Sentences with phrase «central striking role»

Some could say the opening half of the term were one of our best of the last decade, with Alexis Sanchez starring in a newfound central striking role, Mesut Ozil finding his goalscoring boots, and with us winning our Champions League group for only the second time since 2010.

Lack of consistency in playing time is no longer an excuse, tactically, he now plays in his preferred central striking role and the arrival of Demba Ba has taken the burden off his back.

The former Borussia Monchengladbach man traditionally plays in a withdrawn striking role but has the finishing ability to fill a central striking role and van Gaal feels that his price - tag is a good enough reason to make Man United's interest known.

The 27 year - old picked up the Arsenal Player of the Month award in September, having been successfully challenging first - choice Olivier Giroud for a central striking role, and the pair seemed to be excelling in their rivalry, until an injury never - the-less ended the run, and the pair have not been the same since.

With Daniel Sturridge having missed much of the season through injury Rodgers opted to convert Raheem Sterling into a central striking role, with encouraging results, though Liverpool are certainly not anywhere as near as dynamic in the final third as they were last term.

There are question marks over Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud in the central striking role at the Emirates, but both men scored more than Insigne last time round.

Raheem Sterling will likely take over the central striking role for the game against Arsenal next month, with Mario Balotelli, Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert likely to continue in a back - up role.

Van Gaal has used Wayne Rooney in a central striking role this term, but the England man has now gone ten Premier League games without a goal.

But if the news about Gareth Bale in The Guardian means that the Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez starts to prefer the Welshman in the central striking role, it could well mean that Karim Benzema decides to call time on his career in Spain's La Liga, thereby opening the door for Arsene Wenger to swoop and seal the transfer of his fellow countryman to the Premier League.

Initially employed as a winger, the speedy forward is now often used in a central striking role, but is by no means a confident finisher, hence his goal scoring ratio not being particularly impressive.

Theo Walcott started this season in impressive fashion, challenging Olivier Giroud for a central striking role, and the attacking pair seemed to thrive off each - other, but that didn't last, and he has been more of a liability since returning from injury in December.

Giroud was an immaculate professional last season when being forced to warm the bench while Alexis Sanchez flourished in a central striking role, and continued to score goals when coming on the field consistently.

The fleet footed England forward had just a year of his contract left and while some of the things being talked about between his people and the club were clearly on the financial side of things, reports at the time spoke a lot about Walcott's wish to be given more of a chance to shine in the central striking role.

As expected the central defence is made up of the youngsters Holding and Chambers, while THeo Walcott has been given the central striking role.

The Daily Star claim Tottenham failed with an # 8.2 m bid for Callejon and that the Serie A side want around # 12m for the versatile player, who can play out on either flank or in a central striking role.

As much as Arsenal fans love our Chile international star, Alexis Sanchez, I think we can all agree after the home defeat by Liverpool yesterday that he is not the answer for Arsenal in the central striking role.

Jese can play either out wide or in a central striking role and has represented Real Madrid since the age of 14 but over the course of his four season in their first - team set - up the youngster has managed just ten La Liga starts and may feel the time is right for a fresh challenge.

Carlo Ancelotti has been looking to land a striker who can more ably fill a central striking role than current first choice forward Karim Benzema and the Italian is open to a move for Suarez despite the fact that the 27 year old will miss the opening months of the campaign following FIFA's decision to hit the former Ajax man with a four month ban for biting Italian international Giorgio Chiellini.

And with his reluctance to use either Walcott or Podolski in the middle, or Joel Campbell anywhere, that leaves just Alexis Sanchez and Yaya Sanogo for the central striking role.

Real Madrid president has set his sights on luring Aguero into an Etihad Stadium exit and this will leave Benzema in the cold, indeed newly appointed boss Rafa Benitez is already considering the possibility of using either Gareth Bale or Cristiano Ronaldo in a central striking role which would therefore restrict the former Lyon man's first team opportunities.

Another player whom the Merseyside outfit have been linked as recent as March by the Daily Mirror, more as a potential replacement for Raheem Sterling, but has always yearned for a central striking role, he could take advantage of Sturridge's fitness issues.

Jose Callejon, who can play either out wide or in a central striking role, has netted 32 goals in two seasons at Napoli but saw his side fail to secure a Champions League berth for the coming campaign.

Man United sold Robin van Persie to Fenerbahce and haven't replaced the Dutch forward and van Gaal has opted to use Wayne Rooney in a central striking role with limited success thus far this season.

This news may mean a first start since August for Daniel Sturridge, seeing as Sterling was occupying the central striking role in the former Chelsea man's absence.

The solution — the restoring of Roberto Firmino to the central striking role that he excelled in at the beginning of 2016.

What I do think we need to do is start rotating between Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott in the central striking role and I will give you a couple of reasons why.

The 28 - year - old, who has 13 months remaining on his present deal, has scored 26 goals in 48 appearances this season having operated in a central striking role.

Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck will likely vie to take on the central striking role for the visit of Jose Mourinho's side to Old Trafford, though Wenger could opt to move Sanchez to a central role.

He returned to the central striking role following the departures of Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie, but Anthony Martial has looked a more devastating force up front for United this season, and now even young Marcus Rashford is showing United fans what a dynamic and potent No. 9 looks like.

In attack, he is of the opinion that the pace of both Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford is key, but the central striking role is up for grabs...

Williams has big ambitions, which could be limited due to Athletic's Basque - only player policy, but they currently possess their best crop for many years and the prospect of being guaranteed the central striking role when Aduriz, 34, hangs up his boots could be enough to convince him to stay put.