After his debut, a deep dive on Arsenal's new left-winger: his physical profile, dribbling, movement, passing, crossing, shooting, temperament, and how his game will translate
Of course if he's not delivering corners it takes away some assists, but it does put him in position to fox in the box some goals you'd think. Swings and roundabouts. It's also not impossible he supplants Rice as the left corner taker at least sometimes, give Jover more options (I don't think Rice did many short corners? Whereas it is a tactic used on the right with Saka. Plus having Rice elsewhere either to break up counters or lurk on the edge of the box to leather one would be useful).
The assists figure is ultimately why I'm bullish about him. He's going to be playing in a team with higher quality players to receive the chances he creates and that really should translate.
We love you too, Billy. Feels like a great option to have in depth to exploit tired defenders’ lapses in concentration late in games but still feels like we need a true game changer at left wing.
As always, I am so excited to read your pieces, especially because I feel smarter and more knowledgeable after reading them EVERYTIME, and they give me new things to look for as I watch games and players going forward.
In addition, in one of the early gifs for throughballs CT makes, I was like, 'That feels overhit and a more attentive, aggresive keeper sweeps that up' then a few paragraphs later you commented on the weight of his throughballs being a weakness of his, and I had the DiCaprio whistle meme lol. Almost like a callback. Can't wait for the next one!
Fantastic work Billy as always. I love the way you go into the details, breaking down every aspect of the player's game and then provide a balanced view at the end of it. I'm pleased that I've subscribed to the newsletter. It's well worth every single penny and even more.
The sheer amount of effort that goes into your analysis is more than admirable, and the fact that you can write in a clear, engaging way makes your articles a must read.
I thought this was an interesting signing. He is not elite, but he does seem to bubble under at a high level. As you state, I think this is an interesting bet and it will be fascinating to see how he responds to the challenges of joining the EPL Champions.
I was going to "LIKE" the first comment, then the second and the third.
Then I had to chip in. This was really top notch work!
Let's hope that Arteta and staff can bring him along to EPL level.
At the same time Arteta has Eze and Mandueke as improvement projects.
COYG!
Appreciate that so much, Lew.
The 🐐. Great work Billy, huge fan of your stuff
Thank you, Jed ❤️
Outstanding work Billy!
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We love you too, Billy!
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Wow. First time reading your work. Talk about comprehensive .Thanks.
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Fantastic read.
Of course if he's not delivering corners it takes away some assists, but it does put him in position to fox in the box some goals you'd think. Swings and roundabouts. It's also not impossible he supplants Rice as the left corner taker at least sometimes, give Jover more options (I don't think Rice did many short corners? Whereas it is a tactic used on the right with Saka. Plus having Rice elsewhere either to break up counters or lurk on the edge of the box to leather one would be useful).
The assists figure is ultimately why I'm bullish about him. He's going to be playing in a team with higher quality players to receive the chances he creates and that really should translate.
Good stuff. I'm hopeful for the cutbacks on the underlap.
We love you too, Billy. Feels like a great option to have in depth to exploit tired defenders’ lapses in concentration late in games but still feels like we need a true game changer at left wing.
As always, I am so excited to read your pieces, especially because I feel smarter and more knowledgeable after reading them EVERYTIME, and they give me new things to look for as I watch games and players going forward.
In addition, in one of the early gifs for throughballs CT makes, I was like, 'That feels overhit and a more attentive, aggresive keeper sweeps that up' then a few paragraphs later you commented on the weight of his throughballs being a weakness of his, and I had the DiCaprio whistle meme lol. Almost like a callback. Can't wait for the next one!
Fantastic work Billy as always. I love the way you go into the details, breaking down every aspect of the player's game and then provide a balanced view at the end of it. I'm pleased that I've subscribed to the newsletter. It's well worth every single penny and even more.
Zahid, appreciate that so much. Keep in touch, please
The way you articulate your thoughts so clearly and concisely never ceases to amaze me. Great work, Billy.
Thank you very much Yabsira
The nuance in this piece is FANTASTIC - amazing work Billy, big fan!
Thank you!
Excellent article as always. Will be looking forward to the Bruno G one ;)
Hopefully a couple big ones coming. Trying to knock out a rankings piece quick, if I can, but I always go overboard.
He was alright last game, I'm gonna reserve my judgement and excitement until he faces a tougher side.
Fair. He was also in game shape already.
The sheer amount of effort that goes into your analysis is more than admirable, and the fact that you can write in a clear, engaging way makes your articles a must read.
I thought this was an interesting signing. He is not elite, but he does seem to bubble under at a high level. As you state, I think this is an interesting bet and it will be fascinating to see how he responds to the challenges of joining the EPL Champions.
This was brilliant. I just wish I had the concentration span to read it all in one go. As a new reader, do you have any tips on reading your articles?
Incredible analysis, as usual! Very much enjoyed reading this