Sentences with phrase «position as central striker»

Giroud, on the other hand, has amassed 27 goals after 60 appearances, and that is in his natural position as central striker.

Not exact matches

The France international's best position is as a central striker, but he's been used out wide on both flanks at United in recent times.

He was second fiddle to Zlatan Ibra at PSG, and was forced into playing in a foreign position on the RW all season where previously at Napoli and earlier he was bred and groomed as a central striker.

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.

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.

The Frenchman has been superb in his time with Atletico, scoring 86 goals in 170 games for the club from a variety of positions, including as a central striker or wide - forward.

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.

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

Walcott had been asking for more minutes as the central striker, so this should help with contract negotiations, as well as we don't really give up anything since Sanchez, Walcott and Welbeck are all going to end up switching positions throughout the match anyways.

If like the last two seasons we are going to go for a single world class player then we could possible go for Pogba, but that would still leave potential problems in central defense and striker positions and possibly Goalkeeper as well.

We also had the two key positions of central striker and keeper weakened so it is perhaps not that much of a surprise that we struggled and were not as fluent or confident as usual.

If Sanchez scoring more goals and being three times the player Giroud is as central striker can not hold the position in Wenger's eyes why would this dutch player or last year Mbappe get a fair chance?

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.

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.

In the two Moyes matches to date it looks like Kouyate has been under orders to get forward more to support the striker with Arnautovic also getting into more central positions as his defensive responsibilities allow — in fact Kouyate and Arnautovic have taken up more dangerous positions than Carroll who has preferred to lurk out towards the edge of the area well away from where any crosses are aimed.

Zakaria, who rose through the youth ranks at Swiss side Servette, started out as a striker and was brought back to defence before finding his current position in central midfield.

Capable of operating on the left of a front three, or leading the line as a central striker, Keke has proved his ability in the both positions for the U18s this season.

His most suitable position on the field is probably behind the striker as the central attacking midfielder in a 4 -2-3-1 formation.

Wenger has already splashed out almost # 50 million this summer on adding Alexis Sánchez and Danny Welbeck to his attacking options but he regards Giroud as the most natural target man in the main central striker position and a player who offers something completely different to the rest of his squad.

Miro Muheim and Harvey St Clair have been deployed as wing - backs on occasion but are at their best in the central attacking roles behind the striker, roving into spaces between the lines and coming inside from wide positions to use their dangerous shots, whilst Charlie Wakefield is more effective out wide, using the space to beat his man, and is the best crosser of a ball in the team.

Personally, I don't see Mkhitaryan as a winger, that is a position United need to strengthen this summer, among others, so the Armenian can occupy a central role, behind the striker, which is a position he has been dangerous in this season, providing United play in a similar formation to this season, of course.

Roma switched to a 4 -3-1-2 and Iturbe found himself in a more central position, as a second striker of sorts.

Sturridge's best position is definitely as a central striker too, but in his best season to date he also shared that role — so there are no qualms about him playing as part of two upfront — however he does have the versatility to be deployed as a wide inside forward, where he can cut in and shoot — although this negates his natural goal - poaching ability.

He is a skillful winger as a natural and can be deployed on either of the flanks including a central midfield or striker's position.