(07-24-2015, 06:44 PM)somedevil Wrote: Am i the only one who wants someone a bit more technical and creative than Witsel? I think we seriously lack in that department and IMO we can't rely on honda or Bona for that killer final ball.
Count me in too! I feel like I've been fighting that fight for ages! We have such a "mechanical" midfield. Nobody can take a player on, nobody can consistently provide vertical passes, nobody can consistently break the press and instead they panic an lose possession, nobody to calm the side down and have ability to keep possession even under intense pressure, etc, etc. I think people put too much emphasis on the physical aspects sometimes that we forget that football needs technicians and magicians too.
For example, Madrid started the game against City today with Kroos, Modric, Isco in the midfield. None of them ever panicked under pressure. Kept possession, created chances, comfortably even under pressure consistently brought the ball to the front three. And that's just the midfield. On top of that they have technicality in the likes of Marcelo, Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema, even Carvajal. Now I'm not comparing us with Madrid, but God are we so far behind in the technical aspect compared to the top teams. And EVEN SO, we are still looking at players like Witsel who although a good player, definitely far from what we need!