Angelo Stiller could TRANSFORM Arsenal's midfield! | SIGN HIM ARTETA!

It's just my opinion, but the most important thing for Arsenal to do in this upcoming transfer window is to sign a central midfielder. In my opinion, I believe it's more important than signing a forward. And again, I understand the pros and cons, but I believe in building a team from back to front. Apologies, people. We've got decent defensive options. We've got some decent attackers, as shown by scoring 91 Premier League goals and over 100 in all comps. The midfield is where there's question marks. Martin Odegaard is a revelation. Declan Rice is at a £100m bargain. Jorginho is a good player. Partey is a good player. We have got Fabio Vieira and Smith-Rowe, even though their futures are subject to speculation. But when we look beneath things, Partey can't stay fit. I personally think, for as much as I like Jorginho, Arteta probably had to rely on him more often than not last season, more than he would have liked to. Fabio Vieira, Smith-Rowe and Kai Havertz, on the face of it, they do give us midfield depth, but none of them appeared the answer for the left-sided centre mid role that Granit Xhaka left people, the void that Granit Xhaka left. And I do believe, as good as Declan Rice has been, as good as Odegaard has been, they need to be married with a trio in the midfield. We need to complete that midfield and have a real long-term midfield. In the same way, in theory, it's reflected with a number of our attacking options at the club and also defensively, people. Declan Rice specifically needs that long-term partner, whether he's going to be a six or an eight or both, according to what Arteta demands across the season, is neither here nor there. But I feel there's been too much turbulence, too much rotation, too much unanswered questions in the midfield, especially because Edu and Mikel Arteta were midfielders, people. Could we go for Steeler? Now, he came through at Bayern Munich initially. He's then gone to Hoffenheim and is currently playing for Stuttgart, people. He came through at Bayern Munich. As you all know, it can be tough for any young player to establish yourself at a big club like Bayern when you've got all of those top-class to world-class and experienced individuals. He did leave in 2021. He made the move to Hoffenheim, remaining in the Bundesliga in an attempt to seek more first-team experience and opportunities. It was there that he continued to develop and gain experience in the top flight in German football. Since then, in August of 2023, he found himself at Stuttgart and he's doing quite well. At 20-odd years of age, or in his early 20s, I believe he's 23, can play as an eight and a six. I think the way he plays, his education and everything I've seen, he would be a perfect fit for Arsenal Football Club. He's got plenty of admirers all over the continent, if you just believe reports, people. He was actually linked with us four years ago when he was just coming through at Bayern Munich. As some of you lot remember, he made his debut at Bayern Munich as a 17, 18-year-old. Personally, I think the 23-year-old German fits the billing of what we like people. He played a leading role for Stuttgart, as I believe they finished in a top position in the Bundesliga and over-exceeded expectations. It was largely in part to his own contribution. Now, he's not alone. There's plenty of other players, like Gerasi, for example, but he did play his part and he firmly enjoyed a solid 2023-24 season, which again was his first year at Stuttgart after arriving at their football club last summer. He finished with a goal and six assists from 36 games. Now, he's not a player that should be judged on such, but in an attempt to paint a picture, I felt I'd mentioned that. For me, he impresses me with his all-round play. He's good in the build-up. That's what actually attracts me to him. I think he's very much a number... He can play multifunctional roles, but I think he's very much a number six. Not really the organic English number six, but the sixes you find on the continent. I'm not comparing him to such, but I think he's of the same kind of loose philosophy of a Rodri, of a Busquets, of a Varela and people of that ilk. Simply put, every other European top nation apart from England and how they look at the six and being almost, in many ways, your first attacker in terms of the middle third and build-up play. So, I think there's a lot that he could do. Also, the way he plays and whether Rice is going to continue to play as a six or be developed into this all-action left-sided centre mid eight. I think he would be the consistent, competent and long-term partner to allow Declan Rice to do that. When you look at his heat map and stats, he's defending, he's passing and other aspects. You can see a solid all-rounder with good play-making and controlling possession skills. He's also good at counter and high pressing and at 23 years of age, he has a solid foundation that Mikel Arteta can use to provide Arsenal with a greater playing squad and coach and promote good habits. Simply put, keep improving him. I do think he's got scope to grow and scope to develop. By no means am I suggesting he's the finished article, but I think he perfectly aligns with Arsenal's philosophy. Now, I'm not going to sit here and act like I watch Stuttgart religiously, but at times they've played a number of fluid, interchangeable formations, ranging from a loose 4-2-4 to a 4-4-2 to at times even looking like a three in certain phases of build-up. They're a team that look to exploit the half-spaces in midfield and look to create overloads all over the field. I think that's something Selah has shown he can do. That's also very different, but something Mikel Arteta likes to deploy at Arsenal. He fits in that regard, exploiting the high spaces and creating overloads. He's also able to play a high-pressing, counter-pressing game. He's also extremely intelligent. This is another attraction of mine to this footballer. I would describe him as a high-volume player. That's just a fancy term for me saying. Simply put, he looks to speed up or slow down play at times and attract oppositions towards him to open up spaces for his other teammates in the final third. He'll also take extra touches in an attempt to bait opposition players and create progressive angles all over the field. Long story short, you do see Partey doing that, but I'd say basically what you see Jorginho do loosely at Arsenal. He doesn't look it at first, but he is quite agile and able to contribute in all phases of play across the whole pitch. I think he's at home as a six, but he's comfortable to play as an eight. In a nice way, he's a typical intelligent German academy product. It's like they make these guys in a lab. His playing style is the style of a player that I believe is one that Barcelona, historically Ajax and Arsenal fans would fall in love. I don't think he's eye-catching or he's not going to get bums off seat, but he's a high IQ, extremely intelligent individual. He has shown he can be a linebreaker. Once again, he's very good at the counter-press. He stands at six foot odd, something Mikel Arteta has looked to install greater height in our team, people. And at a point last season, he won 1.13 middle third tackles per night, which at the time placed him in the 73rd percentile. So this shows that he can do everything that we're kind of missing or need to improve on or find options to improve upon in our midfielder arsenal. Now, if there were some cons, again, I think stability is an underrated aspect in football. He's come from Bayern Munich, he joined Hoffenheim, he was there for two years or so, and he's just got his foot under the door at Stuttgart. Stability, it could make sense to stay at Stuttgart. He's also got a €50m prize tag on his head and he's drawing interest from a number of clubs, including Barcelona, where he could link up with fellow German Hansi Flick. He's also contracted until 2027. So this could make it hard to prize him away from his current employers, people. Nonetheless, I do think he's a player that is unfortunate that, you know, when you're German, it's like being French, is that you're a good footballer. If he was from another country, you know, Mr Angelo Steele would probably be in a Euro squad. Unfortunately, Germany are stockpiled with talent and experienced individuals. But I do think, you know, his stock will rise in the years to come and he'll become more of a household name, not only within German football if he isn't already, but in the wider spectrum of the footballing world. Who knows, simply put, what Mikel Arteta and Edu are thinking in regards to midfield. But in my opinion, we cannot get to where we need to get to as a football club and reach that promised land until we complete this midfield rebuild, people, with a proper central midfield addition that, you know, upgrades our start in XI. One that is a long-term partner in the pivot to Declan Rice and creates that trio in Odegaard, Rice and whoever that would be. And I think he's someone that would align with our principles. I think he's someone that off the field and on the field would align with what Mikel Arteta wants. He's very cultural, he's very intelligent and he's got a solid foundation that, once again, Mikel Arteta could develop and mould into a serious player for us and one that could be in the middle of the park for Arsenal for years to come. This is just my thoughts, though, and what do I know? I'm just trying to humour you lot with content. But with that being said, people, it's time for me to go and edit another video. Let me know your thoughts. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe. Follow on all the platforms from TikTok to Twitter to YouTube, etc, etc. Everything is in the video bio. So, yeah, people, you lot stay safe, stay blessed. Appreciated for you lot tuning in. I'm out. Peace.