Sentences with phrase «required in an attacking midfielder»

Of all the players linked with Arsenal this summer, Draxler would be my first choice.He has all the attributes required in an attacking midfielder and has the versatility to play effectively wide and in a central position.

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An attacking, goals - scoring midfielder who has few peers in the Premier League for the consistency of his influence and willingness to play anywhere he is required.

Wenger's Arsenal requires that type of attacking midfielder, whereas Mahrez's style would work better in a team with faster tempo like Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Leicester City.

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...

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

We may have been raped in the SF, You all forget what was, said since last season, everyone agreed the midfield was poor, and the summer didn't help and we braced our selves for the worst, now we have made history perhaps with poor football but the problems never left, some people say «we lost to fucking Roma» I doubt you all understand what it means to have the players you need and want, eusebio di Francesco has what is needed to play HIS football, lucho signed poor midfielders BUT they were required for his FOOTBALL not in any way the Barca way (he played attacking and entertaining but it's sad to see no one wanted to acknowledge that those signings weren't right, He got figured out and left like a man with BALLS Valverde restored positional play and brought emphasis to the midfield but he lacks the MF to do it.

Just look on the Rooney goal, the Midfielders have all the games, there was no reason for him and his cos to go forward he was required to sit back and try to recovers the balls while the Midfielders and the wingers are in attacks.

Thats why we needed someone like Kondogbia, he is player who plays with an authority, leadership, breaks attack when they are still developing in the midfield, goes for crucial interceptions, brave in tackling, gets a booking if required.

he is only good at picking passes, He is below average in other Qualities required from a complete attacking midfielder...... Payet displayed the full attributes of a complete attacking midfielder....

Liverpool 4 granted; playing cazorla in an away match in he centre of the midfild; it cld stiffle his impact bcos that position requires a lot of enegy; I think coquelin can be good there; or thomas rosicky; bcos I believ we can really hurt liverpool with our attack but we need 2 protect our backlineand midfield bcos we r depleted; but mert - chambers - debuchy - gibbs (hope.

Tangibly, they require athletically strong and hyper - mobile midfielders who enhance our defensive and offensive aerial game, have strong positional discipline to shield our defensive half - spaces and destroy play through disruptive tackling and anticipatory closing of passing lanes, have excellent ball control, dribbling and vertical passing vision and ability, and finally, they must be able to purposefully dominate moments of attacking transition and protect counter-attacks in defensive transition.

Koeman often reshuffles his midfield pack with Steven Davis used in central midfield or more attacking and wider positions as required by his manager and Oxlade - Chamberlain would fit in at the club as a similarly adaptable option, though the Englishman would hope one used as a centrepiece rather than an accessory.

He remains a striker well - suited to leading the line as his team require, allowing his talent - packed colleagues in midfield to build attacks off his hold up play, yet he has not scored a league goal since January 13 in Arsenal's 3 - 3 away draw with Liverpool.

This season there is more depth in the Arsenal squad with Giroud able to come into the attack when required, Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain an impact substitute in midfield and the likes of Mohamed Elneny and Grant Xhaka giving cover for whenever Francis Coquilin or Santi Cazorla are unavailable.

Lucas Leiva — 5.5 Is almost required to be in two places at once at times, as Liverpool's midfield can be over-run when the opposition are attacking.