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'He has technique & skill which matches Arsenal almost to the chromosome' - why Shakhtar Donetsk's Jadson could be the next Emirates summer arrival
As the creative midfielder is linked with an exit from Ukraine to arrive in London, Goal.com profiles the Brazil international and looks at whether he would fit in
Aug 13, 2011 10:47:00 AM
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PROFILE
By Marcus Haydon
If the transfer of Shakhtar Donetsk’s Jadson to Arsenal does come to fruition, it is a transfer that will surprise few who know the player.
The Brazilian midfielder is a neat and compact attacking midfielder who has a technically-oriented skillset to match that of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal almost to the chromosome.
Signed in 2005 from Atletico Paranaense in his homeland, Jadson has gradually flourished in the Brazilian exclave created by Shakhtar’s Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu in Donestsk. As part of the early wave of South Americans to be imported to the Donbass club, he has ascended to being one of the team’s principal players, with a mature head and excellent technical base.
Tactically, he’s firmly indoctrinated into Lucescu’s highly dynamic 4-2-3-1 system, in which two sitting midfielders liberate both full backs to allow sharp, sudden bursts forwards. The two wide attackers are often inverted wingers and the central striker quick and powerful. Within the system, Jadson has played a couple of roles.
At first, he tended to play either deeper or wider, with his compatriot Fernandinho sharing the creative responsibilities of the side in a 4-1-4-1 system. More recently, though, it’s been Jadson who’s adopted this role of the central attacking midfielder, whose poise and ability to play off both feet works in tandem with an adroit awareness to link the team’s attacking play.
This is a role in which he has found his pinnacle in Ukraine, leading Shakhtar to numerous domestic honours and the Uefa Cup in 2009. In that final, indeed, Jadson illustrated his qualities – setting the tempo of Shakhtar’s passing and grabbing the winning goal in extra-time courtesy of a carefully calculated break into the box.
His recognition at international level has been a while coming, only making his debut in February of this year. He was part of the Brazilian squad at the recent Copa America in Argentina, starting the group game against Paraguay, in which he scored but was substituted at half-time as he risked being sent-off.
In that game, Jadson operated on the right hand side of Brazil’s 4-2-3-1, although tucking in slightly to with the premise of allowing Dani Alves to overlap from right-back. His appearance did receive a mixed reaction at home, with many questioning his effectiveness in Mano Menezes’s side.
His departure from Shakhtar does not come as a surprise. For a while now he has been one of the leading players at his club and the league. He’s won championships, cups and European honours.
The truth is that a move west would probably have happened sooner had it not been for the highly lucrative contracts available at the Donbass Arena, courtesy of the club’s billionaire owner, Rinat Akhmetov.
For Arsenal, he is a safe signing. There are few doubts over his ability to integrate into Arsenal’s technically orientated, high-tempo football. He is a player who’s spent a significant period in Europe adapting to the added rigour and tactical discipline associated with the game on this continent.
He has also, crucially, had the creative burden of a team weighing on his shoulders for some time now. That last feature may be vital at Arsenal: with both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri looking as though they will be departing north London, those shoulders will need to be wide.
By Marcus Haydon
If the transfer of Shakhtar Donetsk’s Jadson to Arsenal does come to fruition, it is a transfer that will surprise few who know the player.
The Brazilian midfielder is a neat and compact attacking midfielder who has a technically-oriented skillset to match that of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal almost to the chromosome.
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Signed in 2005 from Atletico Paranaense in his homeland, Jadson has gradually flourished in the Brazilian exclave created by Shakhtar’s Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu in Donestsk. As part of the early wave of South Americans to be imported to the Donbass club, he has ascended to being one of the team’s principal players, with a mature head and excellent technical base.
Tactically, he’s firmly indoctrinated into Lucescu’s highly dynamic 4-2-3-1 system, in which two sitting midfielders liberate both full backs to allow sharp, sudden bursts forwards. The two wide attackers are often inverted wingers and the central striker quick and powerful. Within the system, Jadson has played a couple of roles.
At first, he tended to play either deeper or wider, with his compatriot Fernandinho sharing the creative responsibilities of the side in a 4-1-4-1 system. More recently, though, it’s been Jadson who’s adopted this role of the central attacking midfielder, whose poise and ability to play off both feet works in tandem with an adroit awareness to link the team’s attacking play.
This is a role in which he has found his pinnacle in Ukraine, leading Shakhtar to numerous domestic honours and the Uefa Cup in 2009. In that final, indeed, Jadson illustrated his qualities – setting the tempo of Shakhtar’s passing and grabbing the winning goal in extra-time courtesy of a carefully calculated break into the box.
His recognition at international level has been a while coming, only making his debut in February of this year. He was part of the Brazilian squad at the recent Copa America in Argentina, starting the group game against Paraguay, in which he scored but was substituted at half-time as he risked being sent-off.
In that game, Jadson operated on the right hand side of Brazil’s 4-2-3-1, although tucking in slightly to with the premise of allowing Dani Alves to overlap from right-back. His appearance did receive a mixed reaction at home, with many questioning his effectiveness in Mano Menezes’s side.
His departure from Shakhtar does not come as a surprise. For a while now he has been one of the leading players at his club and the league. He’s won championships, cups and European honours.
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The truth is that a move west would probably have happened sooner had it not been for the highly lucrative contracts available at the Donbass Arena, courtesy of the club’s billionaire owner, Rinat Akhmetov.
For Arsenal, he is a safe signing. There are few doubts over his ability to integrate into Arsenal’s technically orientated, high-tempo football. He is a player who’s spent a significant period in Europe adapting to the added rigour and tactical discipline associated with the game on this continent.
He has also, crucially, had the creative burden of a team weighing on his shoulders for some time now. That last feature may be vital at Arsenal: with both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri looking as though they will be departing north London, those shoulders will need to be wide.
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