Sentences with phrase «pacey forwards»

There simply wasn't anything of note from Palace's pacey forwards.

With Hoffenheim being repeatedly penned back by Liverpool's pacey forwards, Sadio Mané, in particular, was a player who continually caused panic amongst the German defenders.

I play as a DMF, although i'm tall i find it stressing to mark a biig man, but in all honesty, pacey forwards are the most difficult to mark u can't take ur eyes off them for a split - second.....

Ozil is best using his pace out wide on counter attacks and providing assists for other, pacey forwards.

This arsenal team will cause problem to many if we start with our pacey forwards, we can even become more dangerous to our opponents if we BUY A DM.

Both times Wilshere did not play and both assists were from pacey forwards (Sanchez and Wellbeck).

I do not think Giroud is worried as yet, it comes down to who gets more play time, although the style of football may be moving away from hold up, back to pacey forwards base on what we have seen of the team so far.

Arsenal are much more dangerous with three pacey forwards, and Ozil playing just off them.

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

Albeit the Eagles will bolster their lineup with pacey forwards to make use of counter-attack, Arsenal's defense will have to hold out too.

Koscielny is expected to be fit for tomorrow's game, which would be a huge boost for the Gunners, but you still feel that Arsenal's defense can be intimidated when you have pacey forwards running at them.

If his finishing had been up to his normal standards, we could be discussing a brace or more from the pacey forward.

Ok can this side work against chelsea, i think it can but i would be a little more defensive in the middle, by taking out ozil and pushing cazorla behind the striker and add Hayden / Coquelin beside Flamini, we can carry on Ozil in the last 20 minutes, Chelsea defensive players hates a pacey forward line, so they will be committing lot of fouls and their backs will be occupied.

Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill will move for Aston Villa's pacey forward Gabriel Agbonlahor — as soon as Grant Holt completes his move from Norwich to Villa Park, reports The Daily Mail.

Yes new stadium cost us some titles, but we had opportunities to win, if only the manager had made the right decisions, we need to improve our steel content, Coquelin has done marvelously well and additional Defensive Midfielder would go along way, a pacey forward with good finishing skills would be great.

We eventually start recovering from the recession about 4 - 5 years ago and many felt arsenal were inches from a title or trophy, each of that four to five years, the pundits, coaches, our enemies, the fans and even unborn babies ask just for three things a pacey forward, a technical / physical specimen of a DM and of course a CB.

He wanted a pacey forward and a CB... ok he failed with the CB but we did read that our targets had gone to other clubs but he spent big on Alexis which has worked out, not only due to his pace but his work ethic.

I would rather see a pacey forward up front than a Giroud, which we do have, Walcott, Welbeck and young Akpom.

The problem is that a pacey forward who gets injured is worth almost nothing after the age of 30.

But Wenger, who started last season with Walcott up front before going back to Olivier Giroud in that role, said Saturday that he still intends to play the pacey forward as a striker.

Mkhitaryan could do with a pacey forward like Aubameyang ahead of him to boast the kind of assist stats he chalked up during his time in the German top flight.

Mert is what you call the thinking CB, not the quickest, actually probably the slowest in the EPL, but he uses his brain by taking up great position to foil the forwards attack, if he could just learn not to get caught out at the half line with a pacey forward he will be good for another year gradually bring fade out.

Chambers is not devoid of pace, either, like Arteta and Flamini — who get exposed when a pacey forward or winger runs at them with vigor.

Of concern, like several members of the national side, are his pace and mobility; a pacey forward could cause untold trouble.

Whether it was 3 or 5 at the back or some form of hybrid the tactic misfired badly with City's mobile and pacey forward players allowed all the space and ball that they could want.

The pacey forward will look to challenge Jamie Vardy and Ahmed Musa for a starting place.

Not exact matches

With di Maria coming in at Old Trafford this forward was leaving to join the Gunners and has since helped ease the injury problems at the Emirates Stadium with his pacey and powerful play.

Higuain i do not see coming, any forward wenger going to buy is going to be in the 10 — 30 million range, the move for Vardy tells us he is looking for a pacey wide player, not a replacement for Giroud, but a stop gap for welbeck.

His tactics and mode of transfers were just simple: Have a solely defensive minded back line; a completely dominant midfield; and a pacey / clinical forward line.

He's more likely to win a hoofed ball out of defence, then he can hold it up and allow the pacey players like Walcott and Alexis to sprint forward — they can run a lot faster when they don't have to take the ball with them up the pitch.

Have you people notice when wilshere and ramsay are moving forward they look pacey, but when they run back from a counter by the opposition they look laboured, both can not manage wengers formation because they want to continuously move forward, which makes the space smaller for ozil to operate in, ozil was more in the game when Ramsay and wilshere left the field.

In addition Liverpool were playing their pacey Sterling as centre forward, therefore there was need for a fast CB to partner Per.

A pacey striker would at least make that a 3 headed assault going forward.

Jokes aside, Danny Welbeck scored three good goals that highlighted something we've been missing for some time — a pacey and powerful striker who can shrug off a defender and burst forward.

it should be interesting to see how much more the attacking team develop, we have a pacey attack, we can also switch to an attack with hold up players and we have tricky forwards who can dazzle the opponent.

Think about it — Ozil is know for being lethal with pacey wide forwards before he joined Arsenal.

His crosses are for the most part well - placed and pacey, just up to the forwards to anticipate them and make the right runs.

Song in the news really would not mind having him back, he is a more physical presence than flamini or Arteta, also more pace, another news item that podolski may go, if this does happen, a reus would be great but i would rather, a welbeck, ibarbo or even a Benteke who should be close to fitness, if u notice all the forwards chosen pacey, physical and direct

Give him the opportunity that Sanchez had at that same age to show the world that there is a world class left inside forward in there waiting to burst through, one that as his confidence increases in the position is full of goals and pacey attacking intent.

After defending against a pacey centre - forward, always looking for holes and spaces, to switch to a middle man capable of occupying one space and laying the ball off to other runners, you're going to struggle.

And while Plea is a talented, pacey and improving centre - forward, he himself admits that Balotelli is on another level.

Ryan Kent: # 7m (seems clearly surplus to requirements but would be a good fit for a Championship team looking for a pacey wide forward)

Despite those names on the mend, Roma has done a bit of window shopping this month, focusing largely on the pacey winger / forward types we all love so dearly.

Salah, of course, as an Egyptian, will be no help when the next African Cup of Nations comes round, but should slot in very easily to a fluid, pacey and aggressive forward line that seems to define Liverpool's play these days.

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