Sentences with phrase «as a central midfielder»

The 20 - year - old is primarily a defensive midfielder but is equally adept to playing as a central midfielder in a double pivot role.

I don't know who's been doing well as a central midfielder in the reserves, but surely give one of the youngsters a chance.

He might have been used as a central midfielder at times throughout the previous campaign, but that stat makes for fairly frightening reading.

I don't think he has done enough to warrant starting every game as a central midfielder.

He should be played as our central midfield hub.

You all obviously asking for a cm when we all know wenger will rather use ox as a central midfielder this season.

What it does mean is that there's little experience from either playing together as central midfielders, so there's going to be some adjustment required.

It's not bad going for a player who originally made his name as a central midfielder.

At the moment he plays on the right or left but I think he can develop as a central midfielder as well.»

Meanwhile Petr Cech has missed out on the Czech version of our Player of the Year award after winning it 11 times in the previous 13 years, but this season he lost out to Vladimír Darida, who plays as a central midfielder for the German club Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin.

Whilst Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic combined well as a central midfield pairing it's fair to say that Oscar was found wanting last season.

Wilshere will of course have to be fit into the side on Aaron Ramsey's return, with the pair likely to be seen as lacking that defensive metal needed to play as a central midfield pairing in the current system, and I thoroughly expect our formation to be changed when both are fit and ready.

Oxlade - Chamberlain wants his career to develop as a central midfielder rather than wide man and Klopp's interest will make Liverpool front - runners should a transfer materialise.

Oxlade - Chamberlain believes he will develop as a central midfielder rather than a wide man and he is convinced he would play in that role under Klopp.

I hope someone reminds him he plays for Arsenal as a central midfielder and not a striker

I am slightly more surprised to see Aaron Ramsey back again as our central midfield duo of Coquelin and Elneny have been looking good.

He's not starting as a winger and he's not starting as a central midfielder, and those are both positions that Liverpool will want to have strengthened by the time the window closes anyway.

As far as the central midfield is concerned, Coquelin was suspended from the game against Basel and should return to partner Xhaka.

He is a versatile player who is most comfortable deployed as a central midfielder but has played behind the striker and out wide in his time at Schalke.

Ramsey, Elneny, Coquelin, and Xhaka all struggled to combine as central midfielders in front of a back four.

This is Salah's first season with Liverpool, look at how good he is, what's going to happen next season with the things are going for Liverpool, at man city, this is De bruyne's first season as a central midfielder, look at how good his preforming, what about sane and G.jesus, look at how good they are becoming and coming of age.

Di Maria is currently at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he is often used as a central midfielder by Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella, merely underlying his versatility and ability to become an indispensable member of any team.

Arsenal do also have Coquelin and Elneny as central midfield options and we also have the likes of Bielik and Zelalem looking to break into the first team, so is that enough or do you think Wenger needs to add some more top quality in that area?

One imagines that at Liverpool, Milner was promised a solution to all his previous problems: he could play under a manager who respected his quality, played him in his favoured position as a central midfielder and gave him responsibility within the squad.

Ailton joined Terek at the same time as another central midfielder Adilson, who had three great seasons before falling to a long term injury and eventually returning back to Brazil in 2016.

I would rather play Gibbs on the wing than to move a central midfielder there once again (I percieve Cazorla as a central midfielder, ruling him out).

Mourinho has put together a squad containing many world class players such as Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez that doesn't look far off challenging for the Premier League and Champions League, though signings are still needed in some areas, such as central midfield.

If we had focused Ainsley Maitland - Niles as a Central midfielder, Xhaka and Ramsey would have been scared for his position right now and that would have brought out the best in him and we won't be looking for one Seri all over the place.

At Arsenal I don't think there is a position on the pitch that has quite as many players as our central midfield does and although it's good to have so much competition for places in the centre of the park, I can't help but feel that certain irregularity as to who will be in the starting eleven may cause a little unrest.

I'll like to see xhaka and shaqiri as our central midfielders next season.

As long as our central midfielders are Ramsey, Wilshere, Flamini, Arteta.

The Spaniard has seen his position pushed back during his time at the club, with Cazorla now featuring heavily as a central midfield rather than behind the main striker.

Defending is his job as a central midfielder.

Wenger hinted after the game that Giroud could return for the Reading game, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Coquelin and Elneny continue as the central midfield pairing with Cazorla still struggling with an Achilles injury.

That's according to data from WhoScored, who have him down as playing twice as central midfielder, a right wing - back and left - sided forward, and one game each as a left wing - back, a central attacking midfielder and a right - sided forward.

Far from special on the field, Mourinho spent seven years grafting as a central midfielder in the top two Portuguese divisions before turning his attention to building his career in management.

Another more radical option is to have Godoy play more defensively and pair him with Jackson Yueill, Tommy Thompson, or even Vako as a central midfielder.

Playing with two attacking midfielders as central midfielders is no less than we'd expect from Crooks, who's regularly proving himself to be a tactical wizard.

Oxlade - Chamberlain joined the Gunners from Southampton as a central midfielder but has failed to establish himself in a settled position and has often been stuck out wide on the right or left flank.

Despite graduating from the Centre of Excellence as a central midfielder, the 19 - year - old has adapted to defensive roles at centre back and full back this season.

Daley Blind can operate at both centre - back and left - back, but if Mourinho preferred it, Blind can also join Schneiderlin as central midfield competition.

In Henderson's first season, Dalglish often shunted him out wide, thus squandering his talent as a central midfielder and possibly delaying his development as a player.

Other Guardiola selections — using Phillip Lahm as a central midfielder or Mario Mandzukic on the flank — have been baffling, but what has emerged is the likelihood that Croatian forward Mandzukic, whose energy was so important in springing Bayern's pressing game last season, will play a secondary role this season.

He's the total package as a central midfielder and could transform Arsenal's fortunes.

Iwobi, meanwhile, has been Arsenal's breakthrough star of the season, and his ability to pick out key passes has been enhanced by the time that he spent playing as a central midfielder earlier in the campaign.