Winks was fantastic last night, metronome is the perfect word for it. He is just a really clever footballer, receives the ball, opens up, switches it. Some people may call that negative sideways passing but it is also exactly what Modric does, only difference is that Modric has perfected the art of finding the perfect through ball whereas Winks is still getting there. His work for the goal should shut up anyone saying he is too lightweight, shielded him off as if he was Dembele. Also he is actually pretty quick for someone of his playing style, showed a few times last night he has the ability to burst forward into space when needed.
England just don't make the type of footballer that Winks is and these sorts of players go under appreciated in the UK and IMO that is why you constantly underachieve, mind is set on always going forwards and playing with speed. Even when you guys look to keep possession it is almost like you are too eager to pull the trigger and play a silly through ball/cross. A guy like Carrick should have got a hundred caps for England, you need that quiet achiever in the team sitting deep and intercepting passes, recycling the ball from one side to another. Spain/Barca have Busquets, Italy and Juve had Pirlo, United had Scholes in their hey day, Xabi Alonso for Spain, Madrid and Liverpool, Xavi for Barca, the list goes on. Off the top of my head the only other English players that play in this style right now are Tom Carroll and maybe James Ward-Prowse could be that guy with a bit of better coaching. I am not saying Winks is going to be like Scholes, Xavi, Pirlo etc, but he has got the same skill set as a lot of these guys. It is just a matter of how good he gets at doing this job but he looks incredibly promising.
Also anyone bemoaning him for playing too many sideways passes last night can get in the bin.
