Sentences with phrase «as midfield player»

«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.»

Seems to lack vision of has the selfishness of a striker which he can't afford as a midfield player, in other words he shoots when there are players better positioned than him.

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.

Kos should be OK IMO since CD don't have the same cardio load as midfield players.

As our midfield players and Tev missed the chances with WILD shooting a rugby player would have been proud of, well I am very worried for our games this coming season.

Not exact matches

Not his fault he's been played as a starter when he should be a backup player, but at the same time our midfield is clueless without him.

Himself and Alexis would help add a little bite to the midfield, and because Alexis is such a special player there would not be as much pressure on Wilshere to always be producing chances and finishes.

Gibbs hasn't got the confidence to pass the ball forward, he gets to pass back to often and is not good at defending Monreal is a class act so we need to add there Ramsey is not a wide player, why Wenger doesn't play his strongest first then make the 2subs in 65 min and Walcot should have started as Ramsey is better in Midfield.

There is plenty of pace in that Arsenal attack and I like the balance of having Xhaka and Coquelin as well as Ozil in midfield, so now our manager has done his bit, can the Arsenal players do theirs?

Walcott should not start as a first teamer he is a bench player I'd rather have the ox there with sanchez on the other wing.As for the central midfielders I'd like to see xhaka with cazorla with ozil just behind giroud.I won't be able to see the match but i hope we win or else its curtains for another title challenge: -LRB-

The best player on the pitch as Southampton beat Arsenal 2 - 0 at St. Mary's was midfielder Victor Wanyama, whose physicality and dominance in the centre of the pitch was much too much for the visitors to deal with.

Let's face it, Mertesacker and Arteta were once decent players in their youthful days, but now they are shit, both are liabilities to the rest.Koscielny, gibbs and debuchy have to work twice as hard to cover up for the sluggish per, same case when arteta is playing, the midfielders around have to run back when he easily gets turned and beaten for pace.

Arsenal could certainly do with upgrades in midfield at the moment, and Rafinha still has time to prove himself capable of being the player Barcelona thought he would be when he came through as a highly - rated youngster.

Liverpool suffered greatly without injured Brazilian Lucas for more than half of last season, having to turn to inexperienced local born midfielder Jay Spearing, and Rodgers may see Fellaini as a player who can offer added bite when needed.

iwobi on Wolcott as winger will not work for a whole season team on there manager will figure how to defend against us very easily because they both come into the middle not on the outside so there no space for the other midfield to work players like.

I can see the 22 year - old being a top central midfielder with a little bit of time, and we know how Arsene Wenger loves a bargain, as well as seeing how to get the most out of players with a position change.

I'd have to say Xhaka is easily the man of the match, def midfield done as much as any CB done defensively speaking, our players in the end kept looking to Xhaka and he didn't disappoint to often with his creativity.

there is no doubt that we need a midfielder with the ability to dribble, fast but having a good players is not only enough, hard training for stamina, strength as a team to continuously press on the opponents not to give them time and space to settle and win the ball, go fast to the goal destabilize the defense, fiercely fight around the goal to create a space and shoot on goal with the strong power and on target needed and wenger also has to be hard and serious for the accomplishment of this.as we have seen with such a spirit even with the defence all reserve we won FA CUP

Petr Cech also got a special mention for keeping us in the game — and he reckons that he will be buying «at least» one player his transfer window as the Gunners midfield is looking «a little short»...

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is keen to strengthen his squad for a top four assault in the 2015/16 season, and has identified these two midfielders as players who could give his side what they need to challenge the big boys...

Of note he has started to make space in the midfield by asking Campbell to find a new team, another player who is far better than the english core, but will not be given the time to grow, as the likes of Ramsay, Wilshere, Walcott and Chamberlain,, even to the detriment of the team position in the league, such a tragedy

You are counting reserve players and midfielders playing out of position as a good way to operate??

As far as this transfer window is concern if wenger fails to buy players for the two obvious positions i.e striker and defensive midfielder, then he is no more the right man for ARSENAAs far as this transfer window is concern if wenger fails to buy players for the two obvious positions i.e striker and defensive midfielder, then he is no more the right man for ARSENAas this transfer window is concern if wenger fails to buy players for the two obvious positions i.e striker and defensive midfielder, then he is no more the right man for ARSENAL.

So I am not surprised to hear our only fit regular central midfielder declare that the Gunners are bound to be better when the manager has a bigger squad of fit players to choose from, as reported by Arsenal.com.

As a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we neeAs a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we neeas we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we need,

Still, just 18, the Blackburn player has proved himself a capable performer in both central defence and as a holding midfielder — and has kept the likes of Didier Drogba quiet in his eighteen Premier League appearances.

Once again though, Arsenal fans were not too hard on our former captain, as Wenger had the option to buy him back but chose not to, mainly because we now had a number of players like Cazorla, Ramsey and Ozil in the centre of midfield.

The players in question are Lars Stindl, a 26 - year - old attacking midfielder, and Leonardo Bittencourt, a 22 - year - old winger who could also operate well as a wing - back in Liverpool's fluid tactical system.

The midfielder recently captained Nigeria at the U-17 World Cup as the Super Eaglets won the competition, and also cemented his place as one of the outstanding individuals of his age group by winning the competition's Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament.

The 25 - year - old has 12 goals and 6 assists in just 20 appearances in all competitions this season, and has become regarded as one of the world's best attacking midfield players in the last few years.

But as it is, many of our midfield players as individuals don't cut it defensively, and as a team, we are leaking too many goals year in and year out.

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We have Flamini and Arteta as «holding midfielders» WAKE UP WENGER: - Mertesacker Arteta Flamini Sanogo Monreal These are Squad players NOT players with ambitions of the title or CL, bench players for the capital cup..

It's safe to keep that type of player on the wing as you can get away with it sometimes with him there, but moving such a player into a hot boiling EPL midfield where we have tough / hard tackling midfielders would suit Ozil?

When it clicks and you have the likes of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in full flow but also functioning as parts of a well oiled machine, the Gunners have the ability to breach any defence and with a strong defensive line and midfield players who can control a game, there are the ingredients in north London to make a title winning team.

To progress, however, we need to buy 2 players, a Central Defender / Midfielder and a bigger striker to present as an alternative to Sanchez.

Allan operates predominantly as a holding midfielder, and would provide a useful foil for the flair players in Chelsea's ranks.

But it would be better if Arsenal gets a midfield general that can dictate the tempo and stand out as the example for the other players.

29 - goal Harry Kane is set to lead the line for the Three Lions tonight, with Kane's Spurs teammate Eric Dier chosen over West Brom stalwart Jake Livermore as the player to partner Jordan Henderson in the defensive midfield role for the home side.

Barcelona have reportedly turned down an offer from Inter Milan for midfielder Rafinha as they hold out for closer to # 35million for the player.

He certainly did a Giroud when coming on against Leciester on Friday and Ramsey has had his fair share of injuries which have often come about from a busy schedule of games, so perhaps he could be an impact player for Arsenal from midfield just as the big Frenchman is up top.

Spot on We don't really need anymore offensive players as Ramsey / ozil / ox etc theo, Sanchez, rosicky Cazorla and poldi are capable of throwing their hat into the ring for a goal or 2 and are without doubt the best midfielders in the league..

Reading the thread on this article and I noticed a lot of people naming strikers we could have gotten in past transfer windows that have gone to other club and failed, Balotelli, Falcao, Martinez, Boney etc are recurring names in all the comments, and am sat here thinking because they failed in thee clubs does not necessarily mean they would have failed if we had pulled out our fingers and hot them back then, Balotelli aside I strongly believe all of these players could have made a difference playing infront of our midfield and given the kind of attention and care Wenger gives Giroud and Walcott, adapting our play to suit them and giving them chances after chances even when its blatantly obvious they are average players so please lets not keep using that as an excuse for Wenger's ultra careful attitude in the transfer market, they could have failed with us, or they could have been massive for us, all speculations.

France international Kondogbia, 24, has had a massive falling out with his club Inter Milan this week after refusing to turn up to training last week, which has lead to the player being forced to train on his own and away from the first team, as reported by Talksport, with the midfielder having been fined # 200,000 following the incident.

I only wish to focus on those who can play in the CF position (as that's what everyone's getting bent out of shape about) but it is clear we have wide players who can score and we have players who can do so from midfield, some of whom are still developing — like Wilshere, Ramsay, the Ox — and from whom most of expect to see more and more this season.

Carlo Ancelotti may well have been forced to offload a player or two in order to aid the La Liga side's chances of adhering to UEFA's FFP (Financial Fair Play) guidelines having spent almost # 100m on the aforementioned Rodriguez as well as German midfielder Toni Kroos and Levante keeper Navas Keylor.

Also we had no midfield runners as they are all on the ball players, we could've done with better running from midfield.

This means he will be one of the hottest properties in the coming transfer windows and I am sure that Wenger would be interested in yet another top - class midfield addition to the Arsenal squad, as that seems to be the only players he looks at nowadays.

The only way to get the best out of Rambo is to sell him for anything above 20m but as I suspect no top team would b dumb enough to shelve that out keep him as a bench player with elneny sell xhaka hope wilshere stays fit and bring in a quality DM... midfield sorted..

Ramsey is the only player who makes runs into the box for us... lf not for him we would pass sideways for hours outside the box as none others make the runs he does Hes our best midfielder overall can do everything good and sometimes worldclass but just does nt do enough but who has @Arsenal.