Sentences with phrase «also played midfield»
Patrick Vieira had a lot of spats with him but I also played midfield.
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It may also be beneficial for Coquelin's playing time, to keep training as a centre back during pre-season because otherwise he may find himself dropping down the pecking order in a jam packed midfield.
When Arsenal played with Arteta as defensive midfielder that situation never occurs he tends to control the flow and pace of Arsenal game with his passing and by holding his position, he also runs into space very well and always available for a pass.
The classy midfield maestro has also played for AC Milan and Inter Milan in a glittering career, and remains a key player for Juve after helping them to three title wins in a row in Serie A.
Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Blind was initially bought into Old Trafford as a left - back who could also play in the centre of midfield and he became a favourite under van Gaal.
We need more goals from our midfielders too we cant just depend on our strikers, Carzola, Rambo, Ox if playing, hell even Flamini / Arteta should also chip in like last season.
I think Cesc in the wing is also much better than ozil in the wings, can also play box to box or CAM can tackle put his body in the game, score goals from many angles and above all Cesc is an arsenal graduate we all remember how Cesc made our midfield so dominant in many games, we remember how he was during our barca game till he got injured lets not forget le capitan.
Our midfield is also extremely strong, and with various types of player who can play different roles for our side, it is difficult to pinpoint a weakness.
N'koulou also has the ability to play in the defensive midfield role.
We have not just defensive midfielders but also two deep lying play maker at the same time.
Most misplaced passes in the Premier League this term: Y.Kaboul (35) A.Ramsey (26) D.Janmaat (25) G.Barry (24) C.Benteke (24) R.Brady (24)-- Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 19, 2015 Unless, as the former Cardiff man was during the 13/14 campaign, he's positioned alongside a holding midfielder who can also carry the burden as our deeper playmaker similar to what Arteta did, playing Ramsey alongside a destructive midfielder like Coquelin just doesn't work.
1 Off the top, it does not take rocket science to know that united 4 man midfield will overrun us in a 4 -2-4 formation by playing 2 midfielders against there 4 and also considering Ramsey's poor passing ability.
Corchia is an attack - minded full - back who can also play in midfield, and would have fit in perfectly at the Emirates Stadium in Arsene Wenger's attacking lineup.
Given that he can also play in attacking midfield, Steven Gerrard will hardly be a poor mentor either!
And that also gives us extra midfield depth along with Baka who could play CDM in less important matches to give Kante a rest.
Monreal in at CB provides an adept and semi creative ball playing presence in the defensive third which I think is important to keep us moving the ball fluidly and intelligently and also means opposition need to compensate for the possibility of Monreal clipping the ball over the top to Lacazette and cutting the midfield out.
A solid DM that can also play CB would complete our midfield and defence.
He can also play as a CDM or on the left side of the midfield and is a player who can play genuinely in more than one position.
Why is Xhaka still in your lineup?He's massively overrated and I'm not even basing it on this one game.I also predicted he'll be overrun in midfield if played today.People should stop criticizing him.It's Wenger's fault he was played when clearly knowing his weaknesses.I warned against this yesterday.I knew he was going to be overrun.It is highly debatable if he was the kind of player we needed in the first place.It's funny how people think Wilshere is done yet apart from passing I can't see which area of football he beats Wilshere.Even Wilshere has a higher IQ.
in the Mould of Fabinho, who can play as a defender and also as a defensive Midfielder.
Also Coquelin is a pure defensive midfielder who plays best just in front of the back four.
Mohamed Elneny can play a variety of roles in midfield, and can be fielded in a more advanced position also, but I like to think of him as our box - to - box midfielder.
Our system we play is the problem, everyone saying our defence is crap and i partially agree, but we need to defend as a team, the midfielders also need to contribute when it comes to defending and our defending at set plays are very poor.
If you need a defensive midfielder that can play center back and left back and also understand arsenals ways then wenger should bring back song
With Chambers also playing in midfield (provided we buy a new CB) they could alternate depending on the opposition.
Despite Antonio Valencia's tremendous start to the season, Mourinho has little full - back options to choose from and so signing 23 - year - old Fabinho — who can also play in a defensive midfield role — would undoubtedly bolster this area and thus the strength of the overall squad.
The 23 - year - old has made 146 appearances for the Merseyside outfit since joining them in 2014, playing 40 games or more in each of the last three campaigns as he has established himself as an important figure in the heart of their midfield while also showing versatility to play elsewhere when needed.
Gonzalo Huigine or Lacazetteg Wingers or Attacking midfielders we don not need at all as we have some of the best in these two postions Do not forget we have Gnarby also along with with OX and Theo, Welbeck also can play in wings May be solid CB
Also, simply comparing the 2 last year by spewing goal / assist numbers doesn't exactly provide the context that one (Ozil) was our primary attacking midfielder playing behind the ST, whilst the other (cazorla) was playing deep alongside our defensive midfielder.
There is no link between defence and attack, mostly because midfielders don't play many passes forward (even short ones) and also because there is no real defensive midfielder who is making crunching tackles.
Whilst van Gaal admitted that his side created more when playing four in midfield, as shown by their two second half goals in West London, he also suggested that it allows them less «control» of the game — using the chances that QPR created themselves in the second half as evidence:
«I know in advance that when we play with four midfielders in a diamond that we create more chances, but then the balance of the team is also weak.»
Borussia Dortmund were also thought to be interested in the midfielder, seeing the Dane as a replacement for Mario Gotze but they recently signed Henrikh Mkhitaryan, meaning they are unlikely to be interested in another play - maker.
Their midfield is as good as ours and their strikeforce is much better than ours, they also only play once a week.
Fortune, a versatile midfielder, who can also play as a striker or a winger, was a target for Manchester United — yet the lure of working with Arsene Wenger was key in his decision [via the Express].
Mohamed Elneny played a big role in calming the nerves with a solid midfield display, and he also had a rare impact going forward with two fine assists to level the game.
If this is true then schneiderlin would be a very good signing IMO and we will then have two excellent holding midfielders le coq and morgan to rotate and also to play both of them in tough games like chelsea at bridge next season etc so he would be welcome addition otherwise go for kondogbia or wanyama tall tough strong physical players and they will give players like matic and yaya toure run for their money..
Dzagoev can play in a myriad of roles across the midfield and attack and is incredibly comfortable on the ball and is also being pursued by Serie A pair Fiorentina and Inter Milan.
Where he will play is still unknown, Vidal is a tough tackler but he also provides for his team further up the field, scoring 7 goals last season including 4 in the league for Juventus, not really the holding player that Arsenal appear to need but another box to box all action midfielder.
Some tactical changes definitely have to be made: like a guy said before: Just keep one of Cazorla / Ozil not both!Walcott could also be brought to play on the wing and have Welbeck play in front Rosicky / Ox can play in midfield and Gabriel and Monreal must be in and BFG and Gibbs out!!
Also we've seen Wenger play some wing backs / midfielders as central defenders.
According to Catalan newspaper Sport, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri sees Sissoko as a potential replacement for central midfielder N'Golo Kante — who also happens to play for the French national team.
does anyone think the reports of us getting psg's youngster rabiot are true and if yes is he what we need atm i guessing as he is a big lad he's probably diaby long term replacement i have seen a picture of him and he doesn't look like a very strong build but i am sure a year in the gym will sort that out he would add much needed height to our midfield and he doesn't seem to be a injury prone as diaby he has a good general skill set am sure wenger can convince him with plenty of game time any young french player knows wengers rep with youngsters he should jump at the chance to work with wenger NOW with a bit of strength work he could be a handy d / m also if wenger could mould him to play there,
Now thinking about the style that won arsenal trophies we had physical / technical midfielders and we had wide players who could play the forward role easily who were also equipped with pace and technical ability.
Defensive midfielder was also an issue as Mathieu Flamini and Mikael Arteta were not able to provide an adequate cover when playing against the top sides.
It would really be interesting to see Toral integrated in the team, but its going to be difficult with an already crowded midfield, he his pretty good in the air, good technical skills, love to shoot at goal, i think he could also play in a forward role.
this kind of midfield can play any formation or tactics, kante of Leicester would also b a fantastic addition
i agree we also need to get rid of Arteta, Diaby, Podolski and Campbell probably.This story worries me because the squad is overloaded with midfielders, yet we still need a top DM, the guys i've mentioned in midfield clearly don't come up to scratch imo.Another worrying developement is Wenger talking up Theo playing thru the middle, i sincerely hope this isn't another attempt at trying to get out of buying a top CF, Theo's a useful player but hes not a real CF
Tactical brilliance moment 3: Play a central midfielder in the other wing also so that both their fullbacks can bomb forward without the fear of being exposed.