Sentences with phrase «old midfielder became»

The 28 year old midfielder became an instant hit at Stamford Bridge, as his passing and understanding of the game was as good as they come.

The 27 - year - old midfielder becomes our sixth senior signing of the summer following the arrivals of Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Alvaro Morata and also tonight, Davide Zappacosta.

Not exact matches

From being a massive favourite among Arsenal fans, even when he left the Emirates to return to his boyhood club Barcelona back in 2011, the Spain international midfield star Cesc Fabregas became persona non grata with Gooners after he came back to the Premier League two years ago to join up with Arsene Wenger's old nemesis Jose Mourinho.

Blind was initially bought into Old Trafford as a left - back who could also play in the centre of midfield and he became a favourite under van Gaal.

The 25 - year - old has 12 goals and 6 assists in just 20 appearances in all competitions this season, and has become regarded as one of the world's best attacking midfield players in the last few years.

A move back to the Premier League may just interest the 37 year old midfielder and perhaps a move back to his East London roots will lure the England man to West Ham, though one wonders just how much the Hammers would have to pay for such a move to become a reality.

Having made little progress with either player, it has forced him to look elsewhere which won't come as the most reassuring assessment for his former Chelsea midfield general, but the 28 - year - old now looks set to become his latest signing and will be a crucial figure in the side next season.

25 - year - old Ander Herrera has also become an important part of their midfield.

The Red Devils have had Kagawa on their books for two years now since he moved to Old Trafford after becoming one of the most impressive attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga during his time with Dortmund.

Well to be more precise, the attacking and creative side of midfield, as the need for what we might call a «proper» defensive midfielder had become a tried old topic for Arsenal fans and the football media alike.

The 27 - year old central midfielder has become a key player for Sam Allardyce and has played a major part in their impressive start to the season which has seen them stay above Arsenal up to this point.

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

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

Earlier this year Porto midfielder Ruben Neves became the youngest team captain in a Champions League contest in history at just 18 years old.

The 19 - year - old Belgian midfielder does not appear at all close to getting promoted to the first team at Stamford Bridge, and Arsenal join Man United and Man City as clubs interested in him should he become available.

The 21 year old attacking midfielder would of course become the third Uruguayan at the club, following Luis Suarez and Sebastian Coates to the Merseyside outfit.

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5th richest club in the world with our 2 cdms being a 19 year old right back and the a Charlton loanee left midfielder, what an utter joke this club has become.

I hope I will become an Arsenal player soon,» the 17 - year - old midfielder said to legia.com.

The 15 - year old attacking midfielder has already started breaking records, becoming the youngest player to feature and also to score in the top Norwegian division.

Instead, they've got a 21 - year - old who looks set to become the next great attacking midfielder.

Ex-Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby became visibly emotional after receiving praise from his old supporters.

The 26 - year - old midfielder will become the youngest player to reach 350 appearances for Atlético against Málaga this weekend.

The man signed from Borussia Dortmund last season soon became a fans favourite, hailed as Manchester United's «midfield Armenian, but the 28 - year - old has begun to divide opinion.

The midfielder has struggled to settle in at Spurs, with many fans becoming frustrated with Paulinho due to the amount of below - par performances the 26 - year - old has been put in over the past two seasons.

The 30 - year old midfield general, Xabi Alonso, played his 100th competitive game for Real Madrid in September and he has become one of the most reliable players at the club, if not the world.

The 24 - year - old joined Eddie Howe's Bournemouth in the last few days of the summer transfer window and hasn't looked back since becoming a key cog in the Cherries midfield.

The 19 - year - old Ajax midfielder has already become a first team regular for the national team, and many regard it to be only a matter of time before he eventually moves to a bigger club.

Away victories in the Champions League group stages against Benfica and Basel, an impressive 1 - 0 away victory against Krasnodar and the season - long form of 21 - year - old Aleksandr Golovin, who over the last 12 to 18 months has become the star man in CSKA's midfield.

The former Juventus midfielder became renowned for his 3 -5-2 system in Turin, but the Old Lady also had a flexibility about them under Conte which saw them lose just 18 games in his 167 as a manager over three seasons.

With Tottenham's midfield becoming even more crowded in the summer, it made sense for Jake Livermore to be playing his football elsewhere but there are signs that the 24 year old could make his loan deal to Hull a...

Although the French international hasn't enjoyed his best form since rejoining the Old Trafford club, few doubt his ability to become United's midfield talisman.

The 27 - year - old has become one of the outstanding attacking midfielder's in the Premier League and Ronald Koeman is edging close to adding him to his raft of summer captures.

The 23 - year - old midfielder has signed for Real Madrid for a reported # 63m, he becomes the Los Blancos» latest summer acquisition — following the arrival of German star Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich.

Since then he has developed into one of the world's best midfielders and become a key player for the Old Lady.

The next big thing coming out of Dortmund, Passlack is an 18 - year - old midfielder who is already being talked about as having the potential to become first - choice at right - back for Thomas Tuchel over the long - serving Lukasz Piszczek due to his work rate, but he can play far higher up to the pitch.