Absolute beast and I actually think he's even better in that number 8 role. His defensive contribution stays elite and he offers much more offensively than he does when he plays 6
What makes him even more incredible as a player is his workrate,im struggling to name a fitter player in the league or any.The way he runs & leads the press,put the squeeze on opponents keepers & defenders is incredible.Just a magician,all instinctive,bergkamp with a better workrate,on his way to being better than Dennis the menace,and greatest player ever to wear our shirt/colors
I don't know why arteta doesn't try him in midfield. Elite ball carrying, line breaking and playmaking abilities. Also ultra aggressive, smart intercepting and neat tackling. Only drawback is his physical short comings; pace, strength, height. I feel like he could thrive at the 8. Him with partey or declan and odegaard could dominate midfields like crazy.
No doubt Declan Rice is a good player but based on this video he was more of a stopper like Mascherano...to be a world class midfielder he should hold the ball calmly and make runs or pass the ball effectively like Zidane, Pirlo or Platini. Then he is world class.
Solid player was never a fan but he is impressive the timing of his tackles also I noticed every time he clear the ball from danger 99% it goes to his teammates and not the opposition. He can already make long and short passes but his clearances seem to a level of accuracy you don’t see often.
I don’t think that Ozil will ever be put in the Arsenal legend category. He was so underwhelming at Arsenal and tried to mess up the club during the hard Covid times. He caused so much disharmony and mayhem just because of his entitled nature and massive ego. He was the wrong player for Arsenal when Wenger bought him. Wasted all that money on him when we needed a striker.
Also give Reis Nelson Smith Rowe Cedric Soares more chances.Drop Ben White Odegaard Kai Havretz Saka.Give the the youngest a chance your idiot Arteta. Thanks.
