Sentences with phrase «role behind the striker»

Barkley is able to play in roles behind the striker as well as in deeper midfield or in an advanced wide position.

Miro Muheim and Harvey St Clair have been deployed as wing - backs on occasion but are at their best in the central attacking roles behind the striker, roving into spaces between the lines and coming inside from wide positions to use their dangerous shots, whilst Charlie Wakefield is more effective out wide, using the space to beat his man, and is the best crosser of a ball in the team.

Leicester City already have Jamie Vardy and Islam Slimani as top strikers, Shakespeare will hand Iheanacho his favourite role behind the striker, if he agrees to join the club, a move which could make him force his move away from Manchester City.

Actually, maybe Ramsey should sometimes be allowed to play the nr.10 role behind the striker as he did so well for Wales and in the 2013/14 season for us, even if it means Özil has to play the RW position.

I would really like to see him play with the same vigour regardless of whether he's playing in his preferred role behind the striker or out wide on the flanks.

Given the central role behind the striker, Marco Reus would be a superb signing from Dortmund if the club could pull it off, with the German international one of the best attacking players in the world.

Van Gaal, who has employed a various number of tactics since taking the reigns after the World Cup, seemingly feels his strongest line - up includes Wayne Rooney playing in Mata's preferred No. 10 role behind strikers Robin Van Persie and Radamel Falcao.

But he fact remains that Mesut Ozil is returning to fitness and will be competing for Cazorla's place in the cental role behind the striker, but the Spaniard has revealed that he is happy to move back to the left wing if necessary.

Have a feeling we won't win the league under Wenger when he ignores a quality addition upfront... OT: I'm beginning to think Rosicky will do a better job than Ozil if given the AM role behind the striker..

I'm not 100 % sure whose position in the starting line - up will be at risk to Wilshere once he proves his fitness, having played in CM and attacking roles previously, while his most recent outing came in the advanced role behind the striker.

His explosion at Udinese had coincided with a move to a free role behind the strikers rather than wide on the right, cutting in, as he had done before and that means Leo Messi's position...

I think he will be perfect in Bergkamp role behind striker.

A 21 - year - old Guinea international, he can play as a defensive midfielder, in a more creative role behind the striker and move through the thirds of the pitch and the various phases of play with speed and skill, showcasing his complete range of skills, tackling players, intercepting passes and taking opponents on, one - on - one.

Generally Danny would be used centrally against the Blues, and you would expect Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil to be given the nod in the two attacking roles behind the striker, so the French manager will not have the easiest decision today.

Nwobodo played in his favourite role behind the striker, and the 21 year old who operated mainly from the flanks last season, and as a playmaker earlier this season opened scoring for his team.

The Turan deal could well stem on the back of any potential departures of the duo, unless Arsene Wenger would be willing to play one of the three in a deeper or striker's role, and while Sanchez has excelled in the role previously, he has expressed his wish to play in his preferred role behind the striker.

For Wales he blossoms in a free role behind the strikers, so he and Wilshere are actually the best a backup we have got for Özil and Cazorla.

If Arsenal play Giroud, Sanchez should play the role behind the strikers.

Nelson has plenty of competition for an attacking role in the senior side, with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Alex Iwobi and Jack Wilshere vying for the two roles behind the striker, but still has some way to go at present.

Now the Englishman's competition will include Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla, it is more or less a given that Mesut Ozil will start in his preferred Number 10 role behind the striker.

Alexis and Santi can share the load of the role behind the striker.

Erisken showed last night that not only is the role behind the striker his best position, but also, he has the ability to become one of the best players in the world if he continues to play regularly in that free role.

Gareth Southgate has moved to a 3 -4-2-1 formation with Jesse Lingard and Raheem Sterling being preferred in the attacking roles behind the striker.

Song could be used to man - mark Wayne Rooney who has recently been employed by Sir Alex in a free role behind the striker — a move which has paid huge dividends in the past few weeks.

Spaniard Michu contributed to 18 goals but was more productive playing the role behind the striker than as the striker himself.

He had an indifferent first half, yet in the second half showed why Arsene has kept him around and why he relishes the role behind the striker.