5 Reasons Arsenal Need Isco More Than Anyone Else

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2. He Hungers For Greatness

Real Madrid makes anyone look good. But they can also let some potentially great players sink into the masses as well. Mesut Ozil was one such guy. He is making a much bigger name for himself on the biggest stage in football at Arsenal. It took him some getting used to, but he did it.

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Isco is a great player who is getting lost in the Real Madrid masses. He may have gone to the club for glory, but he has quickly been shirked aside and is now having to tread water just for playing time. Isco should be a household name. He has the talent to be. But he needs to step out of the shadow at Real Madrid in order to do so.

Arsenal is a club on the rise in the most competitive league in the world. It’s hard to find a better place to be a star. Plus, Isco has the determination to let it be known when he is not getting what he thinks he deserves. Standing up to Real Madrid is no easy feat. We even saw it reach a boiling point when he got a rare red card against Barcelona. His frustrations were boiling over.

Which leads us to our fifth and final point, which is a derivative of this point.

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