Sentences with phrase «over the midfield with»

I prefer a defensively naive midfield with Wilshere and Ramsey over a midfield with Flamini.

Not exact matches

I know we're short in central midfield, but Arsenal would actually be better off playing with a man less, than having Ramsey on the pitch, and Giroud proved over a whopping FOUR YEARS, that he isn't good to be our main striker.

Just give bolton the 5 - 7 million and get it over with, its one area of arsenal academy development i find to be very weak, we can always find young talented forwards, midfields, but when it comes on to defenders that area is quite lacking

Juventus midfielder and reported Manchester United target Arturo Vidal has broken down with another knee injury, report the Mail, after he had to quit a routine training session with Chile due to a knee complaint, after an operation over the summer.

In an interview with Sky Sport, Howe has revealed his desire to sign the midfielder permanently but said no talks have been held with Arsenal over a potential transfer.

The United captain hasn't looked the best in midfield and there's question marks over why he keeps getting played there but van Gaal will likely continue this selection with no indication given that he will change.

The attacking midfielder is known to have fallen out with his club over contract negotiations, and he may well be destined to leave this summer.

29 - goal Harry Kane is set to lead the line for the Three Lions tonight, with Kane's Spurs teammate Eric Dier chosen over West Brom stalwart Jake Livermore as the player to partner Jordan Henderson in the defensive midfield role for the home side.

I actualy liked the way Juventus have been playing 4 -4-2 with diamond, the front three in midfield covering Pirlo so he can send balls over the top to the two strikers.

It also emerged over the weekend that Liverpool have been in talks with Fiorentina over the sale of left back Emiliano Insua prior to Roy Hodgson's appointment, and another report suggesting Palermo have held talks similarly for midfielder Lucas Leiva.

However, as per the Metro, Mourinho has revealed to reporters that he will be targeting a midfielder this summer with Michael Carrick set to retire and with doubts continuing over Maroune Fellaini's future at the club.

We have been suffering with issues in midfield which will hopefully now be over however, with Mohamed Elneny set to return this weekend, which will hopefully give us the much needed stability we have been lacking of late.

I get your point mate.But in truth Ramsey is the CM and Xhaka is the DM according to our formation anf tactic.It's even debatable if Xhaka is capable of playing DM.I think Ramsey's tactical awareness is poor but he has every right to take risks and move into the opposition box.He's a box to box player.The only problem is Ramsey overdoes it.If we had a proper CDM the team would be more balanced.Now it's like we have two CM's playing in midfield and due to their poor tactical awareness we're always left exposed.I conclude by reminding people that Wilshere is better footballer and is more intelligent than Xhaka.It'll be better playing Wilshere and pairing him with a CDM than having Xhaka play there.He just gets to play over him becausr we signed him for # 35.

Dead wrong — Sincere apologies for this one as Barkley recorded two goals in a 4 - 0 demolition over lowly Aston Villa, finishing with one of the highest - scoring totals for a midfielder this weekend.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was dropped for Wednesday's win over Leicester after a dressing - room confrontation with midfielder Fernandinho in the defeat by Liverpool three days previously --(Daily Mirror)

• Jack is off.No doubts now.Error ridden display.Get him off the wage bill and replace with someone who can make a difference • Ramsey is still an enigma for me.Much as I think we could do better I also feel with a better balanced midfield he is capable of producing for us.Would keep him over Jack all day long.

His exclusion has produced an angry response from some who believe he should be in ahead of other midfielders with question marks over their fitness.

Both Wenger and Mourinho could do with more quality in that attacking midfield area at the moment, with the two managers facing some doubts over their current options in that area.

After Harry Kane nearly had Portugal defender Bruno Alves take his head off with an extremely high - footed challenge, the caring Liverpool midfielder was straight over to Kane to check for any damage.

England manager Roy Hodgson is facing a battle with Ireland boss Martin O'Neill over Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, reports the Daily Star.

Diame, Tiote, Capoue, M'vila, McCarthy, Schneiderlin are other defensive midfielders we've been strongly linked with over the years.

But the midfielder - cum - striker has revealed that his representatives are talking with AC Milan over a transfer to Serie A — with a deal being prepared should Robinho leave the San Siro and return to Brazil.

Arsenal are looking weak in midfield with doubts over the likes of Granit Xhaka in that position, while Jack Wilshere is heading towards the end of his contract with the Gunners.

You never know with Wenger — he LOVES midfielders and likes to use CAMs all over the pitch like interchangeable parts.

Jurgen Klopp is a long - term admirer of Oxlade - Chamberlain, and a move to Anfield to link up with the German tactician could be an ideal solution for the midfielder as it would undoubtedly help with his development over the next few years.

Tough tackling defensive midfielder was strongly linked with a move to Arsenal but the switch broke down over wage demands, among other factors, but we can see Arsene Wenger revisiting this in January as he looks to add much needed steel to a midfield that is perhaps too heavy on creativity and not enough in the way of grit.

With Jurgen Klopp's side prevailing 3 - 1 on aggregate, United will now focus their attention on domestic matters, although there is still a cloud hanging over their midfielder.

With a goal and an assist, Brazilian midfielder Willian was in excellent form for Chelsea in their 3 - 0 win over Aston Villa, looking arguably the team's best player in a strong all - round team display at Stamford Bridge.

The addition of Pogba, 22, would no doubt go some way to addressing the team's need for quality, with some doubts over the future of key midfielder Yaya Toure.

However, with his current contract set to expire next summer, The Mirror have seemingly raised doubts over his future in north London which could leave Spurs with a real hole to fill in their midfield.

Spain midfielder Mikel Arteta, 32, is also set to accept a new one - year deal with the Gunners, who operate a club policy of not offering players over 30 more than a year's contract --(Daily Mail)

Per - the - source, Everton have held early talks with Newcastle over the possibility of signing the France international midfielder.

It has been a relatively quiet summer in the transfer market so far for Newcastle United and Alan Pardew, but things could be about to hot up, with Austrian website sportnet reporting that the Magpies are set to open talks with Bosnian international midfielder Anel Hadzic over a potential transfer from SK Sturm Graz.

CSU scored twice and got the ball back with a chance to tie or take the lead, but they could only drive to around midfield before turning the ball over on downs.

Spanish midfielder Isco has definitively become manager Zinedine Zidane's favourite over the course of this season, and Rodriguez is beginning to lose patience with a lack of playing time.

It always looked like a coup when West Ham secured the season long loan signing of former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song from Barcelona — and so it has proved, with the Cameroonian putting in a stunning display during the recent win over Manchester City at Upton Park.

David Moyes is set to have clear - the - air talks with Marouane Fellaini over the midfielder's claims he could quit Everton in January.

Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers has improved his central midfield options over the summer with experienced England international James Milner offering Liverpool a versatile weapon whilst last summer's addition Emre Can has matured into a player who's best position is in a defensive enforcer role.

Hadzic went to the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Bosnia & Herzegovina, but struggled for game time in a talented midfield including the likes of AS Roma star Miralem Pjanic, although he was given a start in their 3 - 1 dead rubber win over Iran.

Firstly, Naby Keita will have impressed Liverpool fans again with a commanding defensive midfield display for RB Leipzig, helping them to a 3 - 2 win over Porto.

The former Chelsea midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to the current leaders of the Barclays Premier League for the majority of the summer transfer window and there is reportedly an agreement in place between the two clubs and negotiations are set to continue over a few minor details according to Sky Sports.

Whilst Pogba is one of the finest young players in world football and almost perfectly suited to the needs of Arsenal in central midfield, there has to be a feeling that tracking the highly rated Juventus man over Khedira could prove to be a suicidally optimistic move, with Khedira likely to be available on a bargain deal due to the fact that his contract expires at the end of the season.

the midfield should be carzola and shaka but other than sanchez the forward line is a lottery with an unimpressive grand prize... he will probably play iwobi and walcott and probably ox over campbell

Chelsea have opened talks with their Brazilian midfielder Ramires this summer over a new contract at Stamford Bridge to fight off interest from other top clubs.

The Croatian midfielder produced an exceptional performance at the Etihad, with his vision and passing laying off perfect balls to his teammates all over the pitch.

Sochaux midfielder Ryad Boudebouz has revealed he is in discussions with Liverpool over a proposed # 7million move.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

He can run around in their midfield bursting forward before running down a blind alley or falling over then sitting on the floor with his arms in the air.

Let's not get carried away and think Wenger has learned his lessons he has not overnight become a tactical genius he was forced to play that way when ozil was not fit to play had he been available he would definitely played and then would have same defensive problems as before with midfield over run and ozil not tracking back to help so probably would have been beaten!!

And because the win over Hull means we now face a cup quarter - final with Watford this weekend instead of the Premier League clash with West Brom, as well as there being an international break around the corner, Wenger only has one Premier League game to get through before Cazorla can come back into the centre of midfield.