5 strikers who were forced to play as wingers?

Juventus v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League Final
Mandzukic scored via an overhead kick in the CL final last season

#4 Edinson Cavani

Arsenal FC v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League
Cavani is ripping apart defences for fun now

Remember when Edinson Cavani was having a hard time to score goals and most people thought that he is just… crap? Well, that feels like so long ago I can barely remember it – but it did happen when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at Paris-Saint Germain.

The Swede is a star and playing him anywhere apart from his natural position beats the purpose of having him in the team. As a result, the former Napoli man had to be shifted to the wings. It was a rather bizarre move, but completely understandable and he wasn't all that bad at it either.

In the end, the Uruguyan’s performance dipped and he wasn’t the scorer that PSG signed in the first place. However, after the departure of Ibra, the former Palermo starlet is back in optimum form.

Actually, optimum is perhaps an understatement – he is in God mode as he scored 49 goals from 50 games last term and is already on 21 from just 18 games in all competitions this season, the highest among all players in Europe’s top 5 leagues.

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