Sentences with phrase «holding midfielder for»

Tony Pulis has used the Northern Irishman as a centre - back, left - back and holding midfielder for the Baggies this season.

Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic had featured in the holding midfield for Manchester United in the match.

The 22 - year - old Mali international has made waves in holding midfield for the Austrian outfit since joining Salzburg from Real Bamako in 2015.

HOLDING MID FIELDER Mr Manager, the prob with our team is we are forcing players who are not meant for defense to hold the midfield for us, Cesc is Like Zedane he needs Makelele for him to perform.

Not exact matches

When Arsenal played with Arteta as defensive midfielder that situation never occurs he tends to control the flow and pace of Arsenal game with his passing and by holding his position, he also runs into space very well and always available for a pass.

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).

This is being reported by the Sun, who state that the player's wages are not what's causing a delay in talks, with the midfielder's want to get more first team minutes under his belt being the main reason for there being a hold up in negotiations.

Our rotated defence will have the extra protection of tweo holding midfielders in the absence of Coquelin at least, with Wenger going for Arteta and Flamini as a double pivot and it looks like Aaron Ramsey will be our number 10, with the Ox and Joel Campbell on either side of Olivier Giroud in attack.

Mertesacker has now moved to praise the leadership skills of new signing Granit Xhaka, who expected to rival Francis Coquelin for the holding role within the base of the midfield.

Center backs, and more specifically sweepers, are designed for interceptions, just like holding midfielders.

We have Flamini and Arteta as «holding midfielders» WAKE UP WENGER: - Mertesacker Arteta Flamini Sanogo Monreal These are Squad players NOT players with ambitions of the title or CL, bench players for the capital cup..

Allan operates predominantly as a holding midfielder, and would provide a useful foil for the flair players in Chelsea's ranks.

«They needed a holding central midfielder and they've paid around # 30m for him, which is the type of money the Arsenal fans want to see being spent on the best players.

Carvalho is strong and technically gifted and I agree that we need a holding midfielder but the notion of pace and power is rubbish considering that Barca and Spain have been successful for the last 10 years and Xabi Alonso ai nt the quickest or strongest like Arteta.

I an all for one striker and one holding midfielder.

Barcelona have reportedly turned down an offer from Inter Milan for midfielder Rafinha as they hold out for closer to # 35million for the player.

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.

It also emerged over the weekend that Liverpool have been in talks with Fiorentina over the sale of left back Emiliano Insua prior to Roy Hodgson's appointment, and another report suggesting Palermo have held talks similarly for midfielder Lucas Leiva.

Marouane Fellaini has been enjoying a decent run in the side as a holding midfielder, but Van Gaal may revert to Schneiderlin and his greater defensive awareness for the trip to Stamford Bridge.

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

And one of those under the spotlight is believed to be holding midfielder Etienne Capoue, with Sherwood understood to happy to let the France international leave the capital in January, despite the fact the 25 - year - old only joined Spurs from Ligue 1 outfit Toulouse for # 9.3 m last August.

A top quality striker, a top CB and a top holding midfielder will be okay for us in the summer.

He said: «The whole world seems to know that Arsene Wenger needs a high - quality holding midfielder but for some reason he chooses to ignore that inadequacy in his squad.

Nice line - up, I'd prefer that 3 back line all day, except it will be Gabriel for mustafi, that's grit, steel, aggression and intelligence at our back line, but imagine monreal as a CB when we have Gabriel, holding, I don't understand wenger Mustafi goes into tackles headlessly The front line and midfield is also super human, just dat Ozil is a pussy against aggressive and big teams, I'll prefer ox or Wilshere or mahrez....

I'm very happy with the business we've done, now before the window closes maybe a defender or two and holding midfielder, or is that too much to ask for.

For someone who's long been touted as the midfielder to hold his own for many years, Wilshere has spent more time off the pitch than on the pitFor someone who's long been touted as the midfielder to hold his own for many years, Wilshere has spent more time off the pitch than on the pitfor many years, Wilshere has spent more time off the pitch than on the pitch.

Once United sign the Bayern midfielder, Southampton will then have the choice of whether to hold out for their full valuation of Schneiderlin, assuming that Arsenal want him of course, or whether to make a deal and accept a lower offer after promising not to stand in the way of the Frenchman's progress.

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

Another is Sergi Samper who is a 20 - year old holding midfielder with Barcelona and the third is Aleksandr Kokorin, a striker for Dynamo Moscow.

«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.»

Never the less, I still see the need for a striker and a holding midfielder.

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.

If its Cavalho, then Chambers becomes Vermaleen's replacement and Hector is coming of age as our second Right Back for the season (Jenkinson is still on our books though not available to us this season) and if its Sokratis, Chambers will become our holding / defensive midfielder.

For this i think we need a midfield that can hold the ball and dictate the tempo of the game.

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

The Gunners missed out on Carvalho this summer, but remain keen on adding a young holding midfielder to their squad, capable of challenging captain Mikel Arteta for a starting spot.

the truth is that arsenal are not a coherent team anymore... not clear what their footballing strategy is... seem to have given up on passing game for counterattack which might work in odd games but wont win us anything unless we have a midfield that can hold on to ball because we will be under the kosh most of game and will eventually buckle... but the problem was clear at half time in this gane and wenger did nt do anything about it... and if he is paid for anything it is to make those kind of critical decisions....

For Liverpool fans, they'll be delighted to see Coutinho is no longer Barca's only target for that creative midfield role, and will hope that means they can keep hold of their star player for at least a little longFor Liverpool fans, they'll be delighted to see Coutinho is no longer Barca's only target for that creative midfield role, and will hope that means they can keep hold of their star player for at least a little longfor that creative midfield role, and will hope that means they can keep hold of their star player for at least a little longfor at least a little longer.

Peter Reid has expressed his belief that Liverpool star Jordan Henderson is a better choice than Arsenal's Jack Wilshere for the holding role in England's 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.

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.

A report in German publication Bild has claimed that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is already planning for next season and has held a meeting with the agent of Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka.

Our proBlem is just in central midfield, one only thinks about scoring goals, one likes holding on to the ball for long, cant pass before he runs and bumps into other players, the others just weak and slow.

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.

The 23 - year - old right - back earned his first caps for Portugal this year, and is likely to be one of Lisbon's next big money exports along with holding midfielder William Caravlho — who was targeted by Arsenal last summer.

Ramires is expected to deputise for the holding midfielder, with Kurt Zouma making his cup final bow for the Blues.

The Sporting Lisbon and Portugal holding midfielder is one of the hottest properties in European football, with Premier League scouts monitoring his progress for several seasons.

The holding midfielder which wenger and england coach has in mind just will not work for wilshere, his tackling is likely to get him injured or a red card, because he always goes to ground, with feet always out, liable to get injured or punished by a referee

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..

For one, Man Utd, Liverpool, Man City, Juventus, Real Madrid, etc. all rarely employ the traditional holding midfielder, or the midfield destroyer in the mould of Viera.