Sentences with phrase «battle in the midfield»

The first half was pretty cagey for a while with a real battle in midfield and you could say that Hull should have been ahead after a great cross from the left found Aluko but the striker got his free header all wrong and Mertesacker cleared.

They should create unpredictable movements and counterattacks, which could only be achieved by winning the battle in the midfield area.

We lost the battle in the midfield.

But if you lose the battle in the midfield then in all likelihood you lose the game.

Our biggest challenge for the match will be trying to contain Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale, while Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere could be set to battle in midfield against each other.

I like the battle in the midfield.

There would a serious battle in midfield and Alexis would sometimes help in the fight there.

Should Song be out, we will struggle to win the physical battle in midfield, as we will against any of the top 6 clubs...... we must buy an experienced CB / DM to have a chance of winning the PL.

Facing a team like Fiorentina that always seems to give Juve a good battle in the midfield the last few years, the important of Pogba being, well, Pogba is just that much more important if they want to have a positive first leg at home.

Canós was battling in midfield and looked as if he might make a break when the ball ran away from him and he went in to a tackle with Marcus Olsson.

There will be far too much creativity and energy in the Man City attacks for United's lacklustre defence to handle, while the battle in midfield will be a one - sided affair.

«If he plays it will be a good battle in the midfield, but there are a lot of good players in the Everton squad and it's going to be a tough game for everyone.

So from the above stats it is clear that we can expect a neck to neck battle in the midfield in terms of creativity in this big game.

It will be interesting to see if Fergie goes with two upfront in Rooney and Welbeck, or he aims to win the battle in midfield.

Not exact matches

As a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we need,

Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly engaged in a transfer battle over Porto midfielder Ruben Neves, although Juventus are also said to be in the race.

The pair have been keeping tabs on the battling midfielder for some time and Sunderland had a deadline day bid to take Livermore on loan rejected, with the Black Cats eventually bringing in left - back Danny Rose from Spurs instead.

We will need a good working arrangement between defense and midfield they got to be very strong the battle will be in the midfield the Arsenal will need to be compact and precise work together and move together fast pin barca back with a fast group push we have to be strong and defend well but we will need to be loud come on Arsenal

The biggest battle for selection will be in central midfield where we have very good technical players in Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Coquelin, El Neny and Xhaka (one midfielder too many?)

Arsenal however will have to battle for the midfielder with Everton and Seville both also reported to be interested in the star.

Barcelona, according to reports cited in the Daily Express, are the latest club to have joined the transfer battle, as they set out to replace midfield legend Xavi.

Whether the new front wing boosts the likelihood of this repeating is definitely something worth keeping track of in the tight midfield battle.

Renault is predicting an absolutely massive midfield battle in F1 this year, with any one of five teams potentially in the hunt in Australia

There was more steel in the Cambridge tackling after the interval and for the first 20 minutes the game developed into a midfield battle but going into the final quarter Oxford moved further ahead.

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After a solid 2017 saw the team pinch a solid sixth in the constructors» championship, edging to the top of that colossal midfield battle has to be the teams goal and this is the car that it hopes will get it there - the R.S. 18.

Spurs teammate Mousa Dembele also shone at St Mary's, excelling in a powerful midfield battle with Victor Wanyama.

One thing i will say in Vidals favor, i could envisage his stamina strength speed aggression and tenacity going a long way to winning a midfield battle.

Man Utd are reportedly set to battle Liverpool in the summer transfer market as both clubs look to bolster their midfield options ahead of next season.

So overall, awful tactics to bow down to the might of bentaleb and co. in the midfield battle.

Elneny has impressed in his limited opportunities in the first - team squad, but has found himself battling with one too many rivals for a central midfield role, but we may just have found the perfect position for him, and just like Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, maybe we could maximise the ability in our squad thanks to the ew move.

I suppose wenger thinks the battle is won in midfield and without goals to balance that!

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no midfield battle at all and I noticed same thing in New England.

Flamini has done ok this season his pass accuracy has always been over 91 %, he also was the best player on the pitch in the chelsea game he dominated the midfield battle (squawka)

The only Spurs player to show consistent quality on the ball — rarely giving it away in the heat of the midfield battle.

Kante seems like a player that likes to keep his head down and just get the job done and although it is going to be a battle to get him away from Leicester City in the first place as well as to fend off the challenges from other clubs, if Arsenal is looking for a defensive midfielder this summer to replace the outgoings, then Kante should definitely be a top priority.

Arsenal are reportedly locked in a three - way battle with Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City and Serie A giants Juventus for the signing of Spanish attacking midfielder Isco.

The midfield is the hub of the battle... we do nt play your orthadox number ten role so there is an importance on him to put in a shift otherwise we can look outnumbered at times.

But the weeks between now and then may also give the Gunners a stark reminder of how much we need some battling qualities in central midfield.

Chelsea are reportedly ready to go all out in their battle against Barcelona to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, according to the Daily Star.

U can't play football without a midfield and arsenal do nt have any in the squad and to think we could of had kante and bakayoko if Wenger had a brain but I'm seriously worried that arteta (xhaka) could get us into a relegation battle by giving the opposition the most assists in prem history

In this situation you graze on the radius of your tether, Get lacazette for 50m and a ball playing box box midfielder but I still do feel in premier league you need a tall, pacy, and a skillful stiker thats auba or Mbappe but a midget like lacazette or griezman we lose the aerial battles in the attacIn this situation you graze on the radius of your tether, Get lacazette for 50m and a ball playing box box midfielder but I still do feel in premier league you need a tall, pacy, and a skillful stiker thats auba or Mbappe but a midget like lacazette or griezman we lose the aerial battles in the attacin premier league you need a tall, pacy, and a skillful stiker thats auba or Mbappe but a midget like lacazette or griezman we lose the aerial battles in the attacin the attack,

Throughout his stay at Arsenal, Vieira impressed and there was hardly a match he played in, that Arsenal lost the midfield battle to an opponent.

In Kante, we would have a player who knows how to win midfield battles without acquiring yellow cards in the procesIn Kante, we would have a player who knows how to win midfield battles without acquiring yellow cards in the procesin the process.

There has been a report about the central midfielder's agent and mother arriving in London to finalise the deal, but then the latest reports, including one by Metro, suggests that the Gunners may face a late battle with Roma.

Arsenal are set to battle it out with Juventus and FC Porto for the signature of highly - rated Danish midfielder Pione Sisto in the summer transfer window.

23 year old Dutch international Strootman offers the battling qualities of a defensive midfielder, the type of which Moyes could certainly do with in his Man United squad, with the offensive abilities of a playmaker.

Despite some setting some eye - catching lap times in testing the team is expected to be somewhere in the packed midfield battle, where a botched pit stop or a car problem could be the difference between a double - digit points haul and not points at all.