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Sometimes things just don't work out for footballers.

It can be a case of right player, wrong club - or vice-versa.

Swansea City have had a few players like that over the years, certainly in recent times.

Good players with obvious talent just haven't clicked during their time in SA1.

Renato Sanches, Roque Mesa and to a lesser extent players like Pablo Hernandez spring to mind, where things don't go to plan for one reason or another.

And you can also place Alejandro Pozuelo in that bracket.

The Spaniard is currently raising eyebrows in MLS with Toronto FC after moving there from Genk in Belgium earlier this year.

But his solitary season in South Wales, during the 2013-14 campaign under Michael Laudrup, was hardly a glorious time for the attacking midfielder personally.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Athletic , Pozuelo touched on his time in Landore and the struggles he endured; Laudrup told him he wanted him to "play his game" and not alter his style in any way, so he eagerly accepted the Dane's invitation to sign for the Premier League side.

Pozuelo credits Laudrup with making him a better player in terms of his control and positioning and although he often featured as a substitute, he did see top-flight game-time - appearing in 22 of Laudrup's first 24 league games.

But the Spaniard says he wasn't ready for it.

"I felt like a kid," said Pozuelo. "I wasn’t mature enough to handle the soccer side."

Success in the Europa League unfolded - he started the 3-0 win over Valencia at the Mestalla - but a downturn in results and performances saw Laudrup dismissed. With his departure went all the trust in Pozuelo.

With former team-mate Garry Monk now in charge, Pozuelo reveals he trained away from the main group. He got just eight minutes of football under the caretaker manager.

"It was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in soccer," he said.

At the end of the season he was sold back to Spain, where he joined Rayo Vallecano but it wasn't until he moved to Belgium that he regained the confidence he lost at the Liberty.

“It happens sometimes that when you’re in a club, people don’t think there’s the quality,” said Pozuelo. “But then you change clubs and you definitely have the quality and you show the quality.”

The Genk hierarchy understood that he didn’t have positive experiences at his previous two clubs.

"When you come to a team, the most important thing is to have the trust from your team and the coaching staff,” said Pozuelo. “I had that trust. I was able to play."

The 27-year-old enjoyed four successful seasons in Belgium before Toronto came calling.

And he made a stunning impact on debut, scoring a sensational chip and adding a panenka penalty as he announced himself to MLS.

He has 11 goals in 27 appearances to his name, including two in his last two games. Trust in his ability has returned.

Sometimes a player can be at the right club at the right time, too.