Sentences with phrase «out of form striker»

We then managed to produce two really decent chances to, unfortunately, and out of form striker, who wasn't able to take them.

But one potential sale of the out of form striker, to the Turkish club Galatasaray, has already fallen through and according to a report by The Mirror, this is not good news.

But, thanks be to God, just 9 mins later, Ozil sends a brilliant backheel through to our out of form striker who slots it into the net to make it 4 - 0 with only a quarter of the game gone.

Only one question: WHY START YOUR MOST OUT OF FORM STRIKER IN A GAME WE NEED TO WIN?

Not exact matches

So either Napoli will continue to hold out and keep their star striker, or Juventus will go back with an offer big enough to persuade Napoli to cash in while there are still two years left on the contract of the in form Argentina international.

Well I think a recall to the England squad and then a place in the first team will surely help and with the Gunner in red hot scoring form and with the Tottenham striker Harry Kane out of action with injury I think that will happen over the next two weeks.

Fitness issues, lack of form at times this season and perhaps other reasons were all considered by Del Bosque when he chose to leave the Chelsea striker out.

Jenkinson was loaned out to try and improve his game enough for him to become a Gunner, and we have also seen the arrival of the England striker Danny Welbeck and younf Calum Chambers, but have these players developed into the English Core that Wenger was desperate to form the spine of the side?

I just don't know what's wrong with Arsenal fans.Sure I get it as humans we all have our preferences but things start to look funny when we begin to bash and criticize a player like he's useless.I just don't get why Arsenal fans do nt want Vardy.Oh is it because he's not world class, he's English, He's not a big name, he's a fairy tale, you feel all he does is run, he's not got a better history in footballing until now or you feel Giroud is better or what?I really pity Arsenal fans honestly.I would've taken Jamie Vardy in a heartbeat.Sure he's not the best option out there.But I'll say this and say it again it's not a world class striker that wins you a league but rather just increases your chances of winning the league.If you've watched Arsenal clearly from the time since Henry left you realized that it's more of not being able to find a clinical striker.Eduardo was not a already a finished product when he started his career here yet he was clinical and was on world class form until injury.What Arsenal need now is a world class finisher if they can't get a world class striker.

I agree 100 %, my frustration does not stem from being kicked out of the FA cup by Watford or an other dumb red card against Spurs or for being eliminated from the CL, my frustration comes from the fact that we all know in the summer we would suffer injuries and that we need more goals in the team in the form of a quality striker.

Ramsey ALWAYS contributes whether out of form, on the wing, in the centre, or behind a striker.

However France do have a whole host of options when it comes to strikers and so it seem he missed out due to competition rather than form.

Borussia Dortmund striker is in the form of his life, netting 30 goal last term and keeping Lucas Barrios out of the starting eleven.

theo want to force wenger to play him and play him as a striker regardless his form... am just afraid of how this will be sorted out more so incase we buy a striker..

Even though Olivier Giroud is out of form and lacking in confidence after his slow start to the season with Arsenal and the France national team, whose friendly fans helpfully booed the big striker this week, I did not expect Arsene Wenger to drop him for the clash with Stoke City today, but that is what the Frenchman has done.

I do nt agree with this article because Man U still have best striker (Van, Rooney and Falcao) than us, best midfield (Fellaini, Mata and Di Maria (they might inject him for him to play the game) than us because all our midfielders were out of form.

But it is also true only 2 out of 10 strikers who were top scorers in other leagues continue the same form in the English Premier League.

Bringing and out of form midfielder and a striker who does not track back from the bench is not bad luck, it is a tactical mistake.

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As for proven strikers, Cavani is out of form.

-- I blame Wenger for trying to force the Wilshere and Ramsey combo on us — I blame Wenger for playing out of form Ramsey — I blame Wenger for not having a proper bench — I blame Wenger for not having a midfield marshal — I blame Wenger for not having a leader on that pitch game in game out — I blame Wenger for our poor defense — I blame Wenger for not getting a WC striker — I blame Wenger for his continued stubbornness and stupid excuses — I blame Wenger for making us laughing stocks

Its already been reported that Akpom won't be going out on loan this season, well... at least until January and even though most fans are judging this young striker based on his Hull loan form, you seem to forget that Hull don't have the likes of Ozil?

am tired of wenger.the man has got good skills, but somehow he fails to address basic issues in the team like buying a striker and a cdm in the last summer.at one time, arsenal had good squad but had a keeper who at times committed mistakes i.e almunia.then after ozil came and arsenal were first in december, all wenger had to do was buy a pacy striker with eye for goal.but wenger did nt so obviously and instead bought an injured kallstrom.agreed ppl fans will keep saying managers shud hav played this guy or that one and so.but in case of wenger, its abt ignoring team issues t (to prove a point he can win without listening to critics and the fans which he never will), and then playing players out of form, out of position, and buying players that do nt fit ur style like giroud!!

When people cry out for a striker or a cdm, we have good players in the starting line up first of all and people realize that, but the problem is when Giroud or Coquelin get injured or loose their form people start calling them useless (I'm guilty of it aswell) but Christ we need to remember that they are Human Beings who need rest, not Stats on a FiFA game.

we couldn't score against west ham and some of the matches we won, we won with own goals, so the problem eased when walcott was introduced as a striker and it also brought out Ozil's form as we had a free flowing attack with Ramsey on the right... So imo, we should just play Coq and Elneny and shift Ramsey to the wing, our attack wil be so unpredictable and free flowing add Bellerin's overlapping runs, no way would leceister cope with d movement of walcott, sanchez and ramsey ± bellerin... we press them hard and score 2 quick goals, then later we bring in the Ox and Giroud to kill them off....

Charlie Nicholas, the former Arsenal striker, wants to see Theo Walcott start against Stoke City rather than the out - of - form Olivier Giroud.

No way we have a big schedule we need a big strong team with injury fatigue and out of form we need every one if we get that striker this could be our season to win and I want us to win it badly

Its a good one adding a WC striker and a DM, but the problem of the team still remain, am not worried about how many player is brought in but so worried about the injury crisis we always face before and during the season I.e Jack W ended the season on a superb form but he's injured foruntil another 2 months or so, until we sort the injury problem out, doubt us making any significant impact

The Saints have been finding it more difficult to score in the Premier League since striker Graziano Pelle has dropped out of form, and manager Ronald Koeman may see the 26 - year - old as a more clinical solution in attack.

Having been out of the Dogues team since February 14, the striker made an emphatic return to form on Sunday.

However Van Persie's rise to prominence as the main striker at Arsenal froze out Chamakh who lost both confidence and form, leading to him only scoring a further four goals in the remainder of his 67 appearances for Arsenal.

Now that Giroud is out Wenger should play Podolski in his favoured position as an out an out striker with another supporting striker in the form of Sanchez or Wellbeck as a duo.

My four man defence is Debutchy, Martesacker, Konsienly and Flamini (Yes Flamini in the LB position instead of Monreal who had a nightmare outing against Lukaku last season) Middle, Chabers as DFM, Ox as AM and Ramsey as second striker operating from the advanced midfiled position, Sanchez is my RFW, Campbell in the LFW and Giroud / Sanogo in the center to form a 3 forward unit... i would predict 2 - 0 for gunners with such a line up

He's been the only option at times which isn't good enough all strikers have periods where there out of form apart from Messi and Ronaldo.

Giroud will be eased out of the team just like Mert... IF we buy Morata, or Icardi, Giroud will lead the attack for like 5 - 10 games into the season if he is in good form... then the new striker will start with cameos... Giroud for his price alone is more than enough back up for us, and then his hardwork... if we sell him just like that we will be back to square one, depending on the new striker to quickly hit the ground running may or may not work!

Finally, Liverpool have been linked as suitors for Benzema by Don Balon as Jurgen Klopp seems ready to take a gamble on the out - of - form striker to add some experience and depth to his front three.

Maybe make Willian more of the runner like Pedro and drop Pedro for a striker (I'd pick Giroud on current form) so we have an out ball.

Arsenal are already looking pretty shaky in the final third of the pitch, with no recognised striker, a bunch of «out of form wingers» and an Alex Iwobi injury, yet Campbell still was not named in the squad for the match against Liverpool or Leicester, despite being capable of covering for Olivier Giroud.

Alexis in his second season after a freakishly brilliant start, Ozil coming in to consistent form at the end of his second season, Coq now with a proper body of work under his belt and a whole summer to work on it, Bellerin with his first season jitters out of his system, Giroud finally realising he might be a pretty decent striker, Gab with some solid performances and the close - season to bond further, Monreal maturing in to an unspectacular but tremendously solid FB, Ospina settled — it is my opinion that these and others will be what will bring the bigger improvements and the consistency needed next year rather than any wholesale changes.

you know its funny how things change so fast cech was a backup at chellsh $ t welbz was manures scape goat le coq was loaned to a championship club monreal our scape goat ramsey was more than awful last season ozil was anonymous in the big stage cazorla was out of form in the first part of last season now walcott is the lone striker ozil is our leader ramsey is on the wings cazorla is at cm le coq has been accorded the most important role thats winning midfield battles all of a sudden we are invincible

Even though Louis van Gaal has given the England forward his vote of confidence and even moved him back into his favoured role as second striker, Rooney is woefully out of form.

He is not a striker and he is out of form completely but he keeps his place in starting 11 and after 13 games he scored.

Giroud — In form (just my opinion) Alexis — out of form (come on, he needs time AND better striker) Cazorla — out of form (ask Wenger) Ramsey — out of form (has to do with frustration coming from upfront, i guess) Wilshere — out of form (we have been waiting so long, Wenger) Arteta — In form (I don't think he was bad as people portray, but against top teams, then we get caught) Gibbs — out of form (the guy is very injury prone) Debuchy — In form (concrete) Koscielny — In form (best defender, no doubt) Chambers — In form (my man) Szczesny — In form (most of the time, looks sharp)

Arsenal is crying out for another striker to rival the likes of Giroud centrally, and while Danny Welbeck has impressed in recent months, his fitness is also a worry, and I'm also uncertain he can maintain his goalscoring form should he remain fit.

The former star striker is out of form and out of favour with the gaffer as he continues to struggle to make an impact this season, despite United continuing to struggle without him.

The rhythm that Nasri had Sevilla playing in led to the 1 - 0 win, in fact it should have been a better win but striker Luciano Vietto is the only misfit Sampaoli hasn't managed to return to full form — but he's still getting more out of him than Simeone did.

Another positive for United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be the return to form of star man Wayne Rooney, who really did produce a masterclass against Wolves last time out as the striker ended his barren run with a well - taken brace in a resounding 4 - 1 win.

Christian Benteke has been ruled out, leaving Palace with few options so Bakary Sako could start as a striker KEY FACT: Manchester United have never lost a Premier League match against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/6 Draw 6/1 Palace 20/1 ANDY SAYS: I don't know why but this could be one of those shock results, Palace could do it... 0 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Palace should get better, but they will not get anything here... 3 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Could be any score here, Palace have been awful — easy home win... 4 - 0 LADBROKES PICK: Man United to win both halves @ 5/4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been in great form and not even at # 2.50!

To the amusement of many, out - of - form striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic came in to replace the injured Frenchman, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan remaining on the bench.

The brace broke a scoring drought that had plagued the striker for months, and his tenacious performance gave many members of the Arsenal faithful hope that he had finally broken out of his poor run of form.