Sentences with phrase «bodies in midfield»

While the change gave Germany extra bodies in midfield with which to contain Italy's wing - backs, it succeeded only in killing the game for most of the first half.

The system also helped the Blues claim a 1 - 0 win at home to United in the reverse fixture, and now that Conte has enough bodies in midfield to play with a five across the middle, he could be tempted to make a change ahead of this crucial clash.

They should be able to shore up the defence with more bodies in midfield, with a forward player likely to miss out on their place.

A 4 -2-3-1 set - up sees United with more attacking options, whilst also having enough bodies in midfield to stem the threat of the Liverpool attack.

That means he comes in the middle and adds more bodies in midfield, which means we are capable of controlling the game better.

He doesn't drop a number into our defensive line, he puts an extra body in midfield.

MOHAMED ELNENY N / A The Egyptian offered more body in midfield for Arsenal but could not find the final pass in City's robust defence.

And, with Manchester City playing two strikers up top, Arsenal having that extra body in the midfield had a telling impact on the game from the word go.

We might change against the big clubs to a 4 -1-4-1 for that extra body in midfield and should we choose that formation it should be:

Right now we need that physical body in the midfield, so whether Khedira comes are not we still need some one, and a new face in the defense line, preferably a defender with pace and technical ability.

It gave City an additional body in midfield and in both matches they dominated possession and controlled the tempo.

Not exact matches

I think Cesc in the wing is also much better than ozil in the wings, can also play box to box or CAM can tackle put his body in the game, score goals from many angles and above all Cesc is an arsenal graduate we all remember how Cesc made our midfield so dominant in many games, we remember how he was during our barca game till he got injured lets not forget le capitan.

I think the whole team has improved defensively since Coquelin has come into the team more bodies getting back behind the ball Arteta was the only real disciplined player in midfield at times.

His first offence occurred late in the first half when he allowed a low shot from Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic slip under his body.

However our manager never admits he was wrong, our manager takes upon himself too many functions in the club, our manager only have eyes for one body type, in regards to midfielders, our manager refuse to go back to a traditional DM.

Having lost Wilshere to a long term ankle injury and Arteta for a number of weeks in recent days, bodies are certainly required in central midfield for Arsenal, so a loan move for Ledesma could represent a canny piece of business as long as it is backed up by quality additions.

lst season at stamford bridge, was the first time i saw that 4 -1-4-1 formation being used, and for some weird reason i feel a very strange negative vibe and well all know the outcome.the manager has come back with this formation and its not yielding result, but he still sticks with it.i do nt know much about formations dear friends, but if you are playing a slow dm in arteta and a very very slow cb, then you are toast against quality teams with sound tactics.wen playing wellbeck as a lone striker, i think 4 -2-3-1, will work better, but if we have a big player like oliver (boooos), thn we can try the 4 -1-4-1, thingy cos he can hold the ball for our midfielders to run in.but on the overall, shame on wenger for not giving our defence a good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURTS.

Yes, contrary to other games — in which Guardiola used his talismanic skipper, Lahm, as the midfield pivot in his favored 4 -1-4-1 system — he played Kroos as the deep lying midfielder and, with Alaba and Lahm bombing forward from their Left and Right - Back positions, respectively, Bayern didn't have bodies in their own half, to thwart Real Madrid's counter-attacks.

I don't want to teach Arsene Wenger how to suck eggs, but right now Arsenal need as many able bodies around as possible, especially one that is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well as in our depleted defence.

Between the injuries to Alexis and Theo Walcott along with a slew of midfielders, Arsenal are in serious need of extra bodies as the January transfer window approaches.

it's not about the bodies (quantity) it's about the quality... same mistake we made at the start of the season in midfield.

Our midfield was being overrun so not much any CB would do when faced with two extra bodies in the box, with no extra Arsenal players coming in to help in defence.

As his body is just too weak for the PL, so he can never shield the ball in midfield and that's a liability, you've seen it over and over he is good untill he comes up against a player and then we either get a foul or a counter-attack your pick of the day!

In a rare attack from Chelsea, Coquelin got his body in the way of an attempted effort on goal from Chelsea midfielder N'Golo KantIn a rare attack from Chelsea, Coquelin got his body in the way of an attempted effort on goal from Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kantin the way of an attempted effort on goal from Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante.

Reiss Nelson already looking like something at 17 as an attacking midfielder, getting past players in the final third, approaching the box with pace, skipping challenges, running at defenders etc all these supported by a cool head, steady improvement / game opportunities and a HEALTHY BODY are the hallmarks of superstar attackers.

The veteran midfielder is in the final year of his contract and is no longer a first - team regular for United, though they could still do with the extra bodies in that area.

And I guess that the defenders have been worried about the ball in behind so much they are giving themselves one or two yards head start on the foot race, suddenly the ball is going into Ollies body and he is bringing midfielders into the game with a platform.

The central midfield continues to be a problem area for West Ham and putting three bodies in it was a belt and braces solution for the respective shortcomings of the three individuals involved.

Pushing onto his right foot, the midfielder arrives on the edge of the box and feints a shot, causing central defender Jamaal Lascelles to hesitate for a fraction of second, leaning the weight of his body marginally to his right to block Ox's path and consequently moving away from Mohamed Salah in the box to his left.

We just adapted so well to the conditions the orcs made for them this season with the kicks in all the conceivable body parts, which left us playing with a great deal of second choice midfield, and still found the quality and strength to make it through.

Putting him in the midfield could have matched up with City, giving Arsenal an extra body in the centre to close down the likes of

Putting him in the midfield could have matched up with City, giving Arsenal an extra body in the centre to close down the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva.

Castillo got his body in the way of Juan Aguero's strike before Salomon spurned a great chance, rolling the ball wide after an incisive pass from midfield.

Town had started positively, especially Alex Pritchard; the attacking midfielder cleverly used good body position to relieve pressure and win fouls deep in his own territory.

It was encouraging, in fact, to note that there was a less obvious separation between midfield and strikers than we normally see with both Carroll and Antonio dropping back to provide extra bodies in the middle and Manuel Lanzini and Sofiane Feghouli pushing further forward when required.

The English midfielder's won it all at United, and at 35, he still seems to have at least one more year in his body to compete at the top level.

He always wants an extra body in central midfield and maybe with so many teams now playing a back three, this could be his way of achieving it as the opposition's third centre back can cancel out Poch's additional midfielder now when we play a back four.

Although the formation was fluid and the style of play more dynamic than the club had seen in  two decades, the main building blocks of the last season's good form were: two players holding shape at the base of midfield and supporting play, occasionally moving forward to add an extra body in the final third, while a central defence of two or three held firm just behind.

Pogba would drop in alongside Matic and McTominay deep in midfield to get on the ball and Sanchez did the same early on in the game, although eventually he pushed up higher, adding an extra body in the box for crosses.

Now don't be mislead by my weird perceptions, he is an immensely talented midfielder trapped in a body as fragile as paper.

DENI: Do nt really know how to rate the brazilian, to me he isnt just up for a CDM job.Lack of dominance in the midfield cos of his body shape, do nt really have the potential to be a winger and will never be up for Cesc's job as an AM or being a good playmaker.Only thing i admire on him is his way to position himself on the pitch for ball recovery, a part from that to me he is useless.I also agree with SF saying:» Hes been our weakest link this season..»