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Personally, I disagree. I don't think we want the DM to drive out our own half, I think we want our CM to be doing that. Xhaka has many opportunities to drive and simply can't.
They can both press but Caicedo is simply better on the ball. He is more agile, he positions his body better when receiving.
However, it is an agree to disagree situation. I have said from the very beginning that Arteta wants both because they can both play 8 and 6. The fact that there is a debate about who is best where proves it.
It allows for more positional rotation and patterns. I can easily see them swapping in the same game. Rice holds Caicedo goes and vice versa. It poses a different threat.
I disagree about Arteta wanting both. It’s one of the other imo. He’s said numerous times he wants goals from Xhaka, if you want goals from that position, you don’t replace him with Rice and Caicedo.
This getting both is just Arsenal mania and Twitter speculating and turning it into something. Not one of the more ‘reliable’ ITKs have mentioned Caicedos name since January.
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