It's like putting that second
defensive mid back there just takes the training wheels off and Alonso shines, with confidence to go forward, roam to destroy, and dominate the game from a deep lying position.
If we were rock solid from
defensive mid back then by all means Podolski but we aren't.
Not exact matches
The best formation Arsenal could have in defence and attack would be three at the
back, three man midfield of a world class
defensive mid, Xhaka and Ramsey just in front with Sanchez and buy a world class striker (maybe Costa from Chelsea).
Kolasinac — don't know where but possibly
defensive mid in front of
back three with Xhaka.
Arsenal could do the same and play with 3 CB's, 2 «Wing
Backs» and 2
Defensive mid's and i garantee you we will never concede that many goals.
Now that we are out of contention for a place in the top four, the time has come to give youngsters like Chambers, Holding and Maitland Miles a run of games to prove themselves.Play Chambers and Holding together in a flat
back four with MN at
defensive mid flank ed by Ramsay and Wilshire.
I do n`t know how long it will take Wenger to listen to those poor deluded fans at Emirates but he needs at least two centre
backs, one
defensive mid fielder and a fullback.
Defensive midfield Arteta, flamini, coqulan To get a top def
mid we would have needed to get rid of flamini n coqulan who would be ideal for the emergency left
back role vermaelen played.
Both goals came off counter attacks because our
back 4 were left unprotected with arteta (our «
defensive / holding
mid) caught up field.
I'd have focused more on Torres (which I did), the lack of CB depth (I'd prefer to have two quality CBs to
back up a 3
back rather than just one with one of the starters being a converted CDM), the lack of players who fit the outside
mid role well in this formation (which, hey, maybe that's part of what you were referring to), and the fact that when you play more attackers higher up the pitch, it often requires a team to be able to implement a high pressuring
defensive line (Dempsey and Bruin are not suited for that).
We lost the match courtsey of wenger... Gabriel was sent of at the Stamford bridge and u removed Coquelin our
defensive mid and put a centre
back....
Obviously we have no
defensive mid to protect the
back four.
and to be a world class
defensive mid I believe one has to be aggressive and excel at winning ball
back..
For me he looks a
defensive mid playing for chile, but chile where on the
back foot so again not too sure.
Now that there is the usual uncertainty that Theo Walcott may leave Arsenal this summer, and an extra space made in the squad thanks to the exile of Lukas Podolski to Italy, the Gunners are now being linked with attacking midfielders as well as the usual
defensive mids and centre -
backs.
If Arsene stays, which im sure he will, this 100 MILLION Pound they are supposedly gonna give him is by far not enough, we need firstly a top striker and that alone would be 50 million going upwards, and then left
back, a top
Defensive mid to play along Xhaka and a Right wing player and only 100 million «KROENKE OUT»
The real problems on the playing side are at centre
back and
defensive mid.
It appears that he started off convinced he needed to play with 2
defensive minded
mids in front of the
back four and he wanted to fit Ramsey in.
not heard of Brozovic but if hes got a bit of bite about him then lets get it done the coq seems to be improving so if these 2 can help make us abit more solid also a new cb and a consistent run for our players coming
back then we can go all out for top top
defensive mid in summer when its more likely to happen
too conservative in my opinon, even mou had a dig at him, saying his side watched him delay the game by passing from side to side the whole time, the team has no balance in my opinion, 3 attacking midfielders, 1
defensive mid, 1 winger, and a so so striker, with the
back four, thats what it is.
A
defensive mid A center
back a wide man
Ayling lists as a right
back, and he played there the most with Bristol City, but he also has experience as both a central
defensive mid and at centreback.
This meant a lot of inside and outside running, first to the middle to support the
defensive mids and then
back to furiously try to provide needed width.