Sentences with phrase «in at central midfield»

Jenkinson recovered from his poor form of late, while Ramsey showed what an intelligent player he is, filling in at central midfield and right - back with general effectiveness.

Keita coming in at central midfield, and presumably lots of money thrown at a new keeper and a centre back.

Not exact matches

At least Liverpool have lost their main midfield man Jordan Henderson to injury as well and so have gone for three combative central midfielders in Lucas, Milner and Emre Can.

The only other change made by the Frenchman is at the back, with veteran keeper Petr Cech coming back in and the midweek hero David Ospina dropping back to the bench, so Coquelin and Cazorla continue to be our first choice central midfield pairing and the summer signing Granit Xhaka will have to wait.

We simply have to look at strengthening our central midfield area also, and bring in a comfortable centre - back.

Of course it does not help Arsenal that Coquelin picked up the problem at the same time that another central midfielder Mohamed Elneny has headed off to Gabon to play for his national side Egypt in the African Cup of Nations and that he might not return until the February if they go all the way, but in a report on the Arsenal website the manager has set the estimated return date of Coquelin at just a few weeks.

The diminutive midfield magician has played in a number of roles for Arsenal and I am sure that Arsene Wenger will ask him to do so again at times, but the boss does seem to have settled on the central midfield role as the best one for the Spaniard.

Don't see Vidal coming, Arsenal have a glut of central midfielders in Wilshere, Ramsey and Cazorla and unless you see Wegner selling any one of them he's staying at Juventus.

Jack went with England to the Euros after barely playing at club level, and it'll be the same for the WC, because England are so bad, especially in central midfield.

Back in February, Alexis Sanchez scored both the goals for Arsenal against Hull City in a 2 - 0 win at the Emirates Stadium, but it was Oxlade - Chamberlain's performance in central midfield that stood out.

So with Milner out of contract in the summer, Wenger would be able to talk to him in January and with our well publicised weaknesses in central midfield, maybe the versatile Milner would feel that he would get a lot more games at the Emirates than he has been doing at the Etihad.

So judging by the fact that it was the French central midfield star Francis Coquelin sat next to the boss today ahead of the Champions League match at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, I assume that Le Coq is set for his first Arsenal start since picking up a knee injury in the Premier League win over Chelsea.

Overall, I've always been intrigued by the idea of a Wilshere — Ramsey central midfield but in reality, it will be impossible to implement at this moment as the team around them is completely fragile and they just don't have the correct mentality or skill set to become good in those roles at the highest level.

Having added a striker and midfielder, a central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th in the Premier League last season and is short of options at the back with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.

Unfortunately for Arsene Wenger his selection options in central midfield have suddenly disappeared at the worst possible time, so with Cazorla, Xhaka, Ramsey and Elneny all unavailable, so the Frenchman has had to put his faith in Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and you would think that his performance and effectiveness in the middle will be a key factor in the outcome of this hugely important Londo0n derby.

The move to bring the midfielder into the starting line - up is probably being forced on to the manager, but with Arsene Wenger still having to cope without almost every first choice central midfielder in the Gunners squad, the Frenchman is probably delighted that Rosicky has at least made himself available.

When Francis Coquelin arrived back at Arsenal after being recalled from a loan at Charlton, he was quickly installed as the automatic choice in central midfield alongside our Spanish genius Santi Cazorla and the pairing was absolutely amazing.

Sanchez — The fifth best winger in the world Ozil — The world's best number 10 Cazorla - The world's best central midfielder at the moment.

I know he has that burst of speed that can take out 2 or 3 players in flash, similar to what Rosicky does at times, but surely the primary attribute of a top central midfielder is quick incisive passing, great first touch and speed of thought.

I can also see him being deployed at times in central midfield as he was against Chelsea.

Obita featured in central midfield and on the left wing, but he was used most frequently at left - back, which is his strongest position.

The Arsenal transfer rumours about Jack Wilshere and a possible move to play for our old rivals Manchester United are still in the embryonic stage, as reported by Metro, but with the Gunners already having more options in the central midfield area where Jack plays there is a good chance that his loan season at AFC Bournemouth is not going to be enough to earn him a return to play for his beloved Arsenal.

With Michael Carrick and Ander Herrera also at Old Trafford and able to feature in the position, it may be profligate to bring in another central midfielder.

Whilst Pogba is one of the finest young players in world football and almost perfectly suited to the needs of Arsenal in central midfield, there has to be a feeling that tracking the highly rated Juventus man over Khedira could prove to be a suicidally optimistic move, with Khedira likely to be available on a bargain deal due to the fact that his contract expires at the end of the season.

It could also be viewed as a superb piece of business by Bayern boss Pep Guardiola, as Vidal is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in Europe at the moment and proved his quality last season as he scored seven goals and registered four assists en route to Juve being crowned champions of Italy once again.

In the midfield too, although the injury, absentee and disciplinary situation left the manager with no central options at the worst possible time.

Wenger has also used the double pivot at times, with Flamini alongside our captain and I wonder if this could be the template that Arsenal use in the future, but with Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere as the deeper lying central midfielders.

But Arsene Wenger has been handed a huge boost in his hopes of beating our EPL rivals to the central midfielder, after Ancelotti softened his stance and suggested that Khedira could leave, although he also suggested that his player might want to stay at Madrid, according to a Daily Star report.

Kolasinac is a versatile defender who is mostly utilised at left - back, but is more than competent as a central defender or in midfield.

something new for sure will happen at the very least we will be getting new players the question being who...... a striker with 30 goals abomyang a central defender a midfielder new maneger who diago simone will do well with atlatico or lazio he is connected to them arsenal needs some one within its ranks some one connected to them But today we seen an ugly encounter were certain players should have had the red i think technology should come in to it and players should be disciplined after The premier league is a physical strong competition to win it you got to be very strong very accurate and very demanding and if you do not have the team to do it you do not win our team didn't live to exceptions of last season so there for changes will have to happen

At Arsenal I don't think there is a position on the pitch that has quite as many players as our central midfield does and although it's good to have so much competition for places in the centre of the park, I can't help but feel that certain irregularity as to who will be in the starting eleven may cause a little unrest.

All three signings would make perfect sense for Liverpool though in truth, with central defence, especially at left - back and midfield all needing reinforcements if the Reds are going to compete on various fronts as of next season.

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.

With 24 appearances in central midfielder last season, perhaps the 25 - year - old could be considered a replacement to the under - performing Fernandinho at the Etihad.

A move for Delph would make sense on a number of levels for Liverpool, with the former Leeds United man set to be available on the cheap in January as his contract expires at the end of the season, whilst he is also the sort of enterprising, creative central midfield player who could excel in Brendan Rodgers» midfield.

And the Gunners have been strongly linked with a transfer move for the 27 - year old, but with Arsene Wenger seemingly happy with his attacking options, at least for now, and the squad desperately needing cover in the areas of central midfield and defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.

Another central midfielder we are supposedly looking at bringing in next month is Real Madrid's fringe star Dani Cabellos.

«Arsenal need to look at signing a new centre - half and definitely a central midfielder because people like Mikel Arteta may leave in the summer.

Well that may be a bit harsh, but in reality the boss will have to go with Francis Coquelin and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain in central midfield at Stamford Bridge.

A shame that Ramsey is injured, worryingly his hamstring again, but the Ox did a great job in central midfield and is playing well at the moment too, so hopefully we can cope.

Fernandinho, Demerai Gray, in an unfamiliar central midfield role, and Sead Kolasinac complete the midfield with the latter in particular standing out after his pivotal contribution inspired Arsenal's comeback in the win over Swansea City at the Emirates on Saturday.

They remain in a number of conversations as they search for a back - up central defender and a holding midfielder, but currently it looks like nobody will be arriving at Emirates Stadium.

But her son particularly impressed in his preferred central midfield position in the FA Cup 5 - 0 romp at Southampton in January.

Still, his presence will seemingly not stop the club trying to land another central midfield player as The Sun claims Schneiderlin is still on the agenda in a # 25m move, which could cast some doubt over the futures of some big names currently on the books at Old Trafford.

Arsene Wenger may be enticed to play at full - back, on the wing, and in central midfield.

Heard on espn was said of course liv controlled the game they were at home against an Arsenal who were missing their entire first midfield had a makeshift defense and played wingers in central midfield.

You yourself are saying you are seeing the best of wilshere......... at what expense?????????? What are the key passes, assists he has by playing at the most important central midfield position????? Wenger has practically make a joke of ozil (the best playmaker in the world, having highest assists and key passes) by playing him on left wings.

For now he's behind santi Ozil & Ramsey in central midfield I actually really like Jack on the wing with his higher conference at scoring I think he'll be really effective.

With central midfield one of the stronger areas for the North Londoners at the moment, they may not be in a rush to bring the Spain Under 21 international to the Emirates Stadium immediately.

The six players are; young striker Chuba Akpom who has been on fire this season and scored a hat - truck in the last under 21 game, Gedion Zelalem, the central midfielder who has been compared to Cesc Fabregas, Ainsley Maitland - Niles, the talented winger who was on the bench for the Stoke game, Stefan O'Connor the promising 17 - year old centre back who recently signed his first professional contract, Alex Iwobi the Nigerian born winger and nephew of Jay - Jay Okocha and finally the young defensive midfielder Glen Kamara who also plays for the Finland national team at under 21 level.