I think the opposite was true personally. Cazorla was overrated as a central midfielder. Or rather, that midfield setup was terribly overrated. It left us with the absolute necessity of having a poverty player like Coquelin in there too, and then the wings didn't work properly because we punted Ramsey out there, or sometimes Özil, which just created a whole new set of problems up the field. That midfield was one big patchwork mess brought on by our unwillingness to replace Arteta properly.
banduan wrote:
Is Barella a CM in the Rambo mould? Didn't get that vibe from the youtube vids. I don't really watch Serie A.
He's an oldschool midfielder in the sense that he plays where you tell him to play. He has the ability to do it all. But yes, I think he has looked best in a box to box role. He's defensively and tactically stronger than Ramsey but doesn't score as much. They share the same core instinct to always do something constructive with the ball. There's probably a good chance Juve would have gone after him this summer if our brain trust hadn't given them Rambo for free.
