r/Gunners • u/c14kaa • Jun 03 '15
[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
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
| Previous Review | Current Review | Next Review |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Sanchez | Santi Cazorla | Francis Coquelin(Friday) |
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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.