Sentences with phrase «gifted midfielder who»

Speaking of the Sanches transfer, Bayern chief executive Karl - Heinz Rummenigge said: «Renato Sanches is a dynamic, technically - gifted midfielder who is strong in the tackle and will strengthen our squad.»

Not exact matches

Another factor that adds to the credibility of the story is that Lemina is Wenger's kind of player — a technically gifted and versatile midfielder who likes to sit back and conduct the game from the middle of the park.

the team is full of gifted and technical midgets who can all spring a pass, yet theres not enough height power and steel, or enough midfield runners beyond the striker.

i would actually sell both, it may be unlikely to happen, i actually believe there are better midfielders out there who could provide the team with more punch, i think Wenger has put in their head that they are god's gift to football, when in reality they have not move up a level.

Honestly, paulinho is a disgrace to a midfield that once boasted of xavi deco etc As for the others I don't think details are necessary, the bottom line is that for a board with a sporting director Barca made a huge mistake in allowing lucho sign such players (he wasn't responsible for paulinho but he gave them such ideas), from now on we should keep a group of world class players (like RM), coaches who Believe in our PHILOSOPHY only should come and use these players to give us our football back, valverde is not successful because of messi only, he is successful because the core of this team is a group of the most technically gifted and intelligent players in the world, the board knows this and so do RM, that's why we are chasing players like fdj, deligt, and even alaba, because once this core of la masia talent is gone we would be useless if there are no adequate replacements, this board must continue signing replacements for our core and for once!

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Xhaka is nowhere near any of the midfielders clostest one is Tolliso but that kid actually runs around and defends making him miles better than Xhaka who loves to gift the opposition goals is it 4 or 5 this season?

Much is still expected of the technically gifted Dutch man mountain, who is able to play at centre - back, right - back and central midfield.

Lahm is a gifted football who could play anywhere in the defense and midfield.

The «technically - gifted» 17 - year - old midfielder who has been tipped for a big future at Arsenal is the latest youngster to be sent out on loan by Arsenal ahead of the new season.

Those of you who only started watching Arsenal in the last year probably won't know who I'm even talking about, while the rest of us will know Rosicky as an exquisite midfielder who is almost as injury - prone as he is technically gifted.

We started by getting Podolski, we will add at least 2 more new players this summer: a technically gifted passer, scorer offensive midfielder and a new CB who will compete with Varmalin and Kos for a starting position that will keep them on their toes.

Perhaps the best comparison, though, is to Cesc Fabregas; another wonderfully - gifted midfield schemer who has struggled to find a home under Antonio Conte, and often needs the formation changing to 3 -5-2 to accommodate him.

To celebrate Bayern Munich full - back - turned - midfield - dynamo Philipp Lahm's 100th Champions League appearance we started thinking about the immensely gifted footballers who have already reached the coveted milestone.

Pellegrini is a tall (6» 2»), athletic and technically gifted midfielder, one who contributes in all facets of the game.