Sentences with phrase «than a striker although»

We need a DM even more than a striker although I want them both...

Not exact matches

We are ok - ish on the LB department and more than good on the RB dept. Probably one striker and a DM will be the buys of the summer although with Cazorla playing like a beast in deeper position I am not sure we should buy everything.

Adding a physical presence coupled with his aerial ability and threat with his feet, the former Manchester City striker would be a solid addition to Conte's squad, although being a regular starter for Roma will surely be more appealing than potentially sitting on the bench below Morata in the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.

A lack of supply from his teammates could be highlighted by Lacazette's fewer shots, although he has been more clinical than Morata, converting 30 per cent of his chances compared to 21 per cent from the Chelsea striker.

Many fans have been split down the middle regarding Lucas Perez's transfer to Arsenal, because although we all wanted to see a new striker this summer, many would've hoped for a player of more quality than former Deportivo man can offer.

The pair could even be made available for the upcoming tie with Watford this weekend, with Gabriel Paulista and Per Mertesacker already ruled out of the defence with injury, although the striker will more than likely start his Arsenal career on the bench.

To be fair to Ozil though, Bergkamp was a more natural striker and his game was more as a second striker than a play maker, although he was heavily involved in our creative play.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has long been prominent on Wenger's list of desired signings and, although Lord Harris says there is more than # 200 million in the bank, the club's summer transfer budget is around # 50 million.

He always fails in the transfer market by not signing a better striker than Giroud although plenty are available or even top strikers are available if u are ruthless.

Secondly Nolito is more of a wingman than a striker and although we don't have too many recognised wingers at the club, especially not to a high standard of ability, we should be focusing less on another midfield type player and instead be targeting a player who will be a regular upfront and be able to deliver to the high standards in front of goal that we expect.

Paolo Dybala was an early popular choice, although not yet world class, he has a ton of potential and will no doubt be in that top bracket of strikers sooner rather than later, but he too is no longer available having Joined Juventus.

There are better strikers than Harry Kane out there (although not many) and he isn't a player who's willing to keep the bench warm while someone else reaps the rewards from the fans and the manager.

The ex-girlfriend of Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge was looking incredibly hot here as she hit the town in a revealing white crop top, although she did at least cover up a little better than one of her friends.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

I know Rues isn't a center forward but a lot of the top strikers aren't available although I do like Benteke but is he better than Giroud.

Elsewhere, the Telegraph add that Alexis Sanchez, Andrea Belotti and a surprise candidate in Christian Benteke are also options, although it's added that the latter would only be signed to compliment another striker rather than be brought in to be the focal point up front.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

The Arsenal and France international forward Alexandre Lacazette was signed by Arsene Wenger this summer for a club record transfer fee for more than just his goals, although that is clearly a major part of his appeal after he scored more in the last four seasons in Ligue 1 than any other striker, including the PSG stars Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Blues have been linked to the striker by the Daily Star, and he could be a great replacement for Didier Drogba although the Belgian would likely want a larger role in the first team than the club legend has had this season.

15 goals in 13 appearances is very impressive, although of course if he is going to cost around the # 50 million mark and be the club's main striker, than he's going to have to hit at least 25 - 30 goals in all competitions.

Henry was more than a special player that really lit up the pitch for the Gunners and although it's been almost ten years since the Frenchman left the club for Barcelona, Arsenal have largely struggled to found a striker quite so prolific since.

Even Aston Villa, although camped in their own half for the majority of their triumph at Anfield, pressed with two strikers to force Liverpool to go through the sides rather than through the centre.

Although the Shadow Striker is positioned in the No. 10 role typically reserved for a team's main creator, their primary duty is to score goals rather than supply them.

The finishing from midfield which Liverpool were looking for when linked with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and when they signed Adam Lallana, might be available in the shape of Firmino, although with a goalscoring striker in front of him he'd be more than happy to be the supplier.

And Boca president Daniel Angelici believes that although he is excelling in Italian football, the striker could return to Argentina sooner than expected.

The danger is that his strength in the air becomes our one and only tactic (other than trying to win a free kick) and although he can be effective in the right setup I don't believe that is as a lone striker.

Although they fit the mould of a conventional striker much more snugly than Salah, with their searing pace, individual skill and unerring finishing technique, Torres and Suárez are perhaps better analogs for the new star of Anfield than any of the aforementioned names from the more distant past.

Although Lukaku's form can clearly be portrayed as a missed opportunity for Chelsea, who have generally had more misses than hits in the striker department in the last four season, it is also a reflection on Lukaku's character.

Both Chelsea and Liverpool are in the market for a striker after struggling for goals this season, although while Pato would be a relatively cheap deal in the grand scheme of the current transfer market, his drop in form since bursting onto the scene with Milan more than seven years ago would prove to be a risk.

From the five full games I have watched him he plays the channels, he is far more of a team player than the selfish Wright, although, that is not to suggest that being selfish is a bad thing for a striker, it just makes the point that they are very different.

The subtle improvements in Gunnar's game have been noticeable in those two victories, although Gunnar has looked like a competent striker throughout his UFC run he now looks comfortable and far more dangerous on the feet than earlier in his career.