Sentences with phrase «as a midfield pair»

I was expecting them to get a chance to play together as a midfield pair after their decent performances late last year.

So now we have three games in the next 7 days, and our only recognised candidates are Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin, which wouldn't be many peoples choices as our midfield pairing, but Wenger has revealed who else he would b considering for a spot.

I think it is safe to go with Coquelin (if fit) and Wilshere as our midfield pairing as Xhaka will surely be caught napping against Klopp's heavy metal football.

The minutes they might have earned as a midfield pairing would make this upcoming season look a little more promising, no?

While their success as a midfield pairing is already self evident, the acquisition of consecutive World Cups would make a real statement.

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But to my surprise, it seems Wenger either didn't give them a final rehearsal chance before the community shield because he doesn't think they could benefit from that, or he doesn't view them as his best midfield pairing.

U rite sha... but I can remember a game they were paired, le coq stayed back and frimpong played as the box to box midfielder then... just like arteta and flamini

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.

Roberto Mancini has opted to play a midfield pairing of Gareth Barry and Yaya Toure in the centre of the park as the Italian opts for a far more attacking approach this term and this has left Dutch international De Jong warming the bench with the 27 year old making just four Premier League starts compared to the 30 out of 38 he made last term.

Within a year of his appointment Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit were signed to form a midfield pairing behind the Dutchman, and Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka arrived as targets for Bergkamp's incisive passing.

The duo will be a big loss to our squad against Tottenham, with Aaron having been crucial in running our game from midfield this term, but it remains to be seen whether they pair will in fact miss out, as our medical staff will need time to analyse their sufferings.

He is a true Gooner, came through the ranks like Wilshere (youth cup winning midfield pairing) has completely changed the way we play as his protection is vital.

When Francis Coquelin arrived back at Arsenal after being recalled from a loan at Charlton, he was quickly installed as the automatic choice in central midfield alongside our Spanish genius Santi Cazorla and the pairing was absolutely amazing.

and not too many similarly high profile players are coming in, save for Real Madrid's 32 year old midfielder who would be as likely to freshen things up as a soiled pair of Mustafi's undies.

Cazorla to go left wing to replace Sanchez, while Ramzey goes to pair Coquelin though as B2B midfielder.

That pairing struggled mightily against PSG's midfield, so the decision is something of a curious one — but perhaps not as curious as PSG's lineup.

Ramsay in my view is an attacking MF who can make runs into the box and nick goals but lacks discipline in a central midfield pairing and unless we lose a winger or cm (or perhaps Ozil) is better benched and used as a sub.

Did he actually watch the game against Leicester?Yes we were strong attacking, but the defending was dire and as importantly Elneny and Xhaka were the worst midfielders pairing I have seen in the red and white.

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lets all thank arsene for finally doing the right thing only time will tell but have we finally signed the DM we need STRONG MINDED NO HOLD BAR MIDFIELDER WE HAVE ALL CRAVED, but lets take it back we all know it will take 2 or 3 more like minded players to make us great again, he has tricked us all buy buying one superstar in the last 3 windows ALEXIS, OZIL and CHEC great players but can't do it all on their own, spending huge amount of money and saying we can buy the best players, on the surface this looks great we are buying top top players big prices but instead of spending his usual 50 mill on 2, 3, 4, 0r 5 players he has pulled the wool over are eyes with 1 superstar thinking the fans are that dumb enough to believe it, infact he has never spent his budget only balanced on sales too purchases, i love arsenal but this summer i hope for more he needs to do that consistently through out the team spend the same amount on the team stop balancing the american owners, grow a pair say yes we will buy a top defender and a world class striker, stan we love arsenal please be one of us do whats needed then you will fell proud as we are and we will adore you for it.

I love Le Coq as much as anyone BUT Matic is an absolute monster and having Fabregas beside him is the perfect midfield pairing.

It remains to be seen who van Gaal will plump for as his first - choice pairing this season, with Schweinsteiger set to compete in the heart of the midfield with the likes of Daley Blind, Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and another new signing, Morgan Schneiderlin.

I'm not sure any club in Europe has as good a pair of attacking midfielders in Özil and Cazorla to choose from.

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Indeed it seems that the Scot sees the former Ajax man as his first choice striker and whilst a pairing of Andy Carroll is used for some Liverpool fixtures the season Dalglish has looked to play Suarez up front on his own and taking advantage of the goals he can now hope to see coming from his new midfield signings such as Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson.

As they search for a holding midfielder to eventually replace Michael Carrick and pair up with Paul Pogba, it's suggested that Matic could now be targeted, although he likely won't be allowed to leave for less than # 40m this summer, as per the report, having played a pivotal role in helping Antonio Conte's side win the title this seasoAs they search for a holding midfielder to eventually replace Michael Carrick and pair up with Paul Pogba, it's suggested that Matic could now be targeted, although he likely won't be allowed to leave for less than # 40m this summer, as per the report, having played a pivotal role in helping Antonio Conte's side win the title this seasoas per the report, having played a pivotal role in helping Antonio Conte's side win the title this season.

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

Flamini has joined Crystal Palace after his contract with Arsenal ran down in the summer and because of the injury problems that Sam Allardyce is having to cope with it is very likely that the former Gunner will start against us in a central midfield pairing with Yohan Cabaye, who just happens to be another player whose game is very familiar to the boss as we nearly signed him a few years ago.

It looks as though the midfield pair are set to miss a sizeable chunk of the campaign, which is obviously a blow to Arsenal's faint title aspirations.

THis is the first time we will see Xhaka and Cazorla starting in midfield and the way they play could decide the outcome of the match, as could the new defensive pairing of Holding and Koscielny.

In bellerin and gibbs we have a superb option to debuchy / chambers and monreal as the latter pair are a perfect rotation for home games, but also both can play wide midfield from the bench, again adding another dimension.

In turn, with that pair potentially not around next season, that leaves a hole in the Man Utd midfield in terms cover and depth as that will leave Mourinho with Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic.

Lallana's absence leaves Raheem Sterling — eager to prove a point following this week's continued contract reports — and Philippe Coutinho, as the obvious pairing in the attacking midfield positions.

Ramsey produced his best football when pairing with Arteta in midfield, and I see Xhaka as a much better / stronger version of Arteta.

The pair could line - up alongside each other as Cazorla will be hoping his performances for the Gunners will earn him a start in Vicente del Bosque starting XI and the 30 - year - old has been speaking about playing in a more deeper midfield role for the national team:

Two superbly skillful midfield players, Real Madrid pairing Luka Modric and Toni Kroos have been a big part in the Spanish giants» success this season as Real have continued to blow teams away so far.

Along with Austrian teammate Julian Baumgartlinger, it's claimed that United sent scouts to watch the pair a little more closely during the international break as Mourinho looks at bolstering his options at left back and in midfield.

Sanchez / Welbeck Lacazette I want us to play 4 -3-3 so that we can match Liverpool in the midfield as I don't want us to be overrun.Xhaka can't defend and he should not start this match and if possible all other matches for the rest of the season.Coquelin's tackles has caused us to score some goals every single season he's been here and I think we've missed that this season.I just don't know why he's been left on the bench because if paired with the right partner can be used in a very defensive sense to great effect.Our team is so poor tactically.

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.

Premier League pair Liverpool and Manchester United look set to be disappointed in their hopes of signing Toni Kroos, as Chelsea make a # 40 million bid for the midfielder.

And with his Welsh international teammate Gareth Bale already firmly in place at the Santiago Bernabeu with a lengthy and mega money new contract just signed I am not surprised to see that the Arsenal midfield star Aaron Ramsey is being linked with a transfer to Real Madrid, as the pair combine with great effect for Wales.

William as DM nd seri as CM dat would b a solid midfielder pairing plus lemar

As a result, it may well turn out that Conte has to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements this summer, with Pjanic likely to also choose to remain in the Italian capital with the pair playing an integral role in Luciano Spalletti's plans for the future.

You can even argue that Ramsey paired with Santi can be more of a holding midfielder, as oppose to an attacking one.

The Welsh international has started each of the Gunners» last seven matches in all competitions but has been used as a right - winger due to Wenger refusing to tinker with his current central midfield pairing of Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin.

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.

Depending on the situation, both have played more as a pair of number sixes — true defensive midfielders — and at other times they have switched roles to take on the number eight attacking midfielder position.

There's a chance Milner and Henderson can succeed as Liverpool's midfield pair.

They played three central defenders and another as part of a holding midfield pair with two full backs on the flanks.

Towards the end of the season, the partnership built between Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele proved to be an effective and successful one as the pair bossed the midfield.