Sentences with phrase «made runs from midfield»

For the first goal, Messi switched the play and Rakitic and Iniesta made runs from midfield, while at the same time Neymar was making Lichsteiner look silly on the right.

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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

Control the midfield (& game) with Ramsey And co (sanchez / Ozil / Santi) making runs from deep to create the 2nd / 3rd strikers when the moment is right.

Ramsey performance had improved this season, its high time we reap our patience from Rambo, he was under rated in the team but he is doing great job with his energy, running box to box, making an interception and tackles, he made less mistake as can be compared with two to four years back, let arsenal tie him down with new and improve wages asap, I prefer him to overrated Paul pogba in our midfield.

Messi lifted a cross from the right wing, all the way to the midfielder who'd made an unmarked run at the far post.

kondogbia for me all the way he has all the skills we need for d / m he schooled our midfield when we played them this season on his own, hopefully this would have had wenger rubbing his hands together with glee to watch such a class act who could run our midfield, so i think go straight in with # 30million for him straight off the bat, and test monaco's resolve and his to stay, or make him a star in our midfield he would have helped us drive the midfield forward from deep midfield and smash defensive teams like swansea.

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

He made surging runs from midfield and was good in dealing with the threat posed by Toure.

In terms of box to box midfielder Elneny does not run foward try to take on players dribble and try to score goals to make him a box to box midfielder, he usually take shorts from long range.

Jack Wilshere looked bright in midfield while Hector Bellerin looked perfect making those forward runs from right - back position.

His powerful driving runs from midfield coupled with his tenacity make him a great prospect who will only get better, and so it's no real surprise that Mourinho has scouted him and set his sights on a bid, as per The Express, who claim a staggering # 95m bid will be lodged by the Red Devils.

In addition to playing splendid passes from midfield, the Welshman was also putting his foot in to win the ball and was also seen making those late runs from midfield and getting into great positions, attributes that were so characteristic of him last season.

At times he made runs that nobody from midfield picked.

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle of the pitch... Lacazette can not play so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type of role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left side and Ox and Bellerin on the right, which would stretch defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide

He has played so many games up front for us already and his goal return is terrible, Sanchez was making runs from the wing and midfield to get onto crosses from our RB / LW.

With Messi on the ball and Suárez occupying the back line, Paulinho's primary job at Barça has been to charge forward from midfield into space and make runs that have the same kind of effect on a defense that a winger's might.

We did nt get it and the longer the season goes on the more dependant we will become on goals from midfield, which makes our attacking predictable and easy to defend, we have no element of surprise in attack, nobody dribbles or runs past an opponent at pace at Arsenal, its all based on rotating positions and passing until a gap opens, the big sides, and smaller ones aswel wont always give you the gap, and even when the gap does prevent itself your depending on Giroud being clinical enough to take the chance, and he is not clinical.

More crucially, though, those natural tendencies to make third - man runs and find the space from deep would surely make him the perfect man to partner the more reserved Jordan Henderson in the midfield.

His initiation of an attack from the midfield while making his usual run into the box to finish it off for our 1st against Hull City; his beautifully chested assist for Podolski's 1st and Arsenal 2nd and his rebounded shot for Podolski's second Arsenal's 3rd.

Canós was battling in midfield and looked as if he might make a break when the ball ran away from him and he went in to a tackle with Marcus Olsson.

Jordan Henderson — 6.5 Made a great run to get on the end of Sterling's cross for the second goal, pointing to where he wanted the ball playing as he powered forward from midfield.

A team / squad is made up from many different parts, some industrious (Boyce, Bonds, Moncur), some that can run with the ball at pace (Sinclair, Devonshire), some sublime vision and skill (Brooking, Dickens, Brady) some goal scorers (Robson, Cottee, McAvennie, Dicanio, Kanoute, Ashton) Central defenders who can play out from the back, full backs who can bomb on and cover the midfield partner in front of them.

The Colombian made his mark on the world stage during Porto's Champions League run in 2012 - 13, By that stage of his career, he had already proved himself to be a prolific scorer from midfield and the giants of European football began to take notice.

He is a tenacious player, great on the ball and makes good runs from the midfield.»

He also played with his head up and looked to make driving runs forward from midfield.

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.

The midfield pair would alternate roles, but more often than not Jordan Henderson would make the forward runs from midfield, whilst Joe Allen played more of a holding role.

With returning captain Mikel Arteta also brought on to hold in midfield, Ramsey was freed up to make his charging runs forward from midfield, and this paid off for Arsene Wenger as the Welshman put Arsenal in front soon afterwards.

Henderson started to dictate more, spraying passes to Ibe on the right from deep and making penetrative forward runs, facilitated by Can holding at the base of midfield behind.

They spoke about the difference it made playing as a 4 -3-3 with Herrera in the advanced midfield position, and the importance of overlapping runs from the wider players, in order to create space for Rooney.

Put him in midfield where he can do his job defensively, which then gets him motivated to make forward runs and during which he is an extra man (because he comes from midfield).

Made a great run from deep in the midfield whilst Karl Henry was trying to foul him, but he continued running to create the goal.

Pogba did exactly that, his deep driving runs from midfield through defenders were of high difficulty but he made it look easy.

The full backs were making dangerous runs from deep, while Kenedy proved that he's an alternative attacking midfielder to the current crop, of which only Willian has looked good this season.

While his ability to link play and drift away from defenders made a great added bonus to the typical bulky goalscoring number nine archetype, it is the bare minimum expected of him in an attacking midfield role — when moved back, he could go from being Swansea's best player to a run - of - the - mill playmaker.

Only good defending from Andre Gomes against David Silva prevented the hosts from making it 3 - 1 early into the second half, while at the other end he took a shot but it hit the crossbar after a good run made by Suarez, who shook himself out of his slumber to compliment the midfielder nicely.

Looking at our overall playing style the main improvements I would like to see from this season to the next is an increase in the pace of our build - up play and an increase in the amount of runs into the box made by the midfield players.