Sentences with phrase «defensive midfield role»

Tottenham seem pretty secure in the Centre Defensive Midfield role with the experienced Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier, Victor Wanyama as well as Harry Winks who seems to be a future star.

He can comfortably fit into a defensive midfield role when needed and was sometimes used in that position when José Mourinho was manager of Chelsea.

Pique remains but drifts in and out of form, Mascherano is a definite asset but strikes me as more comfortable in the defensive midfield role he took at Liverpool, Alba remains one of the best left backs in the world and Umiti seems to be settling very well since his summer move.

Arsenal have had a perceived weakness in their defensive midfield role for a number of years now and whoever plays in that role on Thursday will have to be on top form against Dzagoev and Golovin.

I have to admit that I was not keen on two selection in theat line - up - 1) Keita playing the defensive midfield role and 2) Alexis starting as he has never played along with any of theese guys.

Schneiderlin, 25, is the club's first choice for the defensive midfield role that needs addressing as a matter of urgency in the current transfer window.

That particular pairing would seem to indicate that Elneny, who many hoped could slide along side Aaron Ramsey and play the defensive midfield role as soon as possible, will make his debut as a box - to - box midfielder.

While he normally plays in a defensive midfield role, he starts slightly further back in this XI.

With Pontus Wernbloom moved to central defence, Bibras Nakhto took up Wernbloom's defensive midfield role.

Still only 19, Napoli midfielder Diawara is perhaps too young to be considered for the defensive midfield role at Old Trafford by Mourinho.

This is a vital part of the defensive midfield role because winning the ball back is the paramount objective for this type of player.

Radamel Falcao and Robin Van Persie were almost anonymous whilst Wayne Rooney was forced to move into the defensive midfield role when Daley Blind was forced off with head injury.

Without Mile Jedinak and forced into the substitution of Glenn Whelan, Bjarnason stepped into the defensive midfield role last week and did a sterling job.

The Brazilian, who usually plays in the centre of a back three was pushed into a defensive midfield role as Chelsea stifled Spurs at Wembley.

However until any concrete transfer is to occur, Spurs will deploy Dier in the defensive midfield role alongside Ryan Mason who will take up a box to box role, having put up a good performance against Stoke.

This might be a blessing in disguise for us enabling Pedro Obiang to return in the defensive midfield role.

Entering a game for the first time in 11 matches, Shipp slid into a defensive midfield role and did well.

Normally that is a great game for Nico, but with the injury to Svensson, he was forced to drop into a defensive midfield role after the 25th minute.

It is looking like a repeat of the three year search for a right back that only ended with the signing of Pablo Zabaleta — who ironically may now be asked to cover in a defensive midfield role.

Skipper Michael Bradley marshalled the backline from his defensive midfield role, as he constantly retreated back to split the central defenders in order to dictate the play.

Trent Alexander - Arnold and Andy Robertson are developing into key men at full - back, and in front of them on Tuesday, Wijnaldum proved an able deputy for the suspended captain Jordan Henderson in the defensive midfield role.

Manchester United's new # 14 million signing Daley Blind will play his football in a defensive midfield role at the club, according to former boss Frank de Boer and could be set to make his Premier League bow in his favoured position.

Ellis decided that Ertz would be incorporated into a defensive midfield role, much like the one that she has become accustomed to playing for the Chicago Red Stars.

I hope that Rice enters the manager's plans, perhaps filling a defensive midfield role protecting the defence, possibly alongside Obiang who has not been at his best recently, but in my view would be preferable to Noble and Kouyate.

But not for Smith, whose column in The Telegraph explains just how good the Netherlands international was in his defensive midfield role in United's 4 - 0 home win against QPR in the Premier League.

During his time at Southampton, Chambers typically played the role of a right back for his side but has primarily focused on a centre back or defensive midfield role at the Gunners.

I want to see Kolasinac in the defensive midfield role for this game.

Energetic, dynamic, tough in the tackle and composed on the ball, Coquelin has really clicked and he also has the most important thing in that defensive midfield role, discipline in his position.

I would love to see Xhaka liberated from the DM position with someone more suited for it, because I think he has much more potential in intricate play and he is definitely not suited for the more defensive midfield role.

At the moment, our options in the defensive midfield role is too limited.

He's like a more attacking arteta, i really don't think he would play that defensive midfield role sadly.

Abou Diaby also lacks the positional discipline to play the defensive midfield role as well as Vieira did — or even in a box to box partnership.

Jeremy Toulalan, who has since been made into a central defender at club level, was not his best in a defensive midfield role.

Chambers should be good for cover, but I hope he will also get a chance in the defensive midfield role now, where the odd mistake will not be as dangerous.

It seems as though the debate about Arsenal and the defensive midfield role will go on as long as water is wet, or at least as long as Arsene Wenger is the manager of the Gunners.

But when a teammate was injured, Packard asked Stinn to take over a defensive midfield role.

Although it is not yet clear where the versatile Daley Blind will play, he looks well suited to the defensive midfield role for United, and a similar style of player to Chelsea's Nemanja Matic, though it is the Serbian who is surely the better player based on his superb performances since re-joining the Blues in January.

To put the burden of that pivotal defensive midfield role on coquelin alone seems to be a faulty plan to me.

Jose Mourinho has been using Pogba less in recent games, suggesting perhaps that there's a lack of trust in the player after his struggles to adapt to a more defensive midfield role for the Red Devils.

And not only does the former Gunner think that the Frenchman has got his discipline just right in that really tricky defensive midfield role, he believes that there is a lot more to come as he has seen a steady improvement from the youngster.

If I were Wenger would definitely test Wellbeck in LWB — allow us to put Sead in defensive midfield role — he could be awesome.

We're covered in terms of numbers in the defensive midfield role, though I'd like to see the quality improve.

The Wingers will provide support to the three - man midfield of Elneny or Xhaka (I would go with Elneny right now) in the defensive midfield role; Ramsey in the Vieira role — Yes, our Vieira, if well motivated, is Ramsey — and Ozil in the attacking midfield role.

At the moment I would not need to take a gooner vote to find out which player would make their starting 11 in that defensive midfield role out of him, Arteta and Flamini.

Unable to make a difference in a creative forward thinking role and too inconsistent to use in a holding or defensive midfield role.

Despite Antonio Valencia's tremendous start to the season, Mourinho has little full - back options to choose from and so signing 23 - year - old Fabinho — who can also play in a defensive midfield role — would undoubtedly bolster this area and thus the strength of the overall squad.

But buddy, wen get picks the players, weber buts the players (or not as has been seen recently) weber sticks with those players when like Ozil last night, they don't perform, so yea the players didn't do what they should have BUT it's wen gers fault that we didn't have a mire clinical finisher up front who would have put away the chances that group missed, it's wengers fault that Arteta and canola were Un able to play the defensive midfield role; it's wengers fault that he didn't buy backup for coquellin.

can't believe we have to choose btw an aged, incompetent DM (flame), / / a psedo DM, CB, an unreliable RB (chambers) / / and / / an AM, psedo RW (Ramsey) for the Defensive Midfield role...... its really unfortunate tho

The report also state that Wenger is tempted by Luiz's versatility, with defensive midfield another role he could fill and one that looks a particular weak spot for the Gunners at the moment.

I'd like to see Nelson in a more attacking midfield role and Niles in a defensive midfield role.