Sentences with phrase «on midfield options»

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And the emergence of the likes Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Ross Barkley means that Hodgson has enough midfield options that he does not have to gamble on Wilshere's fitness.

Those two would give us great energy and work rate in midfield and if Wenger wants to bring the just back Coquelin off before the end he has a ready made replacement on the pitch in Elneny, increasing his options to change things around.

Barcelona don't exactly look short of options in midfield right now, but are often on the lookout for the best young talent due to their proud tradition of nurturing youth and building a team that can grow up together instead of simply splashing out on big - name signings.

With the likes of Hector Bellerin, Isaac Hayden and Semi Ajayi already knocking on the door of the Arsenal first team defence, as well as some excellent midfield and attacking options like Chuba Akpom, Benik Afobe, Gedion Zelalem, Daniel Crowley coming through, Jonkers and his colleague have a great chance of taking the academy on to the next level as the former head Liam Brady challenged them to do.

Once again though, Arsenal fans were not too hard on our former captain, as Wenger had the option to buy him back but chose not to, mainly because we now had a number of players like Cazorla, Ramsey and Ozil in the centre of midfield.

Yes clearly Edgar Davids is getting on a bit but given the paucity of options in our midfield with Alberto Aquilani still on the mend, Xabi Alonso gone, Lucas just about keeping his head above water and Javier Mascherano being a shadow of his former self, perhaps bringing in the out of contract Dutchman could be a useful addition to our relatively thin squad.

However, the English newspaper claim that the versatile midfielder hasn't got his heart set on moving to any one particular club — rather his desire is to be offered a # 5m per - year contract, and if that is met, the Express report, Vidal will assess all options.

In turn, Karim Benzema is also mentioned as a possibility, while Sassuolo midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini is said to want to work with Montella again, although Roma have an $ 11m buy - back option on the youngster and intend on exercising it which could complicate matters.

wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....

When we lose the ball the rest of the midfield and defence need to be the ones to drop off, close the man down and put in a challange, once done Ozil is then available to be your option for the «out ball» and to get us moving on a counter.

Nevertheless, he will have another option in midfield in the coming weeks with Loftus - Cheek expected to be on the bench for the clash with Arsenal on Sunday.

This comes just one week after the Daily Mirror claimed the midfielder would make the club sweat on a new contract and weigh up his options before committing his future to the North London club...

However, we do agree with Lawro on his creative midfield player shout as while there are lots of options in that department with the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, there isn't a great deal of creative flair in there to offer something different.

According to The Sun, the player himself is keen on a move to the Emirates Stadium, while Arsene Wenger — who has also poached the Bundesliga for Borussia Monchengladbach's Swiss international Granit Xhaka — is keen in adding Mkhitaryan to his increasing midfield options.

do nt be surprised if we see song back on a loan would be the easiest midfield option to get at short notice just to get him on loan for a season just to fill the gap i think wenger likes familiarity with some players knowing the arsenal way would be an ok squad filler in case we have injury pile up at Christmas or new year period as you would expect would be an upgrade on kim kalstrom i think anyways and being at barca cant have done his skill set any harm maybe he learn to more defensive responsibility

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has revealed that the club have the option to sign Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley on a permanent deal in January — a move the 25 - year - old is all too anxious to see happen.

Aston Villa continue to consider their options with the transfer deadline fast approaching and Bologna midfielder Amadou Diawara could be back on their radar.

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

This may be a little harsh on the Arsenal players Jack Wilshere and Mathieu Flamini, who in theory could form a third Arsenal central midfield of their own, but I think that there are two clear options for Arsene Wenger to select to start for the Gunners.

i don't like this talk about should wenger have played an x player or a z player.At the end of the day Ramsey played he got injured and now we move on as we have plenty of midfield options.

Jack is a natural replacement for Santi (obviously not as good), and's a better option than what we currently have, but it would be more than a little delusional to rely on him to stay fit, instead of buying a new central midfielder.

Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is now reportedly considered a back - up option by Juventus, who will focus their attention on Axel Witsel in January.

I certainly think that if Arsene Wenger had these attacking midfield options open to him then he might not be so reluctant to let the young Gunner Alex Iwobi go out on loan to gain some valuable experience.

the only reason le coq won, t be back in the first xi straight away is that wenger won't rush him back and make sure he has fully recovered which we can afford to do now with xhaka in the team but as soon as wenger thinks he, s fully fit no doubt he will be one of the first names on the team sheet, i also agree against certain teams where we expect to be dominated in midfield (against man city) le coq / xhaka could be a good option!!

Bruce is well aware that his side are short on options in the midfield area as the new season fast approaches after selling Northern Irish international Corry Evans to Blackburn Rovers as well as loaning Tom Cairney out to Ewood Park too.

Man United have a fair few wide - attacking options though the likes of Nani, Ashley Young, Luis Antonio Valencia and attacking midfielder Juan Mata are all seemingly not nailed on first teamers under van Gaal and therefore room could be made for Depay to join the Premier League side.

We are also said to have first refusal on the attacking midfielder, so if another club does decide to offer Madrid morte money for their player then Arsene Wenger would be given the option to match it and still get his man.

However, I find it very interesting that Le Prof still continues to sign teenage midfielders, although Fortune can also play on the wing or as central striker, when the club have a multitude of options in that position in the first - team and even more so in the academy, the acquisition of Polish youngster Krystian Bielik is another example.

The Sun now claims that United want another striker, and have looked at several options before deciding on one realistic target, while additions in defence and midfield are also still possible in this transfer window.

It makes our very competitive midfield, now seem low on options and Arsene Wenger has a tough challenge in naming a strong midfield for the intense affair against Chelsea this Saturday.

The dynamic young Englishman was already our last decent option to fill the central midfield box - to - box role, which is now looking like a poisoned chalice, as Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are already on the injury list.

There you go with the assumption that we'll deploy 4 -1-4-1 next season... Ever consider we landed on that because our personnel dictated such in the fact our only defensive option in midfield (coquelin) can not provide the «traded support» in a deep midfield two?

Wenger is keen to improve on his current midfield options, with Mikel Arteta ageing and others such as Mathieu Flamini and Jack Wilshere not looking convincing in a deep - lying role for his side.

Felt exactly the same way, maybe not like crying but certainly frustrated seeing how other clubs acquire our players and make them fit perfectly on their game, Jenk and Song covering the back and well now feel like crying, FAB leader in assists commanding the Midfield and responsible for Chelsea being on top of the league, meantime let's face it, lately our players are running on the pitch like wild geese with no clear tactics, abusing this tiki taka BS, running thru the middle like rams with no clear options, getting injured in the process and we all know why and who is responsible, enough said...

We have options up front and in the midfield now, so I hope some of that talent isn't wasted on the bench.

The names could go on if we look at options of adding a solid defensive midfielder to Arsenal.

According to Don Balon, the City boss is keen on signing both Toni Kroos and Isco from Los Blancos to strengthen his creative midfield options for next season, with both players said to be welcome to the idea of leaving the Bernabeu in the summer.

«My short - term option is [to play] Campbell or get one more defensive midfielder in like Flamini and put Cazorla on the flank.

He is going on the Europa League list because we open spaces with Depay and Schneiderlin having gone and we don't have many options in midfield,» he is quoted as saying by The Sun.

Napoli failed to negotiate a path through the qualification stages of the Champions League and as such may have to look for cost effective options and are also said to be keen on Man City midfielder James Milner.

Personally if he is to move away on loan, I think it should be a six month deal, with the option of a January extension, or at least Arsenal can put a return clause in the loan contract, should the Gunners be short of options in midfield.

sadly its a little late but we appreciate his effort to leave on a high note.we all know he is gonna confuse himself with all the options he will have in midfield and end up playing people out of position but thank heavens it will be for only a season.

The Liverpool boss is also looking for more natural width out on the right and would do well to bring in another steely option in the midfield.

so until we bring in another attacking option Ramsey likely to nudge it though whatever pundits on this site think wilshere is the more Complete midfield player....

I think he has to be patient We've got plenty of options in central midfield all on a similar level when there playing at their best.

He can play in central midfield, behind the striker or on either flank, giving the team more options in attack and his energy will surely give the team more dynamism going forward.

We have best midfield option but on paper.

I know that the central midfield area is probably the strongest part of the current Arsenal squad, with options like Aaron Ramsey and the on loan Jack Wilshere to come back and fight for their places with the likes of Granit Xhaka, Elneny and Coquelin.

I think Coquelin has covered our needs for a defensive midfielder, but we still need another option in the team with a more ball - playing approach, especially because Arteta is coming to the end of his career and Flamini will, I think, be moved on this sommer.

Swiss international Xhaka is expected to be a confirmed in the coming days, giving us plenty of options in midfield, leaving us to concentrate on adding goals to our side.