Considering the lineup of both Arsenal and Stoke City, the Gunners have far better line up with
strongest midfield and attacking division.
Spurs have
stronger midfield and attack with Dembele, Wanyama, Sissoko, Lamela, Son, ALLI, Ericksen, Llorente Kane
Not exact matches
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.
Our defence does have frailties,
and you could argue that if we were
stronger at the back we could free up another player for our
midfield or
attack,
and that could potentially open us up to win many more matches.
Liverpool — Henderson — Gerrard Real — Modric — Kroos Don't get me wrong, we absolutely need a pure DM for tough matches — but spending 25M + + for extra depth in that position is really luxury Vidal is a versatile all around central
midfielder — If we play 4 -2-3-1, let him pair with either Ramsey / Carzola
and we have a very
strong midfield base in both
attack and defense.
Any good manager would have a
strong midfield in defense
and attack allowing players to play in their positions.
Our Defence is Quite
strong,
Midfield is
strongest and Attack is also
strong.
It literally takes pretty much all the strengths away from our world - class triangle of Mesut, Santi
and Ozil to place a struggling for form Campbell in a more
attacking role when the part of his role he's been doing best is providing extra defensive cover, while making us weaker in
midfield when our
strongest midfielder has been injured!!
This
midfield would also be capable of snuffing out many
attacks even from
strong teams across England
and Europe.
Did he actually watch the game against Leicester?Yes we were
strong attacking, but the defending was dire
and as importantly Elneny
and Xhaka were the worst
midfielders pairing I have seen in the red
and white.
Paulo Dybala was vital in getting their
attack rolling,
and as the game went on more players started getting involved as well, including a surprisingly
strong supporting performance from Alex Sandro on the left side of the Italians»
midfield.
Arsenal's
midfielder is often seen as being quite lightweight,
and by bringing in big,
strong defensive
midfielder, it'll cause opponents to go into Gunners games with more caution,
and with the extra defensive cover, will allow the Arsenal forwards
and fullbacks to go forward more freely, allowing them more freedom
attacking freedom, which can only be seen as a good thing.
Darmian
and Depay both have incredible engines
and can
attack and defend well, Sweinsteiger
and Schneiderlin in Deep
midfield also looks
strong.
They need a tough, world class central defender, a hard working defensive
midfielder, an
attacking midfielder that defends
and a
strong, pacy striker.
He pointed out that we had too many defensive
midfielders wanting to bomb forward
and leaving space behind for potential counter
attack,
and if you read between the lines
and use it as a source of info for analysis, you can clearly see he is implying we need to be
stronger in the
midfield by not losing ball possession, pressing more when we don't have the ball
and not let ourselves exposed.
And even though the Gunners will be expecting to take the game to Chelsea I reckon that the boss will want his
strongest defensive
midfielder on the pitch in order to stop any counter
attacks leading to a goal.
We need some
midfielders that can be
strong and battle for us!!!! al our
midfield are forward thinking
and there is such a big hole from them
and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get
attacked with goals against us with the style of
midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams
and we have always had players that will get back
and cover
and can tackle
and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our
midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good
strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,
simple, we were top of table more than any other team last year, only loss in back that started was sagna, we managed last year w arteta & flamini, of course I want to strengthen there, but the glaring issue to me is at striker, we have a full complement of good to mediocre strikers, adequate but not going to compete season long against city
and chelsea, in my opinion, back line fine, DM needs upgrading,
attacking midfield strongest in EPL, central striker??? put a thierry henri on this squad in his prime, we win the league,
This is very interesting.I look at the number of striking options in our team
and i wonder how Wenger will be signing a cf.However as i keep saying a cf is a need not a want.
And needs are more important than wants.We have needed a World class cf since Robin Van P. Left.Just look at the feeling you get when you have a world class goalkeeper e.g Cech in the team.You feel relieved you know why?Its because the goalkeeper is very reliable, very talented
and consistent.Imagine the feeling you would have when having a world class cf in the team.You feel very relieved you know why?its because the cf is very consistent, is super talented, will at most times finish off chances
and will mostly create moments of magic.Arsenal need a world class cf so as to have that sense of reliability
and to not put too much pressure on the
midfield to always create chances for them.We neeed that consistency infront of goal to excel.Right now arsenal's centre forwards are very inconsistent, unreliable at most times
and are not very clinical.We need a world class striker so that at least if the team is not performing he can take control
and do something out of nothing.You need to understand the benefits of having a world class cf its not just about goals or talent but about being a leader of the
attack, a
strong scoring mentality
and also the will to be consistent.World class cf's give your
attack the ish factor.
If after 10 plus years, Arsenal still suffer the same kinds of disease (if the
attack is
strong, the
midfield and defence are weak; if the
midfield is OK, the strike department
and defence are poor)....
Moreover in order for you to do it successfully you HAVE to have a very
strong back line that link well with the
midfield or a
midfielder who is willing to be the link between the defense
and the
attack.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB
and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future
and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he
and his father were a little too involved on social media
and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same
and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill
and / or youth worthy of our time
and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz
and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club
and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant
and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward
and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel
and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players
and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be
strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before
and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant
attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess
and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad
and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the
midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger
and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez
and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size
and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott
and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship
and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott
and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices
and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board
and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger,
and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front
and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent
and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more
and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
But ozil as we all knows a skillful player but having only that is not enough, he has to train hard on the training to
attack resolutely, come back
and press on the opopent s defenders even
midfielders to disposes the ball be a ruthless fighter, otherwise with the performance he has been displaying which doesn't create any impact with the ever getting
stronger premiere league teams, I don't think he deserved to be payed that much.
Anyways
strong midfield, firm
and strong defence, speedy
attack
Plenty of pace
and a
strong and creative
midfield means we should be fantastic on the counter
attack, which really pays dividends when the away goals start to count.
We knew they would be
stronger than us in
midfield, why not play a proper
attacking line up like 4 -2-4 bypassing the
midfield to
attack them
and get something out of the game.
IMO we should have a
strong, physical all action central box - to - box
midfielder who is capable of starting
attacks from the deep
and defends well to partner with the more
attack minded box - to - box
midfielder Ramsey.
By virtue of their fluid passing
and strong attacking mentality football, this is a position that is vital for the Reds as more than often it is the defending
midfielder who is in way of a
strong counter
attack.
And Talisca is an attacking midfielder with both a strong long range shot and considerable aerial abili
And Talisca is an
attacking midfielder with both a
strong long range shot
and considerable aerial abili
and considerable aerial ability.
Tangibly, they require athletically
strong and hyper - mobile
midfielders who enhance our defensive
and offensive aerial game, have
strong positional discipline to shield our defensive half - spaces
and destroy play through disruptive tackling
and anticipatory closing of passing lanes, have excellent ball control, dribbling
and vertical passing vision
and ability,
and finally, they must be able to purposefully dominate moments of
attacking transition
and protect counter-attacks in defensive transition.
Chamakh's experience, positional versatility (he can play
attacking midfield roles, as he has for Crystal Palace, as a # 10
and can of course play upfront), goalscoring potential from
midfield, height
and defensive prowess makes him a
strong contender to solve Arsenal's
midfield crisis
and help Arsenal on their title tilt for the EPL trophy.
Football is leaning towards an
attacking style of play, relying on
strong midfielders, pacey wingers
and lethal strikers.
Liverpool are building a solid
midfield to
attack tactic based on the development of players like Emre Can, Sadio Mane
and Countinho
and get
stronger each year.
We one striker like Lowandoski of Baryan munchi, one right back very good one then the captain Valencia can play right wing to make the right side
strong and lastly we need one
attacking midfielder who can replace Fefilani.
In
midfield, a deep - lying pair of Michael Carrick
and Maruone Fellaini will sit behind the
strong,
attacking trio of Wayne Rooney, Adnan Januzaj
and Angel Di Maria.
Yes, we needed a
strong centre - back
and a
midfield enforcer, but this was a world - class player with a fantastic record for Real Madrid
and Argentina; an elite
attacking talent who could only improve our team.
I think most would like a
strong DM
and a «real» striker but I camt see anyone coming in up front with the amount of
attacking midfielders we have.
35 year old Stefano Mauri was excellent at getting into
attacking positions against a
strong Roma defence
and midfield.
Placing investment figures on each area Milan needs to address, one could assume the club needs: $ 15 - 20m on defending, $ 50m for a complete renovation of the
midfield and $ 30m on an
attack that starts with finding a
strong striker.
And with Liverpool having the joint second best defensive record in the league, the accusations levied against the defensive work of the side, although some of them are pertinent, seem to have not as much importance in comparison to the issues raised here, although with the slight caveat that there is a noticeable drop off between the two seasons in terms of interceptions from midfield and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being so strong on the counter attack and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence and behind the midfie
And with Liverpool having the joint second best defensive record in the league, the accusations levied against the defensive work of the side, although some of them are pertinent, seem to have not as much importance in comparison to the issues raised here, although with the slight caveat that there is a noticeable drop off between the two seasons in terms of interceptions from
midfield and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being so strong on the counter attack and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence and behind the midfie
and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being so
strong on the counter
attack and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence and behind the midfie
and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence
and behind the midfie
and behind the
midfield.
Brazil looked average tonight, they are
strong at the back but
midfield and attack is a bit weak.
In the
midfield, the Germans will feature Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil,
and Lukas Podolski to anchor their
strong counter
attacking efforts.
Both Shchennikov
and Fernandes are
strong offensively
and defensively,
and in CSKA
attacks frequently either cut inside to add support to the central
midfield or stay wide
and put in accurate crosses from the byline.