Sentences with phrase «holding midfield»

«He can play centre - half or he can play holding midfield, I thought he was terrific today.

The Poland under 17's international can play in either holding midfield or in central defence.

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.

The Liverpool captain has the holding midfield role in Brendan Rodgers» team nailed down for the foreseeable future.

However, the vigor with which Wenger is weighing up his options at Center - Back, it wouldn't surprise me if he brings in one, and keeps Chambers» versatility, to play at Center - Back, Right - Back and Holding Midfield, open.

There has been a lot of talk about whether Arsenal should start playing Jack Wilshere in the deep lying holding midfield role that he has started to occupy and do very well at for England.

But what can Arturo Vidal do in the holding midfield role that our own Aaron Ramsey can not do?

• Calum Chambers — Chambers is another prospect that could be introduced in holding midfield.

If we make the mistake of not finding a quality DM to make the holding midfield role competitive for Coq and to ensure we always have a fresh pair of legs to do the dirty job for us in the midfield is equivalent to shooting ourselves in the foot.

Jones has been played at right back, center back and even in holding midfield, yet has never looked out of place.

This team works in the current set up, it wasn't working with Arteta in the holding midfield role.

The answer is we wouldn't unless we wanted Ramsey and Vidal to compete for that holding midfield position.

Newspapers seem to suggest Wilshere needs to own the holding midfield role if he wants a carreer at Arsenal.

It would at least take away the danger and consequences of him bombing forward from what is supposed to be a holding midfield spot (regular Xhaka / Ramsey pairing always makes me uneasy about counterattacks).

Yes, though they make occasional errors, I think the holding midfield position and the wing is where we are mostly weak.

Not many Gooners would disagree with his second tweak, which is a backup / partner for Francis Coquelin in the holding midfield position.

He wasn't signed to be a holding midfield player and that's clearly not what he enjoys or is best at.

In defence and holding midfield we're missing a few pieces to the puzzle.

One keeper, one centre half, one holding midfield player, one creative attacking midfielder and a striker that can do something different and more regularly effective than Lacazette.

The first is the fact that the Egyptian midfielder really is an all action player who will give everything and run all day in that holding midfield role.

In my opinion, Özil, should be dropped from the No 10 role for cazorla who had been playing like a God prior to ozils return and we should have our two holding midfield players, similar to the way we played against City (it was Ramsey and Le Coq that day).

You can't have your two holding midfield players bombing forward and overlapping the wingers and being in the box.

Sorry for continually being ignorant and missing the point («your» point to be precise)-- but playing one - twos with Alexis in the opposition penalty area in the Copa and being deployed at the head of Juve's midfield diamond is not convincing me that his coaches / managers see his best position as a disciplined holding midfield player.

Honestly, if coquelin and diaby prove their fitness along with chambers those 3 could easily over take arteta and flamini as our holding midfield choices.

It is a scary thought for the Gunners because we believed we had moved on from the days of having to rely on Flamini holding our midfield together.

A holding midfield player is a must and 3 league games doesn't.

He can play in holding midfield, he can play if needed on the flanks as well.

Depth — One area that needs to be solved, especially in the holding midfield and wing positions.

On a serious note, as the source point out, Tottenham Hotspur already have Scott Parker, Olympic hero Sandro and Jake Livermore to fill the holding midfield role and the north Londoners surely have other, more pressing concerns this summer.

Mourinho has a host of defensive and holding midfield options at present, with Serbian Nemanja Matic now the regular in the Chelsea starting line - up.

Champagne Charlie said, «Arsenal are strong and I've tipped them to win the Premier League but I would still like to see them sign another holding midfield player.

Probably the world's best left - back right now, Alaba is equally adept at centre - half or even holding midfield.

Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio said he «sees possibilities for him to become an important player» if the Monterrey midfielder picks El Tri, noting that he believes Gonzalez can expand his game and play a box - to - box role, rather than the holding midfield position he plays for Rayados.

A long - term target for the Gunners this defensive midfielder could be the answer to their problems, but only when manager Arsene Wenger admits there is a problem in holding midfield.

Having suffered an ankle injury in pre-season which kept him out for the first few months of the campaign, the former Spurs play - maker became a regular in the team at both centre back and holding midfield.

Ki Sung - yueng, who rejoined Swansea in the summer following a year spent at Sunderland, has cemented the holding midfield role under Garry Monk — a position that Arsenal want addressing despite the promising form of Francis Coquelin.

Peter Reid believes that Jordan Henderson is the best choice for England in the holding midfield role...

While Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps can call on a number of possible replacements for the lanky midfielder, Arsenal are lacking in the holding midfield department.

«People are now asking why Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool all failed to identify Kante when they were looking for a holding midfield player in the summer.»

The holding midfield role isn't for Willshere — It limits his attacking ability and he is not the best defensively.

Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks since the beginning of the season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the league by now and will have been chipping in with the odd goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.

He would not be a back up for Coq but a stiff competitor for our holding midfield position

But his age is making me to panic of his manning the Gunners defensive holding midfield role against the speedy Barca's pouncers in Feb Ucl clash at the Ems in Feb next year.

Bottom line, if he is angered bench the players who were not good enough and play those who deserve some game time based on the Southampton game or on games where they had a positive impact: - Take Özil out and play Ox in the hole (he has to understand your the highest paid player of the club, your given freedom like nobody else and your even seeking even more money with a new contract you can't play like that ever and go AWOL)- Put Sanchez on the wing or up top but put Welbeck in (Walcott didn't track back near enough for the Alsonso goal)- Iwobi has been bright from the wing let him play there - Xhaka has to go back in the holding midfield role and I would take out Coquelin because he could've taken a foul on the hazard's goal.

I have started training in that holding midfield role and played a few games there which was enjoyable.

«Coquelin has done really well but I would like another holding midfield player to come in, perhaps a Schneiderlin type of player.

One Center back (Monales is ideal), one holding midfielder, who can be a leader too (Xhaka is ideal for this role), One winger and one center forward, the most critical area (R.lukaku / Aubameyang or any other clinical striker).

Jack and Flamini to hold the midfield and Ozil or Santi as CAM, Ox and Sanchez wingers that is the inly way to play Chelsea.

We don't have enough quality in back of Central midfield be it a top holding midfielder or top box 2 box.

«When I talked about the spine and talking about the goalkeeper and a centre - back and a holding midfielder and a striker, I'm not saying to the guys [who are already there] «leave and let [new guys] come and play», no, [I'm saying] compete.»