Sentences with phrase «second striker with»

In the big games I say bench Ozil and put Alexis as the second striker with Ox and Campbell in the wings.

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.

That is why I think that Griezmann would be the better transfer target for Arsenal as he can play as the extra striker we need as well as on either flank and in the number 10 role and he is already used to playing as a second striker with Giroud to some effect for France.

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.

JustArsenal were not around then and I wish they were, because Walcott played pretty much every game as a second striker with Adebayor or Bendtner... that was A LOT of games to prove himself a striker.

Not exact matches

how many times have we see him playing with disdain losing the Ball and not doing any effort to recover, how many assists never mind goals has he offered lately (b4 injury), ask why Le Fraud doesn't change him for a SUB because is pitiful watching him play...... even the Donkey Giroud (second class striker) compensates his lack of ability by working hard on the field.....

Graham hit the post seconds later and the striker then also blazed wide with the goal at his mercy.

as a striker i would rather use Akpom who is familiar with the team then buy someone not proven second rate and spend Arsens money sorry Arsenals money

We can get let's say rues and keep giroud as our main striker with welbeck as second choice.

If the altercation had been seen by the referee, Mike Dean, and he had deemed it worthy of a dismissal, it would have left Alan Pardew's side with only nine men for the remainder of the game, as striker Glenn Murray had already received his second yellow after scoring two of the Eagles» goals in the encounter.

In a disappointing start to the defence of their crown, the Blues twice surrendered the lead at Stamford Bridge and also finished the game with ten - men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was shown a straight red card following a challenge on Swans striker Bafetimbi Gomis early in the second half.

Everton striker Samuel Eto'o has scored his second of the game in the Premier League clash with Burnley in stunning fashion, but it is worrying times for the hosts.

Antonio Conte has endured a difficult star to his second season at Stamford Bridge, with the Italian having to deal with striker Diego Costa's antics as the player looks to leave the club after going AWOL as per the Sun, as well as the Blues losing their opening Premier League fixture to minnows Burnley.

nope its just that if we play with giroud we should have another second striker or sanchez has to do that more..

Which would mean us very solid in deed if we can get a top striker, to go along with Giroud as second choice.

After spending weeks on the sidelines with an injury, Liverpool striker Philippe Coutinho made his return in style, banging in an early second - half goal to equalize an FA Cup replay with West Ham United.

So as i see we have great (if not the best in the world with bayern) creative midfielders in the world but we just have to goal scorers (alexis and giroud) so these two platers that supposed to score the goals for us must be catogery A + We are having one in alexis but the second scorer and he is even important as he is our striker is not an A + not even A I love this guy called giroud he always gives his best but just his abilities are nit good enough we simply need an A + and he will score for fun for us

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.

Leicester are champions because they would've sat on the one goal lead, then letting one player along with their striker break quickly for a second one.

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.

French publication L'Equipe insist that the Frenchman won't be able to be accommodated as a second striker, and will be forced to play wide of the Gabon international, but he will have to vie with Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a starting spot in the starting XI.

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.

Level with Welbeck is a striker signed from the French second tier and yet has been brilliant for the Hammers, scoring six league goals in just eight appearances.

A second quality DM + a proven striker with pace is what we need COYG

Didier Drogba could be leaving Stamford Bridge for a second time in the summer, but Chelsea fans will be hoping that the experience Ivorian striker stays put with the Premier League champions.

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.

Aston Villa already have Gabby Agbonlahor and John Carew up front wreaking havoc on opposing defences, but if Martin Laursen has his way, the club could do with adding this striker to their squad for the second half push.

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.

So, everyone has been criticizing Wenger for not buying a striker in the summer, but the two centre - forwards that he kept the faith with, Giroud and Walcott, scored the goals that moved us into joint second in the League.

We're NOT linked now with anyone else and that's a worrying thing in itself, I personally really don't think Walcott is good enough to play that striker role and I know I'll get roundly «thumbed down» for this but its how I feel about the boy he's good but NOT as good as he thinks he is and it annoys me that theres a possibility that all the toing and froing around his contract may be stopping us from signing a top notch striker (and I DO NT think Martinez is this) I do feel that AW will opt for the cheap and second rate options again and this will also include not buying a striker and putting Walcott in this role, meanwhile all our rivals will be putting strong established players into the positions where they need to bull up their squads we are not well known for doing this and its not going to happen now, which is infuriating as this is the right time to break that mould and go for it!!

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

His second was disrupted by a five - man pass rush and good coverage; on third - and - 7, linebacker Eric Striker blitzed untouched from Rees» blindside, and with his only option (T.J. Jones dragging underneath) only semi-open and on the wrong side of the first - down marker, Rees held the ball too long, got hit as he was throwing, and got picked off.

The excellent Welbeck again caused the problem and his shot was parried into the path of Giroud with the in form French striker gratefully slotting the ball in for our second.

Arsenal are reportedly set to make a second bid for Inter striker Mauro Icardi with a view of signing him in the January transfer window.

Should Sanchez move on then I would wish Mahrez to be drafted into the side as the second striker attacking with freedom to roam the entire left wing.

There was one final twist in the tale as Debuchy saw red for a second bookable offence and Arsenal fans watched the final fifteen minutes with tightened bowels and with a few minutes to go ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba missed a golden opportunity to put the visitors level.

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.

Arsenal have already scored 30 % more League goals this season, and we are surely going to improve on that in the second half of the campaign with the riches at our disposal, but how are we going to fit all those strikers into the team, and in what order?

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1) play walcott as striker with ox and iwobi / rene on wings 2) sit back and defend and play on counters for first half and shift a gear in second half while going forward.

Many appear to be ignoring Alexis in all this and seem reluctant to take on board that he is a second striker working in tandem with OG.

Jermaine Defoe — the catalyst for the entire offensive barrage in the second half — would be the hero on the day, as the striker slid in with a diving header to tuck away Robbie Keane's missed spot - kick.

Newcastle United could be set to sign their second player from fierce local rivals Sunderland this summer, with the Daily Mail reporting that Alan Pardew could be about to make a shock move for young striker Connor Wickham.

Why do we never switch to this system with Sanchez as the second striker?

Everyone is calling wenger to buy a striker, but why need to buy a second fiddle striker that cant even compete with giroud and walcott.

However, Chelsea dismissed the offer and rejected a second that also involved a fee along with Martinez, as they are seemingly against selling their main striker ahead of the January transfer window deadline.

It's the second major injury the Sky Blues have suffered in as many weeks, with striker Corey Gameiro rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament whilst on Olyroos duty.

It'll be strange, tott ending with the second choice striker that we all wanted to try to replace Giroud with, and then we end up getting the tott target Ben Yedder.

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.