Sentences with phrase «central midfield position»

Femenia and Holebas will play as two wing backs while Cleverley and Doucoure will be in the central midfield position.

Jordan Henderson — 6 Looked to get forward from his central midfield position, couldn't quite deliver the final product when through on goal or in a good position to find a team - mate.

As the season progresses Aaron is starting to boss the central midfield position, and with Arteta and Song beside him, he is in his element.

Oxlade - Chamberlain apparently believes he will have a better chance at playing in his desired central midfield position in Merseyside.

Arsene Wenger is very keen on strengthening his central midfield position this summer as he prepares for the departure of Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini.

The former Southampton player has not yet featured on a regular basis this season, but this could be his opportunity as Wenger has run out of players in the central midfield position.

In his breakthrough season within a couple of months I'd already awarded him a future Balon D'Or and we'd seen up one central midfield position for the next 15 years.

Even when played, at times, in his more natural central midfield position, he has looked far from his old self.

With 14 goals in all competition, he has been a handful whenever he has featured, and has specially excelled in that central midfield position he has been put in ever since his return from injury.

Momo Sissoko isn't expected to start after his feud with the club, which would allow Claudio Marchisio to return to his favoured Central Midfield position alongside Alberto Aquilani.

Lucas was sitting just in front of the back four on his own, with Gerrard moving forward to a true central midfield position when the team had the ball.

Starting in a deeper central midfield position, Zavarov operated as a modern attacking midfielder, constantly making runs into the opponent box.

A roaming playmaker can be the driving force of any midfield and can be used from the defensive midfield position or the central midfield position.

Despite lining up in a central midfield position in Quanjian's Best XI for the season, Rooney was generally deployed as a striker with 21 of his 30 appearances coming up front and the remaining nine in midfield.

Occupying the second central midfield position is the deep - lying playmaker, this role instructs the player to come deep to receive the ball, before attempting creative passes to the attacking players.

Samper wants to be a regular starter in the opening XI but his path to the team is blocked by Sergi Busquets who almost owns the central midfield position.

Should a bid of # 30 Million come in for his signature, I would be tempted to allow him to go, especially with the likes of Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka, Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey able to cover his favoured central midfield position.

Jack made his debut for his new club yesterday, coming on from the bench, and was happy with the role he played in the win, despite not playing in his previously - admitted favoured central midfield position.

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.

With Granit Xhaka having joined Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed Elneny at Arsenal, could Wenger be planning for life without Cazorla in the central midfield position?

You yourself are saying you are seeing the best of wilshere......... at what expense?????????? What are the key passes, assists he has by playing at the most important central midfield position????? Wenger has practically make a joke of ozil (the best playmaker in the world, having highest assists and key passes) by playing him on left wings.

But her son particularly impressed in his preferred central midfield position in the FA Cup 5 - 0 romp at Southampton in January.

so in the space of six months bayern have managed to secure the services of both xabi alonso and sami khedira, two players who are arguably considered wc and play in the central midfield position and would offer greater height, physicality and distribution to our team, for what I can only assume is a combined fee lower than 20m considering alonso was bought for 8m.

It is obvious from the way we played before he moved into playing the deep - lying central midfield position.

Players like Ozil and Cazorla method of play is so consistance and efficient and they very rearly get injured that it will be very difficult for Ramsey and Wilshere to get playing time in a central midfield position.

-- Wilshere: Plays better in a deeper central midfield position, than playing behind a striker, like Cazorla.

The England international midfielder has been deployed in the central midfield position in recent weeks, more due to to necessity than due to Wenger's choice, and he has done quite well.

No wide attackers / wingers / 7s, so need to play the two forwards together and the midfielders in central midfield positions.

Only an idiot benches two new signings that have proven to be an upgrade to our squad and plays the same midfielder that made more assists for the opposition than he did for his club, while having a superb player crying for the central midfielder position, a position in which he shone before.

Looks better in the more attacking central midfield positions, but did well enough when asked to drop into the holding role towards the end of the second half.

Unlike in his formative years, injuries have restricted the German's play in a positive sense, and Ceballos may see himself slotting into one of the central midfield positions.

Elsewhere it'll be interesting to see how partners Jagielka at the back — Distin or Stones — whilst the central midfield positions will no doubt be between Barry, McCarthy and the excellent but yellow - card - magnetic Besic.

Not exact matches

He cant play that position as he is not so discplined and would need another central midfielder next to him that is discplined, he is in the same mould as Ramsey.

That was why he put Sanchez in central forward / attacking midfielder position and Ozil is behind Sanchez on paper, but he pushed Ozil to move forward and switch his position with Sanchez as a finisher often.

I can see the 22 year - old being a top central midfielder with a little bit of time, and we know how Arsene Wenger loves a bargain, as well as seeing how to get the most out of players with a position change.

Granit Xhaka was added to our midfield ranks but has so far failed to nail down a regular first - team role, while Santi Cazorla being in his final season of his contract could lead you to want extra oomph to our central positions.

In fact, the boss is so determined to field chambers regularly that he has got his name penciled down for three positions in right back, central defense and defensive midfield.

The one thing he is missing is the experience in this position because he came to us as a central midfielder, but I converted him into a centre - back because I felt he can play the type of football we want to play as a centre - back.»

This is mainly because his best position is the box to box role in central midfield, which unfortunately for him, seems to be nailed down by Santi Cazorla right now.

The Spaniard's versatility can see him play in various positions, including left - back, central defence and in midfield, but given his natural position is on the left, Conte could yet decide to continue his search for a centre - half too.

When wilshere plays, he never leaves the most important «central attacking midfield» position.....

Is central midfield his best position?

We are weak in central midfield and centre back positions.

This means that the other natural play - makers and central midfielders have been played out of their preferred position.

Both Mkhitaryan and Ozil have the potential to start up attacks from deep in the central defense area and continue those attacks in the pivot attacking midfield set - up as well, and completing the same in advance attacking roles as well as striking positions.

So the second would probably need to be a central midfielder (or another wing back if Ox stays and is used as a utility player where he plays across the wing back positions both sides or central midfield if needed)

Iwobi was great in that central attacking midfielder position!

Obita featured in central midfield and on the left wing, but he was used most frequently at left - back, which is his strongest position.

He has the stamina, the power and the quality to be a central midfielder or a central defender Arsène Wenger «First, his stature [suits that position],» he said.

If we had focused Ainsley Maitland - Niles as a Central midfielder, Xhaka and Ramsey would have been scared for his position right now and that would have brought out the best in him and we won't be looking for one Seri all over the place.