Sentences with phrase «natural midfield players»

Natural midfield players who like to play in the middle but have been moved around by Wenger in strange experiments:

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp utilized James Milner, a natural midfield player, as a fullback in the last friendly fixture against AC Milan.

Not exact matches

He will go out and buy yet again some midfield player who's natural tendency is to want to play in the middle of the park (Ramsey, Wilshire, Santi, Ozil, Rosicky, Arteta) and try to convert him into something else just to fit him into his starting 11 resulting into a team of players capable of passing the ball but incapable of being dangerous.

It could be because he keeps getting shifted back out to midfield, he's not a natural striker so I don't think it helps changing a players duties from one game to the next, we seen what it done with Calum after a confident start.

It might not be a natural thing for the midfielder to do but he gets into some brilliant positions and if he can start to finish a few of them off then it will help the team and also make it harder for the opposing players to guess what he will do.

Our 3 back is just so wrong.We don't have natural wingbacks even in this formation.It also seems to me that lots of people here believe if you're good at right or left fullback then automatically you're good at RWB / LWB which quite frankly is untrue.That's why Oxlade Chamberlain can be considered at RWB but not right back.At RWB or LWB you're asking too much in terms of attack from Bellerin and Kolasinac.A proper wing back can be viewed as a more defensive winger which quite frankly none of them are and they don't possess the flexibility too to play that way.Our midfielders are also not disciplined enough because in 3 back there's a huge gap in the centre of the field that must be covered by our CM's so indiscipline only means disaster.We also have Ozil who looks like he's playing at RW in 3 back.In that we're limiting his impact because Ozil takes on his man because he wants to not because he likes to.You can't play such players at the wing.He's a proper No. 10 who likes to be given freedom.That's why Ozil plays likes he's lazy on the ball and stuff.It's because he wants to be free and for that you need to put him at No. 10.

Although, with Demirbay's natural role being a more attacking midfielder, it's questionable as to whether that's the kind of player Arsenal need.

He is without question a quality player but another diminutive midfielder that lacks pace and isnt a natural striker.

It's added that the 25 - year - old is considered a non-transferrable player, while the idea is that if Barcelona can prise Hector Bellerin away from Arsenal and install him as their first - choice right - back, it will allow Roberto to return to his more natural position in midfield on a full - time basis.

I personally think that despite being a good player the Swiss is not a natural holding midfielder.

Playing a glassed ankles Jack alongside Coquellin in a defensive midfield position is not only playing a skilled player out of his natural position its also a massive risk both with our chances at competing AND his career and health.

Not sure about his performances this season and did not watch him this season to comment on him to be honest but would be a good signing imo because he is a tall strong physical and natural holding midfielding player but first priority should be to get either schneiderlin or kondogbia if they are not gettable then sign carvalho to be a backup to coquelin or play both of them in tough away games next season in champions league and premier league chelsea at stamford bridge, old traffold, etihad etc..

In an ideal world we have two DM with forward going abilities (which are limited for Coquelin) so we can play real wingers on both sides of the pitch and don't have to deploy a central midfield player like Ramsey who neither has the natural instincts of a winger nor the the burst of speed.

He is a central midfielder and a very very good one yet the manager is playing the same game with him as he has done with quite a number of players over the years in playing him out of his preferred natural position.

The urgent need for an established defensive midfielder, a natural wide player on the left and a marquee striker has been well documented from the last couple of seasons.

All you guys fretting about player labels / tags and «natural» playing positions would have hated the Invincibles; Lauren, Toure and Cole all converted midfielders / forwards, Henry a converted winger, Silva a converted CB, DB10 most of his prior years as main striker and debuted as a winger etc etc..

I mean he plays people out of position, in a midfield system packed with similar players and no natural wingers and he plays people that are not deserving / or people that are deserving.

The natural position for those three in Mourinho's Chelsea side was on the right of midfield — and there, Chelsea have been fielding a much less productive player.

A look into the line - up which started explains why people are so thrilled - Busquest, Mascherano who played in defense are natural defensive midfield players.

The German manager has preferred a 4 -3-3 formation and Firmino, a natural attacking midfielder, has been Klopp's best player in the CF role.