Sentences with phrase «old midfielder made»

The 24 - year - old midfielder made a # 35m switch to Liverpool in the summer but has not been a regular starter under Reds» boss Jürgen Klopp.

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.

Not exact matches

There are not many fans that have faith in Jack returning to his old self and making inroads into our very talented midfield any more, but with the Englishman's tenacity and fighting spirit you never know if he could force himself back into the reckoning, and there is no doubt he has always been one of Wenger's favourites.

«The 22 - year - old midfielder joined West Ham in January 2012 and made 24 appearances in his three years at the Club, scoring five goals.

Spanish giants Barcelona are considering making a swoop for Vasco da Gama's 17 - year - old Brazilian midfielder Evander.

Firstly, United could compete with Chelsea for the signing of # 70m Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who left Old Trafford for free earlier in his career after failing to make the first - team under Sir Alex Ferguson.

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 big Toffees midfielder revealed in a recent interview that he saw his future away from the Merseyside club, comments that he has tried hard to make a U-Turn on, and the 24 year old would almost certainly jump at the chance of a move to Man United.

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 are refusing to allow Alexis to move to Old Trafford unless Mkhitaryan is included as part of the deal, and the Armenian midfielder seems to be making increasingly proposterous demands before he signs on the dotted line.

It seems as though Man Utd midfielder Paul Pogba can't escape the papers at the minute as his problems at Old Trafford continue to make headlines.

The midfielder has failed to make the cut at the Nou Camp since making his debut back in 2011, and at 24 years - old should be keen on finding regular football in order to resurrect his career.

The 27 - year - old could make a great long - term replacement for Michael Carrick in the heart of United's midfield engine room, and the club could be closing in on a deal to secure this superb signing.

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 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.

Sunderland are weighing up a move for 21 - year - old Inter Milan midfielder Joel Obi, who is rated at # 5m but has made just one Serie A appearance this season in a campaign blighted by injury.

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.

The 16 year old midfielder is clearly a player who is well thought of but given that Halilovic has only just made his first senior club appearance it may be a little too early to be doling out the superlatives and unrealistic comparisons.

Our manager is thought to be a long term admirer of the 22 - year old and according to The Mirror he might be about to make a club record offer of around # 55 million for Draxler, with the idea that he might be able to play as a centre forward for us as well as his more usual roles of wide forward or attacking midfielder.

The 19 - year - old midfielder was an unused substitute in the recent wins over Aston Villa and Sunderland, but is yet to make his first - team debut for the Citizens.

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 6» 1 ″ midfielder left Old Trafford for Juventus in summer 2012, and immediately made an impact in the first team, earning his first Scudetto title after a fine debut season in Serie A.

Just 18 - years - old, and the midfielder made his Champions League debut at the age of 16.

And that has alerted the «Old Lady of Italian Football», who are now set to steal a march on the duo by making their own move for the attacking midfield player.

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.

The 24 - year - old attacking midfielder is on loan from Lazio after struggling to make an impression in Serie A, but has got fans talking about an England recall after this sublime solo strike.

Barcelona, who are banned from registering new players until 2016, have made public their admiration for the midfield star, while Paris Saint - Germain have also made no secret of their desire to buy the 22 - year - old.

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.

The French source have revealed that Pogba is open to a move away from Turin, with Conte — who snared the midfielder from Old Trafford in 2012 — understood to be desperate to make the Frenchman the key figure in the heart of the park, regardless of the price tag.

Coupled with the fact that ESPN add that United are targeting another midfield signing this summer, it paints a pretty bleak picture of his long - term hopes of making a breakthrough at Old Trafford and so these touted talks will likely be vital in clearing up the matter and formulating a plan.

23 - year - old attacking midfielder Tore spent two years at Chelsea but failed to make an impact and was sold to Hamburg and has steadily matured into a very capable performer.

Nevertheless, Los Blancos are said to be eyeing a swap deal with midfielder Mateo Kovacic heading in the opposite direction, with the 23 - year - old struggling to make his mark at the Bernabeu since his move from Inter given the level of competition for places.

Wenger wants old fashioned centre - forwards who play very deep (virtually midfield) and make runs forward, hold the ball up, etc..

The 18 - year - old attacking midfielder has yet to make a breakthrough at senior level, but he has impressed with the youth team having bagged five goals and provided five assists in 22 appearances this season.

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 boss was thought to be ready to give up on the injury ravaged midfielder making it as an Arsenal player and so when Jack failed to control himself on Monday night at the Emirates many thought it had sealed his fate, but the report claims that the sending off has not had influened Wenger, who has decided to give the 25 - year old another chance with the Gunners.

The 19 - year - old midfielder has made two substitute appearances for the Blues — against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, and Manchester City in the league — but Mourinho feels he has seen enough to know how good Loftus - Cheek could be.

The biggest of examples is of course our old midfield enforcer Patrick Captain Invincible Vieira who had underperformed by his own standards but would still have made most teams and would walk into this Arsenal side, yet pundits praised the decision applauding Wengers senses... having Gilberto eased a little of course.

The Juventus midfielder is widely regarded as one of the best young players in the world at the moment, having enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence since making the move to Turin from Old Trafford back in 2012.

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard thinks the club made a huge error in not jumping ahead of Tottenham to sign young midfielder Delle Ali over the summer as he believes the 19 - year - old is better than he was at the same age.

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

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

The 19 - year - old midfielder is a highly regarded prospect after a superb first season in Serie A, during which he made 18 appearances in all competitions and picked up a winners» medal for the club's success in the Italian top flight.

The French international recently admitted that he regularly asks compatriot Paul Pogba about life at Old Trafford, as noted in the report, and has made no secret of his desire to play alongside the midfielder at club level too.

Yes AW knows that OG12 is not enough thats why this season he got AS17 and he states that he got him to be a striker but the everton game gave him a picture of how EPL defenders will make it harder for a small sized CF playing as a target man so now the old man is in dilemma on whether to buy another striker or improvise he will definetly sign a defender and another midfielder but for a striker AW is undecided yet

The 25 / year old defensive midfielder has helped Lyon to concede the fewest goals in the French Ligue 1 and Wenger has decided that Gonalons is the perfect player to boost Arsenal's midfield options and has instructed the club hierarchy to make it happen.

That 19 year old kid then had the cheek to almost effortlessly dominate not just one of them, but both of them, for 90 minutes, his passing was superb, he battled, every time the spanish geniuses came forward, he was there with a crunching challenge to get the ball, he had the confidence to demand the ball off more experienced teammates, no matter his situation, facing his own goal, tightly marked, it made no difference, he received the ball and as a result of either his immense skill or his animalistic desire, he broke free of two of the best midfielders ever to grace a football pitch and effortlessly glided forward.

According to The Sun, United are targeting Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi, with the 30 - year - old making 36 appearances so far this season for the Turin giants as he continues to play a pivotal role despite getting on in age.

Signed to provide defensive strength and quality on the ball in Manchester United's midfield, there's no doubt Morgan Schneiderlin could make a huge impact at Old Trafford this season.