Sentences with phrase «by midfielders with»

Liverpool is the most obvious fit for Pirlo as Brendan Rodgers likes to play a style of football that will suit the Italian perfectly, while surrounded by midfielders with high work rate like Jordan Henderson, Emre Can and Joe Allen, Pirlo will be allowed to play his natural game and influence the match in the final third.

He was third in the AFL for goals by midfielders with 27 and second for score assists.

Not exact matches

The Gunners defence has been fortified by the return of Laurent Koscielny, and against the Hammers Arsenal played with two defensive midfielders in Flamini and Coquelin and Wenger has been very pleased with the recent performances.

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.

The Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has been warned by Arsene Wenger for his dismissal in yesterday's Premier League match - up with Burnley.

Right now what we need a skilled midfielder that can help with transition, possession and penetration because nothing is coming from the middle while everything is coming from the wing or the by line.

The only other change made by the Frenchman is at the back, with veteran keeper Petr Cech coming back in and the midweek hero David Ospina dropping back to the bench, so Coquelin and Cazorla continue to be our first choice central midfield pairing and the summer signing Granit Xhaka will have to wait.

On a side note, Akpom and Toral scoring with emphatic finishes on their debut's, Crowley a brilliant break through midfield followed by a tidy (ish) assist.

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

Arsenal were humiliated by Munich in the Champions League knockout rounds 10 - 2 on aggregate, and the midfielder admitted his frustrations with the result.

This is being reported by the Sun, who state that the player's wages are not what's causing a delay in talks, with the midfielder's want to get more first team minutes under his belt being the main reason for there being a hold up in negotiations.

We have the best midfielders EPL and I would go and say outfield players too but we are not using them properly MR Wenger do sent change tactics to suit opponents and never seems to want to change tactics during a match he likes to play safe and sates comfortably converting with his assistance with nothing much than calm sometimes it back fires with losing by 8 goals and that is what drives me crazy with MR Wenger

Arsenal need to improve by getting midfielders and defenders with better quality, not players with the same quality like the ones that we already have.

Thierry Henry in the TV studio seemed a touch baffled by Wenger's decision not to start with Xhaka, after the Switzerland international midfield star was the only big signing of the summer.

Creative midfielder linked with a # 32.1 m move by the Liverpool Echo.

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 number of Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with a possible summer swoop for the Bayern Munich and Germany international midfield er Mario Gotze has been growing in recent weeks, with reports from Germany suggesting that he is being eased out of the door by the German champions.

The report also state that Wenger is tempted by Luiz's versatility, with defensive midfield another role he could fill and one that looks a particular weak spot for the Gunners at the moment.

A report from CalcioMercato has stated that Brozovic is growing frustrated at Inter with the Serie A club looking to now offload the midfielder having already started a clear - out by selling attacking midfielder Joao Mario to West Ham.

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.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United's attempts to sign PSV Eindhoven midfielder Zakaria Bakkali have been boosted by the 18 - year - old Belgian, who has a year left on his current deal, rejecting a new deal with the Eredivisie club --(Daily Express)

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.

We still have big issues to deal with and the January transfer window offers the boss a chance to solve at least two of them by signing a strong central midfielder and a top centre back.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was dropped for Wednesday's win over Leicester after a dressing - room confrontation with midfielder Fernandinho in the defeat by Liverpool three days previously --(Daily Mirror)

However according to the Daily Mirror the midfielder is not happy with the new # 60,000 a week contract being offered to him by the club.

Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks since the beginning of the season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the league by now and will have been chipping in with the odd goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.

The idiot frog had better be on blower tomorrow to barca or nice or schalke or someone with a skillful midfielder... This is the ffing 4th best team in Spain dominating the midfield completely by out passing us

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.

So it is hard to argue with the post match comments of our Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey, reported by Arsenal.com.

Reports are emerging claiming that Aaron Ramsey is being targeted for a move by Tottenham Hotspur, with the midfielder's current deal expiring at the end of next season.

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.

In terms of signings though, a budget of $ 150m has been touted by reports in the Italian media and Gazzetta note that one name that continues to be linked with a move to the San Siro is Chelsea midfielder's Cesc Fabregas.

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

And Wenger has called on the Arsenal fans to do their bit by also having patience with the 25 - year old midfielder and giving him our full support, which I agree with to a certain extent.

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.

However, it's in the attacking midfield zone that the Swiss strength truly lies, with a sprinkling of star quality provided by their tricky winger Xherdan Shaqiri, and his former Basel teammate, playmaker Granit Xhaka.

Cazorla's injury was expected by me and many other fans, he played for an entire year with no back - up which is why everyone was calling for the manager to spend on another midfielder with his qualities.

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

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has committed a gaffe ahead of Germany's Euro 2016 qualifier with Republic of Ireland by tweeting that his team are playing Scotland.

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.

He MUST go he waste about 80 % or more of all opportunities provided by our midfield — we NEED a ball playing CF Giroud is absolutely useless with the ball at his feet — he is a slow big oof without any ball technique.

Bradley guided the first - year Chicago Fire to the third - best record (20 - 12) by blending productive veterans (including three Poles, led by midfielder Peter Nowak) with developing U.S. talent (goalkeeper Zach Thornton and forwards Ante Razov and Josh Wolff).

A Manchester United delegation will arrive in Brazil on Tuesday intent on tying up a # 30m deal for Lucas Moura, 19, before the Sao Paulo midfielder, also wanted by Inter Milan, heads off on Olympic duty with Brazil.

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