Sentences with phrase «in midfield at»

As they target the Premier League title Arsenal now have extra cover in midfield at a time when Santi Cazorla (knee), Francis Coquelin (knee), Jack Wilshere (shin) and Tomas Rosicky (knee) are all sidelined.

The overwhelming wealth of talent in midfield at his disposal is a cause for concern.

Knowing he's not first choice in midfield at the moment should spur Wilshere on to make an impression whenever he gets an opportunity, and he definitely did that at the KC Stadium.

The number of options we had in midfield at the beginning of the season would have made that difficult to happen here and Arsenal thought it wise to allow him move elsewhere.

Moreover, Arsenal have way too many options in midfield at the moment.

I will say it again, no control in that midfield at all..

Admittedly Arsenal were struggling with injuries in midfield at the time, with Wilshere and Cazorla being the main absentees, and so Elneny's signing was definitely necessary, but you couldn't help but feel there were more important areas that needed addressing.

I will tell you, if Ramsey or Cazorla don't turn up we look rubbish, not control in that midfield at all..

I like the inclusion of some of the younger players (Abraham, RLC, Winks), don't know why Lingard and Young are in there, no Wilshere is a joke, absolutely no creativity in our midfield at all https://t.co/mnBCJEgw8e

One said Coquelin looked lost in midfield at times, chasing shadows and the usual late tackle yellow.

It is well established that Arsenal need strengthening in midfield at the moment, with other reports suggesting Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin has been a top target (via the Daily Telegraph), while Real Madrid contract rebel Sami Khedira is another defensive - minded player who clearly fits the bill (also according to the Daily Telegraph).

The Spanish giants are in the market for new signings in midfield at the moment, and want to bring in a top prospect for the future as they pursue Kovacic alongside Brazilian prospect Lucas Silva, another rumoured target.

Ai nt too sure about the Ox's passing but atleast his got the stamina, strength and grit which we so much need in our midfield at the moment.

Chambers could have tried his hand in midfield at CDM, but I think he will be busy in CD because I don't expect Koscielny and Mertsacker to be completely healthy all season and play in all 4 competitions.

Look, so long as he's fit he won't do any worse than some of the other we have in midfield at the moment.

of days and arteta was there in midfield at that time.

My formation would probably leave us a bit open on the wings but we don't have much depth in midfield at the moment.

Montreal was found to be in the midfield at times.

I think the whole team has improved defensively since Coquelin has come into the team more bodies getting back behind the ball Arteta was the only real disciplined player in midfield at times.

Arsenal could certainly do with upgrades in midfield at the moment, and Rafinha still has time to prove himself capable of being the player Barcelona thought he would be when he came through as a highly - rated youngster.

Not exact matches

«He's not so far removed from football and the casual lingua franca of playing life, and his keynote could have been delivered at midfield in a practice,» notes The Wall Street Journal.

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.

Gibbs hasn't got the confidence to pass the ball forward, he gets to pass back to often and is not good at defending Monreal is a class act so we need to add there Ramsey is not a wide player, why Wenger doesn't play his strongest first then make the 2subs in 65 min and Walcot should have started as Ramsey is better in Midfield.

It is strange really, because when the Gunners were enjoying our most successful period, which culminated in the amazing and perhaps never to be matched achievement of winning the Premier League without losing a single game, it was with the combative midfield warrior Patrick Vieira at the heart of the side.

At the moment half the six are missing so I would bring in chamberlain rosicky and cazorla against the likes of Hull, but against united if they are still missing I would have diaby in the midfield.

We did very well in the beginning of last season with our Coquelin + Cazorla at the base of our midfield.

Arteta is certainly very talented, despite getting on in years, and will be hoping to get chance to impress Arsene Wenger before the season ends, but with the dogfight Arsenal are in with Man City and Man United for second place means that he is unlikely to be risked at the moment as the club has a whole host of talent in midfield right now.

Compared to the top teams, Arsenal look soft in midfield and defense and toothless at striker.

i don't get it, he claims it's about money but game time and wanting to play in midfield, but he won't get more game time at chelsea and conte will use him as a WB just like wenger.

In the midfield: I would have a go at Naigolann or Goretzka.

If we even want to have a shot at UCL title, we need more steel in the midfield.

This football player Jorginho — the strongest midfielder that there is at this time in Serie A. Watching him play is a pleasure for the eyes, it makes me mad.»

The French giants would arguably jump at this offer though, as it gives them an opportunity to bring in a fee, replace Neymar immediately and have the added bonus of Pogba bolstering their midfield.

Glides magnificently across the midfield but in his head wheels are turning cogs at a fast pace till the ta - da light goes off.

The best player on the pitch as Southampton beat Arsenal 2 - 0 at St. Mary's was midfielder Victor Wanyama, whose physicality and dominance in the centre of the pitch was much too much for the visitors to deal with.

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

I am angry that we are still short at the back and in defensive midfield, quality wise.

We need big characters on the pitch, I would love to see Flamini and Diaby at the base of our midfield with Alexis and the Ox on the wings and Ozil in the middle with Welbeck up top.

Liverpool have worries in midfield, however, with Adam Lallana missing the whole season so far due to injury, while the Daily Mirror report that little progress is being made on efforts to keep Can at the club.

Luka Modric will turn 33 in September, and while the Croatian international continues to be a joy to watch at times with his ability to run a game in midfield and set the tempo for Los Blancos, he can't do it forever as it'll surely start to catch up with him.

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.

With the midfield we have now or for the past 2 years and with Van Persie at the helm, we would have one the league in one of the past 2 seasons.

Looking at the season he's had and considering the competition in Arsenal's midfield, the Arsenal skipper Mikel Arteta looks likely to leave the club at the end of the season, despite signing a new contract not so long ago.

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

Picture this, if we had a quick, agile defender alongside kos, our full backs would have the freedom to bombard forward without worrying about covering for a slug at the back.Same if we had a big strong athletic dmf like gustavo, our midfield midgets would be free to move forward and create chances knowing that there is someone reliable protecting the back four.But then again this can only happen in my dreams or on FIFA manager

Arsenal should be looking at their midfield options this month, with Granit Xhaka and Francis Coquelin failing to form the partnership we had expected in the middle of the park.

But the game does a decent job at giving you plenty of options — young and old — who are free agents, if you find that your current group of defensive midfielders don't include Nemanja Matic or Paul Pogba in their ranks.

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.

Petr Cech also got a special mention for keeping us in the game — and he reckons that he will be buying «at least» one player his transfer window as the Gunners midfield is looking «a little short»...

One of the biggest names in the Premier League at the moment, Yaya Toure is one of the most high - profile transfer targets believed to be on Madrid's radar this January, with Carlo Ancelotti in urgent need of new signings in midfield.