Sentences with phrase «midfield diamond formation»

On a side note with Carrick out for the next month I wonder why van Gaal went with Januzaj and not Herrera in the midfield diamond formation.

O'Neill received plenty of flak of leaving Wes Hoolahan out in order to put the returning David Meyler back into a midfield diamond formation which played to the strengths of Denmark's hat - trick hero Christian Eriksen.

A midfield diamond formation sounds great for Cesc Fabregas, because it will slot him to a role which comes natural to him and still can link with Messi.

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You could even say that we don't really have a concrete centre - forward any more, as while Sanchez is moving back into midfield to get the ball, then other players like Walcott, Ozil and the Oz are moving into the centre to replace him, like a rotating diamond formation.

442 diamond - like formation might work if we had the base of the diamond as a dedicated defensive midfielder role with Coquelin (or new addition, or even perhaps Elneny), playmaker at the top of the diamond, the side operating like wingers (or falling back for more defensive cover as required) and two strikers.

We complained bout carzola and / or OziL playing on the wings and then came the diamond formation (4 -1-4-1)... which Looks to place him somwhere btw the wings and the midfield....

i would consider playing the diamond formation which incorperates Rambo and Wiltshere box to box, holding midfielder and Ozil at the points, With Sanchez and Welbeck up top!

Barcelona started in a 3 -4-3 formation with Lionel Messi at the tip of a diamond midfield and Daniel Alves as a right forward.

Norwich Neil Adams went with his diamond formation to combat Liverpool's threat of midfield dominance and particularly to shut out the early...

Fox Sports again depicted the formation as a flat 4 -4-2, but it was clearly a diamond midfield.

Barcelona mix up their formation, they easily switch from 3 in midfield to a diamond especially with Keita in the side, and alves / abidal pushing up as wingers.

The variation can be with (1 - 2) midfield and (2 - 1) midfield as well as a diamond formation with 2 strikers and no wide attackers.

In Liverpool's diamond formation, Coutinho could play as a number 8 in midfield, with Firmino playing at the tip of the diamond, doing a similar job to the one which Sterling did so well at the end of the 2013/14 season.

Given the lack of top class wide midfield or wing options, a diamond formation in midfield seems more likely as well as feasible.

One way to do it will be to go with a 3 -4-3 formation with a diamond in midfield (with Cesc on top of midfield.

Denmark boss Age Hareide admitted he was hoping Ireland would adopt a diamond formation, and paid tribute to Tottenham midfielder Eriksen.

Hosted by Adrian Chiles, the topic under discussion was just how difficult it is to play as a single defensive midfielder in a diamond formation as opposed to a more standard one of a pair in a 4 -2-3-1.

The two main formations we've seen and will see going forward under Klopp are a 4 — 3 — 3 and 4 — 4 — 2 that uses four midfielders in a diamond shape.

Over the past few months, a 4 -4-2 formation with a midfield diamond — known as a milieu en losange in France — has become the must - have tactical system for the league's leading teams, with Lille, Monaco and Lyon successively enjoying improved fortunes after adopting the tactic and Marseille potentially poised to follow suit.

If he insists on his diamond formation, then he will have to find someone else to function in deep midfield.

With all due respect, I believe that the England manager Roy Hodgson has got it radically wrong when trying to use Wilshere as a deep midfielder in his diamond formation.

The 4 -3-1-2 formation is effectively one that aims to protect Pirlo at the base of a central diamond in midfield; Pirlo, the deep - lying playmaker or regista