The phrase
"able deputy" means someone who can do a job or act as a substitute very well.
Full definition
Good enough to start the FA Cup final for Arsène Wenger, he is a more than
able deputy for Petr Čech, but now it seems his days at Arsenal are coming to an end.
With Luke Shaw sent off against West Ham for a quite needless second yellow, Rojo would be
an able deputy on the left side of defence — switching from the central role he played against the Hammers.
So all in all it is a question of having good / great players and
able deputies; specially for Arsenal where injuries is a top four opponent.
So I think that the Brazilian will be
an able deputy for the German.
Gabriel and Holding are
able deputies.
Reserve goalkeeper Valdes is yet to make his debut for van Gaal since signing an 18 month contract with the club to be
an able deputy to international teammate David de Gea.
Trent Alexander - Arnold and Andy Robertson are developing into key men at full - back, and in front of them on Tuesday, Wijnaldum proved
an able deputy for the suspended captain Jordan Henderson in the defensive midfield role.
The Darlington - born stopper, who joined United from Middlesbrough's Academy in 2013, proved to be
an able deputy, in his solitary appearance for the club and was beaten only by a late penalty in a 1 - 1 draw at Elland Road.
Victor Wanyama and Mousa Dembélé have formed an excellent partnership at the heart of Tottenham's midfield, while England regular Eric Dier is
an able deputy for either player.
Id personally keep Milner as hes
an able deputy to Henderson or Can if either one is out or during cup competition.
One of them will be
an able deputy to a new top stopper, but it is an area of the pitch that we have fallen behind on.
Asmir Begovic is
an able deputy for Courtois, but the Blues will still want their first choice stopper restored to the starting line - up for such a massive game.
That said, he is beginning to flourish in a new role as
an able deputy to the undisputed chief in Catalonia, Lionel Messi.
«I wish to commend the government of Ghana, the Honourable Minister of Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and
his able deputies for showing strong political will by reaffirming it's commitment towards Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) in setting up a whole secretariat to champion the course of Technical Education in Ghana» he said.