Every great side in footballing history has had a great midfield. A pair, or a trio, that control the game, that allow the defenders to rest easy and give them an option to pass to, whilst the forwards can also be rest assured that the players behind them have got them covered. We've seen the likes of Xavi, Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta dominate an era for Barcelona, as well as players such as Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira marshal the midfield for Manchester United and Arsenal, and so on. On the chalkboard On the topic of the Gunners, they haven't had such steel in midfield for many moons now, but after Unai Emery was handed the reigns, their midfield looks extremely sustainable all of...
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