Sami Khedira

[John Ozil]

Poor mans Francis Coquelin

The other way around

They are nothing alike. Coquelin is a DM and Khedira is a CM. Totally different roles too.

Khedira is very much a DM.

plays as a DM for Madrid....plays as a DM for Germany.

[Mexal]

Poor mans Francis Coquelin

The other way around

They are nothing alike. Coquelin is a DM and Khedira is a CM. Totally different roles too.

Khedira is very much a DM.

plays as a DM for Madrid....plays as a DM for Germany.

Well not really. In the last two years, the best he's averaged was 1.3 tackles, .8 interceptions and 1 clearance per game. In his career, he generally averages around 1.7 tackles, 1.8 interception, 1 clearance per game but as I said, not in the last few years.

Compare that to Coquelin, who is a real DM, and averages 2.8 tackles, 3 interceptions and 2.9 clearances per game. Or compare him to Schneiderlin who averages 3.4 tackles, 2.3 interceptions and 1.5 clearances per game. Or Matic who averages 3.9 tackles, 2.3 interceptions and 2.7 clearances. Khedira's averages are even worse than Ramsey's who's 2.1 tackles, 1.3 interceptions and 1 clearance...this while exhibiting mediocre form as Ramsey averaged 3.7 tackles and .8 interceptions per game last year.

The point in all this? Khedira does nothing similar to what a DM does and will disappoint massively if we're relying on him to be a DM. He's a B2B central midfielder and a decidedly average one at that.

[Tarquinius]

^^ Interesting figures. Also worth taking into account the fact that Southampton play with 2 DMs in a double pivot, so Schneiderlin and Wanyama share their DM stats.

[Mexal]

^^ Interesting figures. Also worth taking into account the fact that Southampton play with 2 DMs in a double pivot, so Schneiderlin and Wanyama share their DM stats.

To be fair, when Ramsey is at his best, he shares the stats too and even when he's not, he's still pretty good. Not really a DM, but an all around CM who helps offensively and defensively.

[Sims]

Poor mans Francis Coquelin

The other way around

They are nothing alike. Coquelin is a DM and Khedira is a CM. Totally different roles too.

Khedira is very much a DM.

plays as a DM for Madrid....plays as a DM for Germany.

Madrid don't play with DM's. Kroos & Modric are the undisputed starters, Khedira won't get a look in once both are fully fit. Glad we didn't sign him really, bare injury prone and is a box-to-box midfielder by trade.

[hamad138]

Is this Guy really free?????

[Zenith]

Is this Guy really free?????

No, not before July and that's assuming he won't sign a new contract between now and then.

[Arsenal~Fanatic]

Fan of his but he needs to show he can stay fit. Atm he looks like a cousin of lord Diaby

[Tarquinius]

My Madrid-supporting cousin is spitting fire about Khedira's game today. He blames him (and a couple others) for the 4-0 defeat to Atleti.

With his injuries and form, I think we dodged a bullet here.

[Tarquinius]

And he's now out with a ruptured muscle.

[Sims]

The guys a sicknote. Signing him would've been a ridiculous acquisition.

[Zedie]

And he's now out with a ruptured muscle.

Imagine we paid 15m for him in the summer.

[Angelito]

[Arsenal~Fanatic]

And he's now out with a ruptured muscle.

Imagine we paid 15m for him in the summer.

I admit i wanted him but now no chance. He is a ticking time bomb as far his fitness is concerned.

[Callum]

Seeing that we tend to sign players who rarely get injured prior to joining us, perhaps if we sign a player who's always injured he'll never be injured at Arsenal...

Worth a punt at least.