Sentences with phrase «battling midfielders we have»

Not exact matches

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

A ridiculously taltented midfield, William Carvalho will have his work cut out battling Matuidi and Pogba for the ball.

If that's the case, let's hope Renault is right - an epic midfield battle might not have the same kudos as an inter-team title fight, but it could be just as entertaining.

Fantasy football game www.oulala.com have analysed both sides and have revealed some underlying stats that suggest if Liverpool are to beat Arsenal, the midfield battle will be crucial.

Former Manchester United and Celtic midfielder Liam Miller has sadly passed away aged just 36 after a battle with cancer, according to BBC Sport.

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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.

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.

However, he is adamant that the midfield battle will be crucial to the outcome of Sunday's game, and believes that the visitors will have to focus on stifling Ozil's ability to dominate a game and make decisive contributions.

Cababye has been linked with a move back to France for most of the summer, with PSG and AS Monaco battling it out for the talented midfielder.

Zenit St Petersburg and Fulham have also been linked with the midfielder but it appears Reading will win the bidding battle when the transfer window opens on January 1.

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)

From a Milan perspective, he would certainly add technical quality and additional class to the midfield, and so depending on whether or not they can win the battle with those mentioned above, the Turkish international may well be a sensible signing.

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

Central midfield is the major problem, we have so many poor midfielders at arsenal, only Wilshere and Cazorla can match and battle with the midfield of the Manchester clubs and even Liverpool.....

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

Signing a new DM would definitely give us an edge in the midfield battle, but defending as a unit and positional discipline from the whole team is much, much more important.

With the likes of Emre Can and Jordan Henderson lining up against them, Mourinho will have to find a way to win the midfield battle and get a foothold in the game, while also offering protection to his backline given the form of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino this year.

who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind in midfield and central defence..

He played there for udinese, and would sure up our midfield defensively as he battles from min 1 to min 90.

not counting them chickens yet but i think we can beat liverpool comfortably, we can win the midfield battle and liverpool would play 3 in the back so if sanchez and walcott / welbeck are in good form we should be able slap liverpool silly.

But if you were like me, and expecting a much more heated midfield battle for dominance in midfield you'd have to opt for Ramsey in their due to his work - rate and superior defensive qualities.

Since then we have tried just about every player on the books and we continually lose the midfield battle, which results in losing the game so often.

Its not the first team that im worried about but its what is on the bench that scares me.Are those guys as reliable.Are they pushing for their first team positions?Do we have enough goalscorers do we have strength in our team to win midfield battles and penetrate defences.Does our style of play suit both the starters and the benchwarmers?These are the questions i sm trying to figure out.

We really really missed Cazorla last season We missed Coquelin too but we didn't have Wilshere or Xhaka and got Eleney in January Now I think Xhaka and Coquelin and Eleney should battle it out Cazorla is def top class I like what see from Xhaka too Ozil is the boss in attacking central midfield

I do think there was another issue defensively, and that was that Flamini just didn't have an impact on the game in his general play, and they won the midfield battle because of it.

That 19 year old kid then had the cheek to almost effortlessly dominate not just one of them, but both of them, for 90 minutes, his passing was superb, he battled, every time the spanish geniuses came forward, he was there with a crunching challenge to get the ball, he had the confidence to demand the ball off more experienced teammates, no matter his situation, facing his own goal, tightly marked, it made no difference, he received the ball and as a result of either his immense skill or his animalistic desire, he broke free of two of the best midfielders ever to grace a football pitch and effortlessly glided forward.

We need some midfielders that can be strong and battle for us!!!! al our midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,

Has improved in recent games, and needs to continue that trend if he's to get the better of the midfield battle.

The Internacional striker has been strongly linked with a move to Totteham for the best part of a year and given that Tottenham have previously signed players from the Porto Alegre club in the past, having brought in midfield battle Sandro from the same source, there is perhaps a chance a deal could be struck in the next 36 hours.

Had a very quiet game, and provided very little in the midfield battle — which he was probably included in expectation of — so it was no surprise to see him hauled off early in the second - half.

Sanchez has the energy and fight to do battle with the Barcelona midfielders and can lead counter attacks.

If we sign Paulista, a Wenger has got to realise we must sign a top class defensive midfielder in the summer, I'd personally get rid of Arteta and Flamini and let Diaby's contract run down, get rid of them because they're deadwood and have Coquelin and a new top DM battling it out for a place and then have Bielik coming through.

Jose Mourinho already has Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Alexis Sanchez battling for places behind Romelu Lukaku, while there are other areas of his squad that potentially need addressing such as the midfield with Michael Carrick retiring and Marouane Fellaini on an expiring contract.

I would imagine he would battle with Aaron Ramsey for a starting berth alongside Granit Xhaka at the base of our midfield, and would more - or-less be guaranteed plenty of football considering the consistent injury issues suffered by the Welshman.

As usual the Arsenal fans have been getting some mixed messages from Arsene Wenger and the club about the extent of the injury to our French central midfield star Francis Coquelin and about how long we can expect it to be before the Gunners have his battling skills back in the team.

That Xavi would lose the midfield battle against Nigel de Jong, and it wouldn't even involve that much applied violence.

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 takling 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,

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

In a report from the Sun, Mikel has revealed the dramatic story of the transfer battle between Man United and Chelsea which started when the midfielder was aged just 15 - years - old.

However, according to reports in Spain, Los Merengues also have their eyes on Pogba, with Zinedine Zidane planning to go head to head with the Portuguese coach in a transfer battle for the midfielder.

And undersecond - year coach Greg Ryan, the fresh faces are making large contributions.Goalkeeper Hope Solo, 24, has started 17 of the last 20 games, though she facesa battle now that veteran Briana Scurry has returned after taking a year off.Tina Frimpong, 24, brings unprecedented speed to the U.S. center back position.In the defensive midfield Leslie Osborne, 23, is filling in for 29 - year - oldShannon Boxx, perhaps the U.S.'s most influential player, who'll miss the nextsix to eight months after blowing out her right knee.