6gunner
Active Member
Country: USA
Our midfield would lack attacking qualities if we sell Ramsey, but that is the case only provided we play 4-3-3. 4-2-3-1 makes more sense because of Özil and it is a system Ramsey has no place in, bar that piss hot form he showed 4-5 years ago.
Football has changed. There is no place for a player like Özil in midfield. On the offensive end in the middle he is taken out of the game to easily by physical play and on the defensive end he can’t/doesn’t press to win the ball back. Moreover, to play Özil and Xhaka in the same midfield, certainly against a team that can play with the ball, only compounds our defensive issues.
Ramsey, on the other hand, is very good at winning the ball back by pressing and offensively he’s one of the most productive players in the PL in the penalty box. With Torreira behind him, he’ll have more freedom to get there.