Sentences with phrase «as center midfielder»

The 20 - year - old star can play as a center midfielder and also as an attacking midfielder.

The former Everton forward, who was successfully deployed as a center midfielder, was brought down inside the box before graciously allowing his new teammate Kenny Cooper to finish the spot - kick.

At Arsenal, he was mainly utilized as a center midfielder who normally used to guide the play and win midfield battle.

The 18 year old boy is a bright prospect who plays as a center midfielder.

I think being winger is lot different as center midfielder.

Not exact matches

I know most people would choose a center back or a midfielder as the captain, but what about Sanchez?

I don't mind whoever we get as long as he's a top class goal keeper, 1 or 2 center backs, defensive midfielder and possibly a winger.

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

In fact, in the modern day game, as much as any team requires a «midfield creator» who can provide assists and be the engineer to break down the defensive walls; it's equally important that you possess a «midfield destroyer» who, at times, proves to be the 3rd Center - Back, ahead of the two men at the heart of the defence.

I would give it a B rating, we got a solid Midfielder and center back, which is very good but it would have shot up to an A + if we bought Abumeyang as our top striker.

For example 4 -3-3 concentrate less on playing in the centre and attempting to dominate it as it's contest Arsenal will win and take advantage of the fact that the full backs haven't got pace, which normally means the defensive midfielders or center backs often end up doubling up on the wingers... thus clearing a space in the middle and allowing people like Ozil and Giroud to play to the strong points of their game.

His ability to play at Center - Back, Right - Back and as a defensive midfielder was what made Wenger splash out # 16m to bring him to the Emirates and, when it comes to competition for places, Chambers has a good chance of getting the nod over others to play anywhere at the back or, just ahead, as defensive midfielder.

lets see what developments will be in midfield and at center back as clearly our remaining focus is likely to be the remainder of the domestic and europa cup competitions.

Germany surprisingly started the match with Toni Kroos in midfield, as they switched to a 4 -3-3 to attempt to match Italy in the center.

Both of Marco Reus and Thomas Müller were kept on the bench in favor of Toni Kroos, as Germany pushed Mesut Özil out wide and looked to match Italy in the center of midfield.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

i am thinking the same thing, i just do nt think hold up play center striker style works as well as speed with a creative midfield and ozil in the middle

United's center of midfield was lacking last season as well and was routinely bailed out by the brilliance of Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic.

Michael Carrick put in one brilliant performance in the Champions League semifinals against Schalke, but their center of midfield is substandard for Champions League as well.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

On paper the formation was 4 -2-3-1, but actually the wingers played nearer to the center, as if they were central attacking midfielders.

They also use a 4 -2-3-1 formation while employing two Argentine forwards of their own with Gonzalo Higuaín occupying the striker role as the number nine while Paulo Dybala plays as the number 10 as the attacking center - midfielder.

Either way, it's another player that Juventus wasn't going to necessarily use all that much if the main in the center of the midfield stay healthy and fit heading out as Beppe Marotta trims down the roster ahead of the season opener next weekend and the summer transfer window coming to a close at the end of the month.

2) Oscar Boniek Garcia was slotted in at right midfield or right center midfield to be technically correct to fill the void left by Ricardo Clark who, as mentioned above, was resting.

Lapadula and the teammate closest to him would rush toward Roma's center - backs as the majority of Milan's midfielders pressed ball side in behind them.

His partnership with Nabil Bentaleb in the center of midfield has been one of the highlights of the season, as well as giving the fans a partnership that has developed from our youth system.

Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who had an interesting match as he was deployed at center back after the Gunners went down to 10 men, encouraged his followers to look forward and focus on the trip to Istanbul:

As I mentioned earlier in the post, we need some better cover for the center midfield and attacking midfield positions, so that suspensions and injuries don't disrupt the team in the way they did this season.

Manchester United have also shown their interest to sign the 18 year old England international as they still need more depth in the center midfield.

If this phase is reached as a result of a long ball from the Defence or Midfield, Liverpool's Center Backs will look to attack the ball in order to help Transition 2.

Dendoncker is naturally a defensive midfielder but he can effectively play as a center half as well.

RB Leipzig lined up in their usual 4 -2-2-2, with Klosterman and Halstenberg as the two full backs, Orban and Umapecano as the center back pairing, with Keita and Demme in central midfield, Forsberg, and Sabitzer as the wide midfielders and Poulsen and Werner up front.

His signing may also mean that David Luiz and Lampard will most probably find themselves on the bench as Ramires has been clear favorite in center midfield position.

Bring in two more midfielders, two solid center backs, and one goal machine striker, otherwise you have tried, keep the fire burning because next season we are after the title as man utd!

Even if you think he's a good player (which I don't, though I acknowledge this season he's clearly worked hard to improve his game) Walcott isn't going to work in a 3 -4-3 any time soon, as (a) he can't really play well as a center forward, at least not anywhere close to consistently, and (b) the wide forwards in this system really need to be creative, especially when the midfield two consists of Xhaka and Coquelin, and the Ox isn't out there as a wing back who can create on the dribble.

The major departures for Toronto FC this offseason were Steven Beitashour (right back), signing with LA FC as a free agent, Armando Cooper (center midfielder) and Jason Hernandez (center defender), having their options declined, and lastly, Raheem Edwards, being drafted by LAFC in the 2018 Expansion Draft, to only be traded to Toronto FC's 401 Derby rivals, Montréal Impact.

An increased emphasis on vertical compactness permitted the giallorossi to use the touchline as a third defender; thereby ensuring the central midfielders retreated to the penalty area in order to aid their center - backs:

Expected to be frozen out of the side as the center back position was chocked full, he must have done something to give Pochettino the idea to play him at holding midfield, and he is playing magnificently.

His versatility will allow Max Allegri to switch from a two - man midfield pivot to a three - man center as needed.

He doesn't look 100 percent natural as a right winger or attacking midfielder, and it's been quite a while since he's lined up as a center forward or striker.

-- either as a defensive midfielder or a center back.

As with their center - back problems, Liverpool need a durable force in central midfield to push ahead in Europe next year.

Carrick performs the role of guarding the back four, holding his position in front of the defense and marshalling the spaces between the center backs and the midfield as well as keeping the game ticking over.

Midfielders would provide more passing options for the center backs as they play out of the first third, and other attackers would ensure that Özil is surrounded by teammates in the final third, much like Mkhitaryan was last season.

«We've got some new additions in the center of the midfield, some guys we think are going to be really important this year and certainly think Tyler's next steps are in the middle of the field to really establish himself as a big - time player there,» Marsch said.

Khedira faced no real threat from Portugal's center midfield as Schweinsteiger pulled the strings and Moutinho could not influence the game.

United already have more than a few midfield players in the squad such as the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Ander Herrera, Michale Carrick, Marouane Fellaini and even Daley Blind can play in the center of the park.

The heatmap reveals to us, that though Sergio Busquets started as a central midfielder, he dropped back during the course of the 90, with the Center Backs moving wide, thereby becoming full backs.

Liandro is mainly a left winger but he can also be deployed on the right wing, in the central attacking midfield and as a center forward as well.

Anderson is a versatile star who can play anywhere in the center / attacking midfield and also as a secondary striker if needed.