Sentences with phrase «role as an attacking midfielder»

Equally important is telling Ramsey to work with Coquelin to control the midfield rather than taking away Ozil's role as the attacking midfield!!!

What does stand in his favour is his versatility as aside from his more natural role as an attacking midfielder, he can also play a little deeper and out wide.

Not exact matches

Petit was the central midfielder, literary protecting the back four and initiating counter attacks and Viera was the box to box role — often referred to as the Shuttler (Shuttles from through the channels to provide linkages from attack to defenses.

From my recollections Dennis Bergkamp always played as a number 10 just behind firstly Ian Wright and then Thierry Henri; his role could not be called «an attacking midfielder».

In truth, the Brazilian attacking midfielder has disappointed in recent times, as he has played a much lesser role under Simone Inzaghi this season.

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.

Coutinho scored 14 goals and provided nine assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool this past season, but if he were to move to Barcelona, then as detailed by Tite, he would have to move back into a midfield role given the current attacking trident at the Nou Camp with Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

Our manager is thought to be a long term admirer of the 22 - year old and according to The Mirror he might be about to make a club record offer of around # 55 million for Draxler, with the idea that he might be able to play as a centre forward for us as well as his more usual roles of wide forward or attacking midfielder.

Manager Jurgen Klopp is seemingly planning to sign AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy to come in as Reus» replacement in that attacking midfield role, which is likely to lead to bids from United, Liverpool and Arsenal.

Our side currently have Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka holding down our two central midfield roles, and Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez firmly set in our two attacking midfield roles, as well as having a number of others also capable of starring in those central roles, including Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, Mohamed Elneny, Francis Coquelin, Alex Iwobi and Theo Walcott.

We heard a few days from the Arsenal and Spain international midfield maestro, Santi Cazorla, about why he felt that he was more effective in the Central Attacking Midfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of lastmidfield maestro, Santi Cazorla, about why he felt that he was more effective in the Central Attacking Midfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of lastMidfield role for the Gunners, rather than being stuck out wide as he was for much of last season.

Although, with Demirbay's natural role being a more attacking midfielder, it's questionable as to whether that's the kind of player Arsenal need.

As well as that, the Brazilian can fill a number of different attacking midfield roles and would clearly suit Louis van Gaal's style of plaAs well as that, the Brazilian can fill a number of different attacking midfield roles and would clearly suit Louis van Gaal's style of plaas that, the Brazilian can fill a number of different attacking midfield roles and would clearly suit Louis van Gaal's style of play.

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.

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

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

Ramseys best position is in the middle as nr 10 or attacking midfielder, when Ozil and Santi are not available for that role Ramsey might be our next best option.

Auba and Mik are gud signings if we get them but we still need a top class D / M and push Xhaka further up in no. 8 role where he is best gud then get rid of Wilshire and Ramsay as they are average, Arsenal is too big for them then have them replaced by one gud central attacking midfielder.

Giroud isn't worried about Lucas perez because he probably knows that Wenger will be playing Lucas on the wing, more often than not, since he is officially an attacking midfielder And when you add that to Wenger's previous statements of Sanchez being moved into the strikers position for this season, aswell as keeping Walcott in that role too, it brings sense to Giroud's comments.

He has established himself as a key part of the Newcastle midfield since then, despite being shifted around from an out - and - out attacking role to more box - to - box duty by Magpies boss Alan Pardew.

6) Ozil gets to keep his central attacking midfield role as he is doing right now.

He's as versatile as forwards come and can play in numerous roles within the final third like: the main striker, supporting striker, centre forward, attacking midfielder or inverted winger — but you get the best out of him when he plays as the main man up top.

If you observe closely, you'll see that Wenger's 3 -4-2-1 is much more fluid than Chelsea's primarily because of the role of Ramsey who has the energy to play as an attacking midfielder and a false 9.

Wenger has no concept of defensive coaching — none whatsoever and frequently plays attacking players out of position, even giving attacking midfielders the midfield anchor role as in the case of Arteta.

According to WhoScored.com, the South American has played ten games as a central attacking midfielder, six on the right flank, and one game on the left - hand side; that's 17 games in total, the same amount as he has been used as an «MC», the role he would presumably be asked to fill for Arsene Wenger's side, given their need for players in that area rather than further forward, where they have the likes of Mesut Ozil, Tomas Rosicky and Aaron Ramsey to choose from already.

In Wenger's traditional 4 -2-3-1 formation, Lemar could either take over Cazorla's role as the deeper - lying playmaker with a licence to roam forward or play on the left wing, but if Wenger decides to stick with the formation he finished last season with, three at the back, Lemar might struggle to displace Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez as one of the two attacking midfielders, however, that might change if one or both players leave the club.

Although often used as an attacking midfielder, he is robust enough to play in that deeper - lying role — he has good positional sense and can tackle.

However, what is more likely is that Coutinho will start of the left of the front attacking three with Emre Can filling in the midfield role, ahead of fresh signing Alex Clade - Chamberlain who will be used more as a utility player than anything else in Europe.

The Portugal international is a versatile operator, who is a adept at playing as an attack - minded left - back, but has also demonstrated that he is comfortable featuring as a left - sided midfielder or even in an advanced left - wing role.

Innit very valid summation; however Arsenal also had Gilberto sitting back as the DM, with Viera as more an all role (attacking and defending) box to box midfielder.

They also use a 4 -2-3-1 formation while employing two Argentine forwards of their own with Gonzalo Higuaín occupying the striker role as the number nine while Paulo Dybala plays as the number 10 as the attacking center - midfielder.

Depending on the situation, both have played more as a pair of number sixes — true defensive midfielders — and at other times they have switched roles to take on the number eight attacking midfielder position.

What I'm most curious to see this season is whether Wenger will decide to play a 4 -2-3-1 (as we saw at Anfield) with Song and Denilson as the two defensive midfield players or a more direct 4 -1-2-3 with Nasri and Cesc in more attacking roles.

This responsibility limits his effectiveness as an attacking force (it is a role he may take up as he gets older, but for now Pogba remains best in a dynamic midfield role).

Involvement from at least one of the Reeces tonight would be very welcome along with a role for the unfortunate Antonio as a midfield attacking threat.

It featured De Bruyne in a holding midfield role and Ilkay Gundogan as an attacking midfielder — even though they'd been playing the opposite roles all year.

The Dutchman's strike rate has also taken the pressure of Wayne Rooney and has allowed Rooney to adapt his game to play in a multitude of positions in and around the midfield and attacking midfield areas, and this will be good practice indeed for when Sir Alex decides to drop Wayne Rooney into a deeper midfield role which seems inevitable as his career progresses.

However, as the 13 assists created by Steven Gerrard puts a limelight on an attacking role of a defensive midfielder, Liverpool fans might be looking towards their new signing to show at least glimpses of the same mantra in his 1st season and the two - footed German has plenty to offer in this respect.

At Dortmund, Klopp used Götze in a role he's now given to Philippe Coutinho, roaming in from the left - hand side as an unmarked second attacking midfielder.

His natural role has been as an attacking midfielder throughout the career till he came to Barca.

Bodmer was operating in a new role as the central attacking midfielder in a 4 -2-3-1, but PSG coach Antoine Kombouaré played down the significance of the tactical shift.

The news that Arsenal are pursuing an attacking midfielder as well as Higuain also suggests Rooney is no longer on the agenda, as the Englishman fulfils a dual role as a number 10 and number 9.

This would remove the option of fielding Sánchez as a No. 10, but could see the Chilean even more effective in a wide role due to the increased space opened up by the lack of a central attacking midfielder behind the striker, allowing him to roam inside at will.

Chamakh's experience, positional versatility (he can play attacking midfield roles, as he has for Crystal Palace, as a # 10 and can of course play upfront), goalscoring potential from midfield, height and defensive prowess makes him a strong contender to solve Arsenal's midfield crisis and help Arsenal on their title tilt for the EPL trophy.

However, Henderson wasn't his seminal best until he arrived as the interlinking and attacking press initiator in Rodgers» diamond midfield, playing a fluid and aggressive attacking midfield role to great success.

Having played as a defensive midfielder earlier in his career, and as an attacking midfielder, at Everton, he seems to have blended both roles to perfection.

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The Gunners have Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Sanchez, Iwobi who can all occupy one of the attacking midfield roles, as well as Oxlade - Chamberlain who is in danger of going down the same path as Walcott.

As far as the team news is concerned Real Madrid will be without striker Karim Benzema while Ronaldo, Jese and Gareth Bale are expected to start in attacking roles with Modric, Isco and Casemiro / Kovacic preferred in the central midfield roleAs far as the team news is concerned Real Madrid will be without striker Karim Benzema while Ronaldo, Jese and Gareth Bale are expected to start in attacking roles with Modric, Isco and Casemiro / Kovacic preferred in the central midfield roleas the team news is concerned Real Madrid will be without striker Karim Benzema while Ronaldo, Jese and Gareth Bale are expected to start in attacking roles with Modric, Isco and Casemiro / Kovacic preferred in the central midfield roles.

Iniesta will have a leading role in what will be a midfield three as he looks to provide the link between defence and attack.