we are crying out for a big, strong guy in midfield imo. someone like Fellaini

[IUFG]

and Song was never it

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

imo.

[Harry Balls]

[Mo Britain less Europe]

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

Not that he wouldnt improve every team (except for barca, for some reason) but Mascherano would be perfect for us. It's a mentality rather than a specific set of physical attributes, in my mind at least.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[JJSB]

in midfield, or for that matter Petit or Vieira anymore.

Could understand building this type of system around Cesc,but why persist with it, and not go back to the two warrior midfielder system?

[Norn Iron]

Shame he's disappeared lately.

[JJSB]

even when Cesc was here.

The team rarely seemed as compact as Wenger's 98 to 04 teams, with the two solid players in the middle, and then the creative players a bit wider out or up front.

[Jake]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[Jake]

That was probably more through injury problems though.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

until then it was 4-4-2

[Bergkamp's Brain]

thought we got the measure of him 2nd half