“I was always obsessed with knowing what Messi needed in the team. Messi needs good midfielders. The best version of Messi we saw for me was in this World Cup when he was surrounded by good midfielders and that is one of the secrets of this...
Forwards trying to score line up at the top of the box – making near and far post runs, midfielders and defenders out wide. Crossers of the ball should try to pick a player out with the cross, not just send the ball in blindly. Rotate the crossers and the finishers after ten crosses...
Jolly Good.The article evaluates U.S. soccer midfielder Landon Donovan's athletic performance while playing for the Everton Football Club in the English Premier League.EBSCO_AspSports Illustrated
A versatile midfielder known for his technical quality and tempo-setting abilities, Guardado has repeatedly been linked to MLS over the years – specificallyLAFCandAtlanta Unitedahead of their respective expansion debuts – and said he’s received strong formal offers from the league. Up to now, h...
The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it’s a plus for the team. —Paul Pogba 41 Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a...
Erik Lamela's career at Tottenham was like a expensive box of chocolates. Some of it left a bitter taste in the mouth and other parts weren't to everyone's fancy - but there were always a handful of moments that went down a treat.The Argentine midfielder
The 28-year-old's display against Wolves hinted that Xhaka's time in north London may be done. The Swiss midfielder gives the ball away too much and doesn't bring enough going forward to justify his inclusion in the starting XI.
000 fans per game have been paying to see the MetroStars, the local professional team in the second-year Major League Soccer project. On that natural greensward Donadoni, the much-decorated 33-year-old Italian midfielder who did not come cheaply, connects the dots into an emerging picture of...
midfielder, and think he's earned a lot more reps there after his strong second half vs. Denmark last week. And as Taylor Twellman pointed out,he's playing as a box-to-box left-siderfor his club team, Ingolstadt, so he shouldn't have been completely out of his...
Possibly the most spectacular examples of scouting and signing are Leicester's purchases of N'Golo Kante --rated No. 2 central midfielder in the FC 100-- for only £5.5 million and Riyad Mahrez for just £400,000. The pair were later sold to Chelsea and Manchester City, ...