The ongoing World Cup has been termed as the most even festival of football in recent memory. The argument given is that there is not one stand-out team that seems to be calling the shots. While there are numerous reasons being discussed – mid-season World Cup being one of them – the lack of 'a complete midfield' in any of the teams is probably a bigger factor.
While the attackers corner the glory, the midfield is the actual engine-room of a football team. An ideal midfield set-up should have three positions – the defensive midfielder, the holding midfielder and the attacking midfielder – of equal class and quality. There are teams like Brazil in this World Cup, who prefer playing with two holding midfielders and three out and out attackers along with a striker up top.
