I certainly think that at his best, Wilshere has the quality to be a starting central
midfielder for Arsenal.
A position that has come to prominence in Arsene's 4 -2-3-1, Santi Cazorla is the regular wide
midfielder for Arsenal, but with him out for a month due to injury, can Wilshere make this position his?
Ya got to hand it to Wenger got Coqulin from Charlton cost nil been the best
midfielder for Arsenal for quite a while.
The ideal
midfielder for Arsenal and reportedly a player who wanted to join the Gunners from Southampton, it was eventually Manchester United who won the race for Morgan Schneiderlin's signature in a move that significantly strengthens the Red Devils in their potential title challenge against Arsenal this season.
Even though he will not be the deepest lying
midfielder for Arsenal, the Ox will need to help out defensively but with Coquelin in front of the back four he will also hope to get forward and help the Gunners attack and that is his main strength.
Then he could use whatever sum out the # 35 emarked for a new top quality centerforwad to get a top quality
midfielder for Arsenal.
With some surprisingly strong form this season, Francis Coquelin will surely continue as one of the two main defensive
midfielders for Arsenal next season.
Having lost Wilshere to a long term ankle injury and Arteta for a number of weeks in recent days, bodies are certainly required in central
midfield for Arsenal, so a loan move for Ledesma could represent a canny piece of business as long as it is backed up by quality additions.
Another option in
midfield for Arsenal could be highly - rated Borussia Monchengladbach star Christoph Kramer, a # 20m target for the Gunners.
MOHAMED ELNENY N / A The Egyptian offered more body in
midfield for Arsenal but could not find the final pass in City's robust defence.
Valued at around # 23m, Sporting Lisbon youngster William Carvalho looks an ideal signing in
midfield for Arsenal, and may now be Wenger's main target in that position after seemingly struggling to land the likes of Southampton star Morgan Schneiderlin and Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan.
The Germany international could certainly be an upgrade on someone like Granit Xhaka in
midfield for Arsenal, while Barcelona could perhaps also do with signing him as a long - term replacement for the ageing Andres Iniesta in the middle of the park.
Recalled from loan at Charlton Athletic in a surprise move, Francis Coquelin has been superb in
midfield for Arsenal, convincing Arsene Wenger not to dip into the transfer marker in that position this January.
Coquelin was a revelation in
midfield for Arsenal during the second half of last season, claiming the defensive - midfield role.
Bellerin and Kolasinac will play as two wing backs while Xhaka and Wilshere will feature in the heart of
the midfield for Arsenal.
Bellerin and Kolasinac will play as two wingbacks while Xhaka and Ramsey will feature in the heart of
the midfield for Arsenal.
Not exact matches
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.
The
midfielder featured in every Championship game
for his club last term, but I don't think he is ready
for the step - up to
Arsenal I'm afraid.
With the emergence of Francis Coquelin as
Arsenal's first - choice defensive
midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting
for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - team.
When
Arsenal played with Arteta as defensive
midfielder that situation never occurs he tends to control the flow and pace of
Arsenal game with his passing and by holding his position, he also runs into space very well and always available
for a pass.
Arteta is certainly very talented, despite getting on in years, and will be hoping to get chance to impress Arsene Wenger before the season ends, but with the dogfight
Arsenal are in with Man City and Man United
for second place means that he is unlikely to be risked at the moment as the club has a whole host of talent in
midfield right now.
New Chelsea
midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed he chose to move to Stamford Bridge after former club
Arsenal informed him they had sufficient cover
for his position — Sky Sports
The former
midfielder played
for the Gunners
for 12 years between 1985 and 1997 and is sometimes described as an «
Arsenal Legend», but he seems to do nothing but talk badly about our club in recent years.
The
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has been warned by Arsene Wenger
for his dismissal in yesterday's Premier League match - up with Burnley.
Ozil and Sanchez (The Chilean basically carried us
for the first half of the season when the keys of the team were given to the worse
midfielder in the
Arsenal squad, Jack Wilshere... He is tired and it is easy to see) have come to
Arsenal to get paid because they know they will win f*ck all here.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has a pretty daunting message
for the rest of the Premier League regarding the club's new signing Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang.
The best player on the pitch as Southampton beat
Arsenal 2 - 0 at St. Mary's was
midfielder Victor Wanyama, whose physicality and dominance in the centre of the pitch was much too much
for the visitors to deal with.
Ryo is expendable, Podolski is actually a high scorer
for Arsenal in his period here compared to other players playing in
midfield.
Chelsea
midfielder Cesc Fabregas was a breakthrough star at
Arsenal, following his switch from boyhood club Barcelona, and despite losing favour with the Gunners fans, only has positive words
for his former side.
Our BFG is not saying that it will be easy by any means, but he reckons that as long as Francis Coquelin can do the same sort of job on the United and Belgium
midfielder Marouane Fellaini that he did in March, then
Arsenal will have the right recipe
for success.
And if both
Arsenal midfielders or either one is not quite ready
for that game, they probably will be available
for the Champions League trip to face Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Arsenal are reportedly planning to offload under - performing and injury - prone
midfielder Jack Wilshere in the summer
for a deal worth around # 25m.
There is no guarantee he will be fit
for next season but Wenger may feel that
Arsenal has enough
midfielders.
Chelsea are prepared to sell Nigeria
midfielder John Mikel Obi, 27, as they plan a move
for Real Madrid and Germany
midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, who is also a target
for Arsenal — Daily Express
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Arsenal have not yet bid
for Napoli
midfielder Jorginho but he could seal a transfer if the right offer comes in
for him this summer, according to his agent Joao Santos.
Of course it does not help
Arsenal that Coquelin picked up the problem at the same time that another central
midfielder Mohamed Elneny has headed off to Gabon to play
for his national side Egypt in the African Cup of Nations and that he might not return until the February if they go all the way, but in a report on the
Arsenal website the manager has set the estimated return date of Coquelin at just a few weeks.
There is plenty of competition
for places across the
Arsenal midfield, so he will have to show that he is the pick of the bunch to maintain a regular spot in the side.
I think currently it is difficult to find someone like him, unless
Arsenal is willing to pay 60 million plus
for a new attacking
midfielder.
But as to replacing the Ox before this window shut, I think
Arsenal should try to find a top quality
midfielder far better than the Ox as replacement
for him if they get one and fee is agreed.
The brilliant Czech
midfielder Tomas Rosicky is now in his 8th season at
Arsenal, and has always performed brilliantly when called upon to play
for the first team, but due to various injuries and Arsene Wenger's choices our Little Mozart has only averaged 20 starts a season in all competitions, and another 10 per year as substitute.
Arsenal are ready to step up their interest in Southampton
midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin with the north London side preparing two potential offers
for the French international.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has given Arsene Wenger a major fitness boost after returning to the Gunners squad
for their trip to Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday night.
As far as this transfer window is concern if wenger fails to buy players
for the two obvious positions i.e striker and defensive
midfielder, then he is no more the right man
for ARSENAL.
According to recent reports from CNN Turkey,
Arsenal are interested in out - of - favour Barcelona
midfielder Arda Turan, who seems a like -
for - like replacement
for Ozil if the German does end up moving on.
Although most
Arsenal fans would still like to see Arsene Wenger spend good money in the transfer market on an experienced and top class central
midfielder like Morgan Schneiderlin, we do not seem too concerned about the boss waiting until the summer and giving young Coquelin the chance to keep strutting his stuff
for the rest of the season.
Dutch second - tier side VVV Venlo are now said to be set to sign the
midfielder on loan until the summer, where he will be expected to land a first - team role, before returning to
Arsenal for pre-season.
One player that the boss would have been hoping was on the plane, however, is our injury ravaged England international Jack Wilshere, but once again the
midfielder's recovery has been put back from it's original timescale, reports the Daily Mail, and I have to wonder whether this latest injury blow may signal the beginning of the end
for him and
Arsenal FC.
Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin wants to have the same impact
for the Gunners as Nemanja Matic has had
for Chelsea, reports the Daily Star.
Arsenal board are silly to give ozil
for another contact worth280, 000 pounds a week bcos he is a very lazy guy are using his whole life with girlfriends in hotel and is not doing hard training bcos of cigarettes and women are making him lazy and I still prefer Sanchez hard working is doing
for the club than ozil, please find another attacking
midfielder is really want to commit himself
for the club than the lazy guy is not have anything to offer the club and is only to demand
for increasement of the payment without doing nothing
for the club and is the one poison Sanchez mind
for increased of the.