Sentences with phrase «run the midfield in»

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Here he becomes the extra defender when we are under attack, he becomes the extra midfielder when we need to subdue a team that puts in a fight and he becomes the extra man running in to flick the ball past the goalkeeper when we are attacking.

Right these «fans» should stop using Ramsey as the scapegoat, it was thanks to him we kept threatening the opposition, he's the only midfielder that was constantly making runs in the box even more than Walcott and Chambo, yet somehow it's his fault we play bad?

Luka Modric will turn 33 in September, and while the Croatian international continues to be a joy to watch at times with his ability to run a game in midfield and set the tempo for Los Blancos, he can't do it forever as it'll surely start to catch up with him.

Let's face it, Mertesacker and Arteta were once decent players in their youthful days, but now they are shit, both are liabilities to the rest.Koscielny, gibbs and debuchy have to work twice as hard to cover up for the sluggish per, same case when arteta is playing, the midfielders around have to run back when he easily gets turned and beaten for pace.

The Gunners were forced to make changes in midfield with Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka out with injury and suspension, but were mostly unchanged, and would have expected to carry on their winning run.

To me the fact that we have a striker in Giroud that can not make runs beyond the defence allows teams to play a high line against us which makes our midfield struggle with space.

Our midfield that memorable day against Chelsea was Xhaka and Ramsey, the same duo who are suddenly too light and not tough enough to play in the middle, with Ramsey in particular mocked for how often he likes to make runs forward.

We usually start slow in games but we should avoid this by all means tonight, an early away goal from our opponents tonight can really destabilize our team and change the whole complexion of the game, besides will be missing our battler in midfield who runs at the same pace the whole game to dig us out the hole in the dying minutes of the game.

If I'm a defensive midfielder in that position, hell, if I'm a forward in that position, then if my goal is under threat and I have a chance to make a difference then I'm making that run.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

He is also the reason we become slow and predictable in our build up and leave gaps between our lines allowing the midfield to be ran over.

Marouane Fellaini has been enjoying a decent run in the side as a holding midfielder, but Van Gaal may revert to Schneiderlin and his greater defensive awareness for the trip to Stamford Bridge.

While he may be able to get past a defender once in a while, midfielders know his game, and simply block his runs through the middle.

We have a dangerous away match without a settled defence and Wenger details Ramsy to make runs into the box, leaving big gaps in the midfield.

When he comes off there's no one in midfield to take the ball and make runs.

Isco showed exactly what he's all about for Los Blancos against the Old Lady in the Champions League, with the midfielder running the show for Zinedine Zidane's side for the entire match.

Herrera is more productive in deeper position, making late runs into the box, but his combative nature will help beef up United's midfield.

Jesus... Ramsey is the most backward and lateral passer of a ball I have seen in a midfielder and that's when he has control of the ball which is not that frequent as his close control is hardly a strong point... So that leaves running in to box scoring occasionally and then believing he is a striker... Like I said attributes of a bench player

A counter-attack saw us look rather potent shortly after, and we then enjoyed a little run of fluidity in midfield, leading to a run of pressure in attack.

Now we are being over run in midfield

But even though things don't look promising at the moment, midfielder Xabi Alonso believes the two sides will find a way to agree on their difference before the contract runs out in a year.

The duo will be a big loss to our squad against Tottenham, with Aaron having been crucial in running our game from midfield this term, but it remains to be seen whether they pair will in fact miss out, as our medical staff will need time to analyse their sufferings.

With Cristiano Ronaldo scoring goals almost at will and their midfield and defense finding a form that they've lacked all season during their current run of 10 wins in 11 matches, Real Madrid are a team to be reckoned with right now.

The is the first Williams that former Mercedes technical guru Paddy Lowe has had a say in since he joined the team in early 2017, so it'll be interesting to see whether the iconic family - run team can move up what is set to be an incredibly tight midfield this year.

Last year we went on our run when both Jack and Aaron were hurt, Santi slid to the middle, LeCoq came in, and the midfield triangle of Mesut Santi and LeCoq provided us the balance we need to go on a run.

Give the beast a chance in midfield he played there quite a few times for schalke and give chambers a run at centre back.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

There are a lot of contenders in that Watford XI, but we're giving it to midfield boss Abdoulaye Doucoure, who absolutely ran the show from start to finish tonight.

We must all remember that world class display against Barcelona in 2011, as does Spain and Barcelona legend Xavi who is regularly talking out in the press about our midfielder, in which he run the Barca midfielders ragged over the two fixtures.

Mikel's current deal with the Premier League outfit runs until 2017, and with the club unlikely to offer him an extension, they may be tempted to accept Gala's offer in a bid to avoid losing the midfielder for nothing further down the line.

his weaknesses are his ability to defend — can't tackle, badly positioned, doesn't track runners, always breaks forward on runs and leaves gaping chasms in midfield that Xhaka can't cover alone, all of which makes him a bad central midfielder..

Think of Liverpool, when Can gets the ball in midfield, you worry, his forward runs, forward passes and so on.

Galatasaray have reportedly sent sporting director Bulent Tulun to England to check on Frei as well as run the rule over Reading midfielder, Jem Karacan, who they are also rumoured to be interested in.

Ramsey performance had improved this season, its high time we reap our patience from Rambo, he was under rated in the team but he is doing great job with his energy, running box to box, making an interception and tackles, he made less mistake as can be compared with two to four years back, let arsenal tie him down with new and improve wages asap, I prefer him to overrated Paul pogba in our midfield.

Arsene Wenger will have been impressed by the efforts of Francis Coquelin last term, the Frenchman being ushered back from a loan spell at Charlton Athletic ahead of a good run of form in the second half of the campaign, but the Gunners boss is sensibly looking to bring in another defensive midfielder solution in the form of 26 year old German international Bender.

bsides it wasn't only strikers we lacked... wat of defensive midfielders????? wat rili pisses me off is dat sim1 like kondongbia went for $ 35m (less than # 25m and we refused to bid???? must he b playing for Madrid ir barca b4 we r in d running or r Madrid / barca players specially designed by God.....

According to the Daily Star, Manchester United are now expected to step up their interest in Benfica midfielder Enzo Perez, as Valencia have pulled out of the running for the Argentine.

Despite being deployed in a central midfield role rather than on the wing, Di Maria was still happy to pick up the ball and run with it.

I wouldn't mind giving the Ox a run in midfield.

Our proBlem is just in central midfield, one only thinks about scoring goals, one likes holding on to the ball for long, cant pass before he runs and bumps into other players, the others just weak and slow.

CaughtOffside Says: Wahay, Sidders and Parker running around chasing lost causes to no end, leaving humongous holes in midfield.

The 20 - year - old midfielder joined Spurs from MK Dons in February 2015 and his new deal at White Hart Lane will run until 2022.

Wenger is the one who first built that kind of midfield, powerhouses in the centre who can run box to box while one sits.

PS: In the Chelsea game, I saw him run at players, dribble and create a wonderful goal scoring chance from deep in midfielIn the Chelsea game, I saw him run at players, dribble and create a wonderful goal scoring chance from deep in midfielin midfield.

The midfielder ran the marathon in aid of cancer charity FUCA, and was widely supported by Argentinians on Twitter.

Nelson will be a handful on the right hand side and Laca and Auba in the team running off each other they will pull in defenders out of position to give our midfielders more chance to run in clear.

Quick notes on arsemal team 1 - paulista is not good as i though 2 - coquelin is essential in arsenal midfield to give stability but he can't hold the ball in his feet or give the right pass in the right time so we can't dominate teams anymore especially with santi absence 3 - ramsey = horrible, just a headless chicken running everywhere 4 - ozil could have easily 30 + assists by now 5 - Olivier Giroud the handsom french guy shouldn't ever be a big team first choice striker 6 - where are the 4 world class strikers that wenger said we had i didn't se anyone of the yet

If this is true then schneiderlin would be a very good signing IMO and we will then have two excellent holding midfielders le coq and morgan to rotate and also to play both of them in tough games like chelsea at bridge next season etc so he would be welcome addition otherwise go for kondogbia or wanyama tall tough strong physical players and they will give players like matic and yaya toure run for their money..

He ran the show in midfield and it was his best display for years.

corzola is very good at giving us good control when we are up against teams that stand off our midfield, but if we up against a team that presses against us we need power to break through and press back, i saw pogba last night and he was miles above all the players on the pitch, when he came on just ran the whole midfield on his own, wenger should blow all of his next summers budget signing pogba, even if it takes everything we got the kid is the best young c / m in the world atm.