He
played in the midfield for us, was it last season or the season before, and he looked far more comfortable.
Problem is we have too many players
in midfield for one position that we do nt really use.
He is capable of building pulling the strings
in the midfield with his quick thinking and accurate passing.
Though primarily a right - back, the Spanish international can play in central defence and
in midfield as well, making him a very versatile and experienced addition to any squad.
As we don't have any real defensive midfielders, we need a combination of
players in midfield, that can protect the defense, with some defensive discipline.
It is only by admitting that we have lots of midfield talent and we should make use of it and that real defense actually
starts in the midfield.
However, there are more attacking threats and
options in the midfield this season, and I think this team is going to spread the goals between more players.
So from the above stats it is clear that we can expect a neck to neck battle
in the midfield in terms of creativity in this big game.
We need that kind of
presence in midfield to put in quality tackles and stop counters with authority.
The competition for
places in the midfield becomes too much to be productive with some players in the squad possibly losing form for lack of consistent play.
He's a glue
man in midfield when he's in the game, and the team kind of started to lose their way in his absence.
He has wonderful vision and passing abilities; and can dictate play from
deep in midfield.
My formation would probably leave us a bit open on the wings but we don't have much depth
in midfield at the moment.
He also just signed a new contract and still hasn't had a good run of
games in midfield so I don't think he'll leave yet.
It's a good thing we
brought in a midfielder now it will force him to be disciplined when fighting for the CM role.
So, just rotate the guy, and ease him in to the role so that other players can get used to him and keep the
balance in the midfield for everything to work.
They maintained their strike pair and were happy to sacrifice some
control in midfield as they looked to break quickly and find the crucial goal.
For me he is too often way too far forward, and as he is so slow, he can't get back in time and our defensive
cover in midfield suffers.
We need to be absolutely strong
in the midfield if we have to have any chance whatsoever or they will rip us apart and it would be game over after the first match.
I'd like to see how he
does in midfield now he has dealt wit the physical side of the game having played in defence all season.
But it is quite clear that now they are not at their best physically and they have a
problem in midfield in that they do not know what to do with the ball.
The better tactic shall be made obvious in the kind of players selected to play
in midfield by both sides.
I would say for 70 minutes in the game he was dominant
in midfield on the creative side.
He can run
around in their midfield bursting forward before running down a blind alley or falling over then sitting on the floor with his arms in the air.
This directly leads to a lack of
energy in midfield and forward areas, and partly explains the lack of high intensity pressing that was a mainstay in our best displays last season.
That means he comes in the middle and adds more
bodies in midfield, which means we are capable of controlling the game better.
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