Sentences with phrase «box midfield role»

While it was his defensive actions that impressed last season (125 tackles and 158 interceptions — the highest totals in the whole division) Kante excelled at times playing in a box - to - box midfield role due to his lung - busting stamina and eagerness to press high up the pitch.

In a 3 -5-2, he could play as a deep - lying playmaker, giving Marchisio (when he finally returns from injury) the opportunity to play in his more natural box - to - box midfield role, making runs into the box.

With Welbeck and Ramsey in form and more comfortable and natural in the wide forward and box - to - box midfield roles, the German and the Spaniard will contend for the number 10 role.

While they are very different players from a style perspective, Pogba and Ramsey fulfil a similar box - to - box midfielder role, but there is little doubt over who would be more worth the money.

Wenger could also make some tactical adjustments, perhaps by using Jack Wilshire as a deep - lying playmaker rather than a converted number 10, giving Granit Xhaka more of a box - to - box midfielder role and developing a Plan B against sides that want to try to bully Arsenal physically.

Not exact matches

There is no such role technically as a box to box midfielder.

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

Ramsey in the box to box role no longer benefits us long term, as he's only out for self and glory, limiting his other two midfield partners.

Personally I would go for this formation with Welbeck playing a box to box role because of his strength and energy to help counter Kante and Bakayoko in midfield:

The Welshman made a crucial assist, worked hard for the team and really played the role of a box - to - box midfielder against Boro and should be given a start.

This is mainly because his best position is the box to box role in central midfield, which unfortunately for him, seems to be nailed down by Santi Cazorla right now.

Mohamed Elneny can play a variety of roles in midfield, and can be fielded in a more advanced position also, but I like to think of him as our box - to - box midfielder.

Petit was the central midfielder, literary protecting the back four and initiating counter attacks and Viera was the box to box role — often referred to as the Shuttler (Shuttles from through the channels to provide linkages from attack to defenses.

We can have 2 up top with Ramsey Will be slotted as Box to Box role and Wilshere with Deep lying Midfielder to control midfield.

Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio said he «sees possibilities for him to become an important player» if the Monterrey midfielder picks El Tri, noting that he believes Gonzalez can expand his game and play a box - to - box role, rather than the holding midfield position he plays for Rayados.

Walcott's position is same as Ox but they dnt have same role, Ox is more a midfielder while Walcott is more a forward, moving into the box very often like a Muller - type winger, Ox is like a Willian so I dnt see how Ox ll take that position either.

Khedira is a quality but injury prone box to box midfielder, we have someone who fits that role in diaby.

wenger needs to build a golden idol in the shape of ozil @ no10 statue and make everyone in the squad bow down before it to make ozil feel special again and he will be rocking and rolling again wengers first commandment will be play ozil @ no10 only no where else, command no 2 build the whole arsenal attack around ozil only at no 10, ozil is the future of our attacking play along with wilshere and ramsey controlling midfield in box 2 box roles along with a worldy d / m in front of back 4.

Playing xhaka as a pure defensive midfielder is limiting his ability and it's the same asking santi to play the box to box role.

@TH14atl the list of the players you gave me were players who were naturally central midfielders but could play in cmf position and you also gave me no 10's who could also play cmf so i do not get your take.However did you see that they were being played in their best positions.I am also against Ramsey on the wing but i will not be blinded by the fact that if he should be put in box to box role he will be better than santi in that role.But from what you said i think we might just sell cant we.Have you forgotten the man utd match last season where peeps were like O!

The dynamic young Englishman was already our last decent option to fill the central midfield box - to - box role, which is now looking like a poisoned chalice, as Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are already on the injury list.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

That leaves the box - to - box role and the defensive midfielder, unless our manager elects to play a sort of double pivot to protect the weakened defence.

He's not skilled enough to be box to box player, which is the role he's been playing in pre-season, and with Xhaka and Elneny, there's no real reason to play him as a # 6, which would require the Cazorla - Coquelin midfield to be brought back.

He has established himself as a key part of the Newcastle midfield since then, despite being shifted around from an out - and - out attacking role to more box - to - box duty by Magpies boss Alan Pardew.

The Egyptian is clearly suited to the central midfield role, and his box - to - box style would be perfect for our 3 -4-2-1 system, and for me he should be given the nod ahead of Xhaka thanks to his failings of late.

Jordan Henderson will captain the team, likely from the head of a midfield trio, and will be asked to play his usual box - to - box role, supporting both attack and defence.

The Ox was never going to be able to do what Ozil does for Arsenal because he is a different type of player altogether, and even when he has played in the centre of midfield for us instead of on one of the flanks it has been in the box - to - box role rather than the number 10 position.

I am a ozil hater and think the team can do far better without oxil, I would like to add ozil and Ramsey must not play together, both have good attributes, Ramsey normally gets into the box from a far deeper role than ozil, but lack the defensive discipline needed In this high tempo game, ozil can provide opportunities to score, but hides from the work load in getting into, defensive cover when the midfield goes beyond him and pressing the opposition.

Our midfield no longer picks itself, but I expect Wenger to opt for the most defensive approach of fielding Francis Coquelin alongside new signing Granit Xhaka from the start of the match, and possibly even playing Mohamed Elneny in a box - to - box role to stop our opponents from trying to over-run us on the break.

Brozovic is a midfielder who can play various roles in a team, but is favoured in playing in a box - to - box capacity.

Ox - 5 horrible on the left, took too many shots from outside his range (I so wish we had a couple attacking midfielders that could shoot from outside the box with any consistency)... showed some composure when he moved back to the right side, especially when he took on the RB role once Giroud came in for Holding... his versatility is great but only if Wenger uses him on the right side

Abou Diaby also lacks the positional discipline to play the defensive midfield role as well as Vieira did — or even in a box to box partnership.

For years now Arsene Wenger has spoken about the Arsenal and England international star Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain's best position being in central midfield, and more specifically the sort of box - to - box role that has usually been taken by Aaron Ramsey or Santi Cazorla.

Innit very valid summation; however Arsenal also had Gilberto sitting back as the DM, with Viera as more an all role (attacking and defending) box to box midfielder.

Far too many times, the role of a playmaker is overhyped to such an extent that the significance of a good box - to - box midfielder becomes undermined and disparaged.

The midfield remained unchanged from the first leg: a diamond with Casemiro at its base and Isco at its tip, with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric playing box - to - box roles.

If you took the high energy game of the box to box midfielder and mixed it with a more creative role like a deep lying midfielder or advanced playmaker, then what you get is a roaming playmaker.

Sissoko's arrival offers Mauricio Pochettino a different tool to utilise at White Hart Lane, with the midfielder capable of fulfilling the box - to - box role just as well as he operates as an industrious wide man, a quality that saw him feature more prominently for France in the latter stages of their Euro 2016 campaign this summer.

Though Milner floated from position to position at Manchester City, Henderson has predominantly played that box - to - box central midfielder role at Liverpool.

Surrounded by the chemistry and energy of these youngsters ahead of him, and the now well - established complementary relationship in the middle of defence, Rooney looked at home in his new deeper role, as the box - to - box midfield general his most optimistic advocates have long called for him become in his later years.

Within a midfield trio, the roles are typically distributed evenly among a destroyer, a supporting passer or box - to - box player, and a creator.

The second of the aforementioned roles was born out of this original tactical failure, whereby Henderson positively reverted to his preferred and dynamic, box - to - box central midfield role.

However until any concrete transfer is to occur, Spurs will deploy Dier in the defensive midfield role alongside Ryan Mason who will take up a box to box role, having put up a good performance against Stoke.

He may also be transitioning towards a more advanced role in a midfield, if his goalscoring and influence around the box is anything to go by.

Wearing the number 14, Can operated in a box - to - box role on the right of central midfield, and was required in defence almost immediately, covering for right back Joshua Kimmich as France piled the pressure on.

Moving Herrera into the Carrick role would then allow Mourinho to look for a new box - to - box midfielder, offering energy and drive to compliment the flair and creativity of Pogba.

The following year, however, Mowatt found himself back in a central midfield role, where he was depended on more as a box to box midfielder, but his pace hindered him and he was soon featuring less and less.

However, the roles change drastically in a two - man midfield in the absence of Carrick, as both will have to make their contributions at either box.

Besides his assist for Van Persie from deep, his other most memorable moment in a midfield role probably came against Newcastle United last season, where Rooney flew from box to box, starting off a move with a pass out wide before surging forward to meet the return ball and scoring at the other end.