Sentences with phrase «of midfield battles»

Arsenal need to take charge of the midfield battles now!

The only Spurs player to show consistent quality on the ball — rarely giving it away in the heat of the midfield battle.

Has improved in recent games, and needs to continue that trend if he's to get the better of the midfield battle.

Manor well and truly joined the back of the midfield battle in 2016 and Wehrlein impressed, with several Q2 appearances and a 10th place finish at the Austrian GP.

The first 20 minutes had flown by with Ramsey and Rosicky getting the better of the midfield battle, and it was an excellent Ramsey tackle that created the next opportunity.

Chances were few and far between for both sides in a game that turned into something of a midfield battle, Andy Carroll had Liverpool's best chance in the first half and Robin van Persie had a great opportunity in the second half but it was Ramsey's unfortunate own goal and Suarez's last minute tap - in that clinched victory for Kenny Dalglish's men.

Not exact matches

I said they have one true play maker of class and again it is the opposite with us as we have primarily one strong battling defensive midfielder of class.

As a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at tackling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we need,

The midfield battle was lost anyway, Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic all were bullied of the ball.

Whether the new front wing boosts the likelihood of this repeating is definitely something worth keeping track of in the tight midfield battle.

Renault is predicting an absolutely massive midfield battle in F1 this year, with any one of five teams potentially in the hunt in Australia

After a solid 2017 saw the team pinch a solid sixth in the constructors» championship, edging to the top of that colossal midfield battle has to be the teams goal and this is the car that it hopes will get it there - the R.S. 18.

Man Utd are reportedly set to battle Liverpool in the summer transfer market as both clubs look to bolster their midfield options ahead of next season.

So overall, awful tactics to bow down to the might of bentaleb and co. in the midfield battle.

However, he is adamant that the midfield battle will be crucial to the outcome of Sunday's game, and believes that the visitors will have to focus on stifling Ozil's ability to dominate a game and make decisive contributions.

Cababye has been linked with a move back to France for most of the summer, with PSG and AS Monaco battling it out for the talented midfielder.

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Arsenal are reportedly locked in a three - way battle with Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City and Serie A giants Juventus for the signing of Spanish attacking midfielder Isco.

The midfield is the hub of the battle... we do nt play your orthadox number ten role so there is an importance on him to put in a shift otherwise we can look outnumbered at times.

But the weeks between now and then may also give the Gunners a stark reminder of how much we need some battling qualities in central midfield.

Wenger watched on as Wanyama won the midfield battle against the aforementioned Flamini and bit - part player Frances Coquelin on New Year's Day and may deem his chances of luring the Kenyan international as superior to his ongoing pursuit of Schneiderlin.

Shortly after the good start Arsenal became exactly what we expect nowadays... Naïve defending, lots of sloppy passing, too much sideways & backward passing, weak pressing, losing the midfield battle, no leaders on the pitch, no teeth, no ideas from the bench...

U can't play football without a midfield and arsenal do nt have any in the squad and to think we could of had kante and bakayoko if Wenger had a brain but I'm seriously worried that arteta (xhaka) could get us into a relegation battle by giving the opposition the most assists in prem history

In this situation you graze on the radius of your tether, Get lacazette for 50m and a ball playing box box midfielder but I still do feel in premier league you need a tall, pacy, and a skillful stiker thats auba or Mbappe but a midget like lacazette or griezman we lose the aerial battles in the attack,

Central midfield is the major problem, we have so many poor midfielders at arsenal, only Wilshere and Cazorla can match and battle with the midfield of the Manchester clubs and even Liverpool.....

Arsenal are set to battle it out with Juventus and FC Porto for the signature of highly - rated Danish midfielder Pione Sisto in the summer transfer window.

23 year old Dutch international Strootman offers the battling qualities of a defensive midfielder, the type of which Moyes could certainly do with in his Man United squad, with the offensive abilities of a playmaker.

Should both side up their pursuit of the midfielder, we could see the two battle it out for the chance to sign one of La Liga's best holding midfielders.

With the likes of Emre Can and Jordan Henderson lining up against them, Mourinho will have to find a way to win the midfield battle and get a foothold in the game, while also offering protection to his backline given the form of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino this year.

Its not the first team that im worried about but its what is on the bench that scares me.Are those guys as reliable.Are they pushing for their first team positions?Do we have enough goalscorers do we have strength in our team to win midfield battles and penetrate defences.Does our style of play suit both the starters and the benchwarmers?These are the questions i sm trying to figure out.

With the Chelsea game going to be played with a HIGH LEVEL of PACE and ENERGY, Wenger should drop Ozil and Ramsey to the Bench in other to win the midfield battle by playing any of these formations to stand a chance of winning....

I do think there was another issue defensively, and that was that Flamini just didn't have an impact on the game in his general play, and they won the midfield battle because of it.

The runners up of the English Premier League and French Ligue 1 are ready to do battle over French midfielder Moussa Sissoko, according to the Daily Star, with both clubs interested in signing the Newcastle United star.

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.

We need some midfielders that can be strong and battle for us!!!! al our midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,

The Internacional striker has been strongly linked with a move to Totteham for the best part of a year and given that Tottenham have previously signed players from the Porto Alegre club in the past, having brought in midfield battle Sandro from the same source, there is perhaps a chance a deal could be struck in the next 36 hours.

It was a good way for F1 to return after the summer break, with two champions battling it out at the front for victory and plenty of movement in the midfield

Had a very quiet game, and provided very little in the midfield battle — which he was probably included in expectation of — so it was no surprise to see him hauled off early in the second - half.

While he thrives as a destructive midfielder, capable of breaking up the play and winning aerial battles, he is also capable of launching forward and starting attacks.

With Wanyama gone, and Southampton exposed, relegation - battling Norwich took full advantage, with midfielder Alex Tettey — liberated after the dismissal of his opposite number in the 73rd minute — bagging the only goal of the game soon after.

If we sign Paulista, a Wenger has got to realise we must sign a top class defensive midfielder in the summer, I'd personally get rid of Arteta and Flamini and let Diaby's contract run down, get rid of them because they're deadwood and have Coquelin and a new top DM battling it out for a place and then have Bielik coming through.

Jose Mourinho already has Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Alexis Sanchez battling for places behind Romelu Lukaku, while there are other areas of his squad that potentially need addressing such as the midfield with Michael Carrick retiring and Marouane Fellaini on an expiring contract.

I would imagine he would battle with Aaron Ramsey for a starting berth alongside Granit Xhaka at the base of our midfield, and would more - or-less be guaranteed plenty of football considering the consistent injury issues suffered by the Welshman.

As usual the Arsenal fans have been getting some mixed messages from Arsene Wenger and the club about the extent of the injury to our French central midfield star Francis Coquelin and about how long we can expect it to be before the Gunners have his battling skills back in the team.

Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho is reportedly set to battle it out with Chelsea over the # 40m signing of Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan.

As a team we look very weak, Our midfield have no bite to them as we keep buying little fancy players but they are no good at takling and getting stuck in, Santi for me this year do nt want to play maybe he is looking for a move!!!! Jack in in and out of games he is so inconsistanat, Arteta past his best and needs to be replaced, Wenger needs to look at the time and improve it, Last year we got Ozil this year we got Alexis but we are not using them to there full potental, Ransey is class but we can keep hoping for is magic to get us out of shit, Giroud for me is a waste of time we need a top top forward he battles away but he is far below the class we need,

In a report from the Sun, Mikel has revealed the dramatic story of the transfer battle between Man United and Chelsea which started when the midfielder was aged just 15 - years - old.

Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly set to battle it out for the signing of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in a # 70m deal, according to the Daily Express.

Back in December, the Mirror [via the International Business Times] reported that the capital rivals were planning to battle it out for the midfielder during the January transfer window, although both appear to be in the process of being gazumped by Steve McClaren's side.

And undersecond - year coach Greg Ryan, the fresh faces are making large contributions.Goalkeeper Hope Solo, 24, has started 17 of the last 20 games, though she facesa battle now that veteran Briana Scurry has returned after taking a year off.Tina Frimpong, 24, brings unprecedented speed to the U.S. center back position.In the defensive midfield Leslie Osborne, 23, is filling in for 29 - year - oldShannon Boxx, perhaps the U.S.'s most influential player, who'll miss the nextsix to eight months after blowing out her right knee.