Sentences with phrase «as the second striker with»

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.

That is why I think that Griezmann would be the better transfer target for Arsenal as he can play as the extra striker we need as well as on either flank and in the number 10 role and he is already used to playing as a second striker with Giroud to some effect for France.

In the big games I say bench Ozil and put Alexis as the second striker with Ox and Campbell in the wings.

Not exact matches

as a striker i would rather use Akpom who is familiar with the team then buy someone not proven second rate and spend Arsens money sorry Arsenals money

We can get let's say rues and keep giroud as our main striker with welbeck as second choice.

If the altercation had been seen by the referee, Mike Dean, and he had deemed it worthy of a dismissal, it would have left Alan Pardew's side with only nine men for the remainder of the game, as striker Glenn Murray had already received his second yellow after scoring two of the Eagles» goals in the encounter.

In a disappointing start to the defence of their crown, the Blues twice surrendered the lead at Stamford Bridge and also finished the game with ten - men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was shown a straight red card following a challenge on Swans striker Bafetimbi Gomis early in the second half.

Antonio Conte has endured a difficult star to his second season at Stamford Bridge, with the Italian having to deal with striker Diego Costa's antics as the player looks to leave the club after going AWOL as per the Sun, as well as the Blues losing their opening Premier League fixture to minnows Burnley.

Which would mean us very solid in deed if we can get a top striker, to go along with Giroud as second choice.

So as i see we have great (if not the best in the world with bayern) creative midfielders in the world but we just have to goal scorers (alexis and giroud) so these two platers that supposed to score the goals for us must be catogery A + We are having one in alexis but the second scorer and he is even important as he is our striker is not an A + not even A I love this guy called giroud he always gives his best but just his abilities are nit good enough we simply need an A + and he will score for fun for us

Then a whole seasons experience with 30 + year old pros and a manager with over 40 years experience and off the back of a cup performance in which he dueled with the toughest striker around and didn't come off second best, he comes off all that yet he lacks confidence, plus he's second guessing his choices and doesn't look as fit as when we first signed him.

Sometimes it looks like hes reacting to his own touch as hes not quite sure where ball will end up, he gets away with it at times with reactions being quick but every second for a striker really matters and the first touch gives you that time.

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're NOT linked now with anyone else and that's a worrying thing in itself, I personally really don't think Walcott is good enough to play that striker role and I know I'll get roundly «thumbed down» for this but its how I feel about the boy he's good but NOT as good as he thinks he is and it annoys me that theres a possibility that all the toing and froing around his contract may be stopping us from signing a top notch striker (and I DO NT think Martinez is this) I do feel that AW will opt for the cheap and second rate options again and this will also include not buying a striker and putting Walcott in this role, meanwhile all our rivals will be putting strong established players into the positions where they need to bull up their squads we are not well known for doing this and its not going to happen now, which is infuriating as this is the right time to break that mould and go for it!!

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

His second was disrupted by a five - man pass rush and good coverage; on third - and - 7, linebacker Eric Striker blitzed untouched from Rees» blindside, and with his only option (T.J. Jones dragging underneath) only semi-open and on the wrong side of the first - down marker, Rees held the ball too long, got hit as he was throwing, and got picked off.

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.

There was one final twist in the tale as Debuchy saw red for a second bookable offence and Arsenal fans watched the final fifteen minutes with tightened bowels and with a few minutes to go ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba missed a golden opportunity to put the visitors level.

And I also think Walcott should be leading the line barring any major striker signing, with Sanchez 2nd in line, and Giroud mostly used as a sub early in the second half to harass defenders when they get tired.

1) play walcott as striker with ox and iwobi / rene on wings 2) sit back and defend and play on counters for first half and shift a gear in second half while going forward.

Jermaine Defoe — the catalyst for the entire offensive barrage in the second half — would be the hero on the day, as the striker slid in with a diving header to tuck away Robbie Keane's missed spot - kick.

Why do we never switch to this system with Sanchez as the second striker?

However, Chelsea dismissed the offer and rejected a second that also involved a fee along with Martinez, as they are seemingly against selling their main striker ahead of the January transfer window deadline.

It's the second major injury the Sky Blues have suffered in as many weeks, with striker Corey Gameiro rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament whilst on Olyroos duty.

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....

If you must start Giroud, I would prefer the OX to play from the right and Perez on the left with Sanchez playing behind Giroud as playmaker and second striker with Coq - Xhaka behind.

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.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

To be honest with you I'd prefer all those second choice strikers you mentioned above apart from Njie and Origi.I also rate Hayden higher than Chambers because I feel he has more potential but is very injury prone.Those who have watched Isaac Hayden should know this and those who watched them when they played Southampton would know.He outclassed Chambers in that match.Bar his injury he will make it and is a born leader by example as in his play.The players I'm sick and tired of seeing is Mertesacker and Giroud.Yes only these two.For the rest I'm opk with them.People still think Ospina is better than Szczesny because of Copa America and stats.Oh!

In reality he plays as second striker in Madrid (Ronaldo is the first)... For real Ronaldo is the target man... Benzema will score more goals with Arsenal for sure...

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

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

I think this approach of benzema or nothing is not right, we have other options, we could go for a plan b and get a world class winger like reus and use Theo as a cf. Waiting till the last second to sign benzema may backfire and we could end up with no winger or striker

Imo he is one of the best «number 10's» in the world, his position is right behind the striker, a CAM as you say — Yet since he has come he has played LW for the first season, CAM for the second (Surprise surprise he almost broke the PL record for assists, and that was with very average finishers in front of him) and now he seems to be playing as a RW?

But we have a real problem when Borchers is tied with Urruti as our second best striker on 3 goals.

The speedy, two - footed second striker has been compared with compatriots Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero, and furthermore he has been linked with a move to Manchester City this summer as Manuel Pellegrini looks to add some more firepower to his frontline.

The Tottenham Hotspur striker has come in for criticism at the start of the new season because of his lack of goals at club level, but did score his second senior international goal with a brilliant effort against San Marino on Saturday evening as the Three Lions sealed their qualification for Euro 2016.

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I agree with those odds simply because i believe the some team that were stronger than Arsenal last season have done some really good business to further strengthen there squads, Bernardo Silva & Kyle Walker for Man City with what they already have plus what pep will add plus its gonna be his second season so he will be a bit more familiar with the EPL and this may make them really tough to beat, Tiemoue Bakayoko & Antonio Rudiger Chealsea plus a top striker and Chelsea will sill be one of the teams to beat, Tottenham are gonna be solid, they've kept the team together and Victor Lindelof & Romelu Lukaku for Man - u and Mourinho is not done yet if the rumors are true and there also the Mourinho second season thing, as much as i'd like to be hopeful for next season, i really do nt think Lacazette and Kolasinac are enough to make us challenge for the league plus having Europa league will give the team less time to recover for the weekend games, the formation change is the only thing i see can make the difference.

@almostawinner I totally agree with you we are good at creating chances we reach very good positions but giroud is less than average he won't even play at some mid-tables teams beleive me he can't dribble he rarely take long ranged shots he is not the best at movement I don't understand what do arsene wenger see in him to rely on him as our first choice We were going to get a striker three years ago (higuain) but the deal failed in the last second because wenger prefered to get ozil so what did giroud do to prove that he deserves his position can anybody tell me I really get mad when some arsenal fans tell that he is a good player because he is not!!

wont be surprised if wenger goes for him.firstly all of a sudden it seems like arsenal have been spending good money for years.and second, wenger will be really eager to make up for all the lost time and answer all who questioned his ability.hes assembled quite a capable team, adding a striker of cavanis profile will not only lift the squad but will improve goal tally esp in a team like arsenal flooded with midfield maestros and as admin said could be the difference between trophies.....

His all important headed effort gave us the lead in the first leg, while his acrobatic finish in the second proved to be nothing more than a consolation.Regardless, Giroud is still the holder of an impressive record, despite many Arsenal fans feeling he's nowhere near good enough to be playing for the club.Few strikers get the better of Manuel Neuer — a player widely regarded as the best goalkeeeper in the game — and even fewer score against him with regularity condolence to the families affected by the Paris terror attack - the whole world let's pray that no more life goes down

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

Sadiq was introduced as a second half substitute with the game heading for what looks like a draw as scores was at 0 - 0, the giant striker who finished as top scorer for Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympics scored what ended as the winner for his team.

The striker turned heads with Real Oviedo in Spain's second tier as a youngster and was snapped up by Deportivo La Coruna courtesy of a compensation package in 2006.

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.»

He plays with me as a defensive midfielder and as a second striker and adapts to the needs of the team.»

The former Arsenal attacker had only managed one training session with his new colleagues before kick off but laid on the equaliser for Oumar Niasse just 57 seconds after the Senegal striker entered the action as a substitute.

Maradona played mostly as an attacking midfielder or a second striker, with focus on attack as his primary responsibility.

Looking at the fees Crewe have received for previous academy graduates, there is some variation, with the record fee received standing at # 3 million for both Seth Johnson and Dean Ashton — the latter in particular taking some time to head out from Gresty Road, cementing his place as one of the second tier's best strikers before leaving.