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  • varro-reatinus@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Primarily, because we need what he offers from LB, in the buildup.

    Secondarily, because he doesn’t offer enough in the final third. As has already been suggested, physicality is lacking to a degree here, but it’s not quite that simple. You’d no more want to play Zinchenko in place of Vieira than Vieira in place of Zinchenko.

    It’s a bit like the old ‘Is Thomas an 8?’ confusion circa 2020-21. There are things about Zinchenko’s game that might seem to fit in a more advanced, properly midfield role-- but those are the very things that make him such a strong option from LB for Arteta, as Thomas’ 8ish qualities make him such an excellent 6 in our setup.