Sentences with phrase «packed midfield in»

Guardiola was the man who arrived at Bayern Munich in 2013, a club that had won a treble with what seemed to be the most complete and solid squad around, and decided that right - back Philipp Lahm would be best played centrally in what looked to be the most talent - packed midfield in Europe.

Suarez could single - handily spearhead their attack with Kenny possibly opting to pack the midfield in a bid to bolster Liverpool's creativity levels in the middle whilst also combating a combative and well organised Baggies midfielder / defence.

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It may also be beneficial for Coquelin's playing time, to keep training as a centre back during pre-season because otherwise he may find himself dropping down the pecking order in a jam packed midfield.

Wilshere's quality has never been in doubt, as he has proven from a young age that he has what it takes to separate himself from the pack and establish himself as top - class operator in midfield.

United boss Louis van Gaal is in need of a creative midfielder after watching his team find packed defences hard to unlock in the last campaign.

The team is still slightly adrift of being considered a true midfield contender, but has definitely started this season in much better shape relative to the pack.

Even though he's not fully fit I think he might risk him but I also think he'll try pack that midfield to counteract City's great strength in there.

In my opinion Arsenal simply have too many midfielders fighting for a starting eleven spot already and so the introduction of Barkley in an already jam - packed midfield isn't going to make matters easier for whoever is in charge of Arsenal next seasoIn my opinion Arsenal simply have too many midfielders fighting for a starting eleven spot already and so the introduction of Barkley in an already jam - packed midfield isn't going to make matters easier for whoever is in charge of Arsenal next seasoin an already jam - packed midfield isn't going to make matters easier for whoever is in charge of Arsenal next seasoin charge of Arsenal next season.

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On Loan * Akpom (depends on our striker buy) * Crowley (he needs to step up and fulfill his potential) * Zelalem (had hot and cold season with Glasgow, would be great if he can be loaned out another year) * Maintland - Niles (hot and cold too, plus we are packed on the right) * Bielik (lets see what he is made of) * Glen Kamara (Midfielder that is 21, it is a loan or he will be sold) * Stefan O'Connor * Mavididi (goes on loan so Malen can play first role in U21)

Arsenal brought in Granit Xhaka at the beginning of this summers transfer window, to add to a packed Gunners midfield alongside Cazorla, Coquelin, Ozil, Ramsey, Elneny, Oxlade - Chamberlain and the newly added Jeff Reine - Adelaide.

After such a positive 2016, where Manor really latched onto the midfield pack and scored a point at the Austrian Grand Prix, the team went into administration again in January 2017.

Welbeck Sanchez Ozil even sometimes Coq were too closely packed in the midfield.

Considering our midfield is packed already, and given the youthful ages of the likes of our defensive players (Elneny, Coquelin, and Xhaka), I doubt he'll get any game time in the near future anyway.

All three are very respectable in the eyes of the club, but hadn't featured too much in latter years and so with the signing of Xhaka, the promotion of Reine - Adelaine, as well as Elneny only joining last January, I think we are already fully packed in midfield.

Despite some setting some eye - catching lap times in testing the team is expected to be somewhere in the packed midfield battle, where a botched pit stop or a car problem could be the difference between a double - digit points haul and not points at all.

Aside from the usual tactical / systematic naivety he displays by playing players out of position (when better options are available) and generally over packing the midfield with like minded players, This transfer window has thrown up the same baffling questions for me in relation to our manager and his actions (or is that in - action?).

It's more effective when using a high - line — and you can really pack the midfield — instead of having 1 bruising tough tackling midfielder you attack the ball when not in possession in packs — that's similar to what Arsenal did against City — they looked like a 4 -1-4-1 formation when they didn't have the ball and 4 -3-3 when they had the ball.

The thing is, our midfield is already jammed packed as it is, that last thing we need is another «average» player waiting in the wings and instead of a big name first teamer!

Shitty's strength is in the middle of the pack, all you have to do is suffocate the midfield to deny Toure, Silver and Nasri from touching the ball.

We have too many average players in central midfield and we need to sell a few of them to buy World Class stars — at least two or three of Ramsey, Wilshere, Elneny, Coquelin — should go to give room for really strong and technical players in the centre of the pack.

Pack the midfield with a new very physical CDM / Flamini, pair Ramsey and Wilshere in a dynamic midfield.

Mkhitaryan would have been a perfect addition for Arsenal, because despite being packed full of midfielders already, what Arsenal do lack is a quality winger in addition to Alexis Sanchez.

Jack's view: «Race 2 is a reverse grid race, meaning you see the top guys fighting in the pack, and midfield runners having a chance to win!»

Key for me is how aggressive we are... We need to be winning the 50 - 50 balls in the midfield and surging up field in packs while leaving key areas covered to protect against the counter attack.

I go for ramsey instead of theo in other to pack the middle of the pitch and to give us more numbers in midfield.

I mean he plays people out of position, in a midfield system packed with similar players and no natural wingers and he plays people that are not deserving / or people that are deserving.

Arsenal are set to start with Aubameyang upfront with Ramsey and Ozil playing in attacking roles while Wenger is likely to pack the midfield with Elneny, Wilshere and Xhaka.

Xhaka holds an acute sense of how to drift into pockets of space in midfield that are guaranteed to be packed at the World Cup, with most sides looking to use three central midfielders.

Swansea on the other hand will start with an unconventional 4 -3-1-1 system where former City striker Wilfried Bony to play upfront on his own while a packed midfield of Renato Sanchez, Ayew, Mesa, Carrol and Ki to provide much needed strength in the midfield areas.

The midfielder is the brightest ace present in the pack of cards currently playing for the Stamford Bridge army.

From the more action - packed statistics that all round midfielders like Ramsey are normally involved in, the 23 - year - old has won 41 % of his total duels, which is better than both Fabregas and Toure but is around 10 % less than Jordan Henderson who is the only player of those mentioned to win over half of his duels (50.82 %).

In contrast to Chelsea, City pack the midfield with Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne, and David Silva.

I, along with the majority of the media and millions of vocal fans, have been slaughtering him all season, but he could so easily have packed the midfield, played Memphis up top and left Rashford on the bench, so whilst in reality the injuries have worked in his favour, he took the gamble and it has so far paid off.

Koeman often reshuffles his midfield pack with Steven Davis used in central midfield or more attacking and wider positions as required by his manager and Oxlade - Chamberlain would fit in at the club as a similarly adaptable option, though the Englishman would hope one used as a centrepiece rather than an accessory.

Antoine Griezmann is likely to start upfront with resurgent Fernando Torres while a packed midfield of Koke, Gabi, Saul and Augusto to lineup in four man midfield.

Arsenal do have Xhaka in the squad but he is unlike to start in midfield as Wenger will go with more robust players like Oxlade - Chamberlain, Coquelin and Elneny to pack the midfield while Ozil, Sanches and Welbeck to start upfront.

He remains a striker well - suited to leading the line as his team require, allowing his talent - packed colleagues in midfield to build attacks off his hold up play, yet he has not scored a league goal since January 13 in Arsenal's 3 - 3 away draw with Liverpool.

As far as the team news is concerned Argentina are set to go with the same lineup which took the field against Paraguay three days ago although we can expect couple of changes in Uruguay lineup as they will be looking to pack the midfield to counter Argentina's superior ball possession abilities.

However I expect a tight game where Arsenal might be able to hold out Bayern by packing the midfield and defending in numbers.

Meanwhile, ineffective midfielders Mohammed Shawky and Didier Digard have been sent packing, and, although it might seem strange to suggest a side lacking in offensive threat should be winners despite flogging their top scorer and arguably the best player in the division, the fact remains that Adam Johnson could have left for nothing in the summer so # 7m of Sheikh Mansour's cash will be very welcome indeed.

With Gago not getting enough playing time in the packed Real Madrid midfield, Cambiasso might pip him as Maradona's backup for defensive midfielder.

It is generally packed defences sometimes better organised than others and to play intricate one teo tippy tappy you need a calibre of players who is not only good but has a quick brain and we don't have enough of these players in the attack or even midfield.