Sentences with phrase «not central midfielders»

Isn't it obvious we're lacking wingers not central midfielders?

Which should suggest that we should be looking at a 4 4 2 with real wingers, and not central midfielders or strikers playing out wide.

So we blame him when welbeck fails to score two simple tap ins after bn fed on a plate... Or when Sanchez forgets he is a wing forward not an central midfielder or when walcoot fails to score when ozil has just offered him the easiest of chances.

The OX is not a central midfielder, his ball retention is good enough.

Flamini and Chamberlain is not a central midfield used often and that's because neither can show any control over the game.

Two seasons ago when Niles was at Ipswich he played as a winger not central midfielder.

-- Yesterday's game clearly shows the OX is not a central midfielder.

Very worrying there isn't any central midfielder heavily linked with us.

Now because he only upgraded striker and LB and not Central midfield, not getting Lemar and not getting another Top CB we could possibly finish 6th place

Whether that is indeed the case can be disputed and although he has played in that position, Rooney is not a central midfielder.

Mata is not a central midfielder per se.

What did surprise me — as some critics were surprised at the instant use made of the long ball by a defence clearly under orders from the very start — was that when Wilshere came off, the man who substituted him was not another central midfielder but an out of form winger in Ashley Young.

Not exact matches

I know we're short in central midfield, but Arsenal would actually be better off playing with a man less, than having Ramsey on the pitch, and Giroud proved over a whopping FOUR YEARS, that he isn't good to be our main striker.

ozil must play in the middle, without doubt... and please «stubborn man», change the formation, 4141 is not working, this four central midfielders looks invisible.

Considering Arsenal's tight schedule, the duo are not going to play every game and with a few more performances like the one against Hull, Mohammed Elneny may well rise above the pecking order in central midfield before the start of next season.

Walcott should not start as a first teamer he is a bench player I'd rather have the ox there with sanchez on the other wing.As for the central midfielders I'd like to see xhaka with cazorla with ozil just behind giroud.I won't be able to see the match but i hope we win or else its curtains for another title challenge: -LRB-

He cant play that position as he is not so discplined and would need another central midfielder next to him that is discplined, he is in the same mould as Ramsey.

We can not rely on a central attacking midfielder that can only create key passes occasionally but is unable to dictate the tempo in the front.

After Xhaka we have no one of any real quality in central midfield, and even Xhaka himself isn't on the same level as a Santi, or Modric for example.

Our central midfield is a massive issue though as it's always Xhaka plus one, and Xhaka is not good enough and always goes sideways or backwards.

You might not think that Cazorla's abilities were the best suited to an away game against Chelsea but with Coquelin alongside him they have been a formidable central midfield pairing for us.

We don't have enough quality in back of Central midfield be it a top holding midfielder or top box 2 box.

He is not just all about attack either, because in the last year or so the boss has been using him in a deeper lying central midfield role and Cazorla has proved very adept there, better than Arteta to be honest.

That's a minimum requirement attitude, we had it in central midfield and it was not pretty to see.

Of course it does not help Arsenal that Coquelin picked up the problem at the same time that another central midfielder Mohamed Elneny has headed off to Gabon to play for his national side Egypt in the African Cup of Nations and that he might not return until the February if they go all the way, but in a report on the Arsenal website the manager has set the estimated return date of Coquelin at just a few weeks.

Xhaka and Ramsey in central midfield does not work, everybody knows.

I personally don't see Arsenal beating City not because we can't but because the central midfield area is not reliable.A player like Coquelin must start tomorrow in place of Xhaka who can't defend.I would rather we changed our formation to 4 -2-3-1.

So I am not surprised to hear our only fit regular central midfielder declare that the Gunners are bound to be better when the manager has a bigger squad of fit players to choose from, as reported by Arsenal.com.

Although most Arsenal fans would still like to see Arsene Wenger spend good money in the transfer market on an experienced and top class central midfielder like Morgan Schneiderlin, we do not seem too concerned about the boss waiting until the summer and giving young Coquelin the chance to keep strutting his stuff for the rest of the season.

Also Akpom is a proper CF and although he's not very experienced, he wouldn't drop too much to midfield and will actually stay central.

I am not going to say that we do NOT need to sign a top quality central midfielder this summer, just that it should not be at the expense of Coquelnot going to say that we do NOT need to sign a top quality central midfielder this summer, just that it should not be at the expense of CoquelNOT need to sign a top quality central midfielder this summer, just that it should not be at the expense of Coquelnot be at the expense of Coquelin.

I didn't think the day would come that Spuds would be so much better than us but they are Cech = Lloris Alderweild and Vertonghen > Mustafi and Koscielny Aurier & Rose = Bellerin & Kolsanic Wanyama / Sissoko / Dembele > Coquelin / Xhaka / Ramsey Ericksen > Ozil Alli / Son > Welbeck / Walcott / Iwobi Lamela Lacazette Our biggest problem that Wenger did not rectify this summer is central midfield.

That is because there is an issue in those games that is based in defence and central midfield and not in the attacking core.

Don't see Vidal coming, Arsenal have a glut of central midfielders in Wilshere, Ramsey and Cazorla and unless you see Wegner selling any one of them he's staying at Juventus.

I don't think Wenger will sign a central midfielder.

Manchester United have plenty of central midfielders but arguably none of them are out and out attack minded and they also do not provide the club with much in the way of goals.

But that takes the German magician of disappearing out of the equation, which can not be allowed, he's in the «favorite» bracket with his adopted son, Ramsey, who forgets that he's a central midfielder, not an AMF.

Yes he could be alot better at finishing, but let's see, maybe we got a new sturridge... What I am mad on Wenger about is not so much the lack of a proven striker to our ranks... No it's that we haven't bought a central defender to cover, but most important, we haven't bought a defensive midfielder, that we need so much!!? Wenger makes the same mistakes over and over, everybody else can see it, just not him... hmm: / but still lets respect him as a man and judge when we are atleast half way into the season... COYG!!!!

I hope someone reminds him he plays for Arsenal as a central midfielder and not a striker

So now we're down to just three recognised central midfielders (one of them now playing as a CB), and not one of them is WC.

Xhaka and Cazorla will no doubt be favourites to line up in central midfield in Ramsey's absence, however with Arsenal also set to come up against both PSG and Chelsea in the coming weeks, Wenger may feel it's important not to risk Ramsey and instead ensure he is ready for the tougher and arguably «more important» fixtures.

If Sanchez doesn't perform as a central attacking midfielder / forward / playmaker in this game, Ozil can come back in the next game.

Overall, I've always been intrigued by the idea of a Wilshere — Ramsey central midfield but in reality, it will be impossible to implement at this moment as the team around them is completely fragile and they just don't have the correct mentality or skill set to become good in those roles at the highest level.

Having added a striker and midfielder, a central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th in the Premier League last season and is short of options at the back with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.

Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks since the beginning of the season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the league by now and will have been chipping in with the odd goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.

The Toronto FC midfielder may not have had a great tournament by his own personal standards, but he still played a central part in the USA's escape from the «Group of Death».

If I was Bellerin, I would seek assurances from Arsene about the direction and ambition of Arsenal, and if it doesn't not include mounting a serious challenge for silverware (which should include the purchase of a world class striker, attacking right wing midfielder, and central defender), then I would be speaking with my family and agent about moving to another club that matches my ambitions..

He also can not replace Xhaka, because Wilshere, and a Ramsey central midfield pair will not work.

schweinsteiger has captained the german national side has won basically every domestic trophy as well as the cl and central midfielders tend to play at their peak longer than strikers as their game is not based around attributes such as pace.

I don't know why people keep talking about the Ox's future role being in central midfield, he's hardly played there thus far and he's not even that good a passer of the ball.