Sentences with phrase «defensive midfield this season»

Playing in defensive midfield this season, Eric Dier has looked solid so far for Tottenham and seems likely to resume this role against City.

Arsenal have been desperate to land a defensive midfielder all season, and look to be the most likely destination for the 27 - year - old as they look to secure their regular spot in the Champions League.

He wondered whether the French star would consider occasionally playing as a defensive midfielder this season.

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If the club is to compete effectively next season we need to buy a defensive midfielder who is an upgrade of all those names you throw around, Matic included.

However, if all our midfielders by some miracle were to be fit for the whole season, I don't see need for this defensive midfielder because of the new formation.

No CB would solve our problems.People seem to think the signing of Van Dijk will solve our problems.I'll be back here to remind us next season that we need another defender.The system, combinations and mentality is what is wrong with Arsenal.I can see it being overlooked this season too.All we needed this season was a striker, a midfielder who's a defensive and attacking hybrid and possibly one luxury signing.

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Last season we needed a Defensive midfielder this Fraud of a coach ignored signing a defensive MF player and we had to rely on Flamini till the emergence of Le Coq in midfield which was purely Luck, that season we would have ended in a weak position 7 probably if he did not comDefensive midfielder this Fraud of a coach ignored signing a defensive MF player and we had to rely on Flamini till the emergence of Le Coq in midfield which was purely Luck, that season we would have ended in a weak position 7 probably if he did not comdefensive MF player and we had to rely on Flamini till the emergence of Le Coq in midfield which was purely Luck, that season we would have ended in a weak position 7 probably if he did not come around.

Throughout the season fans here were deriding Arsene for not buying a defensive midfielder in the 2015 transfer window.

And Schneiderlin was the best defensive midfielder in the league last season.

We might have wanted Arsene Wenger to give Francis Coquelin more of a chance in previous seasons, especially as the team's need for a defensive midfielder was often glaringly obvious and caused us to fall short of our targets.

With some surprisingly strong form this season, Francis Coquelin will surely continue as one of the two main defensive midfielders for Arsenal next season.

and as i mentioned yesterday the notion that Coquelīn will get injured is hypothetical and even without any clear competition from anyone in the team for his position he still produced performances that put him in the top 10 defensive midfielders in Europe despite playing half a season..

The team looks very good, light on the defensive side of midfield and a slow with Per in defense but in general if we can avoid injuries, and show that we can compete with the big boys, we can have a good season.

Matic may improve their midfield but his major contribution is defensive which was never their problem last season.

If this transfer comes to fruition it will immediately ignite speculation that Wenger is in the process of lining up a new defensive midfielder to challenge Francis Coquelin for starting spot, which have all be calling for since the end of the season.

Yes he could be alot better at finishing, but let's see, maybe we got a new sturridge... What I am mad on Wenger about is not so much the lack of a proven striker to our ranks... No it's that we haven't bought a central defender to cover, but most important, we haven't bought a defensive midfielder, that we need so much!!? Wenger makes the same mistakes over and over, everybody else can see it, just not him... hmm: / but still lets respect him as a man and judge when we are atleast half way into the season... COYG!!!!

Early on this season, Nicholas was adamant that Arsenal would not be able to win the title this season unless the boss spent some money, with a striker one of his demands but a defensive midfielder top of his wish list.

The Serbian international has been one of the Blues» best players this season, showing himself to be one of the finest defensive midfielders in Europe with a string of superb displays.

From the start of last season, We've got two defenders, a defensive midfielder and a reliable goalkeeper.

Furthermore, if Xhaka fail to establish himself as the number one defensive midfielder ahead of Coquelin and Elneny this season, his transfer of 35 million to Arsenal will also count as a total waste of money.

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 Wenger has had so many opportunities in the past to sign a top defensive midfielder, top striker (finally did so this season), a top Defender etc..

Jankto has established himself as one the most effective defensive midfielders in Serie A and has registered a goal and two assists in eleven league matches this season.

N, diti of Leicester is the type of defensive midfielder we should be seeking.He was impressive again today against Chelsea and has been consistent all season.

If its Cavalho, then Chambers becomes Vermaleen's replacement and Hector is coming of age as our second Right Back for the season (Jenkinson is still on our books though not available to us this season) and if its Sokratis, Chambers will become our holding / defensive midfielder.

Elneny in his first season slightly outperformed Xhaka in his first season.To me he's far better.He has improved so much this season and I hope he won't be benched.He's a defensive midfielder but people confuse him to be a box to box player just because he's everywhere.He's really good in 1v1's and is usually positionally excellent.His passing is also very good.I look forward to seeing him build on his performances and have a break out season.

Five solid seasons as a defensive midfielder for Chelsea with back - to - back Premier League titles and a trebel to his credit.

The north London outfit improved towards the end of this season with some displays from players like Francis Coquelin in defensive midfield and David Ospina in goal.

Look back at our heavy defeats last season and you will see it was our fullbacks and most defensive midfielder that were too far out of position when we were conceding goals

Wenger does not usually act in the January transfer window, despite other rival Premier League managers taking full advantage of it, as shown last season when Mourinho brought in defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.

i really expect arsenal to win this match, i actually think we are far better than last season, even without the addition of defensive midfielder and centerback (both desperately needed).

Neither Ospina or Chesney are good enough to be our No 1 We need a centre back Neither Flamini or Arteta are good enough so we need a defensive midfielder We need a 30 goal a season striker — Giroud is a good player but Welbeck is not good enough.

The 32 year - old, who was born in Argentina but has one cap for Italy to his name, has been a steady if unspectacular campaigner in Serie A for Lazio for a number of seasons and would bring stability to the Arsenal midfield, although he does not exactly represent the marquee defensive midfield signing that fans will be expecting.

All season last season, we whined about lack of defensive midfielders, a need made obvious by those losses against big teams.

Unless they make a significant defensive signing and a top class midfielder, fifth might be more realistic this season.

Young Greek international is considered by many as one of the best young talents in Europe and the defender / defensive midfielder has certainly impressed at Schalke over the past two seasons.

A goalkeeper, central defender, full - backs, defensive midfielder and attacker could form the basis of Mourinho's to - do list this summer, and while they continue to desperately try to qualify for the Champions League, they could be set to send a serious message or two to their rivals ahead of next season.

One of the best defensive midfielders in the world, Nemanja Matic keeps his place in the centre after some superb form last season.

Made the experienced Gareth Barry look second rate during the Saints» 3 - 0 win over Everton earlier in the season, and just happens to be exactly what England need in a defensive midfielder at the moment.

The Gunners have been in dire need of a new defensive midfielder ever since Alex Song moved on to Barcelona in 2012, and have themselves been linked with a plethora of names ahead of the upcoming season.

do nt be surprised if we see song back on a loan would be the easiest midfield option to get at short notice just to get him on loan for a season just to fill the gap i think wenger likes familiarity with some players knowing the arsenal way would be an ok squad filler in case we have injury pile up at Christmas or new year period as you would expect would be an upgrade on kim kalstrom i think anyways and being at barca cant have done his skill set any harm maybe he learn to more defensive responsibility

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.

One of the top defensive midfield players in the Premier League this season, Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin is a # 25m target for Arsenal and has been on Wenger's radar for some time.

The Kenyan international has had a highly impressive season in the Premier League, showing himself to be one of the finest young defensive midfield players in England at the moment.

As tough as it may be, if Wenger manages to sign a world - class defensive midfielder and a world - class central defender in January and add more stability to the side, it will make for a really good foundation for the team to be much stronger next season.

Whichever way I believe the big thing to join Arsenal will be a defensive midfielder however not in the January transfer window but before the start of the 2015/16 season.

Mr Wenger was forced to play two defensive midfielder for most of the season because Xhaka overall game possesses more flaws than strength.

Should we take a risk and see how he does next season or sign a Top defensive Midfielder?

With our increasing capacity to buy top class players would you rather have us buy an average defensive midfield player now or make such a player our major signing in 2015/16 season?