It is also unknown whether he would go straight in to the team at the Bridge, with manager Jose Mourinho already having a lot of success with his former teammate Willian playing in his preferred
right midfield role.
I would have put Debuchy instead and pushed Bellerin into a conservative
right midfield role with Gibbs doing the same on the other side.
Not exact matches
What gives jack and rambo the
right to share a
midfield role?
This is mainly because his best position is the box to box
role in central
midfield, which unfortunately for him, seems to be nailed down by Santi Cazorla
right now.
I would much rather have Seri than Lemar or Mahrez, because he'd slot
right - into Cazorla's central
midfield role.
Youre clueless on Seri, Seri is a box2box
midfielder, very similar to the
role Ramsey plays
right now, he does nt defend like Coq or Xhaka.
When deployed in a deeper
midfield role or even worse, on the
right - flank, his influence on the game gets affected due to other positional responsibilities.
On Loan * Akpom (depends on our striker buy) * Crowley (he needs to step up and fulfill his potential) * Zelalem (had hot and cold season with Glasgow, would be great if he can be loaned out another year) * Maintland - Niles (hot and cold too, plus we are packed on the
right) * Bielik (lets see what he is made of) * Glen Kamara (
Midfielder that is 21, it is a loan or he will be sold) * Stefan O'Connor * Mavididi (goes on loan so Malen can play first
role in U21)
One of the best young playmakers in the world
right now, there's no doubt # 44m on Atletico Madrid starlet Koke would be money well spent, particularly as he is the ideal long - term heir to Cesc Fabregas in the creative
midfield role.
The Wingers will provide support to the three - man
midfield of Elneny or Xhaka (I would go with Elneny
right now) in the defensive
midfield role; Ramsey in the Vieira
role — Yes, our Vieira, if well motivated, is Ramsey — and Ozil in the attacking
midfield role.
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)
Chambers also claims that he has no real preference as to whether he becomes a regular
right back or central defender and we have yet to see whether Arsene Wenger thinks he might be
right for the deep lying
midfield role.
I sat «player «rather than «
right back «or even defender because the «9 - year old has already taken up two
roles in his fledgling Arsenal career and there has also been talk that he might get a chance to show what he can do as a defensive
midfielder.
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch
midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the
right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our
midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the
midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced
role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's
midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
And not only does the former Gunner think that the Frenchman has got his discipline just
right in that really tricky defensive
midfield role, he believes that there is a lot more to come as he has seen a steady improvement from the youngster.
the only two or three veiera type
midfielders there are around at the moment are pogba, kondogbia, (could have got him if wenger wernt so tight with the money) maybe carvalho the last two might need to be molded more into that
role than pogba mind you, but they have the
right game for it.
Initially a
midfielder, Barcelona's Sergi Roberto has flourished at
right - back and has largely made the
role his own in recent times.
6) Ozil gets to keep his central attacking
midfield role as he is doing
right now.
I was one of the Arsenal fans who raised their eyebrows when Arsene Wenger started using the little magician in his new central
midfield role but soon had to hold my hand up and admit that the prof got that completely
right.
schez md lk pm kg mf ar jw ^ / ^ mo tw ^ dw / this gives us a balanced
midfield and allows us to play jw and ar together in to b2b
roles and mf holding and mo at no 10 and tw pealing off to the
right and dw playing c / f bingo!
If Iwobi can work on his defensive game, putting tackles in and having the
right stamina, He should be ahead of Ramsey in that central
midfield role.
According to WhoScored.com, the South American has played ten games as a central attacking
midfielder, six on the
right flank, and one game on the left - hand side; that's 17 games in total, the same amount as he has been used as an «MC», the
role he would presumably be asked to fill for Arsene Wenger's side, given their need for players in that area rather than further forward, where they have the likes of Mesut Ozil, Tomas Rosicky and Aaron Ramsey to choose from already.
Wide
midfielder Seamus Coleman has played in the
right - back
role this season but is facing an injury lay - off and that could prompt Moyes to bring in Stones this month rather than wait until the summer.
Ox - 5 horrible on the left, took too many shots from outside his range (I so wish we had a couple attacking
midfielders that could shoot from outside the box with any consistency)... showed some composure when he moved back to the
right side, especially when he took on the RB
role once Giroud came in for Holding... his versatility is great but only if Wenger uses him on the
right side
Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle of the pitch... Lacazette can not play so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type of
role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive
midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left side and Ox and Bellerin on the
right, which would stretch defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide
The Germany
midfielder had been used in a strange tucked - in
right - sided
role, some weird hybrid of wide
midfielder and holding player.
He is
right about Xhaka's
role as a defensive
midfielder.
offtopic against city we must pay attention to city
right side of the field were zabaleta and nasri will combine, we must use a left winger that can track back and support monreal, then starting with ozil, cazorla or wilshire as left
midfielders will see us get exposed down the left, i would go for chamberleine or welbeck to play that
role especially that welbeck was playing that
role in the world cup and with united
He favours a
role on the
right - hand side of the defence, and is also capable of pushing into
midfield.
Thierry Henry was
right, Sanchez is perfect in central forward / attacking
midfielder role, due to his ball control, vision and playing style.
I would have thought Ramsey either played next to Coq in the B2B
role (drop El Neney and Iwobi plays on the left) or on the
right side of the
midfield and move Theo to the left (who can interchange with Alexis on the left).
i hope your
right there there is talk that we might be extending arteta's contract by a year, i am of the mind that we should say thanks for all your effort here is a little gold cannon enjoy your retirement and come back if you want to do some coaching in a year or 2, as well as replacing diaby and flamini thats gonna cost hopefully hayden will step in to d / m and grow in to that
role for us and we could get someone else in the jan window, i think wenger will do the
midfield replacements in jan in advance of summer so he doesn't have to next summer.
During his time at Southampton, Chambers typically played the
role of a
right back for his side but has primarily focused on a centre back or defensive
midfield role at the Gunners.
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midfielder Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain happy to be back at Southampton
Unlike playing
right -
midfield for Van Gaal, Mata has played a more advanced
right wing
role more generally over the years.
Again, Matic screens in
midfield while McTominay offers support and Pogba lies on the
right — but the formation could also get the best out of Alexis Sanchez, with him being the playmaker in a central
role that could afford him more space, to link up with both Pogba and the United forwards.
A team that had Figo, Europe's best player on the
right of the
midfield, actually signed the continent's second best player on the
right of the
midfield saying they will find a less familiar
role for the English superstar in the centre of the
midfield!
Mata didn't really fit the profile that Louis van Gaal asks for a
right midfielder, but there was much less competition for that
role than the number 10.
Maybe give Arnautovic another run out on the
right with Manuel Lanzini moving to an attacking central
midfield role where he is best suited and can cause more damage.
United have made upgrading their
right - back position a priority this summer after Antonio Valencia - who has spent the majority of his career in
midfield - was forced to assume the
role last season.
Villalba was kept on the
right, Nagbe stayed in the defensive
midfield, and Julian Gressel was plugged in as that central attacker, Almirón's typical
role.
Gerrard has played much of his career in the centre
midfield role but has also been used as a second striker, holding
midfielder,
right back and
right winger.
He originally excelled as a
right - back but has since been converted into a holding
midfielder, playing a key
role in helping Monaco to their surprise French Ligue 1 title win last season.
It is looking like a repeat of the three year search for a
right back that only ended with the signing of Pablo Zabaleta — who ironically may now be asked to cover in a defensive
midfield role.
Coutinho had shone in a central
midfield role with Liverpool, where Jurgen Klopp played the likes of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohamed Salah in a front three, and a similar ploy could be deployed at the Camp Nou, though Paulinho could be hard done by the decision, given his impressive showing in the
right -
midfield position in a 4 -4-2 setup.
Ramos» haul of honours also includes two European Championship titles, a Champions League and three Spanish titles and he is capable of playing at
right - back or even in
midfield as well as his regular centre - half
role.
The selection questions for David Moyes will be: whether Zabaleta plays again in
midfield with Sam Byram filling in at
right wing back; which is the best threesome out of Reid, Fonte, Angelo Ogbonna, Declan Rice and James Collins to bring stability at the back; if Antonio is brought into an attacking
midfield role will Kouyate make way (with the risk of ensuing mayhem!)
They'd have Gotze and Firmino roaming behind Sturridge, Gotze more to the left with Henderson combing the
right centre -
midfield role and the
right wing
role almost like Milner was doing early on in the Klopp reign.
Tracey picked up the ball out on the
right and picked out the
midfielder in a pocket of space in Benfica's area, with
Roles taking a touch before firing into the gaping net.
The interval brought with it that relieving moment which saw Kasey Palmer enter the field of play - in the place of Collin Quaner; Tom Ince moved to the
right - wing, with Kasey slotting into his preferred central - attacking
midfield role behind the work - horse figure of Laurent Depoitre.