Sentences with phrase «attacking options like»

Others made the point that the German playmaker had very little to play with, hardly getting any time with Theo Walcott on the pitch and with Arsenal missing other key attacking options like Lukas Podolski, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain for large parts of the season.

With the likes of Hector Bellerin, Isaac Hayden and Semi Ajayi already knocking on the door of the Arsenal first team defence, as well as some excellent midfield and attacking options like Chuba Akpom, Benik Afobe, Gedion Zelalem, Daniel Crowley coming through, Jonkers and his colleague have a great chance of taking the academy on to the next level as the former head Liam Brady challenged them to do.

He gives us a different attacking option like no one else does in a team and just having him on the pitch makes defenders scared!

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draxler mahrez and rodriguez in... walcott cambell gibbs out... net spend maybe around 40m... huge increase in attacking options which is where we fell short last season... would still like to see a quality CB but that seems unlikely now... wenger is fast becoming the grinch of football management... no laughing matter for fans

He is better than a few of our squad options and i for one wouldnt mind seeing him come on for a Sant Cazorla or a M Ozil when we have a precious lead in a vital encounter, not only because of his workman like attitude but because he can offer something in attack at the same time.

Many clubs were busy in the transfer market in the build - up to this season, with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Madrid also spending heavily on new attacking players to enhance their options in that part of the pitch.

PSG seem to be set in that department with Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and Neymar forming their attacking trident, and so Monaco perhaps seem like that most suitable option if an exit materialises.

A bid of # 25m is expected, and it looks like the 29 - year - old could be a great buy for Diego Simeone's side as they look to improve on their current attacking options with the view to mounting a more serious title challenge in Spain next term.

PSG have no shortage of attacking options at their disposal and Di Maria is likely to find himself out of the first - team for periods this year as he competes with the likes of Julian Draxler and Neymar.

Ferguson is keen to bring in wide attacking options that are able to make a more effective contribution than the likes of Ashley Young and Luis Antonio Valencia, who have thus managed just three Premier League assists between them and not a single goal.

With Olivier if you have crosses like Montreal this week and Chamberlain last week against MU he is the best option for our attack.

Dream world I would like Dybala, he has done well for Juve since his move and he could provide a strong attacking option on the right so it isn't so easy to mark Alexis out the game, we would be able to switch sides easier and stretch oppositions with possession.

Man United have a fair few wide - attacking options though the likes of Nani, Ashley Young, Luis Antonio Valencia and attacking midfielder Juan Mata are all seemingly not nailed on first teamers under van Gaal and therefore room could be made for Depay to join the Premier League side.

yeah he is the most flexible option as a player can play in any attacking 3 positions, not so fixed to one spot like the benz although wenger could mold him into the ultimate number 9.

Football like life is uncertain... What is certain however is that following the same failed strategy year after year and expecting a different result is a sign of ineptitude if not madness... Our best 11 ain't up to it largely because it doesn't threaten and unthreatened teams also mean there is more pressure on our defence as well... So a bit of tinkering in the middle of park ain't going to deliver titles that is for sure... Draxler plus a mobile striker is needed... So unless the idiote grenouille is willing to shelve out 80m can kiss titles goodbye now... He can recover 30 - 40m with obvious sales of mediocre attacking options so not too onerous but at this rate it's déjà vu all over again

With passers of the ball like Ozil and Cazorla pulling the strings in attack they always look for the safe option!!

Still, PSG will likely have the option of selling a number of their current players, with attacking midfielders like Angel Di Maria and Julian Draxler unlikely to remain regulars in the side anyway if the Coutinho transfer were to go through.

but want to see an attacking option... isco or insigne would do for me... Would also like a little more game time for some if youngsters on bench... if I see Gibbs one more time on the wing.....

Silva looks to be one of the first to leave, and it will certainly be interesting to see where he fits in at the Etihad as Guardiola undoubtedly has a wealth of attacking options already at his disposal with the likes of Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero.

We know that Wenger likes defenders who know how to attack and maybe vice versa... i do nt think we will be losing an attacking option as you say because i believe it could be the opposite... Schneiderlin starting and playing Arteta role.

I like your list for players in and out except for Welback and Gibbs (I know that's will never happen at least in Wenger era)... I think Welback is a good asset and adds more attacking options, he is tall and can disrupt the defense by his astonishing sprint, and also has fair dribbling skills... You must put Wenger in your out list in order to have it all done...

we still need an attacking option at their level a DM to boss more challenging teams and it looks like a left back if press reports are to be believed... 3rd place and cup means wenger deserves to continue but he needs to strengthen to compete with the teams that will be the real competitition next season

The Colombian international is also a big - game player, netting in the Europa League final victory over Dnipro last season, and based on recent form it looks fair to say he would be a major upgrade on Balotelli and indeed on the Reds» other options in attack, with players like Rickie Lambert and Fabio Borini also struggling, while Daniel Sturridge has had some injury concerns in recent times.

Like Hazard, Willian could be a useful addition to give Mourinho more options in attack, but we wouldn't bet on Chelsea risking letting even a squad player go after seeing how Matic has performed this season.

One concern that I had when he came on, was the fact that Arsenal like to utilise their fullbacks as attacking options as well as their obvious defensive duties.

Better at attacking than Gibbs and as good as Monreal tracking back... should be a no brainer... Gibbs sold ageing Monreal a good back up and can ease this guy in to EPL... Net cost maybe 10m... but as far as I can tell wenger believes most of his business is done with Shaka jap as holding option for welbecks return wilshere and santi back and «revitalized» giroud and Ramsey like new signings... But anyone basing next years EPL on this euros is beyond football redemption... All the poor performers last year have upped their management and squads... So far the only non mover..

Its not like we have alot of good attacking options on the bench with our injuries..

And if we really have no options for forwards then get a +20 goal scoring winger like Mahrez, Bayern won the treble with no world class forward because they had two world class wingers to support in attack.

Dalglish is hoping to add more natural wide options to his attack having seen the likes of Maxi, Milan Jovanovic and Joe Cole fail to make an impact and will therefore look to lure England international Downing to Merseyside and given the poor season the Midlands club have had this season could help to tempt the former Middlesbrough man to make a move to Liverpool.

I would sell him without hesitation but don't see that happening... I just hope that wenger doesn't use it as excuse not to strengthen attacking options... That's what he did last summer in DM position with his silly talk of Diaby being like a new signing... it cost us challenging for the title this year and history sadly might well repeat itself with predictable consequences

However, talks for the young Italian have not progressed, leading Poyet to consider other options in attack, with Vargas looking like being one player who could be available on loan this season.

With awesome attacking options at the Emirates in Giroud, Welbeck, Alexis, Ozil and the Ox before you consider the likes of Sanogo and Campbell on loan and Akpom in the reserves, it does not look good for the England flyer.

Not many teams in Europe are blessed with these attacking options and still having a bench like they do....

I see your point but it is not like Matic or Schneiderlin add huge attacking options or great creativity.

And with Mesut Ozil apparently having picked up a knock our attacking options are not as strong as we would have liked.

While the Partenopei sit atop the Serie A table, much is made of their brilliant attacking options which include the likes of Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon.

Still, Brendan Rodgers needn't be too downhearted after signing big names like Roberto Firmino, James Milner and Christian Benteke this summer to boost his options in midfield and attack.

As for Liverpool, Klopp will be content with the attacking options at his disposal, with the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and Danny Ings set for big roles next season, while there are a whole host of creative players in place to feature behind them.

Arsenal could well do with new attacking options as currently the North London club rely far too heavily on Robin Van Persie for firepower, with the likes of Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho struggling to regularly find the back of the net and South Korean international Park Chu - Young being trusted with just one sub appearances in the Premier League action since his move from Monaco.

This will no doubt come as a major boost for the Reds as they look to improve on their attacking options for next season, with players like Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert failing to adequately replace the goals of Luis Suarez and the injury - prone Daniel Sturridge upfront.

Even if not always a starter, Costa would give Mourinho more options in attack, perhaps allowing for Mourinho to rotate and for players like Hazard to get more of a rest.

The # 10m rated striker still interests Wenger and even though Marouane Chamakh has arrived to help give Arsenal attacking options it is rumoured that the likes of Carlos Vela and Eduardo may be on their way out and therefore there may be need for the impressive young Ivorian at the club.

confirms that walcott and ox can not deliver for us so would still like to see an attacking option brought in... campbell has done himself credit and his work rate is impressive but he still seems raw at times..

Our normal formation is generally set so as to accommodate certain players, probably why it never changes but with the likes of Perez now becoming an option, there hopefully will be adaptable attacking options and set - ups (even if Ozil gets benched lol)

if wenger has promised walcott a CF role... i wouldnt... then this is all mute... he is not going to add to that position but rather needs a different type of attacking option a la aguerro... vietto could be the one he is looking at and looks like real potential but others might be availlable... if he brings in vietto kondogbia and damien... that would be fine in my books

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...

Newly - promoted Hull had hoped to add more attacking options to their squad before the end of the summer, having been linked to the likes of Peter Odemwingie and Shane Long, though they missed out on the pair on deadline day, with West Brom's late cancellation of Long's move particularly grating to Bruce.

we need two world class attacking options to compete with the best at home and in europe next season... giroud, walcott, ox iwobi, campbell do not provide that in any combo... more important for me than anything else... if we repeat defensive stats of last season and add the kind of goal tally a top team needs we will be there or there abouts... that said i would like mert to leave and an alternative found just not a priority

They also have a lot of attacking options with the likes of Lucas Moura, Zlatan, Lavezzi and Pastore.