Sentences with phrase «by as a midfield»

Largely a defensively minded midfielder not averse to working hard, Hadzic is neat enough in possession to get by as a midfield in one of Europe's major leagues and certainly seems ready to make the jump from the relatively obscure Austrian Premier League.

If both Noble and Kouyate are out then it could mean another midfield run - out for Declan Rice although I am still not convince by him as a midfield option.

Not exact matches

When Arsenal played with Arteta as defensive midfielder that situation never occurs he tends to control the flow and pace of Arsenal game with his passing and by holding his position, he also runs into space very well and always available for a pass.

Arsenal will win in Chelsea's stadium, as long as Sanchez plays as a central forward or central attacking midfielder and accompanied by Iwobi or Perez, without Ozil.

But yesterday Coquelin was pretty much the one bossing the midfield while Matic will be remembered as the man put to shame by Cazorla.

Our BFG is not saying that it will be easy by any means, but he reckons that as long as Francis Coquelin can do the same sort of job on the United and Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini that he did in March, then Arsenal will have the right recipe for success.

The need for a win is shown clearly by the boss picking a positive central midfield of Ramsey instead of him bringing Coquelin back, while the contract rebel Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain also keeps his place in the side as summer signing Kolasinac drops to the bench.

In turn, as reported by The Sun, Chelsea and Liverpool have both been linked with a move, while Juventus has become a possibility for the youngster as all three clubs in question are looking to bolster their midfield options ahead of next season.

ozil has no place in a 3421 he can perform in a 3412 where he play behind the two strikers so i will go with ozil behin both danny and lacazette sanchez and giroud can be used as a supersubs but i will tell u this, i hope we win but i am sure we will loose arsene wenger is blinded against top teams and he will play ramsey and xhaka again in the middle and we will be dominated by chelsea midfielders

Of note he has started to make space in the midfield by asking Campbell to find a new team, another player who is far better than the english core, but will not be given the time to grow, as the likes of Ramsay, Wilshere, Walcott and Chamberlain,, even to the detriment of the team position in the league, such a tragedy

So I am not surprised to hear our only fit regular central midfielder declare that the Gunners are bound to be better when the manager has a bigger squad of fit players to choose from, as reported by Arsenal.com.

That sloppy pass by the central midfielder cost Arsenal the game and a very similar one against Leicester City in the opening EPL match almost cost us points as well.

The midfielder recently captained Nigeria at the U-17 World Cup as the Super Eaglets won the competition, and also cemented his place as one of the outstanding individuals of his age group by winning the competition's Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament.

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as for the league, giroud is a 13 goal per season scorer, that is one goal every 3 matches, he is a feature striker, and this wont win anything unless you generate huge output from your midfield... by comparison, henry scored 27 goals in the epl when we won the league...

France international Kondogbia, 24, has had a massive falling out with his club Inter Milan this week after refusing to turn up to training last week, which has lead to the player being forced to train on his own and away from the first team, as reported by Talksport, with the midfielder having been fined # 200,000 following the incident.

The Merseysiders could find better value in doing a straight cash deal for their Israel midfielder and would hope to raise as much as # 10m by exploring interest from Aston Villa, Roma, Sevilla and Dynamo Moscow — as well as Spurs.

As noted by BBC Sport, former Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante arrived in a deal reportedly worth # 30m, while Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi signed with the Blues in a # 33m deal, according to The Guardian.

As reported by The Mirror the midfield maestro has declared himself fit to play after coming through an hour or so with the under 21 side on Tuesday.

But all that could be about to change if the medical team at the club can keep the talented midfielder ready for action and from the sounds of what Jack said this week, as reported by the Daily Star, there is a great chance that this will be the case.

Campbell has yet to score for the Spanish club so you could understand if Wenger was planning to let him leave as part of the transfer deal to bring the central midfielder William Carvalho to Arsenal, as suggested in a report by The Mirror.

As opposed to the midfield masterclass given by Albrighton during his time on the pitch... https://t.co/EDDHbxtzwh

Overall, I've always been intrigued by the idea of a Wilshere — Ramsey central midfield but in reality, it will be impossible to implement at this moment as the team around them is completely fragile and they just don't have the correct mentality or skill set to become good in those roles at the highest level.

At least Ramsey, as reported by The Guardian, the midfielder was sounding upbeat about the chances of the Gunners doing just that, despite the fact that out next opponents are the league leaders Leicester City who are in fine form and are coming to north London having produced a great away display to put another title rival Man City to the sword.

Perhaps that is why their midfielder Jeremy Toulalan suggested this week, as reported by The Mirror, that it would be folly for Monaco to simply try to soak up pressure.

As reported by the Daily Mail, the United boss has revealed that there is a virus going around their dressing room and that is a big problem on top of their injury problems, with the England central midfielder Michael Carrick ruled out for the rest of the season this week.

West Ham are set to lose Algerian midfielder Sofiane Feghouli, with both Stade Rennais and Galatasaray interested in signing the 27 - year - old, as reported by the Sun.

At full back both Clichy and Bacary Sagna continued to be ambitious with their attacking runs, but now lacked the defensive support previously afforded to Arsenal by a flat midfield four — as a result Arsenal became particularly vulnerable down the flanks.

The midfielder was practically begging Wenger to sit down with him to discuss a new deal before Christmas, as promised by the Boss, but Arsenal didn't actually disclose their offer until last month.

I knew aubameyang would not be as effective here at arsenal because of our style of play, our football is pathetic, lack of vertical penetration, lack of proper wingers to offer width and one on one dribbling or crosses from the by - line, lack of a proper defensive midfielder, zonal marking on corners instead of man marking, i can go on but we all know our weaknesses.

As noted by Sport, midfield ace Ivan Rakitic was forced to undergo surgery this week on a hand injury picked up against Roma, and he will need to be replaced.

I think Wenger thought Xhaka would be the next Goretzka Wenger doesn't believe in spending big on defensive midfielders Eleny is not good enough and Wenger only got him because he cost # 5 mil We had Coquelin by luck really as he came from the youth group

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

Lukaku's move to the Red Devils, which is expected to be announced soon as reported by the Telegraph, has meant that any deal for Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic will not go through.

Puppy Bowl marred by violence as Mark Wahlberg pins Sylvester Stallone at midfield.

The Portugal international has developed a reputation as a tough tackling central midfielder and is seen by many as the ideal signing to add much needed power to the Gunners squad, but they could face strong competition from rivals Manchester United, who are also interested in the youngster as Mirror Online revealed last month.

Remaining undefeated under new coach Bob Bradley, the U.S. won the Gold Cup by beating archrival Mexico (yet again) in a match that served as a young midfielder's coming - out party

Coutinho scored 14 goals and provided nine assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool this past season, but if he were to move to Barcelona, then as detailed by Tite, he would have to move back into a midfield role given the current attacking trident at the Nou Camp with Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

Swansea believe the # 50M they value the midfielder at could be reached with the inclusion of add - ons, as reported by Sky Sports.

Meanwhile, there's more negative news on the transfer front for Milan, as it's claimed by Calciomercato that they will drop their interest in Sassuolo midfielder Alfred Duncan.

Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is being eyed up by West Ham, as the Hammers plan to launch a dramatic last - minute deadline day loan move for the Gunners man, according to the Sun.

Busquets would be a fine addition to Guardiola's Man City team, as the defensive midfielder is regarded as one of the best holding midfielders of all time by some.

I just Read it this moring that Barca want to add 3 midfielders, Denis Suarez, Rafina and Ardan Turan plus money for Bellerin, Let's make it very difficult for them to get Bellerin so that they won't think is business as usual by selling their potential players to us at teenage and after we have mould them into world class they will want them back.....

Carvalho has been linked with a move to Premier League many times during his career, with Hammers boss Bilic keen to add another midfielder to his squad, however as believed by the Sun, the east London side are unwilling to match the # 40M evaluation Sporting have for the midfielder, with the West Ham board ready to turn their attentions to Wilshere should the Portuguese side fail to lower their asking price.

The Arsenal transfer rumours about Jack Wilshere and a possible move to play for our old rivals Manchester United are still in the embryonic stage, as reported by Metro, but with the Gunners already having more options in the central midfield area where Jack plays there is a good chance that his loan season at AFC Bournemouth is not going to be enough to earn him a return to play for his beloved Arsenal.

The problem lies exactly in the sad fact, that Cazorla was needed in the deeper areas of our midfield, and he simply rejected his role by hanging around as a CAM.

As reported by the Sun, Slaven Bilic's side are still in the race for Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder William Carvalho, who is set to cost the Hammer # 40M should the player swap Lisbon for London today report the Daily Star.

However, his exclusion from the match day squad entirely this weekend was a surprise, although as noted by freelance injury analyst Ben Dinnery in the tweet below, Pochettino has now revealed that the Tottenham midfielder picked up an ankle problem in midweek in the League Cup win over Barnsley.

Whilst van Gaal admitted that his side created more when playing four in midfield, as shown by their two second half goals in West London, he also suggested that it allows them less «control» of the game — using the chances that QPR created themselves in the second half as evidence:

Leicester City are set to tell Chelsea that the Blues will have to hand over the # 40M they receive from selling Nemanja Matic should they wish to secure the signing of England midfielder Danny Drinkwater, as reported by the Telegraph.