Yeah. No doubt Kebab Sr. was a solid player back in the day. It's not his fault he was brought in to replace Vidal - Khedira is a reliable station-wagon, but Vidal was a beast with an insane engine, a 4x4 and sports car rolled into one a la Porsche Cayenne.
vs udinese iirc. mandzukic was sent off, team got pissed and scored 5.
and yes, we are dearly missing khedira's contribution in the box. he's slow, sometimes painful to watch indeed, but he's a very intelligent and tactically aware player. no wonder his coaches always rated him.
vs udinese iirc. mandzukic was sent off, team got pissed and scored 5.
and yes, we are dearly missing khedira's contribution in the box. he's slow, sometimes painful to watch indeed, but he's a very intelligent and tactically aware player. no wonder his coaches always rated him.
This is what pisses me off about players like Rabiot, who have some decent talent.
Khedira can score 9 goals in a season just by putting himself into the box. Sometimes it's intelligence but sometimes he just exerts himself to actually get into the box and see what happens.
This is what pisses me off about players like Rabiot, who have some decent talent.
Khedira can score 9 goals in a season just by putting himself into the box. Sometimes it's intelligence but sometimes he just exerts himself to actually get into the box and see what happens.
Not everything should be stat-based, especially for a midfielder. I mean it's nice if the player is prolific, but it shouldn't be the most decisive attribute
Just saw the video. Kid reminds me of Platini and Pirlo as regards passing. Plus he appears to be faster than them. Neither Pirlo nor Platini was famed for aerial duels.
I think I also saw him wear the captain's armband in one of the clips - impressive for a 21 yr old.
We probably need to go for this guy if we can't land Tonalli.
We should go for this guy instead of Tonali, not if we can't land Tonali. Yes, I know Tonali is Italian and we need to maintain an Italian core/our identity (JJ I'm looking at you), but Aouar is the superior player.
The few times I've seen Aouar he's been a real gem (the assist against us was pretty good) but he really doens't strike me as the type of midfielder we have ever had. He's not physical by any means (1.75m) and not that good in the defensive phase either. I can't imagine him co-existing in a midfield with Ramsey as both have a lot of defensive flaws.
The few times I've seen Aouar he's been a real gem (the assist against us was pretty good) but he really doens't strike me as the type of midfielder we have ever had. He's not physical by any means (1.75m) and not that good in the defensive phase either. I can't imagine him co-existing in a midfield with Ramsey as both have a lot of defensive flaws.
Our midfield got even dominated by likes of Kessie, Kucka and Mancosu so that doesn't say much. I like him a lot but he really doesn't strike me as a midfielder you often see in Italy.