Facing a team like Fiorentina that always seems to give Juve
a good battle in the midfield the last few years, the important of Pogba being, well, Pogba is just that much more important if they want to have a positive first leg at home.
«If he plays it will be
a good battle in the midfield, but there are a lot of good players in the Everton squad and it's going to be a tough game for everyone.
Not exact matches
As a team we look very weak, Our
midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no
good at tackling and getting stuck
in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack
in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his
best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he
battles away but he is far below the class we need,
We will need a
good working arrangement between defense and
midfield they got to be very strong the
battle will be
in the
midfield the Arsenal will need to be compact and precise work together and move together fast pin barca back with a fast group push we have to be strong and defend
well but we will need to be loud come on Arsenal
The biggest
battle for selection will be
in central
midfield where we have very
good technical players
in Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Coquelin, El Neny and Xhaka (one
midfielder too many?)
Flamini has done ok this season his pass accuracy has always been over 91 %, he also was the
best player on the pitch
in the chelsea game he dominated the
midfield battle (squawka)
Kante seems like a player that likes to keep his head down and just get the job done and although it is going to be a
battle to get him away from Leicester City
in the first place as
well as to fend off the challenges from other clubs, if Arsenal is looking for a defensive
midfielder this summer to replace the outgoings, then Kante should definitely be a top priority.
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..
not counting them chickens yet but i think we can beat liverpool comfortably, we can win the
midfield battle and liverpool would play 3
in the back so if sanchez and walcott / welbeck are
in good form we should be able slap liverpool silly.
We need some
midfielders that can be strong and
battle for us!!!! al our
midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of
midfielders we have, Let get some steel
in the middle of the park, Lets bring
in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our
best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls
in the middle of the park, So many of our
midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a
good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is
good at doing what we need him to do,
Has improved
in recent games, and needs to continue that trend if he's to get the
better of the
midfield battle.
The Internacional striker has been strongly linked with a move to Totteham for the
best part of a year and given that Tottenham have previously signed players from the Porto Alegre club
in the past, having brought
in midfield battle Sandro from the same source, there is perhaps a chance a deal could be struck
in the next 36 hours.
It was a
good way for F1 to return after the summer break, with two champions
battling it out at the front for victory and plenty of movement
in the
midfield
He gave Arturo Vidal as
good as he got
in a tasty
midfield battle, before being replaced by Elias.
As a team we look very weak, Our
midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no
good at takling and getting stuck
in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack
in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his
best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he
battles away but he is far below the class we need,
Manor
well and truly joined the back of the
midfield battle in 2016 and Wehrlein impressed, with several Q2 appearances and a 10th place finish at the Austrian GP.
So Giroud's inclusion was
good but the
battle was lost
in the
midfield, Spurs played exactly like you should have vs a team sitting deep, push the ball out wide, spread the full backs and put the ball
in behind and apply waves of pressure.
Tottenham have
good quality options across the park at present but one can see why Redknapp would want more
battling midfielders to pick from, especially if Jermaine Jenas does as expected and leave the club
in the summer.
In one of Moyes» best decisions as Man Utd manager, he brought the hot - headed van Persie off and brought on Welbeck, a move reminiscent of Fergie when he brought off Scholes against Arsenal when he was battling with Wilshire in midfiel
In one of Moyes»
best decisions as Man Utd manager, he brought the hot - headed van Persie off and brought on Welbeck, a move reminiscent of Fergie when he brought off Scholes against Arsenal when he was
battling with Wilshire
in midfiel
in midfield.
Last season, Southampton won 1 - 0 at Old Trafford, and held Chelsea to a 1 - 1 tie at Stamford Bridge; his performance
in both matches was evidence that he's ready to be
battling for
midfield dominance against the
best players
in world football.
They also signed a very
good box - to - box
midfielder in Leroy Fer; he will add a bit of bite to the
midfield and the
battle between Fer and Delph at the weekend will certainly not be half - hearted.
Chances were few and far between for both sides
in a game that turned into something of a
midfield battle, Andy Carroll had Liverpool's
best chance
in the first half and Robin van Persie had a great opportunity
in the second half but it was Ramsey's unfortunate own goal and Suarez's last minute tap -
in that clinched victory for Kenny Dalglish's men.
During the second half it was similar but understandably a little
better â $ «more movement to try and instigate an Arsenal come back, which they succeeded
in, and trying to break through Chelseaâ $ ™ s back four
in what turned out to be the opposite of what people predicted â $ «free, open - flow game and not cagey, territorial
battles that relied on
midfield compactness and tight marking.
Raheem Sterling — 6 Scored a great goal early on
in the game, and was involved
in a
good battle with Notts County's wide
midfielder Jamal Campbell - Ryce.