Curse of the Premier League. 10 players who failed in England but succeeded in other leagues

We present to your attention the top 10 players who did not play in Foggy Albion, but then showed themselves great in other championships.

Chris Smalling

After the signing of Harry Maguire, United veteran Chris Smalling finally ceased to be listed in the club. Tired of being constantly outflanked by Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly, the Englishman was ready to go anywhere, even to an unfamiliar league. in his power to permanently register in the capital of Italy. Now, after 18 months, Smalldini has already taken part in 50 matches. When it looked like his career was finally going downhill at 31, he became a fan favorite. This was never the case at Manchester United; everyone here perceived Smalling as nothing more than a pickup player. The easiest thing would be to stay at Manchester United, but I came to Roma to study, he said in an interview with The Telegraph last year.

Serge Gnabry

The player who Tony Pulis once called not good enough for West Brom could hardly count on a starting spot at the strongest club in Europe, but Gnabry is such a label didn't care. And now the outcast English outsider can already boast a Champions League medal with Bayern. Gnabry moved to Arsenal at the age of 16, but he was not appreciated here or anywhere else in England. In five years in London, Gnabry entered the field 11 times. Realizing that nothing shines for him, he returned to his native Germany, where he played first for Werder Bremen, and pinup-azerbaycan.com then for Hoffenheim. His 21 goals were enough to attract Bayern. The scoring nine goals from nine Champions League matches last season earned him the right to sport the number seven on his back, effectively becoming Franck Ribéry's official successor. What were you saying, Tony Pulis? I'm shocked. We just couldn't get him to get in shape the English coach shrugged his shoulders last year. Henrikh Mkhitaryan The only Armenian in the history of the Premier League, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, was remembered by a few locals. Even after a goal in the Europa League final, no one was ready to take the midfielder seriously. His main role is to be a bargaining chip in the transfer game of José Mourinho, who traded his player for Alexis Sanchez. Not surprisingly, Mkhitaryan did not particularly want to play in a country where he was looked at with disdain. And he fled to the same place where many local outcasts flee to Italy. More precisely, in Roma. I like to play football, and not waste time on the bench. I moved to Roma because they believe in me here, he said last year. In Rome, the Armenian was good and scored 17 goals in 38 matches. This is more than in England in four years. In the same season, he leads the list of the best league assistants. Iago Aspas

Anyone a Liverpool fan will confirm that he remembers Iago Aspas only from a corner. After that infamous failure by Gerrard against Chelsea, it was Aspas who sent the ball towards Willian, who scored the winning goal. That corner is my legacy in England, but in football you can always get a second chance. That chance was given to him by Celta in 2016. At his home club, the striker has sold in earnest, and is now the team's top scorer in La Liga history with 112 goals in 232 matches. Boateng has played so little in the Premier League that many even remember that he was ever there. After only 16 games for Manchester City, Jérôme Boateng could not prove that he was able to fight Vincent Kompany and Joleon Lescott, and left. But not somewhere else, but to Bavaria. In the Munich camp, Boateng played, and how he has already 214 matches on his account. He was the main one in the German national team, with which he became the world champion in 2014. At the club level, Boateng won 20 trophies. These include eight championships in a row and two Champions League cups. The English press did not allow me to get used to the new country at all. They require you to play right away. It was not easy to explain it in 2016.