Rodris Manchester City role shows holding midfielders are key to success - Manchester City

Manchester City and Arsenals title battle and Liverpools recent struggles show that a solid midfield is crucial The holding midfield role is a bespoke one; you need to be technically very good, not just a destroyer, have a high-level understanding of the game and be able to drop into the backline but also break forward, depending on what team you are in. Simple enough. Manchester City have one of the best in the business