Sentences with phrase «into midfield for»

After the disastrous experiment of playing Mohamed Elneny in Arsenal's back three in pre-season, the Egyptian was moved back into midfield for the Premier League opener against Leicester and was an immediate success with an assist for Lacazette's debut goal.

A superbly strong combination, Philipp Lahm has excelled since being moved into midfield for Bayern Munich by Pep Guardiola, while Xabi Alonso has been an excellent signing this season.

We don't have anyone making good forward runs in between the defence, Ozil should be doing it seeing as Alexis is coming back into midfield for the ball.

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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.

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.

Despite impressing on almost every opportunity, it appears the Old Lady's midfield is too strong for the player to break into and the club are said to be willing to listen to offers in the range of $ 20 million for the 23 - year - old, a price range that is right down Wenger's alley.

Like I always say, there are certain players that can fit into Wenger's philosophy but he fails to get those kinda players IMHO Players that have excellent technicality ala Cazorla both in defence, midfield and attack especially midfield so the failure is in identifying and getting the right players for the system

iwobi on Wolcott as winger will not work for a whole season team on there manager will figure how to defend against us very easily because they both come into the middle not on the outside so there no space for the other midfield to work players like.

Liverpool are reportedly looking into signing two midfield players from Bundesliga side Hannover 96 for a combined fee of just # 8.2 m, according to the Daily Star.

Giroud was even dropping into the midfield defensively for much of the second half.

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?

Diaby can miraculously come back into contention for a starting place in the Gunners starting XI as a midfield enforcer option during the Gunners crunch period of their season.

Spot on We don't really need anymore offensive players as Ramsey / ozil / ox etc theo, Sanchez, rosicky Cazorla and poldi are capable of throwing their hat into the ring for a goal or 2 and are without doubt the best midfielders in the league..

I get your point mate.But in truth Ramsey is the CM and Xhaka is the DM according to our formation anf tactic.It's even debatable if Xhaka is capable of playing DM.I think Ramsey's tactical awareness is poor but he has every right to take risks and move into the opposition box.He's a box to box player.The only problem is Ramsey overdoes it.If we had a proper CDM the team would be more balanced.Now it's like we have two CM's playing in midfield and due to their poor tactical awareness we're always left exposed.I conclude by reminding people that Wilshere is better footballer and is more intelligent than Xhaka.It'll be better playing Wilshere and pairing him with a CDM than having Xhaka play there.He just gets to play over him becausr we signed him for # 35.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has confirmed that star midfielder Fabian Delph, who recently broke into the England team, will be out for several months after undergoing surgery on a dislocated shoulder.

Ramsey is the only player who makes runs into the box for us... lf not for him we would pass sideways for hours outside the box as none others make the runs he does Hes our best midfielder overall can do everything good and sometimes worldclass but just does nt do enough but who has @Arsenal.

Those 2 games, I'd go for Lacazette, Giroud, Sanchez or even Ramsey pushed forward into the front 3 and bringing someone with energy in like Elneny or Coquelin to keep our bite in midfield.

Hope le coq gains fitness soon... hes the only tough tackling midfielder we have.Remember how effective the Coqzorla partnership was.Granit Xhaka is clearly not cut out for the premier league... would rather thrust wilshere back into the fray tbh

According to the Daily Star, United are confident of wrapping up a # 65m deal for Sanchez, leading Arsenal to look into bringing in Martins in that attacking midfield department.

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....

Like not buying a midfielder of the Goretzka or Cavhalo Mould (Since we did nt, its high time we revert to 4 -3-3 and play Calum Chambers in midfield alongside Xhaka, let Ramsey, Ozil and Wishere struggle for the # 10 position because no matter what you tell Ramsey to do, he will go into the pitch and play as a 10.

There was more steel in the Cambridge tackling after the interval and for the first 20 minutes the game developed into a midfield battle but going into the final quarter Oxford moved further ahead.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

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Coutinho scored 14 goals and provided nine assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool this past season, but if he were to move to Barcelona, then as detailed by Tite, he would have to move back into a midfield role given the current attacking trident at the Nou Camp with Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

I just Read it this moring that Barca want to add 3 midfielders, Denis Suarez, Rafina and Ardan Turan plus money for Bellerin, Let's make it very difficult for them to get Bellerin so that they won't think is business as usual by selling their potential players to us at teenage and after we have mould them into world class they will want them back.....

Goretska or Seri walking into the 1st team (both better b2b midfielders than Ramsey) would allow Wenger to shop either Jack, Santi or Ramsey and free up additional wages for MO and Sanchez.

Though the Etihad Stadium brought in central midfield options in Javi Garcia and Jack Rodwell, the young Everton man is sidelined with injury and Yaya Toure is off to the African Nations Cup and this may well lead the Premier League title holders into making a formal offer for the experienced Roma man.

I'll admit to not being Giroud's greatest admirer but I have to admit he is a good striker, But as you have seen starting him in all the games isn't always a good move, for intelligent defences its quite easy to keep him isolated, he is not the most mobile striker on the planet and in those games it would be good to have a versatile, technical striker, one who could interchange with the wingers drop into midfield a Suarez type player.

This Czech side operates with a 4 -2-3-1 formation, a popular system for teams going into this tournament, and the main benefit it provides is attacking strength in midfield.

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.

The rangy 6ft 2in midfielder has already been capped at German Under 19 level and has forced his way into Bochum's first team picture this term and could well be destined for big things.

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.

Moving back to the 4 -3-3 after Motta's injury should have helped, but pulling Marquinhos into a rarely played position in midfield and putting Serge Aurier into an unfamiliar spot as a central defender in a back four threw PSG for a loop when City were on the ball.

CaughtOffside Says: Davies could be a long term replacement for King, Reo - Coker throws another «pretty good» midfielder into their squad and would probably create more selection issues than anything.

(The Mirror)... And another midfielder, Chelsea's Steve Sidwell is set to leap into the arms of Roy Keane, he is signing for Sunderland initially on loan.

Man Utd could have a lack of depth in midfield heading into next season, and a Barcelona midfielder has been touted as a possible solution for Jose Mourinho.

Kovacic is said to be one of the best young midfielders in Europe with Real Madrid also scouting him with an eye for a deal, however, no interest has yet materialised into a concrete move.

Also possibly starting in a 4 -4-2 with Morrow - Mavinga - Moor - VdW then switching to a 3 -5-2 by switching Auro on for a midfielder and shifting VdW into a third CB if we have a lead

Toure still has two and a half years left on his contract at City, meaning that the Premier League champions are under no pressure to sell, but with the midfielder heading into his thirties it would be no surprise if they cashed in and looked for a replacement — such as Juventus star Paul Pogba.

Wayne Rooney may find that the competition for attacking places is so stiff that he is moved into midfield, where he has impressed for United in recent weeks.

Then how come he plays welll for germany?Who prefer calmness style of play Alex iwobi is still a young player who given time can develop into a great player in midfield / foward positions

N'Zonzi is a tough tackling hard defensive midfielder and considering that Granit Xhaka has not really settled into the role for Arsenal, it would not be a surprise that Wenger is looking for an alternative for the New Year.

The former Everton ace has often been used in the centre of a back three for Tottenham, with the player moving into midfield when on the ball in order to retain possession for his side and start attacks in an effective and efficient way.

He occupies defenders so there's space for others to move into and get chances, but we had no one moving forward into that space, it was all just midfielders — Ozil, Ramsey, Cazorla looking for a forward pass, not a forward run.

Francis Coquelin is another who broke into the first - team a few seasons back, and looked like he was going to be the latest player to prove Wenger right for sticking with him for so long, but he is my least favourite central midfielder to start currently.

It would also allow Oxlade - Chamberlain to drop back into central midfield and cover for the absence of Ramsey and Wilshere.

While the MEN does not go into that much detail about how Mourinho might tinker his side, the report suggests it could involve sacrificing Jesse Lingard for Ander Herrera and using more men in central midfield.

Either way, the 22 - year - old should cost somewhere between those two prices and would be a huge signing for City in terms of a long - term replacement for Yaya Toure in midfield and the injection of some real world class quality into their squad.