Sentences with phrase «old midfielder did»

That title may be a touch exaggerated, but the 17 - year - old midfielder did score on his Liverpool debut, finding the net against Middlesbrough in the League Cup last month.

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But the game does a decent job at giving you plenty of options — young and old — who are free agents, if you find that your current group of defensive midfielders don't include Nemanja Matic or Paul Pogba in their ranks.

According to the Daily Mail, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez made it clear that he thinks highly of the 23 - year - old Pogba and will do whatever is possible to keep the already stout Los Blancos midfield as strong as it can be.

The 33 - year - old's current deal expires in the summer, but the Dutchman and assistant Ryan Giggs rate the midfielder so highly they do not want to see him depart Old Trafford before 20old's current deal expires in the summer, but the Dutchman and assistant Ryan Giggs rate the midfielder so highly they do not want to see him depart Old Trafford before 20Old Trafford before 2016.

The dynamic 25 - year old has been fantastic for Alan Pardew's side this season and he does play in that central midfield area that has given the Gunners so many problems ever since the aforementioned Vieira left us in 2005.

Poor old Jack Wilshere was getting picked on at every chance from the City midfield but he refused to retaliate and kept his head, and it didn't look like Arsenal were being totally dominated before half - time.

Given that Isco is one of the most in - form creative midfield players in Europe right now, # 69m doesn't seem an unfair amount to pay at all, even if the 25 - year - old hasn't always been an automatic starter for Zinedine Zidane's side this season.

The 21 - year - old midfielder, who is spending this season on loan at Crystal Palace, did not look overawed by the international stage, and pulled off a superb double nutmeg in the first half.

And Wenger has called on the Arsenal fans to do their bit by also having patience with the 25 - year old midfielder and giving him our full support, which I agree with to a certain extent.

The Old Trafford club could certainly do with adding some guile to their struggling midfield and I reckon that Mourinho would love the idea of taking one of Wenger's former favourites and then making the Frenchman regret letting him go.

The 32 year - old, who was born in Argentina but has one cap for Italy to his name, has been a steady if unspectacular campaigner in Serie A for Lazio for a number of seasons and would bring stability to the Arsenal midfield, although he does not exactly represent the marquee defensive midfield signing that fans will be expecting.

The 21 year old would be a great addition to the Old Trafford line up and would add more creativity to the Man United's side and could also be a useful source of goals from midfield, something they don't get a lot old would be a great addition to the Old Trafford line up and would add more creativity to the Man United's side and could also be a useful source of goals from midfield, something they don't get a lot Old Trafford line up and would add more creativity to the Man United's side and could also be a useful source of goals from midfield, something they don't get a lot of.

Martin O'Neill doesn't appear all that keen to give in to the former Man United midfielder's wage demands and could therefore be willing to sell the 27 year old this summer.

Wtf the old arsenal is back, midfield being bossed by stoke, defence daydreaming and wondering whats on tv tonight, mertesacker just go awol and do us a favour please!!!! We suck!

Is it because Arteta has a wealth of experience to pass on to our youngsters by his example, or does Le Prof think the team will actually have need of a 33 year - old defensive midfielder next season?

I do think Toral has talent but at 21 years old, time is running out for the midfielder to get in the door at Arsenal before being dumped out of Arsenal's plans.

The north London side could well do with a strong tackling midfield presence with neither Mikel Arteta or Mathieu Flamini consistently impressing in either a holding or out and out defensive midfield roles and having taken a shine to Wanyama during his time at Celtic Wenger is now ready to re-ignite his interest in the 23 year old.

The 23 - year - old — along with midfielder Kevin Anin, who also did not turn up to training — missed the 2 - 1 Ligue 1 win over Nancy on Sunday claiming they were injured.

The 25 - year old did not play in central midfield on Tuesday but he did perform well on the right and his assist for Giroud helped the Gunners to keep up the momentum and confidence that Ramsey reckons gives us a big advantage over our local rivals.

According to reports in Italy, the Red Devils are firmly in the French midfielder's camp as they weigh up what to do about the duo who just won't get on at Old Trafford.

One player that stood out for Napoli was 19 YEAR OLD Diawara at the heart of Midfield who was only out done by probably Modrich the whole game.

how does the daft old fool think that our defence and midfield is strong enough?

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.

I sat «player «rather than «right back «or even defender because the «9 - year old has already taken up two roles in his fledgling Arsenal career and there has also been talk that he might get a chance to show what he can do as a defensive midfielder.

Last year we took some beating because of our exposed weakness in the midfield area.You could think a clever or wise man would learn from his mistakes, after all we struggled to finish fourth., no we started back the season with the same agravated old ler slower legs weaknesses.How do you call someone who don t learn from his mistakes... a rich old....

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba may have handed a huge transfer boost to the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea after it was revealed he doesn't want to re-sign for his old club Manchester United.

Flamini cant do anything with the ball, old school type of defensive midfielder... have said it time without number, that Ozil is not a complete attacking midfielder, all he can do is just to pass, he cant hold the ball, he cant dribble through tight spaces something which Iniesta, yaya, silva, santi, coutinho all do with ease... he almost cost us a goal if not for Cech heroics........

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

It seems that Wenger is expecting Elneny to be used as a defensive midfielder but he doesn't envisage the 23 year - old being a «beast of a DM» like Le Coq.

Cmon Wenger, we don't need benzema, get Aubameyang and use the money for benzema s ** t for CB and a strong defensive midfielder, I can see the old man love French players.

As well as being an Arsenal player, the England international midfielder Jack Wilshere is a Gooner through and through and so he wants that second place as much as anyone and in a Metro report the 24 - year old has backed the Newcastle United team of Rafa Benitez to do us a favour in their final game against the spuds.

Adds 26 - year - old United midfielder Ben Olsen, «I wouldn't say he's taking over games, but he's done things that have blown some minds.»

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.

@mick, I can totally accept Wenger not needing to buy a defensive midfielder because if he does, then he will have no choice but to sell one of our midfielders and I am not talking about old heads like Flamini or Arteta who won't even make the bench next season.

Van Gaal could well do with a strong midfield presence and 22 year old Carvalho may be an ideal long term option to fill just such a void.

Not sure about his performances this season and did not watch him this season to comment on him to be honest but would be a good signing imo because he is a tall strong physical and natural holding midfielding player but first priority should be to get either schneiderlin or kondogbia if they are not gettable then sign carvalho to be a backup to coquelin or play both of them in tough away games next season in champions league and premier league chelsea at stamford bridge, old traffold, etihad etc..

The 23 - year old said, «Given the opportunity, I do enjoy playing in central midfield and last week in training with England I was playing more centrally.

love your articles galen this just proves the sheer stupidity and arrogance of our manager what are players like ozil and giroud still doing at arsenal after their first season ozil should probably be sold back to shalke in a soft league and who knows he might play his best football and it might help in his national team form cazorla is a good player but not world class he can not be classified on the same level against players like silva iniesta and the old arsenal fabregas sanchez is also good but he needs to add more to his game for him to be put on the same level with world beaters like suarez neymar and bale koscienly is also good but he has too many injury troubles coquelin is a class player but he is not world class he is good technically but not a dominant midfielder like schneiderlin and fernandinho as for cech he is there among the best keepers and he is the only positive in this arsenal team.Needs to work on his distribution though the back four is solid but has alot of light weights strong and powerful foward might find it easy

Both London heavyweights could do with Sissoko's energy and dynamism in midfield, with the 26 - year - old capable of both breaking up the play and surging forward to turn defence into attack.

Sir Alex Ferguson's midfield could well do with freshening up and Gotze would add some much needed creativity to the Old Trafford first team whilst also adhering to the club's push towards a more youthful transfer policy.

City could certainly do with Isco as a long - term replacement for David Silva in that creative midfield role, and Ronaldo is also said to be willing to see his club let the 25 - year - old go.

We do not know if this little nugget of an Arsenal transfer rumour is actually right, but after Arsene Wenger signed a central midfielder Mohamed Elneny in the January transfer window and with the three current Arsenal players in question being generally on the fringe of the first team and being on the wrong side of the maghic 30 - year old mark I would say there is definitely something in it.

Why don't we invest in a new goal keeper Chec is getting old cant save penalties, Ospina is a reasonable backup but we really need a world class keeper, a world class midfielder and centre - back and a world class winger or two.

We are wondering what to do with a 30 yr old Debuchy, while some certain 30 + yr oLds (fLame and Arteta) are pocketing our midfield money comfortably!

Five reasons: 1) our defence lacks organisation when key personal are missing (although having regular back line will help stop this); 2) we still play the old tiki taka rule game which doesn't work so well against the bigger teams; 3) we will have key injuries to players at the wrong times; 4) too many suicidal back passes in midfield against better opposition picks us off; 5) jury still out on Lacazette

The Atletico boss stated this past week that he wants the 21 - year - old midfielder to continue to develop and would be better served doing so from his native Spain.

Can would be a huge loss for Liverpool after his fine form in midfield this season, and Gerrard may know something we don't know due to his close connections with his old club.

Facts are stubborn things.yes they are but a kid in the village who watches Benzema and Giroud every week would know who is better and is his mind will also feel that he is light yes better than Giroud.for example some players might be better than some players but due to some reason stats may support them.i am not really looking at only goalscoring but i look at everything the player does on the pitch.i said it here first i would have used an 18 year old Chuba Akpom over Giroud.The midfield makes Giroud look very good.I do nt know what makes an inform Giroud better than an inform Chamakh or inform Adebayor or inform Bendtner.Giroud when i watch him to me is nothing just nothing special.stats do nt lie but my eyes wont lie and stats may not even be accurate.so as i said Benzema will always be light years above Giroud.how some people think we can compare Giroud to Benzema is beyond me.oh!

The other Dortmund player that could be heading to north London soon is their central midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, after the Daily Express reported that the 24 - year old is not going to extend his current contract and does fancy a move to the Premier League.