Sentences with phrase «ahead of the defensive midfielder»

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Furthermore, if Xhaka fail to establish himself as the number one defensive midfielder ahead of Coquelin and Elneny this season, his transfer of 35 million to Arsenal will also count as a total waste of money.

Paris Saint - Germain are desperate to sign Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets ahead of the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United, according to Fichajes.com.

Arsene Wenger will have been impressed by the efforts of Francis Coquelin last term, the Frenchman being ushered back from a loan spell at Charlton Athletic ahead of a good run of form in the second half of the campaign, but the Gunners boss is sensibly looking to bring in another defensive midfielder solution in the form of 26 year old German international Bender.

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A goalkeeper, central defender, full - backs, defensive midfielder and attacker could form the basis of Mourinho's to - do list this summer, and while they continue to desperately try to qualify for the Champions League, they could be set to send a serious message or two to their rivals ahead of next season.

The Gunners have been in dire need of a new defensive midfielder ever since Alex Song moved on to Barcelona in 2012, and have themselves been linked with a plethora of names ahead of the upcoming season.

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In turn, the Spaniard is claimed to have requested that City make a move for the defensive midfielder ahead of his arrival in Manchester in the summer.

In fact, in the modern day game, as much as any team requires a «midfield creator» who can provide assists and be the engineer to break down the defensive walls; it's equally important that you possess a «midfield destroyer» who, at times, proves to be the 3rd Center - Back, ahead of the two men at the heart of the defence.

His passing has been crisp and largely accurate; has been a reliable defensive midfielder, ahead of the backline and has chipped in with crucial goals in the Premier League.

His ability to play at Center - Back, Right - Back and as a defensive midfielder was what made Wenger splash out # 16m to bring him to the Emirates and, when it comes to competition for places, Chambers has a good chance of getting the nod over others to play anywhere at the back or, just ahead, as defensive midfielder.

The Gunners need strengthening in the defensive midfield position ahead of the new season but have not yet managed to find an affordable option as the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin and Arturo Vidal have slipped away, joining Manchester United and Bayern Munich, respectively.

3) Chambers, is the very first variation, he plays just ahead of the Centre back pair in the first amphibian role of Half Centre back — Half Defensive Midfield.

So Elneny had to play ahead of Xhaka, playing two defensive midfielders against a team you are going to dominate makes no logical sense.

What about Lampards discipline for England when he didn't have the benefit of playing ahead of two holding midfielders, did Lampard juggle his attacking and defensive instincts with aplomb..

Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a move to sign impressive Atletico Madrid defensive midfielder Mario Suarez ahead of Inter Milan this summer.

If Iwobi can work on his defensive game, putting tackles in and having the right stamina, He should be ahead of Ramsey in that central midfield role.

I don't even know why he started Welbeck ahead of Walcott in the first place, Welbeck was giving away the ball too often on the right and wasn't helping Bellerin in defence.Bellerin too can't be blameless for being caught out of position many times, he didn't even know who he was marking.The reason why we lost the midfield battle wasn't because Coquelin didn't do much, the problem was with Ramsey and Cazorla, they were loosing possesion too often in our own half giving more room for counter attack Coquelin alone couldn't contain opponent's pressure for the full 90minutes he needed help too defencively from Ramsey who didn't give him any, Ramsey now sees himself as an AM who could go forward at anytime and ignore his defensive responsibility.Koscielny didn't do much to prevent the second goal.

Walcott is a impact player always has been always will be everyone barring fickle arsenal fans can see that, ox Iv given up on iwobi ahead of him in my opinion and Ramsey well the lad needs to eradicate the selfishness in his game and do some ******** defensive work also rather then always exposing our midfield until then drop him.

Three Bayern Munich players top the rankings in their respective position: Manuel Neuer for goalkeepers, Javi Martínez for centre backs (ahead of teammate Mats Hummels), as well as Thiago Alcântara for central defensive midfielders.

Furthermore Granada of Spain midfielder Uche Agbo who although is listed as a central defender can also play as a defensive midfielder and all of this players are ahead of Esiti in the pecking order of Rohr.

Manchester United's new defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic has stated that he feels extremely welcome at the Old Trafford club and has suggested he will get «better and better» as he returns to full match fitness ahead of the new season.

The midfielders ahead of the centre - backs will look to shield them, forming a strong defensive box particularly in the 4 -2-3-1, and, with the centre hard to play through, the opposition are generally forced wide.

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

With Arsene Wenger looking to bring in a specialist defensive midfielder ahead of the new Premier League season, reports are growing that Cheick Tiote is the player Wenger wants.

With Ander Herrera's playmaking ability along with his new found defensive nous, United will have a solid double pivot in midfield with Paul Pogba slightly ahead of them.

Stephen Ireland and Ibrahim Afellay continue to be long - term absentees for Mark Hughes» side, while Geoff Cameron could start ahead of Charlie Adam in central midfield if Hughes opts to go for a more defensive approach, which is likely.

The slightly more defensive figure in the midfield ahead of Iturraspe, De Marcos» aggression and mobility was vital to how Bielsa wanted his team to play, shuttling the ball up and down the field and winning it back as quickly as possible from opponents in their own half.