Sentences with phrase «in that attacking midfield area»

Both Wenger and Mourinho could do with more quality in that attacking midfield area at the moment, with the two managers facing some doubts over their current options in that area.

Mourinho seems keen to make some changes in the attacking midfield area, with his side looking a little less convincing going forward in recent matches.

Don Balon claim Barca's interest in spending so much on Griezmann after just bringing in Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool in that attacking midfield area has been complicated by their January signing.

Building a team is like building a car, You need a reliable set of tyres [defence], you need agility and strength especially in the defensive midfield areas, computerized systems [intelligence / creativity] mostly in the attacking midfield areas, precision especially in the box.

In the defensive midfield areas, Le Coq has brought us some agility so far but we obviously still need some strength which Giroud has to track back to provide most of the time, in the attacking midfield areas, Mr. Wenger, an Engineer by profession fails to understand that you do not overload your off - roader with more computers [creative midfielders] than necessary.

Chelsea could do with reinforcements in the attacking midfield area, with the club not at its best this term and perhaps in need of fresh blood after a few years of Eden Hazard, Pedro and Willian rotating out wide.

«Nasri has found first - team opportunities equally as hard to come by this year, with the Frenchman behind the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and David Silva in attacking midfield areas.

Not exact matches

Man United are ready to offer $ 70m (# 51m) for the Stadio Olimpico duo and with Michael Carrick entering the latter stages of his career, Marouane Fellaini working more effectively in an advanced attacking role and loaned out midfielder Tom Cleverley likely to be sold outright, there is scope for strengthening this area of van Gaal's squad also.

Throughout his career so far, the midfielder has shown that he is capable of playing in central area of the pitch, with the midfielder being deployed as an attacking midfielder, central and defensive midfielder.

The problem remains the same the depth in the squad is not as good as it seems... sure Cazorla & Wilshere were not fit but we're talking about attacking midfielders an area where we're staked!

The «extra man» would force errors when we are attacking by the opposing team's confusion over who to mark, he would close down the enemy in the midfield and he would help steal the initiative off the opponent attackers by his mobility to position himself at the less served areas.

With midfield options now looking sorted, will manager van Gaal now turns his attentions to further strengthening his squad with additions in defensive and attacking areas?

Both Mkhitaryan and Ozil have the potential to start up attacks from deep in the central defense area and continue those attacks in the pivot attacking midfield set - up as well, and completing the same in advance attacking roles as well as striking positions.

The «extra man» would force errors when we are attacking by the opposing team confusion over who to mark, he would close down the enemy in the midfield and he would help out steal the initiative off the opponent attackers by his mobility to position himself at the less served areas.

Spurs are literally better than us in every area of the team: Defense, midfield and Attack.

Having already made key signings in defence and attack, the midfield is the next area to address and strengthen where possible.

Equally specialist and dedicated coaching staff who are allowed to contribute for the better functioning of the team are in place working on areas like defense, midfield and attack.

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.

Even Thierry Henry once said he thinks Sanchez is more suitable in the central attacking midfielder area, because Sanchez seemed like to move to the center when he plays.

I keep saying give Cazorla his No10 position and we will look more dangerous, Ozil is just getting away with it season in season out, we are missing out on a goal scoring attacking midfielder because Ozil just can't support the striker and he is the one further up, he just floats around the penalty area with no goal threat.

They are wide forwards or wingers or attacking midfielders and perhaps the reason why Wenger is not going to be forced to pay over the odds for someone like that is that, along with the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott, we already have a young playerr who looks like they may turn out to be a world class star in that area.

I think Arsenal need to modify it a little, to build the attack from the back easier and to dominate with more midfielders in deeper area.

Sometimes you will see a club win things with an exceptional display in one of the three key areas of attack, midfield and defence, such as the defence oriented Arsenal under George Graham.

The last thing we need is another attacking midfielder slash winger, it's about the only area we have PLENTY of depth in.

A decent DM would help in that area by breaking up opposition attacks and giving some solidity to our midfield.

Lack of qualities in some areas especially in defense and attacking minefields, here you may expect me to talk about DM instead of AM but for my quick view our AM with the exceptional of Mesut Ozil tend to dribble too often than looking for a killer pass, people may talk about Sanchez to be there but for me he is a better option among the available midfielders, however the only proper number 10 we have is Mesut Ozil.

With di Maria preferring to operate in similar areas to Mata — attacking midfield and wide on the left — it could be hard for both to be accommodated in the same team, particularly if Louis van Gaal sticks with the 3 -4-1-2 system that he has used so far this season.

who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind in midfield and central defence..

Lack of qualities in some areas especially in defence and attacking minefields, here you may expect me to talk about DM instead of AM but for my quick view our AM with the exceptional of Mesut Ozil tend to dribble too often than looking for a killer pass, people may talk about Sanchez to be there but for me he is a better option among the available midfielders, however the only proper number 10 we have is Mesut Ozil.

At Middlesbrough, he'll likely be used all across the attacking midfield band, as they've struggled to get results in that area of the pitch this season.

According to WhoScored.com, the South American has played ten games as a central attacking midfielder, six on the right flank, and one game on the left - hand side; that's 17 games in total, the same amount as he has been used as an «MC», the role he would presumably be asked to fill for Arsene Wenger's side, given their need for players in that area rather than further forward, where they have the likes of Mesut Ozil, Tomas Rosicky and Aaron Ramsey to choose from already.

The attacking midfielder will replace the creative influence lost by selling Gareth Bale in the midfield areas, strengthening Tottenham's attacking presence, but will not come cheap.

Hazard could be an upgrade on the likes of Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema in attack, while Kante is one of Europe's finest defensive midfield players and a possible upgrade on the ageing Luka Modric in that area.

Midfield and attack look like being the key areas of focus for the Gunners, with Arsene Wenger unhappy with some of his current squad options in those departments as his side have got off to a somewhat up - and - down start to the 2014/15 season.

Key for me is how aggressive we are... We need to be winning the 50 - 50 balls in the midfield and surging up field in packs while leaving key areas covered to protect against the counter attack.

After all the frustration earlier in the summer and the feeling that Arsene Wenger was making the same old mistake of being way too over cautious with the club's money, Arsenal did end up spending a fair bit and strengthening our squad in the three key areas of defence, midfield and attack.

In attacking phases of play, the Shadow Striker forms a partnership with a No. 9 but when the team is defending, they drop into a deeper area of the pitch in order to try and retain possession by hassling opposing central midfielderIn attacking phases of play, the Shadow Striker forms a partnership with a No. 9 but when the team is defending, they drop into a deeper area of the pitch in order to try and retain possession by hassling opposing central midfielderin order to try and retain possession by hassling opposing central midfielders.

He often sets the tone for his side as he wins the ball in midfield areas before launching a Manchester United attack.

Later in the half, he came out of his area to attack a pass in the midfield area but stopped halfway through and was beaten by the Newcastle passing sequence.

His pass completion rate stood at a respectable 83 % but his completion rate in the midfield and attacking areas were at 79 % and 75 % — which is surprising given his impact in both areas of the field last season.

Simple positioning can stop an attack in it's tracks and it seems Tom Cleverley excels in this area — the United man is currently averaging 1.7 interceptions per game (another telling sign that Cleverley is modelling himself on Michael Carrick, the elder United midfielder averages 3.5 interceptions per game).

As the Possession chart with heat map on the right of the image above, Sweden attacked very centrally going from right to left, the action when Sweden were on the ball occurred in the centre of midfield with 64.78 % of the Swedish possession coming in the two most central areas of the pitch, around where Ibrahimovic spent most of the game.

Wijnaldum operates in the attacking midfield, an area that Pochettino will be keen to strengthen after completing the signing of Victor Wanyama in the defensive midfield.

The Dutchman's strike rate has also taken the pressure of Wayne Rooney and has allowed Rooney to adapt his game to play in a multitude of positions in and around the midfield and attacking midfield areas, and this will be good practice indeed for when Sir Alex decides to drop Wayne Rooney into a deeper midfield role which seems inevitable as his career progresses.

It's in gaps between the orthodox positions and departments of defence, midfield and attack where managers and players are evolving the game to find new ways to gain advantages, to surprise opponents and drag them into areas they don't want to go, uncertain of how to react to a footballer seemingly playing as a law unto themselves.

When the ball is brought in waves by the midfield and defence and the attacking / wide midfielders get the ball in central areas they look to run at the opposition midfield and defence looking for runners behind the defensive channels / line.

Do the players rotate back across and switch play through midfield, or do they utilise the space in the wide area to attack opposition.

Sebastian Larsson and Ki Sung - Yueng, who completed 100 % (20/20) of his attacking third passes against Liverpool, are both extremely comfortable when in possession and with Lee Cattermole adding increased steel in combination with their patience on the ball, Sunderland look far more balanced in midfield and all three will try to prevent Rooney from picking up the ball in dangerous areas whilst providing good service for both Johnson and Giaccherini to flourish.

These players will need to encompass all areas of the side, defence, midfield and attack all need to be energised in order for this Liverpool side to finally meet their expectations.

The attacking midfielder is known to play in an advanced role and love a through ball into the area.