In a two-man central midfield, the box to box midfielder should be partnered with a central midfielder who will sit back and protect the team against the counterattack.
McTominay is more solid in defence, being a dream partner for Bruno Fernandes who is notorious for focusing on his attacking play, while Pogba as pointed out is poor in defence which has been illustrated by the former Man United manager Olé Gunnar Solskjaer being hesitant in pairing Pogba and Fernandes with only a single defensive midfielder behind them, especially in matches against the other top-six sides in the EPL. Scott McTominay for instance is a box to box midfielder just like Paul Pogba, but their strengths are complete opposites. In football manager, you can set up a system that best supports your box to box midfielder by either masking his weak presence in attack or defence depending on the type of player that he is. In the current football scene, we have had the likes of Arturo Vidal, Tomas Soucek, Franck Kessie, Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Paul Pogba, and Saul Niguez among others play the role to different levels of success.įrom the list of active players above, Paul Pogba arguably has the highest ability going forward, but his defensive capability is suspect as he is always prone to defensive mishaps, often being caught ball watching while his team is under pressure from the opposition.Īrturo Vidal strikes the perfect balance of being solid in defence while still offering some firepower upfront from his famous longe range goals. Those that did including the likes of Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Yaya Toure, Patrick Viera, Roy Keane, and Bastian Shweistegeir are highly regarded and often make the lists for best midfielders of the past generation. There are very few football players in world football currently plying their trade or those who have recently retired that truly mastered this role. For a player to make this role his own, he must have the physical attributes to contribute in defence and also possess the technical ability to be a goal threat in attack. The box to box midfielder is one of my favourite roles in the game.
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