He'd be a good signing for any top club, free or otherwise, as long that club can accept he does have an at times rather poor
reading of the game defensively and lacks truly elite technique and agility.
Not exact matches
we need someone with height power good
reading of the
game and who can tackle and is more
defensively minded..
«Either
of those boys would give Wenger something he hasn't got in midfield.Someone who can
read the
game, is naturally
defensively minded and who will thrive, operating in front
of the back four, making sure Arsenal don't get exposed.»
Against different opposition, Carrick / Schneiderlin might be a better duo — they're similar players in some ways, but,
defensively, Schneiderlin relies more on energy and pressing, whereas Carrick relies more on positioning and his ability to
read the
game, and going forward, Carrick provides a range
of passing we don't get from anyone else in the team.