Sentences with phrase «lead striker at»

It's easy to forget the curious path Rodrigo has taken to the top, especailly as he peeled away to celebrate a goal against Germany which has put him in pole position to be Spain's lead striker at the World Cup.

Should this even be a topic?Giroud is a player of average quality always surrounded by good players.I just don't get.It's as if only Arsenal fans rate him.This was a player who was bought to be the leading striker at Arsenal and after his years of failure which many deny he's now become a super sub?How laughable is that.From failure to super sub.If the so called world class striker we're signing goes out with an injury for about five months who comes in then.It seems to me people lack vision.Why is it always Giroud Giroud Giroud?After so many seasons people are still debating what souldn't even be debatable.I've lost count of the number of times he's been talked about here.This is the problem with our club.It's just not ruthless.This is a player who should have been gone long ago but due to him being French he still gets the chances.We won't miss him when he goes and I'd like to see if he'd stand out in a smaller club.

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«We have been led to believe that Ibrahimovic will play further and further away from the box in order totouch the ball more, leaving the striker position for Edi to fill, which was the case several times at the end of 2014 - 15.

Yes we have large squard bt not a best 11, though we can't have wc at evryposition, it is a team game, weakness to one is weaknes to all bt sincerely except Giroud, we do not have a striker that can succesfully lead our line.

goodness i can't believe it people will still defend him.You know something when Giroud misses many chances like at Monaco i did not criticize him even based on that you know why?its because he has always not been clinical.The only way a team can improve is by indentifying its problems and solving them.Arsenal has Giroud as the main cf and Welbeck as backup to him.Giroud has done well scoring some goals some too important but collectively he does more harm than good.Do not use moments to judge a player judge him based on content.Giroud does not excel in many games than he excels in games.As a main cf you need to be consistent.I see people here saying Giroud can not dribble he cant do this he cant do that but its a bit crazy to criticize him for that because every player has his own style.Giroud limitations as a player costs arsenal and will cost us a lot.Most importantly his poor finishing which has cost us several times.Not good enough.His style of play is ok for us but a striker who can take on players and run behind defences very well would make us very strong and also should be clinical.For Welbeck he needs to works on his finishing and composure by doing the basic things right.He rushes infront of goal too much.For now he is just above average.However he can excel if he works on improving.Giroud and Welbeck will always be a pain in arsenal's neck for most part.Some will call me stupid but hey at least i want to analyze the problem.People may support Giroud or Welbeck to lead the line next season but as the saying goes if you fool me once shame on you but if you fool me twice shame on me.Will you let Giroud and Welbeck fool you again?

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney ended an 11 - year wait for a goal at Anfield on Sunday to give his side the lead with just over 10 minutes remaining.

With their Swedish centre forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic injured it is likely to be the young English striker leading the line at Old Trafford on Saturday, so is he the main danger man and does Wenger need to take special care to stop him hurting our title challenge once more?

In a disappointing start to the defence of their crown, the Blues twice surrendered the lead at Stamford Bridge and also finished the game with ten - men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was shown a straight red card following a challenge on Swans striker Bafetimbi Gomis early in the second half.

Inter's struggles in mid-table — the Nerazzurri again failed to qualify for European competition — had led to some speculation that Icardi would seek his fortunes elsewhere, but the striker has opted to remain at the Giuseppe Meazza.

He's become one of the best strikers currently in the European game and to have a player of his quality on board leading the attack at Arsenal would be a fantastic move for the club.

I really do nt see any legs in any of these stories about any more transfers, The evidence is all there among all the smoke and mirrors, Look at the evidence, Wenger stated that Giroud would lead the line next season and as such we have have only seen any real movement towards buying a striker in the purchase of Asano who clearly is nothing more than a shirt selling move.

Often criticized at home and abroad for failing to score from forward, Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud gave France an early lead over Euro 2016's Cinderlla story Iceland with a brilliant strike in the first 15 minutes.

The 27 - year - old striker said: «As it turned out, maybe I did the wrong thing for myself as an individual by playing well at Euro 2008 since it has led to a rise in my market value.»

What a failire he's become.He was bought as the man supposed to lead the line and send us to glory and now he becomes a so called super sub.I don't get it.France's leading striker is a super sub at Arsenal.Since he came here he's part of the reason why we've not been able to win the league.He's also part of the reason why Wenger remains hesitant in signing a world class striker since for some reason he still believes in him.He's really affected Arsenal a lot which I don't kbow if many have realized.At times playing with him is like playing with no striker at all.This inconsistencies won't help us at all going forward We have absolutely zero quality in striking department.

Regardless of peoles opinions on Vardy and his suitability with us he has scored more goals that our so called striker It will be interesting to see what happens over the Euro's as France are a very strong team and if Giroud is leading the line and they do well, it could prompt other sied to look at him in a different light Wenger as usual will sit on his hands until the last days of the window now he has brought on one player Forgey Mihkatarin we wont be getting himdespite the fact he likes us Wenger WONT like his price tag

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku believes the Premier League strugglers will qualify for the last eight of the Europa League, after claiming a narrow first leg lead over Dynamo Kiev with a 2 - 1 win at Goodison Park.

They are expected to stick with a 4 -5-1 formation, with Argentine striker Gonzalo Zarate leading the line at the Wals - Siezenheim Stadium.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

Being resolved can lead him into making inept decisions, this is Arsene Wenger we are discussing I won't be shocked at all on the off chance that he says we have Sanogo and Akpom as strikers we have Walcott who's returned revived in the wake of being scorned by Britain to play on the wings

Imagine we have some deadly finishers (strikers), Campbell and Sanogo wouldn't be bad substitutions at 80 ′ in a game when we are leading 3 - 0 comfortably.

«We will have to wait for Torres, Agger and Arbeloa and see how they progress for Real Madrid,» said Benítez, who lost his leading striker to a twisted ankle at the Bernabéu last week.

Personally, having two strikers battling it out for their national team and for Arsenal at the same time may lead to a bit of conflict...

I do honestly believe that the Gunners» all time leading striker will one day be in charge of the club as the manager, but I don't think he's quite ready to take over from Arsene Wenger at this moment in time.

Arsenal lead the race to sign 27 - year - old Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, who is unhappy at Paris St - Germain --(Daily Star)

Dennis Bergkamp was a regular scorer while at Arsenal and this was because he was ready to join and lead the attack when it was becoming hard for the strikers to score.

Los Blancos rejected a 60 million euro offer from Chelsea on Saturday, and with club president Florentino Perez reportedly eager to see more youth in the side, the 23 - year - old will stay at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.The striker scored 12 goals for Juventus last season and led the Spanish national team in scoring at Euro 2016.

Welbeck just IS» NT good enough he trys hard to be, Walcott is just a waste of time (an expensive one at that) Giroud is not the striker to lead the line (as will be proven come the summer when NOONE comes knocking for his services yet again.

You know what if «immense work rate and defending and also attacking» are the traits you are looking for in a lead striker for an ambitious club, then chambers can do a hell of a job too at that position.

Within minutes the lead had been doubled as Asteras heads began to drop, Townsend again at the heart of it as he whipped in a stunning cross towards Harry Kane, with the in - form striker obliging and heading the ball beyond the goalkeeper to all but seal the points for Spurs:

Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher, 27, is the leading candidate to replace Shane Long at Hull City --(Sun — subscription required)

The Argentine striker has led the lines for City in aplomb weighing in with goals including the hat - trick in the 4 - 0 demolition of German side Borussia Moenchengladbach at home.

I still don't think Giroud is a striker who is going to lead the line for a title winning team, he has of course showed he is reliable however at making a positive impact from the bench.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has backed club captain and star striker Wayne Rooney to end his recent goal drought against Liverpool, and is hopeful that the England international will lead his side to victory at Anfield on Sunday.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

The only striker that thrived at Arsenal in the last 10 years was Van Persie and he soon realised that in order for him to compete for the big prizes he had to move on.30 odd goals for Manure the first season he is there and he wins them the league.With the form he was in and the team that he led in his last season it needed 2 - 3 players and we could have won the title ourselves but that was Wenger and nothing has changed for the positive since.We WILL NOT win anything big all the time he remains at the club

However Van Persie's rise to prominence as the main striker at Arsenal froze out Chamakh who lost both confidence and form, leading to him only scoring a further four goals in the remainder of his 67 appearances for Arsenal.

This came after a performance where Sterling had scored twice and provided an assist for then - Liverpool striker Luis Suarez as the Reds extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.

I did not realise it at the time, but when the Arsenal and France striker Olivier Giroud used a nice bit of movement in the Swansea box to lose his marker and then rose to head the Gunners into the lead at the Liberty stadium on Saturday, it was goal number 2000 for Arsenal under the managerial reign of Arsene Wenger.

The former Spartak Moscow man has struggled to force his way into a regular starting spot at White Hart Lane and has been strongly linked with a move back to his homeland and this has led to talk of an potential exchange deal that would see Brazilian striker Vagner Love move to North London.

Manchester United's miserable start to the 2014/15 season perhaps hit a new low this weekend, with the Red Devils stunningly throwing away a 3 - 1 lead at Leicester City's King Power Stadium, with United's lack of defensive solidity having been apparent as they were eviscerated by the raw pace of Foxes striker Jamie Vardy.

Now, I am not skeptical of the former Manchester United striker's ability in front of goal and the different dynamics of his game that he will bring to Arsenal but, if you're looking at Welbeck to lead you all the way; you're putting too much pressure on the new man.

Giroud does not deserve to lead the arsenal line next season.He should be replaced do u know why?It is because he is always going to miss a lot of chances and will cost us.people who support him to lead the line have not studied his game clearly.every season he will continue to cost us.But at least i wont say he is useless or something.He is on the pitch and gives his all so he is useful.He is not clinical and not good at all.He is a striker who is just above average but sometimes even performs below average in his 3 years over here.Be honest and say it as it is.Some people use stats to constantly defend him yet if you watch him you will be shocked.Walcott can lead the line he has everything to.but as i said he lacks the aggressiveness and physique to be the main man.that will go against him so many times.so its better for him to remain on the wings.Giroud does not deserve it.We all know that.

According to a report in the Times, the Gunners were keen on taking the French striker rather than Mhki: «It is understood that Martial was disappointed at not having the chance to discuss a move to Arsenal in January, when the London club raised the possibility of including the forward in the swap deal that led to Henrikh Mkhitaryan leaving Old Trafford instead.»

I have no doubt about Giour will lead the line again next season and I feel bad for the fans who have been waiting for a world class or at least top striker who can bring some excitement back to our front line.

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck doubled England's lead on the stroke of half - time, after Wayne Rooney's opener had given Roy Hodgson's side a strong start in their European Championship qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley.

Having led his side to a promising position at the halfway point in the season, the Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has defended his decision not to sign a striker in the summer.

Alexandre Lacazette and Romelu Lukaku are both reportedly unsettled at their respective clubs giving Wenger the perfect chance to snap up a perfectly capable striker of leading the line for Arsenal.

But Giroud can't help out at all and yet he feels the lead striker.

The striker's indifferent form has led to suggestions that his future lies elsewhere but Vasilyev revealed on Tuesday that United have yet to make a decision on Falcao, for the moment at least.

The Uruguay striker will be keen to fight off personal demons at Stamford Bridge, having been part of the Napoli side who came to London two years ago basking in the glory of a 3 - 1 lead after one leg, only to go out of the competition a couple of hours and a dramatic extra-time later.