Keen to know more about him must admit havenât seen a lot of him. One of the things that crops up in other comments is his lack of pace.
I've watched him against City in the CL and the odd Bundesliga game here and there. From what I've seen I would have to agree that he isn't exactly super fast but he also isn't slow. I would compare him to Curtis Jones or even Keita but less agile (this is why Keita seem to be so fast sometimes. Its because he turns on a dime into the space).
With that said, I would say that, with the ball at his feet, he is pretty agile and a good dribbler. Good vision both in close quarters and for the longer pass. He is a sublime passer of the ball which really surprises me every time I see him dispatch a long pass because he has that weird combination of slim body but no lack of power at all (a la Reus). He also has one hell of a shot on him which is always a good weapon at the edge of the box for a team like us.
I feel confident in saying that his main weakness will be his defending because he is not super fast without the ball but doesn't compensate for it with incredible defensive reading of the game like Thiago or an explosive acceleration over a short/medium distance to catch the ball carrier. With that said, I have no doubt that if he comes to us, after the initial 6 months to 1 year period where he adapts to the league and learns the system while a lot of people here will scream we got scammed he will establish himself as 2nd best passer on the team after Thiago and will be more of a threat than Thiago in close quarters around the opposition's box.
In my book the ideal transfer is SMS, then Tielemans and then Neuhaus. The first two have prohibitive price tags. However, Neuhaus is still a great option with potential to improve and be molded into an LFC player by JK.
PS: the even more ideal transfert for me would be for Keita to stop being injured all the time and actually do what we bought him to do but that ship seems to have sailed unless theres a very surprising turn in the events.
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