Sentences with phrase «half as a target man»

I know Giroud will start as the target man on Saturday.

Yes Giroud is not a 30 goal a season striker, but he does have his place, when we are struggling to get the ball out of our own half as a target man, and in set pieces, and defence, and he does score the odd goal from free play as well.

welbeck for some reason can not play as a target man he doesn't have the attributes..

Don't you think he'll need time (could be long) to adjust to play as target man?

Nevin reckons that having Giroud as the centre forward is the way, as his ability as a target man gets the whole team further forward and that allows more space for the German play maker to work his magic.

It is games like this in which the talents of Giroud can be most useful, as we can use the width of the pitch and get balls in the box to exploit his size and power in the air, while his strength and ability as a target man to hold the ball up and bring other players around him into the game is a huge weapon.

That is one of the reasons why I think Arsene Wenger should start with Olivier Giroud in the centre forward role, as this sort of game really suits his strength, link play and ability as a target man.

Pogba was poor when he came on, but the approach from Mourinho to play Fellaini as a target man is beyond me.

If Aubameyang is brought as a target man just like Giroud was and Lacazette has become, Arsenal would still not make it and Aubameyang would be a flop like Walcott, Giroud and lately Lacazette is being feared to be headed.

The Argentine defender move to a left - back role following Luke Shaw's suspension and struggled to contain Burnley's attacks as they targeted Man United's left side.

Though the Spanish forward has not had the greatest of seasons, he has frequently found himself in games where he has been left to chase long balls or compete as a target man for his team, which is not the best use of him.

We need Giroud to play as a target man.

The way that Wenger has Arsenal set up to play, usually anyway as we dominate possession against all but the biggest clubs we face, means that his power as a target man and his link up play are invaluable in breaking down stubborn defences and bringing the players around him into dangerous areas.

Our play is generally one dimensional with Giroud up top as the target man.

But here Costa did his job as target man expertly as he fought off the challenge of a Porto defender to lay the ball off for Hazard, who teed up Willian to do the rest with a perfectly - weighted pass.

Giroud is being used far more as a target man to build play up and muscle with defenders, but as we've seen in the Frenchman's last few games, at half time, he's actually had less touches than both goalkeepers.

He's scored some very good goals so far this season and has been a real help for the team as a target man as well.

Our attacking option will be Alexis in left, Theo in right, and Lucas as target man.

He put himslef about fort the 70 plus minutes he was on the pitch, chasing and harrying and doing a great job to bring the ball down as a target man and to link up with the other French attackers.

After all you wouldn't expect aguero to play as a target man now would you.

Also, Giroud's excellent work as a target man set up the goal, so you have to say the sub worked out perfectly.

When a pacey striker is force to play as target man, y got laca.

Yes AW knows that OG12 is not enough thats why this season he got AS17 and he states that he got him to be a striker but the everton game gave him a picture of how EPL defenders will make it harder for a small sized CF playing as a target man so now the old man is in dilemma on whether to buy another striker or improvise he will definetly sign a defender and another midfielder but for a striker AW is undecided yet

But based on what I saw so far, I think Sanchez or Iwobi playing as a playmaker would work well with Giroud as the target man.

He will be performing nothing very different from Perez only that Perez will have a smaller radius to execute the same, and Giroud stays put in there most of the time as the target man.

«There isn't a striker in the world who's better than him as a target man.

In a home game against Burnley, Arsenal are likely to need Giroud's presence as a target man to link up the play and give us the extra danger of using the flanks and putting balls into the box if the central area is congested, so can Giroud make it six in a row against the Clarets and keep Arsenal's title challenge alive?

And strangely enough, today on Arsenal.com Wilshere himself admitted that he looking to play more alongside Ozil, and he could easily do that with Lacazette as the target man.

But even though it looks like the Frenchman is over his poor run of form I do not think this is a good idea as the pace and movement of Welbeck spearheading attack has been great and is much better suited to this match than Giroud's strength as a target man.

So for a change Arsene Wenger put Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and an unfit Alexis Sanchez in the Arsenal midfield, with Olivier Giroud as the target man in the middle.

It is probably a simple knee - jerk reaction to Giroud's injury, but is Zigic going to be of any use whatsoever, except as a target man when we get corners and free - kicks.

I thought you were going to say you can't compare OG to the others because they don't play as target men.

I'd be happy with Bony / Giroud as target men and Sanchez as our top striker choices.

Unless Wenger wants to be mad like Van Gaal and Mourinho, using Fellaini as a target man.

The next two games give Arsenal the ideal chance to do this, as Sunderland at home is well suited to playing Giroud as a target man while Liverpool away is set up for Theo to hit them on the break.

If anything, the fact that he only played 23 minutes of the qualifying campaign is his main hindrance, as he might be played out wide to accommodate 8 - goal top scorer Artem Dzyuba as a target man.

Or Fernando Llorente may simply go in as the target man up front.

When compared to the centre - forwards who were once first - choice to lead the line for the club — players such as Denis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie — he is clearly sub-par, but he has his own qualities, especially as a target man and a threat in the air.

The fundamental issues that have stopped us from winning trophies is the same now as it was last year, we need at least top quality, premiership ready centre back, and a striker that can come in and play as a target man with a fox in the box mentality.

There has been talk of a return to 4 -4-2 with Giroud and Marouane Chamakh rotating as the target man and Podolski, Gervinho et al providing support from a classic support striker role.

Chicharito is a classic nine who could play either as a target man or use his speed to break free.

It is not surprising that Juventus would use Mandzukic as a target man since he is one of the best headers in the world and is the most physical player other than the central defenders.

Podolski / Giroud / Chamakh can play as the target man.

Although not a prolific goalscorer, his imposing stature and keen ability both in the air and on the floor as a target man brings the rest of Spartak's experienced and talented attack into the game.

It wasn't without effort, but Bendtner struggled to link up play, hold the ball up for the Gunners to relieve any pressure or be in the box as a target man for crosses.

@ Erik — «Van Persie is an amazing football and can adapt to any role, remember when he replaced Adebayor as the target man?

Everything else you said is ok, but wouldnt say I agree 100 % at all, e.g Van Persie is an amazing football and can adapt to any role, remember when he replaced Adebayor as the target man?

Marouane Fellaini as the target man, providing an aerial threat, as well as creating space and chances for Wayne Rooney and Memphis Depay.

The fit is decidedly awkward, with both players being comfortable as target men in the box and neither excelling at dropping deep, receiving the ball at their feet, or doing the kinds of creative things that help generate chances.

While Giroud may not really have the pace or the guile, what he does have is the ability to play as a target man.