3 reasons why Lucas Torreira should be a regular starter for the Gunners 

#2. Sniffs out counter attacks.

Counter attacks have been Arsenal's biggest nightmares for decades and Torreira can sniff them out

The Gunners have long been vulnerable to conceding goals on the break. Arsene Wenger’s approach of keeping the ball and playing one-touch football earned plaudits from fans and Pundits alike for two decades. The French gaffer’s insistence on possession-based football made a mark on the Premier league landscape with many young coaches like Guardiola adopting his philosophy and enhancing it further.

The possession-based style, however, has its demerits. Without proper defensive midfielders who can safeguard the defence and sniff out counter attacks, the Gunners were always vulnerable at the back leaking in goals from the counter attacks.

Having a proper defensive midfielder with mobility and defensive awareness goes a long way toward solving the issue. When Francis Coquelin was deployed as a defensive midfielder alongside Santi Cazorla at the back end of 2014-15 season, Arsenal proved defensively astute because of the ball winning attributes of the duo.

Torreira is an upgrade on the Frenchman in terms of tackling, interceptions and tidy distributions. The Uruguayan shields the back four as well as sniffing out the counter attacks.