Yes we did it with Eriksen, and the whole forum is begging for us to replace Eriksen in the starting 11 and demote him to rotation option because he's just not the guy, shouldn't that tell us something?
I don't believe for a second better profile of midfielders aren't available, our scouts need sacking if that's they can't find anyone who actually plays in a deep lying midfield role, we shouldn't be trying to shoe-horn attacking players in deep lying midfield roles.
Yep but
one of the key reasons given for arguing that Eriksen should be replaced is his lack of athleticism. Which Mount addresses, as he is a running/pressing machine, except with a high enough level of technical proficiency that we're not overly sacrificing in that regard relative to Eriksen.
The other reason given is that we ideally need a different profile of midfielder, more of a deep lying, press-resistant #8 in the FDJ shape, which I would agree with. But if ETH is targeting a more advanced #8 for that position then he clearly has a different tactical set-up in mind.
And personally I find it easier to judge players than to judge theoretical tactical set-ups. If ETH thinks that format of midfield fits with his collective plans for the team, we just have to see how it functions in practice. But if you
want a hard-working #8/#10 hybrid for that role, Mount is a good signing on a player level.