You maybe hasn't noticed yet, but we have a wannabe Pep at the wheel, and Pep always prefers ballers over athletes.
You don't know what Arteta wants. We can only guess and we will find out by who he buys. The profile of Papa Gueye says a lot.
You maybe hasn't noticed yet, but we have a wannabe Pep at the wheel, and Pep always prefers ballers over athletes.
Thanks for not including Gilberto Silva YT compilations in your post.He is a very good passer, does add some important physical qualities to their team in the middle...reminds me of Gilberto for us, who had the tactical nous to know where to be on counter attacks against us, rather than Vieira who would just use his power to streamroll through teams...but the likes of Silva and Fernandinho are both very gifted physically too, which is key to the English league.
With Xhaka and Guendouzi already at the club, we should pass on signing Ceballos. We need a more athletic/defensively capable player at the base of our midfield. But I hope he can continue his good form into the end of the season.
Ceballos is our best cm. Him and Torreria are the only two with world class potential in my opinion. We should be pulling out all of the stops to bring him here permanently.
This idea of powerhouses in midfield is quite ignorant.
None of the last 3 champions (I'm counting Liverpool as winners) had brutes in midfield.
Is Ceballos markedly slower or less aggressive than a Wijnaldum, Cesc or David Silva?
Whilst I agree Xhaka, Ceballos, Özil is too slow and easily bossed physically. It would be Ceballos that I'd keep!
Wijnaldum is def a better athlete than Ceballos. Cesc and Silva are tiers above Ceballos in terms of ability. At their best they also score and provide assists.
We have too many midfielders in the team with no cutting edge.
Not creative and then they can't even provide consistent cover for the defense.
Slow, weak and lacking ideas in the attacking third.
Not a good combo. Until we get rid of players like Xhaka, Mustafi, Özil and Ceballos we are not gonna move forward.
Özil and Ceballos will always need the perfect formation and opposition to play well.
They don't adapt and can't raise their level when things get tough.
I in no way shape or form was comparing Ceballos ability wise to Cesc or Silva. I find it bewildering how fans think a player deemed good enough to start for Spain is not good enough to start for or be signed by us!
Didn't Aspas start for Spain? It doesn't matter whether he plays for Spain or not. He isn't good enough and never will be because he can't run.
I'm sick of teams running through our midfield because we have slow players. He also takes so many touches on the ball and will get found out in any tough game.
Athleticism is nice but things like this are simply untrue.He isn't good enough and never will be because he can't run.