Sentences with phrase «midfield star does»

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It was a rumour that has been doing the rounds and it was not just Arsenal, but our Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool that were said to be keen on the talented young defe3nsive midfield star.

Theo Walcott has sung the praises of Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere after his midweek display against Red Star Belgrade, but do the club need him more than they know?

For those who are not all that aware of Sotiris Ninis its worth noting that the talented Albanian born adaptable midfielder is considered the hottest prospect in Greece right now, which admittedly isn't saying a great deal but I would imagine Sir Alex Ferguson will have done his homework on the Panathinaikos star who's performances helped the Athens club secure the double last term.

Because, according to a Daily Star report which claims to have a Premier League footballer as its source, the deal that is apparently done between Arsenal and Schneiderlin will not happen until the end of the season and that leaves the fans wondering how we will cope in central midfield between now and then, especially now that we are hearing some rumours that our club captain Mikel Arteta may have suffered a setback and will be on the injury list for a few more weeks.

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has revealed that he's been left a little disappointed with his rating on FIFA 18, and he's not the first star name to do so.

Unfortunately the Frenchman has revealed on the Arsenal website that our Welsh international midfield star Aaron Ramsey, who did so well at the Euro 2016 tournament this summer, has not recovered in time from the hamstring injury he picked up in the disappointing defeat at home to Liverpool on the opening day.

When the Arsenal and Egypt international midfield star Mohamed Elneny headed off to Gabon to meet up with his national team recently for the latest version of the African Cup of Nations, it did not appear to pose too much of a problem for Arsene Wenger.

Whether or not the on loan Arsenal and England international midfield star was doing enough to convince Arsene Wenger, or whoever may be the manager of Arsenal at the end of this season, that he deserved to be brought back to the Emirates and given a new contract, we do not know, but we do know that the last thing Jack Wilshere needed was another injury.

The Rooney in jury should be a bigger help to one Arsenal man at least, the on loan midfield star Jack Wilshere who may well be in line for a return to the England first team in Rooney's absence and that is just what the injury hit star could do with as he travels down the road to full recovery and attempts to save his Arsenal career.

There is still time for Wenger to act, of course, but if he doesn't and then our squad is proven to be not up to the task of finishing top of the pile, can you see our midfield star accepting it and staying in north London?

The fact that the on loan Arsenal midfield star Jack Wilshere was widely regarded as the Man of the Match when our opponents for tonight AFC Bournemouth won their last Premier League match at Swansea does give the Gunners some hope that our own absentees will be somewhat offset by the home side's.

Frankly, if we fail to do well this season, I wouldn't blame it on our failure to sign William Carvalho or some super star defensive midfielder.

The runners up of the English Premier League and French Ligue 1 are ready to do battle over French midfielder Moussa Sissoko, according to the Daily Star, with both clubs interested in signing the Newcastle United sStar, with both clubs interested in signing the Newcastle United starstar.

We need some midfielders that can be strong and battle for us!!!! al our midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,

I may be reading a bit too much into the comments this week from the former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour and our current star Alexis Sanchez, but if I was Mesut Ozil I would be wondering just what I had done to deserve what seems to me like a lack of appreciation of the German international's recent form and contribution to the cause.

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

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Dortmund do not want to lose another star after Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin has joined Real Madrid.

In recent weeks the reports have all but declared the Xhaka to Arsenal move a done deal and the German press this week suggested that Arsene Wenger has already made a transfer bid for the central midfielder but the sporting director of his current club Borussia Monchengladback, Max Eberl, has moved quickly to slam such rumours, even though he also admits that his Bundesliga club is going to struggle to hold on to their young star if the right sort of offer from the right place comes in.

While it is true that the Arsenal and Germany star Mesut Ozil comes in for an unfair amount of criticism from some fans and a lot of people in the English football media, it is also true that the creative midfielder does not help himself at times and could certainly have more of an impact for the Gunners at times.

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Just the other day he spoke about Granit Xhaka and suggested that he did not need any more players in midfield, so that does throw into some doubt the Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with the Barcelona and Turkey star Arda Turan.

Okay the Gunners paid over # 30 million to bring in the Swiss international midfield star Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach and he does look a proper player, but after that we only have a reported # 2 million swoop for the young Bolton centre back Rob Holding and the signing of the unheard of Japanese youngster who is not even allowed to play football in England.

So we know that Wenger likes to give nothing away about his transfer plans and even though he did mention the name of Arturo Vidal at the end of the season, his words in a Daily Star report do not give us any help in figuring out whether the Frenchman would like to sign the Chilean midfielder or not.

Juventus have told highly rated midfielder Arturo Vidal that he will be sold at the end of the season if he does not improve his performances during the remaining months of the campaign, report the Express, despite repelling interest from Manchester United in the Chilean box - to - box star throughout the entirety of the summer transfer window.

Wenger would not normally target one player and ignore the overall game but he did a similar thing against Man City star David Silva and having Ramsey back means that Coquelin will have a bit more defensive support in midfield.

Yes he does miss a lot of chances and he may not be WC yet but the man offers us steal up front and he has a good understanding with our star midfielder Rambo.

Once again the England international midfield star is going to miss the start of a Premier League season, although this time at least it does not appear that he will miss the whole thing as he did last year.

First of all I have to say before I go on to talk about this rumour concerning the Arsenal and Germany midfield star Mesut Ozil and our manager Arsene Wenger that it does not come from a named source but rather that old press favourite «sources at Arsenal» so we have to realise that it may not actually be true.

I suppose it depends on the individual player as well, but Wenger did sign the aging midfielder Kim Kallstrom in a January transfer window not too long ago, so maybe he will agree with me about the possibility of bringing the Barcelona and Argentina international star Javier Mascherano back to England and the Premier League.

It will take a miracle to get to the playoffs, and the team will just have to do it without their bright young midfield star.

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Despite much of the British media doing complex mental gymnastics to explain why Paul Pogba is, in fact, not good, he's really a star: In baseball, shortstops and center fielders are inherently more valuable than other players because they occupy premium defensive positions, and the same goes for a competent defensive midfielder like Pogba, who's an elegant hurricane with the ball at his feet and can provide consistent attacking output from a position where it's not expected.

Playing away from home won't be easy at all for Jose Pekerman's boys, but they do have a positive news with the return of their star midfielder, James Rodriguez.

The Star have linked us with Celtic's Victor Wanyama (again), which is one of those deals based on the logic of «Arsenal could do with a tall African midfielder.

It did look like Arsenal could potentially challenge for the title following a strong start to the season and club legend Robert Pires has explained that the North London side's struggles have been down to the absence of injured star midfielder Santi Cazorla.

Young French midfielder Remy Cabella started, and so did star player Younes Belhana.

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for me, I don't think Kylian Mbappe is worth or valued for such an amount of # 86million which can be used in buying two or three players to replace Michael Carrick, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovich, we need a midfielder like the Brazilian and Real Madrid star Casmerio or Bernardo Silver and Yourie Tieleman from Anderlecht who can hold and control the midfield thru and flow, we can put Gabriel Babosa to replace Zlatan upfront, our options are left with Antoine Griezmann and Neyman Da Silver Jr. if we are to sign them.

If a midfield featuring Rooney, and an attack starring Ibrahimovic, won't do their fair share of defensive labour, then the defence may have to come to them and push high up the pitch to close the gap between rearguard and the front - line.

While Cristiano Ronaldo managed to get a brace during the clash, midfielder James Rodriguez perhaps outshined the Portuguese star even though he did not get himself on the score sheet.

The versatile star can do a commendable job at centre - back and as a holding midfielder as well.

Currently, Ozil's Arsenal contract expires at the end of the summer, which would mean that if Arsene Wenger does not sell the playmaker in the winter transfer window, he would not be able to generate any funds out of the star midfielder.

The Spanish side will now try to give the defensive midfield star better terms to retain his services and ensure that he does not leave Spain, any time soon.