Sentences with phrase «midfield positions made»

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.

Not exact matches

Of note he has started to make space in the midfield by asking Campbell to find a new team, another player who is far better than the english core, but will not be given the time to grow, as the likes of Ramsay, Wilshere, Walcott and Chamberlain,, even to the detriment of the team position in the league, such a tragedy

If I'm a defensive midfielder in that position, hell, if I'm a forward in that position, then if my goal is under threat and I have a chance to make a difference then I'm making that run.

giroud plays well as a dm in his usual no9 position based on his «hold up play»... but don't mistake that gibberish with playing in midfield which requires more concentration and technique which the tall man does not possess at all... hed make a good defender though

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.

Herrera is more productive in deeper position, making late runs into the box, but his combative nature will help beef up United's midfield.

Should the former Saint - Etienne man make midfield his long - term position, Mourinho would require a youthful centre - back to one day take over from Terry.

his weaknesses are his ability to defend — can't tackle, badly positioned, doesn't track runners, always breaks forward on runs and leaves gaping chasms in midfield that Xhaka can't cover alone, all of which makes him a bad central midfielder..

The Nigerian midfielder made just six starts in the Premier League last season as the Blues went on to lift the trophy, and his frustration has continued this year with Nemanja Matic and Ramires currently occupying the midfield positions.

He completely controlled the game from midfield and made some lovely passes into forward positions bypassing West Ham's defence.

The problem I have with the admin team ks that Ox is in the CAM position while Santi is one lf the deep laying midfielders... does not make sense to me.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

The Three Lions coach has made it clear that Jack will only be considered for selection if he is playing regular first team football, and not only that but he must be playing as a defensive midfielder — which Southgate considers to be his best position.

I can't remember who it was that made a stupid comment yesterday about how every player should just do what their position says, That a defender should just do that, an attacking midfielder should just create a DM should just cover the defense and strikers and wingers should just put in crosses into the strikers... I think it was Ks - gunner or kickAss, can't remember properly.

His off the ball movement, positioning, and quick, accurate passes made it very difficult for the opposing midfield.

It might not be a natural thing for the midfielder to do but he gets into some brilliant positions and if he can start to finish a few of them off then it will help the team and also make it harder for the opposing players to guess what he will do.

While Le Coq has quite evidently made the position his own recently, I do believe there will be games next season where Wenger might have to start with two holding midfielders, especially when we play the big teams away.

He is not a 10 as he does nt have the agility and decision making to let go of the ball at the right moment when he is in the attacking midfield position.

His defensive positioning was excellent, he made vital tackles, held the ball well, humiliated City's midfield, launched our counterattacks, gave a great assist and scored a textbook penalty.

If the OX insist on playing central midfield, he won't make it to the World Cup with England, because he is thrash in the position.

You yourself are saying you are seeing the best of wilshere......... at what expense?????????? What are the key passes, assists he has by playing at the most important central midfield position????? Wenger has practically make a joke of ozil (the best playmaker in the world, having highest assists and key passes) by playing him on left wings.

CM — I'd say covered, with Santi, Ramsey, Wilshere and Coq as our main men there, but injuries make the midfield our most insecure position.

Ramsy often drifts inside d midfield (which increases our possession rate $ ball recovery rate) and not try to out pace a defender to make a pull - out (dats a typical wing forward) As for ramsy getings goals (he really needs to improve his finishing); wen rambo scored goals for arsenal it was from his natural position - box 2 box midfield.

Using him in a position which demanded his use of his toughness vis - a-vis tackling made for his red cards (though they were not all in defensive midfield positions.

Even though Arsene Wenger has quite a few options for the central midfield position that the little magician has made his own, with the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka, there is a real sense that none of them gives the Gunners the same as Santi.

Versatile midfielder Antonio Valencia has been a regular at right - back, making 18 appearances in the position.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Much was made about Arsenal's Jack Wilshere being used as a defensive midfielder for England's two European Championship Qualifiers last week, but Arsene Wenger is adamant that Hodgson is definitely using him in the wrong position.

At the same time, you are always involved, you take a lot of touches and you need to make sure that you play the right passes to find strikers and midfielders in good positions.

The stats show us a few things, but most importantly the following: Our midfielders are scoring more goals because our CF's are not getting into goal scoring positions and making decent runs into space.

I'm not a full on Hendo hater but he's definitely is injury prone and erratic and I think it would make sense to phase him into a current season Milner type role, covering for a number of midfield positions, and giving the armband to VVD.

Central midfield is a key position and you have to have some defensive bite to go with the play making.

With Louis van Gaal's side somewhat short of options in midfield last season as Michael Carrick spent a lot of time out injured and new players like Ander Herrera and Daley Blind took time to settle, it's clear that Schneiderlin could make a fine addition in that key position.

Used in a variety of different positions in Arsene Wenger's side, it is not clear if Wilshere truly specialises in any of them, and it now looks as though he will be allowed to make way as the Gunners eye a more experienced and expert defensive midfielder.

First of I want to make it clear that Arsenal have no more room for midfielders, especially in Keita's central position, so I'm not too bothered about the fact that we missed out on him.

Yes, though they make occasional errors, I think the holding midfield position and the wing is where we are mostly weak.

To be fair to the young Frenchman, it was his consistency and the discipline he showed in that problem position of defensive midfield, as much as his reading of the game, work rate and defensive ability that made it such an impressive second half of the season for him.

He spent most of the match playing as a deep - lying midfield instead of making runs or holding up the ball or even just staying in his own bloody position.

Let me quickly remind you before you forget again and again that this very problem was outlined before the close of transfer window, instead of making reinforcements, he sold our true back up central defender, didn't buy replacement after he «promised», and played an already poor left back out of position for cover, we have not had a defensive midfielder after Gilberto left, so tell me again how these problems are fresh from this season... Its time arsenal fans stop glory hunting and realise that even if Wenger hand us the EPL (a chance fatter gunnersaurus)... HE NEEDS TO GO!!!

Negatives: — Inability to select the right players for the game — Wenger and his assistants - Playing players out of position — Wenger and his assistants - Making subs late — Wenger and his assistants - Poor performance from the team overall — Team, Wenger and his assistants - Poor coordination in the midfield and the final third — Team, Wenger and his assistants - Poor defense — Team, Wenger and his assistants - Lack of fight, SPIRIT, winning mentality, — Team, Wenger and his assistants

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

He is officially an attacking midfielder who can play in the CF position, he has great dribbling skills, quick feet, a great first touch, good acceleration and absolutely deadly in one on one situations, even though he is useless with headers and Ariel duals, He will Make Ramsey look like a Sunday league player!

Only an idiot benches two new signings that have proven to be an upgrade to our squad and plays the same midfielder that made more assists for the opposition than he did for his club, while having a superb player crying for the central midfielder position, a position in which he shone before.

I want you to be more of a Lampard son because you can... get us 15 goals each season before you ultimately retire here and i will make a stature myself and plant it at the emirates if they don't... Guys i know these kid is not Iniesta but he works his ass off, he is a fighter, he is young, he loves arsenal and most most important, HE SCORES PLENTY OF GOALS FROM MIDFIELD... Play him in his preferred position mr wenger and having matured, i know he wont disappoint us all..

THAT»S YOUR FUCKING LOW IQ MIDFIELDER literally causing our entire defense to make mistakes with nothing but laziness and horrible positioning.

Jack Wilshere looked bright in midfield while Hector Bellerin looked perfect making those forward runs from right - back position.

In wide positions, you have more time for final ball and decision making, while in the central midfielder role only split seconds.

And also a returned from injury Wilshere could productively manned the Gunners right wing again to make way for Ramsey to go back to his preferred midfield position.

In addition to playing splendid passes from midfield, the Welshman was also putting his foot in to win the ball and was also seen making those late runs from midfield and getting into great positions, attributes that were so characteristic of him last season.