Arsene’s next reclamation project. The case for Yoann Gourcuff

The name Yoann Gourcuff brings out polarizing views among football fans. Some consider him to be an excellent passer of the ball while others think of him as an injury plagued, introvert who never deserved to be consider Zinidine Zidane’s successor.
Gourcuff has had an up and down career one that has been hampered by injuries and questions about his mental state. However all this has been mixed with moments of absolute brilliance where his quality in central midfield has made lofty comparisons to French greats (like Zidane) seem fair.
Yoann as a player is an accomplished passer of the ball and has over the years primarily operated in a 4-2-3-1 system as the central midfielder. He has greatly developed his passing range and can seamlessly go from switching play to providing a key pass down the middle. For an attacking midfielder, Gourcuff ...