Hot take: Trent should play like Kroos

Trent is the perfect Kroos/Lahm hybrid. His elite vision, passing, and IQ make him a natural deep-lying playmaker. The PL is too physical for him at CM, but LaLiga’s technical pace suits him perfectly. Pair him with Valverde and you get a perfectly balanced right side: Trent dictates tempo and creates from deep, while Fede acts as the box-to-box engine to cover ground and defend.