He’s more Vieira but there’s nothing like Vieira. Try watch him if you can. There’s 3 rounds of La Liga. The guy is going to transform our midfield.
Defense - incredibly high energy and awareness. When his team is in the press, he keeps them organized but is constantly running and pressing the opposition players. He has an insane number of interceptions for two reasons. First he is aggressive at getting the ball off players. Second, his anticipation is incredible. He is always looking around to see where the ball is going next and moves in to nick a pass. He did both of these so well against Barca who are a team that is careful about ball retention. He runs incessantly, is strong, combative and is powerful in the air.
Offense - different from our defensive midfielders in his progressive passing. High emphasis on moving the ball forward and passing between the lines. He also does a lot of runs with the ball. He’s not a fancy dribbler like Pépé, just progresses the ball, so helps keep pressure on opponents. Very different from some of our sideways first guys.
