Sentences with phrase «of the defensive midfielder behind»

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,.

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.

no world class no 10 can thrive without a solid defensive midfielder.even zidane himself complained 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,.

Not exact matches

Bellerin and Monreal is always almost on the corner line crossing ball's, we are always leaving defense bankrupt and vulnerable for a take over, by the time Monreal and Bellerin return to their station they have just sprinted the whole of the pitch to make a defensive tackle sometimes coming in from behind the player in our box without giving a penalty or just outside for a free kick which we can not defend set peaces, if we are to use them some midfield players have to drop back which is not happening at the moment

He pointed out that we had too many defensive midfielders wanting to bomb forward and leaving space behind for potential counter attack, and if you read between the lines and use it as a source of info for analysis, you can clearly see he is implying we need to be stronger in the midfield by not losing ball possession, pressing more when we don't have the ball and not let ourselves exposed.

KM Totally agree with with you regarding finances however on the pitch newer mind competing with the likes of Bayern, Barcas and Reals we are having problems with the likes of Everton, Southamton, we need a manager with great players behind him like Pep Guardiola we need world class left / winger we need world class defensive / midfielder one or two in defence and may be world class striker but let's see Dany and Sanchez until January, people we have the money,

Like the usual 3 -4-2-1, Sanchez and Iwobi acted as central attacking midfielders behind Giroud, but Xhaka played as a defensive midifielder, supported the creative central midfielders in front of him (Wilshere and Ozil).

I don't think his job is to initiate attack, he's main job is to win the ball back and play a simple pass to our more offensive players, and he is not bad in possession as d stat and u re suggest, and I don't see any tactical reason behind carzola being backward order than ramsey being injured, nobody initiate our attack better than ramsey and dats d work of a box to box midfielder and not the defensive midfielder.

defensive area i think its important to not play the ball forward in midfield too early, we should be patient so to draw in those two players behind their striker, we need to detach the three forwards away from the four in midfield... if we can do that well and Sanchez can beat moreno heading toward goal one of the three defenders must come to Sanchez... also crucial to have three Arsenal players arriving in their box, Ramsey Giroud and another looking from a pass from Sanchez.

Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle of the pitch... Lacazette can not play so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type of role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left side and Ox and Bellerin on the right, which would stretch defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide

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.

Even with Ozil's lack of defensive contribution, there would still be a four man midfield behind him to help cover up that fact.

While Jack Wilshere's absence will be felt, with Alex Song providing cover for the tough - tackling Fabregas and Diaby, who I expect to spend most of the game playing higher up the pitch behind Chamakh, we have the midfield resources to match City's three defensive midfielder policy.

11th — free kick from 35 metres blocked by GK Irwin, cleared momentarily, ball falls to Bradley who shoots high 14th — Takes pass from Findley, eludes a player and runs the length of the field from the midfield stripe, hits right foot shot from top of box, deflects off defender and ball goes through the hands of Irwin and in (18th goal) 18th — Cheyrou plays ball through middle, Osorio backheels to onrushing Giovinco, takes touch then bends right foot shot past Irwin and in (19th) 36th — takes pass from Bradley, floats a cross to back post where Altidore heads just wide 37th — takes long pass from Cheyrou, beats defender, charges in but shot is deflected out for corner 38th — takes corner to near post — Perquis heads in to score (14th assist) 60th — starts run from defensive half, left side of field, cuts into middle, tripped by Pittinari who earns yellow card — resulting free kick from 30 yards is just over bar 76th — takes breakout punch from corner from Konopka, is fouled by Cronin, who earns yellow card 82nd — steals ball from Ramirez, sprints past Burling, attempts cross but hits own foot and rolls behind end line

However, there are instances where he finds himself too deep into the opposition half and although nothing comes of it because he's well covered by Benfica's defensive midfielder, the space he leaves behind would be very prone to teams in the Premier League who specialises in absorbing attacks and hit opponents in the counter.

The idea was presumably to stop Napoli from playing out from the back, but since Wolfsburg's defensive line didn't push up behind their holding midfielders, perhaps worried about Gonzalo Higuain looking to run in behind, it only succeeded in leaving Marek Hamsik in acres of space.

He's strong on the ball, capable of holding up the ball with his back to goal and brushing off defensive pressure, but frequently lays it off quickly to his teammates — either back to the midfielders behind him or to the sides, before moving into space to receive it back again.

The role requires a player to hang back in a defensive space, slightly ahead of the two centre - backs and behind the two midfielders.

For the bulk of their 2013/14 campaign, Wenger chose to field two central midfielders just behind Mesut Özil to account for the lack of a true defensive minded player in the middle of the park.

At full strength, Klopp's side did well to expose the space behind one of City's most dangerous attacking options, Benjamin Mendy, but their overextension of players in possession and a lack of defensive movement in the midfield allowed their defenders to be attacked so directly in the first place.

He had an immediate impact, introducing a positional style of football based on carefully passing the ball out of the defensive third and into attacking midfielders, who would overload the space behind the opponents» midfielders.

The set - up allows Lambert to implement a play - maker by making the midfield three consist of two defensive midfielders sitting behind the attacking midfielder, just like in a 4 -2-3-1.

In terms of transfers i believe 4 players are needed to cover our behinds next season, No 1) we need defensive cover so i think Jolean Lescott would be ideal No 2) midfield is a bit lightwieght i know Miguel Veloso is on the radar but i think Gareth Barry or the italian Aquilani would be better suited No 3) a wide player is needed to give us width and penetration from wide areas i know we've all but nailed Nasri but i think a David Silva or even Andrei Arshavin would be ideal and No 4) a striker who would replace Adebayor is Pavlyuchenko the guy's got it all as has KLass Huntelaar and both would be cheaper than the sale price of Adebayor.

And with Liverpool having the joint second best defensive record in the league, the accusations levied against the defensive work of the side, although some of them are pertinent, seem to have not as much importance in comparison to the issues raised here, although with the slight caveat that there is a noticeable drop off between the two seasons in terms of interceptions from midfield and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being so strong on the counter attack and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence and behind the midfield.

The fact that this shape doesn't allow him the cushion of a defensive midfielder playing behind him, makes his job all the more tougher.

A 21 - year - old Guinea international, he can play as a defensive midfielder, in a more creative role behind the striker and move through the thirds of the pitch and the various phases of play with speed and skill, showcasing his complete range of skills, tackling players, intercepting passes and taking opponents on, one - on - one.