Sentences with phrase «gifted midfielders in»

Just about everyone from pundits, journalists, pro» footballers, managers and fans can see that he is one of the most gifted midfielders in the league, and yet you slag him off at every opportunity.

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I Think Arsenal urgently need a technically gifted midfielder but i've had Santi in my team all season so i've been alright.

Our Welsh midfielder said on Arsenal.com: «Bayern are a fantastic team with very gifted individuals and they all understand their role in the side,»

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

The lack of skillful players in the midfield area could be rectified by getting a versatile and technically gifted player in January.

He overloaded on attacking midfielders during the recent transfer windows and neglected the dire need to get in competent, not necessarily technically gifted defensive midfielders and central defenders.

He might not be as gifted as Cazorla in ball control department and not as calm as Cazorla, but he has tremendous energy and work rate as a box - to - box midfielder.

Today at 11:49 am - The France midfielder scored twice as United beat Manchester City to delay the champions being anointed, but was underwhelming in a 1 - 0 loss to West Brom which gifted City the Premier League title.

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.»

With the recent spate of injuries and suspensions plaguing Roma's midfield, Paredes has been gifted more playing time, logging 433 minutes in his last five appearances for the Giallorossi, including back - to - back full 90s, where he played in the double pivot alongside De Rossi, a role to which he seems perfectly suited.

Despite not offering much in terms of a goal threat, he is described as a technically gifted midfielder with an excellent range of passing — perfectly suited to solve United's renowned midfield crisis.

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

In Jerome Thomas, Chris Brunt, James Morrison and the emerging talent of Graham Dorrans, West Brom have the most fluent, dynamic and potent midfield in the league — but against Premier League midfields and defences they won't be afforded the sort of space and time generously gifted to them by Newcastle on Monday nighIn Jerome Thomas, Chris Brunt, James Morrison and the emerging talent of Graham Dorrans, West Brom have the most fluent, dynamic and potent midfield in the league — but against Premier League midfields and defences they won't be afforded the sort of space and time generously gifted to them by Newcastle on Monday nighin the league — but against Premier League midfields and defences they won't be afforded the sort of space and time generously gifted to them by Newcastle on Monday night.

A technically gifted player, capable of taking players on, he can play in midfield or as a winger.

In the Spaniard, United had a gifted midfielder, blessed with both vision and skill in plentIn the Spaniard, United had a gifted midfielder, blessed with both vision and skill in plentin plenty.

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.

The match swung from end to end on a pitch glazed with frost but in the 18th minute Hibs midfielder Dylan McGeouch gifted his former club a gilt - edged opportunity.

The technically gifted midfielder still has three years remaining on his deal at the Emirates and is the latest in a long line of Arsenal players to be approached by Manchester City.

Teenage Napoli midfielder Amadou Diawara is much closer in style to the kind of defensive midfielders Mourinho has favoured throughout his career than anything akin to a Michael Carrick-esque regista, although that isn't to downplay his technical gifts.

The gifted midfielder will be one of few in a group of safe players.

In midfield, PSG boasts Marco Verratti, an astute, perceptive passer, and Adrien Rabiot, a technically gifted homegrown talent.

One of Arsenal's most highly regarded prospects, Zelalem's loan move to Rangers came a little out of the blue, but the technically gifted midfielder has been rather impressive in Scotland.

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

We need technically gifted players in midfield we have two Manu and Mario unfortunately they both get knocked off the ball too easily in the premier you need to be strong as well as having other attributes.

La Dea's gifted midfielder Franck Yannick Kessié has already erupted onto the scene in his debut cameo in the Italian top - flight,...

This time, Milivojevic curled a superb cross from midfield towards the back post, and Zaha took advantage of the time and space he had been gifted to head in beyond Ryan.