Sentences with phrase «second striker like»

In our desperation for a new striker we might end up signing the wrong guy for a transfer fee he's not worth, this Lacazette is not all that and there's a reason why no big teams are after him even despite his 48 goals in Ligue 1, even though I'm not a fan of Giroud I would rather stick with him with Sanchez as second striker like Griezmann for France than sign Lacazette

Giroud plays well with runners like ramsey or a close second striker like lacazette or griezemann.

Sanchez is more of a second striker like David Silva.

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

Not exact matches

Sometimes it looks like hes reacting to his own touch as hes not quite sure where ball will end up, he gets away with it at times with reactions being quick but every second for a striker really matters and the first touch gives you that time.

Even though Wenger named a side with a few young Gunners in it and you would expect us to be a lot stronger when the real competitive games begin, there were players like Ozil, Monreal, Xhaka, Ramsey and the new striker Lacazette in from the start but we were second best throughout.

He may get a second chance next season, but he hasn't looked like fitting in and Chelsea look a far better club with a battering ram single striker flanked by two of the millions of speedy wingers the club has.

This system allows Hazard to play as a second striker close to Diego Costa, giving him a free role instead of asking him to track back a lot, like in the past few years.

A 4 -4-2 favours the likes of Ramsey, Arteta and Flamini but not Ozil, unless if he'll be played as the second of the 2 strikers.

Off course we can not just change everyone on the pitch (as Hafiz would have liked), but the fair point is that we need a goal machine sort of striker and we need him as soon as possible, bringing on Alexis Sanchez (who just came back from his extended leave) in the second half after Walcott, is itself a proof that Giroud can not score in such games where if expect our striker to score.

So before you make up your minds that Welbeck is a second rate striker and that his transfer to Arsenal is a disaster, maybe we should give him a chance to show us what he can do down the middle with the likes of Ozil, Alexis and Walcott around him.

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..

He likes to get involved in the play and is more of a second striker.

3) Theo had historically played effectively as a second striker and did well with his 20 + goals — but someone else has turned up who has taken a liking to being a wide second striker with a taste for 20 + goals — Alexis.

Don't be deceived... playing welbeck on the right is more like playing hm as second striker... he 4gets he's a winger and confuses giroud upfront.....

Giroud, like every sensible person knows, is not really the kind of striker needed at Arsenal, perhaps second choice.

Welbeck is a second rate striker lets be honest about it, I don't see him getting 20 goals a season, he always starts well in each game but after 15 - 20 minutes he is non existent... His first touch is like Bambi on Ice (Sanogo)..

Seems like the bashers what a third rate striker in the hopes of him becoming a second rate striker, which seems odd to me.

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

Chelsea played the 1st half without a striker and had the better chances objectively speaking and the second half they played with a near 40 year old striker and apart from one specific instance we didn't look like scoring.

So much so, in fact, that we might — as Walcott swiveled and poked home his second against Swansea, striking like a proper striker — have entertained the thought that this run of form, these goals, this latest positional tweak had finally brought down the guillotine on potential, had set Walcott free from himself.

I think this approach of benzema or nothing is not right, we have other options, we could go for a plan b and get a world class winger like reus and use Theo as a cf. Waiting till the last second to sign benzema may backfire and we could end up with no winger or striker

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.

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.

According to the Daily Mail, it's thought Michael Laudrup would like a second striker, as well as another winger.

Lacazette, Ozil and Sanchez were up there too, and Aaron Ramsey was playing like a second striker, so I can understand why Wenger is a little upset.

I agree with those odds simply because i believe the some team that were stronger than Arsenal last season have done some really good business to further strengthen there squads, Bernardo Silva & Kyle Walker for Man City with what they already have plus what pep will add plus its gonna be his second season so he will be a bit more familiar with the EPL and this may make them really tough to beat, Tiemoue Bakayoko & Antonio Rudiger Chealsea plus a top striker and Chelsea will sill be one of the teams to beat, Tottenham are gonna be solid, they've kept the team together and Victor Lindelof & Romelu Lukaku for Man - u and Mourinho is not done yet if the rumors are true and there also the Mourinho second season thing, as much as i'd like to be hopeful for next season, i really do nt think Lacazette and Kolasinac are enough to make us challenge for the league plus having Europa league will give the team less time to recover for the weekend games, the formation change is the only thing i see can make the difference.

wont be surprised if wenger goes for him.firstly all of a sudden it seems like arsenal have been spending good money for years.and second, wenger will be really eager to make up for all the lost time and answer all who questioned his ability.hes assembled quite a capable team, adding a striker of cavanis profile will not only lift the squad but will improve goal tally esp in a team like arsenal flooded with midfield maestros and as admin said could be the difference between trophies.....

During Coquelin's absence I remember him letting Willian run through our midfield which in turn got Per sent off even though Per didn't help with his tackle on Costa, missing a sitter with his karate move which could have earned us precious points at this stage, bombing forward like he's a second striker, making reckless challenges time after time and was lucky not to see red in our last league game, and the list goes on.

He is more like a second striker and is really frustrating because he's a great athlete, great person, works hard but just doesn't give you 20 goals a season.

Welbeck was like a second striker in the first half, he was always in the middle and had to run a long distance from striker position to RB position to help out Bellerin, and Welbeck was the worst player in possession too, in the first 26 minutes he gave the ball away 4 times, I counted, his first touch and lack of dribbling ability was the reason.

Sadiq was introduced as a second half substitute with the game heading for what looks like a draw as scores was at 0 - 0, the giant striker who finished as top scorer for Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympics scored what ended as the winner for his team.

The other three were converted into goals — just like Andre Gray's striker's masterclass at the Turf Moor on the second matchday of the season.

The likes of Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema have been among Wenger's striker targets in recent years, yet he has persisted with a second rate forward line that has given Arsenal the results they deserve.

Inside the last 20 minutes, Morton defender Michael Doyle was adjudged by referee John Beaton to have felled Dembele just inside the box - it looked like it could have been outside - allowing the Hoops striker to fire in his second.

Eto'o suddenly started being put out as a second striker by Martinez in place of players like Barkley or Naismith in what seemed to most fans like a degree of desperation by our Spanish manager — almost as if he was trying to put a team of players out in the hope that it would come off for him.

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.