Therefore, I feel Pochettino needs to, and will try a different combination in
the holding midfield spots.
The battle for
holding midfield spots is likely to be a three - horse race between Dier, Dembele and Wanyama, and the signing of the Kenyan could spell the end for Nabil Bentaleb, Tom Carroll, or even Ryan Mason.
It would at least take away the danger and consequences of him bombing forward from what is supposed to be
a holding midfield spot (regular Xhaka / Ramsey pairing always makes me uneasy about counterattacks).
Not exact matches
The good news is, if we can finally close the deal on Lemar and bring in a top class
midfielder to take Ozil's
spot (and ideally also an imposing
holding midfielder and either another top class center back and / or Mustafi reaching more of his potential consistently), next year and beyond could be a lot of fun!
The Gunners missed out on Carvalho this summer, but remain keen on adding a young
holding midfielder to their squad, capable of challenging captain Mikel Arteta for a starting
spot.
The attacking
midfielder has been impressing when given the chance, but with the superstars in the current squad, it is tough for him to
hold down a regular starting
spot.
St Mary's boss Ronald Koeman did well to keep
hold of Schneiderlin and his south - coast side have started the current season in superb fashion, securing seven points from their first four Premier League fixtures and given that Southampton sit in fourth
spot in the table one imagines the long serving
midfielder may elect to remain at the club.
Andres Iniesta will
hold onto his
spot in
midfield, while the aforementioned Rakitic and Busquets will replace Sergi Roberto and Arda Turan.
To me, i feel xhaka is well needed in dis new formation (d 3 -4-3) n moreso, he is a typical arsenal kind of player... can
hold on to d ball n distribute it with precision... all we need to succeed with dis new formation is to get a combative football playing
midfielder dat can win d ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or better still, take renato sanchez on loan... doubt if he is going to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of
midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft
spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant it
However, with Santi looking increasingly unlikely to return and most likely ramsey being the one to grab ozil
spot, I would want a new
holding midfielder.
Respect to Chelsea is closed their mistake by DM and Back4, control the game and use the fantatista Arshawin in the right time by
holding midfield that is not Abu Diaby or Nasri and finallyArsene Wenger should have the magnificent trick to change the game by setplay in every
spot in the pitch that Mourinho showed.
The depth chart, as it stands today, only makes that clear, especially in
midfield and attack where there is very little depth of the kind Liverpool will surely need if they are to make a deep run in Europe and
hold on to a top four
spot in the league.
While Walker and Mendy can feature in the right - back and left - back
spots respectively, Danilo is more versatile as he can slot into both sides whilst also playing as a
holding midfielder.