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Defensive Midfielder
Everyone goes on and on about us buying one but what is it? Doesn't every midfielder have a defensive role? Is it someone who doesn't get forwards?
Looking back we had Nobby who played an anchor role and sometimes we had a defender in a midfield role eg Greenhoff or Pip or even Ooh Ah but who else fits this surely not Keane/Ince/Robson. Maybe Remi was less attacking minded I'd like all my midfielders to be able to pass tackle and run forwards and track back. Think it's modern made up %@#$&!s tbh like a false 9. If one centre midfielder goes forwards the other drops back. |
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every player and every midfield is a blend of different attributes, but... if you can't tell the difference between kante and bruno... we're lucky to have seen robson, ince and keane. |
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I think it is less about a midfielder being a 'destroyer', as others have said they should all be able to tackle and break up attacks. It is the pursuit of De Jong, we desperately need a midfielder capable of taking the ball from defence and linking to the attack. Score more goals than the other £#%&!ers and you win the game
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Bruno is really a No 10. Was Carrick a defensive midfielder? |
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Playing 3 in the middle means there is scope for specialising in particular parts of midfield play. It’s just evolution of tactics. Same reason why you now have wingers scoring ridiculous numbers of goals, 3 in midfield means they’re less relied upon to track back and defend. Plus modern fullback roles mean that the wingers naturally drift more central than the old days of hugging the touch line. Christ, I feel like I’ve just regained my virginity |
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Thing was though, we were quite good back then so our defence were able to cope with attacks, and our attacks, which he helped quite a bit, were pretty good too. |
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Defensive midfielder is actually an outdated and incorrect term for the deepest midfielder in a top team
The most important role for the deepest midfielder is his ability to receive the ball from the defence and initiate the attacking play Sure it’s important they are positionally aware and disciplined from a defensive perspective but bringing control over the game is more important De Jong is a perfect number 6 for an ETH team |
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I mean it's only been what, 4 years since carrick retired? No rush United. |
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