Sentences with phrase «midfield options which»

If the Mohamed Elneny story is true, it'll be good big news for Arsenal's midfield options which obviously is needing a reinforcement after the many past and recent injuries to that department.

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If we can get someone like krychowiak this will be a better option but I don't see wenger guaranteeing him a starting place in our midfield which is likely what he'll want

In turn, Karim Benzema is also mentioned as a possibility, while Sassuolo midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini is said to want to work with Montella again, although Roma have an $ 11m buy - back option on the youngster and intend on exercising it which could complicate matters.

wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....

we again need about three world class players and in my opinion that includes a genuine Iron man DM with intelligence as well as muscle, a genuine world class 30 goal a season striker, the likes of which will turn a game around when its looking bad, and with the fall of Santi Cazorla looking ever more imminant we also now need a genuine creative midfielder (why did nt Wenger get Cesc when he was an option?)

However, Nani has now rejoined his old club Sporting Lisbon in another swap deal which has seen United sign versatile Argentine defender Marcos Rojo, leaving Juve to ponder other options in the attacking midfield position.

You cant escape he fact that Podolski was played rarely and when he was he was played out of position much the same way that Wenger has assembled a squad of players most of which are a talented bunch, but, Wenger has failed to build a team who fit n with each other, we have a midfield that overtly populated with players who al excel in the same role BUT have no solid defensive midfield talent and no options in defence when players have crap periods or are long term injury problems.

we've a strong midfield and lots of options in the forward line which affords him the luxury of doing so, mustafi is a different case though due to the defensive crisis we're having with koscielny the only experience cb fit to play so it was a no brainer to throw him in from the start.

with this dynamic midfield and our pacey new welbeck, ozil has much more options which pays off for everyone.

Our counterattacking is not good enough and missed chances pile up more pressure with a weakening defensive midfield position we need accurate and high tempo passing which require a lot of off the ball movement to give the guy with the ball more options of where to pass the ball.

Though this formation would mainly help control the Midfield it would also offer the best of our striking options in combining Giroud and Sanchez, which both oddly enough have the exact qualities the other player lacks, and will offer an aerial presence in the game.

And the youngster is a versatile player as well, able to play central midfield which we all know is a position where Arsenal could do with more options.

the only reason le coq won, t be back in the first xi straight away is that wenger won't rush him back and make sure he has fully recovered which we can afford to do now with xhaka in the team but as soon as wenger thinks he, s fully fit no doubt he will be one of the first names on the team sheet, i also agree against certain teams where we expect to be dominated in midfield (against man city) le coq / xhaka could be a good option!!

Therefore, I would slowly but steadily incorporate Mina in Piques spot like how Umtiti was incorporated last season in Mascherano) CB: Umtitti LB: Alba (this posisiton would be up for grabs, explain later) LM: Roberto (once iniesta gone, this position will be up for grabs as well) DM: Busquets RM: Rakitic LF: Araniaz (time to promote, we need a good winger, and who better that him, having been brought up by the Masia) CF: Messi (Messi as False 9 and with two good wingers, along with midfielders around him, he'll thrive with plenty of options to assist, or go at goal for himself, with the fullbacks stretched, and him dealing with only two centerbacks, which we all know he is more than capable) RF: Coutinho (future at Barca, mark my words!)

The dynamic young Englishman was already our last decent option to fill the central midfield box - to - box role, which is now looking like a poisoned chalice, as Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are already on the injury list.

They would be weaker and we could strengthen midfield with way better option of which there are many... But it's fake news sadly just like he was off to barca for 60m to replace iniesta

He can rest players more easily which will mean fewer injuries.He has options up front and in midfield and he has solid cover at the back.

However, the vigor with which Wenger is weighing up his options at Center - Back, it wouldn't surprise me if he brings in one, and keeps Chambers» versatility, to play at Center - Back, Right - Back and Holding Midfield, open.

Because of all the injury problems which have left the boss with little option in central midfield or the back four, Wenger has at least got two first choice full backs in Kieran Gibbs and Mathieu Debuchy, with Calum Chambers set yto partner Mertesacker in the centre of our defence.

With our midfield maestro on the pitch the Gunners have another massive creative option, which you can see from the stats on key passes.

Wenger has been using veteran skipper Mikel Arteta in a holding role which arguably doesn't suit him and failing that has turned to Mathieu Flamini to provide an out and out defensive midfield option, with the Frenchman some way past his best.

personally i would give up a bit of power for more skill and mobility which is why i think we need another carzola type urgently... but i appreciate there are other ways... but without a top quality option in midfield this window any chance of competing at the top again will be gone for another year... that will be 14 barren years... back to the future with the yoghurt man it seems!!

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...

But he missed one box which I feel is powerful holding midfielder like William Carvalho or gueye or any other available option.

Problem is if Wenger is willing to drop Cazorla, Ramsey or Ozil from time to time, otherwise you have to play diamond midfield, which I don't think will be bad since it won't give width but you will have two options upfront to pass to instead of one main striker.

But, I figured we would address what we need — better attacking options in the midfield and an attempt to shore up our defense (which hasn't been all that bad to be honest)-- but I am not all convinced we did that.

Arsene Wenger has now confirmed the Gunners will be without Mikel Arteta in tomorrow's clash he will join them on the treatment table which will be leaving the boss short of options in the midfield.

One concern, which we'll touch on later, is not the poor finish, or the option to shoot instead of passing, but rather the lack of offensive midfield support in this (above) move.

At times which they got the ball, because of the lopsided formation, Gomez didn't offer any support in the right side attacking third, also Higuain didn't make any penetrating runs behind the defense, so the two number 10's didn't have much options and with Brazil's midfielders closing them down aggressively they often lost the balls.

Arsenal face a trick team in Preston which have been known to cause shockers in the FA Cup before but given Arsene Wenger's options and creativity in attack including midfield, the 12 time winners should not see a problem in knocking out Preston.

The imminent return of Leon Best from a groin injury is also a massive boost for Pardew, who has been short of striking options, though defensive midfielder Cheik Tiote, who does play a pivotal role in the team shielding a defence that has only shipped 12 league goals all season, which is on a par with Liverpool and Man City, is still out with a knee problem.

If Can was able to move in to a more advanced position as highlighted in the image then Henderson would have an option to play through the midfield line for Hull City and provide an advanced central platform from which Liverpool could build their attack.

for me, I don't think Kylian Mbappe is worth or valued for such an amount of # 86million which can be used in buying two or three players to replace Michael Carrick, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovich, we need a midfielder like the Brazilian and Real Madrid star Casmerio or Bernardo Silver and Yourie Tieleman from Anderlecht who can hold and control the midfield thru and flow, we can put Gabriel Babosa to replace Zlatan upfront, our options are left with Antoine Griezmann and Neyman Da Silver Jr. if we are to sign them.

The Gremio midfielder can even play as a central midfielder in the more traditional 4 -3-3 which means his arrival will add to the coach's tactical options.

Sean Dyche is also without Dean Marney and Steven Defour in midfield, which leaves them a little short of options.

A system which I believe would work with Arsenal's midfield options is a narrow diamond with the fullbacks providing the width.