{"id":73745,"date":"2020-09-23T22:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycfc-has-an-alex-ring-problem-to-solve\/"},"modified":"2020-09-23T22:17:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T19:17:58","slug":"nycfc-has-an-alex-ring-problem-to-solve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycfc-has-an-alex-ring-problem-to-solve\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYCFC has an Alex Ring problem to solve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a299d4a81313\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a299d4a81313\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycfc-has-an-alex-ring-problem-to-solve\/#New_promise_for_the_Red_Bulls\" >New promise for the Red Bulls<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYCFC has an Alex Ring problem to solve<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or TV series visit the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ring.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        What is Alex Ring\u2019s best position?<\/p>\n<p>It depends who you ask.<\/p>\n<p>His old coaches Patrick Vieira and Domenec Torrent often saw him as a holding midfielder \u2014 or a \u201cNo. 6\u201d \u2014 and Ring was named to the 2018 All-Star team largely on the back of playing that role.<\/p>\n<p>From the 2017-18 season (Ring\u2019s first with NYCFC, which plays Toronto on Wednesday night) through 2018-19, Ring was used in a defensive midfield spot 22 times in all competitions, second only to his 36 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances as a more advanced \u201cNo. 8\u201d in that time, per <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/alexander-ring\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/82113\/plus\/0?saison=2019\">Transfermarkt<\/a>. Roughly splitting his time between the two roles, Ring grew accustomed to playing deeper and even told The Post it was his best position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest thing was when Pat put me as a lone No. 6,\u201d Ring said in 2018. \u201cThat\u2019s my best position. I think that\u2019s when you know you take your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> to another level when you play a position where you know your strengths and you don\u2019t do more than you have to. It\u2019s like everything comes natural. I\u2019ve played as a No. 6, 8, 10 in my career and people say, \u2018It\u2019s central and it\u2019s in the midfield\u2019 but there\u2019s fundamental differences between all those positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Ring wasn\u2019t quite a full-time No. 6, it was at least accepted by both Vieira and Torrent that he was a central player. If he wasn\u2019t playing in the midfield, he was most likely to be used as a center back (seven times in his first two seasons).<\/p>\n<p>Ronny Deila sees it differently.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Ring has played more times on the left wing or as a center attacking midfielder (No. 10) (four total, two apiece) than he has as a No. 6 (three), and Deila hinted on Tuesday that he views Ring\u2019s position as fluid moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can play different roles but I like him more in a position higher up in the pitch\u2026 He can be where I want him, and he will do a good job wherever position I put him in,\u201d Deila said. \u201cSo to say one position I think is hard, but he suits a lot that left side as well, because he\u2019s, as I said, box to box, really good defensively, winning balls, scoring goals, coming into situations in between the lines and also in the box. So it\u2019s about finding the balance in the team, so we are not too offensive and not too defensive, it\u2019s like finding that balance between attacking and defending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The issue is less with Deila\u2019s use of Ring so far than his vision for him. Maxi Moralez and Alexandru Mitrita have both struggled with injuries this year. Rotation happens throughout a long season, and sometimes people need to fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n<p>But Deila had a chance Tuesday to define Ring\u2019s position \u2014 or at least bring some clarity to it. What he did instead was admit he will continue using him in a variety of roles, many of which don\u2019t particularly suit him.<\/p>\n<p>Deila has his reasons for playing Ring on the left \u2014 his disenchantment with Mitrita\u2019s work rate namely \u2014 and has grown to like the defensive midfield pairing of Keaton Parks and Sands, who primarily played center back last season. That has left Ring most often playing as a No. 8 this season (10 times), a less unfamiliar role but one he still doesn\u2019t view as his best.<\/p>\n<p>And so Ring has been thrust into the unenvious pickle of being a captain without a fixed position, a player too good and too respected to leave out of the lineup but one who is forced to make sacrifices for the team within it. That Deila is still figuring out how best to use the team\u2019s captain is as big a problem as the minutiae of Ring\u2019s lacking attacking output.<\/p>\n<p>On that end, however, Ring has unsurprisingly underwhelmed going forward. Though he\u2019s scored three goals this season and his work rate will keep him in Deila\u2019s good graces, he\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/64e81410\/New-York-City-FC-Stats\">just ninth on the team in shot-creating actions per 90, <\/a>per FBref (excluding Joe Scally and Gedion Zelalem who have both played less than 90 minutes), and is seventh in expected assists, behind players like Mitrita and Jesus Medina with far fewer minutes. And <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justeatup\/status\/1305218006319067138\">fans<\/a> have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dzeko9115\/status\/1305264632672780288\">taken<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orivdon\/status\/1305494525477974016\">notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Ring\u2019s attacking numbers are impacted by his time <em>not<\/em> spent on the wing or at the No. 10, but that\u2019s precisely the point. Deila shouldn\u2019t expect a natural holding midfielder to produce like he\u2019s not one, especially when his position changes are so sporadic.<\/p>\n<p>Sands\u2019 and Parks\u2019 emergence has undoubtedly created a conundrum for Deila, but constantly switching around Ring and making him a victim of his versatility isn\u2019t good for anyone. Put him in a midfield three, restore him to being one of two No. 6s, or even him use him off the bench if it\u2019s not the right game for him.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t expect Ring to be something he\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_promise_for_the_Red_Bulls\"><\/span>New promise for the Red Bulls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Red Bulls\u2019 new designated player Dru Yearwood is impressing early on, with his latest start against Cincinnati a nice glimpse into his game. In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/matches\/8be6a1e9\/New-York-Red-Bulls-FC-Cincinnati-September-19-2020-Major-League-Soccer\">that match<\/a>, Yearwood was second on the team in successful dribbles (2), joint-second in shot-creating actions (2), and joint-second in pressures (16). He\u2019s a good bet to start again on Wednesday against Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Yearwood was purchased by New York from Brentford, a club in England\u2019s second tier with a fantastic scouting record and a keen eye for talent. If Yearwood\u2019s performance against Cincinnati can be repeated, he\u2019ll be a good fit for the Red Bulls: a midfielder capable of creating, but also equipped with the graft so important to New York\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on this 20 year-old Briton.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/23\/nycfc-has-an-alex-ring-problem-to-solve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#NYCFC has an Alex Ring problem to solve&#8221; If you want to watch Movies or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com What is Alex Ring\u2019s best position? 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