Mr Kobayashi
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This. I’ve simply never understood why anybody rates him. It genuinely baffles me that people think he’s quality, or even that there’s a quality player in there trying to get out.
Quality players graft. That’s his first hurdle, but discernibly not his last. His decision making is poor too. I could go on.
Another player I’m grateful we didn’t sign
I've always thought he has been played in the wrong position. He isn't a centre midfielder but closer to an old style number 10.
Whenever he has been part of reasonably successful teams it's usually playing alongside more hardworking and aggressive midfielders (Marchisio, Vidal, Kante, Matuidi, Sissoko).
The problem for the rags is that Bruno is very similar in that respect and the defensive midfielders they do have aren't at the same standards as the players listed above.