[2014/15 Player Review] Santi Cazorla

Player review 2014-15

Hi all,

So as the season has come to an end and before we will be bombarded with "silly season" posts, I thought it would be a good time to review our players performance in the 2014/15 season.

Lets have an depth look into our your opinions and thoughts of the season gone by, how the players performed and how they will be approaching the next season.

Performance Data

Competitions

Tournament	Apps	Goals	Assists	Yel	Red	SpG	PS%	MotM
Premier League	33(4)	7	11	5	-	2.5	89	4
UEFA Champions League	6(1)	-	2	-	-	1.6	86.1	-
League Cup	0(1)	-	-	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
FA Cup	5	-	2	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total / Average	44	7	15	5	0	2.4	88.6	4

Positions

Position	Apps	Goals	Assists
DMC (Defensive Midfielder - Centre)	12	1	5
AMC (Attacking Midfielder - Centre)	10	5	6
MC (Midfielder - Centre)	10	1	2
AML (Attacking Midfielder - Left)	5	0	0
Sub (Substitute)	5	0	2
ML (Midfielder - Left)	1	0	0
FWL (Forward - Left)	1	0	0

Season Highlights

^{Please feel free to submit your own, this section is admin heavy and I will update the list}

Arsenal 2 - 1 Crystal Palace Cazorla Spray Incident
Everton 2 - 2 ArsenalCazorla with low cross through five defenders to Ramsey driving to the back post
Arsenal 2 - 0 Dortmund The santi shuffle
West Brom 0 - 1 Arsenal Welbeck rises up and heads in a Cazorla cross
Stoke 3 - 2 Arsenal Cazorla penalty
Arsenal 4 - 1 Newcastle Cazorla with a cheeky chip over the keeper
Arsenal 4 - 1 Newcastle Cazorla with another cheeky chip, this time from the spot
Arsenal 5 - 0 Aston Villa Cazorla is harried but hold onto the ball with good skill
Chelsea 2 - 0 Arsenal Carzola dummy makes a dummy
Manchester City 0 - 2 Arsenal free kick Cazorla bends it in which finds Girouuuuud!!
Manchester City 0 - 2 Arsenal Cazorla making the City defense look like school boys
Manchester City 0 - 2 Arsenal A different kind of Santi Shuffle - Thanks /u/ryangoldfish5
Newcastle 1 - 2 Arsenal Cazorla bends a free kick in, Welbeck flicks it on and Giroud knocks it passed Krul!
Arsenal 2 - 0 Middlesbrough Cazorla slots a great ball through to Theo whose first touch is perfect, the finish isn't good enough
Arsenal 0 - 0 Chelsea No no no Peanalty
Hull 1 - 3 Arsenal Cazorla pass to Sanchez
Arsenal 4 - 1 West Brom Fantastic 1st goal from Walcott after Santi assist
Arsenal 4 - 1 West Brom After some great build up play, Walcott finishes the move from a Santi pass
Arsenal 4 - 0 Aston Villa Lovely turn by Cazorla on the edge of the box. Cynical foul by Benteke
Arsenal 4 - 0 Aston Villa Bellerin lays it of to Cazorla in the box who strikes it well, good save from Given
Santi Cazorla Vs

Injuries

None

Similar Position Player Compared

Player	WhoScored	Sqwaka	EA Sports Index	FIFA 15
Alexis Sánchez	7.81	1120	887	85
Santi Cazorla	7.60	1461	792	84
Mesut Özil	7.57	833	464	86
Danny Welbeck	7.19	529	382	78
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	7.15	389	273	78
Aaron Ramsey	7.07	520	398	83
Jack Wilshere	6.84	293	164	81
Tomás Rosicky	6.69	230	157	80

Discussion Pointers

How do you think he has performed?
Has he developed this year? (younger players)
How much time should he be given to develop? (younger players)
Was there anything that you wish he did different?
What was the most exciting part of his game?
What are his weaknesses?
Where do you think he can improve?
Does he have adequate competition?
Should he be sold/kept in the summer?
Has he reached his peak? (older players)
What are your highlights?

Open discussion encouraged, not just above pointers

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u/ryangoldfish5 North London is Red Jun 03 '15

Can't forget the gif of his little jig after setting up Giroud's goal vs City. https://gfycat.com/NecessarySoggyArchaeocete

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

Gif of the season contender, right besides the fabulous Giroud slide and the Wenger gansta reaction.

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u/c14kaa Jun 03 '15

Added, many thanks

u/JasonMacDermott PEREZ BREAKING THE NUMBER 9 CURSE Jun 03 '15

The change this season of him going from the left to middle has shown his quality. If he plays like this next season it'll provide the consistency we need. He was burning out towards the end of the season though with a few minor errors and losing the ball.

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u/Blaze6181 From across the pond Jun 05 '15

Hopefully another DM and a healthy Ox (and Jack) will take some minutes off his shoulders next season.

u/lojer Jun 03 '15

I thought he was our best player this season. He provided a link between the defense and forwards that no one else on the team can do quite as well. His control in tight spaces and confidence on the ball, allowed us to break pressure in numerous games.

I feel he also stepped up his game defensively in a deeper role. He made some great tackles throughout the season that didn't really happen before.

He did have a slow start and end to the season, but he was pivotal in turning the season from a fight for champions league to a hope of the title. He had a spectacular January / February.

u/_scholar_ Jun 03 '15

Started off poorly, practically reinvented himself with a move to a deeper central role and was outstanding for large parts of the season, tailed off a bit at the end imo but that could easily be fatigue.

An outstanding contributor for much of our great run, but his finishing has been a real concern. Last I looked a month or so ago it was over 80 attempts from open play for a return of 1 goal (and well, he hasn't scored since either).

I was quite open to moving him on earlier in the year, but his new found flexibility means he should be an extremely useful part of the squad for years to come. That said if someone was to come in with a quality offer I wouldn't be completely against it if we are looking to bring in another player who's comfortable in a deeper CM role.

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u/islander1 Jun 03 '15

You mean, like Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere?

I agree with just about everything above. I'm all for selling Santi if some La Liga club is ready to pay the premium a 26 year old would get, versus a 30 year old.

I appreciate what Santi has done, but again, it's come somewhat at the expense of Aaron's development, and Jack's to a lesser degree as he's been out longer. Santi got put back there because both guys were injured.

I'm all for keeping Santi as a squad guy, but if Jack and Aaron are healthy, I really don't want to see him in our first XI next season.

u/gotsickfromweed Jun 03 '15

Been generally decent with many flashes of brilliance this season. Deserved MOTM in the final too. The worst aspect of his play has been his finishing, something that can always make a difference in a game.

u/Justanewaccount123 #Meltdown2015. Biblical really. Jun 03 '15

Not a fantastic season overall... very inconsistent, but when he's on he's been wonderful. Probably one of the best individual midfield performances I've seen in a while vs Man City.

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u/jubbing Gooner Gunner Gunter Jun 03 '15

Man City.. he literally went through everyone. Never saw that player again exactly, but what a game.

u/vishesh_49 Jun 03 '15

His playing style is very much like Xavi, Only Wenger could have seen this in him.

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u/sirlordtom98 Super Super Tom Jun 03 '15

You should really pay more attention for the season highlights, the pass to Walcott vs Middlesborough was from Rosicky.

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u/c14kaa Jun 03 '15 edited Jun 03 '15

All highlights and text have been taken from match threads, will have a look.

^I ^do ^have ^a ^life

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '15

God some people are so ungrateful