Sentences with phrase «wide midfield position»

However, what he does bring to the table is his flexibility, Ricketts can play up front as a striker, on the wings or even in a wide midfield position depending upon the situation.

Not exact matches

I only wish to focus on those who can play in the CF position (as that's what everyone's getting bent out of shape about) but it is clear we have wide players who can score and we have players who can do so from midfield, some of whom are still developing — like Wilshere, Ramsay, the Ox — and from whom most of expect to see more and more this season.

reality is campbell's play and worth ethic make him most deserving of all out midfielders for a wide position (bar alexis) but doubt he'll get the opportunity because he's not part of our «british core»

So with these three attackers for our forward position, we are good on the striking front, especially considering that we still have Sanchez, Ox, Welbeck, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Rosicky and Wilshere to contribute goals from midfield and wide positions.

No wide attackers / wingers / 7s, so need to play the two forwards together and the midfielders in central midfield positions.

Of course, losing wingers Robben and Ribery will have forced his hand slightly here, but it still shows a lack of a Plan B that Pep couldn't bring out a similar threat from other players like Gotze and Muller, who can both play wide, or indeed use Lahm in his preferred position of right - back and utilise his quality from there — in fact, the former Germany captain's use as a midfielder since this manager's arrival is one of many examples of his attempts at tactical innovation going wrong.

Walcott now wants to play the right wing, Sanchez best attributes is charging defenders and fullbacks with the ball at his feet commencing from deep and wide areas his weakness is holding a position high up the pitch alongside defenders and allowing midfielders to feed him balls.

So an almost constantly injured central midfielder who did not score a single Premier League goal for his loan club Bournemouth last season and managed just five and five assists with Arsenal in the two previous campaigns is the reason we are not even going to try to sign a player who banged in 17 and provided 11 assists from a wide forward position in one season with Leicester.

Even at Manchester United with two defensive midfielders on the pitch Carrick and Fletcher, Welbeck still drop deep and wide and he refuse to hold a position high up the pitch because his not comfortable their.

Already we can see the probably with arsenal team we need two natural winger who stay wide pull defender out of position there's no space for our midfielder to run into

Lemar is not an out and out winger, also plays inside with short interchanging passes, uses a short burst of pace to get the ball out of congested areas, through passes from the middle of the park (all attributes of Cazorla) and is a wonderful crosser of the ball from wide positions (a winger) and helps break up plays mostly in a CM midfield position.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Yeah Ozil scored again, but he can't control games from the wing, his lack of pace kills us out wide, I'm not going to pick on Coquelin because he was probably our best midfielder, but I think it's clear his lack of ball retention might be a factor on whether he nails that position down full time!

Of all the players linked with Arsenal this summer, Draxler would be my first choice.He has all the attributes required in an attacking midfielder and has the versatility to play effectively wide and in a central position.

Predominately Mkhitaryan plays in the centre attacking midfield position and whilst I can not see Ozil being displaced, there is a chance the Dortmund player could be effective out wide on the Arsenal right flank.

Neymar is a wide forward, Santi is a central midfielder, two completely different positions.

No proper winger at all, — I do not count Walcott, since he is thankfully out of the eighteen and long may he stay out — just a succession of average central midfielders or strikers over the years played wide and out of position for many years past.

The False 11 position is often occupied by a second playmaker who starts wide but drifts inside to add another body to the midfield.

In wide positions, you have more time for final ball and decision making, while in the central midfielder role only split seconds.

I am a bit surprised to see that it is the England forward Theo Walcott who misses out though, with club record signing Mesut Ozil keeping his place in a wider role and Santi Cazorla continuing to run things in a central attacking midfield position.

I'm not certain how it would play out but it would have been interesting to see Perez playing in a front 3 with Sanchez and Lacazette, with Perez on the right, but in order to do that we would need a true defensive midfielder so that we could still have Ozil in the middle, playing behind the front 3, and Sead and Ox / Bellerin taking turns making wide side runs... unfortunately Wenger has made sure that could never happen because it would require buying the proper back 3 to handle this situation and he would have to bench his beloved Walcott and Ramsey on a regular basis... like I said before, I'm very concerned that Wenger will play Lacazette out wide on the left with Giroud in the middle, which means Sead will likely be in the back 3 and Ox will be played in the left wing - back position, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever... God, I hope I'm wrong

I can also play out wide, but my favourite position is in midfield.

Laca's best position will be behind the striker, alexis can play wide right or left cut inside, & probably the best combination will be a 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 honestly wide backs kolasinc & bellerin can play good support with 2 defensive midfielders playing on the mix passing the balls.

If we had those 7 fighting for 3 or 4 positions in the midfield that would be pure depth and total quality, add to that the likes of alexis, chamberlain Walcott welbeck and wellington fighting for the wide opinions that would give us 12 players contesting 5 positions.

AW idea of playing midfielders in wide positions doesn't work..

With Mesut Ozil occupying the central position in Arsenal's attack, Mkhitaryan is more likely to play out wide, which he has frequently done in the past, while still helping Ozil in shouldering the creative duties for the midfield.

Oxlade - Chamberlain joined the Gunners from Southampton as a central midfielder but has failed to establish himself in a settled position and has often been stuck out wide on the right or left flank.

Out of 40 Premier League players who have made 10 + appearances in attacking midfield or advanced wide positions, Iwobi is one of just six yet to score more than one goal.

The following week against Manchester United, Wenger positioned him as a No10 with two midfielders operating behind and when Wilshere returned to the starting line - up in May it was to play out wide, cutting inside from the right flank.

watch his movement off the ball his probem at Spurs is that his skill tends to be used in the wrong positions ie wide left or right midfield to accomodate less talented players namely Crouch & Defoe who at best are just squad players.

Expect Antonio to play in at least two different positions today including the problem wide left midfield role.

Time to time, Mané would move out onto the left flank and stay there, but with Coutinho dropping deep into midfield to play passes, Firmino, on occasion, would find himself as the widest offensive player — instead of positioning himself on the shoulder of the CBs or between the CMs and CBs.

A central position gives him five clear passing options: the two midfielders, the winger, Sigurdsson on the left and the striker, whereas if he were to take up a position out wide, that leaves with with just three: the attacking midfielder inside, the striker and a midfielder.

There was a clear 1 - 2 shape for the midfield three, but in front of them Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino would narrow the pitch by moving inside from their wide positions.

Indeed, even if Diego Simeone takes over at Stamford Bridge and plays his usual 4 -4-2, Musonda would fit in perfectly in either wide position in midfield.

A position that has come to prominence in Arsene's 4 -2-3-1, Santi Cazorla is the regular wide midfielder for Arsenal, but with him out for a month due to injury, can Wilshere make this position his?

Many teams in modern football use what's called a «Front 4» three attacking midfielders, two out wide with one in the creative No. 10 position all behind the main striker.

Unfortunately Arsenal's current formation is the complete opposite, and so I believe the best position for Wilshere right now is as a wide midfielder.

If the ball is with the opposition in Central positions Liverpool will pressure the opposition in a box formation with the Center Forward, Attacking Midfielder (Wide Attacker) and 2 Central Midfielder closing the spaces.

The back three drifted wide in attack, with Toure and Sakho becoming more like traditional defensive full backs, which may have been the reason for Lucas» cautious positioning deep in defensive midfield.

Alexis Sanchez was unable to pull a defender or two out of position with Tottenham's centre - backs determined to hold their shape and instead allow reinforcements from midfield and out wide to chase down their aggressors.

Realistically, that wing depth will mostly come from other positions — Firmino pushing wide or midfielder Philippe Coutinho pushing up.

Koeman often reshuffles his midfield pack with Steven Davis used in central midfield or more attacking and wider positions as required by his manager and Oxlade - Chamberlain would fit in at the club as a similarly adaptable option, though the Englishman would hope one used as a centrepiece rather than an accessory.

Both Liverpool and Arsenal shared a number of similarities in their attacking play in this match, but Liverpool's setup was more akin to a counter-attacking side (46.5 pc possession), as you would expect, likewise, Arsenal's attacking style focussed on overloads out wide in forward positions — whereas Liverpool attempted to create overloads in situations in order to exploit and expose the midfield from deep:

They spoke about the difference it made playing as a 4 -3-3 with Herrera in the advanced midfield position, and the importance of overlapping runs from the wider players, in order to create space for Rooney.

Two, due to the lack of width in midfield, it falls on the wingbacks to provide the width by getting forward in wide positions, then on occasions we turn the ball over, the other teams striker fills that vacant space left by the advanced wingback, forcing Kos or Mertesacker to go with him — completely shattering any cohesiveness in the backline.

In the long - term Chamberlain has been earmarked for a central midfield role, however for the near future he is best placed to make an impact from the wide positions.

The vast amount of talent we possess in the wide areas of the midfield should be a position we feel most pleased with, but the plethora of talent seems to have become a hindrance for Garry Monk, unable to land on a consistent selection.

The midfielder started his career out wide but has reinvented himself in a deeper midfield role, where the Gunners have a particular interest at the moment, given the barrage of injuries they have suffered in that position.

Barkley is able to play in roles behind the striker as well as in deeper midfield or in an advanced wide position.