Sentences with phrase «defence midfield and attack»

doing a great job in defence midfield and attack.

Not exact matches

With 3 at the back we don't need a traditional defensive midfielder, we need a box to box midfielder with strong defensive action who can link defence and attack and start the play from deep on the field.

Like I always say, there are certain players that can fit into Wenger's philosophy but he fails to get those kinda players IMHO Players that have excellent technicality ala Cazorla both in defence, midfield and attack especially midfield so the failure is in identifying and getting the right players for the system

With the likes of Hector Bellerin, Isaac Hayden and Semi Ajayi already knocking on the door of the Arsenal first team defence, as well as some excellent midfield and attacking options like Chuba Akpom, Benik Afobe, Gedion Zelalem, Daniel Crowley coming through, Jonkers and his colleague have a great chance of taking the academy on to the next level as the former head Liam Brady challenged them to do.

Our rotated defence will have the extra protection of tweo holding midfielders in the absence of Coquelin at least, with Wenger going for Arteta and Flamini as a double pivot and it looks like Aaron Ramsey will be our number 10, with the Ox and Joel Campbell on either side of Olivier Giroud in 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.

Of course we had the priceless advantage of having real men play for us instead of little timid and afraid children in defence and especially in midfield or attack like Ozil, Walcott and all the other serail coasters who have made a rich living under their benevolent Uncle Arsene, who indulges their timidity and blames the refs, rather than coward players.

he's perfect there cus he does his job, his job is to keep the balance in the midfield btwn the defence and attack, the job of attacking is for our attackers and AM, box to box midfield your job is to get the ball and make sure your AM has it to distribute so you can cover his ass, and you can cover your DM's ass in our own half of the field.

The best formation Arsenal could have in defence and attack would be three at the back, three man midfield of a world class defensive mid, Xhaka and Ramsey just in front with Sanchez and buy a world class striker (maybe Costa from Chelsea).

Yes... if the Manager already knows who and what his best combinations are in Defence; Midfield and Attack....

we played against untd B team, their defence was non existant, made from midfielders, attack not even need to adress, if you cant win this than you wont win anything, lack leadership ffs you play against teen players, and you need leadreship hahahahahahaha Wenger is only one to be blamed, if he loved Arsenal he would never let this happened

Our defence does have frailties, and you could argue that if we were stronger at the back we could free up another player for our midfield or attack, and that could potentially open us up to win many more matches.

Weigl is a defensive midfielder who directs traffic in both defence and attack and coupled with Mo Dahoud who is an attacking midfielder and can also direct traffic in the middle of the park.

There is no link between defence and attack, mostly because midfielders don't play many passes forward (even short ones) and also because there is no real defensive midfielder who is making crunching tackles.

The defensive midfielder is clearly not limited to solely defending the back four, and could have a huge impact on the way we translate defence into attack also.

Our Defence is Quite strong, Midfield is strongest and Attack is also strong.

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Having already made key signings in defence and attack, the midfield is the next area to address and strengthen where possible.

If we had spent ozil's 42 million on a striker and Alexis 35 on a top midfielder we'd be far better off.we have too many attacking / wide midfielders.ozil, sanchez, ox, theo, gnabry, santi, rosicky, jack, ramsey, campbell yet 2 injuries and defence and we've no 1 left and have a def mid in coquelin on the bench for defensive cover.

I keep reading in the football press that Arsenal have the best attacking options in the Premier League, but are often let down by the defence or the midfield going walkabout and trying to join in with the attacking side of things.

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.

Deep - Lying Playmaker Operates in the space between the defence and the midfield, and aims to initiate attacking moves through pinpoint passes to players positioned higher up the pitch.

It is fairly clear that our defence is a major factor in helping us win games, and without them, there seems little point in risking our first team attack / midfield in other competitions.

a modern manager would know how to use ozil properly and how to utilize the box 2box players in midfield well in a awesome around attacking well balanced team that can defend as a team as well as save our defence

but for Arsenal defence is brilliant midfield is ticking and attack is rolling main task is keeping them all fit.

Air - tight defence, brilliant midfield and attack with deep squad members who could all play a role.

Sometimes you will see a club win things with an exceptional display in one of the three key areas of attack, midfield and defence, such as the defence oriented Arsenal under George Graham.

wenger needs to broaden his thinking and horizon... and think beyond sanchez, so many players can replace him, carrasaco, even baruwa (of lipstik) whom we just saw in the emirates cup, dembele etc... i just watched liverpool trash bayern... liverpool have always has a sharp attack, now their defence seems solid... wenger is just a straight jacket, i do nt care what others are doing, i know it all coach and it will really hurt come begining of season, unless he prunes his pride and look over the wall at what his competitors are doing that is strengthing the weakness and planning ahead... our midfield was weak and indeed still is... we glad about lacazzete, but unless our defence gives 110 all games, and we look at life beyond sanchez... we will have our fellings hurt this season

N'Zonzi's defence ability, calmness on the ball and will to break up attacks have seen some label the Frenchman as one the best holding midfielders in the league.

There's definitely something wrong... Our defence us a shambles, our defensive midfielder is inadequate, our attacking midfielders can't create chances and our strikers can't finish.

He came on, sat in midfield, and connected defence and attack.

The young versatile midfielder's natural understanding of the game makes him formidable in defence and in attack.

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..

It's time to beef up our defence, midfield and restore the good old days of the long ball, counter - attacking tactics!

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

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

We have a wealth of talent in attack and midfield BUT need a complete new defence top to bottom.

The main problem for me is our tactics; central midfielders occupying wing positions with wingers on the bench, no runners ever in behind the opposition defence, passing football with no end product, nobody driving forward at pace with the ball, instead opting for a sideways or backwards pass and an overall lack of counter attacking, penetrating play.

What a joke.If Wenger had built a defence like he has in midfield and in attack the title would be ours.I couldn't believe when the fans started to sing There's only one Arsene Wenger.What a joke.Get this man out of this club.Wenger out out out

Lack of qualities in some areas especially in defence and attacking minefields, here you may expect me to talk about DM instead of AM but for my quick view our AM with the exceptional of Mesut Ozil tend to dribble too often than looking for a killer pass, people may talk about Sanchez to be there but for me he is a better option among the available midfielders, however the only proper number 10 we have is Mesut Ozil.

For me the biggest concern is the finishing, our midfield can easily match Barca's but if we attack and fail to score within the first 20 min it will only give MSN trio more confidence to abandon defensive duties and apply more pressure on our defence.

An attack comprised of ozil, Alexis, lacazzette, a defence with mustafi, kosliny, bellalin and saed, a midfield of xhaka, Ramsey and others is not a weak team.

Predictable and risky... Mert is poor in the air and will be bullied by Austin and in boffal and tadic they have a couple of nippy and skillful forwards who will trouble the defence... Much will depend on whether this very average midfield can control enough of the game to allow the attack to do their job their defence is solid but if the three are on form it should be enough to see them off..

Jack can play better as an attacking midfielder, it suits him, Mertasacker is only surviving, not living, because of Boss...... Monreal is good while moving forward, but his man marking and defence is not good...... Gibbs a better defender in such situations..........

Jordan Henderson will captain the team, likely from the head of a midfield trio, and will be asked to play his usual box - to - box role, supporting both attack and defence.

obviously not... he has his moments no doubt but is too slow to anticipate efforts of our attacking midfield and does nt hassle intimidate and threaten defences enough... do nt think he would be at arsenal if he wasnt coming from ligue 1

Should this system stay in place, that could well pose a huge threats to a number of key players places in the squad, with more numbers needed in defence and midfield, than in the attacking roles.

Yes well said.this season is ours.in attack we are fine.in midfield we need someone along side xhaka.in defence we will be fine after the return of kosc and mustafi.so people who want to spend 50M + on VVD, it will be a money wasting.with that money we can buy a great CDM.and we are fine for the season.

However, whilst both our midfield and attack were poor yesterday, the defence is the real problem in our team.

I have passionately wanted Wenger out for a full decade and one idiot who thinks we should just shut up and support this long term loser manager who has no tactics; can't use subs properly; mis handles players; plays them constantly out of position and who doesn't get the need for defence / attack balance (constantly sending two full backs upfield together and playing attacking midfielders as holding players) is in cloud cuckoo land.