He is nothing special other than a ball
playing deep midfielder.
Should Wilshere be
Playing a Deeper Midfield Role for Arsenal As Well?
Playing the deep midfield role since the age of 8, Neves has developed tactically far quicker than most, very rarely caught out of position, aggressive in his attempts to win back possession, he also has fantastic intelligence for his age and is able to read play very well which his Porto B manager sees as his best attribute.
But Ox is thinking
he played me deep midfield now I'm wing back I suspect he'll go to the side that offers him the best package and a chance to play up front even if it's coming off the bench.
good article and analysis i have seen Ozil
played deep midfield for Germany and he was really good alongside a DM he can roam freely in the middle and make the through passes.
Another player that
plays a deep midfielder role.
At this stage of the season, Cleverley is the player being dribbled past the most times per game suggesting he isn't performing that well in terms of actual defending but is
playing the deep midfield role as a deep - lying playmaker — his effectiveness in this position is there to be scrutinised, of course.
Van Gaal, on the other hand, cleverly sees that his star player needs space to manoeuvre and by
playing a deeper midfield and a more direct style it allows him the opportunity to pick up the ball and drive at the opposition defence.
Not exact matches
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.
With 3 at the back we don't need a traditional defensive
midfielder, we need a box to box
midfielder with strong defensive action who can link defence and attack and start the
play from
deep on the field.
oh and just to help you out ah little, please take into consideration, that
deep lying
midfielder who can
play through the lines, has not been available for over a year, because if the man who has assembled this group of players can't improve them, then is it the players or the manager?
We have not just defensive
midfielders but also two
deep lying
play maker at the same time.
Most misplaced passes in the Premier League this term: Y.Kaboul (35) A.Ramsey (26) D.Janmaat (25) G.Barry (24) C.Benteke (24) R.Brady (24)-- Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 19, 2015 Unless, as the former Cardiff man was during the 13/14 campaign, he's positioned alongside a holding
midfielder who can also carry the burden as our
deeper playmaker similar to what Arteta did,
playing Ramsey alongside a destructive
midfielder like Coquelin just doesn't work.
Our
deep lying
midfielders and per with need to
play out of their skin.
Play Wilshere ahead of Ramsey that's all I'm asking for, put him in the centre alongside either LeCoq or Elneny so we can see if he will thrive in the
deep midfield role.
It's the main reason Ozil has flourished, Cazorla can
play deeper because of LeCoq and Ozil can do what he does best thanks to both
midfielders, meanwhile Sanchez is there to give us the edge Ozil can't provide while Walcott / Giroud focus on finishing the chances and nothing else.
Wilshere has been
playing in an advanced
midfield role in the past season - and - a-half, and is even tipped to challenge Mesut Ozil for his role as creator, but Southgate is of the belief that he should be in a
deeper role.
-- Wilshere:
Plays better in a
deeper central
midfield position, than
playing behind a striker, like Cazorla.
Also, simply comparing the 2 last year by spewing goal / assist numbers doesn't exactly provide the context that one (Ozil) was our primary attacking
midfielder playing behind the ST, whilst the other (cazorla) was
playing deep alongside our defensive
midfielder.
Although Wilshere has not nailed down a regular position in his career so far,
playing both as an attacking
midfielder, either centrally or on either flank, as well as a more defensive - minded player, it appears that he wants to work on becoming more of a
deep - lying ball player in the Alonso or Pirlo mould.
Stack the
midfield to control the game but
play a bit
deeper.
Both side
played a medium -
deep defensive block with packed
midfields, minimal anti-half pressing triggers and marked use of both ultra-wide flank
play and gegen - lobbed invitations for centre - centre combat.
Walcott now wants to
play the right wing, Sanchez best attributes is charging defenders and fullbacks with the ball at his feet commencing from
deep and wide areas his weakness is holding a position high up the pitch alongside defenders and allowing
midfielders to feed him balls.
Dier's versatility has made him a pivotal figure in the Spurs squad, and as per the report, it's suggested that his ability to
play in a
deep midfield role has attracted Jose Mourinho's attention as he continues to search for a long - term replacement for Michael Carrick.
Similarly, Arsenal has been
playing deep lying playmakers like Arteta and box to box
midfielders like Wilshere and Ramsey.
Correct me if I am wrong but Cesc
played as a
deep lying
midfielder who you used to set attacks going ect when he was fuc@ing 17!!!
hello... am not a manager, tactician or anything... but to stop city you need to crowd the
midfield... there is no way we will beat city with lacazette isolated upfront, sanchez chasing shadows trying to press city backline instead of
playing deep to nullyfy them getting the ball into dangerous areas... city fullbacks or wingbacks (delph and walker) unlike other fullbacks they tend to carry the ball infield hence outnumbering opposition in
midfield thereby giving de bryne and silva ample time to pick runners in sane and sterling..
-- Ozil: Lost the ball several times in the first half, but overall he performed better when
playing as a
deeper central
midfielder.
Zelalem is a bit like a ozil type but has been
playing deeper in
Midfield I think there doing that to help toughen him up.
I stop reading when you said «You always hype Cazorla», common @davidrusa, Cazorla is one of the most underrated players at Arsenal, he was forced to
play out wide and then
deep at the
midfield just for not being a 42m player, he was the best player 2 yrs ago, and would have continued the same way if not for Ozil signing...
Wenger wants old fashioned centre - forwards who
play very
deep (virtually
midfield) and make runs forward, hold the ball up, etc..
Although he favours an attacking
midfield position, over the years, Cazorla has proven himself equally adept at
playing from a
deep - lying position and, despite his stature, he is more than willing to contribute to the defensive side of the game.
Illarramendi would be an amazing buy, sure he's not
midfield destroyer like mascherano but he's more of a
deep lying
play maker like alonso.
Pirlo says he wan na
play in a different league nxt season, hw about we sign him for cheap n he
plays as a
deep lying
midfielder as wel as increasin d belief among our young stars n squad Just a suggestion tho
A
midfield that suits Theo will / may not suit Giroud and that's where the problem lies... I'm sure Wenger has something up his sleeves to have offered Theo and Giroud high wage contracts... For tough away games, e.g chelsea,
play a double DM and hit on counter, that makes Theo ideal... And at lower team that likes to depend
deep in their half, he can
play Giroud because of his physical presence and great hold up
play, or even
play both depending... All in all another DM is HIGHLY needed.
He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he
plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to
play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from
deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid
midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box
midfielder.
Xhaka and Elneny are not true DMF but if you pair them together they can still patrol the defensive the
midfield even if required to
play deep areas.
He needs to be
played in an attacking role where he doesn't need to go to ground trying to win the ball back from
deep midfield.
The day when Wenger will
play 5 defenders plus two
deep lying
midfielders is the day when he will say he's quitting Arsenal.
It is obvious from the way we
played before he moved into
playing the
deep - lying central
midfield position.
Ozil is surprisingly very committed, he is
playing as a hybrid creative
midfielder doing both santi role of getting the ball
deep to organise
play and his usual creative self.
Air - tight defence, brilliant
midfield and attack with
deep squad members who could all
play a role.
Yes, contrary to other games — in which Guardiola used his talismanic skipper, Lahm, as the
midfield pivot in his favored 4 -1-4-1 system — he
played Kroos as the
deep lying
midfielder and, with Alaba and Lahm bombing forward from their Left and Right - Back positions, respectively, Bayern didn't have bodies in their own half, to thwart Real Madrid's counter-attacks.
Attacking
midfielder played as
deep lying playmaker with overwhelming success.
Possible rotations which wouldn't weaken the team significantly... Gab for Per Debuchy for Hector (if Debuchy is alright) Gibbs for Monreal Theo for Rambo (Theo can
play as a true RW with Debuchy being restraint in his forward runs) Jack for Santi (Jack to do the
Deep Lying role) Welbz for Sanchez (stick to the right... will support Gibbs on his forward runs) Rosicky for Ozil (TR7 is still an effective creator and adds bite to the
midfield)
Personally, I am of the opinion that the role of a
deep - lying
midfield orchestrator is his best position and I believe he should be
played there for Arsenal as well.
And it seems that Wenger does not really see Jack's future at Arsenal in a
deeper lying
midfield role, despite the fact that he was
played there quite a lot by the previous England manager Roy Hodgson and received a lot of praise and a fair few Man of the Match awards for his performances in the role.
Think if they could
play the ball forward quickly and bypass the
deep midfield a bit they could get enough goals to overcome that lack of defense in the
midfield.
Wilshere has a chance as well, although by Southgate's own criteria he not only needs to be
playing for Arsenal, but
playing in the position Southgate wants to
play him: in the
deep midfield, rather than the forward role Arsene Wenger has mostly set aside for him this season in the cup competitions.
Surely wenger has got to
play jack in the
deep midfield role soon I'm loving his direct
midfield bypassing balls, not many have the vision or technique to do it, dare I say very beckham and gerrard like.