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Has to start alongside FdJ against Athletic. The problematic choice is the third CM.
Has to start alongside FdJ against Athletic. The problematic choice is the third CM.
My starting midfield right now is Arthur-FDJ-Roberto. Vidal backup to Roberto and to give him competition, Busi/Rakitic as bench fodder.
Why Arthur though, what is special about him? I would rather see todays Alena and Puig play there in that spot instead
Why Arthur though, what is special about him? I would rather see todays Alena and Puig play there in that spot instead
Well reflecting on last season as a Barca player, I don’t see any reason why Arthur deserves to be a starter. FDJ has joined and Alena is stepping his game as well as Roberto is a midfielder now and Coutinho might have more chances to play as a midfield as well. All I am saying is that Arthur imo is over hyped. You guys make it sound as if it is an indisputable matter that Arthur needs to be a starterCause of like 10 mins of game time where he was getting in his first touches of the preseason and the intensity had already died? Did you not watch the Copa America where he was probably the best midfielder in the entire tournament and assisted in the final?
Arthur is elite at passing, moving, making good decisions, and carrying the ball even when pressed. He is also fine defensively and improving there every day.
Well reflecting on last season as a Barca player, I don’t see any reason why Arthur deserves to be a starter. FDJ has joined and Alena is stepping his game as well as Roberto is a midfielder now and Coutinho might have more chances to play as a midfield as well. All I am saying is that Arthur imo is over hyped. You guys make it sound as if it is an indisputable matter that Arthur needs to be a starter
Continue pairing him with players such as De Jong, Arthur, Alena, etc and giving him the original 14/15 Rakitic role, and he could very well end up being a good enough successor to that role.
He won't be world-class at it but if he can take his strengths and what he learned at RB in the past several years he can be a good option to have in that CM role when needed. Roberto was never going to be that ball-distributor as a CM.
However, his strengths without a doubt are his ability to make those runs where he completely catches people off guard where he can receive the ball and advance it to the forwards as we have seen since his breakout season. Just needs to add some goals and even some occasional long passing and through balls as a CM and he will be set.
He's 27 but he might be able to learn some of those tricks if you pair him up with the right players that allows him to use his strengths without having to worry too much about his flaws.