Sentences with phrase «second second striker»

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Lukaku scored on both the 13th and 39th minute for Belgium before Chelsea's striker Michy Batshuayi (currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund) and Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne scored in the second - half to seal a 4 - 0 win for Roberto Martinez's side.

Edinson Cavani will likely be the number one choice in attack but, whether as a partner or a second - choice striker, there's no better time to stake a claim for a key role in the Uruguay squad.

Not only Juve don't need Giroud because they have Higuain, Dybala, AND Mandzukic, but there's absolutely no way Wenger will allow his second choice (at the moment) striker leave in the middle of the season.

I keep getting surprised when people talk about our «striker crisis» and we need world class this and world class that — Alexis has scored more goals this season as wide second striker than Chelsea's main man Costa.

I see Poldi's best position as a second striker, but unfortunately Arsenal doesn't play a 2 man forward lineup, hence there's no way we can bring the best out of him unless we drastically alter our style of play.

I think this happened to Giroud because he is just a second - option striker now, so it might affect his confidence badly.

how many times have we see him playing with disdain losing the Ball and not doing any effort to recover, how many assists never mind goals has he offered lately (b4 injury), ask why Le Fraud doesn't change him for a SUB because is pitiful watching him play...... even the Donkey Giroud (second class striker) compensates his lack of ability by working hard on the field.....

The 18 - year - old striker suffered suspected ligament damaged just seconds into Saturday's 1 - 0 Premier League defeat at Manchester United.

Walcott can be second / third striker as Wenger harps about.

Graham hit the post seconds later and the striker then also blazed wide with the goal at his mercy.

In - form Tottenham striker Harry Kane made his senior England bow over the weekend, scoring his first goal only 80 seconds after coming on as a substitute.

I think it's because of how difficult it would be to find a second choice striker better than Giroud.

Dennis was never play as winger, hes play as striker, and later as second striker, even as attaking middlefield.

as a striker i would rather use Akpom who is familiar with the team then buy someone not proven second rate and spend Arsens money sorry Arsenals money

He needs to get closer to Alexis, or whoever is in and around the box, he needs to play as a second striker, the way most do when behind the front man.

We can get let's say rues and keep giroud as our main striker with welbeck as second choice.

If Welbeck is fit (knee) then he should start as striker and maybe replace him Giroud in the second half.

so wet people say we finished second, it was a great position, but don't be lulled into a false sense of security, we finished second as we were not quite as crap as the others... last year was our best chance to win the premiership... without investment, and a CB and striker, we will not finish in the top 3 this year

If the altercation had been seen by the referee, Mike Dean, and he had deemed it worthy of a dismissal, it would have left Alan Pardew's side with only nine men for the remainder of the game, as striker Glenn Murray had already received his second yellow after scoring two of the Eagles» goals in the encounter.

I don't see Benteke as a suitable partner for our second striker Alexis.

Pavon can play both wings and as second striker when we need it.

If the first was taken well by our new striker, through the keeper's legs, his second was better as he leaped onto a defensive mistake to outmuscle and outrun Melo before producing a cool finish.

Walcott was always effectively our second striker and came inside nearly all the time — things have moved on and we have some bloke called Alexis who presently performs this role.

In the build - up to the game, manager Roy Hodgson had confirmed that the Tottenham striker would make his first start for the side, after the 21 - year - old scored within eighty seconds of his debut from the substitute's bench against Lithuania last week.

Eduardo was a great shout for second choice striker, wouldn't mind a fit Eduardo now to be honest.

In a disappointing start to the defence of their crown, the Blues twice surrendered the lead at Stamford Bridge and also finished the game with ten - men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was shown a straight red card following a challenge on Swans striker Bafetimbi Gomis early in the second half.

there are second tier strikers and midfielders from South America and Africa who would have forced such a deal.

Liverpool are said to be lining up a bid for Aston Villa striker Darren Bent who is said to be nearing a full recovery from an ankle injury that has kept him sidelined for much of the second half of the current campaign.

Everton striker Samuel Eto'o has scored his second of the game in the Premier League clash with Burnley in stunning fashion, but it is worrying times for the hosts.

if Wenger manages to sign Benz than we will have second best striker in league, behind Aguero.

Antonio Conte has endured a difficult star to his second season at Stamford Bridge, with the Italian having to deal with striker Diego Costa's antics as the player looks to leave the club after going AWOL as per the Sun, as well as the Blues losing their opening Premier League fixture to minnows Burnley.

nope its just that if we play with giroud we should have another second striker or sanchez has to do that more..

Wenger overworks our strikers asking them to defend and playing one CF. even the great Hendry had a second striker in Wiltord and Bergkamp to help out.

Which would mean us very solid in deed if we can get a top striker, to go along with Giroud as second choice.

JustArsenal were not around then and I wish they were, because Walcott played pretty much every game as a second striker with Adebayor or Bendtner... that was A LOT of games to prove himself a striker.

After spending weeks on the sidelines with an injury, Liverpool striker Philippe Coutinho made his return in style, banging in an early second - half goal to equalize an FA Cup replay with West Ham United.

So as i see we have great (if not the best in the world with bayern) creative midfielders in the world but we just have to goal scorers (alexis and giroud) so these two platers that supposed to score the goals for us must be catogery A + We are having one in alexis but the second scorer and he is even important as he is our striker is not an A + not even A I love this guy called giroud he always gives his best but just his abilities are nit good enough we simply need an A + and he will score for fun for us

Our second signing of the January transfer window, Auba is one of the world's most highly - rated strikers.

But i do not think any team in the world now will do that knowing well in advance about the injury of the second striker.

Then a whole seasons experience with 30 + year old pros and a manager with over 40 years experience and off the back of a cup performance in which he dueled with the toughest striker around and didn't come off second best, he comes off all that yet he lacks confidence, plus he's second guessing his choices and doesn't look as fit as when we first signed him.

May be as a second striker and his defenetly good enough for 4th spot, it's not his fault if Arsen thinks his the man for the job, I feel sorry for him strikers one level above him earn twice as much as him

Leicester are champions because they would've sat on the one goal lead, then letting one player along with their striker break quickly for a second one.

We go to town on OG but we have 2 wide / second strikers in TH14 and AS17 who have league goal / game ratios of 0.41 and 0.44 respectively over the last 3 seasons.

Sometimes it looks like hes reacting to his own touch as hes not quite sure where ball will end up, he gets away with it at times with reactions being quick but every second for a striker really matters and the first touch gives you that time.

He must improve in the second stage of the season if he is to have any hope of being our first choice striker.

Giroud as I keep saying, he should be our second substitute Striker.

Podolski is not a winger or natural wide player — he is a second striker and therein lies the problem as we don't play a system to use him properly.

French publication L'Equipe insist that the Frenchman won't be able to be accommodated as a second striker, and will be forced to play wide of the Gabon international, but he will have to vie with Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for a starting spot in the starting XI.

Rooney may have gotten the second goal, but he's certainly nowhere near England's first choice striker.

an hes a second striker anyway, at 10 million hes given us an excellent return.