Sentences with phrase «as a playmaker from»

He is playing as the playmaker from the first day here, but what made his performance drop is the same thing that made Ramsey's performance dropped.

As Christian Eriksen drifts inside and acts as a playmaker from the left, Rose has often had to hold opponents back in order to allow covering help to rotate over.

Not exact matches

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He's grown immensely as a playmaker as a senior, nearly doubling his assists per game from last year.

The benefits of this design are still getting your playmakers outside and able to use their speed and elusiveness as well as having many more options to choose from on the same look and not needing to commit a lot of your players to one of the options leaving the other options short handed.

Martin is a really good scorer that's one year removed from averaging nearly 24 points per game with a true - shooting percentage above 60, but he won't come close to replacing Harden's ability as a playmaker.

With an opportunity to link up with former teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan as well as another creative playmaker in Mesut Ozil, Aubameyang will surely be relishing the thought of getting service from them to continue his prolific goalscoring rate.

As good as the men from north London look going forward, especially when playmaker Christian Eriksen is in full flow, opponents must always feel that they will get on the scoresheet at some point during the 90 minuteAs good as the men from north London look going forward, especially when playmaker Christian Eriksen is in full flow, opponents must always feel that they will get on the scoresheet at some point during the 90 minuteas the men from north London look going forward, especially when playmaker Christian Eriksen is in full flow, opponents must always feel that they will get on the scoresheet at some point during the 90 minutes.

Another exciting addition in midfield, it could be that United will finally land long - term target Kevin Strootman from AS Roma, with the Dutch playmaker known to be a favourite of van Gaal's and one he has worked with before during his time in charge of the Netherlands.

A report from Telefoot has suggested that Klopp and his fellow Anfield board are closely monitoring Draxler as a quick option to replace their Brazilian playmaker should he leave for Barcelona in January or next summer.

No man from the squad can take his deep lying playmaker role as good as he is.

At Madrid he had Khedira as the engine to break up play and Alonso as the deep lying playmaker, this meant the attacking creativity came from him - At arsenal we have Wilshere, Ramsey, Cazorla etc..

Manchester City's summer spending may not end with Di Maria as Pellegrini wants to bring playmaker Isco with him from Malaga but City's directors are thought to be unwilling to sanction a move for another central midfielder.

So wait a minute.Are Arsenal looking for a defensive midfielder or a box to box player.I'm really disappointed in Xhaka's defending.He's very good with his long passing but I don't think he's the best option when it comes to box to box.In Arsenal he's normally used as the defensive midfielder particular deep lying playmaker and this actually means that we need someone who is fantastic at attacking and can also do very well defensively so as to compliment for Xhaka's defensive short comings.Ludo Goretzka is very good defensively from the little I've seen but I don't really know much about his attacking qualities.But I also hope Arsenal does not forget about Mario Lemina.He's a complete midfielder and to me has the capabilities to be one of Europe's best if given the chance.He can defend very well and attack very well.He's a player Juventus would regret selling.As for Goretzka I know he's very good defensively but have» t seen much of him in terms of attack.If he's as good as in attack I'd sign him.

If you must start Giroud, I would prefer the OX to play from the right and Perez on the left with Sanchez playing behind Giroud as playmaker and second striker with Coq - Xhaka behind.

I would like to see Ozil learn to defend more if he isn't going to find his scoring boots, learn from Cazorla... It would be an interesting experiment to do, play Cazorla and Ozil as 2 creative B2B players but I do nt think it will trump Cazorla in a deep lying playmaker role and Ozil in the ACM role.

There were suggestions from other quarters that he can even be made like Cazorla and Arteta who were converted into deep playmakers as he has many of the qualities possessed by these two that made them such revelation in their new roles.

«After having his most success as a «fantasisti» (or free - role playmaker) at Udinese, which meant he was able to either start centrally or drift in from out wide, his role at the Camp Nou was and still is limited to being deployed mainly on the right wing.

Wanted by the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea, AS Roma playmaker Kevin Strootman has displayed his superb talent since moving to Serie A from PSV last season.

Spanish newspaper AS reaffirm reports from earlier in the week that Atleti's No. 10 has informed manager Diego Simeone that he wishes to leave the Estadio Vicente Calderon in the summer, and reveal that the playmaker is in discussion with the Blues and the Red Devils over a possible transfer in the coming weeks.

There had even been talk from German outlet Sport Bild (translated by Sport Witness) that Ozil was emerging as a target for Chelsea, so United could be seeing off two big rivals for the playmaker's signature.

Speaking to Bild [as per The Sun], the deep - lying playmaker revealed that a transfer away from BVB remained an option as his ongoing contract impasse continues.

The Red Devils have, the Spanish newspaper state, met the # 29.2 m release - clause of Atleti's No. 10; however, the deal is far from completion, as the playmaker is holding out for a transfer to Stamford Bridge.

Another Chelsea loanee — Brazilian playmaker Lucas Piazon — scored Reading's third as they came from behind to knock out their Premier League opponents at the Madejski Stadium.

While they didn't like the goal that they conceded just minutes later quite as much, they were treated to an absolute beauty from their Brazilian playmaker as he cut inside from the left onto his right foot and struck a superb shot into the back of the net.

And Yaya is a b2b which happens to be a completely different role from being a playmaker, and even then Ozil is the better midfielder in every single department excluding physical strength, if Yaya was as good as you claim then he wouldn't have been used as a CB when he was at Barca.

Aston Villa expect to complete the signing of playmaker Carles Gil from La Liga giants Valencia within the next 48 hours, report the Telegraph, as beleaguered manager Paul Lambert looks to add some creativity to his goal shy side, with Villa having scored the fewest Premier League goals so far this season.

This picture from training yesterday could well show the front three and playmaker that Wenger will give the job of taking the game to Dortmund and exposing their defensive frailties, especially as we are not exactly set ip to defend ourselves.

This all must be coming from the boss because every DM / playmaker we have seems to end up as something else.

ramsey once played so well that he outperformed rakitic toure vidal modric ozil once played so well that he was better than the combination of iniesta and xavi and was one of the most feared playmakers in the game and was also at the heart of germany football sanchez played so well he was likened to suarez and is a chilean legend wilshere played so well that he was praised by the entire barcelona team cech is dubbed the best keeper in the world by most that even lewandowski was honoured to score against him for once the kosmertz patnership was considered one of the best in english football coquelin is outperforming the best in europe and has gained plaudits from former legends such as henry silva and pires monreal and silva are also statistically the best fullbacks in the league even chamberlain has played so well he is considered the future of england chambers also played so well he was capped by england and nominated for the golden boy award even the giroud ive not mentioned is considered the most lethal strikers a goal after very few touches and fewest minutes on the pitch

He is not cutting inside with the ball but make inside run without the ball — exploiting space between full back and centre back Chamberlain is playing as the real Winger in our formation — like to beat full back with his quick feet and cross the ball in the box — he is less than 1 dimension as Young or Navas and try to dribble his way in the box from the wing a few times Ramsey on the right is like a Wide - Playmaker — dictate the game from wide area and occasionally make penetrate run to the box

The Spanish playmaker has not been at his best since moving to Old Trafford from Chelsea in January, with van Gaal willing to let him go in the near future as he eyes signings in other key areas of the pitch.

As is the case with a lot of young playmakers, Xhaka's main point of criticism is his goal efficiency, with a very disappointingly low amount of goals and assists since making a move from Basel to the Bundesliga, as well as at international leveAs is the case with a lot of young playmakers, Xhaka's main point of criticism is his goal efficiency, with a very disappointingly low amount of goals and assists since making a move from Basel to the Bundesliga, as well as at international leveas well as at international leveas at international level.

Chile forward Alexis Sanchez's move from Arsenal to Manchester United has been the story of the window so far, despite no fee being involved as he made the switch in a straight swap for Armenia playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The 26 - year - old playmaker has enjoyed a stellar season with Spurs, contributed 10 goals and provided nine assists from 36 appearances in the Premier League as well as Champions League this season.

When Coutinho first arrived at Anfield following his # 8.5 million move from Inter Milan in 2013, he believed he was in danger of being pigeon - holed as solely a playmaker.

The playmaker produced probably his most consistent run of form in an Arsenal shirt upon returning from a knee injury in January, winning two player of the month awards and crowning the campaign with a second FA Cup winner's medal in as many years.

IT»S GOOD TO BE Apart from when some dullards moan that he's ineffectual, flatters to deceive and looks lazily uninterested, Arsenal's German playmaker doesn't so much receive rave reviews as love letters, great drooling odes to his languid, elegant, aesthetically pleasing, creative magnificence — sorry, we're getting carried away here!

The Danish playmaker hit the net with his first touch as we scored directly from kick - off — his goal timed at 10.5 seconds.

In a 3 -5-2, he could play as a deep - lying playmaker, giving Marchisio (when he finally returns from injury) the opportunity to play in his more natural box - to - box midfield role, making runs into the box.

As far as the team news is concerned, Eden Hazard has trained well after recovering from his hip / thigh injury and it will not come as a surprise if the Belgian playmaker starts tomorroAs far as the team news is concerned, Eden Hazard has trained well after recovering from his hip / thigh injury and it will not come as a surprise if the Belgian playmaker starts tomorroas the team news is concerned, Eden Hazard has trained well after recovering from his hip / thigh injury and it will not come as a surprise if the Belgian playmaker starts tomorroas a surprise if the Belgian playmaker starts tomorrow.

Again, his off - ball aggression in the press and crossing ability shone, while he allowed Gerrard to transition more seamlessly into a regista role and allowed Coutinho to subtly excel as the dribbling playmaker of the team from central midfield.

As far as Arsenal's team news is concerned, star playmaker Alexis Sanchez is linked with a move away from the club and he is ill as well (PhysioRoomAs far as Arsenal's team news is concerned, star playmaker Alexis Sanchez is linked with a move away from the club and he is ill as well (PhysioRoomas Arsenal's team news is concerned, star playmaker Alexis Sanchez is linked with a move away from the club and he is ill as well (PhysioRoomas well (PhysioRoom).

Much more in the mould of a Carrick - style playmaker — or pivote, as it's known in Spain — Julian Weigl has been earning rave reviews for his performances for Borussia Dortmund since moving from 1860 Munich in the summer of 2015.

The most important being the midfield transition from a 4 -3-3 with Brozović and Gagliardini as a pivot to the former playing in a regista / deep lying playmaker role with Roberto pushing further forward allowing Rafinha to have more space.

This transfer window would have gone down as one of the worst in the history of Arsenal Football Club, had it not been for the arrival of a certain German playmaker from Real Madrid.

First they should get a very very good shot stopper (goalkeeper), then they get a creative playmaker, not just any playmaker but someone who can single handedly change the game, as a matter of fact they can get two with the money from Coutinho.

Spain coach Lopetegui refused to criticise Zidane when asked about Isco's comments, with the playmaker far from an automatic selection for Madrid despite contributing five goals and as many assists in LaLiga this season.

The support from the fans was meant to back the talented playmaker, as rumours circulate that Mourinho could let him leave.

Ashley Young was given licence to organise the Aston Villa attack from a free, central role, Marseille's Mathieu Valbuena — habitually a right - sided attacking midfielder — found himself used as a conventional number 10 and even as a «false nine» on occasion, and Udinese's push for Champions League qualification was given an unexpected shot in the arm by Francesco Guidolin's decision to convert Chile winger Alexis Sánchez into a high - octane central playmaker.