Sentences with phrase «of second striker»

It is difficult to see how an Andy Carroll fits into such a system; it brings with it a far more predictable style of play and for optimum effectiveness requires the presence of a second striker to pick up the pieces.

Sure, Eriksen and Chadli both got into double figures, but the lack of a second striker hurt us last season.

Goals didn't come quite as frequently, but Bergkamp was a true pioneer of the second striker role as we know it.

I would defend Giroud, however, at the beginning of last season he was the bees knees, but due to a lack of a second striker he was worked into the ground.

Sanchez is more of a second striker like David Silva.

He likes to get involved in the play and is more of a second striker.

Alexis does play very well behind Welbeck, but not really as a No. 10, more of a second striker really, we've been playing a 4 -4-2.

But i do not think any team in the world now will do that knowing well in advance about the injury of the second striker.

Not exact matches

Not only Juve don't need Giroud because they have Higuain, Dybala, AND Mandzukic, but there's absolutely no way Wenger will allow his second choice (at the moment) striker leave in the middle of the season.

I see Poldi's best position as a second striker, but unfortunately Arsenal doesn't play a 2 man forward lineup, hence there's no way we can bring the best out of him unless we drastically alter our style of play.

how many times have we see him playing with disdain losing the Ball and not doing any effort to recover, how many assists never mind goals has he offered lately (b4 injury), ask why Le Fraud doesn't change him for a SUB because is pitiful watching him play...... even the Donkey Giroud (second class striker) compensates his lack of ability by working hard on the field.....

I think it's because of how difficult it would be to find a second choice striker better than Giroud.

so wet people say we finished second, it was a great position, but don't be lulled into a false sense of security, we finished second as we were not quite as crap as the others... last year was our best chance to win the premiership... without investment, and a CB and striker, we will not finish in the top 3 this year

If the altercation had been seen by the referee, Mike Dean, and he had deemed it worthy of a dismissal, it would have left Alan Pardew's side with only nine men for the remainder of the game, as striker Glenn Murray had already received his second yellow after scoring two of the Eagles» goals in the encounter.

In the build - up to the game, manager Roy Hodgson had confirmed that the Tottenham striker would make his first start for the side, after the 21 - year - old scored within eighty seconds of his debut from the substitute's bench against Lithuania last week.

In a disappointing start to the defence of their crown, the Blues twice surrendered the lead at Stamford Bridge and also finished the game with ten - men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was shown a straight red card following a challenge on Swans striker Bafetimbi Gomis early in the second half.

Liverpool are said to be lining up a bid for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent who is said to be nearing a full recovery from an ankle injury that has kept him sidelined for much of the second half of the current campaign.

Everton striker Samuel Eto'o has scored his second of the game in the Premier League clash with Burnley in stunning fashion, but it is worrying times for the hosts.

JustArsenal were not around then and I wish they were, because Walcott played pretty much every game as a second striker with Adebayor or Bendtner... that was A LOT of games to prove himself a striker.

Our second signing of the January transfer window, Auba is one of the world's most highly - rated strikers.

Then a whole seasons experience with 30 + year old pros and a manager with over 40 years experience and off the back of a cup performance in which he dueled with the toughest striker around and didn't come off second best, he comes off all that yet he lacks confidence, plus he's second guessing his choices and doesn't look as fit as when we first signed him.

We go to town on OG but we have 2 wide / second strikers in TH14 and AS17 who have league goal / game ratios of 0.41 and 0.44 respectively over the last 3 seasons.

He must improve in the second stage of the season if he is to have any hope of being our first choice striker.

French publication L'Equipe insist that the Frenchman won't be able to be accommodated as a second striker, and will be forced to play wide of the Gabon international, but he will have to vie with Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a starting spot in the starting XI.

After the performances of the number tens at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it is undoubted that that the second striker has become the most fashionable position in world football.

England them heaped more misery on the home side in the 92nd minute, after a good cross from Marcus Rashford found striker Kane, who had time to bring the ball down and slot home for his second goal of the night.

The young striker was late out for the start of the second half and had to come off 12 minutes later due to a swelling to his face.

He may get a second chance next season, but he hasn't looked like fitting in and Chelsea look a far better club with a battering ram single striker flanked by two of the millions of speedy wingers the club has.

He's vulnerability a lack of Height during set pieces (I.e Giroud being the only realistic target because of his height and the fact he is a striker) has meant our CB «s are playing a bit more up top than they should be and because our midfield is mostly attacking defusing the situation / stopping opposition attacks in the first half of the season wasn't happening, the second half we had coquelin but if he gets injured, without any cover at CDM we end up in the same situation.

The equaliser seemed to spur on the Scots and they re-took the lead just before the half hour mark when Sunderland striker Fletcher scored his first of the game with a scruffy effort, then Maloney scored his second from the spot before Everton man Naismith also got in on the act.

The 26 - year - old striker scored 18 goals in his debut season in the Premier League, an impressive total when consider QPR finished rock bottom of the table, and has continued to impress since the West London side's relegation to the second tier.

This system allows Hazard to play as a second striker close to Diego Costa, giving him a free role instead of asking him to track back a lot, like in the past few years.

I was another one that thought of Giroud as a second striker.

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has been advised by the French national team to look for more regular first - team football in the second half of this season.

His second was disrupted by a five - man pass rush and good coverage; on third - and - 7, linebacker Eric Striker blitzed untouched from Rees» blindside, and with his only option (T.J. Jones dragging underneath) only semi-open and on the wrong side of the first - down marker, Rees held the ball too long, got hit as he was throwing, and got picked off.

A 4 -4-2 favours the likes of Ramsey, Arteta and Flamini but not Ozil, unless if he'll be played as the second of the 2 strikers.

The excellent Welbeck again caused the problem and his shot was parried into the path of Giroud with the in form French striker gratefully slotting the ball in for our second.

Arsenal are reportedly set to make a second bid for Inter striker Mauro Icardi with a view of signing him in the January transfer window.

Arsenal have already scored 30 % more League goals this season, and we are surely going to improve on that in the second half of the campaign with the riches at our disposal, but how are we going to fit all those strikers into the team, and in what order?

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Off course we can not just change everyone on the pitch (as Hafiz would have liked), but the fair point is that we need a goal machine sort of striker and we need him as soon as possible, bringing on Alexis Sanchez (who just came back from his extended leave) in the second half after Walcott, is itself a proof that Giroud can not score in such games where if expect our striker to score.

Welbeck's return will give Wenger more opportunities to rotate and rest any tiring strikers as we negotiate the crucial second half of the season, and Le Prof is happy that he has another fresh player to add to the squad.

Man Utd striker Romelu Lukaku scored his second goal in pre-season for the Red Devils as he found the back of the net in the 2 - 0 win over Man City in Houston on Thursday.

We need A second striker of better quality than Giroud (who is still excellent) but Welbeck and Akpom won't cut it For CF.

However, Chelsea dismissed the offer and rejected a second that also involved a fee along with Martinez, as they are seemingly against selling their main striker ahead of the January transfer window deadline.

Whilst United got the striker they craved, Arsenal are still without a new top quality striker up front and it looks ever more likely that it will be another season of Giroud, an injured Welbeck and a second fiddle Alexis Sanchez or Theo Walcott up front.

You may remember the shock on people's faces when Arsenal confirmed that their second signing of the summer was going to be a striker, only for the player to turn out to be the unknown Takuma Asano.

So before you make up your minds that Welbeck is a second rate striker and that his transfer to Arsenal is a disaster, maybe we should give him a chance to show us what he can do down the middle with the likes of Ozil, Alexis and Walcott around him.

ramsey is no winger arteta no defensive midfielder and walcott no striker... we do nt have shape... bellerin working his socks off to make up for mertesaker and ramseys lack of pace... stops him going forward when he does we create problems for them as with second goal... ozil i am sorry to say is clueless at the moment... monreal and kos doing ok....

Paris Saint - Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reacted angrily to finding out that he has some second in a list the best Swedish athletes of all time, reports ESPN.