Sentences with phrase «midfield role for»

«Callum is playing in a central midfield role for Ipswich and he has popped up with a few goals, which he is more than capable of,» said Simpson, a former winger with Manchester City, Oxford United and Derby County.

Arsenal have had a perceived weakness in their defensive midfield role for a number of years now and whoever plays in that role on Thursday will have to be on top form against Dzagoev and Golovin.

Arsenal and England midfielder, Jack Wilshere has asked Arsene Wenger about the possibility of him playing in a deeper midfield role for Arsenal.

It was just a few days ago that we saw Sneijder shifted into a left midfield role for the Dutch national team in their final group game against Portugal, where he performed fairly well.

Pogba excelled in a left sided central midfield role for Juventus who played with a midfield diamond.

Since the start of 2016, no player has chalked up more assists in the Premier League than James Milner, mostly playing in a deeper - lying midfield role for Liverpool — another footballer, like his Brazilian team mate, who previously spent much of his time on the wings, especially at Manchester City.

The cross section of fans made their views known on twitter during the men's football event of the Rio 2016 Olympics, where the current Chelsea second longest serving player excelled in an advanced midfield role for Nigeria.

He is a great winger but has also played very well in the attacking midfield role for Madrid this season.

His productivity and creativity allowed him to play in a more central midfield role for Spurs and the team flourished with him dictating play around other superstars.

I want to see Kolasinac in the defensive midfield role for this game.

He is known for his impressive dribbling and passing ability and plays in an attacking midfield role for Granada.

And while Reiss Nelson is an exciting young talent, it could be a big risk bringing the 17 - year - old in for such an early taste of Premier League action, particularly when he has generally played a more attacking midfield role for the club's youth sides.

The pair could line - up alongside each other as Cazorla will be hoping his performances for the Gunners will earn him a start in Vicente del Bosque starting XI and the 30 - year - old has been speaking about playing in a more deeper midfield role for the national team:

Although it is not yet clear where the versatile Daley Blind will play, he looks well suited to the defensive midfield role for United, and a similar style of player to Chelsea's Nemanja Matic, though it is the Serbian who is surely the better player based on his superb performances since re-joining the Blues in January.

Many were anticipating rotation for the friendly given the demands which await the players ahead of a crucial run - in for the clubs, but few could've predicted a central midfield role for Phil Jones.

Jose Mourinho has been using Pogba less in recent games, suggesting perhaps that there's a lack of trust in the player after his struggles to adapt to a more defensive midfield role for the Red Devils.

Should Wilshere be Playing a Deeper Midfield Role for Arsenal As Well?

We heard a few days from the Arsenal and Spain international midfield maestro, Santi Cazorla, about why he felt that he was more effective in the Central Attacking Midfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of last season.

29 - goal Harry Kane is set to lead the line for the Three Lions tonight, with Kane's Spurs teammate Eric Dier chosen over West Brom stalwart Jake Livermore as the player to partner Jordan Henderson in the defensive midfield role for the home side.

Not exact matches

Man United are ready to offer $ 70m (# 51m) for the Stadio Olimpico duo and with Michael Carrick entering the latter stages of his career, Marouane Fellaini working more effectively in an advanced attacking role and loaned out midfielder Tom Cleverley likely to be sold outright, there is scope for strengthening this area of van Gaal's squad also.

With the emergence of Francis Coquelin as Arsenal's first - choice defensive midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - team.

However, with Coquelin, Ramsey, Wilshere, Arteta, Cazorla and all fighting for the central midfield roles, would Milner have played any more for us than he did for City?

One Center back (Monales is ideal), one holding midfielder, who can be a leader too (Xhaka is ideal for this role), One winger and one center forward, the most critical area (R.lukaku / Aubameyang or any other clinical striker).

Well, on Walcott, mate, let me remind you that Arsene Wenger waited for eight years for crooked Abou Diaby to get fit and play the defensive midfield role, but never to be.

Ramsey in the box to box role no longer benefits us long term, as he's only out for self and glory, limiting his other two midfield partners.

Personally I would go for this formation with Welbeck playing a box to box role because of his strength and energy to help counter Kante and Bakayoko in midfield:

The Welshman made a crucial assist, worked hard for the team and really played the role of a box - to - box midfielder against Boro and should be given a start.

Dutch second - tier side VVV Venlo are now said to be set to sign the midfielder on loan until the summer, where he will be expected to land a first - team role, before returning to Arsenal for pre-season.

The Germany international would make an ideal replacement for Coutinho in attack, and is capable of playing in a variety of attacking midfield roles, or even up front.

Mertesacker has now moved to praise the leadership skills of new signing Granit Xhaka, who expected to rival Francis Coquelin for the holding role within the base of the midfield.

Our midfield is also extremely strong, and with various types of player who can play different roles for our side, it is difficult to pinpoint a weakness.

The diminutive midfield magician has played in a number of roles for Arsenal and I am sure that Arsene Wenger will ask him to do so again at times, but the boss does seem to have settled on the central midfield role as the best one for the Spaniard.

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.

Bottom line, if he is angered bench the players who were not good enough and play those who deserve some game time based on the Southampton game or on games where they had a positive impact: - Take Özil out and play Ox in the hole (he has to understand your the highest paid player of the club, your given freedom like nobody else and your even seeking even more money with a new contract you can't play like that ever and go AWOL)- Put Sanchez on the wing or up top but put Welbeck in (Walcott didn't track back near enough for the Alsonso goal)- Iwobi has been bright from the wing let him play there - Xhaka has to go back in the holding midfield role and I would take out Coquelin because he could've taken a foul on the hazard's goal.

The answer is quite obviously yes, for one he can play in any of the 3 central midfield roles and I have seen him play both wings.

Play Wilshere ahead of Ramsey that's all I'm asking for, put him in the centre alongside either LeCoq or Elneny so we can see if he will thrive in the deep midfield role.

The report also state that Wenger is tempted by Luiz's versatility, with defensive midfield another role he could fill and one that looks a particular weak spot for the Gunners at the moment.

can't believe we have to choose btw an aged, incompetent DM (flame), / / a psedo DM, CB, an unreliable RB (chambers) / / and / / an AM, psedo RW (Ramsey) for the Defensive Midfield role...... its really unfortunate tho

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So, just rotate the guy, and ease him in to the role so that other players can get used to him and keep the balance in the midfield for everything to work.

But buddy, wen get picks the players, weber buts the players (or not as has been seen recently) weber sticks with those players when like Ozil last night, they don't perform, so yea the players didn't do what they should have BUT it's wen gers fault that we didn't have a mire clinical finisher up front who would have put away the chances that group missed, it's wengers fault that Arteta and canola were Un able to play the defensive midfield role; it's wengers fault that he didn't buy backup for coquellin.

Busquets is the unsung hero of the best team of his generation, playing a pivotal role for Barcelona at the base of their midfield in six La Liga titles wins and three famous Champions League triumphs.

He featured for the first team at wing - back earlier in the season, but has been playing in his natural attacking midfield role in the Championship.

Wilshere has been playing in an advanced midfield role in the past season - and - a-half, and is even tipped to challenge Mesut Ozil for his role as creator, but Southgate is of the belief that he should be in a deeper role.

The holding midfield role isn't for Willshere — It limits his attacking ability and he is not the best defensively.

As Lacazette becomes more and more frustrated throughout matches where his teammates create nothing for him, he slides deeper and takes up a de facto central midfield role so he can join the action.

Coutinho scored 14 goals and provided nine assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool this past season, but if he were to move to Barcelona, then as detailed by Tite, he would have to move back into a midfield role given the current attacking trident at the Nou Camp with Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

Peter Reid believes that Jordan Henderson is the best choice for England in the holding midfield role...

Our manager is thought to be a long term admirer of the 22 - year old and according to The Mirror he might be about to make a club record offer of around # 55 million for Draxler, with the idea that he might be able to play as a centre forward for us as well as his more usual roles of wide forward or attacking midfielder.