Currently being linked with Arsenal, I'd never heard of him until this morning i've watched a few videos of him on youtube (match comps). He seems like a good player who can link midfield with attack very well as well as having good shooting ability, he seems quite capable of playing good football in tight areas under pressure. His pass accuracy is around 70% but i'm confident that is because of the amount of key balls he goes for. His main trait that i am very impressed with is how quickly he moves the ball, he speeds play and adds a sense of urgency everytime he touches the ball (something we could do with).
One of the issues with him for me is where he fits in, he plays quite deep for Lyon similar to Ramsey and Artetas position. However he does not have the strength or defensive capabilities to shield the defence. So if he was to be signed he could not replace Arteta or be his understudy. I don't think he has the ability to play CAM, so therefore that leaves the Ramsey/Wilshere position, which would leave extremely tough competition and potentially a waste of talent.
What do you think?
Opinions on Clement Grenier
posted on 26/5/13
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posted on 26/5/13
Clement Grenier tight-lipped on Canal+ on Arsenal interest "My decision will remain with me tonight. We'll celebrate & look at that later."
posted on 26/5/13
It looks like he is capable of playing in the CAM position aswell. He reminds me of Oscar
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posted on 26/5/13
He sounds a bit like a young Rosicky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhy35GvnYk
posted on 26/5/13
Must meen that Rosicky is off, if he Grenier comes in.
posted on 26/5/13
Not necessarily, we need depth and Rosicky if we can keep him fit can still provide something even if it's just a good cover / rotation option. I believe Rosicky has 1 year left on his contract come June so it wouldn't surprise me for our club to try and make a little bit of money off of him if they don't want to renew his contract.
Even if he is injured for part of the season he is still worth keeping Imho, he has come back strongly for us again and again and still has ability with a ball at his feet.
posted on 26/5/13
Yeah Rosicky is still valuable to the team, he is one of the oldest and most experienced players in the team and whilst he is still playing well is worth keeping for his qualities on and off the field.
posted on 26/5/13
We should raid Lyon for Grenier, Gourcuff and Gonalons. 3 V. good players that would improve our squad. Add a striker (rooney) and the title is in the bag.
posted on 26/5/13
Rosicky is a fantastic player, under rated. I questioned him when he came back from injury as it took him a fair amount of time to get back to anywhere near his best but when he did it was worth the wait, a joy to watch as a neutral. Its a shame he got those injuries at that time in his career as hes cracking on now at 32.
According to wiki he has not played more then 30 games in one season at club level his whole career. 7 seasons at Arsenal too who must play 60 games + a season tells its own story I guess.