Sentences with phrase «midfield role last»

After experimenting with Rooney in a midfield role last season, most notably as part of his unconvincing and unpopular attempts to bring a back three - based system to Old Trafford, the Dutchman has returned the conundrum that neither Sir Alex Ferguson nor David Moyes were able to solve.

Without Mile Jedinak and forced into the substitution of Glenn Whelan, Bjarnason stepped into the defensive midfield role last week and did a sterling job.

The 22 - year - old Bayern Munich starlet was thrust into the limelight under Pep Guardiola's stewardship: he played in a centre - midfielder role last season where he shone for the Bavarians.

Not exact matches

Schweinsteiger is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in European football, and played a starring role in Brazil last year as Germany were crowned world champions.

He is not just all about attack either, because in the last year or so the boss has been using him in a deeper lying central midfield role and Cazorla has proved very adept there, better than Arteta to be honest.

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.

Though Mata finished the last two campaigns as Chelsea's Player of the Year Mourinho initially preferred to use Eden Hazard and Oscar as his creative midfield talents and when the former Valencia man has been used he has failed to hit the heights that saw him play a pivotal role in the West London club's Champions League and Europa League successes.

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.

Former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song insists he is happy at Barcelona, despite his bit - part role since joining the club last summer.

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 lastmidfield 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 lastMidfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of last season.

@TH14atl the list of the players you gave me were players who were naturally central midfielders but could play in cmf position and you also gave me no 10's who could also play cmf so i do not get your take.However did you see that they were being played in their best positions.I am also against Ramsey on the wing but i will not be blinded by the fact that if he should be put in box to box role he will be better than santi in that role.But from what you said i think we might just sell cant we.Have you forgotten the man utd match last season where peeps were like O!

The dynamic young Englishman was already our last decent option to fill the central midfield box - to - box role, which is now looking like a poisoned chalice, as Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are already on the injury list.

The 20 - year - old arguably fared best in a «false 9» striker role last year, and could be used there again due to the vast options in attacking midfield now with the signings of James Milner and Roberto Firmino.

The emergence of Francis Coquelin in the holding role just in front of the back four during the second half of last season might tempt Wenger into bringing in another midfielder to play alongside the 24 - year - old rather than to replace him.

Talking of people being critical of AR I was interested listening to Keown last night on MOTD2 where he almost seemed reluctant to praise FC but was very keen to highlight AR's role (and SC's) in the improved Arsenal defensive set - up in midfield.

The midfielder played bit - part role at the Nou Camp last season, and has failed to earn a regular starting spot since joining from Atletico Madrid.

The attacking Central midfield role must go to Ramsey as 1st choice at the moment, but this should also be rotated with Jack and Ox who I thought showed huge potential in that role last season.

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

the only two or three veiera type midfielders there are around at the moment are pogba, kondogbia, (could have got him if wenger wernt so tight with the money) maybe carvalho the last two might need to be molded more into that role than pogba mind you, but they have the right game for it.

Luongo has won many fans this season and last with dazzling displays at the heart of Swindon's midfield in League One, and has played a huge role in them attaining their current position of fourth in the table.

The fact is that Arsenal are blessed with an amazing array of attacking midfielders, and especially have Cazorla (Wenger's Player - of - last - season) and Alexis Sanchez who are more than capable of making the No 10 role their own next season, while we are desperate for a more defensive - minded midfielder to share the burden with Francis Coquelin.

The Ox played many roles when he was at Arsenal, and his last was as a wing - back, but he always said that his preferred position was in central midfield, but Wenger kept putting him in any position on the pitch with little success.

If you've watched the last few games Santi has been playing in a more deeper role of midfield alongside Coq.

you know its funny how things change so fast cech was a backup at chellsh $ t welbz was manures scape goat le coq was loaned to a championship club monreal our scape goat ramsey was more than awful last season ozil was anonymous in the big stage cazorla was out of form in the first part of last season now walcott is the lone striker ozil is our leader ramsey is on the wings cazorla is at cm le coq has been accorded the most important role thats winning midfield battles all of a sudden we are invincible

In Wenger's traditional 4 -2-3-1 formation, Lemar could either take over Cazorla's role as the deeper - lying playmaker with a licence to roam forward or play on the left wing, but if Wenger decides to stick with the formation he finished last season with, three at the back, Lemar might struggle to displace Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez as one of the two attacking midfielders, however, that might change if one or both players leave the club.

Especially if we get Lemar our attack will be absolutely stacked with talent and depth so the last remaining position would be a roaming center midfielder that could also potentially play a CDM role.

The 22 - year - old was an influential figure for the Ligue 1 champions last season, playing an important role in the heart of midfield for Leonardo Jardim's side in their title success and run to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The 27 - year - old only joined the Greek side last summer from Ligue 1 team Toulouse in a $ 2.7 m deal but he has since excelled for his new team playing in a deep lying midfield role as they won a league and cup double in sweeping fashion.

The fact that the 26 - year - old has won the Premier League title the last two seasons with two different clubs says pretty much all that needs to be said about how crucial he is in a key role in midfield.

The former Southampton youth product enjoyed his best season of his career last term, flourishing in a number of roles, including a previously untried wing - back role and as a deep - lying midfielder.

The Blues were just inches away from capturing the Toffees midfielder on a transfer deadline day move last summer, but due to uncertainty of his potential role in the Chelsea team, Barkley decided to pull himself out of the # 35m deal.

Bonaventura will most likely take up his role on the left side of the midfield and be the creative spark that he was last season.

Coquelin was a revelation in midfield for Arsenal during the second half of last season, claiming the defensive - midfield role.

United have made upgrading their right - back position a priority this summer after Antonio Valencia - who has spent the majority of his career in midfield - was forced to assume the role last season.

And it is all too plain that United have no valid successor in central midfield to Paul Scholes, though versatile Ryan Giggs, absent last Sunday is probably the closest there is to fill such a role.

He now tracks back, runs faster and tackles harder in midfield, similar to the role that Di Maria played at the Bernabeu last season.

He originally excelled as a right - back but has since been converted into a holding midfielder, playing a key role in helping Monaco to their surprise French Ligue 1 title win last season.

An all - round central midfielder, Pogba has been a massive success in Italian football, helping Juve win Serie A last season and playing a key role in their march towards the Scudetto this term.

Poole can do a job in defence, as he has shown, but also in midfield, a role he played in last season, his debut season at Manchester United.

With the recent spate of injuries and suspensions plaguing Roma's midfield, Paredes has been gifted more playing time, logging 433 minutes in his last five appearances for the Giallorossi, including back - to - back full 90s, where he played in the double pivot alongside De Rossi, a role to which he seems perfectly suited.

Wayne Rooney seems to have hit fine gal scoring form of late scoring four in his last two games playing in a deeper role in midfield becoming the supplier for Robin Van Persie.

Sides that have won the Premier League have always had a strong performer in the defensive - midfield role, with Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira in the late 90s and early 2000s, along with the likes of Claude Makelele, Nemanja Matic and even Danny Drinkwater at Leicester City last term.

Arsene likes to deploy a central midfielder out - wide to give the team more balance, with Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla sharing that role last season.

Other Guardiola selections — using Phillip Lahm as a central midfielder or Mario Mandzukic on the flank — have been baffling, but what has emerged is the likelihood that Croatian forward Mandzukic, whose energy was so important in springing Bayern's pressing game last season, will play a secondary role this season.

It's all about getting back into the Champions League for Spurs this season and the return of Sandro will be like a new signing for the club, after he missed a large chunk of last season due to injury, and his class in a deeper defensive role is crucial for the attacking midfielder ready to fill Bale's boots.

Last season, the Samba star was not only solid in the holding midfield role but also proved to be effective in the attacking third.

Saville spent the first half of last season on loan at Brentford, performing so well the deal was extended for the remainder of the campaign, and the midfielder played a pivotal role as the Bees secured promotion to the Championship.

The former Aston Villa midfielder, who is now 32, played a major role in the World Cup qualifying campaign and was also integral to Feyenoord winning the Dutch title last season.

Gerrard was moved to a more advanced midfield role in the last few minutes of action against West Brom and linked up well with Balotelli who had been introduced for Rickie Lambert.

Although Mourinho has never been shy of whipping out the club's chequebook, he may not need to when searching for a suitable long - term replacement for Carrick, as Herrera showed last season that he can be an invaluable presence in a deep midfield role.