Arsenal’s midfield is probably the best; who says not? Gary Neville of course!
Arsenal has been on another level this season; they have been the better side, and their position at the top of the league is not due to pure luck, but to their excellent performances throughout the season.
Given how good they have been, we would consider them to have the best of anything, like the best in offence, midfield, or defence. Let’s leave determining the position Arsenal are best at for another day. For today, we may try to make sense of what Gary Neville has said about the midfielder unit he rates highly in the Premier League.
Neville told the OverlapYoutube Channel that Manchester City had the finest midfield in his opinion, with Chelsea coming in second. Neville said, “I thought the midfield three of Fernandez, Kovacic, and I’ve forgotten the other one now. Kante.
“N’Golo Kante, I thought that is behind City’s of Rodri, (Kevin) De Bruyne and (Ilkay) Gundogan, probably the best midfield I’ve seen all season as a three; they were fantastic as a three (against Liverpool last week).”
Given how good this Arsenal midfield of Granit Xhaka, Martin Odegaard, and Thomas Partey has been, how can they not be the best? It’s understandable to put the Man City midfield (Rodri, De Bruyne, and Gundogan) ahead of Arsenal’s this season, but no other midfield trio has outperformed the Gunners.
If you want to judge a midfield unit’s quality, I believe you should evaluate the output and contributions of the midfield; it is just unfair to analyse individual brilliance and the price tag some midfielders were recruited for.
This season, Chelsea’s midfield cannot be better than Arsenal’s, and I know many people who would agree with me. If we were talking about individual midfielder excellence, Liverpool’s, with Thiago Alacantra, Fabinho, and Jordan Henderson, would be among the greatest, but without a collective effort, the Reds midfield has been the worst this season.
We may debate who has the best midfield between Manchester City and Arsenal, but claiming that the other team’s midfield is better than Arsenal is disrespectful to how spirited the Arsenal midfield has been as a unit in this campaign.
Darren N
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Nottingham Forest’s midfield is better than Arsenal’s midfield this season. It’s my opinion and it’s just as valid as Gary Neville’s. At least that’s what free speech is about
Neville is still bitter about suffering from facing THIERRY all those years ago…. Forgive him Arsenal
Let’s put it into perspective, that midfield of Rodri, Gundogan and Dybrine is world class simple put,
The Citizens midfield trio are season marquee players, that has been playing together for some time.
Of Arsenal midfield only the great Partey is truly world class, Odegaard could be world class soon he has a massive ceiling, Xhaka leadership and team player helps put him in the conversation we are having.
This article actually highlights why Arsenal has to sign a minimum of two midfielders in the summer
Who cares what Neville thinks, we are still top of the PL, and Neville what is he? A nobody just like Richard Keys
When Arsenal win the league, their defence, midfield and attack will be tge best. Until then city is the best. Its up to us to prove its not!!!!!
Get over yourself Darren N, it’s his opinion and mine too, so am I anti Arsenal? Ridiculous headline!
Sorry Reggie not meant for you but for article writer😊
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Free speech is okay but non the less should be objective and not because you dislike a team, I believe in being fair and objective in all my judgment based purely on the output and performance of the teams contribution to goals and results.
I think Arsenal’s midfield three are Partey, Odegaard and Zinchenko. Since Zini is LB on paper, it can be confusing. Do we really see Xhaka interchanging passess and controlling the midfield?
Let’s win the league and the anti-Arsenal will be buried.
Yes I too would have city mid tops with us coming in second, but I believe that can change fast and can fluctuate during a season
I think its fair to be put after we win the league, probably we come 😏 the second