Sentences with phrase «midfielder for over»

Despite the fact that there have been Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with the all round midfielder for over a year now, our Premier League rivals Man United and Tottenham are also rumoured to be very keen on signing him this summer.

Why do you think he hasn't got a top defensive midfielder for over a decade?

We have needed a top defensive midfielder for over a decade.

Not exact matches

oh and just to help you out ah little, please take into consideration, that deep lying midfielder who can play through the lines, has not been available for over a year, because if the man who has assembled this group of players can't improve them, then is it the players or the manager?

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.

Wilshere for all his injuries is far better than both Ramsey and Xhaka.I just don't know the importance of Xhaka in the team if he can't defend.He's the real problem in the squad.Why do fans keep accepting mediocrity?Aren't we tired?It's painful seeing him play every match in our midfield then the same people who claim to love him would come and be making noise about how average he is after a bad match forgetting that he's actually average.I'd easily play Maitland - Niles or Coquelin over Xhaka.They would provide more steel in the midfield.Is it going to take us four seasons to realize how average Xhaka is?The painful things is that by that time many trophies would've have by passed us.

It also emerged over the weekend that Liverpool have been in talks with Fiorentina over the sale of left back Emiliano Insua prior to Roy Hodgson's appointment, and another report suggesting Palermo have held talks similarly for midfielder Lucas Leiva.

Also, here (in France), it is all over the sport news that Ozil is on his way out in the summer (to the number one German club) that is why he bought Granit X and looking for a creative midfielder.

I get your point mate.But in truth Ramsey is the CM and Xhaka is the DM according to our formation anf tactic.It's even debatable if Xhaka is capable of playing DM.I think Ramsey's tactical awareness is poor but he has every right to take risks and move into the opposition box.He's a box to box player.The only problem is Ramsey overdoes it.If we had a proper CDM the team would be more balanced.Now it's like we have two CM's playing in midfield and due to their poor tactical awareness we're always left exposed.I conclude by reminding people that Wilshere is better footballer and is more intelligent than Xhaka.It'll be better playing Wilshere and pairing him with a CDM than having Xhaka play there.He just gets to play over him becausr we signed him for # 35.

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Monreal in at CB provides an adept and semi creative ball playing presence in the defensive third which I think is important to keep us moving the ball fluidly and intelligently and also means opposition need to compensate for the possibility of Monreal clipping the ball over the top to Lacazette and cutting the midfield out.

Dead wrong — Sincere apologies for this one as Barkley recorded two goals in a 4 - 0 demolition over lowly Aston Villa, finishing with one of the highest - scoring totals for a midfielder this weekend.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was dropped for Wednesday's win over Leicester after a dressing - room confrontation with midfielder Fernandinho in the defeat by Liverpool three days previously --(Daily Mirror)

• Jack is off.No doubts now.Error ridden display.Get him off the wage bill and replace with someone who can make a difference • Ramsey is still an enigma for me.Much as I think we could do better I also feel with a better balanced midfield he is capable of producing for us.Would keep him over Jack all day long.

Of course, it's far from over yet but in another pressure game we failed to turn up and failed to properly punish the weaknesses of an opponent (two midfielders playing at centre half LOL, hardly even challenged them physically and didn't make it an issue for them).

So judging by the fact that it was the French central midfield star Francis Coquelin sat next to the boss today ahead of the Champions League match at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, I assume that Le Coq is set for his first Arsenal start since picking up a knee injury in the Premier League win over Chelsea.

If Arsenal Football club and our record on the return dates of players on the injury list being put back over and over again is to go by, then there is a huge chance that we will not be seeing the Spanish international midfield star kicking a ball in anger again for the Gunners this season.

Arsenal fans may have had a bit more to shout about int the transfer market over the last year or so, but at the end of each window, us fans and the football media are still left scratching our heads as to why Arsene Wenger did not sign, for instance, a striker or a defensive midfielder.

For Arsenal fans it is not only our on loan midfield star Jack Wilshere that has many of us keeping an eye on the performances and results of AFC Bournemouth this season, as their young English manager Eddie Howe has been touted as one the potential candidates to take over from Arsene Wenger when the Frenchman finally decides to call it a day.

Although he commanded a fee over # 20 million, he has since made that fee look minimal, as he controls the midfield for Chelsea, becoming the player that Arsenal fans envy.

After Harry Kane nearly had Portugal defender Bruno Alves take his head off with an extremely high - footed challenge, the caring Liverpool midfielder was straight over to Kane to check for any damage.

If we had focused Ainsley Maitland - Niles as a Central midfielder, Xhaka and Ramsey would have been scared for his position right now and that would have brought out the best in him and we won't be looking for one Seri all over the place.

In February this year, The Mirror reported that Liverpool had begun talks over a # 20m move for the attacking midfielder, who famously scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final.

Jurgen Klopp is a long - term admirer of Oxlade - Chamberlain, and a move to Anfield to link up with the German tactician could be an ideal solution for the midfielder as it would undoubtedly help with his development over the next few years.

With a goal and an assist, Brazilian midfielder Willian was in excellent form for Chelsea in their 3 - 0 win over Aston Villa, looking arguably the team's best player in a strong all - round team display at Stamford Bridge.

The addition of Pogba, 22, would no doubt go some way to addressing the team's need for quality, with some doubts over the future of key midfielder Yaya Toure.

The 19 - year - old midfielder was an unused substitute in the recent wins over Aston Villa and Sunderland, but is yet to make his first - team debut for the Citizens.

Birmingham City are speaking to fellow Championship club Blackpool over a loan deal for midfielder Barry Ferguson, 34.

It has been a relatively quiet summer in the transfer market so far for Newcastle United and Alan Pardew, but things could be about to hot up, with Austrian website sportnet reporting that the Magpies are set to open talks with Bosnian international midfielder Anel Hadzic over a potential transfer from SK Sturm Graz.

Bring in a DM who will take over Arteta / compete for the position from January but not necessarily be our defensive midfielder we all desire, instead bring in a swift ball passer to get the ball from defence to our attractive midfielders in a short enough time to avoid the high pressing we currently see against us, if he tackles than that's a great addition.

The box - to - box midfielder made his debut for Tottenham during their 4 - 0 win over Stoke City and is expected to be included in the squad which takes on Monaco in the UEFA Champions League this week.

Currently in talks over a new deal in Turin, Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba is potentially the most exciting young midfielder in Europe and will be looking for a big performance as his side host Swedish champions Malmo, looking to improve on their poor recent record on the continental stage.

Hadzic went to the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Bosnia & Herzegovina, but struggled for game time in a talented midfield including the likes of AS Roma star Miralem Pjanic, although he was given a start in their 3 - 1 dead rubber win over Iran.

Firstly, Naby Keita will have impressed Liverpool fans again with a commanding defensive midfield display for RB Leipzig, helping them to a 3 - 2 win over Porto.

The former Chelsea midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to the current leaders of the Barclays Premier League for the majority of the summer transfer window and there is reportedly an agreement in place between the two clubs and negotiations are set to continue over a few minor details according to Sky Sports.

Super rich chairman Alexander Dyukov sanctioned the # 47m transfer of Brazilian forward Hulk from Porto, the # 32.5 m move for Benfica midfielder Axel Witsel in 2012 and even stumped up the # 13m needed to land Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia over the summer.

modern football is all about a defensive midfielder who can be the one to cover the 2 CBs and not leave them hanging whenever a mistake is done in the midfield also if you can remember when we bought nacho monreal he was supposed to cover a position in the midfield and now is left back for 3 — 4 years and this is unacceptable if you see other clubs the build the teams over the DM so that the rest midfielders can create we bought this mess ozil which from day one he is not performing and not adjusting to BPL i don't know my friend i am speaking my mind from here in Athens so you who are in UK you now better than me and you can press for quality players

Paul Scholes, former England and Manchester United midfielder, has proclaimed that Wilshere is an attacking midfielder and not a midfield anchor — a role he played for his national side in the 2 - 0 win over Switzerland on Monday.

Crowned As champions of the five - team American Professional Soccer League, the Colorado Foxes, for whom midfielder Chad Ashton scored in the 33rd minute on a direct free kick from 22 yards for a 1 - 0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the title game.

The uncertainty surrounding the future of England forward Raheem Sterling is already problematic for last season's Premier League runners - up, and the prospect of losing rejuvenated midfield - man Henderson is another issue for boss Brendan Rodgers and the hierarchy to mull over.

We then have 3 left for jenkinson, arteta, flamini, wellington, campbell and any new midfield signings to fight over.

Bellerin and Monreal is always almost on the corner line crossing ball's, we are always leaving defense bankrupt and vulnerable for a take over, by the time Monreal and Bellerin return to their station they have just sprinted the whole of the pitch to make a defensive tackle sometimes coming in from behind the player in our box without giving a penalty or just outside for a free kick which we can not defend set peaces, if we are to use them some midfield players have to drop back which is not happening at the moment

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

We have needed a replacement for Vieira for over a decade but Wenger has consistently and stubbornly refused to get a quality defensive midfielder

Merson continued to plump for Spurs over Arsenal by naming Eric Dier as his defensive midfielder, a position which Jack Wilshere, albeit an injury doubt for the tournament, has held in recent times.

With the Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere being the only England player that seemed to be trying to win the game against Republic of Ireland yesterday, it was no surprise that the match was a drab and unexciting game that leaves England still waiting for a win over the men in green.

And no matter how great our midfield is if we don't have someone up top who can convert those chances created consistently over the course of a season across competitions than all bets are off... and so does gunning for the title!

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A quality Striker such as Podolski does not need to back track and defend, he must challenge the Defenders and wait for counterattacks, a striker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to score....

Former Sky Blues right - back Micah Richards has revealed that the Villa Park midfielder has asked for advice over whether a move to the two - time Premier League champions would be a wise step in his career — given playing time could be limited in Manuel Pellegrini's side.