Sentences with phrase «midfield department as»

Vidal could certainly fit in well at Anfield, with Brendan Rodgers» side clearly in need of new signings in the defensive midfield department as Steven Gerrard prepares to leave the club for a summer move to MLS giants LA Galaxy.

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Rodriguez could be an ideal purchase for the Reds as they look to replace Philippe Coutinho following his January departure to Barcelona, with some more depth surely needed in that attacking midfield department.

Speculation suggests that Louis van Gaal is keeping an eye on a number of big - name targets this January as he seeks to continue improving his midfield despite so many big signings in that department during the summer.

Both teams could certainly do with reinforcements in that department, as with Marouane Fellaini's contract set to expire this summer coupled with Michael Carrick's retirement, the Red Devils will certainly be left light in midfield.

A long - time target for Arsenal, Lars Bender is on the Gunners» radar again this January as one of their top targets to strengthen in the defensive midfield department.

The Spanish giants are currently spoilt for choice in the attacking midfield department, having signed James Rodriguez in a big - money deal from AS Monaco this summer, whilst also having the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to choose from in that part of the pitch.

However, we do agree with Lawro on his creative midfield player shout as while there are lots of options in that department with the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, there isn't a great deal of creative flair in there to offer something different.

Ferguson has a number of concerns in the midfield department with the likes of Anderson and Michael Carrick failing to impress and with Owen Hargreaves constantly sidelined a lot of pressure has been placed back on the shoulders of 35 year old Scholes and as such the need to bring in a top notch replacement.

Impressive at both left - back and midfield this season, Daley Blind makes sense as first choice in the defensive department next term.

In 2013/14 — when Aaron got fatigued / injured around December we started to drop as a team because he was so pivotal in that midfield, his backup being Arteta (a decent player who gets his fair share of flack, but is not top tier if we're being honest) wasn't able to step up to the plate and deliver both performance wise and in the goals department.

Coupled with Michael Carrick's retirement, it could leave Jose Mourinho with a problem area as he'll surely need more quality and depth in the midfield department moving forward, while he has made no secret of his desire for Fellaini to remain with him.

United may have already signed Memphis Depay this summer, adding to the likes of Angel Di Maria and Juan Mata in the attacking midfield department, but Turan could be another welcome addition to the side as they look to improve on last season and mount a more serious challenge for the Premier League title.

It's draining we lost to spurs but more over than anything the way we lost was embarrasseing and shocking we were played off park most game that has concern us as fans spurs bullied us out played us hungry in every department it's has fall with wenger when is time when he just accepts game has passed him matter of fact it has passed us arsenal fans aswell no control in middle very poor from xhaka and elneny and again dembele bought mortgage in midfield he's the owner my god vieria would of knocked he's house down but look we're very poor and away from home sad really how wenger keeps he's job is just pure stupidity but not just with today's results over all away from home we're relegation side go get Enrique before Chelsea get him and let but of class and youth take our great club back before Tottenham spuds leave us so far behind we won't even complete this series lack lustrous club

And Yaya is a b2b which happens to be a completely different role from being a playmaker, and even then Ozil is the better midfielder in every single department excluding physical strength, if Yaya was as good as you claim then he wouldn't have been used as a CB when he was at Barca.

Nevertheless, a case could be made for new signings, as City may start to look a little light in the defensive midfield department moving forward.

With Manchester City likely to spend big in a bid to regain the title, United will have to be on their toes in the transfer market, and could do with strengthening particularly in the midfield department, as Paul Scholes could retire at the end of the season and the likes of Nani and Ashley Young are likely to be sold.

Vidal along with his midfield partner Paul Pogba have been brilliant for the Old Lady as the Italian giants have won yet another Serie A title and are preparing to face Barcelona in the Champions League Final, but it seems that partnership is set to end as the Juve sports department chief Giuseppe Marotta revealed Sami Khedira is very close to joining the club on a free transfer.

He might not be as gifted as Cazorla in ball control department and not as calm as Cazorla, but he has tremendous energy and work rate as a box - to - box midfielder.

Midfield and attack look like being the key areas of focus for the Gunners, with Arsene Wenger unhappy with some of his current squad options in those departments as his side have got off to a somewhat up - and - down start to the 2014/15 season.

The Bosnia international is versatile in the defence department as he can also play as a defensive midfielder and a centre - back, not forgetting that he equally has an eye for goal as he has been involved in eight goals, scoring three of those for Schalke this season.

As far as Liverpool's midfield department is concerned, they already have players like Milner, Wijnaldum, Can, Oxlade - Chamberlain, Lallana and skipper HendersoAs far as Liverpool's midfield department is concerned, they already have players like Milner, Wijnaldum, Can, Oxlade - Chamberlain, Lallana and skipper Hendersoas Liverpool's midfield department is concerned, they already have players like Milner, Wijnaldum, Can, Oxlade - Chamberlain, Lallana and skipper Henderson.

With the club lacking in the transfer department, I would expect that in the next few weeks, Daniel Levy might flex his business muscles and bring in a few players for a reasonable price, but as a fan, I would like to see a striker and midfielder be signed, just so we have some depth in the team.

It's in gaps between the orthodox positions and departments of defence, midfield and attack where managers and players are evolving the game to find new ways to gain advantages, to surprise opponents and drag them into areas they don't want to go, uncertain of how to react to a footballer seemingly playing as a law unto themselves.

On Friday, the Arsenal boss revealed that he only wants to sign a defender before deadline day as he is happy with his midfield and offensive department.

According to Don Balon, The French manager wants a replacement for Santi Cazorla, who is still struggling to overcome a long - term ankle injury, and Modric has been identified as the ideal option to boost the midfield department.

Liverpool may have singed James Milner for a midfield role but they still need more of a defensive signing in the department as well.

The midfielder praised the Club's medical department for helping him return to action as he came on as a second half substitution.

As far as the midfield department is concerned, we covered a report (via BBC) earlier in the day claiming that Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain has rejected the chance to join Chelsea and he wants to sign for LiverpooAs far as the midfield department is concerned, we covered a report (via BBC) earlier in the day claiming that Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain has rejected the chance to join Chelsea and he wants to sign for Liverpooas the midfield department is concerned, we covered a report (via BBC) earlier in the day claiming that Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain has rejected the chance to join Chelsea and he wants to sign for Liverpool.

The Red Devils are currently struggling with short of quality in midfield department, as the duo Anderson and Tom Cleverley were failed to make a consistent impact for the club, thus it has been expected there might be the scope for another central midfielder to overcome the midfield department.

To be fair to Sir Alex Ferguson, he did admit when pressed that playing Wayne Rooney as a sitting midfielder was likely to be only a short - term experiment, a solution to the combined problems of Manchester United having a few injuries in that department and needing to tighten up their defensive act.