Sentences with phrase «as midfielder turns»
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Luka Modric will turn 33 in September, and while the Croatian international continues to be a joy to watch at times with his ability to run a game in midfield and set the tempo for Los Blancos, he can't do it forever as it'll surely start to catch up with him.
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.
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.
In turn, as reported by The Sun, Chelsea and Liverpool have both been linked with a move, while Juventus has become a possibility for the youngster as all three clubs in question are looking to bolster their midfield options ahead of next season.
The New York City midfielder explained his decision, saying he wants to make way for the next generation to come through as he turns his attention towards assisting off the pitch.
Barcelona have reportedly turned down an offer from Inter Milan for midfielder Rafinha as they hold out for closer to # 35million for the player.
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho proved that he is raring to go for the new season as he turned on the skills in the club's pre-season encounter with Danish side Brondby on Wednesday evening.
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.
As it turns out Xhaka could not quite shine in his first season and it seemed he could not gel with his midfield partners whether they were Coq, Elneny or Ramsey.
The confusion leads to players in the central midfield to join in attack and forgetting their duty as transitioners of the team (turning defending into attacking and start the first defending of any attack to us).
In turn, Karim Benzema is also mentioned as a possibility, while Sassuolo midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini is said to want to work with Montella again, although Roma have an $ 11m buy - back option on the youngster and intend on exercising it which could complicate matters.
we again need about three world class players and in my opinion that includes a genuine Iron man DM with intelligence as well as muscle, a genuine world class 30 goal a season striker, the likes of which will turn a game around when its looking bad, and with the fall of Santi Cazorla looking ever more imminant we also now need a genuine creative midfielder (why did nt Wenger get Cesc when he was an option?)
Carvalho has been linked with a move to Premier League many times during his career, with Hammers boss Bilic keen to add another midfielder to his squad, however as believed by the Sun, the east London side are unwilling to match the # 40M evaluation Sporting have for the midfielder, with the West Ham board ready to turn their attentions to Wilshere should the Portuguese side fail to lower their asking price.
As a central forward / attacking midfielder in Arsenal, he has turned into our own Messi!
This move can be seen as Warnock taking a hard line with midfielder Ben Watson, who has turned down numerous offers of a new contract.
It is also claimed that Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan has been identified as one of his prime transfer targets, which could in turn spell the end of Mikel's tenure at the club.
With Juventus apparently close to securing the signing of Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa, as per Tuttosport, the Serie A side are set to turn their attentions to Matuidi, with his current club PSG set to go after Liverpool midfielder Emre Can and Sevilla man Steven N'Zonzi should Matudui depart for the Old Lady.
In turn, it would naturally be a frustrating time for the youngster, as although there is fierce competition for places in midfield and he'll have to bide his time, he'll only improve, develop and mature as a player if he gets regular playing time.
In turn, it remains to be seen where the talented midfielder's short - term future lies, as Conte hasn't shown a willingness to play him so far this season and there are no immediate signs that the situation will change.
In turn, that will be music to the ears of most Liverpool fans as Robertson has been in great form this season, while having several midfield options back will be a major plus with the games coming thick and fast in the coming weeks.
Or should the boss, as I think, turn his focus on to the midfield and defensive side of the Arsenal team?
The attacking midfielder will turn 35 in the Autumn and is likely to be very disappointed with this setback as it denies him the chance to impress Wenger and stake a claim for a regular first - team spot ahead of the new campaign.
The saga surrounding Alexander Hleb's future at Arsenal took yet another turn as his representative claimed that it is a «great honour» for the midfielder to be touted as a possible target of Spanish giants Real Madrid.
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all
One of the turn around moments of the Chelsea game was when Elneny dropped back into the defence to make it a back 5 but then had the ability to read the game and step forward back into midfield as we gained more control.
In turn, it remains doubtful that he'll be moving to the San Siro this summer, but the rumour won't go away as Milan could certainly do with a player of his quality and experience in their midfield next season.
But as we have come to expect from him, he screwed that up too by turning up with an injured midfielder instead.
It's easy with a Gerrard or Lampard in midfield to think these guys simply have to get the ball as soon as possible because they'll bring that moment of magic to turn a game.
The Arsenal youngster Calum Chambers came to Arsenal as a right - back from Southampton, but Arsene Wenger seems to have the idea of turning him into a versatile player and was originally training him as a central defender and more recently giving him lessons in the central midfield.
The Gunners have been linked with Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, but have turned their attention to current members of their squad who could instead fill in as part of a short - term solution.
So it turns out I was mistaken, there is a striker that has the same name as the former Tottenham midfielder.
He is expected to offer huge assistance to Chambers and where situation demands he turns up as the attacking midfielder with a bias to the right wing.
In turn, with that pair potentially not around next season, that leaves a hole in the Man Utd midfield in terms cover and depth as that will leave Mourinho with Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic.
It could all turn out to be good for the club as well, if it helps Arsenal to hijack Chelsea's transfer of the Croatian midfield star Marcelo Brozovic, as a report in The Mirror suggests might happen next month.
Milan are likely to continue strengthening in the coming weeks as there are still areas of the squad that need to be addressed, namely a creative central midfielder and another striker to take some of the pressure off Silva next season, but this is undoubtedly turning out to be a very impressive summer transfer window, the first window under new owner Yonghong Li's stewardship.
Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph echoed those thoughts, but singled out the Kyle Walker situation as being a worry as he may have had his head turned, while Eric Dier is in a difficult spot in his bid to establish himself as a midfielder for Tottenham.
When we needed him most after establishing himself as one of the best midfielders in the league he turned his back and was willing to take a pay - cut and force through a move to Barcelona.
The midfielder has remained injury free for over six months for the first - time since 2013, and could finally be turning the corner as he looks to get his career back on track.
The midfielder, who had entered the contest as a second - half substitute, picked up possession in the 70th minute, but as he attempted to turn under pressure, his knee gave way under pressure and the Denmark international fell to the turf.
CaughtOffside understands that the La Liga side are ready to mount an opening bid of $ 120m (# 96m) for Belgian attacker Eden Hazard and Brazilian midfielder Oscar which they hope will act as an indication of their interest which in turn Real Madrid will hope leads the Blues stars to consider such a switch.
This all depends on who» coming in, lets be honest the attacking midfield I over populated as it is BUT Santi is one of those players like Sanchez who can turn a game on its head.
In turn, it's now claimed by Don Balon that Mourinho has set his sights on Fabregas and held a «secret conversation» with him, while it's a little more difficult to go along with the theory that he would also see it as a blow to Antonio Conte to prise the midfielder away given their current rivalry.
In turn, coach Massimiliano Allegri will hope to have his influential midfielder at his disposal next year as they continue to compete for honours both at home and abroad.
As a result, it may well turn out that Conte has to look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements this summer, with Pjanic likely to also choose to remain in the Italian capital with the pair playing an integral role in Luciano Spalletti's plans for the future.
Nemanja Matic and Ramires are expected to be selected in midfield, which in turn means that Cesc Fabregas could be forced to continue to sit on the bench as he struggles to find his best form this season.
Far from special on the field, Mourinho spent seven years grafting as a central midfielder in the top two Portuguese divisions before turning his attention to building his career in management.
The former Tottenham midfielder has been brilliant for the Los Blancos over the years but he will turn 33 this year and Perez wants to replace him as per Diario Gol.
Wenger famously did this with Arsenal favourite Ray Parlour, turning the distinctly average midfielder into a dynamic player as a result.
After some halftime consultation, though, the alignment started to show a promising flexibility, as the centerbacks took it in turns to take play into midfield, creating overloads that had the visitors scrambling.