I always felt Parma misused Dorlan Pabón because they would just kick it out to Amauri or Ishak Belfodil and hope the big men scored.
Increasingly frustrated, Pabón started taking ill-advised shots, didn't even bother to track back and it seemed to me that he disobeyed quite a few of what management wanted him to do on the field.
Unsurprisingly, he was one of the worst players in Serie A at the time and the club sent him out on loan to Real Betis.
Amazing how much a bit of faith, smart management and a change of scenery can do to a player's confidence.
Pabón has been elite in the past few months, scoring goals vs. Malaga, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Barcelona. All these teams are in the top half of the table.
I have Colombia, who are stacked with dynamic goal scorers, going deep into next year's FIFA World Cup tournament.