Sentences with phrase «holding midfield role»

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.
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.
Arsene doesn't seem to value the specialist holding midfield role or the specialist winger / wing forward role in this 3rd era at Arsenal (pre Emirates move era, Emirates move austerity era, post austerity Emirates era).
Paddy McNair had an extremely fruitful time on international duty, winning specific praise from manager Michael O'Neill after putting in a disciplined display in an familiar holding midfield role in a 1 - 1 draw with Wales.
He's so talented he could probably play the Makelele / Sissoko / Gilberto holding midfield role too.
The holding midfield role isn't for Willshere — It limits his attacking ability and he is not the best defensively.
He added: «I am not sure about Wilshere in the holding midfield role.
Peter Reid believes that Jordan Henderson is the best choice for England in the holding midfield role...
I think you have to be good defensively to play that holding midfield role.
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.
In a 4 -1-4-1 formation, Xabi Alonso takes the holding midfield role, with a fluid four of Thomas Muller, Mario Gotze, Arjen Robben and Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus ahead of him.
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.
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.
So obviuosly, that kind of player should never be considered for the holding midfield role.
This team works in the current set up, it wasn't working with Arteta in the holding midfield role.
Newspapers seem to suggest Wilshere needs to own the holding midfield role if he wants a carreer at Arsenal.
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.
The discussion about Vidal and the holding midfielder role has centered around being an upgrade to Coquelin... but I think it fails to recognise one important point.
But what can Arturo Vidal do in the holding midfield role that our own Aaron Ramsey can not do?
The Liverpool captain has the holding midfield role in Brendan Rodgers» team nailed down for the foreseeable future.
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.
Dier has played superbly in a holding midfield role all season, but might spend some time at centre - back after the injury to Jan Vertonghen and this would be worthwhile practice.
Arteta leaving has left a space in the holding midfield role, which has now been taken by Xhaka, and we also have Jack Wilshere returning to the squad after a year out, not to mention Ramsey, Cazorla and Coquelin (and maybe the Ox?)
Gabriel has arrived from Villarreal with the defensive issues in the squad being addressed and most importantly of all, Wenger has recalled Francis Coquelin from his loan with the midfielder excelling in the holding midfield role which has haunted the Gunners in the past.
Ghanaian Ebenezer Ofori, on loan from Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, started his first MLS match in place of Ring at the No. 6 or holding midfield role.
The over-reliance on Luis Suarez is somewhat of a concern.Grade: BWhich areas of the team need strengthening in January, and do you think it will happen?Obviously with Lucas» injury we may need to strengthen the holding midfield role, maybe a loan would be best suited.
Onto the midfield, skipper Jordan Henderson should occupy the holding midfield role, where he will be tasked with gaining the control of the ball ahead of David Silva and Kevin de Bruyne.
Switching between centre - half and right - back in his debut season with us, he moved into a holding midfield role at the start of 2015 - 16 and made that position his own.
Here I review three alternatives we could sign in the holding midfield role.
Jürgen Klopp's side are primed to stop a backlash in the return meeting at Etihad Stadium tonight, though Wijnaldum — who is set to feature in a holding midfield role — believes the most productive approach will be a proactive one.
Last season, the Samba star was not only solid in the holding midfield role but also proved to be effective in the attacking third.
The holding midfield role is one which Chelsea are quite well endowed.
If the impending signing does go through, it is not certain that Sané would play as a centre back, with the twenty - eight - year - old also capable of playing in the holding midfield role.
The Red Devils» depth at centre - back has seen the Englishman played both in a holding midfield role and at right back, where he's started four Premier League matches this season.
Arteta would continue his holding midfielder role.
United's performances haven't been great when the Dutch international plays the holding midfield role.
The Mail on Sunday claims that the 22 year old German international is seen as the perfect fit for the holding midfield role Wenger wishes to fill and his staff have scouted more extensively than ever before in the Bundesliga.
The midfield had Busquets back in the holding midfielder role with Xavi and Fabregas to keep him company.
I can, t really see him sitting in the holding midfield role and doing a «Pirlo», but you never know.
In the absence of Busquets, Villareal's Rodri has been drafted into the Spain squad, and he could potentially make his debut in the holding midfield role against a star - studded German squad.
Morgan Schneiderlein would also be another good alternative to fill the holding midfield role.
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