Both Arsenal and Chelsea are unbeaen and todays game between the two will give the victor a great advantage in confidence and points in the race for the Premiership title, and Arsene Wenger believes the midfield battle will be a big factor in deciding who gets the points.
Alex Song was nominally Arsenal’s ‘defensive midfielder’ last season, but with his departure Wenger believes that he has no-one in the team that be given that title any more.
“There are no defensive midfield players at the moment,” Wenger revealed. “We try to find the defensive balance collectively. We have fewer players who are purely defenders but some are physically strong in defending like Diaby, some are tactically strong like Arteta.
“At the moment we have the balance because everybody participates, but we have fewer specialists, purely defenders. We are more versatile going forward because everyone has the potential to go forward.”
“If you have a defensive balance, yes, that is what is at stake against Chelsea,” he concluded. “Will you be strong enough defensively, in midfield as well, to deal with them? That’s where one of the tests will be.”
Arsenal should have won the game against Man City last week by totally dominating the midfield in the first half. Can they do the same today against Chelsea? Of course they can!
COYG!
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