Sentences with phrase «games as central striker»

At one point he got a run of games as central striker and did OK IMO if you include the additional dimension his speed gave Ozil and Sanchez.

Welbeck is fantastic, he only played 13 games as central striker last season and scored 8 times.

Not exact matches

With his doubles against Sunderland and Burnley, the 25 - year old has bagged eight goals in those six games and for a player that does not even play as the main central striker, it just shows you how good Alexis is and the fantastic form he has found since swapping La Liga for the English Premier League.

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 most of the games we had 70 percent possession, but that makes it difficult for the strikers because there is less room and less freedom as well as most of the time people play with central defenders.

Someone should please prevail on Wenger NOT to sell Perez and to give him game time because he is a good versatile player that is pacy and can play on both wings and as a central striker.

The new Gunner was talking about his role in the England side as well, where an injury to Daniel Sturridge should see him start the game in Switzerland tomorrow in his favoured role as the central striker.

We were playing quite well in a few games earlier this season, as I remember it most of these games included a speedy attack with Iwobi, Ozil and Walcott playing behind a free roaming Sanchez as central striker.

The Frenchman has been superb in his time with Atletico, scoring 86 goals in 170 games for the club from a variety of positions, including as a central striker or wide - forward.

If we are serious about winning games, Walcott, Like Sanchez, must be in any starting eleven we come up with right now and he doesn't have to play as central striker.

Walcott has been crying for years to be used as a central striker but have only been given very few games at that role.

There has already been talk about Benitez using Ronaldo as his central striker but after their first game of pre-season it became clear that it is the Welshman that could occupy this role.

OT: does anyone else think maybe Theo CAN make it as a central striker that replaces Giroud in the games when we need speed?

He has shown this season (34 goals in 32 games) that he can thrive when played as the central striker.

The player has not disappointed on his return either, with 15 goals in 23 Bundesliga appearances, along with 7 assists — a tally that included a streak of 11 goals in 11 games — a run that has caught Mourinho's attention as the Portuguese seeks the addition of a central striker to support Marcus Rashford upfront.

He has stated on many occasions his preference to play as the central striker but injury and other options meant that he rarely got the run of games he desired.

Rooney needs to do more as the central striker in this game, he's behind the play too often today.

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.

Theo Walcott believes he will become even more effective with every game he plays as a central striker.

As an out - and - out central striker whose game is fundamentally about scoring goals, he is a dying breed.