grmio, the 30-year-old forward played for four clubs and now has the opportunity to shine again alongside Jorge Sampaoli, coach who made him reach the best moments of his career. After all, what can you expect from the experienced player in Atlantic?
OR Supports He spoke with journalists from Chile and Mexico, where Vargas played between 2016 and 2020. For Tigres, the forward lived through good and bad moments during the last four years. Hired as one of the stars of local soccer, he alternated between ownership and the reserve bank. Despite certain moments of inconstancy, he earned the respect of the fans and had representative figures: in 142 games he scored 42 goals (the club’s eleventh highest mark), he distributed 18 assists and won five titles.

“Edu Vargas, in Mexico, has always been seen as a player of elite, a ‘premium’ player. He added a lot of equipment, he was champion, the fans like him a lot and recognize his quality as a player. It has a lot of quality. A part of the public thinks that Vargas was not given many opportunities in Tigres, ”says Mexican journalist Vladimir García, who covers the forward’s former club daily.

For the reporter, Vargas was a reserve for a certain period, not because of anything, but because of the strong cast assembled by Tigers. “One of the most powerful teams in Mexican soccer, they are among those with the most money and have many stars in the squad. So it was difficult for Vargas to be an undisputed starter. Staying on the bench was, of course, something Vargas did not like, especially when he was a ‘five-star’ player. But tigers like that. Lately he was regular, constant, headline, contributed, generated a lot of football. And so he will be remembered, as a star who came from the Mexican League ”, he added.

Association with Sampaoli

The career of Eduardo Vargas, new reinforcement of the Atlantic and old acquaintance of Jorge Sampaoli

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Throughout his career, Vargas went through Cobreloa, Universidad de Chile, Napoli, Grmio, Valencia, Queens Park Rangers, Hoffenheim and, finally, Tigres. Most of the time he was a constant presence in the Chilean Seleo. In the 13 years since its professionalization, it has experienced several moments of irregularity, but it reached its peak precisely under the command of Sampaoli, whom he met in Cidade do Galo.

“The two best moments of his career were with Sampaoli in the bank. At La U, he was South American champion in 2011 and the league’s top scorer. I ‘flew’ on the field in this team, which was very ‘oiled’. The other good moment was in the team, also with Sampaoli, in 2015. This entry lasted until 2016, with (Juan Antonio) Pizzi on the bench – and he was also the scorer ”, recalled the Chilean journalist Juan Ignacio Gardella, from The Graph.

Versatility is one of Vargas’ strengths. How are you Supports, Coach Jorge Sampaoli considers that he can use it in three different functions: as a striker, ‘internal’ striker (players ‘two’ and ‘four’ of the offensive line of five of the 3-2-5 formed by the coach) or front center.

“The technician who obtained the best performance from Vargas Sampaoli, both at the University of Chile and at Seleo Chilena. It is not the best moment for Vargas, but it seems to me that it comes at the right moment to relaunch his career with a technician who knows how to get the best out of him ”, analyzed the Chilean journalist Ricardo Canales Osbn, from CDF.cl.

Shine in Seleo Chilena

Reinforcements hired by Atltico in 2020