Sentences with phrase «left midfield and attacking»

David Silva, like Christian Eriksen has played many roles in City's midfield so far this season, playing left wing, left midfield and attacking midfield.

Not exact matches

If Arsenal keeps using that predictable 4 -2-3-1 with Sanchez as the left winger and Ozil as the central attacking midfielder, we will lose most of the games.

The arrivals of Radamel Falcao and Angel di Maria have left van Gaal with «too many cooks» when filling rolls in his attack and his midfield diamond and the former Chelsea man is seen as the odd man out.

While on the offense, as there is no attacking midfielder, both the central midfielders bomb forward leaving the holding mid and two central defenders exposed to counter attack.

The attacking midfielder is known to have fallen out with his club over contract negotiations, and he may well be destined to leave this summer.

With Theo Walcott almost permanently injured and Lukas Podolski possibly leaving, Arsenal could be lining up an exciting # 26m move to sign Barcelona winger Pedro, who can fill in a number of attacking midfield roles and provide the team with another goal threat.

The 20 - year - old — who has featured everywhere from left - back to attacking midfield and can also feature as a striker — scored 17 times on loan at Vitesse Arnhem in the 2014 - 15 campaign.

Roberto Mancini has opted to play a midfield pairing of Gareth Barry and Yaya Toure in the centre of the park as the Italian opts for a far more attacking approach this term and this has left Dutch international De Jong warming the bench with the 27 year old making just four Premier League starts compared to the 30 out of 38 he made last term.

We are so undisciplined in our play, we just attack with no thought about being countered, the Left backs, Right backs ans wingers all attack at the same time, the attacking midfielders all push up at the same time and don't seem to have any sensing of opposition danger..

Raheem Sterling and five Liverpool stars who could leave Anfield following arrival of Roberto Firmino star Comparing # 29m Roberto Firmino to Reds» other attacking midfielders

The 29 - year - old could have left the club on a free transfer in the summer, but the north London giants can now expect to raise some money and bring in a top class attacking midfielder as part of his exit.

Guus Hiddink selected Brazilian attacking midfielder Kenedy at left - back for Chelsea's visit to Norwich City tonight, and had barely taken his seat in time to see his handy work pay dividends.

Paulo Dybala was vital in getting their attack rolling, and as the game went on more players started getting involved as well, including a surprisingly strong supporting performance from Alex Sandro on the left side of the Italians» midfield.

If we had spent ozil's 42 million on a striker and Alexis 35 on a top midfielder we'd be far better off.we have too many attacking / wide midfielders.ozil, sanchez, ox, theo, gnabry, santi, rosicky, jack, ramsey, campbell yet 2 injuries and defence and we've no 1 left and have a def mid in coquelin on the bench for defensive cover.

One of the best attacking midfielders in the world, Marco Reus has been linked with Manchester United and many other top clubs in recent times as he could leave Borussia Dortmund this summer.

so since 2005, arsenal first needed two major running wingers, both rigth and left, and one super attacking midfielder, and even rambo as striker can give goals.

He's predominantly a left - winger but can play across any of the attacking midfield positions so he'd certainly give Wenger plenty of options in the final third if he was to move to the Emirates this summer — although the report says Chelsea and Liverpool are also interested in the player so we could face stiff competition.

Our 3 back is just so wrong.We don't have natural wingbacks even in this formation.It also seems to me that lots of people here believe if you're good at right or left fullback then automatically you're good at RWB / LWB which quite frankly is untrue.That's why Oxlade Chamberlain can be considered at RWB but not right back.At RWB or LWB you're asking too much in terms of attack from Bellerin and Kolasinac.A proper wing back can be viewed as a more defensive winger which quite frankly none of them are and they don't possess the flexibility too to play that way.Our midfielders are also not disciplined enough because in 3 back there's a huge gap in the centre of the field that must be covered by our CM's so indiscipline only means disaster.We also have Ozil who looks like he's playing at RW in 3 back.In that we're limiting his impact because Ozil takes on his man because he wants to not because he likes to.You can't play such players at the wing.He's a proper No. 10 who likes to be given freedom.That's why Ozil plays likes he's lazy on the ball and stuff.It's because he wants to be free and for that you need to put him at No. 10.

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However, you are correct about all Arsenal's attack being about Sanchez before he left and the midfield not being able to find Lacazette with a pass.

I'm acutely happy he (Welbeck) can help us on the left wing where we are week and in attack might not have the dribbling skills but we have so many of those in midfield, Yes welcome Welbeck

Wenger highlighted his versatility to play as an attacking midfielder, a central midfielder, out wide or left, and outlined his passing ability.

He was trying to initiate attacks, cover his flank, assist Bellerin as well as trying to shore up the huge gap in midfield left by our new up and coming CF's Ramsey and Flamini...

I feel that since we have lost our key pairings in both attack (Sanche — Ozil) and Midfield (Coquelin - Cazorla), it is time to rethink our pattern for the time being in order to make most of what is left of our preferable first XI.

Flamini isnt the best player we have but he is the only midfielder disciplined enough (for the most part) to stay back in front of our backline which allows the likes of ozil, cazorla and ramsey to commit numbers to the attack without worrying about leaving the back exposed.

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.

The Guardian put forward a predicted line - up with the Frenchman involved, sitting on the left of a midfield three where he is arguably at his best and free to play a more influential role in the attacking third, with Marouane Fellaini already tipped to start.

A regista can defend but it is not his primary skill and that is leaving us exposed when our midfield is bullied and the attacking players forget their defensive duties.

He pointed out that we had too many defensive midfielders wanting to bomb forward and leaving space behind for potential counter attack, and if you read between the lines and use it as a source of info for analysis, you can clearly see he is implying we need to be stronger in the midfield by not losing ball possession, pressing more when we don't have the ball and not let ourselves exposed.

Draxler and Lucas can fill the void left by Sanchez as well as help Ozil to create attacks whilst Verratti would be the ideal central midfielder to fill the void in the absence of Carzola.

I think the Welsh midfielder has left it a bit too late and a lot of what Ramsey does goes a bit unappreciated as it is not as eye catching as the more attacking side of the game.

During his career, Pastore has shown that he is capable of playing in a number of positions, with the player being primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder, right winger, left winger and central midfielder during his time as a player.

For over a decade fans journalists and ex players can see our weaknesses, that we need a defensive midfielder and better centre halfs what does wenger do play left backs as centre backs and keep signing attacking midfielders the man has lost it

Also Arsenal play as a TEAM which means the right and left attacking midfielders should be chipping in with about ~ 20 a season with B2B players getting into double figures.

My suggestion is that if Sanchez can learn that, he has the potential to do it much better than giroud does because he is faster off the mark and can dribble.he's too honest in his running so I disagree with those that think it's the set up of the team that failed him.his movement is still a little naive for the premier league Secondly on the left wide argument.Wenger is jamming attacking midfielder out there so as to provide cover for the defensive midfielder using two box to box battlers.it only makes sense because we have lots of them and it can be effective if well mastered.the catch is sacrificing a winger for the the attacking midfielder.if your memory serves you well you'll remember that artetas downward spiral began when teams noticed he was the hub for our possession and started deploying their number 10 to press him.it's been working for ages and can be used on any defensive midfielder regardless of the size so You'll end up with your much cried for cavarlho, kedihra, bender, schneiderline, and every other one passing sideways and backward because of the pressure so I personally appreciate the innovative move but Again appeal to Ramsey and Wilshire to take their job more serious.

Meyer's contract runs out in June, and although Schalke have been trying desperately to get the German international to sign an extension, according to their sporting director Christian Heidel the club have now accepted the attacking midfielder will be leaving at the end of the season.

We may have been raped in the SF, You all forget what was, said since last season, everyone agreed the midfield was poor, and the summer didn't help and we braced our selves for the worst, now we have made history perhaps with poor football but the problems never left, some people say «we lost to fucking Roma» I doubt you all understand what it means to have the players you need and want, eusebio di Francesco has what is needed to play HIS football, lucho signed poor midfielders BUT they were required for his FOOTBALL not in any way the Barca way (he played attacking and entertaining but it's sad to see no one wanted to acknowledge that those signings weren't right, He got figured out and left like a man with BALLS Valverde restored positional play and brought emphasis to the midfield but he lacks the MF to do it.

Well if the tactics are not attacking enough, the 4 -4-2 leaves him isolated, the lack of rotation leaves Suarez tired, and our midfield doesn't create enough, why so much criticism on Suarez?

Why do our midfielders and wing backs consistently attack to the point of suicide leaving us completely vulnerable to counterattacks which predictably succeed?

Lallana's absence leaves Raheem Sterling — eager to prove a point following this week's continued contract reports — and Philippe Coutinho, as the obvious pairing in the attacking midfield positions.

Defensive Midfield: Xhaka, Seri Attacking Midfield: Isco, Goretzka and Nelson Center forward: Aguero and Giroud Left wing forward: Lemar and Welbeck Right wing forward: Lacazette and Ramsey

Just park the bus, and flood the midfield, thats what chelski will do, its not rocket science, counter attack is the name of the game, Costa will crucify Mertsacker if we leave him exposed!

A 4 -3-3 system is favoured by Barca, Real Madrid and Man City and Bayern, the top four teams in Europe.It suits the attacking philosophy of Arsene Wenger which is to his credit.Unfortunately we do not have the top quality defenders these teams have nor a dominant DM.Nevertheless it is the best system for our current team which is top heavy in attacking midfielders hence the need to play Ozil and Mik in wide positions.In my opinion the most balanced central midfield would consist of Elneny, Ramsay and Wilshere.Elneny was first class against Watford yet was left out against an average Milan side to accommodate the ever present Xhaka who will no doubt feature against CSK.

with the yoghurt man its all fantasy football but i could live with this as a hyper attacking first 11 and if sanchez left might want a more robust midfielder

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.

And I took the Ox from the right wing back to play left wing back while I brought in Bellerin to play right wing back to give potency to Arsenal midfield attacking prowess and confuse Spurs markings in the game as the Ox is switched to LAnd I took the Ox from the right wing back to play left wing back while I brought in Bellerin to play right wing back to give potency to Arsenal midfield attacking prowess and confuse Spurs markings in the game as the Ox is switched to Land confuse Spurs markings in the game as the Ox is switched to LWB.

Bellerin, s main asset is his speed which invariably gets him out of trouble defensively.His positional sense is lacking and technically he is a poor kicker of the ball, hence his wayward crossing.Maitland Niles would in my opinion be a more than adequate replacement.If Arsenal are offered # 50m for Bellerin I would take the money.As for the adverse comments regarding Ramsay despite being injury prone, many of the top teams in Europe will be interested in him if he decides to leave Arsenal.He is exactly the type of attacking midfielder needed by Man Utd.When fit he is a very fine attacking midfielder who is more effective than Wilshere in my humble opinion.

Signed from FC Basel in January this attacking midfielder has failed to establish himself at the Bridge and could be leaving just 12 months after first arriving in England.

He was often left isolated with the majority of midfielders preferring to patiently build attacks from deep and due to Giroud's lack of any threat in behind and Theo's absence to stretch defenses, if teams pressed us to any effect we were stifled.

Most of West Ham's attacks also came down our left — this was due to Monreal being in an elevated position and the LW midfielder (whoever had rotated there) was leaving too much space.