What did we sign Denis Suarez for? and, What are we doing with him ?, are two different parts of a same coin. The desperate move Suarez was in the month of January has turned it’s vogue into an ordinary happening.
While Suarez was being signed, many speculated him as a Ramsey-esque replacement for long-term, a playing XI asset in place of Mkhitariyan for a short term and also a filled in gap for what could have been left if Mesut had left Arsenal in the end of this summer. But none of this has gone down as we had expected with the move being nothing but a null and void expression of desperation and urgency by Emery.
While Denis Suarez had promised a lot before his arrival he has been discredited with the same by not giving him enough chances on the pitch. The timing as you may say was wrong for the Spaniard because it was before his arrival that Arsenal needed him the most with Mesut being inconsistent, Mkhitariyan serving injury and Ramsey not being given enough game time after his Juventus penning. Quite apart from the expected was reality. As soon as Suarez stepped into Arsenal boots something from the sky brought Mesut’s form back, Mkhitariyan was recovered and Alex Iwobi started performing.
Spying closer to the condition we may find this to be good in a way for then traumatised Arsenal who later with revival of their stars started rebuilding their run for top four finish in the Premier League and also the Europa League title.
We know for little that Suarez wouldn’t have expected a warm welcome in the English Premier League but given the chances he would have got, we can’t even be sure of Suarez weathering the mighty EPL storm. Even if he was given the start and chances we talked about, it would have been extremely difficult for an alien to come and make an impact in the Premier League because of the simple fact that adaptation holds the key in the biggest and most competitive league.
A lot of maybe’s to answer; maybe Suarez would have accomplished what he had promised or maybe he wouldn’t have been able to acclimatize to the conditions; maybe he would have gunned down the opponents or would have left himself outgunned. The core still remains the same; Denis Suarez not able to pour down the same amount of rain that his clouds of desperation showcased.
However, we do have a developmental Suarez, who is on the steps of build-up towards a first-team permanence. He has shown positive glimpses of physicality, trying to fit in with the wait of making impact for the club.
