Sentences with phrase «by gallas»

Suarez is possibly fouled by Gallas but, again, it's by no means stonewall / clear - cut / bang - on / 100 %

Bolton keep whacking our players all the way but once they get whacked by Gallas, they are the one feeling scared.

Not exact matches

We don't want another William Gallas or Silvestre and I still can not forget his performance when Brazil were trashed by the Germans in the previous World Cup.

After running down his four - year contract at Arsenal, Gallas completed his London tour by signing for arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur where he also spent another four years of his career.

And just by coincidence I was channel surfing the other night and came across a PL review of the 2008 - 9 season (I think it was that season) and watched Cech flap at a cross letting in Gallas behind for us to win 1 - 0.

«Whether it was me or whether it was someone else, he has always had a go at his players,» Gallas told SFR Sport, as translated by the Metro.

Thiery Henry, Gallas and Patrick Vierra at different fora had thumbed down the training given by Wenger compared to that of Pep and Mourinho.

William Gallas helped France qualify by scoring the decisive goal in their 1 - 1 extra-time draw with Ireland, heading home from one yard out in characteristic fashion after ex-Arsenal captain Thierry Henry's clear handball.

Arsenal reject David Bentley's incredible opener was cancelled out by Mikael Silvestre before half - time and Arsenal then established a 3 - 1 lead with further goals from William Gallas and Adebayor.

Strong performances by Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and William Gallas were overshadowed by the lacklustre efforts of Tomas Rosicky, Samir Nasri, Eduardo and Aaron Ramsey as the effects of the international break well and truly took their toll on the team.

Even in retrospect, it is hard to understand how he condemned a plainly struggling centre back in William Gallas to persevere for the whole Wembley match, having been almost contemptuously brushed aside by Didier Drogba, who scored that first Chelsea goal.

96 Comments Uncategorized Tagged: Arsène Wenger, Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas, Gallas, Koscielny, Scharzer, Sol Campbell, Summer signings, Transfers Permalink Posted by Rasp

i again toure is one of the last 2 of the invincibles and a world class player who has the ability to play in various places and is better than both gallas and senderoloser i am sorry but biachin at toure does nt help the stories are all lies u would think that fans would know toures personality by now this is the same guy who said that he wanted to finish his career at arsenal

Toure struggled with malaria, Silvestre starting the season the treatment table, Djourou and Gallas both endured knee problems while Sagna spend time in and out of the side and Clichy's season was cut short by a back problem.

Either Djorou (who is actually a holding midfielder by trade) needs to be given a season to prove himself alongside Gallas or we need to bring in a replacement.

Willam Gallas and Kolo Toure have always struggled to click, Johan Djourou and Philippe Senderos are not quite ready while Alex Song continues to be referred to as a midfielder by the manager.

As it is with Senderos desperate for football to make Switzerland's World Cup squad and Thomas Vermaelen, William Gallas, Mikael Silvestre and new boy Sol Campbell standing in the way, it would have been harsh by Arsene Wenger to stop the defender from leaving.

The Beef Bagel «Arsenal will of course point to their â $ œwe only fielded the kidsâ $ theory, but of course, Mr Wenger reneged somewhat upon his faith in his youngsters, by enhancing them with regular first teamers Sagna at right back, skipper Gallas next to Hoyte, Hleb on the right wing and remaining players who have all got first team experience.

Today, the Guardian has a report by Dominic Fifield where he states «Wenger's players have been guilty of similarly ugly challenges, not least when Bolton's Mark Davies was seriously injured by William Gallas last season».

Whether it was a product of a lack of cover from the midfield by Denilson (who otherwise played quite well, mind you) or the return of the Toure - Gallas combination in central defence I don't know.

58 Comments Uncategorized Tagged: Arsène Wenger, Arsenal, English Premier League, Gallas, Manchester City FC, Maroune Chamakh, Nik Bendtner, Sol Campbell, Transfers, World Cup Permalink Posted by kelsey

Song, arguably our most improved player is on 4 yellow cards and we should ensure that he doesn't miss the Chelsea game.The partnership of Gallas and Vermaelen is outstanding, yet one can not expect them to play in every game, and it is in that are we are weak in cover.With regards to the full back situation, perm any two from four, that is Clichy, Gibbs, Eboue, Sagna and even Traore they are attacking wing backs and are always at risk on the quick counter attack by the opposition.Almunia still doesn't impress me and his command of his area is still indecisive and he is still vulnerable to letting goals in, especially to his near post.Wenger being Wenger, I doubt he will buy in January, and it is a pity we didn't go for Given months before he joined City, when he was available for a comparatively cheap price.This new diamond shape or 4 -1-4-1 is working well and we have an abundance of quality to interchange, which bemuses the opposition more often than not.We have every chance this year, and we are also being helped by the fact that the other so called big four sides are showing their vulnerability.A couple of decent signings, not squad players in January, and hopefully we are in the mix.

«It was a wonderful goal by William Gallas to win it and the celebrations showed the strong spirit of the team.

Koscielny is just superb.This guy would be hailed as the best defender in the league so far if he was playing for the manures.Is positioning is awesome, hes athletic and 100x better in the air than gallas was and will ever be.A few seasons ago we would have been playing silvestre in his position and there is no comparison.I hope he maintains this momentum because i believe for once in 5 years we have a defender who can stick to drogba like a couple dancing to dancehall.I cant believe pundits were expecting us to spend in excess of 17m just for an english player.Another astute business by mr AW

By positional definition William Gallas and Thomas Vermaelen are central defenders.

It set a new standard for Chelsea in the Premier League era, a high bar for clean - sheet keeping subsequently reached by the team in which Gallas won league titles and now with Antonio Conte's side on its current run of form.

We all fondly remember Gallas, our captain, sitting on his French tuff in a Gallic huff after the Birmingham game where Eduardo was taken out by a brutal and certainly ill - advised tackle from Taylor.

Reports of a training ground bust up with Gallas, followed by an apparent transfer request, and the constant # 8m links to Manchester City suggest that Toure feels it is time to move on.

To say that Gallas was not interfering with play is incorrect because he capitalised on the intervention made by Djourou.

How we could have done with Coruluka as cover, Bassong pace when only Ledley and Gallas are fit, Pav to create that spark, by shooting at any site he had on goal, Pieaner oh my god what a miss, if only Harry had put an arm round his shoulders like Moesey.

Gallas gets another and still only 1 goals has been scored by a striker in our 12 goals so far lol.

In an online poll by LHDcarsupermarket.com, footballer Mario Balotelli's camouflage - wrapped Bentley Continental Supersports has been voted as the flashiest footballer's car ever, coming out ahead of William Gallas's chrome Mercedes McLaren SLR, and Cristiano Ronaldo's Bugatti Veyron.