Sentences with phrase «midfield role he wanted»

Not exact matches

Granit Xhaka was added to our midfield ranks but has so far failed to nail down a regular first - team role, while Santi Cazorla being in his final season of his contract could lead you to want extra oomph to our central positions.

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He's more likely to be fielded in midfield or in the No. 10 role, but Hodgson seems to have no idea where he wants to field his captain.

Ki Sung - yueng, who rejoined Swansea in the summer following a year spent at Sunderland, has cemented the holding midfield role under Garry Monk — a position that Arsenal want addressing despite the promising form of Francis Coquelin.

Not so long ago, when Wilshere was snubbed by England because Southgate wanted Jack to be getting regular first team football in the Defensive Midfielder role, Wenger admitted that he wanted Jack to play further forward, and he even specified where he saw him playing in future.

Wilshere has a chance as well, although by Southgate's own criteria he not only needs to be playing for Arsenal, but playing in the position Southgate wants to play him: in the deep midfield, rather than the forward role Arsene Wenger has mostly set aside for him this season in the cup competitions.

Ramsey feels that he is better suited for the central midfield role and wants to grab it back as soon as possible.

Newspapers seem to suggest Wilshere needs to own the holding midfield role if he wants a carreer at Arsenal.

While managers like Pep or Van Gaal want players to have very defined roles and be only in particular area's «Zones» of the pitch, Wenger constantly allows his midfielders to swap and move.

The former Chelsea midfielder was persuaded to remain at the Etihad Stadium in January, when his initial six - month loan deal ended, and play a pivotal part in the Citizens» title chase — however, with just two months of the season left, he isn't convinced by his bit part role, and wants out.

I have time and again said I do not understand what ramsey's role in the midfield is — Xhaka does not have pace and does not WANT to tackle (which is good because the moment he does we will be a man down)-- so why is then Ramsey bombing up the pitch — because everytime Xhaka misplaces a pass the opposition will easily outpace him and run straight at the defence.

OX, Xhaka, monreal, bellerin OX - he want a more central role never found in him the skills to thrive through the congested arsenal's midfield, apart from some glimpses in former years of his career, so he is a GO.

And, the Englishman, having played this Defensive Midfielder role his entire career, would want to make it disconcerting for the German by hustling and harrying him incessantly.

Correct... the lack of responsibilty of midfielders is our ongoing issue... I am sure that is why Ox left as he just wanted fo do his headless chicken running around that Ramsey is also prone to do... this is not Wengers fault in terms of the players noy adhering to their role though Wenger shluld take the blame for not recruiting a better player kn that CDM role... I think thats the only position we are lacking in..

i hope your right there there is talk that we might be extending arteta's contract by a year, i am of the mind that we should say thanks for all your effort here is a little gold cannon enjoy your retirement and come back if you want to do some coaching in a year or 2, as well as replacing diaby and flamini thats gonna cost hopefully hayden will step in to d / m and grow in to that role for us and we could get someone else in the jan window, i think wenger will do the midfield replacements in jan in advance of summer so he doesn't have to next summer.

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

Emre is that type of a midfielder who likes to play upfront in between the lines and have an eye for scoring goals unlike Lucas who wants to sit back and orchestra the attack from there in a role that doesn't seem to fit in this Liverpool team next season.

Ajax have, in essence, admitted defeat in trying keeping hold Eriksen for the upcoming season, with De Boer announcing the club have already started planning who from the current squad can shift into his attacking midfield role, with Lasse Schone and Davy Klaassen being major candidates for the role, but the big question is whether Eriksen can cut the mustard at the three clubs mooted to want him.

The trade of their 16th pick for allocation money certainly suggests that the team wants to use that money on some new players — Lagerwey specifically said that they are looking at veteran players in midfield and «slightly more attacking roles.»

It has also become clear that a holding midfielder is not a priority of Arsene Wenger: he wants a fluid system where the midfielders rotate and share roles.

Wenger could also make some tactical adjustments, perhaps by using Jack Wilshire as a deep - lying playmaker rather than a converted number 10, giving Granit Xhaka more of a box - to - box midfielder role and developing a Plan B against sides that want to try to bully Arsenal physically.

Fans of English Premiership side Chelsea are of the opinion that, manager Antonio Conte should play Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel in an advanced role in midfield if he wants to get the best out of the 29 year old.

Barcelona's Marc Bartra was signed to play in Hummels's role, yet the club failed to replace Gündogan's crucial role in the midfield, despite Tuchel wanting young playmakers Óliver Torres and Mahmoud Dahoud.

The move makes sense for KC, of KC's remaining midfielders, Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Alex Martinez, Victor Munoz, and even Toni Dovale, only Olum, Nagamura and Feilhaber can really play the «defensive» midfield role the way Peter Vermes wants.

Guardiola once again continued with his experiment of using Keita as a holding midfield player, a role in which Keita has been found wanting in recent matches.

Instead, the 24 - year - old wants to sign for Liverpool, who he's been linked with all summer, in hope of obtaining a central midfield role.