Edinson Cavani: The FACTS About His Rumored Arsenal Move

April 2014 – Cavani is frustrated

Fact: Edinson Cavani is a striker.

Fact: When you play a striker with a nose for goal out of position, where he doesn’t have as many opportunities to score, he’s going to get frustrated.

Fact: Not many players (save Lukas Podolski) will come straight out and openly state their frustration to media sources willy-nilly.

Those facts being stated, this is what Cavani told L’Equipe:

"I have to give the best, regardless of the position. But no, it is not always easy. I’m good in Paris, but there are some things that I’ll have to talk to the club about. Certain things should be done differently. Today I defend a lot, I have another idea of what my role in the team should be. As an attacker I am used to finishing attacks and scoring and today I must perform other tasks. No, it is not easy, it’s true. I do not want to talk about sacrifice, because I am happy putting the effort in. But today I hold a more defensive role than before. I am more like a defender and it is more difficult because, when I arrived, I had other ideas."

That was eight months ago. Since then, he has continued to be played out of position. We therefore know for a fact that he was frustrated at the time, and given the circumstances, still frustrated today.