Praet move means we can get someone with legitimate ball playing and playmaking ability in an area of the park ahead of Xhaka. Gives us flexibility or play without Xhaka, or to play with Xhaka. Either way, we have better control in the attacking central area of the park. Guendouzi is a good all rounder but he doesn’t create at the level we need just yet, and isn’t destructive, so would use Praet ahead of him. Or play Praet, Torreira, Guendouzi for a slightly more dynamic set-up. If we can get 1 to 2 wingers, with Praet’s distribution, we could be more dangerous on attack.
Would be wrong to call him Ramsey replacement because he isn’t going to give us goal threat from midfield. We need players like this to stitch our offense though. It’s why we’ve ‘elevated’ Iwobi’s status on this squad
