This is the lack
of midfield play and the constant end - to - end action especially when playing against a human opponent.
Whilst Wilshere plays with a confidence in most aspects
of his midfield play, the confidence is absent in his shooting.
One thing we definitely need to do is to defend with commonsense & avoid conceding control
of midfield play.
A team full
of midfielders playing all over the place.
Wilshere had some poor passes that lead to our defense consistently getting pressured, and there was not much he could do with the rest
of the midfield playing so poorly.
Name everyone
of our midfielders we play centrally:
Not exact matches
«He's not so far removed from football and the casual lingua franca
of playing life, and his keynote could have been delivered at
midfield in a practice,» notes The Wall Street Journal.
«He's the coach
of Arsenal and he forever believes that you can win games with inexperienced 19 - year - olds who
play in
midfield — and no defence, and no forward,» Thiam said.
When the
midfield trio
of Cazorla / Wilshere / Ramsey have the ball at the edge
of the opposing penalty area, you can be sure it's going to end up back at one
of our CB's and be
played out wide for aimless crosses with nobody there except the opposing goalkeeper.
The Gunners defence has been fortified by the return
of Laurent Koscielny, and against the Hammers Arsenal
played with two defensive
midfielders in Flamini and Coquelin and Wenger has been very pleased with the recent performances.
Schweinsteiger is regarded as one
of the best central
midfielders in European football, and
played a starring role in Brazil last year as Germany were crowned world champions.
The system doesn't really work with a
midfielder playing as one
of the front 3 so Campbell coming through has at least meant we remain dangerous.
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.
There is a strong feeling that the England international
midfield star Jack Wilshere is going to rescue his Arsenal career and come back to be a first team regular again, as long as this season on loan at AFC Bournemouth sees him
play the regular football that all
of his injury problems have denied him at his boyhood club, the mighty Arsenal.
The better tactic shall be made obvious in the kind
of players selected to
play in
midfield by both sides.
Considering Arsenal's tight schedule, the duo are not going to
play every game and with a few more performances like the one against Hull, Mohammed Elneny may well rise above the pecking order in central
midfield before the start
of next season.
We did not and do not need Schneiderlin, we need someone who is happy to
play that discplined
midfield role to allow the rest
of our attacking talent to do its job.
«Jack's moving forward, and you could see tonight that he's really ready now to
play,» Wenger said
of the
midfielder, who has yet to start a league game this season.
Hence our
midfield overload
of like minded ayers
playing out
of position.
Apart from his preferred role
of playing as a box - to - box
midfielder, the Juventus star can also
play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having
played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Their goal while against run
of play and an own goal was good goal because the
midfielder did well to see a better opportunity and passed the ball.
Which brings me to the question: who's going to
play the role
of «dirty but tidy
midfielder?
Joe Ledley is an adaptable
midfielder who can
play out wide left but is perhaps more effective in the centre
of midfield.
One
of the brightest prospects coming out
of Brazilian football at the moment, Arthur looks like he could be ideally suited to the Catalan giants»
playing style after some impressive
midfield displays with Gremio.
And due to wenger insistence
of playing and stating them ahead
of other better player (like cazarola, roisky, in
midfield and campbell, podolski on wings), and maaking other players
play out
of position (Ozil on wings) to accommodate «British core», the result is everyone to see.....
Throughout his career so far, the
midfielder has shown that he is capable
of playing in central area
of the pitch, with the
midfielder being deployed as an attacking
midfielder, central and defensive
midfielder.
This team is still no where close to balance RiDICULOUS, wenger is
playing with our CL slot, once again small forwards and small
midfield RIDICULOUS, if we had a one goal lead i could understand, but if this side
plays offence we will be in a lot
of trouble
Blind was initially bought into Old Trafford as a left - back who could also
play in the centre
of midfield and he became a favourite under van Gaal.
I said they have one true
play maker
of class and again it is the opposite with us as we have primarily one strong battling defensive
midfielder of class.
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 week
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 week
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 week
of Coquelin at just a few weeks.
Arsenal has a lot
of players that can
play in the wide areas, however, the technically ability needed in the central
midfield is very low, so i figure the is so much effort been put in to get Lemar.
The 21 - year - old looks a top talent after seeing increased
playing time in United's
midfield this season, despite plenty
of big - name competition from the likes
of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera.
You are counting reserve players and
midfielders playing out
of position as a good way to operate??
You want to have somebody up top that will finish the huge amount
of chances are
midfield creates and somebody that can
play off Sanchez & allow him to come into the his game and score.
Those are the kind
of strikers that fit how Arsenal
play and will take Arsenal to the next level with the current
midfield we have.
As a team we look very weak, Our
midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to
play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out
of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out
of shit, Giroud for me is a waste
of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we need,
Personally I would go for this formation with Welbeck
playing a box to box role because
of his strength and energy to help counter Kante and Bakayoko in
midfield:
Schneiderlin is only 25, one
of the league's elite
midfielders and has the versatility to
play in different roles.
The Welshman made a crucial assist, worked hard for the team and really
played the role
of a box - to - box
midfielder against Boro and should be given a start.
Beside the issue
of Walcot's contract, Wenger loves his
midfielders and in fairness to him, when we
play Ramsey on the right, we don't have a lot
of movement behind the opposition's defence and we are not as fast as we are when
playing walcot.
The Germany international would make an ideal replacement for Coutinho in attack, and is capable
of playing in a variety
of attacking
midfield roles, or even up front.
pls... I have this question... y does ramsey leave our midfiled exposed, when he
plays theres always like one
midfielder on the pitch instead
of two 2ndly... ramsey never gives forward passes..
Giroud
played horrendous but so did the rest
of the
midfield, don't only blame him is what im saying.
It was not just the fact that Wenger saw very encouraging signs from the
midfielder in the training sessions, although that was a part
of it and the reason the boss sent him on loan to Charlton was just to gain the match fitness he needed to
play for us.
Our
midfield is also extremely strong, and with various types
of player who can
play different roles for our side, it is difficult to pinpoint a weakness.
The diminutive
midfield magician has
played in a number
of roles for Arsenal and I am sure that Arsene Wenger will ask him to do so again at times, but the boss does seem to have settled on the central
midfield role as the best one for the Spaniard.
Of course we had the priceless advantage of having real men play for us instead of little timid and afraid children in defence and especially in midfield or attack like Ozil, Walcott and all the other serail coasters who have made a rich living under their benevolent Uncle Arsene, who indulges their timidity and blames the refs, rather than coward player
Of course we had the priceless advantage
of having real men play for us instead of little timid and afraid children in defence and especially in midfield or attack like Ozil, Walcott and all the other serail coasters who have made a rich living under their benevolent Uncle Arsene, who indulges their timidity and blames the refs, rather than coward player
of having real men
play for us instead
of little timid and afraid children in defence and especially in midfield or attack like Ozil, Walcott and all the other serail coasters who have made a rich living under their benevolent Uncle Arsene, who indulges their timidity and blames the refs, rather than coward player
of little timid and afraid children in defence and especially in
midfield or attack like Ozil, Walcott and all the other serail coasters who have made a rich living under their benevolent Uncle Arsene, who indulges their timidity and blames the refs, rather than coward players.
The two
midfielders at the base
of our
midfield is hard to predict, although Granit Xhaka remains the most likely starter, with one
of Francis Coquelin, Santia Cazorla or Mohamed Elneny likely to
play alongside him.
Aw has lost the plot with his tactics as well.Teams read him and
play us out
of games.We only tend to
play well when opponents give us room to
play in the
midfield — like Everton did.When opponents park the bus and cramp out Ozil and Sanchez, Wenger doesn't have a plan.All the possession and no goals wont win you games.