Sentences with phrase «as a lone striker»

For a player that hasn't been playing as a lone striker for alot of games that's actually insane!

He won't last as a lone striker in our system.

The remainder of the lineup will then depend on who starts as lone striker.

He might struggle as a lone striker, but he could be great if playing behind a tall striker.

Playing a forward who is unable to play with his back to goal as a lone striker wont improve the team.

You rarely see the size of giroud acting as the lone striker.

Everyone tried to have his shot as the lone striker.

Took his goal wonderfully and stuck to his number 9 position better than recent occasions as a lone striker.

The Belgian youngster is a strong and powerful figure who can adapt as a lone striker or as part of a front two.

Who says he can't play as a lone striker?

Chris Iwelumo played as a lone striker with Wallace and Martin Paterson swapping flanks either side of him.

Lucas struggled to receive positive service from his teammates, especially from the wings, and so as he was playing as a lone striker up front, it's very difficult for him to be involved in both the build up play and have the instinct to be ready in the box.

Harry Kane to play as lone striker upfront with Erikson, Lamela and Ki playing in attacking roles.

Don't be surprised to see him start in the number 10 position against Sunderland, I even heard that Campbell may start as our lone striker for this game!?

On the one hand, he's popped up at No. 10, at right wingback, wide on the flanks, and up front as a lone striker, as his manager has switched tactical plans with abandon.

Wenger could save him by selling alexis and giroud to buy aubamayung and play ozil behind lacazette n aubamayung then we might compete with batsuaryi morata lukaku rashford aguro Jesus but as it stands lacazette will not work as a lone striker coz he still to small and immobile!

The enigmatic Italian is likely to be asked to operate as a lone striker in the absence of Sturridge.

Selects Sanchez as lone striker upfront even when he knows Sanchez can not operate alone.

To be fair to Balotelli, he was excellent for Man City and also remember him being very good as a lone striker for Italy v England.

Theo will find life hard as a lone striker against Terry and Kompany?

Occasionally isolated when used as lone strikers, both López and Gignac appear to relish seeing more of the ball and both men are particularly adept at cutting inside and shooting at goal with their stronger right feet.

Ashley Fletcher tried hard as the lone striker.

Diego Simeone matched Zidane after controversially playing Griezmann as a lone striker in the November derbi — this time, the Frenchman had Diego Costa next to him.

As for the hosts, Antonio Conte has made a big call as he's gone with Eden Hazard as his lone striker up front through the middle, with Pedro and Willian supporting him either side.

Giroud also maintains his position as the lone striker as with his abilities to bully defenders and bring others into the game.

Meanwhile, an inability to operate as a lone striker places the England man behind Oliver Giroud in the attacking pecking order too.

OK, so you are ready to forgive Walcott who actually never had a cracking game as lone striker but you are quick to dismiss Giroud for the same reasons.

It's difficult to remember a time when Ibrahimovic couldn't command the starting role as a lone striker, and his spats with Pep Guardiola over the issue at Barcelona led to a break down and subsequent move away from the Nou Camp.

I suspect we'll see 4 -5-1, with RvP as the lone striker.

Expect Sanogo to replace Giroud as the lone striker up front.

Why would you risk playing Podolski as a lone striker when you already know that by doing so he will be absent for the whole game and subbed pretty soon.

can someone please explain to me why are we going in for vargas we already have enough wingers and he cant play as a lone striker so were is the sense in all of this???

He alone battled the season as our lone strikers.

Send him on loan and stop wasting time pretending he can play as the lone striker at EPL level.

I like your idea of Alexis as lone striker.

Yes, he has played more games than his Spanish counterpart, but 12 strikes in 17 appearances playing wide right, wide left, as a false 9 and even as the lone striker is hugely impressive from the 25 - year - old.

Welbeck is more of a deep lying forward he is not very effective as a lone striker he will be a Perfect player for a 4 — 4 - 2 formation.

Twice before Rooney has led the line as a lone striker, twice managing 34 goals in the process and while his advancing years and shoddy displays suggest that a similar return may be a fantasy this season, he can still do a job for the team.

Not discouraging Theo at all I'm a big fan but asking him to play as a lone striker through the middle I just don't see him lasting there for a stretch of games.

He can be spotted as a lone striker occasionally but let's be honest WBA weren't in it to tackle yesterday.

why doesn't wenger try out campball as the lone striker i mean he has the build and height for it so why not give him a chance there he could be the better version of giroud we all been crying out for

He could be incredible as a lone striker.

This is wishful thinks.There r so many world class player out there but i know Wenger has his own value for each player dnt b shock to c Groud as the lone striker next season