Shocking miss from the gozzy wonder Ozil
Very different player.Me too. I'm hoping Sahin can be a bit like him for us.
Awful sitter missed from Osasuna.
They are going to regret these missed chances.
Right on cue Messi 1-1
Osasuna down to 10 men also.
1-2 Messi again
Sahin is more like Alonso isn't he?
Very different player.
"Sahin exploded during 2010/11," German football journalist Ben Gladwell told The Independent. "So much so that the main question asked after his sale was how Dortmund would be able to defend their title without their key player, similar to questions now about Shinji Kagawa [who has recently joined Manchester United]."
Unfortunately at Madrid Sahin's route has been blocked by many assured midfielders – not least Mesut Ozil, of similar approach, heritage and age. "His style is like Ozil and, ironically, it is probably him keeping him out at Real," added Gladwell. "He's very technically gifted and plays the same position just behind the strikers or out wide, liking the ball at his feet and with a perpetual engine. He goes to get the ball rather than waiting for it to arrive. His goalscoring record is similar to Ozil's too and he probably should be getting more than he does, but creating goals is his real forte."
I see 'money bags the next Citeh' PSG only managed a third draw in there 1st 3 games, how long before there manager gone?
I'd also say the stats Binny posted the other day confirm that he's considerably more attacking than Alonso, as suggested by Livvy- over the past season he has a relatively low pass completion rate of 76%. That suggests he isn't a metronomic player just pinging passes, but a player that is tasked with more ambitious plays. In fact, his stats in general, with goals and assists don't suggest an Alonso type player in the slightest. edit: actually- new thread I think
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