Here’s an objective fact…the most crowded place on a football pitch is at centre forward / centre defense. The most important attribute of a centre forward will always be his first touch…This is far and away Eddie’s biggest weakness. As long as he’s unable to get the ball under control in time for all his other skills to make an appearance, he’ll always be a player that looks good against weaker defenses.

At the moment he’s a defensive forward and I’m not sure that’s the team we are looking to be as fans (Even though that’s clearly what Arteta is trying to be).