Player Focus: Role of the Defensive Midfielder in State of Flux
by Miguel Delaney
at Thursday, Jan 29 2015 11:43
For all the discussion that the game has left old-fashioned defenders behind, there is one position just in front of them that seems in a similar state of flux.It is little wonder that the majority of elite Premier League teams have issues in defensive midfield, or that as many as three of the Champ...
Team Focus: What is Arsenal's Best Midfield?
by Miguel Delaney
at Thursday, Nov 28 2013 12:21
On the one occasion this season when Arsene Wenger was asked the question out straight, he attempted a bit of evasion.What, exactly, is his best midfield five? The Arsenal manager waxed on about the options available, before offering a knowing smile.He and everyone else around the Emirates have cert...