Same as Iwobi, who should've been a CM.
Definitely. We completely messed up with Iwobi. Persistently played him as a wide player and sold him due to a lack of end product. Why we didn't re purpose him as a CM like Wjlnaldum is beyond me.
Same as Iwobi, who should've been a CM.
Not sure Iwobi has the lungs for a midfield role at the top level. His technical attributes are quite well suited to it, though.Definitely. We completely messed up with Iwobi. Persistently played him as a wide player and sold him due to a lack of end product. Why we didn't re purpose him as a CM like Wjlnaldum is beyond me.
I’d love to be proven wrong but not sure why this image of him being our midfield saviour still exists. His played under Wenger, Emery, Arteta and even a loan spell for Ipswich.
All of who, played him on the right. CM has been an issue for years. We’ve had FA, PL, EL and League cup games to give him a shot there and we haven’t done so. Does that not speak volumes?
What's beyond me is why people think that wingers who aren't good enough should be "repurposed" into a CM or some other position through the middle. Iwobi came through as a winger, so naturally he got used as a winger! It's as if it'll magically change everyone's fortunes if they played through the middle.Definitely. We completely messed up with Iwobi. Persistently played him as a wide player and sold him due to a lack of end product. Why we didn't re purpose him as a CM like Wjlnaldum is beyond me.
Even they have better midfielders. I don't think he's better than André Gomes.Decent managers will always give players public backing and belief, only Jose doesn't.
Fact is he hasn't gotten a look in our car crash of a midfield. There is nothing there, our best midfielder (Xhaka) is Everton level at best.
If he doesn't get a chance soon and takes it,he might as well leave.
What's beyond me is why people think that wingers who aren't good enough should be "repurposed" into a CM or some other position through the middle. Iwobi came through as a winger, so naturally he got used as a winger! It's as if it'll magically change everyone's fortunes if they played through the middle.
Didn't pan out with Chamberlain, look how that's going with Maitland-Niles and now Iwobi even though he's already gone and still plays out wide! There were and perhaps still are suggestions that even Pepe should play some role through the middle. Beyond me really!
with xhaka and Torreira injured and douzi likely suspended we should finally get a chance to see AMN at cm.
I really hope it works out well cos I'm sick to death of seeing these turtles in midfield try to play football
A decent performance in a game that meant very little. For some reason some performances get a lot more hype than they merit. Holding has been living of that supposedly brilliant performance against Chelsea in the final, and the same is true to a certain extent about Maitland Niles at OT. That being said I hope he`s given a chance in midfield, he can`t be any worse than Ceballos and we desperately need some athleticism there.