Sentences with phrase «not quality defender»

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Now we have an unhappy player in sanchez on our hands, missed out on a quality player Lemar, Din't go after a decent winger or Midfielder, Sold our RWB Ox without finding any replacement, sold our best defender in Gabriel, Sold left back for peanuts.

Chambers is simply lost in the middle, he doesn't know what to do (and has no skills to do it) in the DM role.All he does is pass the ball back to defenders, not driving forward.Poor quality player, for his price tag you can get a lot bet players.Chambers out, Rosicky back to the middle, Walcott in, we are not enough (in numbers) in attack.

Because it's a lot harder to find a quality number 10 than it is another speedy winger who can't dribble past two defenders without losing the ball.

Arsenal need to improve by getting midfielders and defenders with better quality, not players with the same quality like the ones that we already have.

I'm glad he's back his physical presence gives defenders a lot to think about, we often forget his defensive qualities and in the last game I was happy to see him closing down foster, shame he couldn't show a little more composure and use his right foot to put it in the net from a tight angle.

If anything, the one quality Koscielny does not have is leadership — he rarely organises or commands his defence despite being by far the best defender on the team.

Unfortunately, we don't have a quality defensive midfielder to help protect the defenders and both Ozil and Mkhitaryan (cup tied) hate defending.

No CDM and not enough defenders (lacking quantity and quality) = no chance at title.

Everyone n football and most of the same fans know Sanchez is our only player of quality, Henry said he is the only player who would get into the Spurs squad, and we play him with one hand tied behind his back on the left wing with effectively no existing central striker to worry defenders (unless you count Giroud as a central striker but I refuse to believe Giroud worries any central defender).

I have recently written an article about how badly Arsenal need some quality, young (er) defenders now that Monreal and Koscielny will both be 32 next season, and obviously Mertesacker won't even be in the squad, but maybe Sven Minislat has brought in a young diamond to save our back line in Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina in Greece.

Ladies and gentlemen we all need to calm down.Arsenal did not play badly yesterday.They were ripped apart on three occasions which highlighted the glaring deficiencies in our back four individually and collectively.I have criticised Xhaka all season but he gave 100 % yesterday and along with Ramsay was our best player on the night.With or without Wenger we need quality defenders, a new goalkeeper and a DM.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

Maitland Niles out on loan... A new manager will be able to see through the Ramsey hype and keep him as a bench player but if he isn't happy with that he can go too... So basically a DM and two quality defenders is a minimum in the summer but all secondary to the fossilized one leaving

If Wenger had signed more top quality defenders (like Kolsanic quality but for the centre positions) there wouldn't be defensive inconsistency.

What tells you that he will buy in January when he clearly said he did not replace TV5 because there were no quality defenders in the last transfer window?

Maybe that is why Arsene Wenger has made a point of praising the giant defender ahead of the Chelsea game, as reported by the Arsenal website, talking about his leadership qualities and how important he is to the squad even if he is not playing.

He has ignored even trying to get quality defenders ever since The Invincibles broke up and this is a disgrace, dereliction of duty and a sacking offence BUT not just once, but every year for ages past.

My draft script: Given the chance, I take whichever (non-DI) high quality defender falls to me (e.g., Landry, Smith, Jackson, James) and don't worry too much about the position.

Mustafi is a quality defender and getting # 20m and Brozovic (who won't get into our starting 11) on loan is insanity.

Still not addressed the main areas were we are weak namely quality defender / s including a goalkeeper and a defensive midfielder.

Wenger will buy a defender this January I just don't think he will cost us more that 10 m and we all know about the correlation of price and quality.

Dunn isn't a great shooter, but he's a quality playmaker and defender with nice length.

But it could be suggested that with better quality defenders it doesn't matter who's choosing, Wenger or Bould; we would improve defensively.

The defensive quality may be such that having 2 defenders on the back is very realistic and you aren't losing a ton offensively.

Big in your list I can agree that all these players would improve us, but let's look at our CB At the moment Kos, top player but is struggling with a inj which may or may not heal, at the moment he isn't match fit so not up to his own high standard, so needs help or a defender of his quality so he can go and recover properly So then we have Mert, too slow and no longer good enough, I'm not sure if he's even good enough for 3 rd choice CB, too slow, poor on the air for his size and not brave enough, he's lasted this long due to Kos he needs a Top class CB just to allow him to play against average teams Ok now Reid not top class we can all agree so we couldn't really play him with MERT as he isn't Kos quality so can't cover merits deficiencys He could be ok with Kos but Kos is struggling So is Reid what we need???? And finally Wenger if he has all 3 fit will still play Kos / Mert first choice Oh and God forbid we play MERT / Reid against the top teams like Chels / city / utd / Southampton Chuckle chuckle

And he wouldn't improve us more than adding a quality holding mid and good defender, both of which would be cheaper than Cavani.

There is a top quality defender that plays right in front of Scszesny in Poland, why doesn't he tell Wenger to get him?

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....

(This excludes NACHO WHO IS DOING WELL BUT BEING PLAYED OUT OF POSITION) The plain truth is that Wenger has no idea of what quality defenders are around; he could have had Alderweirald and was heavily linked with him prior to Spurs but did not act.

I think the biggest issue for Mertesacker is finding his way into what is now not just a competitive squad, but a starting eleven that is packed full of quality defenders.

Take Alexis out of this team and it would be in the bottom half if the table... I don't actually recall any other player trying to take on a WBA defender in that half... Shocking performance no desire no effort no quality... Welbeck Walcott combo is about as lively as a singalong with Theresa May

sure - he's not the fastest on the field, but he makes use of his other talents (good link up play, sublime 1,2 s / flicks, strong in the air, good positional play, ability to score, good defensive qualities, able to draw defenders, presses on opposition keepers / defenders)...

If khedira has any sense he will run in the opposite direction why would he want to sign for a bunch of losers him alone would not solve our problems he is not a holding midfielder which we are crying out for and we need at least 2 more defenders to even get anywhere near having enough quality to challenge for anything!

We sold RVP and he wont the leugue for Man U... imagine if we had not sold him and brought in some quality defenders at that time (or maybe a quality manager)...

Apart of Arteta and Flamini who are no longer top quality DMs, Arsenal have a host of midfielders and defenders out of them the Boss could successfully convert one them to a DM as he has converted Coquelin who was not originally a DM.

I think xhaka will add quality to our team but we our team is not balanced well.we can do that by adding Icardi and draxler... i think we are in need of a winger more than a defender..

Personally I don't see what all the hype is about Reid, I do not really want him at our club unless there is not an alternative... Perrin however is proven quality, although of course I would prefer Hummels or Ramos I think Perrin is a good and realistic temporary solution, until we can buy a good defender on the Summer.

unless we can bring a top striker like a cavani i rather not bring in a striker instead invest in the defensive side of things bring in a quality enforcer and another defender.

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He does not see tackling as a quality at all and when he has spoken about this in the past, his view has been met by criticism, particularly from English defenders.

If so then I would be surprised if the Southampton and Netherlands star Virgil Van Dijk was not on that list as he is a top quality and Premier League proven central defender.

Kolsanic is a quality defender also I'm glad you aren't our manager You would bankrupt us trying to fill the bench with World Class players

I agree with some that he shouldn't have let Gabriel go as I for one thought despite having a some erratic episodes in games, he was a good defender and provided that solidity at times when he applied the qualities of robustness and fortitude to defending.

Winston Reid not good enough for Arsenal, he is an average player Arsenal need quality defenders.

Premiership all over after todays result chelski will walk away with it we were never in the race to start with nowhere near good enough all our weaknesses have been exposed and we do not have the quality to compete squad wise especially lacking 2 defenders and a dm!

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Not signing another quality defender or defrensive midfielder might be another matter but the teenager has already shown great attitude, ability and versatility.

Wenger talked after the game about poor defending then does nothing to change the situation why did he not go and get quality defender and dm.

Wenger should get in proper specialist defenders of quality to play there, not rely on young, talented but in no way suited to defending players to play out of position.

I don't think defenders would fear benzema, he's quality but not that good to scare defenders off.