Sentences with phrase «term midfield problems»
Displaying excellent ball control and movement reminiscent of Barcelona superstar Andres Iniesta, Manchester United immediately thought of him as the ideal solution to their long - term midfield problems.
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You cant escape he fact that Podolski was played rarely and when he was he was played out of position much the same way that Wenger has assembled a squad of players most of which are a talented bunch, but, Wenger has failed to build a team who fit n with each other, we have a midfield that overtly populated with players who al excel in the same role BUT have no solid defensive midfield talent and no options in defence when players have crap periods or are long term injury problems.
A long - term target for the Gunners this defensive midfielder could be the answer to their problems, but only when manager Arsene Wenger admits there is a problem in holding midfield.
However, Ceballos would arguably bring a different dynamic to the midfield, something that has been missing since Santi Cazorla was ruled out of action with long - term injury problems, while Wilshere's contract will expire at the end of the season.
he still some way to go before convincing me that hes any more than a short term solution to our longstanding problems in the centre - midfield.
At 22 - years old he already has a fair amount of first team experience, and could prove to be a long term solution to the Gunners» midfield problems.
Long term problems are that our team doesn't know how to win the ball back except when it's deep in our midfield in which case it's defenders or DMF winning the ball, or Sanchez.
Arsene Wenger has already stated that he would be bringing at least one defensive option to the Emirates in January and with reports saying that Arsenal tried to buy Willam Carvalho in the summer, the Sporting Lisbon midfielder could be the could be a long term solution to Wenger's current problems.
The 33 - year - old may not be a long - term solution to the country's problems, but would be a much - needed old head in midfield after Gerrard and Lampard retired in the summer.
Jose Mourinho has addressed his problems in defence and up front with the respective signings of Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku, but he still needs a long - term replacement and midfield general to replace Michael Carrick and add quality to the team.
His biggest problem, however, is what to do in central midfield with Francis Coquelin ruled out long term.
Stoke are still a very physical team but not quite to the extent that they used to be and on Saturday they are likely to be without two of their chief enforcers; with our old friend Ryan Shawcross out of action due to a long term injury problem in his back (altogether now aaahhh) and their Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam having been one of two Stoke players red carded in their last league game against West Brom.
There are plenty of examples proving that throwing money at the problem is not the solution, however there are clear gaps in terms of positions that need addressing... Notably a holding midfielder and a striker operating at a higher level than that of our current crop.
Atletico might have a problem at the base of midfield in terms of style and personnel in the next 18 months.
Apart from a versatile central midfielder, Chelsea have another long term ongoing problem and that is of a striker.
Their 1 - 1 draw with relegation threatened Wigan last Saturday extended their run without winning to three games, their manager is once again having problems with his health while big names are rumoured to be on their way out in the summer, that despite reports suggesting midfielder Stewart Downing, who has been one of their stand - out performers this term but is a rumoured target of Liverpool's, is in talks regarding a new contract.
Jack Wilshere, having put his injuries problems behind him, the issue before Arsenal at the moment is how haven't yet secured the midfielder's long - term future.
Long - term absentees Adam Lallana and Nathaniel Clyne are yet to feature this season, while creative midfielder Philippe Coutinho has missed the past two games with an adductor problem.
Part of this problem could be considered to be that the most used central midfield pairing, Lucas Leiva and Charlie Adam, aren't particularly dynamic nor inclined to get on the end of crosses (of which Liverpool have had more, per game, than any other team in the league apart from Wolves — more of which, will be discussed later), so this only leaves a certain number of players who will be able to get into the box in the more rigid 4 -4-2 utilised for most of this season. Inspite of this, however, 58 % of Liverpool's goals have come from inside the 18 yard box, the highest in the league so far this season in terms of percentage of goals scored by each individual team, suggesting that this is the best avenue of attack for Liverpool, so the question has to be: why have Liverpool only managed to score 14 times, the 10th lowest amount of goals in the league?
To be fair to Sir Alex Ferguson, he did admit when pressed that playing Wayne Rooney as a sitting midfielder was likely to be only a short - term experiment, a solution to the combined problems of Ma...
To be fair to Sir Alex Ferguson, he did admit when pressed that playing Wayne Rooney as a sitting midfielder was likely to be only a short - term experiment, a solution to the combined problems of Manchester United having a few injuries in that department and needing to tighten up their defensive act.
The cognitive impairments and short - term memory problems suffered by the likes of ex-Carlton midfielder Greg «Diesel» Williams and Test - level forward Ian Roberts are well - documented — both have featured prominently on national television — while, more worryingly, Pearce found that their amateur counterparts are liable to exactly the same symptoms minus the corresponding level of medical care and financial security.