Sentences with phrase «many of the defensive midfielders»

If you honestly think Paul Pogba is a DM then you shouldn't be involved in a discussion on the matter of defensive midfielders.

But the game does a decent job at giving you plenty of options — young and old — who are free agents, if you find that your current group of defensive midfielders don't include Nemanja Matic or Paul Pogba in their ranks.

The powerfully built Everton man offers the tough tackling robust qualities of a defensive midfielder whilst also being able to provide the goal threat and assist making attributes of an attacking midfielder.

Coquelin — The perfect foil of a defensive midfielder.

N, diti of Leicester is the type of defensive midfielder we should be seeking.He was impressive again today against Chelsea and has been consistent all season.

bsides it wasn't only strikers we lacked... wat of defensive midfielders????? wat rili pisses me off is dat sim1 like kondongbia went for $ 35m (less than # 25m and we refused to bid???? must he b playing for Madrid ir barca b4 we r in d running or r Madrid / barca players specially designed by God.....

i really expect arsenal to win this match, i actually think we are far better than last season, even without the addition of defensive midfielder and centerback (both desperately needed).

All season last season, we whined about lack of defensive midfielders, a need made obvious by those losses against big teams.

Xhaka and Eleny aren't the answer either to a lack of defensive midfielder or box 2 box player with strong defensive skills ala Viera

it goes without saying that AW must leave and another coach to come he can stay close to the team as manager or head of board but it is clear that our team is in need for so many years of a defensive midfielder (William Carvalho) and a left back (J Rodriguez) on top of them if we buy Mbappe and this player from Celtic, Dembele i believe our team will be in very good shape as we will have players to cover all spots in good order we can get rid of players such as elneny, gabriel, debuchy, jekinson, lucas, chamberlain, mertezaker, coq and get back jack wilshere who together with ramsey, xhaka, santi they can make a quite productive midfield together with Carvalho watching their backs if we sell ozil, sanchez we can move for 3 more players such as gueye, mahrez and gibson

We have a surplus of wingers and a lack of defensive midfielders.

may be we should let some few average guys leave and get this guy, one hell of a defensive midfielder

However, the inclusion of Kamara in particular is an interesting one as it gives an indication of what Arsene Wenger is planning to do in regards to his lack of defensive midfielders at the moment.

23 year old Dutch international Strootman offers the battling qualities of a defensive midfielder, the type of which Moyes could certainly do with in his Man United squad, with the offensive abilities of a playmaker.

We need atleast two bodies there and maybe look for a different type of defensive midfielder than what we currently have

Many of the defensive midfielders we have been linked with in various Arsenal transfer rumours, such as Sami Khedira and William Carvalho, will not be able to help the Gunners go further in the Champions League as they would be cup - tied, but Schneiderlin would not.

I personally do not believe that is the job of a defensive midfielder to create goal scoring opportunities.

He is the precise model of a defensive midfielder.

Flamini cant do anything with the ball, old school type of defensive midfielder... have said it time without number, that Ozil is not a complete attacking midfielder, all he can do is just to pass, he cant hold the ball, he cant dribble through tight spaces something which Iniesta, yaya, silva, santi, coutinho all do with ease... he almost cost us a goal if not for Cech heroics........

no world class no 10 can thrive without a solid defensive midfielder.even zidane himself complained and even struggled when GREAT MAKELELE WAS SOLD.FABREGAS HAS MATIC.THE SUCCESS OF A WORLD CLASS 10 IS DEPENDENT ON THE SOLIDITY OF THE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER BEHIND HIM.OTHER EXAMPLES --- SILVA — YAYA TOURE, FERNANDINHO, DENNIS BERGKAMP — PATRICK VIERIA, ZIDANE — MAKELELE,.

There is no debate as to the importance of the activities measured, to the qualities needed of a defensive midfielder.

Yes we are still short of a Patrick Viera type of defensive midfielder but still, we have got it right in every other area and if we can keep making the right selections for every game and manage to get our tactics right, we will be very proud of this team by the time the season comes to an end.

I doubt whether either will start but I also reckon they will both be on the subs bench, even though both play in the same position of defensive midfield.

In terms of defensive midfielders here's what he has to say: «I think we have had that debate for a long time now that Arsenal does not buy defensive players,» said Wenger.

And I think the lack of a defensive midfielder and the poor tactics hurt us a lot.

Every man and his dog knows that we are in desperate need of a defensive midfielder and a central defender and considering that there are no shortage of those in the market, Le Prof should really land quality reinforcements and stop complaining about his backline being «bit soft».

To be fair to the young Frenchman, it was his consistency and the discipline he showed in that problem position of defensive midfield, as much as his reading of the game, work rate and defensive ability that made it such an impressive second half of the season for him.

There has been reports in Marca today that Arsenal have agreed a # 12million fee with Cruizero for the transfer of defensive midfielder Lucas Silva.

They said he is not and English type of defensive midfielder, but he is more in the Xabi Alonso, Javi Martinez or Sergio Busquets types.

According to the Daily Mirror, the Bundesliga giants have raided rivals Bayer Leverkusen for the signing of defensive midfielder Gonzalo Castro, who has already agreed a move for next season.

Xhaka must realise the responsibilities of a defensive midfielder, mislaid passes will be costly.

Coming to the issue of defensive midfielder, I will start by saying in the last transfer window you wanted Arteta and Flamini sold, with Morgan brought in from Southampton.

Quite honestly, I like these articles you've written, but in the case of a defensive midfielder, I think you're wrong.

Only real consideration was Walcott instead of Welbeck but my issues lay with the lack of defensive midfield options, an issue we have tried to address.

As see it Ozil is a luxury player player who you either accept his weaknesses (not defending, can't / won't tackle, etc) and put a couple of defensive midfielders behind him or you should not play him.

The last time I checked on relevant statistics of defensive midfielders for period spanning 2014.15 season to date, Morgan was far far inferior to players like Francis, Fernandinho, and Matic.

Francis Coquelin: Every man and his deaf grandmother have all heard by now of how Arsenal needs a ten foot tall beast of a defensive midfielder.

From my original shortlist of defensive midfielders, or midfielders that can play DM, only Krychowiak remains.

All those clamouring for Arturo, are absolutely right, he plays up the pitch because he can play there, and because Charles Aranguiz is the goto Defensive Midfielder for Chile, at Juve, Pirlo occupies the deepest position, plus the midfield is packed with Pogba and Marchisio, hence he does nt need to do the Job of a defensive midfielder, and added to the fact that Juve completely dominate other Italian teams.

The key area should be acquiring a beast of a Defensive Midfielder who can defend the back 4 and more importantly should look imposing on the opposition.

Arsenal fans have been calling for Arsene Wenger to buy a beast of a defensive midfielder for many, many years, and it looked like we had found one by chance when Wenger recalled Francis Coquelin was recalled from a loan period at Charlton in 2014.

Arsenal are in great need of a defensive midfielder, a position that has been a problem for them all season and Ginter, originally a centre back, has slotted into the role with a natural ease.

Gundogan offers the strength of a defensive midfielder but is also adept at distributing the ball and could be an ideal addition to Wenger's creative heavy side, offering Arsenal a bit more steel and balance.

Busquets is not known to be the hard - takling bully of a defensive midfielder.

I see Jack Wilshere coming good for us now that we have the semblance of a defensive midfielder in Coquelin, losing the ball while taking on players wouldn't be as much of a disaster as it used to be.

They could easily have substituted an attacking player for one of their defensive midfielders, and we would easily have been out of the game by halftime.

The man who has scored more goals for Arsenal than any other has been bigging up the current crop of Gunners this week, despite the team having to rely on goals from the most unlikely source of our defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini to beat north London rivals Tottenham to progress to the next round of the Capital One cup.

Moureen pioneered the use of defensive midfielders and was a tactical master once - upon - a-time, but football has moved on, and he too is beginning to fall behind and can't accept it.

Whilst Bender was on Arsene Wenger's shortlist of defensive midfield targets, the Gunners main man was always the Saints star.

I've watched a lot of defensive midfielders with Nzonzi being one of them.If we're getting someone better than Coquelin why not get someone better than him in all aspects.If you think Nzonzi will protect our backline better than he does then you're wrong.I'm sure the stats which I usually don't like to rely on will favour my argument.If we sign Nzonzi our midfield will not be any better.