That's how he looks to me, Bigs; a modern day player. A really good all-rounder.
I only remember Merse at Arsenal in bits and bobs, I was just a bit too young, but I remember loving him and the way he played. I liked him when he moved on too, at Villa and at Portsmouth, if I remember correctly. That's one of the sad things about the evolution of football for me; the death of the mercurial Number 10. It's largely about physical qualities now and modern tactics are built around that fact. The (almost always slightly tubby!) genius forward has all but disappeared, but football was more fun when you had players and people like Merson around. Also found it interesting how different he looked toward the end of the video when Wenger had obviously taken over at Arsenal - slimmest and most athletic he looked in the whole of his career!
