Sentences with phrase «second striker when»
Pavon can play both wings and as second striker when we need it.
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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.
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.
Then a whole seasons experience with 30 + year old pros and a manager with over 40 years experience and off the back of a cup performance in which he dueled with the toughest striker around and didn't come off second best, he comes off all that yet he lacks confidence, plus he's second guessing his choices and doesn't look as fit as when we first signed him.
Yet despite this, Liverpool are still being linked with a second attempt at capturing the striker when the window opens this summer.
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.
The equaliser seemed to spur on the Scots and they re-took the lead just before the half hour mark when Sunderland striker Fletcher scored his first of the game with a scruffy effort, then Maloney scored his second from the spot before Everton man Naismith also got in on the act.
The 26 - year - old striker scored 18 goals in his debut season in the Premier League, an impressive total when consider QPR finished rock bottom of the table, and has continued to impress since the West London side's relegation to the second tier.
The Chelsea striker, resembling a bank robber in the headgear protecting his broken nose, was clearly offside when he scored their second against Norwich City at Carrow Road this evening.
Giroud is a menace when he comes on as a second striker.
And I also think Walcott should be leading the line barring any major striker signing, with Sanchez 2nd in line, and Giroud mostly used as a sub early in the second half to harass defenders when they get tired.
It's disastrous when all 3 are» second strikers».
You may remember the shock on people's faces when Arsenal confirmed that their second signing of the summer was going to be a striker, only for the player to turn out to be the unknown Takuma Asano.
ramsey is no winger arteta no defensive midfielder and walcott no striker... we do nt have shape... bellerin working his socks off to make up for mertesaker and ramseys lack of pace... stops him going forward when he does we create problems for them as with second goal... ozil i am sorry to say is clueless at the moment... monreal and kos doing ok....
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..
When people reel off all the forwards at other clubs in order to denigrate our own CF contingent, especially when they cite the Manchester teams where they normally play with 2 forwards, it seems unfair to omit Alexis, our 25 goal second striker / wide forward call him what you wWhen people reel off all the forwards at other clubs in order to denigrate our own CF contingent, especially when they cite the Manchester teams where they normally play with 2 forwards, it seems unfair to omit Alexis, our 25 goal second striker / wide forward call him what you wwhen they cite the Manchester teams where they normally play with 2 forwards, it seems unfair to omit Alexis, our 25 goal second striker / wide forward call him what you will.
Giroud looked very sharp and scored a good goal in the second match or pre-season when playing in the central striker role that most fans expect the new striker to fill.
But of course second place isn't good enough when we all want to be winners and perhaps a world class striker would've been the answer to our concerns.
The game was done and dusted when Leicester scored a second but there was still time for Giroud to score a nice fifth after replacing Walcott, so that meant all three strikers had scored and our troubles in front of goal look to be over.
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
To be honest with you I'd prefer all those second choice strikers you mentioned above apart from Njie and Origi.I also rate Hayden higher than Chambers because I feel he has more potential but is very injury prone.Those who have watched Isaac Hayden should know this and those who watched them when they played Southampton would know.He outclassed Chambers in that match.Bar his injury he will make it and is a born leader by example as in his play.The players I'm sick and tired of seeing is Mertesacker and Giroud.Yes only these two.For the rest I'm opk with them.People still think Ospina is better than Szczesny because of Copa America and stats.Oh!
His only misstep came when he failed to persuade second - year striker Alecko Eskandarian to surrender his number 11 uniform.
> Impressive work by Walcott in the second half in the centre of the pitch > El - neny calmed things a lot when he came on > Great vision from Sanchez and Ozil for third goal > Game shows why a striker was absolutely necessary > The passing from Xhaka were a joy to watch
Um pesonal experiments sorry nobody gave him 150million pounds to sign eonaldo or messi or 100 million pounds to sign a player oh plus another 400million to fill out the other ten sorry he was given ants and has still won our record signing 55million i mean other teams are able to spend more on bench sore pine slivered second strings than hes been on starters over the years and hes still won only manager invincible oh and then when the other clubs new we were low on cash and winning started injuring our star players and do nt say it does nt happen cause it does um he still won whole given ants to spend hes done amazing extend please one or to bad seasons compared to twenty great seasons and had our strikers finished their chances this year in 5 or six key matches we'd be sitting pretty reall only 3 or two and a draw or saw and we'd be sittingin the thick of itextend now that the board an owner are willing to spend snails for him finally atleast a little more than ants cause of inflation
The striker's real test came in the second half, when the hosts were firmly knocking on the door and the visitors didn't see much of the ball.
Even though it was comfortable in the end, with the Gunners totally dominant in the second half, we had to ride our luck early on, when the former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner could have had a goal and an assist in the opening exchanges.
But we have a real problem when Borchers is tied with Urruti as our second best striker on 3 goals.
@almostawinner I totally agree with you we are good at creating chances we reach very good positions but giroud is less than average he won't even play at some mid-tables teams beleive me he can't dribble he rarely take long ranged shots he is not the best at movement I don't understand what do arsene wenger see in him to rely on him as our first choice We were going to get a striker three years ago (higuain) but the deal failed in the last second because wenger prefered to get ozil so what did giroud do to prove that he deserves his position can anybody tell me I really get mad when some arsenal fans tell that he is a good player because he is not!!
We should keep Giroud as a second string striker (try saying that when your Drunk) but the player we should sell without further hesitation is Theo Walcott!!!!!!!!!! He has delivered next to F@ck all season after season and he had the temerity to demand a higher wage for doing so.
Arsenal fans may sometimes be a bit down on the France international striker, but Olivier Giroud will be the toast of his nation this week after scoring the second goal, and what turned out to be the winner, in their final World Cup qualifying match, but will it be enough to convince Arsene Wenger to give the big centre forward a rare Premier League start when Arsenal travel to Watford on Saturday?
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.
His last appearance came from the bench against Liverpool in the Champions League quarter - final, second - leg last week when the striker claimed he «couldn't run» after 24 minutes on the pitch.
In the second half the visitors were by far the more composed side from the start and when Dyche introduced the second striker things started to look very ominous.
Sweden defender Alexander Milosevic was shown a red card for the challenge which led to Italy's spot - kick, but his team - mates fought back to level early in the second half when ex-Manchester City striker John Guidetti guided in from inside a packed penalty area.
His ongoing malaise became acutely apparent shortly into the second half when, after doing well to create a clear one - on - one opportunity for himself, the striker failed to even hit the target.
If that was not enough, Perez signed the second biggest name in English football in 2004, Michael Owen, when the club had two performing strikers in Raul and Ronaldo!
Arsenal added a second after the break when Cazorla's free - kick picked out Olivier Giroud and the France striker headed in from close range.
The 29 - year - old striker came off the bench for Northern Ireland on Saturday when Stuart Dallas» dramatic late winner strengthened the country's hold on second spot in their World Cup qualifying group.
The Argentinean striker didn't need asking twice when a second opportunity came his way not long afterwards though, brushing off the challenge of Shkodran Mustafi before lobbing David Ospina to give Pep Guardiola's side the lead.
He looked equally attuned to Ruben Loftus - Cheek on Tuesday, and Conte was impressed with the young Englishman's potential as a second striker: «In defensive situations he became a midfield player,» he noted, «and when attacking he became a forward.»
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 Sheffield Wednesday striker came close to his second when he raced on to a through ball, rounded the goalkeeper and dinked the ball over the backtracking Hogg, but the ball bounced off the underside of the bar.
Versatile as well as skilful, Roberts can play either in midfield or as a second striker and he showed a glimpse of his talent when he scored a stunning solo goal against Juventus for City's EDS team.
The Blues were made to work hard once again in the second half, however, when Pedro brought down Stuart Sinclair in the box three minutes after the break and striker Ellis Harrison rammed home the resulting penalty.
The 36 - year - old striker who suffered a career - threatening injury last year made his long - awaited comeback when he came off for Martial in the second half.
Struggled to control the striker and erred again when he was beaten for the second goal.
Foxes striker Leonardo Ulloa had the best chance to snatch either side victory when he was released by Riyad Mahrez midway through the second half, but De Gea used his feet to brilliantly save his shot.
Former Manchester United prolific striker Andy Cole is second only to Alan Shearer on the list of all time highest Premier League goal scorers so when he says that there's not a striker available who would be worth spending a fortune on, he should at least be listened to.
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.
He couldn't play well with a striking partner mainly because he was both the second and the main striker ending up where the other should be at times, and when the other striker adjust by being where Ade should be, Guess what?