Eastmond, Denilson & Diaby are not capable ‘DM’s, Wenger!
Like that Arshavin post some time ago, this is just something I wanted to get off my chest.
Are you not tired of seeing Wenger deploy players who are clearly not defensive midfielders in Song’s position?
Denilson is the closest we have to a DM in Song’s absence and we all know how good he is there…hmm.
Diaby, despite his physical presence does not make a living on stopping but rather aiming at the opposition.
Then comes poor Eastmond who, in my opinion, is being played in the wrong position or is simply not ready/good enough. I’m not trying to criticize the boy but he appears too short and light-weight for one of the most physically demanding positions in football, in defensive midfield.
Even big Abou finds it hard to play DM so it’s surely Wenger’s risk in playing a small teenager in a position meant for the ‘dogs and tigers’ of footballers (the Essien’s, Makelele’s and Gattuso’s.)
Flamini appeared a small guy but he had the incredible energy and strength to back it up. Eastmond is small but he is not that and it is not his fault.
Again, I don’t blame the boy – Wenger is the one who chose to throw him out there into fire (like he always does with kids).
I do know that Eastmond has been playing in that DM role for the reserves but the boy doesn’t appear ready physically – even though I can add that he did NOT prove an obvious liability when called upon last season. He was just not tigerish or energetic enough for a DM.
Thus, if Wenger does continue to throw out youngsters in the DM role, then I will much prefer it be Lansbury or Ramsey rather than Eastmond because the former duo have much stamina on the ball despite being more attacking-minded.
To be very honest, this is a major concern in our squad. It seems like we only have ONE defensive midfielder in the 25-man squad and that’s Alex Song. Denilson is not a DM, neither is Diaby and definitely not Eastmond.
That said, I miss the year 2007/08 when we were rich of four DM’s in one squad with Diarra, Flamini, Gilberto and Song all available.
Ever since we cleared three of them out, Wenger has seemed confused in players he deploys in that holding midfield role and has often named line-ups without a DM on several occasions. That is a risky tactic in today’s football.
We need more defensive-minded players in this squad for goodness sake.
No more skillful midgets, please!
Diaby is like Zidane? And Ramsey should come into DM? What a pile of horseshit
It is Diaby’s PLAYING STYLE which is like Zidane.
I did not say he is as good as Zidane. Definitely NOT. Their height and physical presence suggest they could be DMs if you had never seen them play but watch them and they are as skillful as any attacking mid. That was my point.
And I was not calling for Ramsey to play DM. I am only saying that in the scenario where we had no DMs available, with the choice being between Eastmond or Ramsey, I would pick Ramsey.
And talking about “horse shit”, is that what you survive on?
Diaby can be a bit like zidane, completely agree, but he is adapting to DM quite nicely.
People expect these transitions to be instantaneous but it rarely happens like that.
I thought he was doing a decent job there towards the end of the season. Plenty of room for improvement, but he does put in tackles and holds his position well.
Eastmond is much more natural in that position. He anticipates things extremely well but is also very determined in the tackle. He is a bit skinny still but hes not short or even particularly weak. Over the next couple of years he could become a real alternative to song imo.
I dont think denilson has been a success however. His best games have come playing ahead of song. He reads the game well but doesnt seem to have the stomach for the DM position.
u seriously must be joking…diaby like zizou,this is an insult…please withdraw ur comment,randy…which ******* way is diaby like zizou,tell me this….zidane would make fabregas dance on his feet,diaby only makes himself do so,…diaby like zidane,huh,….next someone will say c.ronaldo is like silvestre…
To be fair I get the similarities between Zidane and Abou. Not at the same level though. I do reckon we need to get a DM. Melo, Sissoko or Fellaini. The good thing about Melo is that he basicly can do a job at all 3 midfeild positions.
Eastmond is the closest thing we have to a CDM in Song’s absence. Jesus the author is clueless.
Well we do need eden hazard.
🙂
Each time Eastmond has played, he has had a one-off game and has tired visibly after around 60 minutes. This is not suprising for any player. The problem is we have no experienced specialist strength in depth at DM. Apart from Song, all of our alternative DMs are adaptees. Against Wigan we couldn’t replace Eastmond with anyone off the bench, who could play DM.
I agree Diaby and Denilson are not good enough at this moment. I don’t think DM is their ideal position in any case. I would like to see another strong DM brought into the squad. This player could play alongside Song at away games and swap with him at home games where an additional more attacking midfielder may be deployed. I also don’t see Ramsey as a DM now or in the future.
We need some substantially bigger players to come into this squad so we can match the physicality of (some of ) our opponents.
wow horsy wow !!!!!!diaby and zizou (the greatest player ever in my eyes ). if diaby were 1/4th of zizou we would have done a double not chelsea .zidane was an artist ,class in the truest sense .diaby well i just dont see an iota of similiar qualities between the 2 .i think u got this all wrong randy (about diaby )
God man it! How many times do I have to explain this?
There’s a difference between QUALITY and STYLE. You can have two players with similar playing style but it doesn’t mean they’re of the same quality.
Okay, maybe this will help you understand. For example…
Bendtner has the playing style of Ibrahimovic = YES
Bendtner is as good as Ibrahimovic = NO.
Now in this equation, I am not saying Bendnter is half, quarter or whatever the player Ibrahimovic is. But they play football in similar ways.
Got it now?
Stop reading sentences by how they sound and take a second to reason for once!
I am not explaining this again to anyone!
why cant the boss get back hleb and flamini .the team of 07-08 had a team chemistry the likes of ive never seen before
get back hleb and flamini? i’ll tell ya why – b/c the boss knows they ain’t all that.
to hell with flamini. total bust at milan. hleb … meh.
move on, sir. move on.
RANDY…………BENDTNER is better than IBRAHIMOVIC……….just wait and SEE!!! IBRAHIMOVICH is a lazy cunt looks like BERBATOVS BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!
*Sigh* *Sigh* *Sigh* 🙁 (Another one)
Who is better than who is a different topic. All that I am talking about is their PLAYING STYLE!!!!!!!
You guys will kill me soon 😛
Without a DM better than Song to compliment Song by playing both at away games and rotating them at home, we’re going trophyless next season. I hope AW knows.
OMG how can u even compare diaby to zidane? That is crazy!! Diaby is good but nowhere near as good as zidane. The man was a world beater. I reckon we need to buy 5/6 players to have any chance of challenging for the league next season.
Ha! ha! Randy, you have got yourself in a bit of a knot there! From explaining away a controversy, you have managed to creat another.
In our system we have to have a DM otherwise the rest of the players who have been playing in a system with Song would get confused.
So when song is out we need a replacement DM and unfortunately “we only have one Song”.
Also Song didn’t get good overnight. Like those players he got match experience.
Omg how can the author say diaby is as good as zidane?! Zidane was one of the best ever, diaby isn’t even the best at arsenal. How is this clown on newsnow?
mate i was refeering to:Bendtner has the playing style of Ibrahimovic = YES
Bendtner is as good as Ibrahimovic = NO.
I completely agree.
What it looks like is gonna happen is that Gallas is going out the door. He’ll probably go somewhere like Juventus or Madrid where they’re willing to pay his salary. Song will drop into a partnership with Verm at CB (which I actually like a lot) and then Wenger will get Toure from Barca who in all likelihood is heading over here.
Toure will play DCM and if we need back up there, we got Song, cuz Campbell can be support at CB.
queue felippe melo. praise the lord.
i would prefer melo amd mataudi we can send denielson on loan to italy and then sell him italy is the perfect place for him. Our mid field should be melo, song and fabregas front three arshavin, chamak and van the man, def should be clichy, vermy,new cb(not jagielka) and sagna gk: experienced new keep but not too expensive (5-8m at the most). back up for the first team :nikky b, vela /wilshare, lansbury, mataudi, walcott, new def(shakho/jagielka), eboue, ramsey, diaby, almunia/fabianski, djouru,sol cambell. sell the rest (rocisky, eduardo, fabianski/almunia, and a other few but not simpson he has what it takes to make it at arsenal the guys absolute quality he should get some starts. no need to buy a new striker apart from chamak. if there is an emergency then we can think about it in jan.)
Eastmond is not a defensive midfield. He’s just another experiement done by Wenger to move him to that position. You see…Wenger likes to experiment with players by playing them out of their natural position.
Eastmond is a solid right back. Wenger thinks his skills at that position make him a defensive midfielder. He is not that…not strong enough.
I think Lansbury should be given a run in that position. Bigger, stronger, and more adventurous.
Eastmond was originally a DM, they tried to move him to RB in the reserves but it didnt work out.
Hes not THAT weak plus is at least 6 foot. Its not impossible that he could get physically stronger as well, is it?
Wow Red London professional as ever, ripping into the comments again with your usual grace. If you just laid out your argument in the article which raised some good and undeniable points but obviously did not clarify a couple things.. you might not be reduced to making an arse of yourself again.
Eastmond is not a “small” lad .. as he is now in puberty he’ll putt on some weight I think the guy is 6.1 and we snapped him up from bolton so .. he genetically has that bonebraking ability that english pundits love so. Give the lad time we’ll see .. But yes we need a DM on par with the excellent Song because Denilson is miles off.
What a load of bollox….
BE a stable guys. arsene wenger is different from what you really know about him.
i blv next season is dt frm this one. i am agunner 4 ever. even why not aw and cesc would leave the club.
randy i get what ur trying to say but i still disagree .diaby in no way plays (style)like zidane and hes never going to be as good as him
Nice article dude, I get your point..to bad some people dont get it after yoe explain it a couple times lol
Zidane and diaby in the same sentence is hilarious!!! The funniest thing i have ever read!!
Same playing style does not mean same quality, period.
Hole E SHIT Hou can u Evn cumpair Deeaby 2 Zidane omgfg u r a fycktard faggot gay. Damn shit dat u r so fyckin stupid you fuck. Zidane is 2672281891919111111111010283737377393377383929292273672822 x the plyr dat Diabys oz. Fyck yo! I am a fyckin faggggggot I can’t fukin read da fucykin explanassions I hsut comreent on de frst thng I seer that I dun like! Damn I an so fukin idiot.
Boy! What in the world are you on. The post only related a player’s style to another! Ffing and blinding really lowers the tone. And for no good reason, man you are odd.
For now is only song that can maintain the position bcos our second leg with Barca u saw what happen assuming song was in that match he will hold messi,we need another DM that is strong like song or the one that is more stronger.wenger need to work on that in time before is too late 4 him and i want wenger to calm himself down to look at his squad and see how he can iron all the problem out of arsenal.
how good was song 2 year ago just give the youths time adn they will shine