Sentences with phrase «win midfield battles»

Its not the first team that im worried about but its what is on the bench that scares me.Are those guys as reliable.Are they pushing for their first team positions?Do we have enough goalscorers do we have strength in our team to win midfield battles and penetrate defences.Does our style of play suit both the starters and the benchwarmers?These are the questions i sm trying to figure out.

In Kante, we would have a player who knows how to win midfield battles without acquiring yellow cards in the process.

One thing i will say in Vidals favor, i could envisage his stamina strength speed aggression and tenacity going a long way to winning a midfield battle.

Bayern get their strength from being so compact with relentless pressure, it will definitely be a struggle to win the midfield battle.

Wenger watched on as Wanyama won the midfield battle against the aforementioned Flamini and bit - part player Frances Coquelin on New Year's Day and may deem his chances of luring the Kenyan international as superior to his ongoing pursuit of Schneiderlin.

A 3 -5-2 formation could seamlessly be swapped to 4 -1-3-2 when attacking, giving Arsenal more central midfielders to win the midfield battle.

With the likes of Emre Can and Jordan Henderson lining up against them, Mourinho will have to find a way to win the midfield battle and get a foothold in the game, while also offering protection to his backline given the form of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino this year.

not counting them chickens yet but i think we can beat liverpool comfortably, we can win the midfield battle and liverpool would play 3 in the back so if sanchez and walcott / welbeck are in good form we should be able slap liverpool silly.

A steady presence in midfield as he overcame some early sloppiness on the ball to provide the hosts with important defensive coverage to win the midfield battle.

With the Chelsea game going to be played with a HIGH LEVEL of PACE and ENERGY, Wenger should drop Ozil and Ramsey to the Bench in other to win the midfield battle by playing any of these formations to stand a chance of winning....

I do think there was another issue defensively, and that was that Flamini just didn't have an impact on the game in his general play, and they won the midfield battle because of it.

Ramsey made a difference in winning the midfield battle and Arsenal were the team pressing more.

Simple fact is this, keep winning the midfield battle and you keep winning matches.

It's going to be a tough game, but Arsenal can win if they can win the midfield battle, use hardworking players and stop creating those predictable «chances».

you know its funny how things change so fast cech was a backup at chellsh $ t welbz was manures scape goat le coq was loaned to a championship club monreal our scape goat ramsey was more than awful last season ozil was anonymous in the big stage cazorla was out of form in the first part of last season now walcott is the lone striker ozil is our leader ramsey is on the wings cazorla is at cm le coq has been accorded the most important role thats winning midfield battles all of a sudden we are invincible

So who will win the midfield battle?

In his absence, McTominay and Matic will have to win the midfield battle against Ever Banega and Stephen N'Zonzi, as it could be crucial to getting a foothold in the game.

Sunderland, though, won the midfield battle with Cattermole, Rodwell and the impressive Didier Ndong upsetting the Foxes every time they tried to find a rhythm.

If they win the midfield battle, the game can go down hill very quickly.

Arsenal were the first to do the initial running, but QPR pegged the Gunners» back, as they won the midfield battle.

Usually, when Spurs try to win the midfield battle, teams overload the centre of the field, and push them out wide.

We expect Wenger's men to win the midfield battle in this match and use that as the catalyst in picking up all three points.

At Arsenal, he was mainly utilized as a center midfielder who normally used to guide the play and win midfield battle.

Gave away a penalty early on after losing the ball and then committing a foul trying to get back, and he never really set his stall out to help win the midfield battle.

I have been so impressed with what Ozil has done this season so Chelsea's ability to win the midfield battle will have a huge bearing on which way the game goes.

They won the midfield battle before the break, David Edwards setting the tone with his running and alertness between the boxes.

Karim El Ahmadi, Fabian Delph and Yacouba Sylla all deserve to keep their places as Villa will look to win the midfield battle at the KC Stadium and take the fight to Hull in order to secure all three points and a third away victory of the season.

Arteta (7.5)-- Unable to stamp his authority on the game, as Henderson, Spearing and Adam won the midfield battle.

Not exact matches

Meertesacker is soft and slow All our midfielders apart from coq are light weight and are poor at winning the battles for the ball.

I suppose wenger thinks the battle is won in midfield and without goals to balance that!

Zenit St Petersburg and Fulham have also been linked with the midfielder but it appears Reading will win the bidding battle when the transfer window opens on January 1.

From a Milan perspective, he would certainly add technical quality and additional class to the midfield, and so depending on whether or not they can win the battle with those mentioned above, the Turkish international may well be a sensible signing.

mets can do a good job on a good day all we need to do is to pack the midfield because that is where the battle will be won and lost

The midfield is where the battle is won!

They should create unpredictable movements and counterattacks, which could only be achieved by winning the battle in the midfield area.

@craigzwe, reason why i think its plausible is because we know from with every match the midfield battle is crucial and whoever wins said battle usually goes on to win game.

They were sublime and helped win the midfield / defensive battle.

The midfield is where the battle for points is won and lost.

Danny Drinkwater is their main central midfielder and Robert Huth is a veteran defender who tends to win almost every aerial battle he goes up for.

We need some midfielders that can be strong and battle for us!!!! al our midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,

While he thrives as a destructive midfielder, capable of breaking up the play and winning aerial battles, he is also capable of launching forward and starting attacks.

No doubt the Battle will be won and lost in midfield.

Should Song be out, we will struggle to win the physical battle in midfield, as we will against any of the top 6 clubs...... we must buy an experienced CB / DM to have a chance of winning the PL.

Considering the midfield is one of Juventus's strengths, it promises to be a very hard battle in the middle of the pitch that Juventus just might win superiority over, but if that will be enough for Juve to win the Champions League final is a different story, because as I said above, Barcelona isn't as reliant on the midfield anymore.

Last season, Southampton won 1 - 0 at Old Trafford, and held Chelsea to a 1 - 1 tie at Stamford Bridge; his performance in both matches was evidence that he's ready to be battling for midfield dominance against the best players in world football.

Roma couldn't keep up the intensity, not pressing as high in the second half, but their midfield still battled hard, constantly winning the ball back when the ball went into the middle.

The key area in which several key battles will take shape is the centre of the midfield and whichever side controls the tempo of the game could go on to win, although that may take some doing.

Wanyama won a solid 50 % of his tackles in what was a hotly contested midfield battle, and hardly put a foot wrong all game.

«The key area for me in this game is the midfield and if Liverpool win that battle, they will probably take the points.»

So with Ferdinand back at centre - half to shore up the defence, Paul Scholes adding some steely girt, determination and hunger and raw passion to the midfield battle and Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov complimenting each other nicely in recent appearances, we're willing to put our necks on the line and back the favourites, Manchester United, to win their fourth Old Trafford meeting with Arsenal in a row.