Sentences with phrase «players are in similar positions»

Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez It's not difficult to see where Arsenal's strengths lie, and given that some of the other candidates for their list of strongest players are in similar positions, it goes some way to highlighting their deficiencies too.

Not exact matches

If Wenger could sign a couple of big name players who play their football in similar positions, such as the Leicester and Algeria attacking star Riyad Mahrez and the Lyon and France striker Alexandre Lacazette, would you be happy to see Walcott and Giroud join the Hammers or should we hang on to one or both as well?

Of course, losing wingers Robben and Ribery will have forced his hand slightly here, but it still shows a lack of a Plan B that Pep couldn't bring out a similar threat from other players like Gotze and Muller, who can both play wide, or indeed use Lahm in his preferred position of right - back and utilise his quality from there — in fact, the former Germany captain's use as a midfielder since this manager's arrival is one of many examples of his attempts at tactical innovation going wrong.

Otherwise I think there are better players than him in the same position and similar price range.

Another player in a similar position is Asier Illarramendi, who was relegated to a reserve role under Ancelotti.

Psg are in a similar position they need cash and cavani is another player we are looking at, but psg want a sale not a loan.

With the other top Gunner Mesut Ozil also in talks over a new contract you would expect the German international and his people to be looking at a similar sort of deal to keep them happy as well, but revelations last week showed that such a huge pay rise for two of the players already on more money than their club colleagues would have put us in a precarious position.

I think that Until Wenger leaves Arsenal, then we'll begin to see what's been going on at Arsenal, I know that there are many cracked walls with patches at the club, from training, fitness, medical (Arsenal players easily gets injured but takes longer than any person in another club with similar injury to get back to fitness) to players favouritism, tactics, instructions (I believe our players are warned not to shoot from some certain positions)

I think N'zonzi would be great for us although the problem is we already have too many players in that position or play a similar role.

he's one of my fav (arsenal) players, so i will always root for him a theo in form is even deadlier than sanchez (i do nt mean his overall play, only goals + assists,) he is able to score and assist the highest amount from any winger in the PL because thats his style of play always waiting for delivering or getting the final play whereas sanchez often comes from a deeper position similar to ramsey who in form is deadlier considering goals + assist than cazorla in the same position but overall caz brings more to the build - up

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Assuming we get one of these players or someone else of a similar style, Wenger will still have quite a bit of cash to play with so if he is looking to bring in one more player then what position would you like him to strengthen and which players do you think he should be targeting?

We have Ramsey and Wilshere and Cazorla who play similar positions and yet you want another identical player whose i jury record is as bad as Wilshere's??!! Arsenal need 2 - 3 players max for next season in order to compete both in the league and Europe.

The top six teams in the premier league are very similar in terms of squad strength, most of the top six teams best players were available for the entire season up to this date, in other words injuries was not a factor in terms of their current position in the league.

The best way to prepare each position is to implement drills that are similar in time, distance, pattern and rest to the actual demand of each player's position during a game.

We are in a similar position to manc now regarding in coming players.

Truth is a few seasons ago he was regarded as an incredibly promising young striker, his development has been stifled due to a bad run with injuries, but there have been players in similar positions who's luck has changed.

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.

Whatever the cause it's all very bad timing that so many players who can cover in similar positions are all out.

as a regular football follower players do that all the time and are even praised for «taking a Yellowcard for the team» the likes of Terry, Vidic, Ramos etc do that when their team is in similar position n get praised.

Against different opposition, Carrick / Schneiderlin might be a better duo — they're similar players in some ways, but, defensively, Schneiderlin relies more on energy and pressing, whereas Carrick relies more on positioning and his ability to read the game, and going forward, Carrick provides a range of passing we don't get from anyone else in the team.

While not getting eye - popping numbers that other players playing in a similar position get, Mata is a pivotal part of the United attack.

Louis van Gaal has gone on to use him there for the Netherlands, and with Manchester United's lack of a similar player in the deep midfield position a constant weak point for the Red Devils in recent years, their new manager may well decide Blind is the best man for the job.

Although the tactics and personnel may have been slightly tweaked — United played in a 4 -2-3-1 filled with youngsters and senior players redeployed out of position instead of the 4 -3-3 set - up that saw Marouane Fellaini become a vital agitator of rival defences — the resulting football was similar.

Even though City's Italian chief will be shorn of a player who he clearly rates in the highest regard, he can consider himself fortunate that he isn't in a similar position to his opposite number, Sir Alex Ferguson.

I really really can't see us getting BOTH of them... 2 # 30m players in a week, playing similar positions??! Then my worry would be if Arsenal poaches the better one... which I think is Lemela... that would be annoying!!!

I'm not suggesting you need to spend money on UT, that's not what this is about, it's about EA's conduct as a business overall in relation to other industry players in a similar position.

For one, it's really just based on player positioning, while the other has more to do with the core mechanics of the game; Dead or Alive is a series that's supposed to look fluid and feel like there's a true 3D environment in a fashion that's very similar to Soul Calibur.