Sentences with phrase «central midfield options»

Let's take a quick look at the central midfield options we have: Phillips, Vieira, O'Kane, Forshaw, Anita, Klich, Murphy, Ideguchi.

With Steven Gerrard set to leave Liverpool a move for Song could help boost their central midfield options and in that regard Rodgers is also targeting Aston Villa's Fabian Delph.

Both Premier League sides could well do with fresh central midfield options and the lack of a signing of this type over the summer may well have left both clubs well short of mounting a genuine Premier League title challenge.

This is the second part and I am covering the central midfield options we have at our disposal.

- Yes you might be right about our central midfield options.

Our options are not so perfect however, with our central midfield options having dwindled down horrifically.

The loss of Ramsey is a blow but with Arsenal having good central midfield options in Coquelin, Cazorla, Elneny and Xhaka, will the Gunners be able to cope without him?

He's pure class if our central midfield options next season are Vidal, Coquelin, Arteta, Jack, Ramsey, santi and ozil just that one addition would give us one of the best midfields a in the world.

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.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal may be keen to strengthen his central midfield options and Gundogan offers the attributes of a defensively minded enforcer, whilst also being an excellent distributor of the ball.

Though the Etihad Stadium brought in central midfield options in Javi Garcia and Jack Rodwell, the young Everton man is sidelined with injury and Yaya Toure is off to the African Nations Cup and this may well lead the Premier League title holders into making a formal offer for the experienced Roma man.

The 22 - year - old French international would offer Mourinho a more direct central midfield option than either Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas, arguably contributing more of a threat in the final third, whilst also having the physical presence to get «stuck - in» as and when necessary.

Arsenal have also seen a bid accepted for PSG youngster Adrien Rabiot with the teenage midfielder offering Arsene Wenger a fresh central midfield option.

Harry Redknapp has repeatedly references his desire to bring another central midfielder option to White Hart Lane and I think a move for a long range sharp shooter and intelligent distributor such as the Lazio man would make good sense.

The Arsenal boss is desperate to make up ground on the Premier League leaders but Francis Coquelin is his only experienced central midfield option

Not exact matches

And for more prowess at Arsenal's central attacking midfielder option and cover, Arsenal should explore the opportunity at signing Moussa Sissoko to the fullest and sign him if he agrees to come to us and his argent and Newcastle FC will reasonably lower their asking price for him to enable Arsenal to sign him.

Wilshere and Xhaka, Xhaka and Coq, Iwobi and Xhaka are options Wenger should consider in central midfield.

Having added a striker and midfielder, a central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th in the Premier League last season and is short of options at the back with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.

Unfortunately for Arsene Wenger his selection options in central midfield have suddenly disappeared at the worst possible time, so with Cazorla, Xhaka, Ramsey and Elneny all unavailable, so the Frenchman has had to put his faith in Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and you would think that his performance and effectiveness in the middle will be a key factor in the outcome of this hugely important Londo0n derby.

Normally with a player of Cazorla's quality that would not be a question but the fact is the central midfield is the strongest part of the Arsenal squad and Wenger has lots of options and all of them have finished their international duties this week.

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.

In central midfield, Michael Carrick showed his wortth for England against Lithuania and should be brought in as one of the more defensive options for the match against Italy, who have plenty of quality in that area of the pitch.

The Dutchman's wish - list consists of a new right - back, central defender, central midfielder, winger and striker and there are already several options in each position for the 63 - year - old.

It may simply be that United feel they could do with an upgrade in that department anyway, with either Fabinho or Vidal giving them more options to rotate between truly world class performers in central midfield.

In the midfield too, although the injury, absentee and disciplinary situation left the manager with no central options at the worst possible time.

This may be a little harsh on the Arsenal players Jack Wilshere and Mathieu Flamini, who in theory could form a third Arsenal central midfield of their own, but I think that there are two clear options for Arsene Wenger to select to start for the Gunners.

With him being a central midfielder and with Arsenal having just signed one of those in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team regular.

Jack is a natural replacement for Santi (obviously not as good), and's a better option than what we currently have, but it would be more than a little delusional to rely on him to stay fit, instead of buying a new central midfielder.

And the youngster is a versatile player as well, able to play central midfield which we all know is a position where Arsenal could do with more options.

And the Gunners have been strongly linked with a transfer move for the 27 - year old, but with Arsene Wenger seemingly happy with his attacking options, at least for now, and the squad desperately needing cover in the areas of central midfield and defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.

I agree with, Fernandinio is a better option from City as he is what we are lacking in our central midfield.

However, I find it very interesting that Le Prof still continues to sign teenage midfielders, although Fortune can also play on the wing or as central striker, when the club have a multitude of options in that position in the first - team and even more so in the academy, the acquisition of Polish youngster Krystian Bielik is another example.

Another option would be to drop bAlexis Sanchez back there and I feel that the Chilean could have a great impact, with Welbeck or Giroud going to centre forward, but for me the best option would be to give Oxlade - Chamberlain a chance and play a solid central midfield of Xhaka or Elneny with Coquelin.

The dynamic young Englishman was already our last decent option to fill the central midfield box - to - box role, which is now looking like a poisoned chalice, as Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are already on the injury list.

Even though Arsene Wenger has quite a few options for the central midfield position that the little magician has made his own, with the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka, there is a real sense that none of them gives the Gunners the same as Santi.

In coquelin, cazorla, xhaka and elneny we have 4 great options for the central midfield roles.

Aaron Ramsey was a possible inclusion but after some time out it would be a risk to throw him straight in and with quite a few options in central midfield I did not expect the boss to risk him.

Let's be honest and admit that the injury list has not left Arsene Wenger many options, with Aaron Ramsey almost certain to be brought back into central midfield alongside either Mathieu Flamini or Calum Chambers.

With his first - team opportunities limited this season with coach Sinisa Mihajlovic preferring the likes of Riccardo Montolivo, Andrea Bertolacci and Juraj Kucka in central midfield, it has led to speculation that De Jong has been considering his options ahead of the transfer deadline.

Arsenal can do without him as they have many options they are deploying and can deploy effective in the central midfield and the wide area roles he plays in.

According to the Daily Star the Welshman is not ready yet but with plenty of other options available to Arsene Wenger in central midfield, this should not be much of a problem for the Gunners this weekend.

It is a huge blow for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger who could be short of options in central midfield.

The list includes five potential central - midfield options for Wenger — notably anchor man Francis Coquelin — and it was intriguing to see how the French coach opted to compensate for the loss of his sole key defensive - midfield operator.

A tough tackling central midfielder always sounds like a good option to captain any side, but the main advantage of using Xhaka, is because he is new to the club.

I think he has to be patient We've got plenty of options in central midfield all on a similar level when there playing at their best.

He can play in central midfield, behind the striker or on either flank, giving the team more options in attack and his energy will surely give the team more dynamism going forward.

I know that the central midfield area is probably the strongest part of the current Arsenal squad, with options like Aaron Ramsey and the on loan Jack Wilshere to come back and fight for their places with the likes of Granit Xhaka, Elneny and Coquelin.

Because of all the injury problems which have left the boss with little option in central midfield or the back four, Wenger has at least got two first choice full backs in Kieran Gibbs and Mathieu Debuchy, with Calum Chambers set yto partner Mertesacker in the centre of our defence.

But now it looks like Wenger will have another option to challenge for Xhaka's position, as young Ainsley Maitland - Niles, who was only promoted to the first team this season, could now be ready to be played in his natural position in central midfield.

Central midfield is our biggest weakness, we have lots good options but perhaps not a guy that can do everything - Defend Attack Dribble Long passes