Sentences with phrase «potential as a midfield»

He is with a great potential as a midfield player and I hope he will play a great role at Arsenal in the near future.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how youngster Chalobah develops as a player with the Hornets and whether he reaches his potential as a midfielder, and it'll definitely be worth keeping an eye on seeing whether the midfielder manages to establish himself as a first team player with the Premier League side.

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The Colombian international had been tipped to head to Chelsea as part of a potential swap deal that would have seen Diego Costa head back to the Spanish capital, but Guangzhou have instead sought to smash the # 21m record Jiangsu Suning set for Blues midfielder Ramires recently.

Finally, we need to loan out Jeff Adelaide and Geidom Zelalem to a premier league or championship teams or a top division team in Germany or Spain as they are attack minded midfielders to see if they will indeed fulfill that potential.

As per the youtube videos of Lemar, he seems a potential candidate to replace Cazorla in the midfield.

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.

For Arsenal fans it is not only our on loan midfield star Jack Wilshere that has many of us keeping an eye on the performances and results of AFC Bournemouth this season, as their young English manager Eddie Howe has been touted as one the potential candidates to take over from Arsene Wenger when the Frenchman finally decides to call it a day.

If Arsenal want to improve quickly, they can not wait for Wilshere's potentials, but they have to get a more skillful and more creative attacking midfielder as soon as possible.

I just Read it this moring that Barca want to add 3 midfielders, Denis Suarez, Rafina and Ardan Turan plus money for Bellerin, Let's make it very difficult for them to get Bellerin so that they won't think is business as usual by selling their potential players to us at teenage and after we have mould them into world class they will want them back.....

Arsenal are considering a cash - plus - player bid for the highly - rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho as manager Arsene Wenger looks to strengthen his squad ahead of a potential title challenge next season, according to talkSPORT.

A player in superb form at the moment, it seems pretty clear that Liverpool let midfielder Jonjo Shelvey go far too quickly as he starts looking like a youngster with plenty of potential.

The Mirror mention out of favour Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia as a potential Mikel replacement; as well as Sevilla's Steven N'Zonzi.

According to Catalan newspaper Sport, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri sees Sissoko as a potential replacement for central midfielder N'Golo Kante — who also happens to play for the French national team.

Barcelona look set to offload a number of their first - team this summer to make way for potential big - name recruits such as Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United set to be on alert for some of these stars...

We are lacking a leader on the pitch and steel in midfield, simple as... and I do not believe our manager is the best man to unlock the potential of the team.

Arsenal are believed to be eyeing the Turkish midfielder as a potential replacement for Ozil, who currently appears to be running down his contract as he seeks an exit from his current side.

no one in the league has a better Midfield, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil (especially as he played yesterday), OX, even Wheelchair lots of potential, Walcott proved he can be our Striker, the rotation Wenger played yesterday with Walcott and GIROUD could be the solution to our problems, each one scored in each halve...... Welbeck well there might be where we need a third striker, Welbeck is not consistent...... so an backup for COQ and a third proven Striker should bring us the title next year

According to The Mirror, it could be about to get worse as it's claimed that Man Utd are considering a move for # 50m - rated Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred, who is also a Man City target, as a potential replacement for him.

The midfielder is currently in London visiting his son, but there is plenty of talk claiming he is eyeing a potential move, with us as favourites for his signing also.

The signing of Matic might actually win them the league, as it will open full potential of Pogba, and he did wonders at Juve as a creative midfielder.

Arsenal are monitoring the situation surrounding Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba with a view to making him their marquee signing in central midfield, report the Express, as Manchester City also line up a move for the stunning young midfielder who is valued at around # 40 million by the Turin based club, such is his huge potential.

Bayern Munich midfielder Pierre - Emile Hojbjerg has spent the bulk of his last two season on loan spells to various Bundesliga teams as the club tries to give him valuable playing time, but with Southampton poised to offer the Danish midfielder a potential starting job, the German giants may be inclined to sell.

Ok, but lett a complete comment man, if you sell all the central midfielders, who you buy to replace them?Wilshere is still a full of potential young player, we need them if not in the first 11, as backup player.And remain Coquelin for CM / DM, that is all for you?Or you want to see again Ozil / Cazorla as CM and the team doesn't play anything?

As PSG weigh - up a potential future move for the midfield talent, Chelsea may be regretting letting the teenager slip through their fingers.

He pointed out that we had too many defensive midfielders wanting to bomb forward and leaving space behind for potential counter attack, and if you read between the lines and use it as a source of info for analysis, you can clearly see he is implying we need to be stronger in the midfield by not losing ball possession, pressing more when we don't have the ball and not let ourselves exposed.

According to the Metro, Juventus director Fabio Paratici explained that the club are not overly concerned about the potential loss of superstar midfielder Paul Pogba or defender Leonardo Bonucci as they are prepared to bring in replacements if need be.

The attacking Central midfield role must go to Ramsey as 1st choice at the moment, but this should also be rotated with Jack and Ox who I thought showed huge potential in that role last season.

The 24 - year - old has been tipped as a potential long - term successor to influential midfielder Xavi, who left for Qatari club Al Sadd SC at the end of last season and is yet to be truly replaced.

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

As per The Sun, Everton boss Ronald Koeman is looking to bring in midfield reinforcements in the winter window, and has earmarked Hughes as a potential targeAs per The Sun, Everton boss Ronald Koeman is looking to bring in midfield reinforcements in the winter window, and has earmarked Hughes as a potential targeas a potential target.

He has the potential to take on the Cazola role as a deep lying midfield playmaker.

My suggestion is that if Sanchez can learn that, he has the potential to do it much better than giroud does because he is faster off the mark and can dribble.he's too honest in his running so I disagree with those that think it's the set up of the team that failed him.his movement is still a little naive for the premier league Secondly on the left wide argument.Wenger is jamming attacking midfielder out there so as to provide cover for the defensive midfielder using two box to box battlers.it only makes sense because we have lots of them and it can be effective if well mastered.the catch is sacrificing a winger for the the attacking midfielder.if your memory serves you well you'll remember that artetas downward spiral began when teams noticed he was the hub for our possession and started deploying their number 10 to press him.it's been working for ages and can be used on any defensive midfielder regardless of the size so You'll end up with your much cried for cavarlho, kedihra, bender, schneiderline, and every other one passing sideways and backward because of the pressure so I personally appreciate the innovative move but Again appeal to Ramsey and Wilshire to take their job more serious.

In addition, the Ox admitted recently that despite his success at wing - back, his desire was to play in midfield and any promise in that regard may contribute to a potential departure as well.

Arsenal and Manchester United will miss out on a potential summer move for Lucas Biglia, as the Lazio midfielder looks set to sign a new deal with the Serie A club, according to the Daily Star.

Highly - rated defensive midfielder Giannelli Imbula was said to be attracting interest from the West London outfit as a potential partner for Nemanja Matic in the engine room for the reigning champions of England [via Metro Sport], however the Blues lost out to Portuguese giants FC Porto for the 22 - year - old's signature [via Sky Sports].

He surely has potential to be the midfield general for us in near future — Our grit — we used to be laugh at as a team with weak mentality, who drop point at the dead.

PSG and Real Madrid are both keen on Pogba and this will then force Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri to bring in a creative midfielder and the Italian manager sees Mata, and Chelsea star Oscar, as potential summer targets.

According to reports in Italy, Manchester United are still considering Lazio attacking midfielder Felipe Anderson as a potential replacement for Robin van Persie.

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

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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...

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The now - Chelsea midfielder joined the Gunners from the Barca academy as a 16 year - old potential star, and went onto find his feet in the Premier League with the club.

Gunners midfielder Santi Cazorla is recovering well from knee surgery and has penciled down the second leg against Barcelona in the Champions League as a potential return date.

Like many Arsenal fans Keown only wants to see young Jack achieve his awesome potential but it seems clear that he feels sorry for the position our midfielder finds himself in, having to give up (temporarily at least) on the club he loves and has been with since the age of nine, which is why he described it as a sad situation.

The 25 - year - old has never really established himself as a regular for Barca, despite showing plenty of potential when he has been used, both as a midfielder and a full - back.

Paris Saint - Germain are understood to have agreed terms with Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Benjamin Stambouli who will arrive at the Parc des Princes as a potential replacement for Yohan Cabaye.

In that context, a move for an established class midfielder such as Thiago begins to make sense, with the former Barça man a product of La Masia, who should require less bedding in time than other potential midfield options.

And the 23 - year - old's representative has pointed the finger of blame at the trainer as the reason for the midfielder not fulfilling his potential so far, though he also ruled out an exit as of now.

But Trapp, Nagbe and Adams would fit the bill as a midfield core while Weah, Kekuta Manneh and Kenny Saief are potential options on the flanks.