Sentences with phrase «ability as a target man»

Nevin reckons that having Giroud as the centre forward is the way, as his ability as a target man gets the whole team further forward and that allows more space for the German play maker to work his magic.

It is games like this in which the talents of Giroud can be most useful, as we can use the width of the pitch and get balls in the box to exploit his size and power in the air, while his strength and ability as a target man to hold the ball up and bring other players around him into the game is a huge weapon.

That is one of the reasons why I think Arsene Wenger should start with Olivier Giroud in the centre forward role, as this sort of game really suits his strength, link play and ability as a target man.

Not exact matches

Williams is a 6» 10, 240 - pound big man who projects as a quality shot blocker and lob target thanks to his 7» 4 wingspan and elite leaping ability.

He is good but given that the focal point of the attack for Arsenal is Giroud, he won't fair well, I've always said if you where to give our «wingers» artistic license to play as inside forwards instead of on the overlap trying to cross it in to Gioud they will be a he'll of a lot better, Walcott and Ox preseason and Campbell world cup and Alexis Sanchez Copa America and now Gnabry are all self evident having a deep lying forward / target man is impeding their ability to perform well because there spending 70 % of the time trying to cross instead of run at opponents

Although not a prolific goalscorer, his imposing stature and keen ability both in the air and on the floor as a target man brings the rest of Spartak's experienced and talented attack into the game.

While Giroud may not really have the pace or the guile, what he does have is the ability to play as a target man.