Very good. Amazes me how blinkered coaches are, like Arteta. Always pigeon hole players to one role, two at most. Basically anyone can be a DM water-carrier, especially White. Yet Arteta only plays Partey there so Rice can have a free role (despite not being a good AM or DM himself), and when Partey was banned vs PSG he played Rice there, not White, Skelly, or Merino, and it cost him, because Rice doesn't read the game well.
In his final season Xhaka was Arsenal's most important player, and now Partey is, both in DM, whilst Rice actually does very little in an aimless free role (which Odegaard/the AM should have). Rice is just an overrated CM, because he was £105m and is English. He's a poor man's Jordan Henderson.
Now Arteta's wasted more money on Zubamendi playing there, when Partey, or White, can easily play in his DM position next season.
Arsenal need an AM, and two CFs (as they have not one CF).
Very good. Amazes me how blinkered coaches are, like Arteta. Always pigeon hole players to one role, two at most. Basically anyone can be a DM water-carrier, especially White. Yet Arteta only plays Partey there so Rice can have a free role (despite not being a good AM or DM himself), and when Partey was banned vs PSG he played Rice there, not White, Skelly, or Merino, and it cost him, because Rice doesn't read the game well.
In his final season Xhaka was Arsenal's most important player, and now Partey is, both in DM, whilst Rice actually does very little in an aimless free role (which Odegaard/the AM should have). Rice is just an overrated CM, because he was £105m and is English. He's a poor man's Jordan Henderson.
Now Arteta's wasted more money on Zubamendi playing there, when Partey, or White, can easily play in his DM position next season.
Arsenal need an AM, and two CFs (as they have not one CF).