est wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks Draxler looks somewhat similar to Pires?
Not a bad comparison. His style is more German obviously but that's the kind of role I think he would play for us.
I'm for Draxler as long as his transfer doesn't prevent us from buying Costa/Benzema in the summer. His finishing is excellent and his dribbling is penetrative and at pace. The closest we have to a player of his type are Podolski and Walcott and neither are good enough to be starters if we want to be a top side. Hazard and Gotze have more all-around ability but Draxler is more direct and more of a goalscorer and that's the kind of player we're looking for.
