After arriving from Sampdoria in the summer of 2018, Lucas Torreira enjoyed a relatively impressive debut campaign at Arsenal. The pint-sized midfielder featured an incredible 50 times for the Gunners, scoring two goals and providing a further five assists. But rather than what he could offer going forward, it was his defensive tenacity that gave the north London side something they had been missing. Last season, as per Whoscored, Torreira averaged 1.9 tackles and 1.2 interceptions per game, and showed flashes of the kind of defensive midfielder Arsenal needed. But his start to the current campaign saw former Gunners manager Unai Emery utilise him further forward, trying to get him to...
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