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BISSOUMA THREAD

Yves Bissouma is literally too perfect for us not to sign him. He is almost impeccable with the ball in terms of retention. His passing is safe, progressive, and will get better. This means that our build-up is going to be more reliable with him and if you know

anything about Arteta's Arsenal, you know the build-up phase is extremely important to how we play. Reliability in that phase is essential and some of the few goals we have conceded came from mistakes in our build-up.

Bissouma's mobility and ease of dribbling allows him access

to expansive options even when he's under pressure. With confidence on his side, he can be almost as good as Partey at evading pressure and finding the spare man quicker than a Granit Xhaka. Having two impeccable 1st phase midfielders like this is a massive advantage.

He is most similar to Kante and Scott McTominay in this aspect and others that we will see soon.

Out of possession, Bissouma is one of the most promising disruptors in Europe, especially when he is given license to roam the midfield. He does not joke about winning the ball and

it is extremely difficult to dribble or simply knock it past him. Apart from his massive athleticism, Bissouma is a mental star. He will not look bad at all in any midfield in the world. He is a Saka type mentally, always making the right decisions every second.

You can't measure this part of the game. Mental jugadors who are flawless in their interpretation of what to do and what not to do are quite rare. And when you add even more advantages like technique, ballstriking, athleticism, you have players like Saka, Kante, McTominay etc.

These kinds of players rarely have a bad match. They are always dropping a 7/10. This is partly why Saka is bound to be WC because a 7/10 baseline forward is a miracle in football. Especially at 19 in the Premier League.

Bissouma is one of them and Arsenal need such players.

Bissouma is perfect for Liverpool's midfield. He will almost never make a mistake. He is reliable in possession, sharp at passing and doesn't lose the ball. He is a duel monster and can carry the ball crisply on the counter.

However, this season, he has played differently.

Potter has been using him more as a 6, responsible primarily in the 1st/2nd phase when Brighton have possession, progressing and recycling the ball, and helping the team maintain compactness in the 3rd phase by blocking opponent progression through the middle. This is a good use

of his brain, technique, athleticism, and defensive prowess. All he needs to learn in that role is controlled aggression and not always rushing out to win the ball. And if you watched his display in the last game of the season against Arsenal, you will see he's a fast learner.

As a result, Bissouma is the complete midfield product outside of attacking the box (which I strongly believe is not beyond him, a la McTominay). He is one of those rare midfielders who, irrespective of midfield types, will improve or maintain the quality of most midfields ITL.

Still very young, abundantly blessed with a lot of qualities, Bissouma, having played multiple roles across the Premier League and Ligue 1, is ready to show that he belongs to the upper bracket of midfielders in the game. 30 million pounds is not a big deal at all for him.

Between him and Partey, Arsenal will be even better at pinning teams back and progressing with the ball under pressure. He is a natural big-game midfielder like Partey, McTominay, Kante, ESR, Willock, Wjnaldum. Players who simply don't make wrong decisions under massive pressure.

Like I already mentioned, one of Bissouma's intangibles that can only be captured by closely watching him is that he is a mentality monster who reads and interprets the game very well. This is what elevates him into an elite prospect and also what ensures that the likes of Saka

and Emile Smith-Rowe will evolve into high-caliber players. What makes Bissouma very special is that, like Saka, he has technical and physical attributes that, in combination with his mental state, can make him unstoppable. Elneny, for example, has the right mentality but the

Egyptian simply doesn't have the technical or physical prowess to be more than he is.

Bissouma can compete with the likes of McTominay and Kante in terms of athleticism while being extremely sound technically.

This explains who Bissouma is.

The End.