Sentences with phrase «by your midfielders while»

The pressing has to be done by your midfielders while the defenders have to constantly maintain their shape & keep it narrow at the back.

Not exact matches

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.

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

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.

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.

The home side will be without the on - loan midfielder Renato Sanches for the match - up, although he has hardly set the Premier League alight since arriving from Bayern Munich, while our team will be boosted by the return of Olivier Giroud.

Maxime Gonalons of Lyon completes the midfield, while AS Monaco's Bernardo Silva is joined by Serge Gakpe and Sofiane Boufal in attack.

While Barca may be blessed with three outstanding attackers and fairly good midfielders there defensive line constantly make errors, which are not capitalised on by their opponents in spain, it will be a rather different situation playing against arsenal.

Elsewhere, Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere returns to the England fold after a frustrating season hit by several niggling injuries, while Liverpool winger Adam Lallana is another injury - prone player who is now fit to represent his country again.

The rumour mill will undoubtedly throw out a whole host of names that Arsenal could sign during the summer (Zlatan Ibrahimovic being one that stands out), but while Wenger's eye for a bargain may have deserted him, most people would agree that our chances of success next season would be significant improved by the arrival of a top quality centre - back, holding midfielder and proven goal - scoring striker.

The 20 - year - old midfielder is considered a top prospect by the Catalan giants, and he's bagged nine goals and four assists in 28 La Liga 2 appearances this season, while featuring three times for the senior side in the Copa Del Rey.

Some Arsenal fans may think that these two former France under 19 stars, who helped Les Bleus to win that age group's version of the Euros back in 2010, should be heading different directions as Francis Coquelin struggled at times in our midfield last season while the arrival of Alexandre Lacazette has been treated with universal acclaim by us Gooners.

The midfielder has made it clear that he is desperate to compete in the Champions League, and while the Saints may have entertained hopes of a spot in Europe's elite competition next season, that opportunity appears to have passed them by.

The dude is challenging in top striker chart, and the assist chart, and he edges a midfield battle in our favor with his tireless work ethic, next he might just do it all by replacing Santi while doing it all at the same time.

I remember some of you posted pics of our midfield and praised ev some drew comparison with lucho, ev has a style that is very similar to the Barca way, but he loves defensive stability and because we lack the true Barca MF to do it we are like this, we all agree some players must go, but carefully looking at things you see that most of what ev does was done by pep (of course not as boldly) but his style looks ugly and boring, guys let us give him a chance it hurts but let us do it, let us see the big picture, he may not be capable of beautiful football but at least while we build we are confident of results which we need, when we rebuild then let us fire him, but if this is down to the players then we are making a mistake, I am not asking anyone to change but just stop insulting and criticising ev, patience is the key.

Meanwhile, Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson almost lost his job for a bizarre «throttle» incident on Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur, while the pressure on him wasn't eased by Tuesday's loss at Arsenal.

At Arsenal Mesut Ozil plays deep and tries to find the super pass that will result in a goal, but otherwise Giroud had to rely on our wingbacks or midfielders to find him with a cross or a lob while he is surrounded by defenders.

Lucas Leiva is recalled in midfield, while Lovren's absence is compensated by the return of Mamadou Sakho, who has missed Liverpool's last seven matches, in central defence.

Arsenal may have to pursue other midfield targets should his arrival be delayed by 2 months however, having lost Santi Cazorla to injury, while Francis Coquelin is also being touted for a possible exit.

A superbly strong combination, Philipp Lahm has excelled since being moved into midfield for Bayern Munich by Pep Guardiola, while Xabi Alonso has been an excellent signing this season.

The tabloid note that there was a «particularly hefty» tackle which made contact with Costa's knee, and while the striker was infuriated by Oscar's act — and proceeded to chase the midfielder — the club have reportedly denied the suggestion that punches were thrown between the pair.

I think what should be clear by now is that, while Coquelin has had a positive impact on the teams stability, an elite DM would knit the midfield together perfectly.

While I am fully aware that not every Arsenal is as positive about the team and the quality that is available to Arsene Wenger in the Arsenal squad as I am, or as optimistic about our chances of success this season or even this weekend as we travel to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but I nearly spat out my beer when I saw the team picked by the former Arsenal and England midfielder Paul Merson as a combined best XI from the two London rivals.

As noted by The Sun, Barcelona are also keen on the midfielder, having come close to his signature last summer, while Manchester City failed to recruit the player after offering Juve an eye - watering # 72 million.

Arsenal too could be open to this deal, with Arsene Wenger perhaps ready to cash in on Ozil while he can and improve his squad by bringing in a defensive midfielder or a striker, positions that are more in need of strengthening.

Midfielder Nigel de Jong (foot) remains 10 days to two weeks away from fitness while full - back Aleksandar Kolarov is not hindered by a broken nose.

While other teams normally play with 1.5 strikers and 4.5 midfielders arsenal has only 1 striker who isn't that great and 5 midfielders who are led by someone who has a phobia for goals...

Mata has struggled for playing time, Herrera is facing fierce competition from Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Marouane Fellaini in midfield, Young continues to show his versatility by doing a commendable job at left - back while Blind has been crowded out.

However, while they may not be keen to see another midfielder leave, such a loss may be mitigated by the arrival of Benjamin Stambouli, who completed a move from Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday [BBC Sport].

In turn, it's now claimed by Don Balon that Mourinho has set his sights on Fabregas and held a «secret conversation» with him, while it's a little more difficult to go along with the theory that he would also see it as a blow to Antonio Conte to prise the midfielder away given their current rivalry.

Wilshere has been injury prone but has been injury free for a good while now... Missing a friendly against holland is hardly a sign of medical catastrophe so this is a massive overreaction... Wilshere is by a very long way the best of the British stable at arsenal and on his day he is a top flight creative midfield play maker... Don't take my word for it ask xavi arguably the best ever in that role... Since his return he has shown signs of his best but not over 90 mins... But wenger has played him all over the place does not no how to combine him with ozil and miki and surrounded him with utterly hapless players like Ramsey and xhaka... He needs a new manager to bring best out of him I hope at arsenal but if the fossil stays he should go...

We also had by far the best midfield in the league, and we had people like Gaston F (while he lasted) and Urruti (starters in any other team) in the bench.

While Leicester's defence was a solid and well - organised unit, given further protection by N'Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater in central midfield, Manchester City looked nervy whenever the visitors came forward.

Roma leads the league with 61.8 % possession and 87 % passing, while their 10.6 dribbles per match are good for third best in Serie A. Led by players like Seyoud Keita and Miralem Pjanic, Roma has put a stranglehold on the midfield nearly every week.

The 25 - year old French defensive midfielder, previously playing for Sevilla and AS Monaco as well, will be signed by Spanish club on a full basis, while Inter Milan are cashing 25 million euros from the trade.

By «central midfielder» we don't mean a trequartista floating between the lines (and watching aloof from afar while his team - mates defend).

Hearts of Oak duo, Thomas Abbey and Winful Cobbinah put up a scintillating performance in the first round of the league to keep their side ending the round with a seven matches unbeaten record while WAFA, sitting on top of the table have been inspired by the leadership and experience of midfield maestro Gideon Waja.

In - form Liberty Professionals skipper Samuel Sarfo and rocky WAFA defender Musah Nuhu take charge of the defence while Majeed Ashmeru and Winful Cobbinah lick around the midfield with the mercurial Gideon Waja while the attack is led by top scorer Nicholas Gyan of Dwarfs.

Their midfield platform is formed by 1 of the Central Midfielders while the other Central midfielder acts as a runner.

Italian forward Rossi would be an ideal signing up front given the injury woes suffered by Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings, while Spanish midfielder Suarez could arrive on loan to deputise for Jordan Henderson.

Rapid fans invaded the pitch during the February 4 derby against Austria Vienna while visiting midfielder Raphael Holzhauser was hit in the face by an object thrown from the crowd.

The Belgian midfielder is singled out for praise by a City legend, while John Stones has expressed his delight with fellow Yorkshireman, Kyle Walker's start to life in sky blue.

Willam Gallas and Kolo Toure have always struggled to click, Johan Djourou and Philippe Senderos are not quite ready while Alex Song continues to be referred to as a midfielder by the manager.

His first choice, no. 7, is occupied by Brazil midfielder Ramires, while no. 9 belongs to Radamel Falcao this season.

While the attacking prowess of Robert Pires, Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp continued to befuddle opponents who were mesmerised by their movement and finishing, Arsenal fans will never forget the sight of a tall midfielder displaying the force of nature in the midfield and almost singlehandedly leading the team from the middle of the park.

In midfield the problems aren't so acute while up front, Roberto Soldado will deputise for Adebayor and may or may not be joined by Harry Kane.

Swiss international Blerim Dzemaili has seemed likely to leave Galatasaray for a while, but reports are now suggesting that the attacking midfielder could sign a multi-year deal with Bologna FC and split his contract playing in Serie A and for the Montreal Impact (both clubs are owned by Canadian Joey Saputo.

The Birmingham manager is beginning to see what a season full of hard graft can do on a squad which isn't the strongest by any stretch of the imagination, with McLeish expected to once again be without Midfield trio Alex Hleb, Barry Ferguson and Craig Gardner at the weekend, while the sight of Richard Fahey and David Bentley leaving Goodison in midweek, Birmingham earning a creditable 1 - 1 draw away to Everton on Wednesday, with knocks will have been sore on the eyes.

The defensive midfielder is both creative, which is highlighted by his six goals and four assists this season, while at the same time does not shy away from sacrificing his body to break down attacking runs by the opposition