If any of you think this midfield can't work then you clearly haven't watched Sahin play. You're letting his incredible technical ability over shadow the fact he can get stuck in. His interceptions are first class and his slide tackling is some of the best I've seen. You rarely see him venture too far forward and alongside Arteta he'd have some license too. He's got a lot of aggression about him which means he'd compliment the cool and calm Arteta very well, not to mention the fact he's left footed, Arteta right and Cazorla ambidextrous you have the perfect balance in midfield.
Everyone calling for a "proper DM" is wrong even though I think we will still get one, this is no word of a lie but if Sahin was exactly the same player, only 6 foot tall and black then youd all be saying weve finally signed the type of player we need.
Sahin-Arteta-Cazorla
posted on 22/8/12
that looks scary
posted on 22/8/12
The Turkish Joey Barton.
posted on 22/8/12
Yay Sahin
posted on 22/8/12
that looks scary
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wait until we had Wilshere to that................
be afraid my friend, be very afraid!
posted on 22/8/12
Seriously though, gunnerthru posted a YouTube clip of Sahin tackling.
Yeah, I know... it's only YouTube, but wow... didn't realise he had that in his game.
Seriously impressed.
posted on 22/8/12
Everyone calling for a "proper DM" is wrong even though I think we will still get one, this is no word of a lie but if Sahin was exactly the same player, only 6 foot tall and black then youd all be saying weve finally signed the type of player we need.
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I don't really get that we all want a defensive midfielder but were wrong even though we will sign one, then you say Sahin is exactly the same player, same player as who or what? And the 6ft a black statement is ridiculous, like the only proper holding players are 6ft and black .
While I was impressed by his tackling on youtube after seeing his dribbled past per game was 2.3 isn't great considering Song's was at 0.9 and Arteta 1.1 for the 10/11 season.
posted on 22/8/12
Is Sahin a done deal yet?
posted on 22/8/12
The black player thing isn't ridiculous, as soon is someone is black and strong they are pigeon holed as a defensive mid, a la Song. When in reality it's not always true
posted on 22/8/12
The black player thing isn't ridiculous, as soon is someone is black and strong they are pigeon holed as a defensive mid, a la Song. When in reality it's not always true.
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Only by the incredibly ignorant, Song wasn't classed as a defensive mid because he was black and strong it was because he was a defensive mid he may not be now but he was initially.
And yeah it is ridiculous by that logic Drogba, Lukaku, Kompany, Lescott, Ba and Adebayor have all been pigeon holed as defensive midfielders on the basis they are black?
posted on 22/8/12
Will this midfield a bit too weak when defending?
Offensively they are great on paper... but when defending... I doubt