Sentences with phrase «moved to the left flank»

It will be interesting to see if Theo Walcott comes straight back into the side and if so, whether Alexis Sanchez will move to the left flank or whether the two will fight for a place.

Mohamed Salah's start to life on Merseyside threatened to steal the spotlight away from him initially, with the Senegalese speedster moving to the left flank to accommodate the club's, at the time, record buy.

The switch brought the best out of Lisandro López, moved to the left flank in support of central striker Bafétimbi Gomis, in much the same way that André - Pierre Gignac's best form for Marseille has coincided with the times when he has played from the left in support of Brandão.

Not exact matches

Obviously I'm worried about putting Ozil on the flank right now, so I would be happy for Cazorla to move to the wing and leave Ozil in the centre.

I also have a feeling that the reason he has been starting all our games recently in the new wing back role, even if it meant moving Hector Bellerin to the left flank, was part of the attempt to persuade him to sign.

The 27 - year - old has been a key player since moving to Chelsea last season, shining at wing - back in Antonio Conte's 3 -4-3 formation with some tireless displays up and down that left flank.

Marcos Alonso will likely struggle with the mere thought of tirelessly running up and down the left flank two or three times a week, and so an additional option on the left would be a wise move to offer Conte further tactical flexibility.

Although he only just moved to Real's loca rivals Atletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann could be a player worth considering if Ronaldo does leave, with the Frenchman showing a similar ability to the Portuguese star in getting goals from the flanks for his previous club Real Sociedad.

The problem that Wenger has with Giroud's goal scoring form, however, is that the Frenchman can only play in that one central position and to start him there means moving Alexis Sanchez back out to the left flank, unless he decides to go with two up front.

And his stellar performances up and down the left flank have seen him linked with a big money move to either Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge.

Time to time, Mané would move out onto the left flank and stay there, but with Coutinho dropping deep into midfield to play passes, Firmino, on occasion, would find himself as the widest offensive player — instead of positioning himself on the shoulder of the CBs or between the CMs and CBs.

In another selection quandary, Wenger now has to contemplate whether to move Sanchez back out to the left flank to allow Giroud to reclaim the central striking position, with the latter having appeared especially determined to make an impact against Sunderland.

Sandro presses forward from the left flank, sends a streaking pass through the middle of the field to La Joya, who spots Juan Cuadrado on the right flank and moves the ball forward for the Colombian, and then Cuadrado makes the right decision -LRB-!)

He was often deployed on the right - hand flank when at Partizan, a move which allowed him to cut inside onto his stronger left foot.

The reason is that when if they move to a high 4 -3-3 press, they would not be able to cover the flank in the midfield unless the side backs push up, something that they are reluctant to do because it would compromise their compact shape and leave too much space in the back.

The respective centre midfielder (depending on whether they are left or right) presses the player who got the ball, another centre midfielder moves closer to the flank to squeeze the space and close any pass to the centre.

Moreno not shining too brightly on the left flank also hurt Lovren's performances although of course, it would be silly to blame the Spaniard solely as full - backs are required to move forward and give width to the team's efforts.

Carrasco's flair down the left flank and favourite No10 shirt would make him a carbon - copy replacement for fellow Belgian Eden Hazard, if the 25 - year - old was to get his dream move to Real Madrid in the near future.

In the second half, Mourinho replaced the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder with Juan Mata, who initially dropped into the same role before drifting to the right as Ashley Young was moved inside, while Adnan Januzaj manned the left flank.

In reality, he belongs firmly in Labour's «moderate» soft - left camp — and his nomination success is a classic case of a candidate moving to the flanks to secure the endorsement before distancing himself from Corbyn and returning to the centre.

While the title of vice chair is largely symbolic, according to people involved in the committee, the move shows that there is still resentment towards the IDC among rank - and - file Democrats, especially on the left - flank of the party.

Republicans, many of whom suspected this year was more about the governor's left flank than about a genuine ideological split, said they were ready to move along without any hard feelings.

Rather than being restricted to moving left - to - right in a battle like in older games, by holding the R2 button you're free to roam the 3 - dimensional battlefield, and this gives you tactical options such as being able to flank enemies.

My next move was north to the coastal resort of Praia do Forte, another former slave port; within half an hour of leaving the city I was flanked by white sand dunes and dense coconut groves — the start of the Coconut Coast.

Moving to the top, you'll find a center - mounted headphone jack with a waterproofing rubber door over it, flanked by the power / lock key on the right and dedicated speaker phone button on the left.