Sentences with phrase «central defender who»

The central defender who is in line for a call up to the Nigeria U20 team who are presently in camp ahead of the start of qualifiers for the 2019 African Youth Championship signed a five year deal with Rosenborg last month.

Took the position of the central defender who moved to cover full - backs when the opponent attacks down the flanks.

KD: Louis is a central defender who re-joined the club as an under 14 after a spell at Liverpool's academy.

Mulley has known Joshua since he was 15 years old, and The Hampton & Richmond Borough winger said Joshua was an imposing central defender who was also good as a striker during his teenage years.

Fergie has since made his peace with the central defender who was sold against the backdrop of dressing room revelations in his autobiography and doesn't mind admitting that he is still troubled by selling the big Dutchman.

Here was the real deal, a ball playing central defender who in time would certainly form the backbone of AS Roma's future.

Arda Turan may be the skipper of the side but it was the central defender who led by example and embodied the Turks» never - day - die attitude.

Ben Mee is an English central defender who currently plays for Burnley.

Proper central defender who's aggressive, reads the game well and leads his line.@talkSPORT ON AIR LIVE

Jose Mourinho was particularly critical over the fitness levels of both Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, and there is a sense that he is on the search for a new central defender who could adequately support Eric Bailly in the new league campaign.

Perrin is a central defender who can also play at full back and in defensive midfield.

He is with Rosenborg and not Lillestroem as earlier reported by this portal, and in our usual style we have obtained official pictures of the central defender who can also play in defensive midfield in the colours of Rosenborg.

Daley Blind has filled in ably this season but they hope to sign a new central defender who is equally comfortable in possession.

The Brazil international is a ball - playing central defender who can also move forward and help in attack.

Balazic is a towering central defender who came through the youth ranks at Benfica before making his name in his native country with Gorica.

And use the money saved on Lemar to strengthen CM we really need someone to play in Santi's place and maybe a strong central defender who can bring the ball out from the back.

In central defence Gabriel shown us what we have seriously been lacking, a central defender who can complement Kosh instead of Per met who, in my opinion has always been our weak link and liability in the centre of defence.

As a central defender who is only just 30 you will probably get 4/5 seasons so 25 million is about right.But until someone organises the defence it will make no difference

How about a central defender who is not afraid!

The Dutchman has reverted in recent weeks, however, a mistake that Neville believes is costing them as it encourages players to play the «safe» option to other central defenders who tend to be free:

Personally, I really like the idea of two quick, agile central defenders who are strong in the tackle and good with the ball at their feet.

Then we need TWO dominant central defenders who are error - free.

A team / squad is made up from many different parts, some industrious (Boyce, Bonds, Moncur), some that can run with the ball at pace (Sinclair, Devonshire), some sublime vision and skill (Brooking, Dickens, Brady) some goal scorers (Robson, Cottee, McAvennie, Dicanio, Kanoute, Ashton) Central defenders who can play out from the back, full backs who can bomb on and cover the midfield partner in front of them.

The Portuguese is not the most mobile and with James Collins likely to start, owing to injuries to Winston Reid (groin) and Angelo Ogbonna (knee), the Hammers have two central defenders who will not be comfortable being run at.

Not exact matches

Everyone n football and most of the same fans know Sanchez is our only player of quality, Henry said he is the only player who would get into the Spurs squad, and we play him with one hand tied behind his back on the left wing with effectively no existing central striker to worry defenders (unless you count Giroud as a central striker but I refuse to believe Giroud worries any central defender).

CB: While it's tempting to pick the reliable Phil Jones alongside Bailly, we've narrowly gone for Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta, who has taken to his new role as a central defender like a duck to water, pinging out some superb long balls and crosses from that position to pick up four assists already this season.

This would undoubtedly be a huge blow for United, who have little in the way of backup in this position, with central defender Marcos Rojo coming on as a substitute at the time.

Hangeland is into his sixth season at Craven Cottage and is a player who Fulham greatly rely upon at the back but if the American born central defender feels that QPR want him more than his current employers then perhaps a short move to Loftus Road could be a distinct possibility.

With van Gaal's attempts to bring in a new central defender proving unsuccessful thus far, Smalling, who signed a new deal with the club towards the end of last season, could potentially save his manager some money in the transfer market if he can seize the opportunity with both hands.

United are long - time admirers of the classy central defender, who would no doubt make a major upgrade on some of Louis van Gaal's current options in that part of the pitch, with players like Jonny Evans and Phil Jones struggling to impress on a consistent basis this season.

Kolasinac is a versatile defender who is mostly utilised at left - back, but is more than competent as a central defender or in midfield.

something new for sure will happen at the very least we will be getting new players the question being who...... a striker with 30 goals abomyang a central defender a midfielder new maneger who diago simone will do well with atlatico or lazio he is connected to them arsenal needs some one within its ranks some one connected to them But today we seen an ugly encounter were certain players should have had the red i think technology should come in to it and players should be disciplined after The premier league is a physical strong competition to win it you got to be very strong very accurate and very demanding and if you do not have the team to do it you do not win our team didn't live to exceptions of last season so there for changes will have to happen

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The midfielder — who has enjoyed a second incarnation as a central defender following Guardiola's guidance — is under contract until the end of the 2017 - 18 season.

The out of work manager claimed that we are in need of a new striker and a central defender, and named Romelu Lukaku as somebody who should be strongly considered.

How come the most of Arsenal supporters can see the obvious frailties in weegors choice of central defender but the man who is being paid 8 mill has no idea and his weegorites are still followers of his every word.

Mats Hummels (86)-- Also rated at 86 is Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels, who was linked with Manchester United this summer.

But then, Mark Hughes just has the face of a man who is, at all times, looking for a central defender.

If we manage to replace those who leave, as well as bringing in two top top world class striker + defensive midfielder / central defender, I'd say the squad is about good enough to take a dig at PL trophy and CL semi's.

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

WE need a solid, motivated, central defender, who can control the team (Captain?)

Weird, because there was a world class central defender that completed a transfer for # 30m this summer who's come out and said he'd have been open to joining Arsenal if we'd bothered to approach him.

A central defender to partner Alessio Romagnoli, a top creative midfielder and a striker to replace Bacca should all be on the agenda, and now it's a case of waiting to see who Montella and Co. prefer and who they can realistically sign.

Danny Drinkwater is their main central midfielder and Robert Huth is a veteran defender who tends to win almost every aerial battle he goes up for.

Garay performed exceptionally for Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was one of a number of central defenders available relatively affordably this summer who United passed on, but this report suggests that they could look to rectify that error by prising him away from the Russian league leaders in January.

I'm sure that Arsene demanded a central defender in the previous window, maybe even naming Jonny Evans as the player who would shore up his backline, and the necessary work wasn't put in to get the deal over the line.

It means that one of our current crop of central defenders will lose his place in the squad and here we will assess who is likely to fall down the pecking order.

A 4 -3-3 system is favoured by Barca, Real Madrid and Man City and Bayern, the top four teams in Europe.It suits the attacking philosophy of Arsene Wenger which is to his credit.Unfortunately we do not have the top quality defenders these teams have nor a dominant DM.Nevertheless it is the best system for our current team which is top heavy in attacking midfielders hence the need to play Ozil and Mik in wide positions.In my opinion the most balanced central midfield would consist of Elneny, Ramsay and Wilshere.Elneny was first class against Watford yet was left out against an average Milan side to accommodate the ever present Xhaka who will no doubt feature against CSK.

That, combined with two holding midfielder s who can't seem to stay in their own area, means that the central defenders are left isolated.

Merson made it perfectly clear where he thinks our biggest problem lies, with the Arsenal defence and more particularly with the Spanish left back Nacho Monreal who has recently gone from full back to the left sided one in a back three and even more recently as the central defender in that back line.