Sentences with phrase «second striker behind»

This versatility immediately jumps out, because with Adnan Januzaj leaving for Borussia Dortmund on loan, and Javier Hernandez sold to Bayer Leverkusen, Martial will give United options in different attacking positions, whether on the wing or as a second striker behind Wayne Rooney.

Prolific at youth level for Barcelona and Spain, he slowly began to inch towards the goal for Arsène Wenger's side and during his brief spell as captain was most effective when deployed as a second striker behind Robin van Persie or Emmanuel Adebayor.

Benzema and Higuain have been battling for a place and their records are very close, but Benzema is seen as the player who would be easier to sell and Higuain would be more content to be a second striker behind Falcao.

Not exact matches

He needs to get closer to Alexis, or whoever is in and around the box, he needs to play as a second striker, the way most do when behind the front man.

if Wenger manages to sign Benz than we will have second best striker in league, behind Aguero.

The Mirror add that AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca had indicated that he would be open to a move to Atleti as he looks for Champions League football next season, but the Colombian international remains second choice behind Costa.

Daniel Sturridge was second behind Luis Suarez last season and I now believe he is the best striker in the Premier League.

Most important, top striker Eric Wynalda, who had undergone knee surgery in April, proved that he had recovered his speed in a 4 - 0 practice - game victory held behind closed doors on June 9 against a French second - division team from Gueugnon.

Alexis does play very well behind Welbeck, but not really as a No. 10, more of a second striker really, we've been playing a 4 -4-2.

I remember him chasing down when he played as the lone striker in his second game, he was absolutely hustling the opposition player, he looks behind him and his team mates were jogging around the half way line, he was so bemused he was encouraging them to close down like he was..

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.

Greizman is a Second Striker who plays behind a Striker, Lacazette is a Striker who leads the line what are you talking about?

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.

He is now a second striker, behind Sanchez who is likely leaving.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

Imo he is one of the best «number 10's» in the world, his position is right behind the striker, a CAM as you say — Yet since he has come he has played LW for the first season, CAM for the second (Surprise surprise he almost broke the PL record for assists, and that was with very average finishers in front of him) and now he seems to be playing as a RW?

I think you're right goonster but the only thing I would say is that walcott's almost like a second striker, his main strengths lie in running behind the opposition defence.

That's according to the Sun, who now have Aguero's next club being Chelsea as second favourite at 4/1, just behind a return to the striker's first club Independiente at 3/1.

sorry, just not wanting wenger to have the excuse again of a tie in a second leg, to get change we need to get beat, if we finish behind spurs, loose to watford at home and get humiliated in the ucl, and they still do not buy a w / c striker, spend on key players, or change management then i know where i stand...

Scotland have come from behind to lead in Poland, with Everton striker Steven Naismith scoring the crucial second goal.

The striker has been limited to first team minutes in the Premier League, and he is currently considered as second choice striker behind Harry Kane, who is in fantastic form.

The French striker would go much closer 90 seconds before full - time when Alex Iwobi played him in behind the Spurs defence but Lacazette curled a shot just wide of Hugo Lloris» far post.

The 26 - year - old Senegalese international is the Premier League's second most prolific striker with 14 goals, one behind Robin Van Persie, and has five in his last four starts.

Between 2000 and 2005, strikers Michael Owen (2001), Ronaldo (2002) and Andriy Shevchenko (2004) all won the award, with Shevchenko finishing third in 2000, Raúl coming runner - up to Owen in 2001 and Henry taking second place behind attacking midfielder Pavel Nedvěd in 2003.

Doing so allows the attacking midfield three — two wingers and the second striker — to play more narrowly, try and get behind the opposition midfield line to receive, then turn and run at the opposition defence.

According to both calciomercato.com and La Stampa, Juventus are — again — ready to offer Dybala a contract extension through the 2021 season and give him a hefty pay raise worth between $ 4.5 million and $ 5 million a season, which would make him Juve's second - highest annual earner behind fellow striker Gonzalo Higuain.

I always saw Van Persie as playing a little behind in the second striker role.

Ronaldo slotted his penalty down the middle with a cheeky chip for his 72nd Champions League goal, overtaking the former Real striker Raúl and moving into second behind Lionel Messi, who has 74.

As well as playing just behind the front two, Mkhitaryan can also play as a second striker, as well as in a flat midfield four in the middle.

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.

The young Blues went behind early in the second half but fought back for a point with striker Manasse Mampala grabbing the equaliser in style.

An experimental side fell behind to goals from Willian and Michy Batshuayi shortly before the break, before the striker added his second after half - time.

There is no doubt that Alvarez is ideally a midfielder who plays in the hole behind the striker, but it could be the fact that playing second fiddle to Sneijder in the starting XI is preventing the Argentine from showcasing his talent.