Francis Coquelin: Every man and his deaf grandmother have all heard by now of how Arsenal needs a ten foot tall
beast of a defensive midfielder.
The key area should be acquiring
a beast of a Defensive Midfielder who can defend the back 4 and more importantly should look imposing on the opposition.
Arsenal fans have been calling for Arsene Wenger to buy
a beast of a defensive midfielder for many, many years, and it looked like we had found one by chance when Wenger recalled Francis Coquelin was recalled from a loan period at Charlton in 2014.
Even after the Gunners splashed out this summer the general consensus was that we desperately needed
a beast of a defensive midfielder and another centre - back to complete the puzzle.
Not exact matches
It seems that Wenger is expecting Elneny to be used as a
defensive midfielder but he doesn't envisage the 23 year - old being a «
beast of a DM» like Le Coq.
Ramsey and Wilshere best british
midfielders, Cazorla the best b2b in the PL, Ozil the best playmaker in the world, Coquelin more
of a
defensive beast than Matic, Ox the most versatile player in the PL, Alexis and Walcott on the wings, need I say more?
He's a
defensive midfielder sure, but you really think he's gonna replace coquelin who has been just as much
of a
beast?
Under Mourinho, Matic was a real
beast and is still considered as one
of the best
defensive midfielders in the league.