Sentences with phrase «as a midfielder»

There would be a lot more ground to cover and playing as midfielders rather than wingers would mean that their positioning and movement for attacks may become more restrictive.

Goal keeper is only as good as his defence, defence is only a good defence if the DM is on the ball as well as the midfield in general.

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

He's listed as a midfielder, but has a reputation as a defensive minded player.

As long as the midfield and defense are solid, these guys will create chance after chance.

It's a shame we might never know how well he could do as a midfielder.

He also has very good ball control making him perfect to be deployed as a midfielder.

However, I will explain why it's almost impossible for them two to work together as a midfield partnership.

And we were lucky they did not score more as the midfield did not cover their opposite numbers when they attacked.

Ozil is better where he is, the wing suits him for now as the midfield needs dominant and hard workers right now..

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

Only up front are they a bit short, but as their midfield gel I think they won't have any difficulty putting goals away.

He is not as slick as our midfield is required to be.

He can play as both a midfielder or as a right - back and has two years remaining on his current contract.

I am loving the competition for places in the midfield, I hope our attack and defence becomes as good as the midfield with the new signings.

«Remember he came as a midfield player and in his youth team days I convinced him to play centre - back, he didn't want to at first but certainly did in the end and became a world - class player through that.»

M'Villa, 21, is seen as a midfield enforcer but Rennes do not want to sell and have already knocked back one approach, but a # 15million offer could sway them.

As far as the midfield department is concerned, we covered a report (via BBC) earlier in the day claiming that Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain has rejected the chance to join Chelsea and he wants to sign for Liverpool.

Seeing as midfield is so crucial if Sammi was a bad player Germany would not have rolled everyone over so easily.

James Philip Milner is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City and the England national team.

There were other more - inspiring players on the pitch, like Jack Wilshere for starters, or even Francis Coquelin as the midfield general for a change.

Largely a defensively minded midfielder not averse to working hard, Hadzic is neat enough in possession to get by as a midfield in one of Europe's major leagues and certainly seems ready to make the jump from the relatively obscure Austrian Premier League.

That said it is far more productive for a midfielder to drop deep and drive forward then it is for a CB to go ahead of the midfield as the midfielder who is more attacking would just have to drop into defence.

I found it strange that Wenger didn't play him in the Champions League clash on Wednesday, especially as the midfield anchor was unable to play at the weekend.

Dragomir currently plays as a midfielder at FC Timisoara in Romania and is obviously extremely highly rated, which is why Arsenal are willing to pay a reported # 70,000 in compensation for the youngster.

1) Van Gaal is a qualified gymnastics teacher, who had a playing career as a midfielder from 1972 - 1987 while supplementing his income coaching high - school gymnastics teams.

Why does Wenger persist with Ox as a midfielder?

Chambers began his career as a midfielder..

One season with AC Milan was followed by a short spell with Real Betis, which was blighted by legal battles as the midfielder sued the club for breach of contract.

wouldn't be surprised if Wenger starts with Ramsey on the right and Flamini - Coquelin as midfield pairing in order to keep that clean sheet.

Made decent tackles and his passing was pretty good but he couldn't really do much as his midfield partners had shockers.

Carzola just in behind them, use ramsey and coqueline as the midfield pivot / workhorse, they both have the engines with ramsey supporting the attack occassionally.

According to The Times [per the Metro], Arsenal will be spending a portion of the projected # 75 million transfer budget to tie down five players expected to make up the core of the team: striker Alexis Sanchez, winger Mesut Ozil, as well as midfielders Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Santi Cazorla.

Chief executive Nigel Wilson describes the legal team as the midfield of the business: «They bring the grit that stops us conceding goals and the flair that allows us to score.

An intriguing call - up by Southgate, Ashley Young is listed as a midfielder in the official squad list despite playing at left - back these days.

Following his move from Juventus to Man United last summer, Pogba failed to impress the masses last season as the midfielder's defensive responsibilities meant he wasn't allowed to flourish going forward as much as we had seen him do in Turin.

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.

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He is with a great potential as a midfield player and I hope he will play a great role at Arsenal in the near future.

Either way he's another mistake wenger has made in terms of prem league type player same as the midfield, it's like wenger thinks we're in the Dutch league

But as the midfielder said recently, he wants to play and perhaps that that is why he has been talking to Arsenal Player about the importance of a good pre-season.

So I would say that as long as the midfield positions are well stocked up on, and good enough of quality, there is no need to buy a «good old - fashioned DM».

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Therefore, Chambers could be the best choice for DM as he is defensive minded and started out with Southampton as a midfielder.

Turan does also fit the mould of the typical Arsenal player and could be seen as a wide forward as much as a midfielder and would apparently cost only around # 20 million..

This comes in the same month as the midfielder managed a great performance for the Three Lions against Slovenia, so the new girl may actually be a good influence on him.

Other than our three usual keepers, just about every other player is classed as a midfielder, and I will be very surprised if we have the problems in that area that plagued us last season after the arrival of Xhaka (29).