Sentences with phrase «old midfielder started»

The 29 - year - old midfielder started his career with Armenian side FC Pyunik, where he won the Armenian Premier League on four occasions.

The 23 - year - old midfielder started the match for the Gunners and wore the captain's armband for the first 45 minutes that he was on the pitch.

Not exact matches

Ramsey — 4 Played like a 16 year old on his PL debut for the majority of the time until we conceded and then he started to play like a midfielder.

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.

CM: Expertly poached from Chelsea during the summer, United's midfield general Nemanja Matic is an easy pick here after a superb start to life at Old Trafford.

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.

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.

Back in 2012 Henrik Larsson gave this midfield ace his first senior start aged 15 - years - old and he hasn't looked back since.

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 superb summer signing in midfield, there's no question Morgan Schneiderlin gets into this line up after a fine start to life at Old Trafford.

The «Old Lady» are set to hand debuts to summer signings Pablo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic with midfielder Sami Khedira also in line to start.

The superb form shown by holding midfielder Nemanja Matic has left Mikel frozen out of Mourinho's starting eleven and the 28 year old may feel the time is right to consider a fresh challenge.

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 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.

Manchester United boss David Moyes is planning a move for Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana, 25, and defender Luke Shaw, 18, as he starts to rebuild at Old Trafford — Sunday Express

The 29 - year - old displayed his true capabilities in the build up to Ernesto Valverde's side's first goal, as the defensive midfielder showcased something he's displayed throughout his entire career: extreme calmness in possession and a key eye for starting attacks.

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....

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

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The pair could line - up alongside each other as Cazorla will be hoping his performances for the Gunners will earn him a start in Vicente del Bosque starting XI and the 30 - year - old has been speaking about playing in a more deeper midfield role for the national team:

The Frenchman is of course reluctant to put much pressure on Krystian Bielik, but he has suggested in an Arsenal.com report that the 17 - year old midfielder from Legia Warsaw could start to feature and have an impact on the Arsenal first team a lot sooner than most of us expected.

To start off what is surely to be an intense transfer saga, the father of the 21 - year - old midfielder, Mohamed Fekir, has been speaking in regards to his son's future, as a Metro report reveals.

In a report from the Sun, Mikel has revealed the dramatic story of the transfer battle between Man United and Chelsea which started when the midfielder was aged just 15 - years - old.

Still only 20 years old, the Croatian has made 12 starts in Serie A this season, contributing two goals and one assist, showing himself capable of playing in a number of different midfield roles, either as a deep - lying playmaker or a more advanced role, and even wide on the left hand side.

His anticipated layoff is likely to mean a run in the team for 23 - year - old summer signing Kevin Wimmer, who has yet to make a league start for Spurs, although midfielder Eric Dier could also deputise.

The 19 year - old central midfield is starting to establish himself in the Schalke team since moving from second division Vfl Bochum, where he had put in some superb displays.

23 - year - old Napoli man Jorginho is said to be valued as # 22m and a move for the former Verona man could prove realistic given that the Brazilian has started just three of Napoli's seven Serie A fixtures in 2015/16 and a move to the Premier League could tempt the midfielder.

The 26 - year - old defensive midfielder made just 14 Bundesliga starts in 2014/15 and has subsequently seen his role in Joachim Low's national team set - up suffer.

Jose Mourinho's side are looking to spend money to try and rescue their dire start to the season, and it has been reported that the Blues have sent representatives to Italy to secure the signing of the young Cagliari midfielder Godfred Donsah, but according to his agent Oliver Arthur, Arsenal are also interested in signing the 19 year - old.

hes more like an old fashioned English no10 except he starts in midfield.

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.

The 24 - year - old versatile player, who can play both as a defender and as a defensive midfielder, started for the Oranje in their opening Euro 2016 Group A clash at the Generali Arena in Prague.

In addition, the German has struggled for fitness since the start of the current campaign and Low's decision to drop the midfielder might be just the chance for the 28 - year - old to rest and recharge his batteries.

There will quite possibly be a more defensive look in midfield, and barring a surprise Kévin Gameiro will start next to Antoine Griezmann — who scored a late winner against his old team in December and has four goals in six appearances against them.

In midfield, United started with Marouane Fellaini, who scored the opening goal in the closing stages of a tepid first half, set up by the 32 - year old German veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger who started his first game for Manchester United in over a year.

The 28 - year - old midfielder, who joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012, but ever since his starting opportunities have been limited at White Hart Lane.

A 22 - year - old midfielder who doesn't always start for Napoli may not sound like the typical Real Madrid transfer target.

The 25 - year - old attacking midfielder started the 2014 World Cup winners» opening game of Group D and played well, especially in the first half, at the Signal Iduna Park.

Despite media rumours about the 26 - year old being unhappy and stories linking him with a possible transfer to the Premier League with Chelsea or Arsenal, Khedira has started more games than any other midfielder and was clearly a key figure in Ancelotti's plans.

Instead Pochettino, in a clear indication of his priorities, started Nacer Chadli up front, Tom Carroll and Ryan Mason in midfield, and handed 18 - year - old Josh Onomah only his fourth start of the season.

The 20 year old was soon established in the starting line up, which was no small achievement considering the midfield talent Charlton had at his disposal.

The 21 year old midfielder has spent much of the season in the shadow of Aaron Ramsey's superb start, but was the man of the match for the Gunners on Tuesday.

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain's future remains unresolved, with Chelsea and Liverpool said to be interested in the England winger, and he was by far Arsenal's most impressive performer, with 17 - year - old Joe Willock starting alongside him in midfield.

The Israeli international has worked his way into a regular starting spot by some consistently impressive performances for the Gunners, but Wenger is not short of midfield options and he is unlikely to spend money on keeping the 31 year - old on board as a back up.

The 23 - year - old midfielder has struggled to hold down first - team football alongside the likes of Ronaldo and Benzema, especially since the arrival of Mateo Kovacic from Inter over the summer, having started in seven of his nine La Liga appearances so far this term.

If fit, the 27 - year - old midfielder could replace Milner to start with Can and Oxlade - Chamberlain in the central midfield.

But with Conte unable to find a regular starting spot for the former Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder this season, Mourinho is confident that United can exploit his lack of action and strike a deal with his old club for the player.

The 21 - year - old Philippe Senderos started every game from the Second Round onwards while right - footed midfielder Mathieu Flamini covered at left back.