Sentences with phrase «as centre backs»

Credit has to go to Icardi here also as both centre backs are drawn to him as he drops deeper creating the space in behind for his teammate to exploit.

Barca will use Mathieu, Pique as centre backs and Alves alongside Alba.

Total rubbish, it's a pity Arsenal fans can not see the errors of Koscielny and Mustafi as centre backs.

Just maybe an offer has been made and that is why wenger resorted to playing monreal and kolasnic as centre backs to see if they could cope?

It was the first game of the season and had two left backs playing as centre backs.

I think Wenger will use Koscielny (when he comes back) and Coquelin together as Centre Backs And Xhaka wil replace Coquelin in midfield

For over a decade fans journalists and ex players can see our weaknesses, that we need a defensive midfielder and better centre halfs what does wenger do play left backs as centre backs and keep signing attacking midfielders the man has lost it

With Maitland - Niles not being experienced enough, Debuchy injured and Jenkinson not capable, I'd play Gabriel at right back, Mustafi and Koscielny as the centre backs and Monreal as the left back.

Eleny and Monreal were terrible today as Centre Backs.

It may also be beneficial for Coquelin's playing time, to keep training as a centre back during pre-season because otherwise he may find himself dropping down the pecking order in a jam packed midfield.

I believe that Calum Chambers will be a centre back, more than a right back and I want to develop him more as a centre back — even a central midfielder.

He's so composed on the ball it's unreal for someone so young and so new to the club, especially as he wasn't really played as a centre back before.

Why play a French international right back as a centre back And put a young centre back in the making as a right back.

Style of Play / Strengths and Weaknesses: Known for his defensive abilities, Kolasinac is a versatile player who started his career as a centre back.

«I still see myself as centre back and maybe a holding central midfielder.

So you are telling me for next season you have full faith in Calum Chambers abilities as centre back and you believe that per will not get slower and less response..

this is just because AW is a stubborn creature and will not change a lot of things but i would trust Ox with the DM role... But if i was choosing, i would go with following UNPOPULAR pattern... damn right Debuchy has proved all you guys wrong and just had one of his best outings for Arsenal — As a centre back!!!!

Tactically speaking if you don't make a tackle as a centre back and if you don't make any last ditch tackles it makes you a good centre back.

The focus of his attentions are players such as Centre back Nirmal Chettri and Syad Rahim Nabi, who rather than play for a club side, have elected to sign for IMG - R and take part in the new IPL Style tourament.

I am f*cking done with Wenger!!!!! How can you play Monreal as a centre back against bony and gomis??????? Merson is so damn right, Wenger is tactical f*cking clueless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bielik looks like he's playing as a centre back tonight like he did in the last couple of matches.

He either plays as the centre of a 3 with Mustafi and Kos either side of him or as a holding CDM when we play with 4 at the back.Wenger must never play him as a centre back in a 4.

Midfielders playing as centre back, wingers playing as full back.

Mourinho used him as a left back and Conte as a centre back.

A defensive midfielder at Liverpool played as a centre back at Barcelona with overwhelming success.

The Polish international midfielder, who can also play as a centre back, has so far impressed the coach of Birmingham football club, Gianfranco Zola, who has praised him severally in the past, to the high heavens!

Debuchy best games for us has been as centre back.

Although that would surprise me because mert has a fantastic partnership with Koscielney & I'm not sure if Howedes is a massive upgrade as a centre back to mert.

Keown played in this role also as well as centre back..

The feeling is that their new manager and our old pal Jose Mourinho is not sure about the Dutchman as a centre back and even though Blind himself has declared himself happy to wait and see what happens, he could find himself being pushed out of Old Trafford this summer.

One massive plus point about the Holland international is his versatility, which along with his technical ability allows him to play as a left back or central midfielder as well as a centre back and we know that Wenger likes a utility player or two.

We have let in four goals in two games just because of Wenger's stubborn insistence on playing Nacho Monreal as a centre back.

Nacho as a centre back?

He has enjoyed a rich vein of form and has been one of our most dependable players this season, featuring in large spells as a centre back.

They bought Rojo, but he's actually a left back, even though he figured as a centre back last year for sporting.

A left back as a centre back, a winger as a right wing back, was it kronke or gazidis that picked a forward who missed chance after chance in our previous match over our record signing striker?

He's ideally being used as a centre back or defensive midfield, but havent been given that many opportunities to impress.

Just as no centre back will be deemed as exciting enough to be considered for the Golden Ball, neither will Muller.

Keeping Jenks is a no brainer, he would make a good pairing with Bellerin and do not forget he started as a centre back so he could also cover this position.

Nothing against Monreal, but he's a left back, he shouldn't have even been considered as a centre back.

(as centre back) he's never gonna be there dm.

In terms of the league the biggest issue for me was having to play Monreal as a centre back for so long & Flamini as a DM not quite up to arsenal standards these days.

the only players that are better than him in seria a as a centre back is chiellini, bonucci, benatia

Koscielny and Mustafi in particular are injury prone and Monreal (in my opinion) can not play as centre back in a back four.

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.

Behind Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Alex Song as a centre back at the club; Bartra is seeking more first team football and is not content with playing for the B side in Barcelona.

Why is it that Chelsea your model club has two 19 year olds with zero epl experieence as centre back ups?

Not sure about Elneny as a Centre back either.

Do Anfield supporters think that Turner is good enough to consider as a centre back signing?

The 22 year old adaptable performer can play as a centre back or on the left side of a back four has been in fine form this season and has earned his first full Spanish national team cap as a result.