Sentences with phrase «top quality defensive midfielders»

Were there top quality defensive midfielders available this summer?

If in the summer we upgraded Elneny with a real, top quality defensive midfielder then great.

You are right we do need to get a top quality defensive midfielder and have done for 10 years or more.

I don't think this kid is just hype, he is a top quality defensive midfielder that does the simple things and does them well.

We can not carry these two in the same side in view of their defensive deficiciencies.In the absence of a top quality defensive midfielder I would play Elneny along with Xhaka.

Speaking of CM, (I feel like a parrot saying this over and over again) but we desperately need a Top quality defensive midfielder.

But if, as I expect, the manager restricts himself to just a couple of new signings then I hope that they are a top quality defensive midfielder and a proven striker and I would love that striker to be the player that The Mirror has us and Manchester United heavily linked with, Pierre Emerick - Aubameyang.

We need a top quality defensive midfielder.

Are you really naive enough to believe that Wenger would bring anyone into this current locker room that is going to be given a strong voice... have you not been watching, listening or reading about our club for years... Lehman is a blind Wenger follower, which is the only reason he was even considered... just for a second think of all the strong personalities that have played for this club that have never been seriously considered even though they have expressed legitimate interest in participating in the coaching process... even worse, think of all the former greats who aren't even allowed on the same pitch as Wenger because they have offered their advice and / or criticism to the infallible one... I dare you to find a manager that has distanced himself from his former players as much as this man... it's the very reason why only one player I can think of has ever returned to play for Wenger and that was Flamini, which was hilarious considering we were desperately looking for a top quality defensive midfielder but Wenger could somehow find no one better than Flamini in the whole wide world... let's face it this club was simply trying to appease it's disgruntled fans by declaring that Wenger would no longer be given Ca rte Blanche when it came to the backroom staff so they probably asked him to give them a list of those who he would allow in the locker room... on that list he wrote Lehman, Pires and Bergkamp, likely because the first two are the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplane

Arsenal have been in need of a top quality defensive midfielder for a number of years, with players such as Francis Coquelin and more recently Granit Xhaka failing to excel at the Emirates.

If Wenger does what we all hope and signs a top quality defensive midfielder next month, Arteta's playing opportunities will be even further reduced and when Coquelin is back I just can not see him getting on the pitch at all.

Totenham have already reinforced their midfield department this summer by signing a top quality defensive midfielder in the form of Victor Wanyama from Southampton.

Not exact matches

Then I want to see us sign a top - quality centre - back, and top - quality right - winger, and a top - quality defensive midfielder as a minimum during the summer transfer window.

Arsenal need a proven, top quality, midfield general and defensive screen for their back 4.

i love arsenal, but to me is pretty clear that you need to have quality and top class players... you can not fight real, barca, bayern, mu, mc, chelsea only with alexis and kos if i can recall we don't have a top class defensive midfielder since Vieira and Gilberto left....

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box midfielder.

I reckon We need at least 5 - 7 more players: 1 - 2 Top CBs 2 Quality central midfielders ie defensive midfielder and Cazorla type box2box 1 Cam / 10 to replace Ozil 1 - 2 top forwards (replace Alexis, ThTop CBs 2 Quality central midfielders ie defensive midfielder and Cazorla type box2box 1 Cam / 10 to replace Ozil 1 - 2 top forwards (replace Alexis, Thtop forwards (replace Alexis, Theo)

Wenger's stubbornness to not sign the right type of players (ie top defensive midfielder and years without a top striker) and the top quality players has cost us.

Yeah I'm bang on with you Grandad.Chambers again looked fairly solid and certainly did not let the side down like Mustafi AGAIN.Holding came on and did what was required from him in the centre as Chambers moved to RB.COULD Chambers and Holding really perform together as CB's in a back four?NO and nor could anyone else without the TOP QUALITY CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER we have been crying out for since the departure of Gilberto.

Xhaka is neither an attacking nor defensive midfielder... Ramsey on the other hand is no midfield general... their replacements on the other hand El Neny and Coquelin are simply hopeless and not top 4 quality leave alone title winning quality so... I don't know but we need a clear out.

I think we could use a good quality forward (Lemar), a Top CM (either Cazorla type player or Defensive midfielder) and perhaps a strong CBS.

However, we need a top Box2Box player and defensive midfielder at same quality as Cazorla / Rosicky / Viera

The obvious conclusion any thinking person should draw let alone one paid 8 million quid is that quality makes a difference at the top of EPL and the team needs a defensive midfielder at the same level as santi or alexi... Coquellin did a great job yday but he isn't that quality....

If he does go and sign a top quality centre back and a defensive midfielder, will that painful defeat by Stoke have been worth it?

According to reports, Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is desperate to sign a quality defensive midfielder with Onazi, whose contract with the Italian Serie A side runs until 2018, top of his wishlist.

Francis Coquelin has re-invented himself at Arsenal and looks like he is good enough to start on a regular basis in defensive midfield, after a string of top quality performances from him.