Sentences with phrase «midfielder for nothing»
Mikel's current deal with the Premier League outfit runs until 2017, and with the club unlikely to offer him an extension, they may be tempted to accept Gala's offer in a bid to avoid losing the midfielder for nothing further down the line.
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The former midfielder played for the Gunners for 12 years between 1985 and 1997 and is sometimes described as an «Arsenal Legend», but he seems to do nothing but talk badly about our club in recent years.
Arsenal board are silly to give ozil for another contact worth280, 000 pounds a week bcos he is a very lazy guy are using his whole life with girlfriends in hotel and is not doing hard training bcos of cigarettes and women are making him lazy and I still prefer Sanchez hard working is doing for the club than ozil, please find another attacking midfielder is really want to commit himself for the club than the lazy guy is not have anything to offer the club and is only to demand for increasement of the payment without doing nothing for the club and is the one poison Sanchez mind for increased of the.
The Algerian has become a regular in the Spurs midfielder, but should leave the shooting to team - mate Harry Kane having failed miserably with 23 strikes on goal and nothing to show for his efforts.
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.
I like Rambo and would love nothing more than to see Ramsey — Wilshere bossing the midfield, ahead of a solid DM... But man that guy annoys the crap out of me sometimes with the amount of chances he misses lol (although he does sometimes pop up for us when needed)
For players like Alexis who can dance past a player or 2 (together) like nothing but we can't expect him to dance past 4 players every time, this happens more with Giroud as the oppositions midfield and defense can work closer together.
Ill take some heat for this but simply put his insatiable desire to do nothing but score goals has crippled his development as a talented B2B midfielder and handicapped Arsenals already fragile midfield.
Having spent the second half of last season on loan at Ipswich Town and featured in nothing more prestigious than the League Cup for Spurs this season, the Mexican midfielder is about as popular with Harry Redknapp as a Jermain Defoe stamp on Aaron Mokoena and will probably be the latest player to travel the well - worn furrow between White Hart Lane and Fratton Park.
I will assure all the Ozil is never in the wrong brigade, the days of an attacking midfielder that is one dimensional are long gone, just assisting and contributing nothing else to the team is in the past, all players now have to do more than just waiting for others to fight for them, as that's why Mata struggled at Chelsea under Moanrinho and he is struggling at Man United too.
I will assure all the «Ozil is never in the wrong brigade», those days of an attacking midfielder who is one dimensional are long gone, just assisting and contributing nothing else to the team is in the past, all players now have to do more than just waiting for others to fight for them, that's why Mata struggled at Chelsea under Moanrinho and he is struggling at Man United too.
Donovan, whoreplaced Beckham as captain, has nothing but praise for the English midfielder.
A DM would have done nothing to stop those crosses for the 1st and 3rd goal, they were all crosses from the fullback positions, the fullbacks need their midfielders or wingers to help them out.
The Brazilian midfielder has always seemed ref - proof against Arsenal, either fouling continually and getting away with it or getting our players sent off or winning penalties for nothing.
As reported by The Guardian, Wenger had nothing but bad news for us on the injury front, with the innoucuous lloking knock picked up by Mikel Arteta revealed as a calf problem that will see Arsenal without their captain and best deep lying midfielder for a lengthy period of time.
Will Romano's revelations lead to speculation in the midfielder's future ending, or will the journalist's update that nothing has been agreed for Pogba lead to one or two clubs attempting to move for the box - to - box star.
The problem is when you have an average defensive midfielder then your backline can never be at rest.Coquelin should have started this match.Some people think he's average but I feel he's been played out of position and being tasked with doing too much like a box to box player.How can someone who bases his game on tackling and interception lose that ability all of a sudden and you tell me nothing's wrong but bdcause he's average.Are we fans going to ignore what is plain to us?Let's just pretend things are alright.Then after we win the cracks will be papered only for them to be exposed another day.
His role is stroking wenger's... ego... Certainly nothing to do with football that's for sure but have known that for 5 years... He's the midfield equivalent of lord bendtner... Just hope for a bit of effort in second half
In a recent interview with Norweigan television station TV2, Stromsgodset's sporting director Jostein Flo rubbished the reports claiming the Premier League giants had made an offer for the talented midfielder — and insisted they were nothing but pure speculation.
so with a malfunctioning midfield trio that has all 3 of them trying to initiate attacks but no one to run for the ball, no wonder nothing is working and everyone plays like shit.
Until silly free kick holding much better than chambers but inexperience will eventually show... Ramsey did nothing and with coq and elneny the midfield is solid but lacks quality... Is Wenger just playing for a point?
For a central midfielder that would be amazing but for a number 10 trying to produce clever little passes to break down a defence it is nothing short of astoundiFor a central midfielder that would be amazing but for a number 10 trying to produce clever little passes to break down a defence it is nothing short of astoundifor a number 10 trying to produce clever little passes to break down a defence it is nothing short of astounding.
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
Arsenal can not afford to carry any passengers against a determined and physical opponent, especially in the midfield area and we do not want Ozil to come back and perform badly either, as it would do nothing for his confidence.
Any motivate the players he don't know how to be tactical he just picks the team and tells the same thing it's not working change it ever team will not play open so wenger needs to change the team players and style to defeat that also if a team presses us wenger does nothing to get round that same team same tactics that's the issue that's why arsenal won't win the league it's like a boxer going for head all the time you need to go for body to open up the other for the head shot wenger is to soft and it's transfers to the players remember the team he had before always makeing runs stretching teams even if they are sitting back spread there whole back line and midfield with run after run arsenal don't do that anymore they don't even shoot outside the box you know why because wenger tells them not to another tactic to draw another team out Ramsey can shoot but he never shoots anymore why is that wenger fact thanks guys.
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
I'd play him in midfield with jack he reminds me Micheal Thomas we have bring sead kolosinic back in or even put him right back cause bellerin has being nothing short of disastrous in every way I like him as a man but my god he has not pushed on and I must say Cech looks so old and sluggish like last nite when Hernandez hit cross bar Cech looked so slow reactions gone we need keeper and I think Forster be great for us da guy at Southampton I think ozil will stay he's trying a lot more so would I to get 280 thousand weekly and Sanchez won't go cause not that he wants stay but he's form is very worrying hard take 3 weeks ago I looked at table and said we'll finish above spuds by ten points and in top 4 easily now we're behind them we have no consistency and manager that's just too old I love wenger always will but it's time and I think artery would be great choice for manager he meant be great coach maybe he's the one get Man City so great after all he loves arsenal maybe it's wenger plan go learn from pep and come bk when I leave take over and mersaker as he's no2 arteta and bfg take us forward and hand picked by wenger conspiracy theory begins
Two nice goals and ox has done himself some credit... But we need coquellin on for 45 mins of competitive fball... Not just because we have no midfield — other than a card Ramsey flamini combo has done nothing — but because he needs to be fully match fit for Leicester who will b a different proposition... Would like to see iwobi for giroud as well at some point..
Ozil is now within the final twelve months of his contract and, since no developments have been made regarding a new deal, the midfielder is set to leave for nothing after the conclusion of the season meaning Arsenal will not recoup any of the # 42m they paid Real Madrid for his services, per The Sun.
which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course
Xhaka 6 Nothing spectacular from the midfielder today but did his job without too many mishaps for a change
Arsene Wenger has heaped praise onto the Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin, who has been nothing short of amazing and a true revelation for what he has done since returning early from a loan spell towards the end of the last calendar year.
Failure to strengthen at key times in either the summer or january is nothing short of brainless and ambitionless especially for a top team with champions league and premier league ambitions (sorry we are there to make up the numbers) Year after year we see either a striker midfielder or defender become injured and we lose momentum because either the board or Wenger see otherwise..
Many Arsenal fans have been calling for Arsene Wenger to bring in a top defensive midfielder for the last few years, but nothing has materialised so far except that we got lucky when we recalled Francis Coquelin from Charlton.
And Lady Glovers» midfielder Helen Bleazard insists her team are taking nothing for granted at the climax of the season.
Turning 31 next March 24, former Chelsea and Brazilian NT midfielder / winger Ramires, playing for CSL side Jiangsu Suning since January 2016, and heavily linked to a move to conjoined club Inter Milan last winter, told Brazilian source UOL Esporte: «There's been a lot of talks on a move of mine to Inter, but nothing real happened, as far as I know, up to date.
The midfielder has featured a couple of times in the Premier League this season after being reduced to nothing more than cup appearances for large parts of this term.
The arrival of Bale seems to have triggered more business at the club, with Brazilian midfielder Kaka returning to his former club AC Milan in Italy's Serie A. Kaka is also in the top five of transfers, but Madrid will get nothing back for him and his time at Madrid will have to be seen as a very expensive failure.
Fortunately, the collision with Alfred N'Diaye that forced Wilshere to come off for Abou Diaby gave the midfield talisman nothing more than a dead leg, as could have been evidenced by him taking a seat on the bench after coming off, as opposed to going down the tunnel for treatment.
The Blues are taking nothing for granted despite an 11 - point lead at the top of the Premier League, according to the midfielder
The 22 - year - old midfielder is out of deal at the end of the campaign and looks ready to leave the German Bundesliga side for nothing, and the Gunners are hoping to persuade the player to make a switch to the Emirates Stadium.
The Germany midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season and can leave for nothing then, but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger admitted publicly last week that they could end up selling him in January.
With RB Leipzig star Naby Keita set to join Liverpool in the summer, Can's departure would be tempered somewhat, but it'd still be a significant blow to the Reds to have such a talented midfielder leave for absolutely nothing.
So what have we done to correct these issues, have we signed a top quality centre back, bought an enforcer for midfield or that elusive «fox in the box» we have been crying out for, in short, we have done nothing!
All that aside making it to third is nothing short of a miricle after having no wing backs, star midfielder or back up striker for most of the season.
Number tens dropping deep to form a midfield three and help midfield stability is nothing new in the modern game, but for Inter, Banega should be hesitant to drop deep.
Meanwhile, ineffective midfielders Mohammed Shawky and Didier Digard have been sent packing, and, although it might seem strange to suggest a side lacking in offensive threat should be winners despite flogging their top scorer and arguably the best player in the division, the fact remains that Adam Johnson could have left for nothing in the summer so # 7m of Sheikh Mansour's cash will be very welcome indeed.
There's nothing we can do about the injuries, so let's celebrate the fact we have three really good midfielders for once: Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta and Paulinho -LRB-!!!!!!!!!!) are in great form at the moment, and Ivan Rakitic had a very encouraging performance against Deportivo La Coruña.
The midfield area is key for us and if Bolton can disrupt the Villa link up play early on then there's a chance they could sneak a result in a fixture they've gotten next to nothing from in recent meetings.