Sentences with phrase «centre midfielder would»

As for the rest of the squad a centre back and a centre midfielder would be greatly welcome.

The tough tackling centre midfielder has been an important player for the Club over the last few seasons.

Not exact matches

I think Wenger has finally begun to drop this Barcelonaesc in the centre of midfield notion.

He would have taken a midfielder off put on a left back to play centre half (after 80 mins).

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

We simply have to look at strengthening our central midfield area also, and bring in a comfortable centre - back.

Though England are currently well equipped at centre back, and Rovers boss Sam Allardyce believes that will eventually become Jones» permanent position, there is certainly a void in defensive midfield that Jones could well fill — especially with poor Owen Hargreaves having suffered another setback.

We will have 5 very different centre midfielders vying for two spots.

Once again though, Arsenal fans were not too hard on our former captain, as Wenger had the option to buy him back but chose not to, mainly because we now had a number of players like Cazorla, Ramsey and Ozil in the centre of midfield.

I Blame Midfield for d 1st goal, n two centre back for d 2nd goal.

Even if we get Cavani, I would still expect Wenger to sign another defender and maybe a central midfielder, but having a centre forward of Cavani's ability to finish off the moves created by the likes of Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis and all would surely make us real contenders for the title.

Arsenal fans will just be hoping that this does not mean that Arsene Wenger thinks he has enough cover and quality in the centre of midfield.

coquelin hardly ventures past the centre circle and is very quick at intercepting breaks, this has given the midfielders greater license to get forward without being exposed.

Well it's done now...... but I'd hazard a guess he wanted an established central midfield partnership with strongest possible defensive qualities (Coquelin / Elneny) infront of an untried, young, emergency centre back pairing.

We have still only signed yet another midfielder, but we have not signed the players who win the league — a centre forward, a centre half and a CDM who controls things at the back.

We still have big issues to deal with and the January transfer window offers the boss a chance to solve at least two of them by signing a strong central midfielder and a top centre back.

Throughout his career so far, Goretzka has proved to fans that he is able to play in a variety of positions, with the player having been deployed all through the centre of the pitch, and even as a right and left midfielder on occasions.

You could even say that we don't really have a concrete centre - forward any more, as while Sanchez is moving back into midfield to get the ball, then other players like Walcott, Ozil and the Oz are moving into the centre to replace him, like a rotating diamond formation.

Louis van Gaal revealed that the club's main transfer target was a creative midfielder, despite having a plethora of options in the centre of the park, and it seems he is tempted to bring in the fellow Dutchman to add experience to a unsure Manchester United midfield.

Should the former Saint - Etienne man make midfield his long - term position, Mourinho would require a youthful centre - back to one day take over from Terry.

Roberto Mancini has opted to play a midfield pairing of Gareth Barry and Yaya Toure in the centre of the park as the Italian opts for a far more attacking approach this term and this has left Dutch international De Jong warming the bench with the 27 year old making just four Premier League starts compared to the 30 out of 38 he made last term.

This is one reason I've omitted Mertesacker because I feel like his agility or lack thereof, will need our centre backs to keep tighter to him and therefore that space across the park behind our midfield and wingbacks will be covered by one man.

Real have a plethora of attacking options in the centre of the park, with James Rodriguez, Isco and Jese Rodriguez to choose from; however, besides Toni Kroos and Modric, Real offer little in the way of a holding midfielder.

He had Hartson and Wright with Mason, Vieira and Platt in Centre Midfield, Dixon and Wnterburn as Winbacks and Bould, Adams and Keown as the back three.

Getting new centre backs wont solve any problem but getting a defensive midfielder would definitely help.

Kolasinac and Ramsey are in the Width areas and both have played in the central midfield areas and when called upon they will help out in the centre.

Of course the centre defence and midfield have to step up and play with discipline.

But losing our German midfielder Mesut Ozil and French centre back Laurent Koscielny before the round of games had even started changed all that.

-------------- Ospina ------ Konsienly Martesacker, Monreal ---------- Conquelin, Carzola ------ Welbeck — Ozil --- Sanchez -------------- Rosicky / Ramsey / Walcott --------------- Giroud First, The midfield of Carzola Conquelin and Ozil in the centre has really gelled in the recent past and served Arsenal through 2015.

If United are to spend # 40m on a midfielder then they would be well served investing it on a defensively minded player, a position where United currently have very little quality in the centre of the park.

We have already discussed our midfield problems, with only Coquelin and Ramsey our only option in the centre.

Having suffered an ankle injury in pre-season which kept him out for the first few months of the campaign, the former Spurs play - maker became a regular in the team at both centre back and holding midfield.

So who do we blame for having 2 centre backs, no defensive midfielders and no world class striker in the entire squad?

With Mathieu Flamini sitting in front of the defensive line, the four midfielders should have more chance of being able to control the centre of the pitch and stop the talented and powerful Chelae players from getting too much pressure and pushing the Gunners back towards our own penalty area.

Weaknesses at centre - back, left - back and in defensive midfield are partly to blame for Liverpool's leakiness, but Jurgen Klopp's side have also suffered due to their lack of a top - class goalkeeper.

The midfielder was also admirable in his time at centre - back with Barcelona and he was one of the only defensive players to have come out of the Catalan club with his reputation intact.

Chambers would easily slip back into the Saints team and has been in training as a defensive midfielder as well as being able to play as centre - back or right - back while Vilhena is acclimatising to his new team - mates.

A centre - back and defensive midfielder are top of the list (as they have been for the last few seasons), but a world class signing in any area of the pitch would surely be welcomed.

Would even a top class striker, a creative and a defensive midfielder along with a new centre back be enough to fix what feels like a broken team?

If Newcastle United's dramatic transformation from running joke with a dead manager walking into one of the Premier League's form teams and slayers of Chelsea can be narrowed down to one thing, it would have to be Alan Pardew's decision to move French midfielder Moussa Sissoko into the centre of the park, where he has begun to control games with a potent mixture of physicality and creativity.

In my opinion Chamberlain has worked well in the centre of midfield in the past and typically the position isn't so reliant on scoring goals or getting assists.

Tony Pulis has used the Northern Irishman as a centre - back, left - back and holding midfielder for the Baggies this season.

Chamberlain is suggesting that perhaps he would prefer to play in the centre of midfield rather than as a winger.

We don't have a strong presence in centre of midfield and we don't have a leader on the pitch.We weren't champions last year, we finished fifth and lost badly in Champions league.

The former Everton ace has often been used in the centre of a back three for Tottenham, with the player moving into midfield when on the ball in order to retain possession for his side and start attacks in an effective and efficient way.

And because the win over Hull means we now face a cup quarter - final with Watford this weekend instead of the Premier League clash with West Brom, as well as there being an international break around the corner, Wenger only has one Premier League game to get through before Cazorla can come back into the centre of midfield.

Francis Coquelin has been a heart for Arsenal in the centre of midfield since his return to the club.

Okay Spurs are missing probably their best centre back Toby Alderweireld and his Belgian international team mate from midfield Moussa Dembele had to be replaced in the first half of their Champions League defeat to Bayer Leverkusen but that still only gives them four players on the injury list of physioroom.com and two of those, Harry Kane and Erik Lamela, are only said to be slight doubts and could feature on Sunday.

Rambo is s very good box to box midfielder IMO, if you're happy to put more emphasis on going forward... His tracking is awful, but he will and has weighed in with goals from centre mid!

Not easy really, but with Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin in the centre of midfield, I think we have the perfect blend of tenaciousness, tackling, reading of the game and technical ability.