Sentences with phrase «hold midfield so»

IF Wenger played to Ozils strengths with a PROPER DEFENCE AND HOLDING MIDFIELD so that he that freedom to be creative in the midfield then we will see the best of Ozil.

Definitely need a holding midfielder so either Ramsey or Xhaka can have licence to attack as neither are good at defending!

Pochettino prefers Victor Wanyama in holding midfield so it makes it a tight corner for Dier.

Not exact matches

He's a decent holding midfielder, so keep him there.

The Mirror is reporting this as a real possibility and claim that the ex-Gunners midfielder Mikel Arteta is Wenger's choice as his immediate replacement and they go so far as to say that the management have already held talks with the Spaniard about the possibility.

Quick notes on arsemal team 1 - paulista is not good as i though 2 - coquelin is essential in arsenal midfield to give stability but he can't hold the ball in his feet or give the right pass in the right time so we can't dominate teams anymore especially with santi absence 3 - ramsey = horrible, just a headless chicken running everywhere 4 - ozil could have easily 30 + assists by now 5 - Olivier Giroud the handsom french guy shouldn't ever be a big team first choice striker 6 - where are the 4 world class strikers that wenger said we had i didn't se anyone of the yet

If this is true then schneiderlin would be a very good signing IMO and we will then have two excellent holding midfielders le coq and morgan to rotate and also to play both of them in tough games like chelsea at bridge next season etc so he would be welcome addition otherwise go for kondogbia or wanyama tall tough strong physical players and they will give players like matic and yaya toure run for their money..

Pochettino may feel that the holding midfielder needs a rest, and so Tom Carroll is in line for a recall.

Our midfielders are not disciplined when it comes to the transition play so without a legit holding mid, the back four will be exposed every time.

If Arsenal stick with three centre backs then Mustafi must be considered a far better choice for the third birth alongside Kos and Holding rather then Monreal.Kolasinac has to come back in at left eing - back and Bellerin revert to the right.Midfield is a very different matter.Arsenal still desperately need a proper defensive central player.Ozil in this current side can not be considered anything more than a luxury.All of Bournemouth's creativity will come down the flanks so it's necessary to put players on to the pitch who are prepared to fulfill their defensive duties.This also means that unless Ramsey can work out that he's playing in midfield not as a number 10 he has no place on the team either.

Arteta understandably is a holding midfielder, so short passes are order of the day.

I.think we need at least five players, a defender, holding midfielder, a winger goalkeeper and a striker, so let Alexis Sanchez go.

since he's so good at assisting or creating chances or bringing others into the game or holding up the ball and less of a potent goalscorer, it'd be fair to say he could try out playing in midfield or behind a Lethal striker!

A proper holding midfielder wouldn't have been so careless in possession in the first place, but if they had lost the ball, they would've had no hesitation in stopping the counterattack and drawing a yellow card.

So long as we get a holding midfielder as well.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Wenger for year after long year has persisted, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, in the belief that no quality proper holding central midfielder with pace and power MUST sit in front of the defence at all times, and particularly so when away at tough away grounds.

Danilo Pereira is more of a holding midfielder and a destroyer, Porto have financial problems so could let him go at a reduced price e.g. # 25 / 30m

Elneny coquelin Ramsey xhaka will not get a football club top 4 bcoz the balance ain't ready right it was so obvious bs L City that we need another's midfielder that's holds the ball and can pass forward directly with defensive positioning even nzonzi would cost more than 20mil it's getting real boring being just short every season when ur in the hardest league on the planet

I must say though that if we did have those extra ten goals you talk about it could mean ten less from our midfield as games go a certain way when trying to hold a lead and so forth.

And it was looking as though Arsene Wenger had decided to use young Chambers in the centre of defence or has a holding midfielder, so maybe the former Gunner who was a regular starter at Turkish club Galatasaray until a fall out with the president and manager left him out in the cold could get his wish.

He did play rugby at a younger age so he may have the steel we need as a holding midfielder.

The January transfer window opens in 3 days so I hope Wenger already has set up plans to bring in another holding midfielder and a striker

So now people are suggesting that Jack should be our holding midfielder, WTF is going on?

Wenger is convinced goals will come from our midfielders and he «s probably right so, is Giroud «s job just to hold onto the ball and wait for the cavalry to arrive?

In come Jack Wilshere, Walcott and Giroud and we also have the combative Coquelin in the holding midfield position so the young Gunners in the team can express themselves without worrying too much about leaving the defence exposed.

Sparagna, who can either play at centre - half or in a holding midfield role, has already played for the French U20 side, however he has only featured six times for Marseille so far.

Ox - 5 horrible on the left, took too many shots from outside his range (I so wish we had a couple attacking midfielders that could shoot from outside the box with any consistency)... showed some composure when he moved back to the right side, especially when he took on the RB role once Giroud came in for Holding... his versatility is great but only if Wenger uses him on the right side

A Metro report that compares his numbers to those of Matic, Schneiderlin and Fernandinho shows that as well as being the best in terms of tackling, winning duels and making blocks, Coquelin has the highest pass completion at 91 percent, so can we now start to believe that Arsenal really do have the best holding midfielder in the Premier League?

Comparing Kondogbia to Sterling is laughable, Kondogbia won the u20 world cup, played at Sevilla in La Liga then went onto Monaco, for one so young he's done more than you know and it's not just against Arsenal, the Juventus game he held his own that was a tight 2 legged affair he wasn't overwhelmed by facing a midfield trio of Vidal, Pirlo and Pogba

Southampton up next in league and I would like to see eleny or chambers used in midfield to overcome wanyama and co we no saints will press and Harrass so we have to be clever and bypass midfield occasionally use giroud get him to hold up and start playing from their third.

Keeping Giroud on this squad with the promise of substantial playing time... the offensive tactics of this squad is way too indirect and is much more reflective of a hold up play / cross in the box scheme that suits Giroud's skill - sets but can't continue if Wenger really wants Lacazette to be successful... without Sanchez on the pitch this offence is a little bit like a headless chicken, passing sideways, providing relatively poor service to undersized players and sub-par finishing... this isn't to suggest that Arsenal can't perform without Alexis but this offensive scheme is antiquated and ill - advised, especially considering our personnel (poor man's Barca)... if Arsenal doesn't want to pay the price to get topnotch players so we can press high and play all out attack, we would be better served by adopting a counterattack approach... unfortunately that would mean developing a far less skittish defensive group that could withstand the pressure and we all know that Wenger hasn't opted for that approach considering our defensive pickups in recent years and the lack of a «boss» in the midfield

Taking example of the games so far, we really do need another holding midfielder.

So in short I think it's more important to keep alexis than it is to sign a new striker, but only if we can sign another attacking midfielder and another holding midfielder.

Now I am going to suggest that if we can't attract a world - class holding midfielder (not talking blood - n - guts destroyer here but more a cultured interceptor, reads the play well, tackles effectively, good passing range, breaks up attacks and recycles the ball quickly into attacking moves — so not Wanyama) to provide cover for the ever - improving Coquelin, we probably shouldn't worry too much because we have Rambo who can step into that role when Coquelin or Santi aren't available (injured / suspended).

So I expect Arsenal to go for more of an all round player, a holding midfielder if you will, and that is why this latest Arsenal transfer rumour reported by The Independent sounds like a very realistic one to me.

And Giroud is so important for our play as he holds the ball up well and links brilliantly with our attacking midfielders.

So, with Jorginho being signed as a deeper lying player, what does this mean for our skipper and holding midfielder Jordan Henderson?

Their depth at holding midfield is sketchy — Fernandinho, 32, has played 966 league minutes so far — but right now, this team is close to flawless.

Yaya Toure is suspended so the Brazilian duo of Fernando and Fernandinho are the holding midfielders with Edin Dzeko the lone striker after Sergio Aguero was ruled out for 8 weeks with a knee injury.

The 23 - year - old midfielder has struggled to hold down first - team football alongside the likes of Ronaldo and Benzema, especially since the arrival of Mateo Kovacic from Inter over the summer, having started in seven of his nine La Liga appearances so far this term.

As mentioned before in this article, Matic has built a reputation as being one of Europe's best holding midfielders and while he deserves this reputation in the Premier League, it may not be so clear cut as some would have you think.

Matic is considered to be one of the best holding midfielders in Europe at the moment and deservedly so but out of interest, how does he compare to some other of the Premier League's top holding midfielders?

He's so far resisted the urge to introduce Eden Hazard from the start, instead sticking with two holding midfielders.

The trio of Song, Ramsey and Arteta in midfield is working ever so well with Vermaelan holding the back four together and Van Persie can not stop scoring.

He's so talented he could probably play the Makelele / Sissoko / Gilberto holding midfield role too.