Sentences with phrase «n't dominate the midfield»

Ozil is a liability... he can't dominate midfield like Kroos modric keita, fabregas, even wilshere.......

Xhaka does not dominate the midfield..

One can't dominate this midfield.

This 3/5 at the back only works on the bigger teams I think so they can't dominate the midfield.

A better CM is more required, because Arsenal simply can not dominate the midfield area with Xhaka, Ramsey and Ozil.

Franck Kessié (5.5): Couldn't dominate the midfield like he normally does.

Not exact matches

Giroud got injured and we do not have enough depth in CF, he went and buy Welback The second major problem is our midfield got dominated in big away game, we need an upgrade for our DM.

For whatever reason, Hazard just hasn't been the same as the dominating midfielder that led Chelsea to run away with the Premier League title.

Poor old Jack Wilshere was getting picked on at every chance from the City midfield but he refused to retaliate and kept his head, and it didn't look like Arsenal were being totally dominated before half - time.

If Sanchez is fit, its a no brainer for him to play however if he's not 100 %, I would rather he's rested against manure.he's a very important player in our tittle chase, so I prefer he's missed in one game rather than miss a couple of weeks, which could happen if he's unduly risked.for the midfield, le coq and boomer.yea carzola's absence has been felt however xhaka had his best game so far against spuds, only problem was the massive physical presence of dembele and wanyama, which fortunately manure can not boast off.so I expect we dominate them with combination of lecoq's tackling and xhaka's intricate passes and his extra physical presence.

Flamini simply isn't the defensive midfielder that Arsenal are looking for, he allowed Mohamed Diame to physically dominate him all afternoon and, whilst he was fouled, his reaction for the equalising goal was pathetic.

Arsenal had better chase a midfield general or a powerful playmaker, because they still can not dominate teams like Leicester City and Sevilla.

Quick notes on arsemal team 1 - paulista is not good as i though 2 - coquelin is essential in arsenal midfield to give stability but he can't hold the ball in his feet or give the right pass in the right time so we can't dominate teams anymore especially with santi absence 3 - ramsey = horrible, just a headless chicken running everywhere 4 - ozil could have easily 30 + assists by now 5 - Olivier Giroud the handsom french guy shouldn't ever be a big team first choice striker 6 - where are the 4 world class strikers that wenger said we had i didn't se anyone of the yet

The nerve of professional footballers to not be able to find form instantly upon return or dominate midfield's instantly is simply beyond me!!

But our German maestro is definitely one of the best midfielders in the world right now and if it wasn't for he penalty Germany conceded he would've won MOTM and been included in the team, him and Kroos were absolutely dominating France's midfield in the first half.

Wenger should play a defensive game with counter attack but he won't so we will probably be dominated in midfield.

the only reason le coq won, t be back in the first xi straight away is that wenger won't rush him back and make sure he has fully recovered which we can afford to do now with xhaka in the team but as soon as wenger thinks he, s fully fit no doubt he will be one of the first names on the team sheet, i also agree against certain teams where we expect to be dominated in midfield (against man city) le coq / xhaka could be a good option!!

The players like him because he is a very unselfish player and has great eyes to see chances, but he can not help Arsenal dominate the midfield area.

arsenal has won convincingly last FA cup even with all bench defenders, and what i have learnt from that is how much working hard on training, especially for stamina and endurance so as to press on the opponents not to give them time and a space, dominate on the ball and win the match with a big team if arsenal continue to display that with the addition of more skillful midfielders, left winger right winger wow arsenal will be monster

I always had doubts ever since when we signed him from Real Madrid because I've watched his games before and I remember thinking he's not the type to dominate the midfield and we alsoalhave do not have the type of players for him to thread passes through such as Ronaldo, Bale or Benzema.

Sorry but anyone who thinks coquellin arteta alternation will dominate midfield ain't on planet football... A decent combo for ncastle or Everton but ain't going to deliver titles... Striker and forceful DM remain necessary to move beyond third or fourth place....

Like him or not but Elneny was MOTM and the one key player that dominated and made all the difference in midfield.

If you look at the team, our strength lies in the midfield so let's use that strength properly and dominate games in the midfield and not allow opponents breeze pass our midfield like no one is there..

it depends on what style of d / m wenger has in mind to he might want big strong dominating type like a carvalho, imbula or one like arteta a holding midfielder who can pass like lars bender or illramendi not big in size quite mobile but very intelligent on how they position themselves but can still plug the gaps in front of the defense, or a seek and destroyer type like le coq but with no major passing skills but shuttles around the d / m area and snuffs out all danger most likely example sven bender.

«Yes (it did backfire), but I felt that in the first half that the strikers suffered because we didn't dominate in the midfield and in the second half you could see that it was easier because Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud were much better.

If we were not going to play Perez anyway we could have bought Kante and Wanyama and have the most dominating midfield in the PL, we probably could have paid Ibra for one season for the difference and that would have made us look fearsome.

If you watched the Chelsea game, Costa was dominating the opposition side of the half with crisp passes and by creating spaces even if the midfielder were not able to.

Coquelin — 6.5 He didn't do as well as you'd expect and Everton completely dominated our midfield as a result.

'' but I felt that in the first half that the strikers suffered because we didn't dominate in the midfield»

You can try to bring all Barcelona midfielders like Busquets, Rakitic, and Iniesta into our team, we will not dominate and will still produce bad passes.

For example 4 -3-3 concentrate less on playing in the centre and attempting to dominate it as it's contest Arsenal will win and take advantage of the fact that the full backs haven't got pace, which normally means the defensive midfielders or center backs often end up doubling up on the wingers... thus clearing a space in the middle and allowing people like Ozil and Giroud to play to the strong points of their game.

But don't forget that Pogba - Matic - Mkhitaryan were dominated by Real Madrid's midfielders in the UEFA Super Cup.

If they go for two strikers and four in midfield, I'd rather we tried to go toe - to - toe, I wouldn't fancy us sitting back with Dzeko's ability in the air as well as the threat of Aguero, plus we'd dominate the midfield with the extra man if we went for it.

That 19 year old kid then had the cheek to almost effortlessly dominate not just one of them, but both of them, for 90 minutes, his passing was superb, he battled, every time the spanish geniuses came forward, he was there with a crunching challenge to get the ball, he had the confidence to demand the ball off more experienced teammates, no matter his situation, facing his own goal, tightly marked, it made no difference, he received the ball and as a result of either his immense skill or his animalistic desire, he broke free of two of the best midfielders ever to grace a football pitch and effortlessly glided forward.

They would lineup with Javi - Thiago in pivot with James and Muller in advanced roles.We are not going to dominate that midfield.

I mean he was not only dominating against the city midfield, he was like doing it with fun.

Like I mentioned with Coquelin, he has done a fantastic job at protecting our back line and has often dominated that midfield by getting stuck in with his opponents, however now we have someone else in the team that can show the same qualities and not be left stranded when the Gunners need that type of player most.

we faced them twice without loosing against them beating them in d process, world class matic was in chelsea team we dominated and annihilated @ fa cup finals, with matic making zero successful tackles and was a liability all tru d duration of d match, was ran over by our midfielders like ever, lukaku was in Everton team we beat 3; 0 even with 10 men, even with Mert @ our back he couldn't even smell a goal, the way we ridicule our players is terrible, to some dudes here all we have is bunch of idiots, parading as players, what a pathetic bunch of ingrates, between Sanchez and walcot last season we have 49 goals and numerous assists, how many goals has Rashford and Martial scored since last season that makes they super stars?

Clearly you didn't... They dominated the game controlled the midfield we provided zero threat til the last 10 minutes... Your boy Iwobi was utterly hapless when he came on... A year at brentford to see if he is any good coz at the moment he ain't an EPL player let alone a top 4... Wenger learnt nothing from the Liverpool game..

It might not be the right tactic against big clubs like Chelsea, when you need to be stronger in midfield, but against teams where we expect to dominate the ball and the game, Giroud and Welbeck could spell double trouble.

All those clamouring for Arturo, are absolutely right, he plays up the pitch because he can play there, and because Charles Aranguiz is the goto Defensive Midfielder for Chile, at Juve, Pirlo occupies the deepest position, plus the midfield is packed with Pogba and Marchisio, hence he does nt need to do the Job of a defensive midfielder, and added to the fact that Juve completely dominate other ItalMidfielder for Chile, at Juve, Pirlo occupies the deepest position, plus the midfield is packed with Pogba and Marchisio, hence he does nt need to do the Job of a defensive midfielder, and added to the fact that Juve completely dominate other Italmidfielder, and added to the fact that Juve completely dominate other Italian teams.

If you watched the Chelsea game, Costa was dominating the opposition half with crisp passes and by creating spaces even if the midfielder were not able.

Wenger is responsible for not signing DM and CB... If we had Matic type DM we would have dominated in midfield... Wenger out, no more excuses MR. Wenger... Enough is enough leave at the end of this season..

If Arsenal can not find central midfielders that can possess the ball longer, work harder, have better vision and skills, they will not be able to dominate the other top teams.

Some flashes of how commanding and classy he can be but wasn't consistent enough to dominate the game for his side in midfield.

I would put Maitland - Niles in the midfield in a 442 he has got pace along with ramsey wilsher and Xhaka with welbeck and Lacazzate up front and have Chuba Akpom on the bench along side elneny coq monreal holding iwobi but to be honest I have my own game plan and not wengers I would want our midfield to be in their faces dominating the game frustrating them I need a win nothing else but a win but then thats me

... Walcott utterly useless Ramsey flamini just can't dominate and control a midfield... Mert ah yes no comment... monreal our best player along with Campbell who at least works hard..

Gabriel in for Kos, who may not be ready mentally to start Hope Giroud is OK as we do nt have any other alternatives with Walcott, Welback out Let's keep our central midfield in tact — Coquelin, Carzola, Ozil Campbell and Gibbs should start from the flank I can see we dominate the midfield with Coquelin, Carzola, Ozil fresh even after the international break.

In a game where Arsenal will expect to dominate the ball but have a tough defence to break down the vision and ability of the English midfielder could be crucial but he does not have the pace of Iwobi and as I say he has not started an EPL game for Arsenal since the last game of the 2015 - 16 season, so would you put him in?

Viera, although often reckless did nt take crap from anybody and dominated the midfield with skill and aggression.