Arteta and Ramsey who play defensive midfield both lack pace/ accelaration

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[Nicosia Gooner]

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[wagoaw (out only, no in)]

mind you, we are not far away from Bayern's level, although it's hard to convince you now.

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[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

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they are not there to break up play, shield the back line, or man-mark certain players

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his hidden ability as a defensive midfielder .....

[Jorge the hippest hipster in town]

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[wagoaw (out only, no in)]

I've always enjoyed your comments but that one was pure gold. what do you think of players like Essien, Mikel, etc. a dying breed, but perhaps AW would call them defenders playing in midfield? Relatively speaking, our bigger worries are with the front and back ends of the shape.

[Jorge the hippest hipster in town]

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Bit like petit who also wasn't.

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We need Arteta to black up, essentially.