Not exact matches
Having added a striker and
midfielder, a
central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th
in the Premier League last season and is short of
options at the back
with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.
Unfortunately for Arsene Wenger his selection
options in central midfield have suddenly disappeared at the worst possible time, so
with Cazorla, Xhaka, Ramsey and Elneny all unavailable, so the Frenchman has had to put his faith
in Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and you would think that his performance and effectiveness
in the middle will be a key factor
in the outcome of this hugely important Londo0n derby.
The Arsenal transfer rumours about Jack Wilshere and a possible move to play for our old rivals Manchester United are still
in the embryonic stage, as reported by Metro, but
with the Gunners already having more
options in the
central midfield area where Jack plays there is a good chance that his loan season at AFC Bournemouth is not going to be enough to earn him a return to play for his beloved Arsenal.
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.
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.
It may simply be that United feel they could do
with an upgrade
in that department anyway,
with either Fabinho or Vidal giving them more
options to rotate between truly world class performers
in central midfield.
In the
midfield too, although the injury, absentee and disciplinary situation left the manager
with no
central options at the worst possible time.
With him being a central midfielder and with Arsenal having just signed one of those in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team regu
With him being a
central midfielder and
with Arsenal having just signed one of those in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team regu
with Arsenal having just signed one of those
in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad
options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team regular.
And the Gunners have been strongly linked
with a transfer move for the 27 - year old, but
with Arsene Wenger seemingly happy
with his attacking
options, at least for now, and the squad desperately needing cover
in the areas of
central midfield and defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.
I agree
with, Fernandinio is a better
option from City as he is what we are lacking
in our
central midfield.
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?
Aaron Ramsey was a possible inclusion but after some time out it would be a risk to throw him straight
in and
with quite a few
options in central midfield I did not expect the boss to risk him.
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 deadl
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 deadl
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.
According to the Daily Star the Welshman is not ready yet but
with plenty of other
options available to Arsene Wenger
in central midfield, this should not be much of a problem for the Gunners this weekend.
Because of all the injury problems which have left the boss
with little
option in central midfield or the back four, Wenger has at least got two first choice full backs
in Kieran Gibbs and Mathieu Debuchy,
with Calum Chambers set yto partner Mertesacker
in the centre of our defence.
But
with all the forward
options that Arsene Wenger already has
in the Gunners squad and
with the need for players
in other positions like
central defence and
midfield seeming a much more urgent need, it seemed that these reports were unlikely to hold much water.
We really need to give Alexis Sanchez a rest and so the best
option for me would be to have Cazorla on one side of Giroud
with Campbell on the other, leaving a position
in central midfield.
@Legendary, I tend to agree
with most of what you have said but
Central Midfielder is the last we need at the moment because we have enough of them
in my opinion, at least two reliable
options in each position + standbys.
With Steven Gerrard set to leave Liverpool a move for Song could help boost their
central midfield options and
in that regard Rodgers is also targeting Aston Villa's Fabian Delph.
It would also keep Soldado and Adebayor up top
with the
option for Ade to drop
in and create a fourth player
in central midfield.
Ezequiel Garay, an
option Sampaoli would dearly love to be able to call upon, has asked not to be called up for international duty due to fitness issues, and as
with central midfield, Argentina — a nation once stacked
with world - class
options in the position — doesn't have many other great choices here.
Koeman often reshuffles his
midfield pack
with Steven Davis used
in central midfield or more attacking and wider positions as required by his manager and Oxlade - Chamberlain would fit
in at the club as a similarly adaptable
option, though the Englishman would hope one used as a centrepiece rather than an accessory.
Sherwood has
options in the
central defensive
midfield position
with the likes of Gueye and Sanchez.