The better tactic shall be made obvious in the kind of players selected to
play in midfield by both sides.
He showed some great touches under pressure, a good range of passing, and he did well to help break up
play in midfield from start to finish.
Di Maria also
played in midfield for Madrid last year, but he has excelled further forward for United already, and Van Gaal will be loathe to tinker with the parts of his team that are functioning.
And in fairness to Coquelin, he's a player whose weaknesses — movement of the ball and showing for the ball — would be mitigated in a three man midfield, much like Real Madrid's Casemiro is mitigated by
playing in a midfield with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, and his strengths would likely be accentuated.
He said in a recent press conference that he is «looking to do something» in Jan. lets hope its a DM because we seriously can't rely on Flam the billionaire
playing in midfield against Barcelona et al in the UCL and our domestic rivals.
sanogo is better
played in midfield like diaby, great ball protection and a strong presence but useless in front of the goal
Jurgen Klopp do have some selection headech but we can safely assume he will start with Firmino, Salah and Mane in attacking roles with Wijnaldum, Henderson and Oxlaid - Chamberlain
playing in midfield roles.
Of course the Frenchman could also
play in midfield position as well and it will be interesting to see whether or not Jose Mourinho do push the deal, which could be one of the biggest transfer deals of the summer.
What I can't see however is how Coquelin is properly equipped to
play in a midfield pair in a 4 -2-3-1 formation — Wenger's preferred formation until recently.
With LeCoq and
Elneny playing in midfield together we have a more stable platform, protecting back four, and enabling Ozil and Iwobi to roam.
However, now that the Coq is out we should look out for a different pair, Ramsey may not fare so badly
if played in midfield along with Xhaka.
Angel Di Maria has proven over the past six months that he is capable of
playing in a midfield trio or out in his natural position on the wing.
A little under five years ago, current Mexico national team boss Juan Carlos Osorio spotted Davinson
Sanchez playing in midfield in a local Colombian academy.
To be honest I
love playing in the midfield but am ready to play anywhere for my team, the goal is usually to give my best for my team regardless of where am deployed.
Guardiola has decided to hand Gundogan his City debut, the 25 - year - old will
play in midfield alongside Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne.
Always looking at Cristiano trying to predict what the Portuguese would do next, or connecting with Xaby Alonso and creating an
amazing play in the Midfield, or simply setting up the greatest passes for Benzema's clinical finish.
Defenders should play in defense Midfielders should
play in midfield People who specialise in certain areas are better than those who do not And to be honest, Eleny does not do a fantastic job in what he specialises in any way.
When Rooney was forced to
play in midfield earlier this season, due to an injury crisis, he looked restricted, but nevertheless got on with the job.
Rooney has been solid since being appointed as skipper and
although played in midfield against the Reds, should push further up the field in place of youngster James Wilson.