Sentences with phrase «as a second striker»

I know ozil always play as a second striker anyways so it's not new.

But he seems to play almost as a second striker.

Never as a second striker, always on the left and right.

If you think every midfielder should be playing as a second striker then you are deluded and no nothing about football, every player has their own type of style.

Unfortunately our midfield is too weak to release someone to play as a second striker.

In the magnificent 3 - 1 win at home to Inter, meanwhile, van der Vaart played so close to Peter Crouch that he was effectively being used as a second striker in a 4 -4-1-1.

8) Walcott plays in as the second striker with the right wing bias.

I was another one that thought of Giroud as a second striker.

Rather than buying Morata I would prefer for us to stick with Giroud with Sanchez as second striker like Griezmann in the France team then we sign a left winger like Reus, Draxler or Gotze

Prolific at youth level for Barcelona and Spain, he slowly began to inch towards the goal for Arsène Wenger's side and during his brief spell as captain was most effective when deployed as a second striker behind Robin van Persie or Emmanuel Adebayor.

Michu has said that he does not think his position is that danger because he has the ability to play as a second striker as well.

Walcott is behind the ox in the sense that debuchey is behind cazorla Different positions, Walcott is now thought of as our second striker, I'd go as far as to say him and giroud are level and will be rotated depending on opposition

This versatility immediately jumps out, because with Adnan Januzaj leaving for Borussia Dortmund on loan, and Javier Hernandez sold to Bayer Leverkusen, Martial will give United options in different attacking positions, whether on the wing or as a second striker behind Wayne Rooney.

In our desperation for a new striker we might end up signing the wrong guy for a transfer fee he's not worth, this Lacazette is not all that and there's a reason why no big teams are after him even despite his 48 goals in Ligue 1, even though I'm not a fan of Giroud I would rather stick with him with Sanchez as second striker like Griezmann for France than sign Lacazette

I think Alexis acting as a second striker would confuse opposition as he drifts just behind Welbeck from side to side.

To be fair to Ozil though, Bergkamp was a more natural striker and his game was more as a second striker than a play maker, although he was heavily involved in our creative play.

3) Theo had historically played effectively as a second striker and did well with his 20 + goals — but someone else has turned up who has taken a liking to being a wide second striker with a taste for 20 + goals — Alexis.

I think we area wry close to where most fans wants us to bee, challenging for the PL, sign Schneidelin experience and quality 25m Sign Stones a good upcoming CB and home grown 20m Sign Lacazette as a second striker who will mature 25m We will be sorted for years to come Will be hard to replace Corzola though in a couple of years

My four man defence is Debutchy, Martesacker, Konsienly and Flamini (Yes Flamini in the LB position instead of Monreal who had a nightmare outing against Lukaku last season) Middle, Chabers as DFM, Ox as AM and Ramsey as second striker operating from the advanced midfiled position, Sanchez is my RFW, Campbell in the LFW and Giroud / Sanogo in the center to form a 3 forward unit... i would predict 2 - 0 for gunners with such a line up

Pavon can play both wings and as second striker when we need it.

Alexis plays as second striker from the LAM position.

Should Sanchez move on then I would wish Mahrez to be drafted into the side as the second striker attacking with freedom to roam the entire left wing.

I see Poldi's best position as a second striker, but unfortunately Arsenal doesn't play a 2 man forward lineup, hence there's no way we can bring the best out of him unless we drastically alter our style of play.

Dennis was never play as winger, hes play as striker, and later as second striker, even as attaking middlefield.

Sanchez needs freedom either on the wings or as a number 10 or in a 4 -4-2 as a second striker.

JustArsenal were not around then and I wish they were, because Walcott played pretty much every game as a second striker with Adebayor or Bendtner... that was A LOT of games to prove himself a striker.

As far as I knew, Isco is attacking midfielder who like to play right at the center as second striker.

French publication L'Equipe insist that the Frenchman won't be able to be accommodated as a second striker, and will be forced to play wide of the Gabon international, but he will have to vie with Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a starting spot in the starting XI.

We are going with a 442 with Chara as the second striker.

may be am blind but in the games I have watch for both Juventus and Chile he is almost playing as a second striker sometimes.

This system allows Hazard to play as a second striker close to Diego Costa, giving him a free role instead of asking him to track back a lot, like in the past few years.

Giroud is a menace when he comes on as a second striker.

That's also why I think we need Walcott as a second striker, he needs to be close to Giroud to recurve the knock - downs and flicks, not all the way out on the wing.

Lacazette should play in place of Iwobi, either as a left winger or as a second striker alongside Aubameyang.

Don't be deceived... playing welbeck on the right is more like playing hm as second striker... he 4gets he's a winger and confuses giroud upfront.....

I think he could make Henry runs behind defenses as a second striker and Sanchez would harass defenses from the right like Robben, help with play making, defense and a lot more!

They play with 2 up front either Negrado and Dzeko on top with Aguero or Jovetic as second strikers.

Chelsea look for their magic and trickery from Hazard coming inside as a second striker and to assist and score on a regular basis.

Even though Louis van Gaal has given the England forward his vote of confidence and even moved him back into his favoured role as second striker, Rooney is woefully out of form.

Özil as the second striker.

We don't play with our number 10 as a second striker therefore, the position Poldi plays is not used at Arsenal.

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco can also play as a wide forward or even as a second striker in a pinch.

He looked equally attuned to Ruben Loftus - Cheek on Tuesday, and Conte was impressed with the young Englishman's potential as a second striker: «In defensive situations he became a midfield player,» he noted, «and when attacking he became a forward.»

Gervinho played as a second striker off Giroud (to great effect), while Rosicky and Cazorla buzzed around on either wing.

I think Arshavin should only play as a second striker where RvP is injured, suspended or on the bench.

Perhaps as a second striker in a 442, but I'm a bit doubtful he has the «snap» which would warrant a significant outlay on him.