I was indifferent to this deal but after today proving once and for all certain players will just never come good for us, I hope we get this done. We need options and right now there’s fuck all outside the best 11.
I was indifferent to this deal but after today proving once and for all certain players will just never come good for us, I hope we get this done. We need options and right now there’s fuck all outside the best 11.
He’s always talked about as central playmaker - a modern 8-10 like ESR - but his heat map for Sociedad last season showed him mostly on the right (probably because they played him on the right!). He’s also left-footed so he’s probably versatile enough to play anywhere across that 3 behind the striker, or as part of a 3-man midfield.
Luckily ESR and Saka are just as versatile, so we should be able to work those three into lots of combos. I really don’t see an issue with anyone’s progress being halted.
Tbh, I don’t really listen to anything that managers say about players in public - as long as a player is still at the club then their manager might need to get a performance out of them at any moment, so what else are they going to say? Keep an eye on contract extensions and who is getting picked in important games (*when everyone is abailable) - that usually tells you more about their true feelings.
Yeah, I’m not saying the others in our current best XI aren’t solid - I just think you’d need to upgrade 3, maybe 4 of them if we really want to challenge. As you say, a better partner for Partey, probably another top class CB, a top class RB and a long-term CF. Some of those players may even be at the club already, depending on how they develop.
Then, of course, we need a massive overhaul of the squad players.
Done deal according to Skysports though not yet comfirmed on Arsenal.com. https://www.skysports.com/football/n...-end-of-season
This kid is supposed to be red hot.
He tore up La Liga last season whilst on loan at Real Sociedad, it was a 2 year loan, but Real Madrid cut it short and brought him back a year early....to leave him to rot on the bench!
I can't say I have seen too much of him but I have read plenty of rave reviews.