- May 17, 2004
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Don't actually agree that Dembele is our more advanced central midfielder. May just be down to playing style, but for me Wanyama has more of a box to box role and freedom to roam (especially vertically) both with and without the ball.
Not sure what it says about Dembele's physical state though when he is primarily sitting and got someone else doing the majority of the running, and yet is still getting withdrawn about the 75 mins mark most games. Must really need wrapping up in cotton wool.
Or maybe Poch wants Winks to get game time and feels that it would not disrupt the team pattern by taking off Dembele when he does that. Not sure if he's quite right in that belief because Winks is not as effective breaking up opposition attacks as Dembele.