Sentences with phrase «from deep midfield»

In what was perhaps the best individual performance of the week, Sanchez ran the game from his deep midfield role, winning a total of 8 tackles (more than anyone in the game) and most importantly grabbing two crucial goals in a man of the match showing.

The former Marseille man scored two goals from his deep midfield position, and boasted an enviable 98 % pass accuracy which meant Sevilla had great control from the middle.

Aaron Ramsey is ideal for Arsenal's new system, there are few players who divide opinion like Aaron Ramsey and many Arsenal fans would count themselves as sceptics, and yet their one player who looked likely in the first - half to unlock Manchester United was Ramsey, because he is also the one Arsenal player who can unexpectedly break behind his own strikers from a deep midfield position.

Likes of Sanchez, Ozil and most important Chelsea don't have any passer from deep Midfield, Matic and Kante are certainly good defensively but we have to accept that Xhaka is much advance in compared to that duo... His eye for pass and passing is very good... So we can drive our attack from Midfield too I think Ramsey should start along side Xhaka....

Now captain of the Three Lions, Gerrard will lead by example, and play as well as he has for Liverpool all season from deep midfield.

At home he is from deep midfield into the final third, his pass is always quick and accurate.

Wenger said, «He's important to our technical stability in the team, to the quality of our decision - making and to our build - up from deep midfield to the high midfield.

kondogbia for me all the way he has all the skills we need for d / m he schooled our midfield when we played them this season on his own, hopefully this would have had wenger rubbing his hands together with glee to watch such a class act who could run our midfield, so i think go straight in with # 30million for him straight off the bat, and test monaco's resolve and his to stay, or make him a star in our midfield he would have helped us drive the midfield forward from deep midfield and smash defensive teams like swansea.

«Cazorla is important... the start of the game when the ball comes from our defenders, because he can pass from deep midfield to high midfield better than everybody and get out of pressure.

From deep midfield there is now forward penetration.

He needs to be played in an attacking role where he doesn't need to go to ground trying to win the ball back from deep midfield.

If we do bring in another player I think they need to be some one who also offers more creativity And someone who can control the tempo of the game from deep midfield.

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

I think he operates from the deep midfield to the left.

«Cazorla is important at the start of the game when the ball comes from our defenders, because he can pass from deep midfield to high midfield better than everybody and get out of pressure,» Wenger told the media after the game (via Arsenal Player).

Excellent from set pieces and can create goal scoring opportunities from deep midfield.

They need a lot of creativity to unlock Burnley's defense and high mobility / work rate from the deep midfielders / wingbacks to prevent Burnley's runners from penetrating Arsenal's defense area.

Not exact matches

Simply put, the Egyptian international was everywhere, displaying an ability to orchestrate attacks from a deep - lying position in midfield, and also acting swiftly to cut out opposition attacks.

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.

Both Mkhitaryan and Ozil have the potential to start up attacks from deep in the central defense area and continue those attacks in the pivot attacking midfield set - up as well, and completing the same in advance attacking roles as well as striking positions.

Aubameyang would be isolated like Lacazette, because he can not drop deep to get the ball from the midfield like Sanchez, Hazard, Salah, Mane, Neymar or Messi.

Control the midfield (& game) with Ramsey And co (sanchez / Ozil / Santi) making runs from deep to create the 2nd / 3rd strikers when the moment is right.

Walcott now wants to play the right wing, Sanchez best attributes is charging defenders and fullbacks with the ball at his feet commencing from deep and wide areas his weakness is holding a position high up the pitch alongside defenders and allowing midfielders to feed him balls.

PS: In the Chelsea game, I saw him run at players, dribble and create a wonderful goal scoring chance from deep in midfield.

The French midfielder said, «His quality on the ball, his range of passing, passing the ball from deep [is great].

Ramsey also looked great and full of energy on Saturday, something we desperately need from our two deeper central midfielders.

Although he favours an attacking midfield position, over the years, Cazorla has proven himself equally adept at playing from a deep - lying position and, despite his stature, he is more than willing to contribute to the defensive side of the game.

Sanchez on the right further from the goal with enough space to explode forward in quick attack, Cazorla on the opposite side with room to man the Central Midfield like he has always done, opposite action from Sanchez... the two can interchange wings as they are both very apt from both wings, with a telepathic understanding with Sanchez more amenable to move the ball forward from the deep but Cazorla more amenable to defend from the deep.

He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box midfielder.

Rashford was dazzling as a central forward last night, he often dropped deep to get the ball from the midfield area, was very brave to take on the opponent's defenders and produced a lot of good flicks for his teammates.

It is obvious from the way we played before he moved into playing the deep - lying central midfield position.

Yes, contrary to other games — in which Guardiola used his talismanic skipper, Lahm, as the midfield pivot in his favored 4 -1-4-1 system — he played Kroos as the deep lying midfielder and, with Alaba and Lahm bombing forward from their Left and Right - Back positions, respectively, Bayern didn't have bodies in their own half, to thwart Real Madrid's counter-attacks.

I think Arsenal need to modify it a little, to build the attack from the back easier and to dominate with more midfielders in deeper area.

It is the deeper lying midfield generals who in such a team control transformation from defense — to — attack, and vice versa, making sure shape and sharpness is maintained in attack as well as retreat.

So wait a minute.Are Arsenal looking for a defensive midfielder or a box to box player.I'm really disappointed in Xhaka's defending.He's very good with his long passing but I don't think he's the best option when it comes to box to box.In Arsenal he's normally used as the defensive midfielder particular deep lying playmaker and this actually means that we need someone who is fantastic at attacking and can also do very well defensively so as to compliment for Xhaka's defensive short comings.Ludo Goretzka is very good defensively from the little I've seen but I don't really know much about his attacking qualities.But I also hope Arsenal does not forget about Mario Lemina.He's a complete midfielder and to me has the capabilities to be one of Europe's best if given the chance.He can defend very well and attack very well.He's a player Juventus would regret selling.As for Goretzka I know he's very good defensively but have» t seen much of him in terms of attack.If he's as good as in attack I'd sign him.

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

Without ozil we have no creativity.we still lack that midfield drive from deep xhaka and Ramsey don't provide that although Ramsey is mobile but he don't drive us through middle.

Aside from that, the midfield trio of Giacomo Bonaventura, Lucas Biglia and Franck Kessie have played a lot of minutes too, and without alternatives aside from Manuel Locatelli in the deeper - lying midfield role, more needs to be done to strengthen the group in order to compete on various fronts.

He said, «He's an all - round midfielder who can play deeper when needed, he can move forward and shoot from distance but he's not just a guy who stays in there and breaks up play.

What does stand in his favour is his versatility as aside from his more natural role as an attacking midfielder, he can also play a little deeper and out wide.

With more touches than any other player and two decent chances created from his deep lying midfield role, I was certainly as impressed with the new Gunner as Murphy was.

In midfield I'd go kolosinic power and driving from deep he has played there before he can play cdm, and let xhaka play he's passing game next to him, in offensive position I'd play Ramsey and front 3 be alexis left and lacasette in middle and welbeck on right with 3 them interchanging and ya dubuchy coming in gives us experience cause bellerin has been terrible and kolosinic in mid would give us that muscle we crave??

However in the 4 -3-3, it ensures there is always significant cover on both sides of the deepest midfield and allows us to dictate from deep.

We have relied more on Xhaka who is more adept at spraying the balls from his deep laying position in the midfield and when there is need to break up play, at times he allows it to tarry too long giving him the need to achieve same with overly dramatic tackles that end up with an equally dramatic red flash before his face.

I agree with Danny Murphy, Wilshere looked more comfortable and more mobile in deeper midfield position, than playing behind the striker, because he gets less pressure from the opponents.

So instead of arguing about Jonny Evans or not, she should all recognize what we need a real deep midfielder who can take off pressure from our defenders.

Although he seems to be missing the creative spark of Cazorla in CM as now he has to start our attack from the back and is forced to drop deep in midfield..

I've always taken the position, as I said back when you were so quick to come at me, that he was success as a true box to box midfielder, comin from deeper, versus being higher up the park and trying create / do too much — score or try back heels / final passes that he can't complete.

I am a ozil hater and think the team can do far better without oxil, I would like to add ozil and Ramsey must not play together, both have good attributes, Ramsey normally gets into the box from a far deeper role than ozil, but lack the defensive discipline needed In this high tempo game, ozil can provide opportunities to score, but hides from the work load in getting into, defensive cover when the midfield goes beyond him and pressing the opposition.

Unable to receive the ball in, behind or from crosses (the one time he did receive the ball in behind, Johnson came across and intercepted the pass), he came deeper and deeper to get the ball, effectively becoming another ball - playing midfielder instead of a striker.