Sentences with phrase «other centre backs»

In comparison to our other centre backs, he made 31 blocks over the course of the season (the most in the Bundesliga last season) 10 more than our highest Jan Vertonghen.

Bellerin, Chambers, Holding, Monreal Give youth a chance for gods sake.Our other centre backs are passed their best and in the case of Mustafi he is simply bang average.

If Gabriel Paulista does leave Arsenal this summer due to his likely becoming surplus to requirements at Arsenal which himself might have sensed, apart of the 4 specialist defenders of: Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi and holding who have been regularly manning the Arsenal back three line of recent, other centre backs like Mertersacker & Chambers, and defensive wingbacks of Bellerin, Kolasinac, and the defensive midfielders of Elneny & Niles, can all also play as centrebacks in a back three or back four denfese - line whenever the need arised.

Per brought stability and organization to our defence, thus brought the best out of our other centre backs.

Losing Mustafi is a blow but we have other centre backs to cover, but that left wing back role is not so easy to fill and maybe the Gunners would revert to a back four with Bellerin and Monreal as the full backs if Kolasinac was not fit.

This movement by Harry Kane and also the player, Dele or Eriksen, being marked by the other centre back unhinged Stoke's back line.

If I still haven't convinced you, then watch a video of Wigan's two games against Chelsea — I would doubt that any other centre back in the league could accomodate Didier Drogba as easily as Bramble did at the Bridge.

Not exact matches

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But the truth is that we're different, we'll always be different, and so we seek each other out, like an elusive balance, holding each other's life steady, you pull me back to Centre and I like to think I pull you towards my own Centre, we're finding some core thing here.

The married couple who don't come out of themselves and live both for each other and for their children, will sink back into themselves, back into their more and more separate selves; and the few children they may have will be even more self - centred, and even more alone.

And, third, the reason - centred reflectivity of the enlightenment, which lead to the blossoming of a spirit of critical reconstruction within traditional religions.3 Hindu representatives who found themselves at the locus of these dynamics had to advocate for their traditional religion and talk - back to the western imperialists in order to undercut missionary interpretation of Hinduism, deny the silence of the eastern Other and engage in a process of re-presenting their own faith tradition in a changing world.

Look around other teams and tell us how many centre backs they have.

Our Big Effin» German turned 30 years old a couple of weeks ago, but Arsenal should still get plenty of service out of him at centre back, where age does not tend to cut a player's career off quite as soon as other outfield players.

But with 5 dependable centre backs and some other squad players who can fill in if the need arises, we can pull it off successfully.

However, another player Wright mentioned in the interview was the Southampton and Netherlands centre back Virgil Van Dijk and he is still available, especially after the news reported by The Mirror and others today that the Dutchman has handed in a transfer request and released a statement making his desire to leave the Saints crystal clear.

In an interview with the German press reported by Metro the Arsenal captain and centre back declared that next year would be his last as a player and that he will not be able to play regularly, so will Arsene Wenger just use him to give the other defenders like Mustafi, Koscielny and Holding a rest?

You could even say that we don't really have a concrete centre - forward any more, as while Sanchez is moving back into midfield to get the ball, then other players like Walcott, Ozil and the Oz are moving into the centre to replace him, like a rotating diamond formation.

With the news that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has rejected the chance to sign for Manchester United this summer, here's a look at five other top class centre - backs the club could consider signing, including some big names from La Liga, an exciting Brazilian youngster and one of the Premier League's top prospects also wanted by rivals Chelsea...

I am sure that they amount of work that Wenger's scouts did in the run up to buying Gabriel in January they must have identified many other possible centre - back targets that could replace our ageing BFG.

Giroud could get himself on a red hot scoring streak while all the other strikers at the club struggle to find the back of the net, thereby making the France international centre forward a key member of the first team that the boss could not, in all conscience, let go, but not many of us expect that to happen.

«If he can't find a certain type of goalkeeper for a specific price, or maybe a centre back or central midfielder, I don't think he'll get them, whereas other clubs will say «you know what, I'm going to pay the extra, I'm going to get them no matter what.»

If we get a top dm and top centre back I'd happily watch that team against any other.

When asked which areas he wanted to strengthen before the end of the transfer window, he replied: «No other specific areas [apart from centre back].

I bet No other team in the EPL will start the season with only one reliable centre back.

Haha and a new stadium as well too, with lots of car parks, sorry mate our midfield is well loaded barring any major injuries which of course as we know will most definetely happen, all we need is a world class striker (Admin * Cough - article *), centre back, maybe a winger and handle the two other positions which are not that neccesary but could be useful for rotation like the ospina back up position and getting an extra midfielder in Ngolo Kante I love his simplicity and his mobility much much much better upgrade to flamini

Perhaps it is the added pace of the Ox and with Alexis Sanchez on the other side that has convinced the boss to start with Giroud in the centre, or perhaps it is a reward for the way he has come back from that dip in form and scored vital goals from the bench.

I think Olivier's form will mean that Arsene Wenger will fail to consider leaving him out of the side this week, but I cant help but feel that Chelsea will be too comfortable defending against his style of play, while Alexis has proven to be able to pressure centre - backs like no other.

Chelsea's other centre - back option is January signing Matt Miazga, but the young American is unlikely to make his debut in such a high - profile event.

It did look as though the centre back and the other rested Gunners Nacho Monreal and Mathieu Flamini had more of a spring in their step.

monreal is not a centre back, bellerin should have played at right back while ox play d other wing

Carlo Ancelotti's apparent preference to play Sergio Ramos and Pepe at centre - back has seen the talented Frenchman's performances limited to 20 starts in La Liga this season, with another five games coming from the bench, largely due to the other two spending time out of the side injured.

The Centre - back position is a really hard one as Per annoys the hell out of me, but can we play Gabriel / Boss alongside each other without leaving ourselves very exposed as they both like to push on.

I wud rather shift all my focus at buying a centre back before considering other positions.

Imagine yourself: your centre of gravity shifting on skates, being pushed in a direction (the other angle shows Crosby shoves Giroux off) and then in a second realising you are on a collision course where your back is facing the person you are colliding with.

Arsenal on the other hand have Koscielny, one of the fastest centre backs around.

I really hope that Arsene Wenger's comments the other day about how hard it was to find good quality players available in the January transfer window, at the same time as praising the Arsenal left back Nacho Monreal on his ability to cover at the centre of defence does not mean that us fans are in for more frustration in the transfer market.

As long as the other first choice centre back Per Mertesacker has fully recovered from his illness as expected, then I think that we should not have any problem with Gabriel coming in.

The other two Frenchman to put pen to paper on new deals with Arsenal this week are the 31 - year old centre back Laurent Koscielny and the 25 - year old central midfielder Francis Coquelin.

The other big decision Wenger has made is to keep Monreal in the centre and use Chambers to replace Bellerin at right back.

Arsenal have four centre - backs plus others that can take that position.

Arsene Wenger has picked a fairly strong XI to start the game as well, with Per Mertesacker back at the centre of a back three after he missed the win over Bayern Munich the other day due to illness and he will have Monreal on the left of him with young Maitland - Niles on the right.

People complaining about chambers and him not being a player you win the league with need to compare him with other teams 4th choice centre back.

ultimately we need two big tacklers anchoring our midfield that can distribute like Busquets as EVERY other player other than our centre backs go forward with no regard.

Manchester United, meanwhile, have also been in the market for a defensive signing but whilst the report claims they are interested in the Mexican, other targets are higher up their wishlist including; Borussia Dortmund's centre back Mats Hummels.

We saw Sagna contribution when used as a centre back as well as chambers and perhaps other defenders in the side can get to adjust to the system.

Liverpool are now believed to be chasing the Saints right - back, leaving United to ponder two other options in that position, while three centre - backs are also being considered.

At times liv can have seven midfielders so i think it is important for Sanchez and other side to oftenly get in the space near corner flag as the wing backs will have to retreat from midfield making five at back but giving us space in the centre of park... Sanchez and hopefully Welbeck / Ox will have to be totally on there game.

I know there will be Arsenal fans out there screaming at me and saying that Arsenal must get a centre back, a defensive midfielder, a centre forward or a player in some other position where they see a weakness, but I do not agree that we really need anyone in any position.

I would like to highlight a more basic point regarding centre backs that I believe has been vividly demonstrated in this match and several others at the weekend.

Every Arsenal fan is waiting for some real transfer news telling us that the Gunners have secured the signature of a top defensive midfielder or a top - of - the - range centre - back, but instead we have seen Lukas Podolski move to Inter Milan, Benik Afobe sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and now Arsenal have confirmed that Yaya Sanogo has moved to the other side of the Thames to try and help Crystal Palace stay out of the relegation dogfight.