Sentences with phrase «make changes in midfield»

The Gunners were forced to make changes in midfield with Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka out with injury and suspension, but were mostly unchanged, and would have expected to carry on their winning run.

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Those two would give us great energy and work rate in midfield and if Wenger wants to bring the just back Coquelin off before the end he has a ready made replacement on the pitch in Elneny, increasing his options to change things around.

The only other change made by the Frenchman is at the back, with veteran keeper Petr Cech coming back in and the midweek hero David Ospina dropping back to the bench, so Coquelin and Cazorla continue to be our first choice central midfield pairing and the summer signing Granit Xhaka will have to wait.

As for the visitors, they've made three changes with Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain restored to the midfield in the absence of the injured Aaron Ramsey, and Theo Walcott is brought back in on the right wing which allows Alexis Sanchez to replace Olivier Giroud up front.

Mourinho seems keen to make some changes in the attacking midfield area, with his side looking a little less convincing going forward in recent matches.

Some tactical changes definitely have to be made: like a guy said before: Just keep one of Cazorla / Ozil not both!Walcott could also be brought to play on the wing and have Welbeck play in front Rosicky / Ox can play in midfield and Gabriel and Monreal must be in and BFG and Gibbs out!!

Wengers should have just added a very good DM and another quicker defender to treat those kind of problems but eish he is too stubborn to drop his new captain or Flamini and he had to change the formation to make sure the midfield players defend and attack in numbers with one DM to always protect the defense but this is not happening and Wenger will not change that until maybe 2 or 3 years because he is not under any pressure to do well after all!

PSG to make WORLD - RECORD bid for Cristiano Ronaldo: Overall cost of transfer could reach # 250m Report: Manchester United considering big - name replacement for Louis van Gaal Man Utd predicted line up vs Southampton: Rooney back from injury, Shaw replaced in defence, change in midfield

The other change is in central midfield with the combative Coquelin missing out and not even making the bench, to be replaced by Elneny who will hopefully combine well with Xhaka to control the game.

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

New Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde will be hoping for significant reinforcements this summer ahead of his first season in charge, and the midfield has been one area where the Catalan giants have been linked with making changes.

Wenger definitely needs to make some changes in the next game, one of them been giving Gabriel his 1st start and also fielding a partner who will help Coq tie up that midfield.

I'd be confident with whatever changes the boss makes in the team for this match, the midfield basically picks itself though due to injuries there so I don't expect radical changes there.

Van Gaal made two changes at halftime, with Jones and Carrick replacing Shaw and Herrera to suggest he wanted more solidity at the back and more control in midfield.

Instead he brought on an extra defensive midfielder in Coquelin and then made another defensive change with Gibbs for Alexis Sanchez.

Arteta was by far the worst player on the pitch but Wenger should have changed the formation and made anther midfielder play deep in support (Ramsey or Wilshere or Ox).

Kinda makes sense though, the only reason people are asking for another CDM is because we all fear the possibility of injury to coquelin and know flamini is usless, beilick is inexperienced so it begs the question what happens if an injury where to occur, but wîth how many midfielders we have in the squad i think it could allow us to change a tactical approach and potentially experiment with people like Ramsey and Wishere potentially playing a deeper role??? But the striker is a must as i mentioned earlier Giroud went 8 games without scoring a goal and none of the other strikers stepped up to the plate, we cant have a drought of goals when your the quest for titles...

While the changes that Blanc has made in midfield might not be quite as important as the changes he's made in the dressing room, they've had a very obvious impact on the team.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

The Gunners have been forced to leave Jack Wilshere sidelined due to an ankle knock, meaning Aaron Ramsey gets the nod to play alongside Granit Xhaka in midfield, but a couple of unforced changes have also been made for the tie.

I like the system you've picked with a back four and I like the fact you've put Jack in the midfield, the only changes I'd make is Cech for Ospina Sanchez for Welbeck, Kola in for Ramsey and Monreal to revert to his left back position where I think we've missed him all season and getting behind the defence with he's little one two's.

I agree that the formation change made us much more potent going forward, but Gotanidea's observation that we are then open to counterattacks is surely because the players haven't been disciplined or intelligent enough to leave one full back and one midfielder in defensive positions when all the rest go streaming forward.

There were two changes Wenger made in midfield that I believe to be the catalyst in our dramatic improvement in the second half of the season.

Arsenal will not make any wholesale changes in the summer, however two players are likely to be added, viz, a striker and a midfielder.

The US starting XI featured three changes from the first game of the series on Thursday: Jane Campbell making her first career start in goal, Becky Sauerbrunn returning to the lineup in place of Abby Dahlkemper, and Carli Lloyd replacing Andi Sullivan in the midfield.

For the visitors, Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele could feature after returning from injury in their Carabao Cup defeat at home to West Ham United, a game for which boss Mauricio Pochettino made seven changes, but midfielders Erik Lamela and Victor Wanyama are expected to be sidelined once again.

Kemar Roofe came on in the 65th minute for Pablo Hernandez, and Leeds made a change to a 4 -4-2, with Roofe joining Lasogga upront, with Saiz and Alioski going out wide and Hernandez being part of a midfield pair with Vieira.

The change in the midfield puts more players forward, but makes the defensive end of the diamond subject to all of the scrutiny, especially in a counterattacking situation.

Idrissa Gana Gueye returns to Everton's midfield in place of the injured Gyfli Sigurdsson, as Sam Allardyce makes just one enforced change to his team for today's encounter with Stoke City.

As well as Monreal replacing Gibbs, Arsene Wenger showed the strength of his squad by making two changes in midfield without really weakening the team.

Brentford made changes within minutes of going behind with Ollie Watkins and Kamohelo Mokotjo providing fresh impetus in midfield.

The system also helped the Blues claim a 1 - 0 win at home to United in the reverse fixture, and now that Conte has enough bodies in midfield to play with a five across the middle, he could be tempted to make a change ahead of this crucial clash.

It seems that there's a bit of a consensus on here (makes a change) that Ramsey doesn't work in one of the two central midfield roles.

Andre Villas Boas made some interesting changes, or rather took some bold risks at half time by removing both his full - backs and bringing on a defender and an attacking midfielder in Michael Dawson and Clint Dempsey.

The final change saw Jonathan Hogg skipper the side whilst anchoring the midfield ahead of Danny Williams; «Hoggy» would receive a welcome reception at Vicarage Road in light of making 78 appearances for the Club between 2011 and 2013.

Mauricio Pochettino made two changes to the team that won at Burnley three days ago - Danny Rose came in for Ben Davies at left - back and Mousa Dembele started in midfield in place of Moussa Sissoko.

However, one would expect Jose won't be making wholesale changes in midfield this summer and that Ander Herrera will indeed be playing for us next season.

Edwards made changes in an attempt to stem the flow, introducing Conor Gallagher and George McEachran to the midfield, the latter replacing Ampadu after the defender was forced to withdraw with an injury after a hefty collision.

However, the roles change drastically in a two - man midfield in the absence of Carrick, as both will have to make their contributions at either box.

Whether or not he predicted Liverpool's own change in midfield shape, the change was clearly made with the mindset of shutting off the midfield zone and making it difficult for Liverpool to play through this area.

Rafa Benitez makes changes at full - back with Mesto and Britos coming in for Maggio and Ghoulam, De Guzman and Inler are replaced by David Lopez and Jorginho in midfield.

In the midfield and attacking areas, the Italian manager ended up making only one change, as he took off Xabi Alonso and played with Cristiano Ronaldo right from the start.