I thought that was a mistake, and I think we missed having players who could
run from midfield off the ball.
His powerful
driving runs from midfield coupled with his tenacity make him a great prospect who will only get better, and so it's no real surprise that Mourinho has scouted him and set his sights on a bid, as per The Express, who claim a staggering # 95m bid will be lodged by the Red Devils.
In addition to playing splendid passes from midfield, the Welshman was also putting his foot in to win the ball and was also seen making those
late runs from midfield and getting into great positions, attributes that were so characteristic of him last season.
With
marauding runs from midfield, the former Malaga man is able to split defenders and open up pockets of space for his teammates, while finishing the moves off with some sublime passes.
Yet his rejuvenation, characterised by
charging runs from midfield and his creative spark, became a key feature of the Gunners» play in 2011 - 12.
The former Sunderland man's
many runs from midfield have resulted in three goals in his last five Premier League outings.
We need to play with
more runs from midfield, and there are various solutions in that department such as Rafinha, Brozovic, Borja Valero and even Candreva himself.»
The midfield pair would alternate roles, but more often than not Jordan Henderson would make the
forward runs from midfield, whilst Joe Allen played more of a holding role.
At the 77th minute a brilliant
solo run from the midfield by Morata and he scored a beautiful goal by passing three defenders with ease by his pace.
Ahead of them, the tricky and artful Tom Davies has broken in to the team to provide not only passing, but also third
man runs from midfield.
The transitions are slower, there are less
threatening runs from midfield and there can often seem a gaping chasm in midfield for opposition to run through.
His greatest strengths are his ability to make
surging runs from midfield, shield the ball and an eye for great passes, while Carrick keeps the game ticking over and shields the United - rearguard.
Substitute Sergi Canós shot wide after cutting inside and then saw an effort saved by Randolph before the excellent Woods fired over the bar after a
marauding run from midfield.
For the first goal, Messi switched the play and Rakitic and Iniesta
made runs from midfield, while at the same time Neymar was making Lichsteiner look silly on the right.
His
driving runs from midfield are no longer down blind alleys with his head down, Coutinho now holds his head aloft looking for a team - mate with a run into opposition territory.
I think Arsenal misses good
runs from midfield and strikers, running between the lines, like Ljungburg Pires Wiltord used to do.
No body could mark him cuz it was jst
a run from the midfield they did not knw where he came from.
There were lots of sweets moments in that match; Sanchez perfect ball to Ozil, Holding's ball playing and aerial dominance, Xhaka's tantalizing forward passes and defensive awareness, Cazorla's technical excellence and nerve settling penalty goal, Ozil's
run from midfield to create an option for Sanchez, Walcott was busy throughout, and Cech's outstanding saves....
Possessing a knack of timing
his runs from midfield into the box to perfection, Charsley's sixth and final goal of the campaign was the winner in May's 1 - 0 win over Manchester City at Goodison Park to clinch the title.
Emre Can wasn't alert to
his run from midfield and Andy Robertson had realised the danger too late - it was the kind of collective defensive failure the Reds boss had referenced pre-match.
As neither Gerrard nor Lucas attempt to track Shelvey's
run from midfield they're also culpable for the eventual concession of a goal.