When he was initially brought in during the January transfer window, it seemed as though he would be a much welcomed reinforcement to bolster our 3 -
man midfield depth, and could add some grit and defensive prowess to the midfielder, something that was previously lacking.
Not exact matches
We won't have a quality
depth in our striking department... Chelsea have 3 I don't need to mention them...
Man city have Aguero and and bony plus goalscoring
midfielders..
Man Utd are also interested, as per the report, as similarly to Chelsea they're both in need of adding
depth and quality in
midfield ahead of the new campaign.
Man Utd could have a lack of
depth in
midfield heading into next season, and a Barcelona
midfielder has been touted as a possible solution for Jose Mourinho.
In turn, with that pair potentially not around next season, that leaves a hole in the
Man Utd
midfield in terms cover and
depth as that will leave Mourinho with Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic.
Ferguson may feel he could do with the addition of the adaptable
midfielder, not least as he could add further strength in
depth and because a number of
Man United's options across the
midfield are getting on in years.
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Man City — Strong attack — balanced
midfield — average defence — good squad
depth — Spurs — Strong attack — relatively balanced
midfield — good defence — small squad (no bench)--
Man U — Average attack — physical
midfield — good defence — good squad
depth — Lpool — Relatively good attack — average
midfield — average defence — no quality on the bench — Arsenal — Relatively good attack — average
midfield — good defence — good squad
depth
Included are
Man United
midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin and former Newcastle
midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, in a further show of the ludicrous levels of strength in
depth enjoyed by France.
Former Darlington
man John McReady adds
depth to
midfield and Danny Blanchett replaces Meredith in the left - back berth while youth team captain Tom Platt is added to the first team squad, but the big signings are familiar names to the Bootham Crescent faithful.