Sentences with phrase «box midfielder playing»

Box - to - box midfielder playing defensive mid.

Not exact matches

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.

With 3 at the back we don't need a traditional defensive midfielder, we need a box to box midfielder with strong defensive action who can link defence and attack and start the play from deep on the field.

Right these «fans» should stop using Ramsey as the scapegoat, it was thanks to him we kept threatening the opposition, he's the only midfielder that was constantly making runs in the box even more than Walcott and Chambo, yet somehow it's his fault we play bad?

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.

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.

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

I get your point mate.But in truth Ramsey is the CM and Xhaka is the DM according to our formation anf tactic.It's even debatable if Xhaka is capable of playing DM.I think Ramsey's tactical awareness is poor but he has every right to take risks and move into the opposition box.He's a box to box player.The only problem is Ramsey overdoes it.If we had a proper CDM the team would be more balanced.Now it's like we have two CM's playing in midfield and due to their poor tactical awareness we're always left exposed.I conclude by reminding people that Wilshere is better footballer and is more intelligent than Xhaka.It'll be better playing Wilshere and pairing him with a CDM than having Xhaka play there.He just gets to play over him becausr we signed him for # 35.

U rite sha... but I can remember a game they were paired, le coq stayed back and frimpong played as the box to box midfielder then... just like arteta and flamini

What we got with girouh and welz are different options different styl of play last yr we didn't have that... trust me when Walcott and ozil come bk wenger wont have a choice but to play them all... right side thats Walcott left side thats Sanchez up front welz or girouh midfield is our problem... Wilshire and ramsey should fight for thT box to box and ozil and carzola should fight for that cam.....

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.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

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

My problem with him is that he's shown in the past he can be a beast of a box - to - box midfielder and I wish he'd just play a bit more simply at times.

Ramsey is not a «typical box2box midfielder» because he only plays in one box, the oppositions.

Pogba is rated as possibly the finest young player in the world and has flourished into a superb box - to - box midfielder since moving to Turin on a free transfer from Manchester United, where Pogba had grown frustrated with a lack of playing opportunities under former Old Trafford manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

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.

The midfielders and wingers just wanted to play one touch football in order for them to get closer to the box and therefore it resulted in Everton dispossessing us.

Similarly, Arsenal has been playing deep lying playmakers like Arteta and box to box midfielders like Wilshere and Ramsey.

Where he will play is still unknown, Vidal is a tough tackler but he also provides for his team further up the field, scoring 7 goals last season including 4 in the league for Juventus, not really the holding player that Arsenal appear to need but another box to box all action midfielder.

The Germany international, on the other hand, has unique abilities in the Arsenal squad: a box - to - box midfielder with great technique, vision of play and ability to find the through pass at any time.

«When we know Wayne Rooney plays in midfield, we control his progression into the box.

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.

He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box midfielder.

The only plan i see in this line - up is camping outside the box, thinking of how we're playing playmakers (Ramsey + Wilshere) instead of the winger in Walcott and holding defensive midfielder in Coq.

Pogba they want is not a defensive midfielder but a box to box player yet they want him to come and play DM.

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 attack,

We needed a viera type figure to partner with coquelin in the midfielder, so that we can play Cozorla in a more advanced position And a striker (not necessarily world class) but one who ticks all the boxes and his better than average in all key areas.

I think Jamie Carragher got it spot on with his analysis of Ramsey last week, his best position would probably be in a midfield 3 with an enforcer behind him so he can play box to box.

The problem is when you have an average defensive midfielder then your backline can never be at rest.Coquelin should have started this match.Some people think he's average but I feel he's been played out of position and being tasked with doing too much like a box to box player.How can someone who bases his game on tackling and interception lose that ability all of a sudden and you tell me nothing's wrong but bdcause he's average.Are we fans going to ignore what is plain to us?Let's just pretend things are alright.Then after we win the cracks will be papered only for them to be exposed another day.

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.

This isn't saying Wilshere is better than Ramsey, or that he is our future box to box midfielder, but at the moment he is playing better than Ramsey and thus has earned a starting spot.

@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!

As I said after that game, the only reason City were toothless was that they played 2 holding midfielders that are exactly the same, Fernandinho and Fernando are technically poor and can't create for toffee, but if City had Yaya Toure in that midfield to absolutely bully the likes of Cazorla, Ramsey and The Coq it would have been a completely different game, City lost that Box to Box energy Yaya gives them and that played right into our hand as they were static in midfield..

Arsenal has depth, but it isn't quality squad depth, Rosiscky, Cazorla, Ozil all play the same position and neither of them add a great deal more than the other, our midfield is stoked but the areas we actually need depth in are barren, we have no solid defensive midfielder with our usual reliance on a CAM moved back, as a result players like Ramsey and Wilshere who are box to box players end up creating more imbalance in an already unbalanced team.

Arsenal has better playmakers and a better box - to - box midfielder that all specialise in a main position, where Wilshere can play literally everywhere in midfield.

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

Having said that I am also not a blind believer in Rambo's greatness although I do think he is a very good box - to - box midfielder when in form, so I was surprised to say the least to see a Metro report showing that it was the Wales international and not our German international play maker Mesut Ozil who was included in the shortlist for the UEFA team of the year.

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.

Get a midfield that actually want to play attacking football and not «lets keep the ball around the box.

But Wenger keeps playing a box to box midfielder (Ramsey) in the position that should be played by a top Striker (Perez).

But then you still need that box - box energy player like Ramsey to play alongside this hybrid player in midfield.

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.

We need to sacrifice either ozil or cazorla to attain balance in the team.4 -2-1-3 should be our formation.Ramsey should partner coq in midfield and play as a box to box midfielder.

if xhaka plays in front of the 3 cb instead of playing like a box to box midfielder we will have a dense central area in front of our defense which is our weaking point.

Because we're playing too many creative players at the same time, two or three every game instead of two wingers, one creative player, one box to box and one defensive midfielder as we should have.

I think Xhaka still needs time to perform as a defensive midfielder and Coquelin also needs time to play as a box - to - box midfielder.