Sentences with phrase «talismanic midfielder»
A "talismanic midfielder" refers to a central player in a soccer team who is seen as a lucky charm or a crucial and influential figure in the game. They have a significant impact on the team's performance and are often relied upon to bring success. Full definition
The last few matches have seen the Gunners play with renewed belief, even without talismanic midfielder Jack Wilshere and top goal scorer Theo Walcott.
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Manchester United were dealt with a huge blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Leicester City at Old Trafford as talismanic midfielder Michael Carrick was ruled out for more than four weeks with a muscle rupture.
Talismanic midfielder picked - up hip injury playing for France in their WCQ victory over Finland.
Chelsea are hoping to tempt Leicester City into parting with talismanic midfielder Riyad Mahrez by offering them a player plus cash deal that would involve Christian Atsu and # 15million, according to Spanish publication Marca.
Talismanic midfield maestro Santi Cazorla is OUT for three months, with the ankle injury he picked up
Ten years of transfer activity failed to pay dividends for Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, in the search to replace talismanic midfield enforcer Patrick Vieira.
The Reds» talismanic midfielder has recently been linked with a move to La Liga giants Barcelona (via the Mirror), and based on the image below it would be a move he'd find extremely hard to turn down.
Without their talismanic midfielder feeding the ball to Adebayor and van Persie up front, should Arsenal supporters be nervous about embarking on a new season without Fabregas in the line - up?
Anfield hero Steven Gerrard is set to leave Merseyside at the end of the season, and there's much speculation over who could possibly fill the place of the talismanic midfielder.
Valencia squeezed past Almeria with the odd goal in a five - goal thriller courtesy a late Alvaro Negredo goal; however they owe much thanks to talismanic midfielder and captain Dani Parejo who pulled the strings in the middle and got a goal as well for good measure.
We seen it with Javier Mascherano last season and we could see it with Cesc Fabregas, who is Arsenal's talismanic midfielder and without him you would struggle to find a case for the Gunners this season as far as winning the 2010/2011 Premier League.
However, since losing Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool was dealt a huge blow as their talismanic midfielder moved to the Camp Nou, to join La Liga giants Barcelona.