Sentences with phrase «central defence out»

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With Arsenal already looking as short as a sausage dog in defence, with Gabriel and Per Mertesacker ruled out for quite a while, not even Arsene Wenger would think it was a good idea to let one of the few central defensive options left at the Emirates leave the club, whether om a temporary or permanent basis.

Toffees captain Phil Jagielka misses out as Manchester United's Phil Jones takes his place in central defence, whilst new # 16m Arsenal signing Danny Welbeck is also absent after picking up an ankle injury in training.

We didn't get burned down that wing because Bellerin is in his position, Mustafi and the lads are in theirs, with Iwobi being the first line of defence out wide, Welbeck similar on other side but came central more.

Sonko will fight it out with Abdoulaye Faye, Leon Cort and Ryan Shawcross for a place in the Stoke central defence and it's clear that Tony Pulis is looking to create competition for first XI positions.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

There are a couple of surprises on the bench though, as with Mathieu Debuchy ruled out due to an injury niggle I thought the boss would go with Chambers to cover both right back and central defence.

The general impression is that our full backs are performing average, our central defence is nothing but decent, our midfield is non existent, and all our forwards besides Lukaku are bang out of form.

We have Debuchy, Sanchez, Ramsey, Wilshere, Campbell, Rosicky, Chamberlain, Walcott, Welbeck... All these players have pace and work rate, as well as technical skill, but we can't tell them to press high when they lose the ball or to bring chaos to the opponent's defence because not only do we lack cover in midfield and central defense, we also play them out of position.

It meant that Arsenal not only missed out on having a well recognised central defender against Liverpool, but that the Gunners were also largely unprepared in defence against Leicester as well.

then if there is money you buy lemar from Monaco # 27m then buy Gibson # 25m from Sunderland to help for our central defence if there is any injury check it out all will cost # 135m.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

He should have came out and said yes it was a mistake to use two fullbacks in central defence.

We also needed someone else to help out in central defence, starting the season with Koscielny banned, Mustafi unsettled, Mertesacker on his final year is not good planning, players often take a few months or a year to settle down anyway.

The midfielder is able to play out wide or in central defence, but is most adept to playing just in front of the defence, but has been improving his play up the pitch this season also.

If West Ham can keep it tight in defence and in central midfield then they have the potential to hurt Watford on the break and from set pieces; thus I will stick my neck out and go for an encouraging 2 - 1 victory.

As early as the sixth minute of the match, Stewart Downing made a central run in behind the defence from wide right, picked out by Gerrard.

We are often out - muscled and don't look anywhere near commanding enough in central defence.

Wenger is keen to further add to his back line this summer, but central defence is likely to be the Frenchman's priority after Per Mertesacker was ruled out until 2017.

Antonio Conte's biggest move last time out was to drop David Luiz from the side, claiming after that he'd finally picked his first choice trio in central defence.

Hammill establsihes himself as a fantastic central midfielder; our new manager get's the best out of Milijas; Roger Johnson loses the captaincy and Berra rightfully gets the nod ahead of him, playing with Stearman in the centre of defence while Bassong slots in at left back.

Conte will have to make one change to his defence since captain and central defender John Terry has been ruled out of with an ankle injury suffered in last week's draw at Swansea.

The problem is that all of our central defenders are of the other type — the sweep up and play out of defence type (no2, for the purpose of this discussion).

The full backs will generally be wide around the halfway mark while the Center Backs and Central Midfielders will form a box bringing the ball out of defence.

Zakaria, who rose through the youth ranks at Swiss side Servette, started out as a striker and was brought back to defence before finding his current position in central midfield.

He struggled to find his feet in the first two years at the club, a situation not helped by Wenger ping - ponging him between central midfield and defence, and after a difficult outing against Fulham in 2006 he was loaned out to Charlton for the rest of the season.

Likewise, the defence may not see any chances from the midweek League Cup outing, and Calum Chambers, Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding are very much certain to start in central defence.

Finally, loaning out 21 - year - old central defender Nikita Chernov to surprise package FC Ural was a puzzling decision, especially considering the age of CSKA's central defence and given that Chernov has featured regularly for Ural in their ascent to the upper echelons of the RFPL.

From Tony Pulis» rough and tumble early years all the way through to Mark Hughes» revolution, Shawcross has been a mainstay in central defence and carved out a reputation at one of the Premier League's most consistent performers.

Whether it's whipped crosses from out wide, defence - splitting passes from deep, little dinks over the top from central areas or curling free - kicks, the Kobe - native is capable of every trick in the book.

Club captain Cris returned to action and is expected to line - up in central defence against Madrid after two months out.

Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper have been solid partners in central defence and Luke Ayling has been better after getting caught out a few times during the run of poor form that Leeds endured earlier in the season.

So, Stone out till 2015, Barkley not ready to start training just yet, Mirallas out for a number of weeks, Howard flapping goals in, our central defence pairing acting like the Chuckle Brothers without the timing, Coleman and McCarthy doubtful for the next game at least, Lukaku looking more like a # 2.8 m player than a # 28m one, Osman and Pienaar looking like a shadow of their former selves, Everton outside the relegation zone by just two points.

Two of those signings started the match, with German International Per Mertesacker starting in central defence after the unfortunate injury to Thomas Vermaelen, ruling him out for around 2 months.

It's hard to fault Christiansen for the revolving door at central defence, where a good, consistent partnership can bring out the best in both defenders, something that Leeds had last year, but have been unable to have this year.

What did surprise me — as some critics were surprised at the instant use made of the long ball by a defence clearly under orders from the very start — was that when Wilshere came off, the man who substituted him was not another central midfielder but an out of form winger in Ashley Young.

United have Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling and Daley Blind as the experienced members of the central defence at the club and currently, Bailly is recovering from injury, meaning Tuanzebe is sixth choice in the squad, although he has played out of position but not regularly.

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Former Lib Dem Minister Vince Cable will join Shadow Defence Secretary Clive Lewis MP, Green MP Caroline Lucas, Tommy Sheppard MP of the SNP, and others at a sold out event of 1000 activists from all the progressive parties in central London.