Sentences with phrase «ball playing midfielder»

He plays like Xabi Alonso would in Mesut Ozil's position; a hard working ball playing midfielder pushed on further forwards behind the striker.

The first two were already Champions League and Balon d'Or winners, while the latter duo amounted to the finest striker and ball playing midfielder in the world at the time.

in this formation Ozil needs a ball playing midfielder to make him roam well someone in the mould of Carzola, maybe Seri.

yeah but Wiltshere is more skillful than Ramsey.Wiltshere an Ramsey are different players Ramsey is a goalscoring midfeilder in the david platt frank lampard mould, Wiltshere is more of a ball playing midfielder in the style of Gascoigne or iniesta.i know which type i prefer, but it should depend on the needs of the team at the time

By the way Wanyama is a very good ball playing midfielder.

kolasinac should be tasked with dealing with ericksen and should be more defensive in this match mertz should be discipline and deal with the long balls and high balls kos should deal with the through balls coquelin needs to remain defensive and not act like a ball playing midfielder.

I so wish we had some ball playing midfielders like de bruyne and silva.

We can not go into the new season without a ball playing midfield signing.

Wouldnt mind but fans were saying take Cazorla off wing and Ozil too also mentioning how these two are or surely must be our best ball playing midfielders.

21 year old Aleksandr Golovin, at # 10m looks a bargain too, for a ball playing midfield ball winner.

Not exact matches

When the midfield trio of Cazorla / Wilshere / Ramsey have the ball at the edge of the opposing penalty area, you can be sure it's going to end up back at one of our CB's and be played out wide for aimless crosses with nobody there except the opposing goalkeeper.

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.

For years Wenger hasn't been able to organize the midfield defensively, and he is still allowing our players to defend the «old way», which means allowing opponents to control the ball, turn, and play.

Their goal while against run of play and an own goal was good goal because the midfielder did well to see a better opportunity and passed the ball.

Sometimes when a striker does not touch the ball it is because he is playing his position correctly and the midfield did not get him the ball.

But knowing AW, he would probably target a «ball - playing» attacking midfielder like Seri to play the role.

The guy had a great game v west ham but his ego lets him down, but Wenger his comments on the defensive cock ups, it is the same comments on all the losses so surely he needs to rectify the prob Number one drop the BF German that can't head a ball can't run he is a liability every time he puts on the shirt even Debuchy jumps higher than him Gibbs can't defend he is a nice guy but not first choice L Back Chocqelen has proved he is a good player that can get better what we need is an Ozil type midfielder that has more guts to play good balls through to runners not high balls that you hope will find a target So a defender that can defend a left back and a midfielder and then look out enough is enough on what the problems are If the car won't run right you Fix it Wenger now is the time to FIX it CB

When Santi went down last season it wasn't his ability to relieve pressure in the midfield we missed anywhere near as much as his ability to pick up the ball and play the right pass quickly and incisively.

How can we play then when we have up to 2 3 people in defence and midfield that can not pass the ball well

I actualy liked the way Juventus have been playing 4 -4-2 with diamond, the front three in midfield covering Pirlo so he can send balls over the top to the two strikers.

He is everything you want in an Eriksen backup: excellent passing, high quality through balls, can play anyhwere on midfield except DM, works very hard, shoots a lot and can even beat his man from time to time.

We play less in the midfield now, most of our possession in at the back with Mert and Kos pacing around the ball, some quick passes in midfield and we sometimes slow down again and pass it around near the opponents box.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

But he is one of the best off the ball runner that we have — opponents does not want to play high defensive line or press our midfielder higher on the pitch due to the threat he pose — you may argue that the long distance scorcher by Sanchez in the FA final is due to their CBs slow in closing him down, wearying of the Walcott threat.

Playing as a defensive midfielder, he is in a position to receive the ball from the defenders, distribute the ball and providing a platform for Carzola and Co. to play with simple, accurate, and urgent passes.

Monreal in at CB provides an adept and semi creative ball playing presence in the defensive third which I think is important to keep us moving the ball fluidly and intelligently and also means opposition need to compensate for the possibility of Monreal clipping the ball over the top to Lacazette and cutting the midfield out.

He will go out and buy yet again some midfield player who's natural tendency is to want to play in the middle of the park (Ramsey, Wilshire, Santi, Ozil, Rosicky, Arteta) and try to convert him into something else just to fit him into his starting 11 resulting into a team of players capable of passing the ball but incapable of being dangerous.

The 7 man midfield consists of 2 wing backs 1 ball playing dm and 4 AM Up front 1 striker.

I don't know why people keep talking about the Ox's future role being in central midfield, he's hardly played there thus far and he's not even that good a passer of the ball.

we knew giroud was gonna just stand inside the box 24/7 and wait for a header or tap - in; left - footed wilshere wouldnt fancy crossing a ball on the right but shift to the middle and play tika - taka; right - footed sanchez would never stand wide and make space for midfielder but forever dribble to the right and wan na take a shot.

we have great fire power with probably the 2nd best creative attacking midfield in the EPL now the problem is that if we get congested in every game just outside the oppositions box there is no way we can score goals with 15 to 18 players in and around you, we need to change the way we play we can not play the million passing the ball game outside the box, we have to draw out the opposition to half way to be able to get behind their deference

Vidal has been playing further forward than MS, however, there is defending to be done no matter your starting position and especially when being a midfielder and your team without the ball.

Although Wilshere has not nailed down a regular position in his career so far, playing both as an attacking midfielder, either centrally or on either flank, as well as a more defensive - minded player, it appears that he wants to work on becoming more of a deep - lying ball player in the Alonso or Pirlo mould.

He MUST go he waste about 80 % or more of all opportunities provided by our midfield — we NEED a ball playing CF Giroud is absolutely useless with the ball at his feet — he is a slow big oof without any ball technique.

Side note: My biggest issue with the way we played is that it in no way reflected what we have been told was the ideal — lots of long balls hoofed to our strikers and forward midfielders from our centerbacks — maybe this was a opponent specific tactic, sure, but it seemed a lot like Pablo ball.

Walcott now wants to play the right wing, Sanchez best attributes is charging defenders and fullbacks with the ball at his feet commencing from deep and wide areas his weakness is holding a position high up the pitch alongside defenders and allowing midfielders to feed him balls.

Moving back to the 4 -3-3 after Motta's injury should have helped, but pulling Marquinhos into a rarely played position in midfield and putting Serge Aurier into an unfamiliar spot as a central defender in a back four threw PSG for a loop when City were on the ball.

he is amazing picking up balls in midfield and dribbling past two or three player but then his finishing lets him down If he could only learn to pass he would be amazing, he must remeber Arsenal plays as a team and Ox looks the lonely wolf

For those who do nt watch Schneiderlin play, do it when southampton play next and you will see half Arteta in terms of ball control and passing, and half Coquelin in terms of tackling... thats some combination if you ask me... i must admit though, nobody in this league can intercept like Le Coq... am still yet to decode how he anticipates a pass before it happens and if you were to ask David Silva, he would still be figuring it out... That said, Schneiderlin would be a massive improvement on our team... to think about a midfield trio of Ozil, Schneiderlin and Le Coq would excite any manager with ambition.

Dzagoev can play in a myriad of roles across the midfield and attack and is incredibly comfortable on the ball and is also being pursued by Serie A pair Fiorentina and Inter Milan.

His ability to lead counter attacks with his pace and ability on the ball could make him a nightmare at the Bernabeu, and he will have to link play between the midfield and Sergio Aguero to ensure that the Argentine forward isn't isolated.

Wilshire showed how much the Cherries need a dynamic, ball playing central midfielder.

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)

hello... am not a manager, tactician or anything... but to stop city you need to crowd the midfield... there is no way we will beat city with lacazette isolated upfront, sanchez chasing shadows trying to press city backline instead of playing deep to nullyfy them getting the ball into dangerous areas... city fullbacks or wingbacks (delph and walker) unlike other fullbacks they tend to carry the ball infield hence outnumbering opposition in midfield thereby giving de bryne and silva ample time to pick runners in sane and sterling..

I think this performance has something interesting, players losing the ball recklessly, in essence no ball players on the pitch, dembele, denis, gomes, paulinho and coutinho were all part of the midfield, imagine their ball losing skills put together (coutinho and dembele are good players, paulinho did well in this match) but one only wonders how you play possession and positional football with so many positionally poor players and no ball holders.

so our midfield, with cazorla, ozil, wilshere and Giroud playing, we'll have 4 out of the 6 players that could go forward in the middle of the park, waiting for the ball.

We didn't play well at all, creativity was lacking, midfielders lack vision, Wenger has no clue, we didn't fight for the ball.

-- Ozil: Lost the ball several times in the first half, but overall he performed better when playing as a deeper central midfielder.

Playing Chamberlain in the midfield was a bad idea as the guy is wasted to be used simply for ball distribution.

Wenger needs to grow some balls and drop one of the midfielders for the ox and play with two proper wide players.