Sentences with phrase «deep midfield against»

We will really need that creativity from deep midfield against United.

Not exact matches

Because our young midfielder has revealed that he has spoken to Wenger about possibly being used for Arsenal in the same way that Roy Hodgson has begun to use him for England with considerable success, but the Prof seems dead set against it, even though Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini have sometimes struggled in the deep lying midfield role.

Moving further up the field, Aaron Ramsey impressed against the Baggies and will be expected to line up alongside Francis Coquelin in the two deeper midfield positions.

The 3 points is great for confidence but against better teams with one deep lying midfielder, (Arteta or Flamini) in front of Per we'll get found out.

We do nt need to play with a DM every game, at home playing against weaker opposition I can see us using a midfield of Ramsey - Wilshire and Ozil but against tougher opposition we can bring Carvalho in instead of Wilshire and drop him a bit deeper.

Against Middlesbrough, the formation allowed Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez to move around the pitch, dropping deep to collect the balls from the flanks while Nacho Monreal and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain were assigned the wing - back - roles but both the midfield and the defence were exposed.

Unlike Chelsea, Spurs were more clinical as they created chances using their speed to cut from deep against a slower Man Utd midfield and defence.

However they struggled linking play centrally, usually against ten deep defenders, forcing central attacking midfielder Andres Iniesta and forward Leo Messi to drop deep into non threatening positions in an attempt find space with the ball.

In his absence, Manchester United had to force Rooney to play a deeper role in the midfield against Chelsea and eventually United lost the game as their midfield was unable to outplay the Chelsea defenders.

Against Spurs, Elneny not only looked well - suited to playing the role of acting midfielder instigator but also allowed Ramsey, who scored the opening goal with an audacious flick, to focus on his strengths in the final third rather than working to cover his weaknesses in a deeper role.

Elneny may not quite fit the profile of the diminutive Spanish ball - player who usually takes on the job of masterminding Arsenal's midfield play from deep but against Spurs he showed why he was more than just the best option at hand but perhaps exactly the kind of Arteta successor that fans have been calling for.

Wenger could also make some tactical adjustments, perhaps by using Jack Wilshire as a deep - lying playmaker rather than a converted number 10, giving Granit Xhaka more of a box - to - box midfielder role and developing a Plan B against sides that want to try to bully Arsenal physically.

I've seen some suggest that we should be looking at Ramsey and Xhaka through the middle and whilst I understand the theory — a physical presence and deep lying passer of the ball alongside a box - to - box energetic midfielder — it's a formula that hasn't been tested and against such a decent team like PSG are, I think Wenger will want a partnership that understands each other best.

Regardless of the standard of his general play, he usually finds a way, and against City at Old Trafford he almost looked like his old self again; from back when Sir Alex Ferguson used to rely on him to be everywhere, covering for United's lack of a midfield, driving the team on from deep and generally making up for the lack of investment in the squad after the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.

Besides his assist for Van Persie from deep, his other most memorable moment in a midfield role probably came against Newcastle United last season, where Rooney flew from box to box, starting off a move with a pass out wide before surging forward to meet the return ball and scoring at the other end.

Against teams who are likely to pack the midfield and sit quite deep, having that extra ball - playing option, and someone who can burst into the box from deep, could be useful.

The experiment of using Wayne Rooney deep in midfield certainly worked, and there were other bright performances, but so there should have been against an ageing, mediocre side.

The midfielder missed last weekend's defeat at Newcastle with an ankle injury that could again leave him on the sidelines against David Moyes» men, but Aaron Ramsey is available after suffering a deep gash to his calf against CSKA Moscow on April 12.