Sentences with phrase «into deep 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.

This change meant that Banega dropped into a deeper midfield role and I feel like he wasn't as influential in the second half versus the first half.

Not exact matches

With the emergence of Francis Coquelin as Arsenal's first - choice defensive midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - team.

oh and just to help you out ah little, please take into consideration, that deep lying midfielder who can play through the lines, has not been available for over a year, because if the man who has assembled this group of players can't improve them, then is it the players or the manager?

Herrera is more productive in deeper position, making late runs into the box, but his combative nature will help beef up United's midfield.

At the weekend since we were sending in longballs at the end we should have had a midfielder drop deep and have Koscielny go into the box looking for the solitary goal.

hello... am not a manager, tactician or anything... but to stop city you need to crowd the midfield... there is no way we will beat city with lacazette isolated upfront, sanchez chasing shadows trying to press city backline instead of playing deep to nullyfy them getting the ball into dangerous areas... city fullbacks or wingbacks (delph and walker) unlike other fullbacks they tend to carry the ball infield hence outnumbering opposition in midfield thereby giving de bryne and silva ample time to pick runners in sane and sterling..

Talking about complete midfield players, could this be the year that the giant Ivorian leads City deep into the competition.

It is obvious from the way we played before he moved into playing the deep - lying central midfield position.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

I will say it again Coquelin is the only true DM arsenal has, Chambers can be converted into a DM also, which i feel would be his most suited position, Xhaka is not really a DM but more a deep lying playmaker with some defensive qualities, cazorla also has that trait, Ramsay, Iwobi and wilshere are actually want to be number 10s, who are considered box to box midfielders but both lack the defensive discilpline, Elneny is our only box to box midfielder who is very disciplined and Ozil our number 10 who although provides a lot of assist does not provide a goal treat.

he should be finishing runs and not coming too deep into midfield, dribbling players and get dispossessed in dangerous situations.

Originally a more offensive player, Schweinsteiger was developed into a world - class deep - lying midfield operator, capable of acting as a metronomic presence in the heart of the park for both club and country.

At home he is from deep midfield into the final third, his pass is always quick and accurate.

I am a ozil hater and think the team can do far better without oxil, I would like to add ozil and Ramsey must not play together, both have good attributes, Ramsey normally gets into the box from a far deeper role than ozil, but lack the defensive discipline needed In this high tempo game, ozil can provide opportunities to score, but hides from the work load in getting into, defensive cover when the midfield goes beyond him and pressing the opposition.

Since Campbell came into the side, Ozil has dropped deep into midfield thus enabling Campbell to assume some of Ozil's role such as assisting etc..

Lukaku can drop deep into midfield, at times, which will not make Koscielny's job any easier, as he would need to keep an eye on the 21 - year old throughout.

Xhaka, who I like, or at least I like the Xhaka who plays for the Swiss national squad, has shown to be in way over his head in the premiership... of course he showed late in the year that he can stretch the field with the long ball but our squad isn't really set - up for that style of play... most of his long passes are in the air not on the ground and our squad without Giroud, which should have been sold the minute the transfer window officially opened, is one of the smallest in England... we need someone who can pick out the runs of our forwards in the lanes and who is fast enough to come forward into space without conceding his defensive responsibilities... we rarely see him shoot or even be in a position on the field to do so, we rarely, if ever, see him used for set pieces and it appears that the only person at the club who has ever coached him up when it comes to tackling is Coq, which explains his atrocious disciplinary record... maybe it's me but didn't you see him coming in and contributing more from an offensive perspective, with his killer left foot, than a deep - lying midfielder... if that wasn't the case we are the stupidest team alive for taking him over Kante

When Giroud came on our midfield runners in Ramsey, Wilshere and Ox (he was operating pretty deep) came into the attack a lot more and Giroud's incisive one - touch passing helped us increase the tempo from our disjointed first half and our attacks were faster giving Everton less time to organize.

Unless Wenger is crazy enough to convert a short deep playing midfielder into a striker, like what Van Gaal did to Fellaini.

That said it is far more productive for a midfielder to drop deep and drive forward then it is for a CB to go ahead of the midfield as the midfielder who is more attacking would just have to drop into defence.

If Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are to make a deep run into Champions League and finish in the top - four of the Premier League, they'll have to do it without a key midfielder.

The Wanda Metropolitano and the chance to go deep into the Champions League while working with one of Europe's best coaches are selling points for players - and Atleti would have the money to fund purchases of the new midfielders (like Dani Ceballos, Fabinho, Kevin Kampl, Vitolo) and forwards (Alexandre Lacazette, dream signing Andrea Belotti) they need if the transfer ban is lifted.

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 midfielders.

The two strikers also dropped deep into the midfield on some occasions, which then automatically triggered a forward run from Gerrard.

He has also scored 6 goals in 37 games, but his assists (three) were a bit on the low side, even when we take into account his deep position in midfield.

David Silva dropped deeper into midfield, while Kevin de Bruyne moved close to the Liverpool box, and the visitors upped the intensity of their pressing, forcing the Reds into numerous errors.

Time to time, Mané would move out onto the left flank and stay there, but with Coutinho dropping deep into midfield to play passes, Firmino, on occasion, would find himself as the widest offensive player — instead of positioning himself on the shoulder of the CBs or between the CMs and CBs.

He is equally adept at stepping up into midfield and dropping back to form a deep block.

Rasmus Elm was asked to sit deeper than usual in the midfield with Kim Kallstrom in trying to dictate the midfield and spread play, while Seb Larsson and Ola Toivonen took up their places on the wings to provide balls into the box.

The German can play a good deep - lying playmaker, but he hasn't developed / been molded into a pure defensive midfielder.

However, Spurs will have to dig deep into their pockets if they are to permanently sign Rabiot, with PSG reportedly keen to keep hold of the midfielder in the long - term.

However, there are instances where he finds himself too deep into the opposition half and although nothing comes of it because he's well covered by Benfica's defensive midfielder, the space he leaves behind would be very prone to teams in the Premier League who specialises in absorbing attacks and hit opponents in the counter.

He does appear to be more attacking than a Flam but I think he could easily develop into a deep lying playmaker from holding midfield.

Starting in a deeper central midfield position, Zavarov operated as a modern attacking midfielder, constantly making runs into the opponent box.

This is in part simply a numbers issue: the centre - backs stay deep, the full - backs rarely venture forward and if they do it's not into the final third, and at least one of the midfielders is held back.

It's all about getting back into the Champions League for Spurs this season and the return of Sandro will be like a new signing for the club, after he missed a large chunk of last season due to injury, and his class in a deeper defensive role is crucial for the attacking midfielder ready to fill Bale's boots.

When the ball shifts from one side to the other Liverpool keep 1 Full Back deeper in line with the Midfield platform while the Fullback on the side of the ball looks to go forwards into the next phase.

However they struggled linking play centrally, usually against ten deep defenders, forcing central attacking midfielder Andres Iniesta and forward Leo Messi to drop deep into non threatening positions in an attempt find space with the ball.

Deco now positioned himself on the right of Barca's midfield three but was happy to sit deeper, looking to draw Fabregas up the field and create space for Ronaldinho to drop into.

Gueye isn't much of a passer but he can carry the ball forward fairly well, so having Schneiderlin happy to cover lets him join the attack, while Rooney's willingness to drop back deeper into the midfield allows Everton to shift shape to a 4 -3-3 in possession if they wish, making them less predictable.

As a result of been tightly marked, the Arsenal captain had to drop deeper into midfield to influence the proceedings.

Cathola moved deeper into the midfield to make up his substitution and the Spaniard still managed to impress.

This problem was further demonstrated in the last twenty or so by looking where Alexis and Ozil were going to get ball and where Ramsey was when they did, they were dropping deep into midfield and he was twenty yards in front of them.

Van Gaal had always told fans and reporters not to obsess over formations; that the values of his philosophy ran deeper than the numerical notation of how many players fell into defence, midfield, attack and the slots between those lines.

In a 3 -5-2, he could play as a deep - lying playmaker, giving Marchisio (when he finally returns from injury) the opportunity to play in his more natural box - to - box midfield role, making runs into the box.

Wilshere could have done with dropping deeper to help the defence in the build - up — a task that Mesut Ozil ended up doing as the first half wore on, coming all the way back into his own half to get on the ball — however the attacking midfielders staying so narrow meant that it was easy for Brighton to deny them space.

His positioning near the half - spaces and the movement slightly deeper towards the midfielders, drags either the full back or the centre - half out of position, opening up spaces for the team - mates to run into.

Off the back of a season marred by a fasciitis injury and a metatarsal fracture, our diverse, role - playing captain has transitioned back into a deep «number six» position in central midfield.

The rather flat dynamic of the contest certainly helped Wayne Rooney as he attempted to get his long - heralded transition into a deeper - lying role in midfield back on track following a lengthy stay out on the sidelines through injury.