And for more prowess at Arsenal's central attacking
midfielder option and cover, Arsenal should explore the opportunity at signing Moussa Sissoko to the fullest and sign him if he agrees to come to us and his argent and Newcastle FC will reasonably lower their asking price for him to enable Arsenal to sign him.
And the emergence of the likes Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Ross Barkley means that Hodgson has enough
midfield options that he does not have to gamble on Wilshere's fitness.
This tops a terrible week regarding the player's attitude and discipline, and raises huge questions over whether we need to reassess
our midfield options.
Arsenal should be looking at
their midfield options this month, with Granit Xhaka and Francis Coquelin failing to form the partnership we had expected in the middle of the park.
In turn, as reported by The Sun, Chelsea and Liverpool have both been linked with a move, while Juventus has become a possibility for the youngster as all three clubs in question are looking to bolster
their midfield options ahead of next season.
And if we replaced Flamini with a better
midfield option we wouldn't have to worry either.
With
midfield options now looking sorted, will manager van Gaal now turns his attentions to further strengthening his squad with additions in defensive and attacking areas?
THose lack of
midfield options Arsene Wenger was left with because of Xhaka, Cazorla, Ramsey and Elneny being unavailable really hurt, as did our failure to take at least one of the good chances.
United have already signed Memphis Depay from PSV to add to their attacking
midfield options, meaning Januzaj could face an even tougher task in breaking into van Gaal's starting lineup next term.
wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in
another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....
Man Utd are reportedly set to battle Liverpool in the summer transfer market as both clubs look to bolster
their midfield options ahead of next season.
Though the Etihad Stadium brought in central
midfield options in Javi Garcia and Jack Rodwell, the young Everton man is sidelined with injury and Yaya Toure is off to the African Nations Cup and this may well lead the Premier League title holders into making a formal offer for the experienced Roma man.
BUT im willing to bet my Ar $ e virginity that Wenger will stick with Giroud as our only option and maybe buy players to crowd our already croded attacking
midfield options.
Mathieu Flamini is a fairly one - dimensional defensive
midfield option who is not the same player as he was in his first spell at the North London club, whilst veteran Spaniard Mikel Arteta is suffering with continued injury concerns and can not offer the same presence that Krychowiak would offer.
Man United boss Louis van Gaal may be keen to strengthen his central
midfield options and Gundogan offers the attributes of a defensively minded enforcer, whilst also being an excellent distributor of the ball.
According to The Sun, the player himself is keen on a move to the Emirates Stadium, while Arsene Wenger — who has also poached the Bundesliga for Borussia Monchengladbach's Swiss international Granit Xhaka — is keen in adding Mkhitaryan to his increasing
midfield options.
19 - year - old Halilovic moved to Barca from Croatian heavyweights Dinamo Zagreb in 2014, but has struggled to establish himself amidst the Catalan giants» myriad of
midfield options.
Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers has improved his central
midfield options over the summer with experienced England international James Milner offering Liverpool a versatile weapon whilst last summer's addition Emre Can has matured into a player who's best position is in a defensive enforcer role.
The 22 - year - old French international would offer Mourinho a more direct central
midfield option than either Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas, arguably contributing more of a threat in the final third, whilst also having the physical presence to get «stuck - in» as and when necessary.
do nt be surprised if we see song back on a loan would be the easiest
midfield option to get at short notice just to get him on loan for a season just to fill the gap i think wenger likes familiarity with some players knowing the arsenal way would be an ok squad filler in case we have injury pile up at Christmas or new year period as you would expect would be an upgrade on kim kalstrom i think anyways and being at barca cant have done his skill set any harm maybe he learn to more defensive responsibility
Would be nice to go for
a midfield option... Shame Bayern got Tolisso for peanuts compared to what we want to pay for Lemar.
Meanwhile, Montella is seemingly set to prioritise strengthening
his midfield options this summer, and that involves a move for Real Madrid ace Mateo Kovacic, as per Calciomercato.
Arsene Wenger is planning a major reshuffle of
his midfield options this summer and has allowed veteran duo Mikel Arteta and Tomas Rosicky to depart.
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Mourinho has a host of defensive and holding
midfield options at present, with Serbian Nemanja Matic now the regular in the Chelsea starting line - up.
He's pure class if our central
midfield options next season are Vidal, Coquelin, Arteta, Jack, Ramsey, santi and ozil just that one addition would give us one of the best midfields a in the world.
The Italian giants would like to add the Serbian to
their midfield options.
i don't like this talk about should wenger have played an x player or a z player.At the end of the day Ramsey played he got injured and now we move on as we have plenty of
midfield options.
Dimitri Payet's injury is a huge blow, but there's a solid
midfield option in the U.S. who can pick up where Payet left off.
I certainly think that if Arsene Wenger had these attacking
midfield options open to him then he might not be so reluctant to let the young Gunner Alex Iwobi go out on loan to gain some valuable experience.
In turn, that will be music to the ears of most Liverpool fans as Robertson has been in great form this season, while having several
midfield options back will be a major plus with the games coming thick and fast in the coming weeks.
That will be a blow to AC Milan who have been linked with a move for the England international, as noted by Calciomercato, as the Italian giants are said to be very keen in order to bolster
their midfield options.
I would love to see a big dm option come in, but again with all
our midfield options due back by the time we face spurs (in 5 matches time) I can see wenger running with 2 of cazorla rosicky chamberlain ozil ramsey wilshire arteta zelalem diaby and niles, playing either side of coquelin flamini chambers or hayden, again 14 options for 3 positions will be considered enough by wenger.
The loss of Ramsey is a blow but with Arsenal having good central
midfield options in Coquelin, Cazorla, Elneny and Xhaka, will the Gunners be able to cope without him?
And I had hope Le Prof would've brought in another top quality midfielder to reinforced
his midfield options.
Even though the player isn't a regular starter in midfield, its a big blow to know that yet another one of
our midfield options is now surely ruled out for a number of weeks.
Arsenal are now, and have often been in the past, one of the Premier League teams with the best
midfield options.
Our options are not so perfect however, with our central
midfield options having dwindled down horrifically.
no other manager of one of Europe s top 10 clubs would be happy with our strikers and defensive
midfield options
Wenger is keen to improve on his current
midfield options, with Mikel Arteta ageing and others such as Mathieu Flamini and Jack Wilshere not looking convincing in a deep - lying role for his side.
Strootman is clearly the less «creative» of the pair but the Dutch international is however perhaps a more rounded
midfield option with the Stadio Olimpico star capable of getting stuck in whilst also offering a real weapon in the final third.
- Yes you might be right about our central
midfield options.
Man Utd have also been rumoured to be strengthening their attacking
midfield options, but have failed in efforts to bring Ivan Perisic and Gareth Bale to the club.
According to Don Balon, the City boss is keen on signing both Toni Kroos and Isco from Los Blancos to strengthen his creative
midfield options for next season, with both players said to be welcome to the idea of leaving the Bernabeu in the summer.
This is the second part and I am covering the central
midfield options we have at our disposal.
@SoOpa, Ok, let's exclude Ramsey from the midfield and I didn't include Arteta in
our midfield options..
The list includes five potential central -
midfield options for Wenger — notably anchor man Francis Coquelin — and it was intriguing to see how the French coach opted to compensate for the loss of his sole key defensive - midfield operator.
The 25 / year old defensive midfielder has helped Lyon to concede the fewest goals in the French Ligue 1 and Wenger has decided that Gonalons is the perfect player to boost Arsenal's
midfield options and has instructed the club hierarchy to make it happen.
Arsenal are no doubt lacking in steady
midfield options at present, with Francis Coquelin, Mo Elneny, Granit Xhaka and the Ox currently sharing the two roles, and none of them are particularly deserved of holding onto their role at present.
Both Premier League sides could well do with fresh central
midfield options and the lack of a signing of this type over the summer may well have left both clubs well short of mounting a genuine Premier League title challenge.