Arsenal: Midfield Conundrum (Part 2)
Continued…
It worked effectively enough as Liverpool failed to create any major chances. Arsenal also has Denilson and Aaron Ramsey to play in the place behind attacking midfielder that can be Cesc Fabregas or Samir Nasri. In addition to that Arsenal
can also play Alex Song as a defensive midfielder.
However, there is no player in Arsenal’s squad who can directly replace Alex Song because he is the only defensive midfielder present at the club. Moreover, Song can't play every game so Arsene Wenger will consider all of those options
when the need arises. As the season started the Arsenal boss had said that he saw a major role for Frimpong this season after his fantastic performances in pre-season matches. But Frimpong’s unfortunate injury has ruled out that option too. Eastmond is another
player which was considered to fill in for Song but again he is very young and very inexperienced.
A lot of Arsenal’s fan community is very unsure about both Abou Diaby and Denilson as their performances have greatly varied at times for Arsenal. Abou Diaby can look a World better at times but sometimes the Frenchman also has a tendency
to completely overdo things when he is on the ball and that has definitely infuriated Arsenal fans. When a pass is clearly open to him, Diaby will often look to take another man on. In addition to that, Diaby was criticized for not giving passes, when he had
an ideal chance to set Theo Walcott while Arsenal were already 1-0 up away to Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
In addition to that, Abou Diaby indeed was unfortunate enough to pick up a horrendous leg injury about 4 seasons back which has caused him to underperform. But there comes a time when Arsenal expects more from him. When Abou Diaby was
asked about his favourite position, he said it's playing off a striker but Arsenal already has so many players that playing in that position is impossible presently therefore he is unlikely to get his wish. Diaby does offer Arsenal extra height at set pieces
and if Arsenal just gets some consistency from him, he could become an integral part of the Arsenal team.
Denilson has gifted the ball away far too often on many occasions. A lot of Arsenal fans were very unhappy with his performance in the home loss to "Manchester United" last season. He has often been lethargic and unaware of the possibility
of scoring a goal. It just looked like that Denilson couldn't be bothered putting in the effort. When you add that to Denilson’s collapse in the home game against Everton last season the case becomes crystal clear that the player needs to put in much more
effort.
However, Denilson is a player of great calibre and has produced some great performances for Arsenal. Ever so often he does something that completely exhibits his skills on the field. With all of Arsenal players available, it would be quite
hard for Denilson to get a lot of playing time this season but it is a squad game and Arsenal could well have to call upon him a few times this season.
However, it’s hard to say too much about Aaron Ramsey as there's no knowing exactly when or if he will recover fully from his terrible injury last season. At the moment he is scheduled for return in November but nobody expects him to challenge
fully for a first team place until next season in reality. Arsenal Manager rates him so highly that he sees him as a long term replacement for Cesc Fabregas. Arsenal Fans can only hope that he recovers fully and they get to see him go on and have a fantastic
career at Arsenal.
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