If we do nt upgrade
our central midfield in summer then we are in hot soup.
We need to find an imposing
central midfielder in the summer and another centreback.
i would really be happy if Wenger signs 2 dominant
central midfielders in summer.
But however good he is, it appears that Wenger is still looking to sign a top quality
central midfielder in the summer transfer window, if that was ever his intention in the first place of course.
But again it's Wengers fault for not getting a Top experienced
central midfielder in summer.
Not exact matches
The only other change made by the Frenchman is at the back, with veteran keeper Petr Cech coming back
in and the midweek hero David Ospina dropping back to the bench, so Coquelin and Cazorla continue to be our first choice
central midfield pairing and the
summer signing Granit Xhaka will have to wait.
The need for a win is shown clearly by the boss picking a positive
central midfield of Ramsey instead of him bringing Coquelin back, while the contract rebel Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain also keeps his place
in the side as
summer signing Kolasinac drops to the bench.
Although most Arsenal fans would still like to see Arsene Wenger spend good money
in the transfer market on an experienced and top class
central midfielder like Morgan Schneiderlin, we do not seem too concerned about the boss waiting until the
summer and giving young Coquelin the chance to keep strutting his stuff for the rest of the season.
After a
summer of complaining and constant promises that he'll reclaim his
central midfield role (via the Mirror), Wenger started Ramsey
in the middle against West Ham
in our opening game and what transpired was something which obviously displeased the manager.
So with Milner out of contract
in the
summer, Wenger would be able to talk to him
in January and with our well publicised weaknesses
in central midfield, maybe the versatile Milner would feel that he would get a lot more games at the Emirates than he has been doing at the Etihad.
In the summer, Arsenal fans and pundits cried out for Wenger to sign experienced centre backs and a solid central defensive midfielder, yet Wenger rejected these notions, as he chose not to bring either i
In the
summer, Arsenal fans and pundits cried out for Wenger to sign experienced centre backs and a solid
central defensive
midfielder, yet Wenger rejected these notions, as he chose not to bring either
inin.
Now
in the
summer we need to sort out defense and
central midfield.
If Wenger had a feeling that Ozil would be like this then he should have got Lemar, Draxler or Mahrez
in the
summer because all 3 can play
central attacking
midfielder.
Many of us thought the Frenchman would do that very thing last
summer and then it seemed even more of a necessity
in the January transfer window and we can only hope that he has realised that he made a mistake by only signing a keeper and a
central midfielder in the last two windows.
In turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and summer signing Rob Holding in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfiel
In turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and
summer signing Rob Holding
in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfiel
in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut
in midfiel
in midfield.
Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers has improved his
central midfield options over the
summer with experienced England international James Milner offering Liverpool a versatile weapon whilst last
summer's addition Emre Can has matured into a player who's best position is
in a defensive enforcer role.
The 25 - year - old has shone for Watford this season and looks to have all the attributes Jose Mourinho looks for
in a
central midfielder, which looks a priority area for the club to strengthen
in this
summer.
Van Gaal is also looking to bring
in a centre - back and a
central midfielder during an extensive
summer spending spree, with Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger known to be targets (Via BBC Sport).
As fellow
central midfielder Toni Kroos was only brought
in last
summer it is unlikely he would be pushed out so soon.
«Arsenal need to look at signing a new centre - half and definitely a
central midfielder because people like Mikel Arteta may leave
in the
summer.
As well as there being hundreds of Arsenal transfer rumours linking the club with almost every
central defender and
central midfielder the media can think of, there have been a few reports that suggest Arsene Wenger may be trying to get one of the
midfield player
in on a temporary basis until the end of the season and then use the
summer transfer market to bring someone
in permanently.
who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are
in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the
summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind
in midfield and
central defence..
Even if we got Aubemeyang and Malcolm / Mktharyan, we still need CB And top
Central midfielder plus CAM / # 10 if we lose Ozil
in summer.
I would sell him this window if possible - or
in summer if not — and play AM - N there who is vastly more mobile, a far better player and to me the perfect fit as a
central midfielder who can both attack and defend.
Flamini has joined Crystal Palace after his contract with Arsenal ran down
in the
summer and because of the injury problems that Sam Allardyce is having to cope with it is very likely that the former Gunner will start against us
in a
central midfield pairing with Yohan Cabaye, who just happens to be another player whose game is very familiar to the boss as we nearly signed him a few years ago.
Of all the players linked with Arsenal this
summer, Draxler would be my first choice.He has all the attributes required
in an attacking
midfielder and has the versatility to play effectively wide and
in a
central position.
With Reds icon Steven Gerrard leaving Anfield
in the
summer, Brendan Rodgers views Milner as the player that can fill the left hole
in central midfield.
If we did get both AND Ozil resigned then all we would need to do
in the
summer is upgrade
central midfield and get another top CB.
Bring
in Ospina for Cech; Gabriel for Koscielny (Kos is 31 and its time we start testing Gabriel and Holding beside Mustafi to see what our long term first choice defensive partnership will look like); Gibbs for Monreal (Wenger needs to start rotating these 2 more frequently as we need to ascertain if Gibbs can adequately produce the quality to hold that position from next season for a few years as I'm thinking this might be Nacho's last or penultimate season with Arsenal, it will also give a hint as to the type of Left - back to target
in the
summer — first teamer or backup and age as well); I'll like to see an Elneny — Xhaka partnership
in this fixture as we might just never know, this might be our replica of the Kos Mustafa partnership
in the centre of the park, Two disciplined (positionally, i mean)
central midfielders who can play box to box; Chamberlain for Iwobi, and Perez for Alexis should do the work.
Milan are likely to continue strengthening
in the coming weeks as there are still areas of the squad that need to be addressed, namely a creative
central midfielder and another striker to take some of the pressure off Silva next season, but this is undoubtedly turning out to be a very impressive
summer transfer window, the first window under new owner Yonghong Li's stewardship.
With Manchester United
in need of new signings
in central midfield, one name that keeps coming up is Borussia Dortmund star Ilkay Gundogan, who is looking more than likely to quit the Bundesliga giants this
summer after turning down a new contract.
Ander Herrera starts
in central midfield with the impressive Nemanja Matic who has played superbly since his
summer switch from Chelsea.
In turn, The Mirror report that although the
central midfielder turned Arsenal down last
summer, the Gunners are keen on trying again this
summer, but face competition from United, Southampton and Hamburg and of course will likely have to deal with a much bigger price - tag.
The news today that Wenger will be offered a new contract horrifies me especially following the positive recent signings which I feel were definitely we're not sanctioned by Wenger and the assumption that they'll be followed by a keeper, defensive
midfielder and
central defenders
in the
summer.
Also
in Summer we need to get 2 Centre backs and 2
central midfielders of quality and replace Ozil if he leaves.
Jack got injured again at the beginning of last season, and he saw Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla cement their places
in central midfield with Aaron Ramsey vying for a place, then Mohamed Elneny arrived last January, and this
summer Wenger brought
in the classy Granit Xhaka as even more competition, leaving Jack wondering how many games he would actually play even if he was fit all season.
He was one of the many
central midfielders linked with a potential move to join Arsenal last
summer, when we were all crying out for a player to finally come
in and replace the great Patrick Vieira.
First up at 2 pm British time we have the chance to see our first transfer signing of the
summer Granit Xhaka, who will be hopefully
in fine form and running things from
central midfield for the Switzerland national side.
The intelligent
central midfielder is considered one of the hottest prospects
in La Liga and was strongly linked with a move to Arsenal this
summer.
Because of the squad issues highlighted above, the priorities for recruitment
in the
summer transfer window should be two
central defenders and a holding
midfielder.
This talented and promising deep lying playmaker could actually be a better use of the money for the Gunners, not because he is the better player but because
central midfield is one of the areas more
in need of strengthening this
summer, although rumour has it that Morgan Schneiderlin is our main target for that role.
As far as I know, the
central midfielder currently
in his second spell as a Gunner will still have a year left on his deal, but Arsene Wenger may be thinking about selling him on
in the
summer, according to a report
in The Telegraph.
Meanwhile, the issues
in central midfield and up front have been longstanding and need serious looking at this
summer, as do the tactics
in big away games which are often questionable to say the least.
If Wenger does not strengthen our
central Midfield and striking
in summer because some of the fans do nt want to see their players benched, i will be much disappointed.
The Nigeria international is likely to leave the Blues during the
summer after making just six league starts last season and with rumours that manager Jose Mourinho wants to bring
in another
central midfielder [via Telegraph Sport], Mikel's first - team opportunities will be limited should he stay and a move to Turkey could re-ignite his career.
Mourinho revived that interest
in the
summer, and considered Coleman a target to be pursued, but felt other areas of the side — particularly
central midfield and centre half — needed to be prioritised first.
We are indeed, unlikely to see any more big incoming signings (zero reports about interest
in central midfield, and with Arsene seemingly intent on keeping Ox and even Wilshere, it seems like he's erring on the side of mostly keeping faith with the same players for the umpteenth
summer in a row; just once I'd like him to err on the side of taking risks with the squad by shaking things up and having a bit more turnover
in order to significantly improve us, but there you go...).
When Kevin Strootman signed for Roma
in the
summer of 2013, many believed he possessed the tools necessary to become a world - class
central midfielder.
Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain is considering quitting Arsenal for Liverpool this
summer, tempted by the prospect of playing
in his favoured
central midfield role under Jurgen Klopp.
Arsene Wenger was heavily criticised towards the end of the
summer transfer window for failing to dip into the transfer budget for a fresh
central defensive
midfielder, and instead put his faith
in the young, yet promising Francis Coquelin.