Sentences with phrase «of being the main striker»

Maybe Theo was finding it hard to take the responsibility of being the main striker and only needed to return to the flanks to regain his confidence, which he alluded to after the game, as well as reminding us all he is a team player.

But both are strikers in their national teams and they play pretty much the same role there, none of them being the main striker.

The reported Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette has opened the door towards a potential move to the Emirates after claiming that a switch to the Premier League would be «interesting» and that a lack of Champions League football would not be a dealbreaker in making the decision, insisting that the biggest factor would regular first - team football and the opportunity of being the main striker at his new club.

Not exact matches

poor signings and allowing unnecessary sellings of players not based on team needs When Cr7 is not scoring and marcelo and casemiro become strikers over their main roles in the team... Players play what coaches tell them especially positioning and movements... Hard days are ahead with PSG looming..

Instead of finances being the issue, perhaps Wenger already thinks that he has enough options up front, as Le Prof seems to believe that Walcott will act as a main striker this season.

goodness i can't believe it people will still defend him.You know something when Giroud misses many chances like at Monaco i did not criticize him even based on that you know why?its because he has always not been clinical.The only way a team can improve is by indentifying its problems and solving them.Arsenal has Giroud as the main cf and Welbeck as backup to him.Giroud has done well scoring some goals some too important but collectively he does more harm than good.Do not use moments to judge a player judge him based on content.Giroud does not excel in many games than he excels in games.As a main cf you need to be consistent.I see people here saying Giroud can not dribble he cant do this he cant do that but its a bit crazy to criticize him for that because every player has his own style.Giroud limitations as a player costs arsenal and will cost us a lot.Most importantly his poor finishing which has cost us several times.Not good enough.His style of play is ok for us but a striker who can take on players and run behind defences very well would make us very strong and also should be clinical.For Welbeck he needs to works on his finishing and composure by doing the basic things right.He rushes infront of goal too much.For now he is just above average.However he can excel if he works on improving.Giroud and Welbeck will always be a pain in arsenal's neck for most part.Some will call me stupid but hey at least i want to analyze the problem.People may support Giroud or Welbeck to lead the line next season but as the saying goes if you fool me once shame on you but if you fool me twice shame on me.Will you let Giroud and Welbeck fool you again?

End of Transfer window: We could not find a stiker in this transfer window, so we have been working hard with Theo and Sanogo who will play as the main striker this season.

So the news that they will be without their main striker Charlie Austin is a bonus and he has now been joined by one of their scorers from last night Leroy Fer, which is even better.

Arsene Wenger was full of praise for the big striker after his latest brace and strongly hinted that Giroud was definitely the main man for us in the centre forward role.

I know what you're trying to say but the key difference with Bony and Carroll is that neither of those players were the main striker.

Add that to the fact's that he is only looking for a striker because of Danny Setbeck's longterm injury and that Giroud will be our main striker next season, So the answer to this equation is» Don't expect much» (Start looking for a fourth and fifth choice?)

here is simple tactics for you... why would Arsenal want to play the way Barcelona plays or play intricate football and put Giroud up top (one of the most immobile strikers Arsenal has ever had) as their main striker?

Of course there are goal threats from other Arsenal players like Ramsey, Ozil and Mkhitaryan, but do you agree that we need to make sure that our main striker is the one given the most chances to find the back of the net tonighOf course there are goal threats from other Arsenal players like Ramsey, Ozil and Mkhitaryan, but do you agree that we need to make sure that our main striker is the one given the most chances to find the back of the net tonighof the net tonight?

Don't have a main striker — should be buying one — if we don't, Giroud will continue to waste a lot of the good work done by our very talented midfield.

Morale is down, toxicity in the stands is spreading to the dressing room, pay attention to Ozil and Sanchez and even Bellerins body language, the playing for a lost cause... If I'm Ozil there is no way I'm putting in a similar level of performance I did last season if the «main striker» goes missing for 14 games despite creating 141 chances and breaking the premier league record

Cavani plays for PSG where he is their main striker in the absence of Ibra.

Would it not be a good idea to have him play as our main striker, whereby he can be useful in converting more of our chances on a regular basis?

It looks like he's their main striker, so he'll get plenty of game time, and scored in the opener.

I cant imagine he will leave for the same type of money that they bought him for as with ffp rules and his scoring these days being very good for a winger but not so much for main striker and also people will be looking at Falcaos case.

I even thought top clubs were in for him.Some three or 2 seasons back many here were debating why he should be our main striker.As soon as you mention any other strikers name people would come out with stats and many things defending him.Even Wenger has defended him blindly in the past.People say Wenger's stubborn yeah.But don't we know that there's a reason why everything happens?Honestly speaking he's the reason why Arsene Wenger has failed to sign a top notch striker because he still believes in him.The funny thing is we signed Welbeck at that time who to me did nothing before to be the main man here.People keep saying Welbeck is hardworking and that he works his socks off.But the question is was that our reason for signing him.Welbeck being signed to challenge Giroud tells me a lot about Giroud's quality.Even Walcott (no offence to him) who has zero CF qualities was even chosen over him for a string of games and all in all I think he did well but has too many defeciencies for that role.We've compromised as a club and it'll come back to bite us.

All strikers rely on service.Arsenal provide crap service.The insistence on possession in and around the box instead of shooting on sight instilled by the coach is the main problem.Proof of the pudding is hearing the fans shouting shoot every time we approach the box.what do we do?

Liverpool have been linked with a number of strikers this summer, such as Christian Benteke of Aston Villa and Porto's Jackson Martinez, as they look to take the pressure off star player Luis Suarez to be their main goal scorer.

Wenger's 1st choice striker is out for most of the season (this is probably the main reason, had OG been fit we wouldn't have signed him people).

No matter what you think of the Frenchman, and it is clear that many Gooners and pundits believe we can never win the title with Oli as our main striker, you can not deny that he has a great habit of popping up with a goal when we most need it.

AKBs will attack by saying OG is the main striker for the France national team; but our style of play is not like France so when we need prolific strikers, don't compare based on who plays and who doesn't for France..

What I am saying is we have seen 4 years of giroud as our main striker and he was frustrating to watch!

With the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott already deployed in the attacking positions behind a main striker, it remains to be seen what it means in terms of a possible reshuffle at the Emirates.

I like Giroud, his stats are good and comparable to vardy and kane but there is something missing, perhaps it is making a goal out of nothing, but I can not se us winning the league with giroud as our main striker.

With the signing of Draxler it is believed that Wenger will be happy with the number of wide forwards at his disposal for next season which will include Welbeck, who Wenger feels needs more time before playing as the teams main central striker.

The striker was left out of the starting lineup for both of the ties against Fiorentina, but Pochettino will surely want his main man leading the line rather than Nacer Chadli.

Also his scoring rate is not very prolific for the main striker of a team the stature of Arsenal.

The 24 - year - old has largely played as a support striker in a two - man attack throughout his career, and says he has been asked to play as the main centre - forward in the absence of the injured Daniel Sturridge.

The main one was the decision to keep playing our star striker Alexis Sanchez, despite saying himself that there was a slight risk of the overworked forward suffering from fatigue and being in the red zone.

While the Spaniard made a positive initial impact at Stamford Bridge, he's gone six games without finding the back of the net, and naturally as the main striker at Chelsea without too much depth behind him, it has hurt Antonio Conte and his side.

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

And this match could be one of the last chances for Welbeck, if he wants to keep playing as Arsenal's main striker.

So outside of Vardy, rumours were that we were in for Spain's main striker Alvaro Morata.

In contrast, questions will be asked as to where he fits into Roberto Di Matteo's side, as the Italian already boasts the likes of Jordan Ayew, Jack Grealish and Ross McCormack playing in behind a main striker.

Wenger shot down rumours of Giroud departure, I'd rather we let him go but once a better striker arrives that is the main thing.

Though Theo has shown a glimpse of what he's capable of as our main striker, he can still give the majority of that playing as an inside forward on the right.

As a result, with plenty left on the line in the remaining eight games of the campaign, Van Gaal will need to find a balance in his side whether it is Mata or Lingard playing in behind the main striker.

With him being the main striker, but being saved the whole hustle and bustle of big CBs only to make the right run and sneak in with a goal when neccesary, only that he doesn't offer the defensive cover Ramsey would and wouldn't stretch the opposition anywhere near as much as the Ox would if you need him to keep a fullback busy.

In my opinion, I think Walcott and even Sanchez are strikers but not main CFs... To get the best of Walcott, he should be played in a two striker formation.

50 - 70 mil striker might win you crucial games in EPL and CL... If we got that one we won't be knocked out every time from 16 - round of the CL, we might have taken the chances that we had against Utd and Chelsea... With this type of thinking we lost our title the season before when we were top of the league and I genuinely believe we lost that to City because we did not add striker as a main reason...

He has been our main striker and scored a lot of goals for us last season.

He also suggests that Wenger could be doing this mainly to pacify his critics, take one of the main players off the only club that finished above us and use the striker only on occasions which suit him.

Teixeira is capable of playing either on the wing or up front, just behind the main striker, and certainly has the ability to kick start Chelsea's flailing campaign.

I think were in good position right now in terms of strikers with Giroud as our main man, who is playing very well since the New Year.

Regular playing time or the lack of it was one of the main reasons for the Chilean striker to want to leave Barcelona in the first place and we have rarely seen a player from abroad settle so quicjly into English football.

I have to say both players are very talented and would add depth to our squad, however as far as strikers are concerned, for once I wish we would not go for a project and convert a Draxler or Gotze into a striker but sign a guy who has mastered the position in at least one of Europe's main leagues and preferably in the PL.