Sentences with phrase «from midfield this season»

Man United have been finding it difficult to control games from midfield this season, and the addition of Strootman could mean that they will no longer have to play striker Wayne Rooney in the middle of the park, which has subsequently hamstrung the club captain's effectiveness in the final third.

Hope he excells and score more goals from midfield this season, best of luck to him!

Cristante has already registered nine goals in all competitions from midfield this season and has also recently earned his first senior cap for the Italian national side.

He has scored eight goals from midfield this season and with the future of Moussa Dembele unclear, Spurs have identified Cristante as a transfer target.

Another important feature of Sidwell's game has been the goals that he has brought from midfield this season.

Abdoulaye Doucoure has been scoring from midfield this season and don't be surprised if the Watford midfielder adds to that this weekend either.

They looked quite impressive, especially Bony who scored twice, and Allen, who has scored four goals from midfield this season.

Summer signing Eric Maxim Choupo - Moting has also hit the back of the net four times from midfield this season and has been an important part of the Stoke City side.

Not exact matches

With the likes of Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Flamini and Jack Wilshere far from good enough this season, Arsenal could unveil an entirely new midfield partnership this winter as they reportedly target both Morgan Schneiderlin of Southampton and Cruzeiro starlet Lucas Silva.

Martinez has scored 28 goals from 37 games so far this season, just think what he could do with our midfield.

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

We need more goals from our midfielders too we cant just depend on our strikers, Carzola, Rambo, Ox if playing, hell even Flamini / Arteta should also chip in like last season.

From past 3 — 4 seasons I am confused that who is DM and who is box to box midfielder... Earlier it was pretty clear to me... On Just Arsenal everyone has their own DM's and Box to Box midfielders.

The French midfielder was a signature away from ending up at the Emirates last season.

The 21 - year - old looks a top talent after seeing increased playing time in United's midfield this season, despite plenty of big - name competition from the likes of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera.

Arsene Wenger already has the likes of Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck to choose from upfront this season, so may not feel Gomis is a priority as he looks instead to strengthen in midfield and defence.

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..

I did suggest earlier this week that this season was one about which to be optimistic — there were a few Doubting Micky Thomases judging from the posts that followed such thoughts, but after a display of stunning attack, biting midfield (well, kind of, at least the two stayed out of Mike Dean's book) and innovative defending, surely we are now favourites for the title?

as for the league, giroud is a 13 goal per season scorer, that is one goal every 3 matches, he is a feature striker, and this wont win anything unless you generate huge output from your midfield... by comparison, henry scored 27 goals in the epl when we won the league...

I only wish to focus on those who can play in the CF position (as that's what everyone's getting bent out of shape about) but it is clear we have wide players who can score and we have players who can do so from midfield, some of whom are still developing — like Wilshere, Ramsay, the Ox — and from whom most of expect to see more and more this season.

The Danish attacking midfielder joined Spurs from Ajax in 2013, and after a tricky first season, has gone onto prove his worth at White Hart Lane.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has been handed the No. 7 shirt at the club for next season after completing his move from Leicester City earlier this month.

The 22 - year - old scored seven goals in 39 appearances from midfield last season, while he's got four in 13 so far this year as well as offering plenty more in midfield with his energetic, tenacious and stylish performances on a consistent basis.

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

While Arsenal currently lead the race to sign the star, if his fine form continues into the rest of the season we certainly would not be surprised to see many more elite clubs from around Europe interested in the midfielder.

For Arsenal fans it is not only our on loan midfield star Jack Wilshere that has many of us keeping an eye on the performances and results of AFC Bournemouth this season, as their young English manager Eddie Howe has been touted as one the potential candidates to take over from Arsene Wenger when the Frenchman finally decides to call it a day.

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.

From mid-point last season, the team wasn't really in a race with the midfield and beat the likes of Williams and Renault with tenths of lap time to spare.

wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....

The veteran midfielder hopes the deal can be announced in the next day or two to put an end to a saga that could distract from the remaining games of Liverpool's season and threaten toaffect their European ambitions, something Gerrard is keen to avoid.

His record of nine goals from 140 games during his four seasons in Munich did not suggest that he would be chipping in like the former Arsenal captain and midfield warrior Patrick Vieira used to do, but perhaps we were wrong.

@muffdiver Yes he was a huge asset but RVP was not guaranteed — how many full seasons has he played with us... with our style since he left — we got more goals from our midfielders, even JW started scoring... Ryt now we get goals from Sanchez, OG, Santi, Wellbeck, Ramsey, TR7, etc..

Ramsey performance had improved this season, its high time we reap our patience from Rambo, he was under rated in the team but he is doing great job with his energy, running box to box, making an interception and tackles, he made less mistake as can be compared with two to four years back, let arsenal tie him down with new and improve wages asap, I prefer him to overrated Paul pogba in our midfield.

The Welshman started the season where he left off last year, scoring goals and giving the team much need drive from midfield.

As well as Swansea, Sky Sports report that a bid had already been rejected for the midfielder from rivals Leicester City, which was reportedly more valuable than the # 40M that the Toffees had bid for the Icelandic international, who managed nine goals and 13 assists in 38 league games last season as Swansea managed to avoid relegation.

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.

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.

This season, Francis Coquelin has continued to demonstrate that he has the qualities to be the authoritative midfielder Arsenal need, having impressed since being recalled from his loan deal at Charlton Athletic last term.

we are a football club first and a business second... or should be... this is how all dictatorships end... the colonel of the EPL lost his marbles 5 seasons ago on my estimate... he has become a character from a gabriel garcia marquez short story... or is that just some teenage midfield prodigy he is trying to bring in from the Mexican third division...

The young midfielder is on loan from Tottenham Hotspur and has helped Brentford to their surprising league position this season.

The former Arsenal star was so influential last season, and much of their good work through the midfield often came from him, however, this term he has cut an exceedingly tragic figure.

It always looked like a coup when West Ham secured the season long loan signing of former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song from Barcelona — and so it has proved, with the Cameroonian putting in a stunning display during the recent win over Manchester City at Upton Park.

His creative ability from a variety of attacking midfield positions made him a highly influential player almost straight away, and with a highly impressive haul of 22 goals and 12 assists in his final season with the club in 2006/07, he was snapped up by Spanish giants Real Madrid for # 23million.

here was what i read on manure forum» That first 20/30 minutes from Arsenal is the best football I've seen in the Premiership since Liverpool a few seasons ago.Fast, incisive, deliberate, and every single pass was absolutelyinch perfect.Whatever 11 we fielded, we would have struggled to keep upwith them I feel... but I think having a solid midfield (3 in there instead of 2 — which shouldbe par for the course away at the Emirates) would have stopped the wave a little bit.»

Cardiff payed a club record # 11m fee to land the combative midfielder last summer from Spanish side Sevilla, and he went on to become one of the club's most consistent performers despite their slide back down to the second tier this season.

The 97 - cap midfield star left Atletico Mineiro in his homeland at the end of the previous season and has apparently rejected an offer from the English non-league side Basingstoke Town in order to sign for the Roosters.

There is a strong history of La Liga players making an impact in the Premier League, with Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Angel di Maria three examples just from this season.

Sunderland meanwhile are keen on bolstering their midfield after only just escaping relegation from the Premier League last season.

So an almost constantly injured central midfielder who did not score a single Premier League goal for his loan club Bournemouth last season and managed just five and five assists with Arsenal in the two previous campaigns is the reason we are not even going to try to sign a player who banged in 17 and provided 11 assists from a wide forward position in one season with Leicester.

16 goals and ten assists is a very good return for Cazorla's first season in English football and the tiny midfielder has adapted well to the pace of the Premier League and is always available for the ball and is not afraid to have a crack from distance, usually with spectacular results.