Sentences with phrase «midfielder than a winger»

I think Iwobi is more of a midfielder than a winger.

Apart from Mhkitanya who I think is more of a central Midfielder than a winger who can hold on to the ball for long, none of Arsenal Fc players can hold the Ball at his fit for 3 - 4 seconds.

Not exact matches

The 24 year - old has netted 16 in just 22 League games and he is probably much more likely to be a success in England as he can play as an attacking midfielder or winger as well, rather than being an out - and - out front man like Lacazette.

He spreads the chance - making out over the entire team, front line and midfield, and he pays more thought to what the wingers need to shine than the front man.

The Portuguese has played on the flanks on more than a couple of occasions but has not performed too well because he is a quality central midfielder and not a winger.

Chamberlain is suggesting that perhaps he would prefer to play in the centre of midfield rather than as a winger.

What we have is three attacking midfielders which depending on who is playing have slightly different instructions, who interchange constantly, the «wingers» have a job to come inside at nearly every opportunity and one of the three, Sanchez more often than not recently, has extra licence to act more as a secondary striker.

Therefore, I would slowly but steadily incorporate Mina in Piques spot like how Umtiti was incorporated last season in Mascherano) CB: Umtitti LB: Alba (this posisiton would be up for grabs, explain later) LM: Roberto (once iniesta gone, this position will be up for grabs as well) DM: Busquets RM: Rakitic LF: Araniaz (time to promote, we need a good winger, and who better that him, having been brought up by the Masia) CF: Messi (Messi as False 9 and with two good wingers, along with midfielders around him, he'll thrive with plenty of options to assist, or go at goal for himself, with the fullbacks stretched, and him dealing with only two centerbacks, which we all know he is more than capable) RF: Coutinho (future at Barca, mark my words!)

but with Wenger's old rotten mind, Welbeck will be the replacement, average wingers to add to average midfield, Everton is even better than us, most teams now are better

Secondly Nolito is more of a wingman than a striker and although we don't have too many recognised wingers at the club, especially not to a high standard of ability, we should be focusing less on another midfield type player and instead be targeting a player who will be a regular upfront and be able to deliver to the high standards in front of goal that we expect.

who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind in midfield and central defence..

We have great wingers — I just wish we played them more often rather than shifting an attacking midfielder onto the wing.

Lemar is more of a midfield winger than a forward winger.

These comments show that Mourinho believes the defensive midfielder is better than summer signings Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa, as well as superstar winger Eden Hazard.

He isn't good enough going forward to displace any one of 5 or 6 other midfielders / wingers, and he can't stay healthy for more than a few games a year.

There would be a lot more ground to cover and playing as midfielders rather than wingers would mean that their positioning and movement for attacks may become more restrictive.

My suggestion is that if Sanchez can learn that, he has the potential to do it much better than giroud does because he is faster off the mark and can dribble.he's too honest in his running so I disagree with those that think it's the set up of the team that failed him.his movement is still a little naive for the premier league Secondly on the left wide argument.Wenger is jamming attacking midfielder out there so as to provide cover for the defensive midfielder using two box to box battlers.it only makes sense because we have lots of them and it can be effective if well mastered.the catch is sacrificing a winger for the the attacking midfielder.if your memory serves you well you'll remember that artetas downward spiral began when teams noticed he was the hub for our possession and started deploying their number 10 to press him.it's been working for ages and can be used on any defensive midfielder regardless of the size so You'll end up with your much cried for cavarlho, kedihra, bender, schneiderline, and every other one passing sideways and backward because of the pressure so I personally appreciate the innovative move but Again appeal to Ramsey and Wilshire to take their job more serious.

we did nt force midfielders to adapt out wide we just played with a different tactic and formation than the most simple tactic of one striker and two wingers, if that was the only right formation then there wouldnt be so much different formations, you guys always talk as if the 4 -3-3 is a rule and wenger absolutely has to play a winger in the right slot of the 3 up top, tactics arent and shouldnt be that simple, it isnt a rule that one has to play two wingers..

A willowy winger when he blazed onto the scene in the early - 1990s, Giggs has refined his game in recent years and now operates more often than not as an elegant midfield playmaker.

But for those of you who can perhaps broaden this out a little and see what title winning teams around Europe have been doing for the past 5 seasons, and also acknowledge the shift in emphasis with many teams relying more now on goal - scoring potency from wide forwards, wingers, second strikers and attacking midfielders then I think the debate is a little more subtle than the «cut and paste a # 40M «guaranteed 25 goal» centre forward with no possible downside» proposition.

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That's more than any other midfielder or winger.

A goal keeper with a pony tail and a big black bold defender, a soldier with his general in midfield, a striker more at home in front of goal than most goalkeepers and a winger that excited with every touch.

I would want to see draxler more than moura, moura is a winger, I haven't seen him play behind the striker before but draxler can play across the three attacking midfield positions.

Van Gaal's system had shifted and this became more of a right midfielder than a true winger, such was his defensive effort.

The midfielder / winger made three successful tackles, and completed better than 81 percent of his passes.

Atlanta coach Gerardo «Tata» Martino praised Carleton, saying the young midfielder «put himself closer to the first team than (ATL UTD 2, the team's USL affiliate in nearby Gwinnett County), both as a winger and as a No. 10.»

The rest of the team then defend with man - orientations, looking to cover each other but mainly sticking close to their opposite number, with Everton's wingers often ending up deeper than the rest of their midfield as the opposition full - backs push up.

Other than Borthwick - Jackson, Leeds have used Vurnon Anita, a right footed converted midfielder, Gaetano Berardi, nominally a right back, and even Stuart Dallas, a right - footed left winger, at left back.

Sometimes you'd rely on a centre - forward for a season, but more often than not you had midfielders, even defenders, wingers and obviously the forwards all contributing.

Just like with the wingers, there's been a select number of central midfield targets linked with a potential move to Juventus over the last few months, if not longer than that.

Chamberlain already showed his skills for the Gunners and he's highly recommended to become a star player if he'll manage to stay away from bad injuries, but according to Arsene Wenger, Chamberlain will only hit his peak when he manages to turn himself in an attacking midfielder rather than a winger.

Even with their atrocious wingers, the pool boys seemed to have a firmer hold over the game than the floundering Arsenal midfield and inevitably a goal was conceded by the usually excellent Kos who has been our stand - out defender even on his worst of nights.

James Milner operated much further forward than in recent games, and was more of a proper defensive right winger, rather than the central - midfield / attacking - midfield hybrid he's been so far under Klopp.

However, with a host of star attacking midfielders and wingers linked to the club, the return of Markovic, and Roberto Firmino also comfortable leading the line, Alario might be a man for a specific role, rather than a star man who'll have to be shoehorned in.

«Callum is playing in a central midfield role for Ipswich and he has popped up with a few goals, which he is more than capable of,» said Simpson, a former winger with Manchester City, Oxford United and Derby County.