The Ozil-Ramsey axis was exposed every time we played a big team.
You simply cannot ignore that, even if you have chosen to eradicate it from your memory.
2 of the 3 of the midfielders have to be disciplined defensively. That means very little positional movement.
When teams break, we need two players quickly able to sit, one who then presses, and the other who covers. Exactly how the two CB's would react to oncoming danger.
What almost always happens is we only have one, and he doesn't know whether to stick or twist, as he's got more than one player to worry about.
I think Ramsey wants to play a free midfield role, which is fine, but then there's no space for him and Ozil in our midfield. Same applies for Wilshere in Ramsey's position, by the way.
Not unless you love the witnessing teams rip through the center of our team, with Arteta or Monster DM having to cover everyone.
The problem is created by Ramsey's desire to run everywhere. That's fine if he can be effective, but then you have to compensate for it. This means his two partners have to be more disciplined.
There's no ifs and buts. All the top teams play with a disciplined midfield. We don't, hence why we always get battered through the middle of the pitch.
