It’s a bit of a love/hate relationship I have with Oz.I love him because of the talent he posesses,I hate him because of his inconsistency and poor attitude.Yes,some people fail to notice his game sometimes,but he does deserve criticism many a time.His movement in middle of the pitch might be excellent,but I see him walking on the pitch far too often.For all those distance covered stat,what does he actually do though?I never see him press a player.And pressing is so so important for the system we play because we essentially are not a confident posession side.No one is telling him to run around like a headless chicken,but you just never see him pressing the opposition at all.Even when he gets the ball,his eye for a pass is not doubtful.What is doubtful is his directness,he needs to be more direct and shoot at goal more often.If i was the opposition manager,It wouldn’t be tough to contain him because you know he’s always going to pass even if there’s an open goal.
There are many things that he can improve on.But most importantly,he desperately needs a change in manager.We need a guardiola/sarri type manager where we become a confident posession side and then he will consistently give brilliant performances.But until then,I wouldn’t at all hate to lose oz.
Like I said fantastic talent but maybe not for this team.