
Originally Posted by
Freeman25
I'm wasting my time (again) arguing with you but not everything is about goals and assists, that should be fairly obvious with a defensive midfielder but look at Jorginho at Chelsea, some narrow minded pundits complain he doesn't get enough assists too but it's not what he's in the team for, similar to Doyle now with us, how many goals and assists did he get last season? They're key to keeping possession but it depends if you're playing a system that allows them. You wouldn't play players like Jorginho or Sergio Busquets (or Aborah, don't wet yourself I'm not saying he was the same level) in a 4-4-2 because it would expose them but in a 3 man midfield they will make you tick and make sure your team retains possession.
I'd imagine the main reason he worked so well for Moniz but not for the other managers was because Moniz was the only one that wanted to play that style of football, Fullarton decided attacking was a waste of time let alone trying to keep the ball and Cooper seemed to be more bothered in setting himself up for Forest Green.