Sentences with phrase «as the midfielder said»

But as the midfielder said recently, he wants to play and perhaps that that is why he has been talking to Arsenal Player about the importance of a good pre-season.

As the midfielder says farewell to the Reds and marks ten years since Istanbul 2005, Adrian Harte pays tribute.

Not exact matches

Let's say what needs to be said, Ramsey is rubbish, pure rubbish and we will not win the Champions league or premier league with him as our starting midfielder.

The Sun though even go as far as to say that both Liverpool and Chelsea see him as a future of their midfield, and while the early signs are promising and he's widely regarded as one of the top talents in Europe, it's surely too early to be splashing out # 35m on him to meet Porto's clause.

Our BFG is not saying that it will be easy by any means, but he reckons that as long as Francis Coquelin can do the same sort of job on the United and Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini that he did in March, then Arsenal will have the right recipe for success.

Pirlo could be next to make the same move, as Galaxy eye him as the ideal replacement for the recently - retired Landon Donovan in midfield, though Pirlo has recently been quoted as saying he is happy in Italy after an entire career in his home country.

I said they have one true play maker of class and again it is the opposite with us as we have primarily one strong battling defensive midfielder of class.

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.

Wenger came out and said he intends on keeping Giroud as the starter which means we can forget going for an established CF. And Draxler wouldn't need as much time cause he's played more as a forward than a midfielder for a few years now.

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.

With the right balance in midfield, say a Schniederlin and Ramsey / Wilshere partnership, they could possibly be able to keep possession better while maintaining the defensive side as well.

Another raid for Griezmann would be a big blow for Simeone as he tries to rebuild his side, and PSG's interest won't be too welcome either, with the Ligue 1 champions looking to sign a high - profile attacking midfielder this summer after also being linked with Manchester United's Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba, the Express says.

But all that could be about to change if the medical team at the club can keep the talented midfielder ready for action and from the sounds of what Jack said this week, as reported by the Daily Star, there is a great chance that this will be the case.

Whilst Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic combined well as a central midfield pairing it's fair to say that Oscar was found wanting last season.

You could even say that we don't really have a concrete centre - forward any more, as while Sanchez is moving back into midfield to get the ball, then other players like Walcott, Ozil and the Oz are moving into the centre to replace him, like a rotating diamond formation.

Jesus... Ramsey is the most backward and lateral passer of a ball I have seen in a midfielder and that's when he has control of the ball which is not that frequent as his close control is hardly a strong point... So that leaves running in to box scoring occasionally and then believing he is a striker... Like I said attributes of a bench player

Our system we play is the problem, everyone saying our defence is crap and i partially agree, but we need to defend as a team, the midfielders also need to contribute when it comes to defending and our defending at set plays are very poor.

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.

The Mirror is reporting this as a real possibility and claim that the ex-Gunners midfielder Mikel Arteta is Wenger's choice as his immediate replacement and they go so far as to say that the management have already held talks with the Spaniard about the possibility.

This is all very strange as there are reports of monster amounts of money being placed with bookies saying that the Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is set to join Alexis Sanchez at Manchester United.

«Because of our injuries and inexperience the coach had tried to change us to a more controlled, slowdown style,» said Midfielder Doug Radebaugh, one of Maryland's three captains, as he tried to explain the Terps» early - season sluggishness.

The Reds were stated as having etched the versatile midfielder's name on their summer wish list, but they were expected to struggle to clinch his signature with Los Blancos also said to be in the race, the Liverpool Echo reported.

Liverpool are hopeful of securing the signing of Matic however, particularly as United and Chelsea's interest in the skillful midfielder is said to have cooled of late.

The Ajax attacking midfielder is said to be available for a fee of around # 6m and that's a price the Magpies are ready to pay as Alan Pardew looks to sign a long term target.

Elneny did OK but only he was at fault for second goal and could have been worse having said that yes elneny and coq make our midfield strong ramsey is good up front as he can be very dangerous his goal today was class no one commented on it but who cares that was top draw

When Maradona criticised Riquelme's performances for his club on television, the former Villarreal midfielder hit back, saying that «as long as Maradona is coach I will not return to the national side — we are not on the same wavelength.»

So I would say that as long as the midfield positions are well stocked up on, and good enough of quality, there is no need to buy a «good old - fashioned DM».

Quick notes on arsemal team 1 - paulista is not good as i though 2 - coquelin is essential in arsenal midfield to give stability but he can't hold the ball in his feet or give the right pass in the right time so we can't dominate teams anymore especially with santi absence 3 - ramsey = horrible, just a headless chicken running everywhere 4 - ozil could have easily 30 + assists by now 5 - Olivier Giroud the handsom french guy shouldn't ever be a big team first choice striker 6 - where are the 4 world class strikers that wenger said we had i didn't se anyone of the yet

«I would say that some of his performances are the best I have seen from any Welsh midfielder in my time as a manager.

The headline reads «Aaron Ramsey is the best midfielder I've seen», yet in the article Coleman says «I would say that some of his performances are the best I have seen from any Welsh midfielder in my time as a manager».

At that time Arteta was actually one of the better players, and I don't know how many times I said how it was our entire team letting us down on defence as wingers would not backtrack and the only midfielder left to defend was Arteta and not even our fullbacks would be there half the time.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

it goes without saying that AW must leave and another coach to come he can stay close to the team as manager or head of board but it is clear that our team is in need for so many years of a defensive midfielder (William Carvalho) and a left back (J Rodriguez) on top of them if we buy Mbappe and this player from Celtic, Dembele i believe our team will be in very good shape as we will have players to cover all spots in good order we can get rid of players such as elneny, gabriel, debuchy, jekinson, lucas, chamberlain, mertezaker, coq and get back jack wilshere who together with ramsey, xhaka, santi they can make a quite productive midfield together with Carvalho watching their backs if we sell ozil, sanchez we can move for 3 more players such as gueye, mahrez and gibson

Having said this, another striking option would be welcome but I can't really say how necessary when we have plenty of midfielders chipping in with goals as well.

He can play defensive midfield as well as the no10 role, all round you might say.

I will say this... And i'm not pretending to be psychic, but if patience had not been shown with Coquelin and Ramsey imagine our midfield now... Hindsight is brilliant but the people who work with these players on a daily basis may actually know what they're doing and when Wenger and Co. actually rate players as highly as they do they may see a few things we don't...

That will be a blow to AC Milan who have been linked with a move for the England international, as noted by Calciomercato, as the Italian giants are said to be very keen in order to bolster their midfield options.

As our midfielder Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain said the other day, Alexis has the same qualities of desire, determination and a relentless work ethic to go with his undoubted ability.

Aston Villa midfielder Delph has clearly been suitably impressed by his international colleague, and has now said he would vote for him as the best player of the year when it comes to the end - of - season awards.

Arsenal have targeted Malaga midfielder Fornals (say Marca) as Cazorla's replacement and could land him for a cheap as # 8.5 m due to a termination clause in his contract.

Pirlo says he wan na play in a different league nxt season, hw about we sign him for cheap n he plays as a deep lying midfielder as wel as increasin d belief among our young stars n squad Just a suggestion tho

lets all thank arsene for finally doing the right thing only time will tell but have we finally signed the DM we need STRONG MINDED NO HOLD BAR MIDFIELDER WE HAVE ALL CRAVED, but lets take it back we all know it will take 2 or 3 more like minded players to make us great again, he has tricked us all buy buying one superstar in the last 3 windows ALEXIS, OZIL and CHEC great players but can't do it all on their own, spending huge amount of money and saying we can buy the best players, on the surface this looks great we are buying top top players big prices but instead of spending his usual 50 mill on 2, 3, 4, 0r 5 players he has pulled the wool over are eyes with 1 superstar thinking the fans are that dumb enough to believe it, infact he has never spent his budget only balanced on sales too purchases, i love arsenal but this summer i hope for more he needs to do that consistently through out the team spend the same amount on the team stop balancing the american owners, grow a pair say yes we will buy a top defender and a world class striker, stan we love arsenal please be one of us do whats needed then you will fell proud as we are and we will adore you for it.

Mensah can fill in a number of different positions, capable of playing as either a left - back or defensive midfielder though his preferred position is said to be centre - back.

Finally no1 is saying Wilshere is as good as Cazorla what we saying his Wilshere is the closest midfielder we have IN STYLE OF PLAY to Santi.

It is said that the midfielder is interested in a move to fellow Premier League rivals Liverpool as he is eager to work with manager Jurgen Klopp who has improved attacking players such as Adam Lallana, Georgino Wijnaldum and Sadio Mane.

I'm not a huge fan if ali as a midfielder — he's an attacker to me, but i will keep an intetrsted eye in tolisso as you say he is note if a midfielder.

As for another midfielder, I would say that if we brought in a centre back, we would be better keeping chambers and giving him some matches in midfield.

Here is Ozil's recipe for success tonight: «Firstly, we need to believe in ourselves and secondly we need to be as disciplined as in the first game,» The midfielder said on the official Arsenal website.

ramsey is no winger arteta no defensive midfielder and walcott no striker... we do nt have shape... bellerin working his socks off to make up for mertesaker and ramseys lack of pace... stops him going forward when he does we create problems for them as with second goal... ozil i am sorry to say is clueless at the moment... monreal and kos doing ok....

As I said after that game, the only reason City were toothless was that they played 2 holding midfielders that are exactly the same, Fernandinho and Fernando are technically poor and can't create for toffee, but if City had Yaya Toure in that midfield to absolutely bully the likes of Cazorla, Ramsey and The Coq it would have been a completely different game, City lost that Box to Box energy Yaya gives them and that played right into our hand as they were static in midfieldAs I said after that game, the only reason City were toothless was that they played 2 holding midfielders that are exactly the same, Fernandinho and Fernando are technically poor and can't create for toffee, but if City had Yaya Toure in that midfield to absolutely bully the likes of Cazorla, Ramsey and The Coq it would have been a completely different game, City lost that Box to Box energy Yaya gives them and that played right into our hand as they were static in midfieldas they were static in midfield..