Sentences with phrase «central midfield in summer»

If we do nt upgrade our central midfield in summer then we are in hot soup.

We need to find an imposing central midfielder in the summer and another centreback.

i would really be happy if Wenger signs 2 dominant central midfielders in summer.

But however good he is, it appears that Wenger is still looking to sign a top quality central midfielder in the summer transfer window, if that was ever his intention in the first place of course.

But again it's Wengers fault for not getting a Top experienced central midfielder in summer.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Although most Arsenal fans would still like to see Arsene Wenger spend good money in the transfer market on an experienced and top class central midfielder like Morgan Schneiderlin, we do not seem too concerned about the boss waiting until the summer and giving young Coquelin the chance to keep strutting his stuff for the rest of the season.

After a summer of complaining and constant promises that he'll reclaim his central midfield role (via the Mirror), Wenger started Ramsey in the middle against West Ham in our opening game and what transpired was something which obviously displeased the manager.

So with Milner out of contract in the summer, Wenger would be able to talk to him in January and with our well publicised weaknesses in central midfield, maybe the versatile Milner would feel that he would get a lot more games at the Emirates than he has been doing at the Etihad.

In the summer, Arsenal fans and pundits cried out for Wenger to sign experienced centre backs and a solid central defensive midfielder, yet Wenger rejected these notions, as he chose not to bring either iIn the summer, Arsenal fans and pundits cried out for Wenger to sign experienced centre backs and a solid central defensive midfielder, yet Wenger rejected these notions, as he chose not to bring either inin.

Now in the summer we need to sort out defense and central midfield.

If Wenger had a feeling that Ozil would be like this then he should have got Lemar, Draxler or Mahrez in the summer because all 3 can play central attacking midfielder.

Many of us thought the Frenchman would do that very thing last summer and then it seemed even more of a necessity in the January transfer window and we can only hope that he has realised that he made a mistake by only signing a keeper and a central midfielder in the last two windows.

In turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and summer signing Rob Holding in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfielIn turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and summer signing Rob Holding in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfielin central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfielin midfield.

Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers has improved his central midfield options over the summer with experienced England international James Milner offering Liverpool a versatile weapon whilst last summer's addition Emre Can has matured into a player who's best position is in a defensive enforcer role.

The 25 - year - old has shone for Watford this season and looks to have all the attributes Jose Mourinho looks for in a central midfielder, which looks a priority area for the club to strengthen in this summer.

Van Gaal is also looking to bring in a centre - back and a central midfielder during an extensive summer spending spree, with Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger known to be targets (Via BBC Sport).

As fellow central midfielder Toni Kroos was only brought in last summer it is unlikely he would be pushed out so soon.

«Arsenal need to look at signing a new centre - half and definitely a central midfielder because people like Mikel Arteta may leave in the summer.

As well as there being hundreds of Arsenal transfer rumours linking the club with almost every central defender and central midfielder the media can think of, there have been a few reports that suggest Arsene Wenger may be trying to get one of the midfield player in on a temporary basis until the end of the season and then use the summer transfer market to bring someone in permanently.

who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind in midfield and central defence..

Even if we got Aubemeyang and Malcolm / Mktharyan, we still need CB And top Central midfielder plus CAM / # 10 if we lose Ozil in summer.

I would sell him this window if possible - or in summer if not — and play AM - N there who is vastly more mobile, a far better player and to me the perfect fit as a central midfielder who can both attack and defend.

Flamini has joined Crystal Palace after his contract with Arsenal ran down in the summer and because of the injury problems that Sam Allardyce is having to cope with it is very likely that the former Gunner will start against us in a central midfield pairing with Yohan Cabaye, who just happens to be another player whose game is very familiar to the boss as we nearly signed him a few years ago.

Of all the players linked with Arsenal this summer, Draxler would be my first choice.He has all the attributes required in an attacking midfielder and has the versatility to play effectively wide and in a central position.

With Reds icon Steven Gerrard leaving Anfield in the summer, Brendan Rodgers views Milner as the player that can fill the left hole in central midfield.

If we did get both AND Ozil resigned then all we would need to do in the summer is upgrade central midfield and get another top CB.

Bring in Ospina for Cech; Gabriel for Koscielny (Kos is 31 and its time we start testing Gabriel and Holding beside Mustafi to see what our long term first choice defensive partnership will look like); Gibbs for Monreal (Wenger needs to start rotating these 2 more frequently as we need to ascertain if Gibbs can adequately produce the quality to hold that position from next season for a few years as I'm thinking this might be Nacho's last or penultimate season with Arsenal, it will also give a hint as to the type of Left - back to target in the summer — first teamer or backup and age as well); I'll like to see an Elneny — Xhaka partnership in this fixture as we might just never know, this might be our replica of the Kos Mustafa partnership in the centre of the park, Two disciplined (positionally, i mean) central midfielders who can play box to box; Chamberlain for Iwobi, and Perez for Alexis should do the work.

Milan are likely to continue strengthening in the coming weeks as there are still areas of the squad that need to be addressed, namely a creative central midfielder and another striker to take some of the pressure off Silva next season, but this is undoubtedly turning out to be a very impressive summer transfer window, the first window under new owner Yonghong Li's stewardship.

With Manchester United in need of new signings in central midfield, one name that keeps coming up is Borussia Dortmund star Ilkay Gundogan, who is looking more than likely to quit the Bundesliga giants this summer after turning down a new contract.

Ander Herrera starts in central midfield with the impressive Nemanja Matic who has played superbly since his summer switch from Chelsea.

In turn, The Mirror report that although the central midfielder turned Arsenal down last summer, the Gunners are keen on trying again this summer, but face competition from United, Southampton and Hamburg and of course will likely have to deal with a much bigger price - tag.

The news today that Wenger will be offered a new contract horrifies me especially following the positive recent signings which I feel were definitely we're not sanctioned by Wenger and the assumption that they'll be followed by a keeper, defensive midfielder and central defenders in the summer.

Also in Summer we need to get 2 Centre backs and 2 central midfielders of quality and replace Ozil if he leaves.

Jack got injured again at the beginning of last season, and he saw Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla cement their places in central midfield with Aaron Ramsey vying for a place, then Mohamed Elneny arrived last January, and this summer Wenger brought in the classy Granit Xhaka as even more competition, leaving Jack wondering how many games he would actually play even if he was fit all season.

He was one of the many central midfielders linked with a potential move to join Arsenal last summer, when we were all crying out for a player to finally come in and replace the great Patrick Vieira.

First up at 2 pm British time we have the chance to see our first transfer signing of the summer Granit Xhaka, who will be hopefully in fine form and running things from central midfield for the Switzerland national side.

The intelligent central midfielder is considered one of the hottest prospects in La Liga and was strongly linked with a move to Arsenal this summer.

Because of the squad issues highlighted above, the priorities for recruitment in the summer transfer window should be two central defenders and a holding midfielder.

This talented and promising deep lying playmaker could actually be a better use of the money for the Gunners, not because he is the better player but because central midfield is one of the areas more in need of strengthening this summer, although rumour has it that Morgan Schneiderlin is our main target for that role.

As far as I know, the central midfielder currently in his second spell as a Gunner will still have a year left on his deal, but Arsene Wenger may be thinking about selling him on in the summer, according to a report in The Telegraph.

Meanwhile, the issues in central midfield and up front have been longstanding and need serious looking at this summer, as do the tactics in big away games which are often questionable to say the least.

If Wenger does not strengthen our central Midfield and striking in summer because some of the fans do nt want to see their players benched, i will be much disappointed.

The Nigeria international is likely to leave the Blues during the summer after making just six league starts last season and with rumours that manager Jose Mourinho wants to bring in another central midfielder [via Telegraph Sport], Mikel's first - team opportunities will be limited should he stay and a move to Turkey could re-ignite his career.

Mourinho revived that interest in the summer, and considered Coleman a target to be pursued, but felt other areas of the side — particularly central midfield and centre half — needed to be prioritised first.

We are indeed, unlikely to see any more big incoming signings (zero reports about interest in central midfield, and with Arsene seemingly intent on keeping Ox and even Wilshere, it seems like he's erring on the side of mostly keeping faith with the same players for the umpteenth summer in a row; just once I'd like him to err on the side of taking risks with the squad by shaking things up and having a bit more turnover in order to significantly improve us, but there you go...).

When Kevin Strootman signed for Roma in the summer of 2013, many believed he possessed the tools necessary to become a world - class central midfielder.

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain is considering quitting Arsenal for Liverpool this summer, tempted by the prospect of playing in his favoured central midfield role under Jurgen Klopp.

Arsene Wenger was heavily criticised towards the end of the summer transfer window for failing to dip into the transfer budget for a fresh central defensive midfielder, and instead put his faith in the young, yet promising Francis Coquelin.