Sentences with phrase «central defence with»

Loew is expected to pair up Hamburg's Jonathan Tah and Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi in central defence with Hector and Sebastian Rudy designated to the left and right fullback positions respectively.

Leon Balogun who has recovered from injury will continue in central defence with his regular partner William Troost - Ekong while Brian Idowu will retain his position in left - back.

Initially a defensive midfielder, Vincent shifted back into central defence with aplomb and became the figure around which successive Blues backlines have been built.

Improvement is inevitable for Gabriel who must do so to stand a chance in Brazil competitive (defensive) positions in central defence with the likes of Miranda, David Luiz and Marquinhos in contention.

Arsenal needed to strengthen and upgrade this summer, and by the looks of this graphic, it appears as though they are doing so in central defence with Mustafi likely to establish himself as the top - choice partner for Laurent Koscielny moving forward.

Not exact matches

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.

Everton have wasted little time in strengthening their central defence after agreeing a # 12m deal with Swansea for their captain Ashley Williams.

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 baWith 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 bawith 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.

Even with all of our injury problems in every area of the pitch but especially in defence and central midfield, Arsenal are finding a way to dominate games and more importantly, to win them.

In big games with two Koscielnys in central defence alongside Bellerin, Cech and Monreal, plus Xhaka covering them and even Elneny partnering him — that is a closed shop and when we nick a goal lead in a cup game we're going into the next round.

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.

He has formed a strong partnership with Silva in what is an impressive central defence.

But the BFG announced that this would be his last season as a player and we expected him to kept as a reserve while he learned his future coaching duties, but due to injuries and confidence issues with both Rob Holding and Calum Chambers, Wenger has had no choice but to keep Mertesacker in the first Starting XI, while Mo Elneny has had to cover in central defence for the reserves.

Why can't we use Per Mertesacker as Central Defender in 3 man defence??? We can not overlook that he was one of Main CB along with Koscielny....

In turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and summer signing Rob Holding in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfield.

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.

I also compare Chambers games as Central defender with his games in the right side of defence and I think he is a better Central Defender, more composed and assured in the Centre than on the right.

So it was great to have Koscielny back with Mertesacker in central defence and Wenger gave the back four some extra protection by playing Coquelin in midfield with Flamini.

All three signings would make perfect sense for Liverpool though in truth, with central defence, especially at left - back and midfield all needing reinforcements if the Reds are going to compete on various fronts as of next season.

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.

Things have got easier in central defence, with Holding - Kos - Mustafi looking like a good back 3, with back - up possibly coming from Chambers, Monreal, and Gabriel (Although that's not good enough if it's long - term injuries).

And the Gunners have been strongly linked with a transfer move for the 27 - year old, but with Arsene Wenger seemingly happy with his attacking options, at least for now, and the squad desperately needing cover in the areas of central midfield and defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.

So with one sub, Wenger could have solved the right back and central defence problems.

Still, drastic times call for drastic measures and it seems Klopp wants to come up with a better long - term plan for his central defence than to rely on either Lovren or experienced backup player Ragnar Klavan.

With Monreal and Debuchy continuing to stay on the sidelines, the Frenchman will have to continue with Kieran Gibbs and Callum Chambers at the full - back positions, while Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny will continue in central defeWith Monreal and Debuchy continuing to stay on the sidelines, the Frenchman will have to continue with Kieran Gibbs and Callum Chambers at the full - back positions, while Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny will continue in central defewith Kieran Gibbs and Callum Chambers at the full - back positions, while Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny will continue in central defence.

Confidence isn't achieved with Mertisacker in our defence, Coquelin in our central midfield and Giroud up front.

We should not read too much into the Liverpool game because both our regular central defenders were absent which made our boys to play with restraint fearing to expose the defence.

«We should not read too much into the Liverpool game because both our regular central defenders were absent which made our boys to play with restraint fearing to expose the defence», we don't score because our cbs, that is a good one, a pathetic good one.

Furthermore he should stick with the current system of three players in central defence.

We need to play with two central midfielders in front of defence.

PS how many times have we been undone this season with balls through to our central defence this season.

He had to marshal a makeshift back four in their European qualifier against Switzerland last night, with young Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah as his partner in central defence and Chambers did it well.

who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind in midfield and central defence..

Chambers has looked good at central defence, but with Mertesacker taking his rightful place, Arsenal's backline will be tested big time, during the coming weeks.

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

Wenger for year after long year has persisted, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, in the belief that no quality proper holding central midfielder with pace and power MUST sit in front of the defence at all times, and particularly so when away at tough away grounds.

Holding and Mustafi will grow with more EPL experience next season, and if Koscielny can keep his legs for a couple more years until a suitable successor steps - up, that's a good central defence.

However, with Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny having a great understanding in central defence and Calum Chambers showing great ability as long with his versatility, there is a feeling that Wenger is not looking to add a real top quality defender to the Arsenal squad.

The main problem for me is our tactics; central midfielders occupying wing positions with wingers on the bench, no runners ever in behind the opposition defence, passing football with no end product, nobody driving forward at pace with the ball, instead opting for a sideways or backwards pass and an overall lack of counter attacking, penetrating play.

In central defence, the natural choices would be Koscielny, Mustafi, Holding and Gabriel, with the options on the left being Monreal and Kolasinac and the options on the right being Bellerin and Oxlade - Chamberlain, if he counts as a defender under the new system.

So with that being said, I would really like to see Koscielny partnering Gabriel in central defence when Steve McClaren brings his Newcastle team to the Emirates.

The Gunners require defensive reinforcements having started with Rob Holding and Callum Chambers in central defence against Liverpool yesterday.

His new side went onto lose that match 4 - 3, but he was not blamed as being central to the result, and has since shown he is more than competent in defence with two impressive displays alongside Laurent Koscielny.

The host started with a 3 -4-2-1 formation leaving three men in central defence.

Another easy decision in central defence, with Chelsea star John Terry undoubtedly the superior player in a battle with Chris Smalling.

With a lack of depth and quality in other departments, namely central defence and midfield, perhaps they'd be better served looking elsewhere for a marquee signing.

Chelsea sold Ricardo Carvalho to Real Madrid in the summer, and with Alex recovering slowly from his knee problem, there could be more games yet with Paulo Ferreira in central defence alongside Branislav Ivanovic.

Because of all the injury problems which have left the boss with little option in central midfield or the back four, Wenger has at least got two first choice full backs in Kieran Gibbs and Mathieu Debuchy, with Calum Chambers set yto partner Mertesacker in the centre of our defence.

Although in their first season, Mustafi is vocal, while Xhaka is central enough on the pitch to communicate well with both attack and defence.