Thread by @afcaarush

Moises Caicedo ~ The Definition of Elite!

A deep dive on why Arsenal should bring the Brighton midfielder at the Emirates🔴⚪️

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Firstly, let’s look at his player profile:

Age: 21
Nationality: Ecudorian
Club: Brighton
Position: DM/CM
Height: 5'10
Value: £50m
Avg @SofascoreINT rating: 7.09

A versatile 6/8 hybrid who can win duels, evade the press, break lines, switch play, has good ball striking/combo play.

The way he uses one-touch passes to relieve pressure, his spraying of long passes to the wings, constant duel winning, press-resistance/ball-carrying and …

he’s already familiar with primary responsibility for the ball in a ball dominant system.

A player of his quality cannot be underestimated in terms of value. He’s destined for the very top. Caicedo can become an Elite #8 because he's special in and out of possession.

Defensive monster. Covers incredible distance every game and is physically strong. We also have to consider that Caicedo profiles as a physical & technical elite footballer. He’s got tactically educated at Brighton under both Potter and De Zerbi, and he's just 21 years of age.

Caicedo is one of the most physically gifted players to grace the PL this season. He glides across the park, and that same quality can be seen in possession where he can determine tackles and carry the ball for large distances effectively. Worth the money

One of the most impressive part of Caicedo's game is his retention/security of the ball under pressure. He is the first reciever in Brightons build up, often being paired in a double pivot with MacAllister. Top notch passing skills

He’s always aware of his surroundings and has the physical and technical balance. He's constantly checking his shoulder and often receives possession by turning into space, making him press resistant. That scanning ability has close-control dribbling skills means he's ultra…

press-resistant, and he's brave enough to turn in possession to subsequently use those skills to switch play.

You can clearly see in the heatmap how effortlessly he glides across the pitch. Under possession can be lined up in a 352 or a 226.

In comparison with Declan Rice:

Rice and Caicedo are different:
Rice is a Partey replacement, Caicedo is a Xhaka successor, but also an elite squad option due to his skillset in a variety of different roles.

Both seem too good to be true to happen

Rice’s season heatmap:

We can't buy both Caicedo and Rice and still keep Partey. Either 1 + Partey or both and you sell Partey

Getting both would be a dream - imagine Rice at 6, Caicedo and Odegaard at 8. It would be so hard to play against

Club needs to think smart. Rice and Caicedo must be wrapped up as quickly and as decisively as possible.
Rice for his anchor importance (Caicedo is a roamer; moves too much off-the-ball),

Caicedo for his capacity to be our most versatile player since Saka…

studies regard him versatile because he has the capability to play almost 6 positions, namely; LB, RB, LCM, RCM, DM, CM

All the analysis conducted here is my opinion along with couple of my mates.

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🚨 Moises Caicedo after £60m #AFC bid: “I am grateful to Brighton. I am proud to be able to bring in a record transfer fee for Brighton which would allow them to reinvest it and help the club”.

“I hope fans they can understand why I want to take up this magnificent opportunity”.

Brighton CEO Barber on Arsenal £70m bid for Caicedo in January: “It was only sufficient if they wanted half the player” 🇪🇨 #AFC #BHAFC

“Joking aside, we don’t provide numbers. It amuses us when we see numbers in the media because they've not come from us”,

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