Axel Witsel - AM/CM - Zenit (29 Viewers)
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I'm not either, but defenitely this forum underrating him by saying he is so bad, he has been very solid for PSG for several years, runs nonstop and intelligent runs into the box and contributes offensively. Quite limited still, but defenitely not as bad as he is made to sound like.
I prefer avoiding both btw. I seen Witsel less, but the times I have I was rarely ever close to being impressed. Just well rounded decent player nothing more.
I prefer avoiding both btw. I seen Witsel less, but the times I have I was rarely ever close to being impressed. Just well rounded decent player nothing more.
First, I'm gonna admit that I'm rather clueless when it comes to this player. I've voiced some strong opinions earlier that I don't want him signed, but truth be told I haven't really seen much of him.
It's just that when I have in fact seen him, he has never stood out as a world class player to me.
I've been trying to study him more closely during the last week, with a sharper eye (yes, based on Youtube and such, so maybe what I'm about to say is wrong) but what I'm seeing now is someone who seems very confident especially in his defensive capabilities. I love what I'm seeing so far in terms of how fast his reactions are, and how he positions himself. He's not the type of player that will impose himself on the game as much as Pogba does, and he won't have as many brilliant dribbles and long-range screamers, but he does seem like a classy player when it comes to defending and passing.
I'm beginning to think that this might not be such a bad signing after all. If players like Alves, Sandro, Pjanic, Dybala and Higuain can supply the goods offensively, I'm actually starting to believe that Witsel could serve a great purpose for us defensively. I'm noticing that he has a very good first touch. His passing and positioning seems way better than the likes of Matuidi, Gustavo and Herrera.
I think this could actually work out.
#readytogetflamed
It's just that when I have in fact seen him, he has never stood out as a world class player to me.
I've been trying to study him more closely during the last week, with a sharper eye (yes, based on Youtube and such, so maybe what I'm about to say is wrong) but what I'm seeing now is someone who seems very confident especially in his defensive capabilities. I love what I'm seeing so far in terms of how fast his reactions are, and how he positions himself. He's not the type of player that will impose himself on the game as much as Pogba does, and he won't have as many brilliant dribbles and long-range screamers, but he does seem like a classy player when it comes to defending and passing.
I'm beginning to think that this might not be such a bad signing after all. If players like Alves, Sandro, Pjanic, Dybala and Higuain can supply the goods offensively, I'm actually starting to believe that Witsel could serve a great purpose for us defensively. I'm noticing that he has a very good first touch. His passing and positioning seems way better than the likes of Matuidi, Gustavo and Herrera.
I think this could actually work out.
#readytogetflamed
Thats a pretty acurate description. Good player but not good enough to be starter here. Same with Witsel.
Last summer we did a lot to lower the average age of the squad and it almost cost us the Scudetto. This summer we are apparently selling our younger players Morata, Pogba, Lemina, Pereyra, Zaza, and bringing in older players Alves, Benatia, Higuain, Matuida. So a lot of the players we where going to build our future around is gone and replaced by "short term" solutions with only a few youngsters left. This means that we will have another overhaul of the squad next summer or the summer after that, and we will have to finance that overhaul, by selling somebody with real value like Dybala, AS or maybe Pjaca. So apart from being not good enough I think the age issue is worrying.
Last summer we did a lot to lower the average age of the squad and it almost cost us the Scudetto. This summer we are apparently selling our younger players Morata, Pogba, Lemina, Pereyra, Zaza, and bringing in older players Alves, Benatia, Higuain, Matuida. So a lot of the players we where going to build our future around is gone and replaced by "short term" solutions with only a few youngsters left. This means that we will have another overhaul of the squad next summer or the summer after that, and we will have to finance that overhaul, by selling somebody with real value like Dybala, AS or maybe Pjaca. So apart from being not good enough I think the age issue is worrying.
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