Sentences with phrase «midfield options with»

With a central midfield of Diego Chara, Nagbe, and Valeri, the Timbers are, at full strength, close to un-pressable because they have multiple central - midfield options with elite technical ability.

Thiago, who remains a key member of the Bayern squad, is said to be a # 50m target for City as they aim to replenish their midfield options with greater youth, as the likes of David Silva, Fernandinho and Yaya Toure approach the latter stages of their careers.

Strootman is clearly the less «creative» of the pair but the Dutch international is however perhaps a more rounded midfield option with the Stadio Olimpico star capable of getting stuck in whilst also offering a real weapon in the final third.

Not exact matches

Arsenal should be looking at their midfield options this month, with Granit Xhaka and Francis Coquelin failing to form the partnership we had expected in the middle of the park.

In turn, as reported by The Sun, Chelsea and Liverpool have both been linked with a move, while Juventus has become a possibility for the youngster as all three clubs in question are looking to bolster their midfield options ahead of next season.

With the likes of Hector Bellerin, Isaac Hayden and Semi Ajayi already knocking on the door of the Arsenal first team defence, as well as some excellent midfield and attacking options like Chuba Akpom, Benik Afobe, Gedion Zelalem, Daniel Crowley coming through, Jonkers and his colleague have a great chance of taking the academy on to the next level as the former head Liam Brady challenged them to do.

The hero against West Ham who salvaged a point for the Red Devils and with Carrick still out injured, Blind is the only real option at the base of the United midfield.

And if we replaced Flamini with a better midfield option we wouldn't have to worry either.

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We should keep him... He is amazing talent... We should revert back flat 4 formation with 4 -3-3 option where Xhaka, Ramsey and Wilshere will be our CM... One of the strongest midfield it could be as Xhaka will be deep line CM and Wilshere and Ramsey will be Orthodox Box To Box style...

Yes clearly Edgar Davids is getting on a bit but given the paucity of options in our midfield with Alberto Aquilani still on the mend, Xabi Alonso gone, Lucas just about keeping his head above water and Javier Mascherano being a shadow of his former self, perhaps bringing in the out of contract Dutchman could be a useful addition to our relatively thin squad.

THose lack of midfield options Arsene Wenger was left with because of Xhaka, Cazorla, Ramsey and Elneny being unavailable really hurt, as did our failure to take at least one of the good chances.

What we got with girouh and welz are different options different styl of play last yr we didn't have that... trust me when Walcott and ozil come bk wenger wont have a choice but to play them all... right side thats Walcott left side thats Sanchez up front welz or girouh midfield is our problem... Wilshire and ramsey should fight for thT box to box and ozil and carzola should fight for that cam.....

Having added a striker and midfielder, a central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th in the Premier League last season and is short of options at the back with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.

Unfortunately for Arsene Wenger his selection options in central midfield have suddenly disappeared at the worst possible time, so with Cazorla, Xhaka, Ramsey and Elneny all unavailable, so the Frenchman has had to put his faith in Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and you would think that his performance and effectiveness in the middle will be a key factor in the outcome of this hugely important Londo0n derby.

Real have a plethora of attacking options in the centre of the park, with James Rodriguez, Isco and Jese Rodriguez to choose from; however, besides Toni Kroos and Modric, Real offer little in the way of a holding midfielder.

The Gunners are believed to be actively seeking a striker to add to their options this summer, but with a wealth of players available to play in the midfield and advanced positions, some players will not be guaranteed the amount of football they would have wished.

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.

Manager Brendan Rodgers will have been pleased to see the former Southampton midfielder back in action with a goal as he had missed the club's previous three games through injury and the return will boost the attacking options at his disposal.

Nevertheless, he will have another option in midfield in the coming weeks with Loftus - Cheek expected to be on the bench for the clash with Arsenal on Sunday.

Normally with a player of Cazorla's quality that would not be a question but the fact is the central midfield is the strongest part of the Arsenal squad and Wenger has lots of options and all of them have finished their international duties this week.

Both Wenger and Mourinho could do with more quality in that attacking midfield area at the moment, with the two managers facing some doubts over their current options in that area.

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?)

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.

However, Rodgers is tactically smart and changing his style is probably the more likely option, with Daniel Sturridge as the focus in attack and a unit of exciting attacking midfielders being him.

The Arsenal transfer rumours about Jack Wilshere and a possible move to play for our old rivals Manchester United are still in the embryonic stage, as reported by Metro, but with the Gunners already having more options in the central midfield area where Jack plays there is a good chance that his loan season at AFC Bournemouth is not going to be enough to earn him a return to play for his beloved Arsenal.

Though the Etihad Stadium brought in central midfield options in Javi Garcia and Jack Rodwell, the young Everton man is sidelined with injury and Yaya Toure is off to the African Nations Cup and this may well lead the Premier League title holders into making a formal offer for the experienced Roma man.

We have already discussed our midfield problems, with only Coquelin and Ramsey our only option in the centre.

BUT im willing to bet my Ar $ e virginity that Wenger will stick with Giroud as our only option and maybe buy players to crowd our already croded attacking midfield options.

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.

The two Premier League giants are arguably in need of strengthening in a number of the same areas at the moment, with both teams looking short of options in defence and midfield this season.

Rated as one of the most promising young midfielders in Europe, Brozovic could be a useful addition for Arsene Wenger's side this season, with the north Londoners short of quality options in the middle of the park, particularly with the likes of Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey out injured at the moment.

However, the Frenchman is currently injured and, without him, the Gunners lack a natural replacement in the heart of the midfield, with both Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta representing problematic options.

Mathieu Flamini is a fairly one - dimensional defensive midfield option who is not the same player as he was in his first spell at the North London club, whilst veteran Spaniard Mikel Arteta is suffering with continued injury concerns and can not offer the same presence that Krychowiak would offer.

Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers has improved his central midfield options over the summer with experienced England international James Milner offering Liverpool a versatile weapon whilst last summer's addition Emre Can has matured into a player who's best position is in a defensive enforcer role.

This is with a midfield mind you that has Mata and Kagawa and Herrara as creative options... that's it.

It may simply be that United feel they could do with an upgrade in that department anyway, with either Fabinho or Vidal giving them more options to rotate between truly world class performers in central midfield.

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

do nt be surprised if we see song back on a loan would be the easiest midfield option to get at short notice just to get him on loan for a season just to fill the gap i think wenger likes familiarity with some players knowing the arsenal way would be an ok squad filler in case we have injury pile up at Christmas or new year period as you would expect would be an upgrade on kim kalstrom i think anyways and being at barca cant have done his skill set any harm maybe he learn to more defensive responsibility

Aston Villa continue to consider their options with the transfer deadline fast approaching and Bologna midfielder Amadou Diawara could be back on their radar.

In the midfield too, although the injury, absentee and disciplinary situation left the manager with no central options at the worst possible time.

We're not as blessed with wide options as we are with midfielders and strikers.

Mourinho has a host of defensive and holding midfield options at present, with Serbian Nemanja Matic now the regular in the Chelsea starting line - up.

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.

Having said this, another striking option would be welcome but I can't really say how necessary when we have plenty of midfielders chipping in with goals as well.

With him being a central midfielder and with Arsenal having just signed one of those in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team reguWith him being a central midfielder and with Arsenal having just signed one of those in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team reguwith Arsenal having just signed one of those in Mohamed Elneny to add to the already strong squad options like Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla and all, the Swiss star would have to be a pretty special talent to come to Arsenal and become a first team regular.

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.

Teams will be defensive with countering options to exploit our open midfield and the good teams will beat us.

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!!