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His composure and control in the middle of the park were vital in Spain&#8217;s eventual triumph.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/pedri\/baBG8QuI\/\">Pedri<\/a>( who had a perfect 100% passing rate) made only 52 passes. This showed how much of the game flowed through Zubimendi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than his numbers, Zubimendi\u2019s positional intelligence and versatility stood out. He\u2019s not one to rack up goals because that\u2019s not his role. He shields the defense when needed, recycles possession efficiently, and sets the tempo from deep.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>26<\/strong>, he\u2019s entering his prime and could bring exactly what Arsenal&#8217;s midfield lacks. He\u2019ll become the anchor who allows more attacking players like \u00d8degaard and Rice to roam freely. 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At 26, he\u2019s entering his prime and could bring exactly what Arsenal&#8217;s midfield lacks. He\u2019ll become the anchor who allows more attacking players like \u00d8degaard and Rice to roam freely. With Arteta known for valuing positional play and technical precision, Zubimendi could be the perfect addition to complete Arsenal\u2019s midfield puzzle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zubimendi\u2019s Quality Could Be the Missing Piece in Arsenal Jigsaw - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Martin Zubimendi quietly delivered one of the night\u2019s standout performances and Mikel Arteta may have been watching closely.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/zubimendis-quality-could-be-the-missing-piece-in-arsenal-jigsaw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zubimendi\u2019s Quality Could Be the Missing Piece in Arsenal Jigsaw - 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