Sentences with phrase «midfield position for»

With Coquelin having solved the often troublesome midfield position for Wenger the Gunners have emerged as viable title challengers whilst their rivals have fallen out of contention.

In his breakthrough season within a couple of months I'd already awarded him a future Balon D'Or and we'd seen up one central midfield position for the next 15 years.

I'm going to be honest here — I hope Domenech picks ONE midfield position for Diaby and sticks with it.

I beg to differ, this guy is an accomplished CDM with over 90 apps for Barcelona B, when he moved up to the senior team, he was only kept from the starting line up for the obvious reason that Busquets, Xavi and Ineista have had a chokehold on the midfield position for years.

Well Elneny, Coquelin and Xhaka are considered and plays in a defensive midfield position for both club and country.

These are just my thoughts on the subject and have felt Wenger have been safe guarding midfield position for both wilshere and ramsay, when both do not deserve it

We have had cracks to filll in the striker and defensive midfield position for ages, but we keep on ignoring these positions.

Sanchez should be played in the central attacking midfielder position for a few games, then we can compare them.

Not exact matches

so left with just 4 players for 4 defensive positions... i think we should definitely strengthen our attacking midfield in january

When Arsenal played with Arteta as defensive midfielder that situation never occurs he tends to control the flow and pace of Arsenal game with his passing and by holding his position, he also runs into space very well and always available for a pass.

New Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed he chose to move to Stamford Bridge after former club Arsenal informed him they had sufficient cover for his position — Sky Sports

Problem is we have too many players in midfield for one position that we do nt really use.

Imagine we have two outstanding midfielders out but we are still well equipped in that position, pity that can not be said for DM and CB

Buy sufficient cover for the defense & for the defending midfield positions.

As far as this transfer window is concern if wenger fails to buy players for the two obvious positions i.e striker and defensive midfielder, then he is no more the right man for ARSENAL.

And considering he would be a starter would annoy alot of our midfielders because if we start with him and le cog that would leave all these midfielders; Ramsey, Wishere, Rosicky, Cazorla, and Ozil all fighting for the No. 10 position.

In fact, the boss is so determined to field chambers regularly that he has got his name penciled down for three positions in right back, central defense and defensive midfield.

my only hope is wenger to buy kanté of leicester.this guy is a beast at dm position with a good technical and physical quality.with him and coq in midfield against barca we can hope for anything special to happen.with finally olivier giroud slowly becoming WC striker, walcott most efficient and campbell who is a revelation this season, the return of alexis we can be dangerous against any defence.our only weak position is a dm position and wenger won't have any excuz this mercato bcoz there are players available that we can buy if we want.plz wenger go for at least one of this: kanté, wanyama, w.carvalho, l.bender, krychowiak, biglia, neves, l.gustavo, rabiot... if we try to sign s.roberto he will be a good addition with great quality.gunner for life!!!

Ramsey also had a little advice for Arsene Wenger, suggesting that the boss would do well to let him show what he can do in his preferred position as the box to box midfielder rather than sticking him out on the wing as he did towards the end of last season.

This is mainly because his best position is the box to box role in central midfield, which unfortunately for him, seems to be nailed down by Santi Cazorla right now.

Where I hope Wenger won't be «Wenger» will be to start playing him at Wing back, HE IS A DAMN GOOD ATTACKING MIDFIELDER AND HE IS NOT VERSATILE (in Yesterdays» game he scored 2 great goes the moment he moved to the AM position from the WB position — that tells you where home is for this talented young man) He will fit well across the front 3, end of story.

and as i mentioned yesterday the notion that Coquelīn will get injured is hypothetical and even without any clear competition from anyone in the team for his position he still produced performances that put him in the top 10 defensive midfielders in Europe despite playing half a season..

There are effectively 14 midfielders all trying for a maximum of 5 available positions in total.

With an asking price of around # 50m, Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Marco Reus is one of the best in the world in a number of positions up front, and he'd be a terrific purchase for United to solve their current issues, though Liverpool are also interested.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

we had our defense still trying to adapt to life without Bellerin the midfield was adapting gradually to the loss of Santi thanks to Xhaka in the position then u kick a midfield trying to get up by dropping Xhaka for Elneny.

He would not be a back up for Coq but a stiff competitor for our holding midfield position

The Spaniard's versatility can see him play in various positions, including left - back, central defence and in midfield, but given his natural position is on the left, Conte could yet decide to continue his search for a centre - half too.

Arsenal are understood to be weighing up a bid for Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama after failing in their efforts to bring in some of their other top transfer targets in that position this summer.

Playing as a defensive midfielder, he is in a position to receive the ball from the defenders, distribute the ball and providing a platform for Carzola and Co. to play with simple, accurate, and urgent passes.

reality is campbell's play and worth ethic make him most deserving of all out midfielders for a wide position (bar alexis) but doubt he'll get the opportunity because he's not part of our «british core»

With a huge plethora of right sided midfielders, RM is the least important position on the whole pitch for us to try and make a signing.

I will suggest replacing him with Chambers till we get a specialist Defensive Midfielder (Isn't it THE SAME POSITION that Arsenal fans have been talking about for a decade?)

So with these three attackers for our forward position, we are good on the striking front, especially considering that we still have Sanchez, Ox, Welbeck, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Rosicky and Wilshere to contribute goals from midfield and wide positions.

Like not buying a midfielder of the Goretzka or Cavhalo Mould (Since we did nt, its high time we revert to 4 -3-3 and play Calum Chambers in midfield alongside Xhaka, let Ramsey, Ozil and Wishere struggle for the # 10 position because no matter what you tell Ramsey to do, he will go into the pitch and play as a 10.

Arsenal have had a longstanding problem without a strong intelligent defensive midfielder for many many years, but a few years ago Wenger got lucky when Francis Coquelin was recalled from a loan at Charlton and immediately became our beast in that position.

We have needed a 4th CB, DM, and a LW for years, while he has continued to strengthen the midfield, RW, and striker position, and now apparently RB as well.

If we had focused Ainsley Maitland - Niles as a Central midfielder, Xhaka and Ramsey would have been scared for his position right now and that would have brought out the best in him and we won't be looking for one Seri all over the place.

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Liverpool — Henderson — Gerrard Real — Modric — Kroos Don't get me wrong, we absolutely need a pure DM for tough matches — but spending 25M + + for extra depth in that position is really luxury Vidal is a versatile all around central midfielder — If we play 4 -2-3-1, let him pair with either Ramsey / Carzola and we have a very strong midfield base in both attack and defense.

With no room for Angel Di Maria, Real Madrid star Gareth Bale instead lines up on the left - hand side of the attacking midfield positions.

I worked with him for one season at Southampton, and he's a midfield player who can play in different positions in the midfield.

However, City may have stolen a march on their rivals, as Manuel Pellegrini's side would be in a position to offer former Champions League winner Toure as part compensation for the powerhouse midfielder.

Elneny has impressed in his limited opportunities in the first - team squad, but has found himself battling with one too many rivals for a central midfield role, but we may just have found the perfect position for him, and just like Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, maybe we could maximise the ability in our squad thanks to the ew move.

whos ramsey, a player whos trying to outdo himself, hes a coward that couldn't even stand up to cavani, acting like a stupid wimp, I look at this team I see a lot of wengers, ramsey's positioning is zero, his technique is zero, vision is zero, does he think hes iniesta, for godsakes just be a average dutiful midfielder that's all we want example modric kross thiago verratti, u don't need to push too forward to be important to your team..

Bring in a DM who will take over Arteta / compete for the position from January but not necessarily be our defensive midfielder we all desire, instead bring in a swift ball passer to get the ball from defence to our attractive midfielders in a short enough time to avoid the high pressing we currently see against us, if he tackles than that's a great addition.

The Dutchman's wish - list consists of a new right - back, central defender, central midfielder, winger and striker and there are already several options in each position for the 63 - year - old.

Moving back to the 4 -3-3 after Motta's injury should have helped, but pulling Marquinhos into a rarely played position in midfield and putting Serge Aurier into an unfamiliar spot as a central defender in a back four threw PSG for a loop when City were on the ball.

Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio said he «sees possibilities for him to become an important player» if the Monterrey midfielder picks El Tri, noting that he believes Gonzalez can expand his game and play a box - to - box role, rather than the holding midfield position he plays for Rayados.

His creative ability from a variety of attacking midfield positions made him a highly influential player almost straight away, and with a highly impressive haul of 22 goals and 12 assists in his final season with the club in 2006/07, he was snapped up by Spanish giants Real Madrid for # 23million.