Quote Originally Posted by Eboue's Boutique View Post
I think with Freddie we played more broken play and on smaller pitch, now it seems we're trying to be more of a positional and possession team. Willock's running is great but passing not so much, and losing the ball in midfield is quite dangerous as most sides in PL nowadays can punish you.

I like Willock alot but prefer we get money to reinvest and that Willock hopefully gets to be a star man at Newcastle signing autographs out of his car window leaving the stadium
Willock is a central midfielder full stop, he is nothing like Freddie. And he's a central midfielder who gives the ball away a lot, struggles to keep it when pressed, isn't a great passer by any stretch and is a liability defensively.

Which is just another way of saying he isn't very good even if he does stick the odd one away. Which is pretty much exactly what Aaron Ramsey was and is. Which is why he's available for anyone dumb enough to pay his salary.