Sentences with phrase «central midfielder and attacking»

Defense, central midfield and attack.

This is particularly the case for the central midfield and attacking midfield positions.

Not exact matches

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Arsenal will win in Chelsea's stadium, as long as Sanchez plays as a central forward or central attacking midfielder and accompanied by Iwobi or Perez, without Ozil.

Adelaide could be the next to join the list but as a central attacking midfielder, I think he will likely play as third choice back up behind Mesut Ozil and Santiago Cazorla, mainly featuring in domestic cup competitions.

Throughout his career so far, the midfielder has shown that he is capable of playing in central area of the pitch, with the midfielder being deployed as an attacking midfielder, central and defensive midfielder.

He is not just all about attack either, because in the last year or so the boss has been using him in a deeper lying central midfield role and Cazorla has proved very adept there, better than Arteta to be honest.

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.

If Arsenal keeps using that predictable 4 -2-3-1 with Sanchez as the left winger and Ozil as the central attacking midfielder, we will lose most of the games.

While on the offense, as there is no attacking midfielder, both the central midfielders bomb forward leaving the holding mid and two central defenders exposed to counter attack.

That is because there is an issue in those games that is based in defence and central midfield and not in the attacking core.

A winger / attacking midfielder and a central midfielder (who is very good defensively).

Instead it is Alex Iwobi who comes in with Lacazette and Welbeck in attack, while the two wing backs and Nacho Monreal keep their places from the end of Thursday's game, with Koscielny and Mustafi making up the back three and Ramsey and xhaka in central midfield.

Manchester United have plenty of central midfielders but arguably none of them are out and out attack minded and they also do not provide the club with much in the way of goals.

If I was Bellerin, I would seek assurances from Arsene about the direction and ambition of Arsenal, and if it doesn't not include mounting a serious challenge for silverware (which should include the purchase of a world class striker, attacking right wing midfielder, and central defender), then I would be speaking with my family and agent about moving to another club that matches my ambitions..

Petit was the central midfielder, literary protecting the back four and initiating counter attacks and Viera was the box to box role — often referred to as the Shuttler (Shuttles from through the channels to provide linkages from attack to defenses.

With Van Persie operating as a lone striker, Wenger wanted to add a third central midfielder and give his wide playmakers more attacking freedom.

The confusion leads to players in the central midfield to join in attack and forgetting their duty as transitioners of the team (turning defending into attacking and start the first defending of any attack to us).

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.

I wish Wenger listens to Thierry Henry and put him in the central attacking midfielder position.

Liverpool — Henderson — Gerrard Real — Modric — Kroos Don't get me wrong, we absolutely need a pure DM for tough matches — but spending 25M + + for extra depth in that position is really luxury Vidal is a versatile all around central midfielder — If we play 4 -2-3-1, let him pair with either Ramsey / Carzola and we have a very strong midfield base in both attack and defense.

Ozil can only play well as a central attacking midfielder, and he is not even our playmaker.

Before Sanchez was deployed as a central forward / attacking midfielder, Ozil played behind Giroud and the attacks were monotonous.

Marco Reus has netted 59 goals in 128 appearances for Borussia Dortmund and is capable of filling either central striking or attacking midfield roles.

If there is an Achilles heel for Mourinho it is his lack of depth in central and attacking midfield — a broad spectrum of positions that can all be covered by Sissoko.

Even if we get Aubameyang (are attack will be complete) we still have defensive holes and central midfield.

Instead he has great vision and passing abilities, thus he would be very suitable in the central attacking midfielder position.

Ramsay in my view is an attacking MF who can make runs into the box and nick goals but lacks discipline in a central midfield pairing and unless we lose a winger or cm (or perhaps Ozil) is better benched and used as a sub.

But because of how quiet Douglas Costa was on the right, and the abject failure of Rodrigo Betancur to give Juventus any attacking element from central midfield — that Pjanic suspension really hurt them here — Juve couldn't do anything to take advantage of

Playing with a centre half and two full backs is old fashioned but with a top central midfielder in front of them it could work without optimizing our attack.

Our side currently have Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka holding down our two central midfield roles, and Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez firmly set in our two attacking midfield roles, as well as having a number of others also capable of starring in those central roles, including Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, Mohamed Elneny, Francis Coquelin, Alex Iwobi and Theo Walcott.

We heard a few days from the Arsenal and Spain international midfield maestro, Santi Cazorla, about why he felt that he was more effective in the Central Attacking Midfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of lastmidfield maestro, Santi Cazorla, about why he felt that he was more effective in the Central Attacking Midfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of lastMidfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of last season.

You are highlighting the attacking depth — especially in the midfield and even more specifically the central midfield.

Cazorla was mostly a winger or an attacking midfielder but Wenger moved him to the central midfield, and his influence in any Arsenal game is so vital nowadays that him missing in the side is believed to have lost Arsenal the Title in 2015/16 season won by Leicester City.

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 seasAnd 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 seasand 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 seasand defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.

Gotze may not be the most predominate striker, but he has played the position for both Bayern Munich and Germany on occasion, instead of his much favoured central attacking midfield role.

Ability to score: Ozil is a good finisher from the central attacking midfielder position, but that position needs more than the finishing and creating chances abilities.

carzola can play as an attacking midfielder and a central one... IMO hes a better attacking midfielder than ozil as he consistently gave you double digits in goals... season in and out and still created chances.

Wenger highlighted his versatility to play as an attacking midfielder, a central midfielder, out wide or left, and outlined his passing ability.

Hleb, our central attacking midfielder at that time, showed incredible skills, vision and ball control to provide assists for Adebayor, our main striker at that game.

And imagine what if Wenger assigns Sanchez as central attacking midfielder / playmaker, instead of using Ozil in that position.

So when you wonder which players Arsene Wenger should start with in central midfield against the Tigers, a lot of Arsenal fans might say the most attacking ones we have available, which would probably be Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Alex Iwobi, but I do not think the boss will be that gung ho, especially after being caught out so badly against Watford and then Chelsea.

For a 40 million plus central attacking midfielder, I expect a player with Sanchez's consistency and performance.

Conte has alternated between a 3 -4-3 and a 3 -5-2 formation this season, with much of his side's attacks coming from the wing - backs instead of central midfield.

Ramsey was positioned in a central attacking midfield role and there was a clearly a lot of pressure on the Welshman to provide for the Gunners, with main man Mesut Ozil not present for the game.

They need a tough, world class central defender, a hard working defensive midfielder, an attacking midfielder that defends and a strong, pacy striker.

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..

The attacking Central midfield role must go to Ramsey as 1st choice at the moment, but this should also be rotated with Jack and Ox who I thought showed huge potential in that role last season.

Saying he did more than Ramsey shows naivety of football, being a busy fool running with the ball to get dispossessed, collide or fall is not more than doing your job and getting the ball to the box which Ramsey quietly did, he was involved in almost every attack going forward from central midfield.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits