Very entertaining piece on the changing roles of a midfielder below which blends into what exactly was the role of Song 'n' Arteta. This stretches into the roles of M'Vila and Sahin if signed.
It is a long read so I'm not expecting it to float everyone's boat but I think its worth a read. Should certainly dispel the use of the term 'defensive midfielder' when it comes to Arsenal.
Life was simple, back in the day. School was dull; parents were annoying; the Prodigy were ace; a can of “cola” from KwikSave was 18p; Kelly from across the road was fit; and football teams played 4-4-2.
If you had anything remotely like a functioning left foot, you played left wing. If you were the fat kid, you played at full back. If you had what is known in England as “technique” (a quality not necessarily required to play football) then you’d most likely be in centre midfield.
And the teams that the kids in the playground supported weren’t much different – Julian Dicks was the fat kid at full back, for example. Admittedly, the centre of midfield was a tad more complex at these professional sides. You had:
- Defensive midfielders
- Box-to-box midfielders
- Attacking midfielders (the ones called “AM C” on Champ Manager)
- Kind of regular midfielders
But that was about it, really. So you might have John Jensen (DM C) alongside Paul Davis (MC). Or, a few years later, you might have Roy Keane (who transformed from an MC to a DM C) alongside Paul Scholes (who changed from a CF to an AM C).
Your position basically demarked whether you were defensive, attacking, or one of those oddballs who wants to be both so spends the whole time chasing up and down the pitch like a deranged pet dog chasing a bouncing ball.
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