Sentences with phrase «position as a central midfielder»

One imagines that at Liverpool, Milner was promised a solution to all his previous problems: he could play under a manager who respected his quality, played him in his favoured position as a central midfielder and gave him responsibility within the squad.

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He cant play that position as he is not so discplined and would need another central midfielder next to him that is discplined, he is in the same mould as Ramsey.

That was why he put Sanchez in central forward / attacking midfielder position and Ozil is behind Sanchez on paper, but he pushed Ozil to move forward and switch his position with Sanchez as a finisher often.

I can see the 22 year - old being a top central midfielder with a little bit of time, and we know how Arsene Wenger loves a bargain, as well as seeing how to get the most out of players with a position change.

The one thing he is missing is the experience in this position because he came to us as a central midfielder, but I converted him into a centre - back because I felt he can play the type of football we want to play as a centre - back.»

Both Mkhitaryan and Ozil have the potential to start up attacks from deep in the central defense area and continue those attacks in the pivot attacking midfield set - up as well, and completing the same in advance attacking roles as well as striking positions.

So the second would probably need to be a central midfielder (or another wing back if Ox stays and is used as a utility player where he plays across the wing back positions both sides or central midfield if needed)

If we had focused Ainsley Maitland - Niles as a Central midfielder, Xhaka and Ramsey would have been scared for his position right now and that would have brought out the best in him and we won't be looking for one Seri all over the place.

Moving back to the 4 -3-3 after Motta's injury should have helped, but pulling Marquinhos into a rarely played position in midfield and putting Serge Aurier into an unfamiliar spot as a central defender in a back four threw PSG for a loop when City were on the ball.

At Arsenal I don't think there is a position on the pitch that has quite as many players as our central midfield does and although it's good to have so much competition for places in the centre of the park, I can't help but feel that certain irregularity as to who will be in the starting eleven may cause a little unrest.

And the youngster is a versatile player as well, able to play central midfield which we all know is a position where Arsenal could do with more options.

We have Debuchy, Sanchez, Ramsey, Wilshere, Campbell, Rosicky, Chamberlain, Walcott, Welbeck... All these players have pace and work rate, as well as technical skill, but we can't tell them to press high when they lose the ball or to bring chaos to the opponent's defence because not only do we lack cover in midfield and central defense, we also play them out of position.

Just like Santi, James is a versatile playmaker who can play on the flanks, in central midfield or in his preferred position behind the striker as a Number 10.

Mahrez is not going to challenge Ozil as they don't play in the same position and right now the central midfield is lacking in quality.

Also this position can be rotated along with central midfield with Ramsey, Wilshere etc as back - ups.

We definitely need a WC central midfielder, and maybe promote a reserve player as well, or use the Ox in that position when needed.

Chamberlain, Ramsey & Wilshere would be the central midfielders (rotating as per the team requirement and also with other positions as well).

And imagine what if Wenger assigns Sanchez as central attacking midfielder / playmaker, instead of using Ozil in that position.

However, I find it very interesting that Le Prof still continues to sign teenage midfielders, although Fortune can also play on the wing or as central striker, when the club have a multitude of options in that position in the first - team and even more so in the academy, the acquisition of Polish youngster Krystian Bielik is another example.

If Wenger trusted him as a central attacking midfielder / playmaker, like his position in his national football team, Arshavin would have been our second Bergkamp.

Even though Arsene Wenger has quite a few options for the central midfield position that the little magician has made his own, with the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka, there is a real sense that none of them gives the Gunners the same as Santi.

Central midfield, or the defensive side of it at least, has been a problem position for Arsenal for as long as some younger Gooners will remember.

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

The versatile midfielder is able to play in a number of positions, having featured at centre - back, central midfield, as well as at full - back and on the wings, and would come as a great squad member to have available, especially with the injuries regularly picked up at the Emirates.

The Ox also enjoyed his best term, impressing largely in many outings in various positions, but I'm not sure his best play is seen when is placed behind the striker, and looks much more competent playing as a wing - back or central midfielder.

During his career, Pastore has shown that he is capable of playing in a number of positions, with the player being primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder, right winger, left winger and central midfielder during his time as a player.

He said in the Standard: «At the moment, the general dynamic at Arsenal is that we have got a lot of central midfielders who are more specialists in that position and out of that group of players, if you were going to put me in there, I'd be the one who stood out as someone who could play on the wing,»

I wish Wenger will put Sanchez or Iwobi in the central attacking midfielder / forward position, in the next few games, with Chamberlain, Perez or Walcott as the wingers, to see the result.

Arsenal currently have Xhaka, Cazorla, Ramsey, Wilshere, Coquelin and Elneny as regular first team central midfielders, meaning that's six players competing for just two positions on the pitch.

At least 2 top strikers are needed, as well as a world class central defender and backup for the defensive midfield position.

The Englishman has also seemingly played almost every position on the pitch, having been utilised on the wing, as an attacking midfielder, central midfielder and even a right back at times.

Bring in Ospina for Cech; Gabriel for Koscielny (Kos is 31 and its time we start testing Gabriel and Holding beside Mustafi to see what our long term first choice defensive partnership will look like); Gibbs for Monreal (Wenger needs to start rotating these 2 more frequently as we need to ascertain if Gibbs can adequately produce the quality to hold that position from next season for a few years as I'm thinking this might be Nacho's last or penultimate season with Arsenal, it will also give a hint as to the type of Left - back to target in the summer — first teamer or backup and age as well); I'll like to see an Elneny — Xhaka partnership in this fixture as we might just never know, this might be our replica of the Kos Mustafa partnership in the centre of the park, Two disciplined (positionally, i mean) central midfielders who can play box to box; Chamberlain for Iwobi, and Perez for Alexis should do the work.

Competition for places in midfield has become highly competitive and as a result there is more rotation in the central position.

He plays across the attacking midfield positions but Wenger already sees him as a central midfielder.

The Ox played many roles when he was at Arsenal, and his last was as a wing - back, but he always said that his preferred position was in central midfield, but Wenger kept putting him in any position on the pitch with little success.

But now it looks like Wenger will have another option to challenge for Xhaka's position, as young Ainsley Maitland - Niles, who was only promoted to the first team this season, could now be ready to be played in his natural position in central midfield.

He can play either as a central midfielder or on the wing and Arsene Wenger greatly values a player that can be used in a variety of positions.

I'm not sure how to describe the 29 - year old really because he is so versatile that he has been known to play about five different positions in a single match, on both flanks, central midfield and even as an emergency full - back.

Tackling, he is our deepest positioned central midfielder so I don't buy distribution as his main responsibility.

He is a central midfielder and a very very good one yet the manager is playing the same game with him as he has done with quite a number of players over the years in playing him out of his preferred natural position.

Rooney has revealed he's long anticipated the move and has as a result spent time studying the way some of the great modern midfielders dictate the play from that central position.

Had Arsenal kept him at the central attacking midfielder position (behind a striker), not as a winger, he could have been one of the greatest front playmakers Arsenal ever has, like Bergkamp.

If we want to use him as a central midfielder, well, we have got Cazorla and Ramsey in that position and they are both better than him.

Despite lining up in a central midfield position in Quanjian's Best XI for the season, Rooney was generally deployed as a striker with 21 of his 30 appearances coming up front and the remaining nine in midfield.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has revealed his frustrations at playing out of position in recent weeks and has called on manager Arsene Wenger to use him as a central midfielder once again, Mirror Online reports.

Oxlade - Chamberlain joined the Gunners from Southampton as a central midfielder but has failed to establish himself in a settled position and has often been stuck out wide on the right or left flank.

Three Bayern Munich players top the rankings in their respective position: Manuel Neuer for goalkeepers, Javi Martínez for centre backs (ahead of teammate Mats Hummels), as well as Thiago Alcântara for central defensive midfielders.

However, Wenger sees his future back in central midfield in the long term, but suggested he needs to improve defensively first as he can sometimes be a liability by dribbling in the wrong position.

Starting off as a winger, he has gone on to play in central midfield and right - wing back, occupying eight different positions during the 2016/17 season including defensive midfield, left and right midfield, attacking midfield and either wing.

Ezequiel Garay, an option Sampaoli would dearly love to be able to call upon, has asked not to be called up for international duty due to fitness issues, and as with central midfield, Argentina — a nation once stacked with world - class options in the position — doesn't have many other great choices here.