re: Daily Fail rumor - Torres for sale 20m

Cox overlooks that important period at the end of 2008/09 when we still played a variant of the 4-4-2, more like the pre-2005 4-2-3-1, the "Bergkamp" role. People don't remember how mightily Fabregas struggled with his back toward goal, pinched between the midfield and the defense, often with a DM marking him tightly. Cesc had just come back from injury, and we'd grown accustomed to playing through our wingers (which coincided with Arshavin's mercurial form). Cesc was always quick with the ball at his feet, but he now had to be quick without the ball. This transformed him into a deep-lying forward in positioning, though in truth he would come as deep as he needed to receive the ball, acting as a playmaker in every instance. This is where he is the most dangerous player in the world, as he is able to create scoring chances from literally any position on the pitch. And he developed that ability in that one half season playing as a withdrawn striker/attacking midfielder. His 2009/10 season was superb, as was his 2007/2008, and in both seasons, if not for crippling injuries and poor mentality, Arsenal should have won something.