Sentences with phrase «game as a central midfielder»

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If Arsenal keeps using that predictable 4 -2-3-1 with Sanchez as the left winger and Ozil as the central attacking midfielder, we will lose most of the games.

That sloppy pass by the central midfielder cost Arsenal the game and a very similar one against Leicester City in the opening EPL match almost cost us points as well.

If Sanchez doesn't perform as a central attacking midfielder / forward / playmaker in this game, Ozil can come back in the next game.

schweinsteiger has captained the german national side has won basically every domestic trophy as well as the cl and central midfielders tend to play at their peak longer than strikers as their game is not based around attributes such as pace.

In recent games, maybe as a result of all the injuries in central midfield, we have seen Santi being deployed there and he really has shown another element of his game which I'm sure most Gooners never knew existed.

Cazorla to stay in central midfield as I can't see Ramsey starting the game with no game time under his belt.

He has had excellent games as # 8 (when his 7 and 10 are on song) just as he has ahead of two central midfielders.

guys look i am going to sound ridiculous but arsene is going to sign a defender and not a central defensive midfielder cause arteta and flamini are both in wenger's good books as these players have settled for the fourth they hit 30 or maybe the mediocrity mind has pulled an hamstring on the club, it seems that Wenger played a game of «expected» but it itself is now derail course so therefore pressure mounted up looks like he is heading for the french market under 10 million valuation» JUST MY PREDICTION»

When you consider how bad the trio of Ozil, Xhaka, and Ramsey have been in central midfield, Wilshere might as leave if he doesn't start this game.

Flamini has joined Crystal Palace after his contract with Arsenal ran down in the summer and because of the injury problems that Sam Allardyce is having to cope with it is very likely that the former Gunner will start against us in a central midfield pairing with Yohan Cabaye, who just happens to be another player whose game is very familiar to the boss as we nearly signed him a few years ago.

The little Spaniard was replaced at halftime against the spuds and he might as well not have started because the boss revealed after the game that Cazorla was suffering from some mystery illness that was clearly affecting his game and the Frenchman suggested that his central midfielder was only operating at around 30 percent.

As a central attacking midfielder, he should be able to read and dictate the game, but he can't.

I wish Wenger will put Sanchez or Iwobi in the central attacking midfielder / forward position, in the next few games, with Chamberlain, Perez or Walcott as the wingers, to see the result.

«Every time I get to go on in central midfield it's good for me and it adds things to my game as well.

Central Cal Alliance put some heavy pressure on but could not keep Mireya Magana from getting the game winning goal as she weaved through the midfield and blasted a shot over ACC goal keeper in the second half.

Jack got injured again at the beginning of last season, and he saw Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla cement their places in central midfield with Aaron Ramsey vying for a place, then Mohamed Elneny arrived last January, and this summer Wenger brought in the classy Granit Xhaka as even more competition, leaving Jack wondering how many games he would actually play even if he was fit all season.

Wenger hinted after the game that Giroud could return for the Reading game, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Coquelin and Elneny continue as the central midfield pairing with Cazorla still struggling with an Achilles injury.

According to WhoScored.com, the South American has played ten games as a central attacking midfielder, six on the right flank, and one game on the left - hand side; that's 17 games in total, the same amount as he has been used as an «MC», the role he would presumably be asked to fill for Arsene Wenger's side, given their need for players in that area rather than further forward, where they have the likes of Mesut Ozil, Tomas Rosicky and Aaron Ramsey to choose from already.

That made it two wins from two for the young Gunners after they won their first game against Derby County and Wilshere started in central midfield in that game as well as he steps up his latest recovery from injury.

Arsenal fans found out all we needed to know about the France international star Geoffrey Kondogbia this season, as the central midfielder was easily the Man of the Match when his French Ligue 1 club Monaco came to the Emirates for the Champions League first - leg game of the knockout stages.

That's according to data from WhoScored, who have him down as playing twice as central midfielder, a right wing - back and left - sided forward, and one game each as a left wing - back, a central attacking midfielder and a right - sided forward.

Xhaka must grow up in the central midfield and play his best game as he will be alone in there.

He is a central midfielder and a very very good one yet the manager is playing the same game with him as he has done with quite a number of players over the years in playing him out of his preferred natural position.

As well as the attacking and creative play, the performances of the central midfielders in snuffing out any danger and controlling the game was very good but because of the nature of the match I had to pick one of the forward players for Man of the Match and Alexis Sanchez just got my nod ahead of the brilliant Alex IwobAs well as the attacking and creative play, the performances of the central midfielders in snuffing out any danger and controlling the game was very good but because of the nature of the match I had to pick one of the forward players for Man of the Match and Alexis Sanchez just got my nod ahead of the brilliant Alex Iwobas the attacking and creative play, the performances of the central midfielders in snuffing out any danger and controlling the game was very good but because of the nature of the match I had to pick one of the forward players for Man of the Match and Alexis Sanchez just got my nod ahead of the brilliant Alex Iwobi.

Meanwhile, the issues in central midfield and up front have been longstanding and need serious looking at this summer, as do the tactics in big away games which are often questionable to say the least.

With Arsene Wenger selecting a very makeshift defence of Debuchy and Holding either side of a central midfielder Elneny, as well as three young Gunners in Nelson, Willock and Maitland - Niles it was clear that the Gunners were making the Premier League game away to Everton on Sunday a big priority.

Its a big game for Jose Mourinho and his men still have not qualified for knockout stages however sit comfortably with 12 points and even with a defeat they can make it to the knockout stages as group winners so we can expect Mourinho to start with some fringe players and we might see Ibrahimovic and Rashford starting upfront with Fellaini, Pogba and Mkhytaryan playing central midfield roles.

As the Possession chart with heat map on the right of the image above, Sweden attacked very centrally going from right to left, the action when Sweden were on the ball occurred in the centre of midfield with 64.78 % of the Swedish possession coming in the two most central areas of the pitch, around where Ibrahimovic spent most of the game.

With Adam Lallana and Coutinho set to return, it is nearly impossible for Oxlade - Chamberlain to get game time as a central midfielder.

Bayern, now managed by Jupp Heynckes, lined up in a 4 -2-3-1, with Rudy and Martinez sitting as the two central midfielders, Thiago in front of them, James Rodriguez on the left (though would move inside during the game) and Arjen Robben on the right flank.

Other Guardiola selections — using Phillip Lahm as a central midfielder or Mario Mandzukic on the flank — have been baffling, but what has emerged is the likelihood that Croatian forward Mandzukic, whose energy was so important in springing Bayern's pressing game last season, will play a secondary role this season.

Sir Alex has a few worries in central midfield as Darren Fletcher is ruled out due to an ankle injury suffered in the last game against Wigan while Paul Scholes is also struggling with a groin injury sustained in midweek against Rangers.

This has meant that the side of his game that has developed most, and is ignored most, is as a reliable, dependable central midfielder.

Presently out on loan to Alanyaspor from Chelsea, he has also grown in leaps and bounds with strong showing for the team not just from his primary role as a central defender as he has performed admirably well as a holding midfielder in some games.

Fears about his lack of physicality subsided quickly as the diminutive playmaker began to boss games in his natural central midfield role and he was crucial in helping Spurs claim that previously elusive fourth - place in 2009/10.

Juventus have played like three billion games per week since January, and this happens to coincide with a switch in formation that includes having four designated attackers, and Juventus don't actually have many true attackers (due to a strange midfielder fetish; I'm sort of a Rincon fan, as much as that can be true, and of course hindsight is 20 - 20 but it would've been nice to spend that cash on a utility attacker rather than another central midfielder), all of which means Higuain has been logging a lot of minutes.

Strong both in the tackle and on the ball, McTominay is growing in stature in games and showing why central midfield is his best position as opposed to lone - ranger upfront.

Suso played a big part in much of what was good about Spain's football in the tournament, playing either from wide on the right, in central midfield, or even as a centre forward for a period of this game against Uruguay.

Once the game began, Klopp's «experimental» formation was brought into focus, featuring two central midfielders — Emre Can and Georginio Wijnaldum — being redeployed as makeshift central defenders, each one flanking Dejan Lovren.

However, he is not a defensive midfielder and with Kouyate also lacking the discipline we were never going to control the central areas in order to dominate the game even against a team as poor as Sunderland.

Technically adept enough to play as an attacking midfielder or central striker, Tarashaj was part of Switzerland's Euro 2016 squad, although he failed to see any game time in France.

Uruguay began the competition as predicted by playing in a 3 -4-1-2 but after a dour goalless draw with France in their opening game they shifted to a flat back four, with Jorge Fucile shuffling along to left - back from central defence, Alvaro Pereira pushed forward from left wing - back into a genuine left - midfield role and Edinson Cavani brought in on the right side of the attack in place of playmaker Ignacio González.

Robinson, who was born in Bournemouth, joined the Staints» highly regarded academy at the tender age of eight and developed his game, predominantly as a central midfielder.

I don't see players that don't care just a team very low on confidence, I thought they kept huffing and puffing the result is horrible but as Moyes said it shouldn't have been a 4 0 game its individual mistakes that are killing us, he has to find players that won't make them or alternatively go big in the transfer market and buy them, we need a ball winning central midfielder, Everton had Gueye and Davies and they killed us in midfield, where against Leicester we were hungry against Everton we just never got out of the blocks in the first half, in the second half we created a lot of good opportunities we should have scored more goals the penalty, Cresswell was very unlucky and we created three clear opportunities where the ball was cut back to far, Moyes should have started Sakho.

Originally a central defender, he has established himself as a defensive midfielder, starting all four of Spurs» games this season in that position.