Sentences with phrase «old midfielder last»

Barcelona appeared destined to sign the 26 - year - old midfielder last summer, only for the deal to fall through, but Chelsea could now swoop, ahead of both Manchester clubs, Liverpool and Everton to sign the Ivorian.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis refused QPR's initial # 10 million valuation for the 25 - year - old midfielder last summer, say the Express.

Not exact matches

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.

And one of those under the spotlight is believed to be holding midfielder Etienne Capoue, with Sherwood understood to happy to let the France international leave the capital in January, despite the fact the 25 - year - old only joined Spurs from Ligue 1 outfit Toulouse for # 9.3 m last August.

The 22 - year - old scored seven goals in 39 appearances from midfield last season, while he's got four in 13 so far this year as well as offering plenty more in midfield with his energetic, tenacious and stylish performances on a consistent basis.

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 32 - year - old Manchester City midfielder has been arguably his club's best player in the last month and has been in wonderful goalscoring form.

The 23 - year - old has made 146 appearances for the Merseyside outfit since joining them in 2014, playing 40 games or more in each of the last three campaigns as he has established himself as an important figure in the heart of their midfield while also showing versatility to play elsewhere when needed.

The 24 year old midfielder has been capped seven times for the Slovenian national side and has begun to establish himself as a regular in the side after making his debut against Greece in May last year.

Arsene Wenger will have been impressed by the efforts of Francis Coquelin last term, the Frenchman being ushered back from a loan spell at Charlton Athletic ahead of a good run of form in the second half of the campaign, but the Gunners boss is sensibly looking to bring in another defensive midfielder solution in the form of 26 year old German international Bender.

Delph has found himself out - of - favour at his current club Man City, having only made 13 appearances in all competitions last season, and Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is keen on bringing the 27 - year - old to the club, as per the Daily Mail, with the midfielder's # 12M asking price set to test Newcastle owner Mike Ashley's transfer ambitions.

The 23 - year - old right - back earned his first caps for Portugal this year, and is likely to be one of Lisbon's next big money exports along with holding midfielder William Caravlho — who was targeted by Arsenal last summer.

The 36 - year - old midfielder currently has a deal at the Etihad Stadium until January, but a recent run of form — four goals in his last five games, including a crucial strike against his old club Chelsea — has sparked speculation that the Premier League champions could try to keep him for longer.

The 17 - year - old midfielder, who scored his first senior goal in last weekend's FA Cup fifth - round win over Aston Villa, is now committed to the club until 2014.

With 24 appearances in central midfielder last season, perhaps the 25 - year - old could be considered a replacement to the under - performing Fernandinho at the Etihad.

The 25 - year old is expected to start in the midfield alongside Elneny after making a substitute appearance in the Gunner's 3 - 1 win over Koln last Thursday.

The 21 - year - old midfielder, currently on loan at Crystal Palace, impressed on his England debut against Germany last week and now looks like pushing for a first - team place at Chelsea.

The 25 - year old midfielder has certainly been a divisive member of the Gunners since joining from Real Madrid in a club record transfer last summer.

The six players are; young striker Chuba Akpom who has been on fire this season and scored a hat - truck in the last under 21 game, Gedion Zelalem, the central midfielder who has been compared to Cesc Fabregas, Ainsley Maitland - Niles, the talented winger who was on the bench for the Stoke game, Stefan O'Connor the promising 17 - year old centre back who recently signed his first professional contract, Alex Iwobi the Nigerian born winger and nephew of Jay - Jay Okocha and finally the young defensive midfielder Glen Kamara who also plays for the Finland national team at under 21 level.

The 20 - year - old arguably fared best in a «false 9» striker role last year, and could be used there again due to the vast options in attacking midfield now with the signings of James Milner and Roberto Firmino.

While Can is not quite in the same league as Coutinho in terms of importance, the 24 - year - old has been a rock in Jurgen Klopp's midfield in the last few seasons and seems to grow in importance with every passing year.

RealBetis 19 year old midfielder Dani Ceballos is a target for Arsenal whom we have scouted in last 2 yrs replacement for rosicky who could still join Sparta prague despite injury

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher claims 36 - year - old midfielder Frank Lampard was wrong to join Manchester City after leaving Chelsea at the end of last season --(Daily Mail)

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.

The emergence of Francis Coquelin in the holding role just in front of the back four during the second half of last season might tempt Wenger into bringing in another midfielder to play alongside the 24 - year - old rather than to replace him.

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....

The 24 year old one club man was apparently a player Wenger attempted to sign last month but Toulouse had demanded # 14m for the defensive midfielder, a price that Wenger was apparently unwilling to meet.

The 24 - year - old has been tipped as a potential long - term successor to influential midfielder Xavi, who left for Qatari club Al Sadd SC at the end of last season and is yet to be truly replaced.

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

Strongly linked with Arsenal, Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is undoubtedly one of the best in the business and was linked repeatedly with a move to Old Trafford last year.

The 22 - year - old midfielder scored twice in the Champions League last season, making 21 appearances in the Portuguese league.

The 23 - year - old Swiss midfielder arrives from Borussia Monchengladbach, who he captained to fourth place in the Bundesliga last season and Champions League qualification in the past two seasons.

The 21 - year - old midfielder only has two goals and two assists for the Toffees this season, though he remains one of the most highly regarded young talents in the country after breaking onto the scene in some style last year.

The 30 - year - old midfielder is enjoying one of the strongest Premier League seasons of his career, having already scored as many goals this season as in the last three league campaigns combined.

I'd play him in midfield with jack he reminds me Micheal Thomas we have bring sead kolosinic back in or even put him right back cause bellerin has being nothing short of disastrous in every way I like him as a man but my god he has not pushed on and I must say Cech looks so old and sluggish like last nite when Hernandez hit cross bar Cech looked so slow reactions gone we need keeper and I think Forster be great for us da guy at Southampton I think ozil will stay he's trying a lot more so would I to get 280 thousand weekly and Sanchez won't go cause not that he wants stay but he's form is very worrying hard take 3 weeks ago I looked at table and said we'll finish above spuds by ten points and in top 4 easily now we're behind them we have no consistency and manager that's just too old I love wenger always will but it's time and I think artery would be great choice for manager he meant be great coach maybe he's the one get Man City so great after all he loves arsenal maybe it's wenger plan go learn from pep and come bk when I leave take over and mersaker as he's no2 arteta and bfg take us forward and hand picked by wenger conspiracy theory begins

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.

The Reds confirmed the signing of the midfield starlet last week [via Liverpool's official site], with the 19 - year - old having a medical at Melwood on Monday before signing a contract with the Reds shortly afterwards.

Since making a substitute appearance in the 4 - 1 demolition of Newcastle United at the Emirates last December, the 23 - year old midfielder has gone on to make 20 appearances for the Gunners across all competitions.

The Gunners want the 21 - year - old to resolve the shortage of midfield options following last summer's departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

The 20 - year - old midfielder made his Tottenham debut last season and has gone onto score 10 goals in 46 matches for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

Portsmouth, relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season after amassing debts of over # 120m, agreed a # 5m deal in August for the German - born Ghanaian international midfielder to move to Genoa, Italy's oldest club.

The 29 - year - old has been an ever - present this campaign, making 38 appearances in all competitions and while he's generally excelled at offering steel, solidity and defensive coverage in midfield, he scored his first goal of the season with a dramatic last - gasp winner at Crystal Palace earlier this week.

The 22 - year - old was an influential figure for the Ligue 1 champions last season, playing an important role in the heart of midfield for Leonardo Jardim's side in their title success and run to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Whereas Manchester City — also in possession of a great deal of money — were in need of a central defender and have bought this particular central defender, a mere slip of a 22 - year - old, who comes with all sorts of exciting words attached, like «potential» and «elegant» and «passes like a midfielder» and «Barnsley,» but also with the note that «actually, wasn't he a bit rubbish last season?»

There have been many Arsenal transfer rumours over the last few months linking us with the Dinamo Zagreb defensive midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, and today it is being reported in the Telegraph that the Croatian giants have turned down an opening offer of # 5m from Arsenal for the in - demand 22 year - old.

The 27 - year - old only joined the Greek side last summer from Ligue 1 team Toulouse in a $ 2.7 m deal but he has since excelled for his new team playing in a deep lying midfield role as they won a league and cup double in sweeping fashion.

The fact that the 26 - year - old has won the Premier League title the last two seasons with two different clubs says pretty much all that needs to be said about how crucial he is in a key role in midfield.

Although our former midfielder and member of the famous Invincibles side of 2003 - 04, Ray Parlour, does not necessarily agree with this, he does believe that the addition of the 33 - year old has made the current team as close to that famous group as we have seen in the last 11 years.

Following the Belgian forward's big - money # 90M move from Everton to the Red Devils, United's new no. 9 would do well to surpass the 25 goals he bagged for the Toffees last season, however with creative midfielders like Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan behind him, it wouldn't surprise many to see the 24 - year - old beat the tally we saw him achieve last year and retain his place in the PFA Team of the Season.