Arsenal · EnglandSCOUTING SUMMARY
Complete ball-winning number eight whose athletic range connects defensive security to sustained attacking pressure.
PLAYING STYLECovers large central and left-sided spaces, steps onto loose passes and drives forward with the ball once possession is recovered. He can anchor beside another midfielder or advance to press, cross and arrive around the box.
FM26 TACTICAL FITUse as a Box-to-Box Midfielder or Central Midfielder on support in a 4-3-3, with a positional controller behind or beside him. Encourage counter-pressing and carries into space. His set-play delivery and late arrivals add value when the attack becomes established.
A powerful two-way midfielder who wins territory through carries, protects transitions and can influence the final third from an advanced number-eight role.
STRENGTHSBall recovery; transition coverage; powerful carrying; defensive duels; set-play delivery; repeated high-intensity actions.
RISKSIf used as the lone pivot, aggressive forward pressure can open the zone behind him; conservative positioning wastes much of his carrying and final-third influence.
DEVELOPMENT AREASFaster vertical release after regains, continued variety around the box and sharper coordination with the holding midfielder before joining the press.
OUTLOOKElite all-phase midfielder who raises the physical and tactical floor of almost any FM26 midfield.
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