Sentences with phrase «role as a striker»

Giroud forgets that his role as a striker is to score goals.His hold up play is excellent, but a striker should be concentrating on scoring.He needs to change his game so he can loose his marker and play a more effective role for the team.

The winger, who says he is ready to a more central role as a striker, was guilty of missing many easy chances.

Not exact matches

Generally speaking, people who see themselves as strikers tend to enjoy prominent, public roles.

Edinson Cavani will likely be the number one choice in attack but, whether as a partner or a second - choice striker, there's no better time to stake a claim for a key role in the Uruguay squad.

Giroud's main role as the central striker, believe it or not, is to occupy the defenders and give our fluid and ever changing formation a focal point.

He's better as a striker but that was the role of sturridge.

Iwobi and a number of others stand in his way as he looks to break his way back into Arsene Wenger's starting XI, but the striker role still needs bolstering this summer.

few weeks back there was an article on here about injured players coming back and helping at the tail end of the season; the article was big on Wilshire and I commented saying Welbeck will be the one I will most look out or because he offers us something different upfront, either as a striker or on the wings, I also said Wilshire does not register on my radar not because he os not good but simply because we have better players in his role and he has not been missed one jot....

Walcott has been doing well out wide so far this season, and is likely to be given the nod to play off the striker alongside Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, with the former getting his preferred role back after being forced to play as a makeshift striker in the previous two matches, as Giroud will no doubt be taking his slot back.

Walcott was also good, he should sign for us and accept his role at Arsenal and try his luck as a striker and not demand to much.

However, neither player is a like - for - like replacement for Sanchez, so it could be that Arsenal are now looking at Bale to fulfil that role, as the Welshman can comfortably fill in on either flank or behind the main striker.

Welbeck or walcott could take over the role as wide left striker that podolski held.

So why doesn't he plays Sanchez as our no 9??! He's way better, has the skill, pace, work rate and finishing, all he needs is a little more discipline in that role and he may be the +25 goal striker we've been waiting for, he carried Barca when Messi was injured so I don't see why he's not being used as a striker ahead of Giroud.

Hmm, one thing is for sure, i know that Walcott wont start the game as a starter, and Poldi wont also not start as a starter in the striker role.

Wenger relented & played him in the role he demanded but he performed poorly as a striker in so many games that affected our title challenge badly..

He has shared the central role with Alvaro Morata this term, and a striker of his capabilities could be looking to leave in order to play more regularly, as well as seek one final pay - day, having turned 29 in December.

1) On the pitch: - we always start 3 -4-3 but always switch back to a back 4... it isn't tactical as we look bad in both - Bellerin playibg LWB when you have the best in the bundesliga last season on the bench - Welbeck playing the striker role when he can do everything but score when you have Lacazette a record signing on the - Monreal in back 3 when you have Kostafi who can flank Per in the middle protecting him against pace as well as having a commending figure and - Telling Xhaka to not play as a 3rd offensive player when Ramsey dashes - Playing a guy in Ox so out of position and persisting with him over preseason as if he would be there for years when it is clear he doesn't want to play for us (his case is a weird one)

Cavani plays a completely different role as Lome striker which neither of those can do effectively.

Sevilla signed Gameiro from Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain 18 months ago and, despite a relatively prolific debut season in La Liga that saw him plundered 15 goals, he has largely been a substitute this season as Unai Emery has preferred Carlos Bacca in the lone striker role.

Bale plays as a shadow striker, meaning he plays in the # 10 role but is more focused on driving at defenders with his pace and shooting (rather than the Ozil - way of playing the # 10 role for example).

In a lone striker role, Manchester City's Edin Dzeko stole the show upfront this weekend with two superb goals for his side as they came away with a 4 - 2 win away to Hull City.

Many fans of the club would probably rather sign a support striker for Torres ahead of any other transaction but a left winger could well be an important acquisition and maybe a squad player in this role in the form of Torbinskiy is all that is needed as the club still has the likes of Rieira and Babel to count on.

I think he has a role in our squad but not as starting striker.

This system allows Hazard to play as a second striker close to Diego Costa, giving him a free role instead of asking him to track back a lot, like in the past few years.

With the prices of other strikers being as they currently are, buying in a player who can learn the CF role while also adding to the team from out wide would seem the «cheaper» option compared to buying a CF who will displace Giroud or cause Wenger to go back on his word with Theo.

Bring In Belotti, Lacazette or Aguero as Striker Douglas Costa Wing James Rodriguez, Isco or Tolisso for Santi role and no 10 cover.

Vargas, who can play in either a wide attacking role or as a striker, spent last term on loan at Valencia before impressing at the World Cup finals, scoring in Chile's win over Spain in the group stages.

For strikers giroud and welbeck are great backups and for wingers walcott and iwobi are also good enough deputies as chamberlain wants a more central «gerrard» type role.

There are better players technically but he's a real quality player and I think he'd be perfect as much for the fact he's versatile and the right wing / striker positions is where our team could be improved and he fits that role perfectly.

We're NOT linked now with anyone else and that's a worrying thing in itself, I personally really don't think Walcott is good enough to play that striker role and I know I'll get roundly «thumbed down» for this but its how I feel about the boy he's good but NOT as good as he thinks he is and it annoys me that theres a possibility that all the toing and froing around his contract may be stopping us from signing a top notch striker (and I DO NT think Martinez is this) I do feel that AW will opt for the cheap and second rate options again and this will also include not buying a striker and putting Walcott in this role, meanwhile all our rivals will be putting strong established players into the positions where they need to bull up their squads we are not well known for doing this and its not going to happen now, which is infuriating as this is the right time to break that mould and go for it!!

It's not even Bradley or Altidore - I can stomach them as Altidore most likely has a role to play as our 3rd striker in 2022, and even as someone who has been critical of Bradley's past six or so years in a U.S jersey, he's better than Wil Trapp.

I think Lucas» primary role at Arsenal will be as a striker, but as Wenger seems to want to stick with using a formation that sees one sole striker supported by two wingers, I still think Giroud still stands on having the better chance of playing in that spot.

Could Wenger use him and Theo as wide forwards with great pace and bring Alexis into a support striker's role?

Obviously the 1st 2 are a little bit tricky to get but the last 3 are easier options of course when talking about proven strikers: Lukkaku would be my bet as he has shown that he can be that 20 + in the EPL or Higuain as he seems to be embracing that role at Napoli and is clearly a 30 + goal scorer.

Karim asks Benitez what his plans are for his (KB) role... RB says you are part of my plans as a striker... OK boss... not interested in talking to Arsenal about a move.

Not many strikers can play that role and it is nearly equally important as the starting striker.

The speedy England striker played a massive role in it as well, along with his attack minded team mates Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla.

A quality Striker such as Podolski does not need to back track and defend, he must challenge the Defenders and wait for counterattacks, a striker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to scStriker such as Podolski does not need to back track and defend, he must challenge the Defenders and wait for counterattacks, a striker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to scstriker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to score....

Ozil will be used soon again on the wings, and maybe Sanchez will play the his role, or him being put up front as a Striker.

Kane is the top scorer in all competitions out of any top flight player, and took up the fourth striker role as Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert dropped out after the Liverpool man fell out of favour with his club.

I'd be happy to be proved wrong however Theo has a very poor injury record, if he is a striker than he hasn't been replaced in the wide area and he has big issues in general as of now on the lone striker role

As you continue to look closer, you will realise that over the past three transfer windows, we have moved to bring in a goalkeeper (Petr Cech), the two defenders, two midfielders in Xhaka and Elneny, with the latter able to play in an advanced role, as well as a striker, completely overhauling the spine of our teaAs you continue to look closer, you will realise that over the past three transfer windows, we have moved to bring in a goalkeeper (Petr Cech), the two defenders, two midfielders in Xhaka and Elneny, with the latter able to play in an advanced role, as well as a striker, completely overhauling the spine of our teaas well as a striker, completely overhauling the spine of our teaas a striker, completely overhauling the spine of our team.

Alexis Sanchez has been fielded as a makeshift striker on a few occasions this year, but hasn't scored whilst operating in the role.

I'll give you Rooney — one of the few strikers around that could do the same job / role as OG but better imo.

typical winger — striker role as Alexis and can strengthen our squad for the last part of the EPL and UCL.

Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri were the scorers in the 2 - 0 victory at Goodison Park, but it was Silva who stole the show as he once again pulled the strings in midfield as he was operating in his favoured no. 10 role just behind the lone striker.

There's only Wenger who could buy a striker like Giroud, get us to hate him for all his misses and then force us to want him back so badly when he's injured as we have no other players anywhere near as good in that main striker role.

The new Gunner was talking about his role in the England side as well, where an injury to Daniel Sturridge should see him start the game in Switzerland tomorrow in his favoured role as the central striker.

Griezmann looks one of the best goalscorers in the world and can play a variety of roles out wide, behind the main striker or as a centre - forward himself.

442 diamond - like formation might work if we had the base of the diamond as a dedicated defensive midfielder role with Coquelin (or new addition, or even perhaps Elneny), playmaker at the top of the diamond, the side operating like wingers (or falling back for more defensive cover as required) and two strikers.