Premier League Gameweek 26 fixtures (9th - 11th Feb 2019)

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SquishyMcSquish said:
Pep doesn't play somebody like Jorginho at the base of midfield though, does he? I know he targeted him in the summer, but I do have my doubts over whether he would have used him in this role.

I don't think City would get away with Silva/De Bruyne without Fernandinho's incredible work rate and tenacity, he's a very complete midfielder. Jorginho may be able to dictate play, but he's useless without the ball (the opposite of Fernandinho) and this makes Chelsea very easy to play through and very vulnerable to the press.

Us, Arsenal and City all played our way through Jorginho very, very easily. It's a massive tactical issue for Sarri and one he hasn't addressed at all.
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The problem is Jorginho isolated and forced into 1 v 1 duels too often. Busquets is cited as the 'best' pivote in the last decade and he looked as bad as Jorginho when the spaces between the lines got bigger, which prompted a lot of people to say he was having poor seasons.

If Chelsea improve their compactness then Jorginho 'defending' won't be a problem. That will take time. It's not an individual issue but a team issue.
 

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There really is no better big game player then Aguero in the EPL. He scores against Spurs, Arsenal, United, Chelsea, Liverpool , and every team in between you simply have to keep putting him up the list of greatest premier league strikers of all time. Probably behind shearer and Henry. I reckon he at least surpasses shearer.
 

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Kepa trying to intimidate Aguero was funny. He's not exactly a giant.
 
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