The Spanish maestro will be out for three months with a knee knock leaving Wenger with
limited midfield options.
Not exact matches
With Laurent Blanc preferring the talented and complementary
midfield trio of Marco Verratti, Blaise Matuidi and Thiago Motta, and with Adrian Rabiot a talented
option from the bench, Cabaye's playing time has been
limited this term.
Having two more names crossed off the availability list will
limit Arsenal's
options going forward, and considering we now have Coquelin, Cazorla and Ramsey all out due to injury; and Wilshere away from home, who exactly strengthens that
midfield during this tough time?
With his first - team opportunities
limited this season with coach Sinisa Mihajlovic preferring the likes of Riccardo Montolivo, Andrea Bertolacci and Juraj Kucka in central
midfield, it has led to speculation that De Jong has been considering his
options ahead of the transfer deadline.
In Cazorla's absence we need to find a better balance, but our
options are
limited, as we've only really got Coquelin and Elneny who can claim to be defensive
midfielders and both have their limitations.
At the moment, our
options in the defensive
midfield role is too
limited.
i am a massive santi fan but if we could use him to bring griezman then i think the timing would be right as we have plenty of good to quality
midfield options but still
limited attacking
options... but if we couldnt swing that i would keep him
Defensive
options look to be
limited (I am assuming that Moyes will stick with a back four) and it is unlikely that he will be brave enough to give a start to Declan Rice — I am not convinced that Rice is the answer to the
midfield frailties.
The Portuguese tactician, too, has
limited options in
midfield following the departures of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin.
Spanish media have been reporting that Suarez will «almost certainly leave» Atletico this January as he demands first team football, and with Arsenal's
midfield options currently
limited due to Mikel Arteta's absence, a move would make sense.