Sentences with phrase «problems in defensive midfield»

It's no longer a secret — Wenger's men have a great problem in defensive midfield and with no proper options, the season might be gruelling should a signing not be made in this area.

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Coutinho is the real problem for me in that Liverpool team.He can destroy midfield strategies.That's why I worry when I see us with no DMF.Years back (14/15) I remember Coquelin back pocketing Coutinho yet it's likely Wenger will bench him for no reason.That guy has so much potential if only he's used wisely.He has the abilityto mark players out of a game and intercept many passes.I know many of you will call me stupid and say he's average but imagine if Coquelin was used in a very defensive sense.Being brilliant tactically is all about producing the best system with the players you have and clearly that's not what's happening.I already lose hope when I see Kolasinac and Bellerin at WB whsn clearly it doesn't suit them.WB's are so important in a 3 back but clearly we've ignored that.

The Gunners may have sorted out most of their problems at the back and eventually started playing with a defensive midfielder in Francis Coquelin, but Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott aren't really good enough up front to lead you to the title

Arsenal have had a longstanding problem without a strong intelligent defensive midfielder for many many years, but a few years ago Wenger got lucky when Francis Coquelin was recalled from a loan at Charlton and immediately became our beast in that position.

You cant escape he fact that Podolski was played rarely and when he was he was played out of position much the same way that Wenger has assembled a squad of players most of which are a talented bunch, but, Wenger has failed to build a team who fit n with each other, we have a midfield that overtly populated with players who al excel in the same role BUT have no solid defensive midfield talent and no options in defence when players have crap periods or are long term injury problems.

A long - term target for the Gunners this defensive midfielder could be the answer to their problems, but only when manager Arsene Wenger admits there is a problem in holding midfield.

He Exactly built the spine of the squad... He bought Baily, Lindelof as defenders, Paul Pogba and Matic in Midfield, And Lukaku as forward... We have solved the problem of forward by adding Lacazzate but still 1 attacking Player and 1 Hard Hitting Defensive midfielder we require...

If he hasn't fixed the problem of getting a defensive midfielder in over a decade why do you think he will fix all our problems now?

Louis van Gaal changed his tactics to try to surprise Arsenal and counter his team's defensive problems, with three central defenders and with Luke Shaw and Valencia playing as wing backs in a midfield five, with Rooney and van Persie up front.

The defensive midfielder has struggled with some injury problems in recent years but if someone can get him fit he could be a clever buy.

The lack of defensive qualities in our midfielders and wingers (Iwobi, Chamberlain, Ramsey, Walcott, Reine Adelaide etc.) is our problem.

Arsenal fans have been hoping for a player to solve the age old defensive midfield problem for some years now, but the Gunners were in danger of taking a backward step rather than sorting it out, according to a Metro report.

Arsene Wenger has already stated that he would be bringing at least one defensive option to the Emirates in January and with reports saying that Arsenal tried to buy Willam Carvalho in the summer, the Sporting Lisbon midfielder could be the could be a long term solution to Wenger's current problems.

PS Since we like taking advantage of clubs in problems by poaching their players, can we sign Martin's Indi from Stokes City to do our defensive midfield job only?

KM Totally agree with with you regarding finances however on the pitch newer mind competing with the likes of Bayern, Barcas and Reals we are having problems with the likes of Everton, Southamton, we need a manager with great players behind him like Pep Guardiola we need world class left / winger we need world class defensive / midfielder one or two in defence and may be world class striker but let's see Dany and Sanchez until January, people we have the money,

To be fair to the young Frenchman, it was his consistency and the discipline he showed in that problem position of defensive midfield, as much as his reading of the game, work rate and defensive ability that made it such an impressive second half of the season for him.

my opinion is that OG has proven himself in the last calendar year to be a top striker, its only us Arsenal supporters who don't rate him the way the footballing world see him, this season he has the best minute to scoring ratio in the EPL, if he was playing for Chelsea we would all be wishing he was playing for us for double the salary and pay 60 to 70 million to buy him, almost every club has striker, defensive midfielders, and goalkeeper problems but not us we have a full squad for the first time for a ling time but some how we don't rise to the challenge

and sad truth is we only need a couple more real quality signings... but seems wenger is already digging his heals in... i think he still believes that diaby is the man for defensive midfield, that arteta can still run the mid field that grioud will finally come good in epl or that sonogo will bully other defences... none of these assumptions is grounded in reality (that s the problem with having an economist as a football manager)... and there is no excuse for overpaid professional athletes to be exhausted after a couple of competitive games..

Arsenal are in great need of a defensive midfielder, a position that has been a problem for them all season and Ginter, originally a centre back, has slotted into the role with a natural ease.

I don't even know why he started Welbeck ahead of Walcott in the first place, Welbeck was giving away the ball too often on the right and wasn't helping Bellerin in defence.Bellerin too can't be blameless for being caught out of position many times, he didn't even know who he was marking.The reason why we lost the midfield battle wasn't because Coquelin didn't do much, the problem was with Ramsey and Cazorla, they were loosing possesion too often in our own half giving more room for counter attack Coquelin alone couldn't contain opponent's pressure for the full 90minutes he needed help too defencively from Ramsey who didn't give him any, Ramsey now sees himself as an AM who could go forward at anytime and ignore his defensive responsibility.Koscielny didn't do much to prevent the second goal.

This means that the defensive midfield player needs to be a proper DM, ie good in the tackle, closing speed to fix errors, sniffing out problems before they develop.

It just highlighted once more that without Francis Coquelin the Gunners have a problem in the crucial defensive midfield position and it appears that the new signing Mohamed Elneny is more of an all - rounder.

I think the main problem with AMs on the wing is that they are reluctant to get in the penalty box, that's what makes Ramsey so effective, he is one of the only ones in midfield these days who has no pace but knows when to run in the box as support (resulting in goals, freeing up the striker, or just getting an awkward defensive position to take advantage of.

This in itself can cause problems for a Liverpool side who are looking for a defensive midfielder rather than one who leaves his position and can be caught on the counter attack.

Both full - backs should close down balls lobbed into the area — a problem with Milner's transition to full - back from midfield — but the root of all the defensive evils is the panic that sets in when Liverpool try to defend a lead, and the inevitable disaster that befalls a team that should be winning.

The imminent return of Leon Best from a groin injury is also a massive boost for Pardew, who has been short of striking options, though defensive midfielder Cheik Tiote, who does play a pivotal role in the team shielding a defence that has only shipped 12 league goals all season, which is on a par with Liverpool and Man City, is still out with a knee problem.

To be fair to Sir Alex Ferguson, he did admit when pressed that playing Wayne Rooney as a sitting midfielder was likely to be only a short - term experiment, a solution to the combined problems of Manchester United having a few injuries in that department and needing to tighten up their defensive act.