Sentences with phrase «whether as a striker»

No one seems to know his best position, whether as a striker or a winger.

Not exact matches

Edinson Cavani will likely be the number one choice in attack but, whether as a partner or a second - choice striker, there's no better time to stake a claim for a key role in the Uruguay squad.

As reported by Metro the prolific striker had those same doubts about whether his style of play would be at odds with the way Arsenal play.

He also questions whether the signing of the French striker who could not even get into the Euro 2016 squad would be of much use to the Gunners, but he also advised Wenger to do it anyway as it would be an even bigger risk to not bring in another forward in the current climate of frustration.

There are doubts over Olivier Giroud against the top teams [Daily Telegraph], while Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck have never played as a central striker on a regular basis and it remains to be seen whether either player could lead the line for potential title contenders.

he's just looking on to see what kind of attacker (whether a winger or WC striker) we buy so as he can weigh his chances.

We do not even know for sure whether Arsene Wenger sees the striker situation at the club as a problem to be honest, but I am going to assume that the boss, like the Arsenal fans, would welcome some more firepower up front for the Gunners.

As a result, with plenty left on the line in the remaining eight games of the campaign, Van Gaal will need to find a balance in his side whether it is Mata or Lingard playing in behind the main striker.

Then there are the Strikers — many argue whether the strike force of Olivier Giroud (as the focal point of the attack), Theo Walcott / Oxlade Chamberlain and Danny Welbeck / Chuba Akpom, have the capability of proving a formidable strike force.

Walcott never made the switch from winger to central striker, whether that was as a result of not enough playing time or injury is not so relevant.

If we don't have a great striker (or we still have Giroud as the main striker), another quality DM, a cb that can take Mertersacker's position (whether Gabriel steps up or we get another cb) and to a lesser extent a goalkeeper, ** we will not win the EPL and CL.

There was a lot of speculation about whether the Swedish striker would thrive in the English Premier League this season, with his age and supposed lack of mobility as well as the need to adapt to a different style of football all brought up as possible obstacles, but I think most Arsenal fans will have to agree that the 35 - year old has answered his critics emphatically.

Still 3 players short of being serious tittle contenders another cb, dm and striker all needed not convinced wenger will buy 3 players maybe 2 max but believe 1 of them will be a big signing only thing prob holding up deal is champions league qualification first hope its reus we have chance as dortmund appear to have changed there stance in whether they can keep him would be a fantastic signing and still leave funds to cover other 2 positions we really need to make these signings if we are to have any chance of challenging in all competitions!

cavalho plus a quality striker will do for me... and it does nt have to be a cavani and certainly not a remy... just someone with pace skill and an eye for goal... and we can get things moving but it will require wenger to spend 50m in next 5 days... as i keep saying its a simple test of whether hes willing to put fans and club above board and profits... lets see

Arsene Wenger has decided to use the City target as a makeshift striker this term, much as he did with Theo Walcott in previous terms, but there is no has been no inclination on whether the player is happy with the switch or not.

But the former Arsenal and France international striker has been talking about the same issue, as reported by ESPN, and that is whether our current striker Alexis Sanchez has what it takes to emulate the impact that our club record goal scorer had for the Gunners.

There has been much debate on JustArsenal as to whether the Gunners are still in need of a new top - class striker to rival Olivier Giroud next season.

I understand what you're saying bounty hunter, but I feel like the week prior to big games should be enough time to at least tweak our formation slightly or employ a certain tactic, whether it's counter attack with less possession or playing with two strikers up top instead of the lone striker, I would hope that players at the level required for arsenal would be able to adjust to this as it seems I tend to hear other teams coming away from big wins uttering phrases like «we worked on the manager's ideas this week and executed them well», I cant remember our players saying this for a while.

Going by that statement I doubt very much whether Mourinho would be happy for Petr Cech to move to the Emirates in the summer, but just say that Wenger did invest in a new DM as competition for Coquelin, another top - class centre - back, and most importantly, another super top class striker to rotate with Olivier Giroud, could we reallymanage to go another whole season unbeaten?

Besiktas meanwhile are considering their options as star striker Mario Gomez has yet to confirm whether he will return to the club next season.

I don't know whether I would start Jeff on the left and have Welbeck as the striker or go with Welbeck left and Walcott as striker but I am sure we will see some permutation of that.

We will have to wait and see whether the boss persists with the so far unproductive experiment of playing Alexis Sanchez through the middle in the bif Frenchman's absence but I presonally hope he does not and it is Theo Walcott starting as our central striker, with the Chilean on one side and the Ox on the other.

Yes AW knows that OG12 is not enough thats why this season he got AS17 and he states that he got him to be a striker but the everton game gave him a picture of how EPL defenders will make it harder for a small sized CF playing as a target man so now the old man is in dilemma on whether to buy another striker or improvise he will definetly sign a defender and another midfielder but for a striker AW is undecided yet

Nice to say our wise and great leader writer but whether it translates on the pitch is another matter altogether.The problems in arsenal honestly is more than 2 signings however those two signings are coming to the position where we need them the most so we will take it so.But is he really going to do that as from his actions it implies we do not need a new dmf but for a striker i think it crosses his mind at times.He just needs to do the right its like he has lost control or something.I just do not get him again.Imagine dropping Ox who is currently our most effective and best player right now as he is in form.Then he puts Gabriel on the bench for who.He is kidding.He then keeps players who should be released or sold and plays them.This is nonsense.

There is still a race against time ongoing over whether striker Abel Hernandez will be available as he still awaits news on his work permit application.

According to The Daily Mail, striker Bertrand Traore has emerged as a target for Ajax, and it will now depend on whether or not Conte wants to keep him.

whether we can stay injury free or nit we need a goalie, striker and a DM as we can not afford to overplay le coq... remember one problem with having a small quality team is that other teams can predict your lineups and with time get to study your style and approach..

Whether it's coming on late and physically imposing himself against a tired defense that's been given the runaround or starting (when in - form) and doing the same thing only for the tired out defense to brace themselves as we bring on that mobile striker we crave he has a big role to play for us.

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

This summer's transfer arrivals may well prove the biggest inclination as to whether we will be staying in the current formation, with a new defender needed to come in and play centre - back, and a top striker needed this summer.

As usual we were connected with every top striker, whether he was available or not, and as usual all the available top strikers were signed by the other clubs under our noses and we are still chasinAs usual we were connected with every top striker, whether he was available or not, and as usual all the available top strikers were signed by the other clubs under our noses and we are still chasinas usual all the available top strikers were signed by the other clubs under our noses and we are still chasing.

I'm unsure as to whether a new striker is that special something that leaves us trailing our rivals, or whether our midfield is more likely to be our weakest link currently.

I am not sure if the tiny former striker has been watching our games or whether he has been looking at the wrong player, because his reiteration of the claim that Ozil is not as good as Raheem Sterling seems stubborn at best.

There is no logic in questioning whether or not Giroud can lead us to a title as a striker because no single striker anywhere can do that.

Most Arsenal fans are agreed on the idea that Arsene Wenger should have a top quality striker on his transfer wish list for this summer window, but your guess is as good as mine as to whether the Frenchman agrees.

Mourinho went on to insist that the club believes in Marcus Rashford, but he may well look to bring in another striker in the summer regardless of whether or not Ibrahimovic stays as he is entering the final few months of his initial agreement with United.

The Chilean would give us the best chance of getting on the scoreboard this weekend whether playing as the striker or not, and we should utilise that.

The problem Wenger has to resolve is whether he can play there alone or needs to be operating as a second striker.

With Juventus apparently eyeing a move for Giroud this summer, with a fee touted as around # 20 - # 25 Million, I'm curious whether Arsenal could finally be set to invest in a new striker.

So it is difficult to say he is better than Walcott...... Lets not fight on Giroud and Walcott... as they have different styles altogether, but I am optimistic for both of them that they will score plenty for us this season whether a new striker comes in or not.....

If Arsenal do go down that route - I would expect it depends on whether they are able to buy a pacy world class striker (Aubameyang type - then Walcott exit) or strong & clinical (Higuain type - Giroud exit)- typing that, both seem improbable - perhaps the best we can hope for this summer is a world class, young, physical centreback who might be perceived as worth heavy investment due to their age (Giminez / Rugani?)

whether we buy a striker or a winger does not matter as long as we buy goals.

I'm undecided as to whether he would have actually fitted in but # 20m for a striker that scored so many goals in the Premier League last year represented good value.

We need another proven goal scorer, whether that be from the right wing or as a central striker is up to wenger to decide.

When Spurs failed to sign a striker in January fans were split as to whether it was fair game to complain, or whether Mauricio Pochettino and the club had earned to right to be trusted.

We need a striker probably two, not 100 % convinced in either Bonatini or Afobe, though both have done well at times, think we need maybe one of the above and a further class edition whether that's Andre Silva as may seem to believe I'm not sure.

Andy Carroll will continue up front and with Sakho now ruled out until March (I am undecided whether this is a convenient ACON injury or not) the need for striker reinforcements is as acute as ever.

Thus all the ingredients are there, whether or not Costa is good enough for Chelsea going forwards remains to be seen, as unless Costa is going to play behind the striker, he may struggle to find a way into the starting lineup.

Right now, he's one of the best strikers in Russia and would be the perfect addition to any English side; whether that's as a backup at an elite club or to lead the line for one of the top flight's «lesser» teams.

Whether Podolski can ply as a lone striker is a doubt.