It is worth noting immediately that not all of the frustration and angst regarding the signing of Jorginho to some is because of this topic, but when considering the pace and mobility of a player as a ‘dealbreaker’ it most certainly is. Jorginho was signed by Arsenal on deadline day for a fee that could rise to £12million.
Arsenal have managed to sign a player that Mikel Arteta has always wanted and admired from his time at Napoli and Chelsea. However, the news breaking about the Gunners’ intentions to sign the Italian created quite the response and division online, with a key theme repeating across criticisms.
That theme was that Jorginho was either ‘too slow’ or ‘not mobile enough’ to play the Arsenal No. 6 role. Statistics of the number of times he had been dribbled past this season spread like wildfire.
