3 reasons why Lucas Torreira is Arsenal's final piece of the puzzle

#3 He will be the bedrock of Arsenal’s new midfield

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Arsenal’s midfield is talented, no doubt. Regardless, their midfield has choked whenever the opponents put pressure. Fans have lamented the midfield for being “soft”, and Torreira could leverage the right mentality into the team. He is a fantastic keeper of the ball and is renowned for his quick combination passes. He could set the tempo at midfield thus helping his compatriots to play with more ease.

At Sampdoria, he was stationed at the base of a diamond-styled midfield. He was patient on the ball and weaved passes in all directions. His extraordinary ability to escape from tight spots could help him take the spot of Santi Cazorla, who was dearly missed by Arsenal for the last couple of years. Similar to Cazorla, he has exceptional ability to move out from the cover shadow to receive the ball.

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Unai Emery will most probably deploy him in front of Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka. Torreira’s style of play is characterized with the creation of four-versus-three superiority in the midfield when in possession and three-versus-two dominance when the ball is lost. His improvised runs to create-and-close space could be a tough trivia to the opponents.