- Aug 20, 2013
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I agree he could do much better with that final ball or shot, but that's not really his main objective, we've plenty of others for that.
His main role is to break up play, track back, and drive us forward in possession. He also makes more off the ball runs than any of our other players.
People will laugh at his shot tonight, and his iffy cross late on, but in truth he got through a huge amount of work. He's a fucking machine.
It's no coincidence we've improved as a team since he came into the midfield, starting consistently.
Yes it would be great if he could compose himself more often when he's in those moments, but his main objective is to grab the the game by the bollox for us, and to let the Eriksen's and Dele's run the show.
And he's doing that superbly.
He's not in the team for end product, he's in the team to ensure we win the midfield battle, and to transition us up the pitch effectively.
Such a shame the composure was not there for that shot. If it was he would of realised he could of dribbled it through open space and had a far easier opportunity to score.