legball
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I think people have to look at the on ball qualities the holding midfielders give us. You look at all the big teams, and their holding midfielders can help control games with their ability, so we can't just put some random clogger at the back who is great defensively but nothing special on the ball. Blind can possibly do it once we put Smalling in the back, but he seemed to lack the proper midfield awareness whenever he played there and just reads the game better in defence. Herrera over Schneiderlin for me because of those qualities on the ball. It's not really even a lack of ability from Schneiderlin, but it's the mental side that I don't think he's suited to it.
Herrera is better on the ball but nothing special and not a controlling midfielder, he's certainly not someone that dictactes play, he's someone you want pressing, further forward, linking up play etc, Schneiderlin is better at reading the game defensively & he's more than competent as a passer. Since we don't have someone that can dictate play from deep, let's not pretend Herrera is that person, I think we're better off with someone with defensive qualities as priority. Ideally, I'll have Schneiderlin, Herrera & Pogba in a midfield 3.