31 Dec 2020 09:30:57
Hi Ed, have you done a player profile on Emi Buendia?

Do you rate him.

I personally think he's very underrated.

He is a very creative player and even when Norwich were in the premiership he finished fifth in chances created (81)

I think he would be ideal as Arsenal's number 10, what do you think?

{Ed001's Note - I am surprised I haven't been asked to do a profile on him before, considering how much chat there has been about him on the Man Utd site over the last season and a half. One of their posters, Shappy I think it is, champions him as a player.

I like him, though I do worry about his ability to follow tactical instructions. I think that was the reason he struggled to hold down a first team place last season, as he would be played wide but go wandering around and leave the full-back exposed. I think, like you clearly do, he was just being played out of position and needs to be given a free role as a number 10. He works hard, is creative, runs well with the ball, in fact he very much reminds me of Ozil at his best, in that he also lacks that turn of pace that would have made him unstoppable. He is certainly an option I would be suggesting if I was in Arsenal's recruitment department. He seems to be one of the best 'bang-for-buck' options around, in that he shouldn't be too expensive but should be good enough to perform like a much more expensive signing would do.}

1.) 31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020 13:15:48
Snappy will probably be ****ing off for a week if he reads this Tris. I sometimes doubt Shoot might even be a representative of Buendia the way he talks about him every time when mentioning player recruitment 🤣.

{Ed001's Note - maybe they are friends? He certainly does tend to talk about him on the slightest excuse. Half the time the thread is about something completely different. He must spend hours coming up with ways to shoehorn Buendia's name into conversations. I bet he is on military history forums on their Falklands Islands threads talking about how Buendia came from Argentina. He has probably befriended people from Norwich on facebook so he can talk to them about him....}

2.) 31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020 13:54:11
Well he probably hours writing those novel like posts Tris.

{Ed001's Note - to be fair, he does put a lot of effort in. He must have almost as little of a life as me to have the time to write them all!}

3.) 31 Dec 2020
31 Dec 2020 16:16:45
Cheers Ed, yeah I noticed he was/ is played wide but on most highlights I have seen drifts in field a lot.
I think he would be a good 10, unlike Ozil he seems to also be good at a high aggressive press which I think would suit Aretas style.
I really hope we don't sign Isco and sign this guy instead. Plus I would imagine be on half the wages that Isso would want and would also have some good resale value.