Sentences with phrase «second striker»

A "second striker" is a player in the sport of soccer (or football) who plays just behind the main striker, close to the opponent's goal. Their role is to support the main striker by scoring goals, creating chances, and assisting the team in attack. Full definition
At the moment I still few his better off playing on the wing or as second striker.
Last 3 seasons when fit he has a goal return of 0.4 per game from a wide / second striker position.
In reality he plays as second striker in Madrid (Ronaldo is the first)... For real Ronaldo is the target man... Benzema will score more goals with Arsenal for sure...
If you must start Giroud, I would prefer the OX to play from the right and Perez on the left with Sanchez playing behind Giroud as playmaker and second striker with Coq - Xhaka behind.
That would allow Turan to sit at the top of a midfield three, while Benzema could drift in from out wide to join Alexandre Lacazette as a kind of second striker.
You don't think Giroud can play second striker for any of those teams?
Lionel Messi is back to a False Nine / Second Striker role under Valverde and is enjoying a spectacular start to the season, and although that isn't surprising it seems like Messi is loving the comeback to his old role under Pep.
Rather than buying Morata I would prefer for us to stick with Giroud with Sanchez as second striker like Griezmann in the France team then we sign a left winger like Reus, Draxler or Gotze
If Arsenal get Perez he will be second striker behind one of three Wengers favourite Sons Giroud.
As a second note I think Theo and Alexis are good second striker options.
But when you are considering Midfielders, or AMs or even second strikers like Benzema, it'd be limiting and absurd to summarize their entire ability based on the amount of goals they score or assists they get.
Giroud always says he wants second striker for compitetion.
Better still, name 24 who presently play as a centre forward alone up top like OG — not second strikers, wide forwards etc And a bit silly to include one of our own in such a list.
I keep getting surprised when people talk about our «striker crisis» and we need world class this and world class that — Alexis has scored more goals this season as wide second striker than Chelsea's main man Costa.
Alexis plays as second striker from the LAM position.
My four man defence is Debutchy, Martesacker, Konsienly and Flamini (Yes Flamini in the LB position instead of Monreal who had a nightmare outing against Lukaku last season) Middle, Chabers as DFM, Ox as AM and Ramsey as second striker operating from the advanced midfiled position, Sanchez is my RFW, Campbell in the LFW and Giroud / Sanogo in the center to form a 3 forward unit... i would predict 2 - 0 for gunners with such a line up
All of this is not to say that he wouldn't make Roma better — he absolutely, unequivocally would — but given the cost and Luciano Spalletti's preferred tactics, Defrel's role, even as a potential second striker, is already filled by El Shaarawy.
Pavon can play both wings and as second striker when we need it.
And if you are putting second strikers such as Aguero and Jovetic in that list why not Sancehz and Walcott in ours?
Both Sanchez and the topic of the moment Podolski are out and out second strikers playing their best football in a 2 up front.
i also think more of our squad players would suit this system i.e walcott can play as ginuine second striker, two box player opertunities that would suit rosicky, ox, coquelin, diaby and even arteta if he was not deployed as DM.
The speedy, two - footed second striker has been compared with compatriots Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero, and furthermore he has been linked with a move to Manchester City this summer as Manuel Pellegrini looks to add some more firepower to his frontline.
And his favoured position is as a Second Second striker, 10 or false 9.
When selecting new players, Germany coach, Joachim Löw, usually prefers youthful potential to hot streak experience, but might just be ready to make an exception in the case of 28 - year - old Borussia Monchengladbach second striker, Lars Stindl.
Of the group whom will be farmed out to senior sides due to age restrictions and their impressive form, it's the 19 - year - old second striker Beltrame, who is drawing the most attention from would be suitors.
It's a legacy of regular reinvention, from emerging as a fearless and wild young prodigy to becoming an intelligent and industrious second striker, then the hard - running, position - switching workhorse of United's free - flowing Champions League - winning side in 2008, to a more traditional No. 9 and then into the hole.
While that brought the best out of his deep - lying second striker, it only further dimmed his midfielder's ability to influence games.
We go to town on OG but we have 2 wide / second strikers in TH14 and AS17 who have league goal / game ratios of 0.41 and 0.44 respectively over the last 3 seasons.
I think he should given he plays as a striker / second striker for Chile.
In fact if you want to make a direct comparison with Chelsea you can see how Mourinho has balance in his front 3 behind Costa with Hazard on one side for flair and second striker option (for Arsenal read Alexis) and Willian on the other side.
Even though Louis van Gaal has given the England forward his vote of confidence and even moved him back into his favoured role as second striker, Rooney is woefully out of form.
I see Poldi's best position as a second striker, but unfortunately Arsenal doesn't play a 2 man forward lineup, hence there's no way we can bring the best out of him unless we drastically alter our style of play.
Welbeck is not a striker... he is a second striker with the way he plays.
In this arrangement, Sanchez is converted into the second striker much like Thierry Henry and Van Persie were converted into strikers from the winger's roles.
I don't see Benteke as a suitable partner for our second striker Alexis.
Dennis was never play as winger, hes play as striker, and later as second striker, even as attaking middlefield.
... he's a second striker at best if wenger wasn't a one trick pony we could make the most out of a podolski - giroud strike partnership...
Without a new centre forward, we'll definitely struggle to score goals as it's increasingly clear that Giroud is more of a second striker who creates for others rather than score himself.
I thought he actually played well, had about 3 or 4 chances but was snuff out by our keeper, he seem to be a player who would work well with a second striker, not to say he could not develop in the sole striker role.
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