Sentences with phrase «of starting in midfield»

Having just written an article on how good a signing Xhaka is, before he has kicked a ball or even been announced, I thought I might as well go all out and discuss who i feel will be the best option to sit next to him, I feel he is the only player certain of starting in midfield next year.

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Add to that a woeful lack of creativity in midfield and it's all added up to Sunderland's worst ever start to a Premier League campaign, which is saying something.

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.

I really started to believe in that midfield second half of last season.

Of note he has started to make space in the midfield by asking Campbell to find a new team, another player who is far better than the english core, but will not be given the time to grow, as the likes of Ramsay, Wilshere, Walcott and Chamberlain,, even to the detriment of the team position in the league, such a trageOf note he has started to make space in the midfield by asking Campbell to find a new team, another player who is far better than the english core, but will not be given the time to grow, as the likes of Ramsay, Wilshere, Walcott and Chamberlain,, even to the detriment of the team position in the league, such a trageof Ramsay, Wilshere, Walcott and Chamberlain,, even to the detriment of the team position in the league, such a trageof the team position in the league, such a tragedy

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.

It is only by admitting that we have lots of midfield talent and we should make use of it and that real defense actually starts in the midfield.

It's very unfortunate news for Coquelin if this does turn out to be the case, because the French midfielder has clearly put in some well recognised performances to keep Granit Xhaka out of the starting eleven.

After a summer of complaining and constant promises that he'll reclaim his central midfield role (via the Mirror), Wenger started Ramsey in the middle against West Ham in our opening game and what transpired was something which obviously displeased the manager.

From the look of the starting line - up selected buy the manager, though, I think he may have been overstating that case, because we have no Lacazette in the team and Wenger has also named two holding midfielders in Coquelin and Xhaka.

We usually start slow in games but we should avoid this by all means tonight, an early away goal from our opponents tonight can really destabilize our team and change the whole complexion of the game, besides will be missing our battler in midfield who runs at the same pace the whole game to dig us out the hole in the dying minutes of the game.

Where I hope Wenger won't be «Wenger» will be to start playing him at Wing back, HE IS A DAMN GOOD ATTACKING MIDFIELDER AND HE IS NOT VERSATILE (in Yesterdays» game he scored 2 great goes the moment he moved to the AM position from the WB position — that tells you where home is for this talented young man) He will fit well across the front 3, end of story.

Thierry Henry in the TV studio seemed a touch baffled by Wenger's decision not to start with Xhaka, after the Switzerland international midfield star was the only big signing of the summer.

Diaby can miraculously come back into contention for a starting place in the Gunners starting XI as a midfield enforcer option during the Gunners crunch period of their season.

With 19 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions, 16 of which have come in the Premier League, the England international is starting to enjoy high praise and comparisons to top midfielders before him.

If this transfer comes to fruition it will immediately ignite speculation that Wenger is in the process of lining up a new defensive midfielder to challenge Francis Coquelin for starting spot, which have all be calling for since the end of the season.

He will go out and buy yet again some midfield player who's natural tendency is to want to play in the middle of the park (Ramsey, Wilshire, Santi, Ozil, Rosicky, Arteta) and try to convert him into something else just to fit him into his starting 11 resulting into a team of players capable of passing the ball but incapable of being dangerous.

So judging by the fact that it was the French central midfield star Francis Coquelin sat next to the boss today ahead of the Champions League match at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, I assume that Le Coq is set for his first Arsenal start since picking up a knee injury in the Premier League win over Chelsea.

Wilshere has earned a place to start as CAM against West Brom, in front of Arteta and Ramsey in central midfield.

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.

Roberto Mancini has opted to play a midfield pairing of Gareth Barry and Yaya Toure in the centre of the park as the Italian opts for a far more attacking approach this term and this has left Dutch international De Jong warming the bench with the 27 year old making just four Premier League starts compared to the 30 out of 38 he made last term.

The Gunners may have sorted out most of their problems at the back and eventually started playing with a defensive midfielder in Francis Coquelin, but Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott aren't really good enough up front to lead you to the title

The team is still slightly adrift of being considered a true midfield contender, but has definitely started this season in much better shape relative to the pack.

The midfielder started his first Premier League match of the campaign in midweek, coming in for the sidelined Aaron Ramsey, and is believed to be in line for a new deal.

The confusion leads to players in the central midfield to join in attack and forgetting their duty as transitioners of the team (turning defending into attacking and start the first defending of any attack to us).

The Arsenal midfielder was in a race to prove his fitness before the end of the season, and is now set to start for his country in one of two matches remaining before finding out if he has secured his place in the final 23 - man squad.

There are a lot of contenders in that Watford XI, but we're giving it to midfield boss Abdoulaye Doucoure, who absolutely ran the show from start to finish tonight.

Despite Antonio Valencia's tremendous start to the season, Mourinho has little full - back options to choose from and so signing 23 - year - old Fabinho — who can also play in a defensive midfield role — would undoubtedly bolster this area and thus the strength of the overall squad.

After starting the season in a wide berth, injuries to the likes of Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey forced a reshuffle in midfield and Cazorla grabbed the chance with both hands and has not looked back since.

This is what I think will happen: Wenger will buy 1 midfielder as Ozil replacement at the beginning of the window for 30M then start playing Lacazette as a left winger in pre season.

Barton was finding his form of late, so it really is a shame to see him go down after Newcastle started playing like a different team with the midfielder in the starting XI.

The France midfielder had been one of the stars of the Gunners» solid start to the season, and backed that up with a match - winning performance in his country's opening World Cup qualifier against Finland.

we've a strong midfield and lots of options in the forward line which affords him the luxury of doing so, mustafi is a different case though due to the defensive crisis we're having with koscielny the only experience cb fit to play so it was a no brainer to throw him in from the start.

Galaxy want the 34 - year - old for the start of the new MLS season but the Blues could insist on keeping the midfielder until the end of the Premier League season in May.

The 19 - year - old started in Chelsea's first game of pre-season against New York Red Bulls and in Wednesday's night defeat to Fiorentina — on both occasions in midfield — and could be set for increased involvement in the west London giants» title - defending campaign.

In my opinion Arsenal simply have too many midfielders fighting for a starting eleven spot already and so the introduction of Barkley in an already jam - packed midfield isn't going to make matters easier for whoever is in charge of Arsenal next seasoIn my opinion Arsenal simply have too many midfielders fighting for a starting eleven spot already and so the introduction of Barkley in an already jam - packed midfield isn't going to make matters easier for whoever is in charge of Arsenal next seasoin an already jam - packed midfield isn't going to make matters easier for whoever is in charge of Arsenal next seasoin charge of Arsenal next season.

Still, the eleven that started in Portugal is still enough to rival anyone in the world, with Manuel Neuer, Rafinha, Jerome Boateng, Dante and Juan Bernat at the back, Philipp Lahm, Xabi Alonso and Thiago Alcantara in midfield, and Mario Gotze, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski in attack — world class quality in almost every position, and yet, no sign of being able to work a way around their tactically smart opponents.

The injury - plagued midfielder has seen a resurgence like no other which started in the Europa League but now has seen the Englishmen become a regular starter and put together a string of impressive performances.

Arsenal have had an inconsistent start to the season, and could do with improvements in a number of areas, including central midfield, where they have become overly reliant on Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla, with little in the way of backup in that area.

The 18 - year - old midfielder is really starting to make a name for himself in the Championship with Derby County, establishing himself as a key part of the first team in the 2012/13 season, making 35 appearances.

A player in superb form at the moment, it seems pretty clear that Liverpool let midfielder Jonjo Shelvey go far too quickly as he starts looking like a youngster with plenty of potential.

Hadzic went to the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Bosnia & Herzegovina, but struggled for game time in a talented midfield including the likes of AS Roma star Miralem Pjanic, although he was given a start in their 3 - 1 dead rubber win over Iran.

Manchester have left Yaya Toure out of their starting lineup despite his return to health, instead opting to go with the same midfield duo of Fernandinho and Fernando Reges that started in France.

Even if such theatricals were not to everyone's taste, the midfielder's first start in a six - month period featuring a stint in prison followed by a Football Association ban had coincided with some of the most stimulating football Newcastle have played in ages.

I just hope that does nt mean our midfielders give very little protection otherwise we will have a problem... only Debuchy Chambers or Monreal starting might not be the problem as it could be Mert... or it could be a slight lack of pace out wide with Chambers... or not enough experience in Bellerin.

I really like Coquelin, But i get to know he he started to fear when the team lost to Bayer in the champions league, but i will be happy if we loan him to other clubs before since Thomas lemar who be arriving and we have a lots of midfielders is best he does» t not stay and not getting playing time

Whichever way I believe the big thing to join Arsenal will be a defensive midfielder however not in the January transfer window but before the start of the 2015/16 season.

The Arsenal midfielder was given a starting role in tonight's crucial Champions League tie, but fluffed his lines by squandering the best opening of the first 45 minutes at the Emirates Stadium.

Mourinho has a host of defensive and holding midfield options at present, with Serbian Nemanja Matic now the regular in the Chelsea starting line - up.

The former Everton ace has often been used in the centre of a back three for Tottenham, with the player moving into midfield when on the ball in order to retain possession for his side and start attacks in an effective and efficient way.