Sentences with phrase «central role behind the striker»

Not exact matches

Even though one is listed as a striker and one a midfielder, the two players actually tend to play a similar role, either on one of the flanks or behind the central striker.

Alexis has of course helped us to get our season on track whilst starring in the central role, but he has also shown impressive ability in behind the striker, and we do not yet know how much improvement he can make in his new role.

Wenger destroyed Andre Arshavin in this way, yes he was a passenger in the end, but behind a striker in a central role he could win you a game on his own, how often did he get the chance?

Although the Belgian youngster has often been used as a wide midfielder during his Old Trafford career thus far, Van Gaal deployed the youngster in a central role behind the side's main striker versus the Champions League holders.

This would remove the option of fielding Sánchez as a No. 10, but could see the Chilean even more effective in a wide role due to the increased space opened up by the lack of a central attacking midfielder behind the striker, allowing him to roam inside at will.

Miro Muheim and Harvey St Clair have been deployed as wing - backs on occasion but are at their best in the central attacking roles behind the striker, roving into spaces between the lines and coming inside from wide positions to use their dangerous shots, whilst Charlie Wakefield is more effective out wide, using the space to beat his man, and is the best crosser of a ball in the team.

Personally, I don't see Mkhitaryan as a winger, that is a position United need to strengthen this summer, among others, so the Armenian can occupy a central role, behind the striker, which is a position he has been dangerous in this season, providing United play in a similar formation to this season, of course.

He plays 1) Behind the Striker (his greatest role imo) 2) attacking half of a 2 man central midfield 3) Wide Midfielder.