Sentences with phrase «central defensive options»

A move for a fresh central defensive option is perhaps hard to fathom given that Wenger only recently strengthened his squad in this area, with the January purchase of Gabriel Paulista, the Brazilian acting as a back - up for first choice pair Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker.

Wenger finds himself with a lack of central defensive options following the sale of Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona but will no doubt have been impressed by the immediate impact made by teenager acquisition Calum Chambers but is still looking to beef up numbers at the back.

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.

Mourinho has a number of central defensive options with the likes on John Terry, David Luiz, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic but may feel that Ramos would represent an improvement on those in his Blues armoury.

While City's captain is injured, City's central defensive options amount to Martin Demichelis, who is starting to age beyond the point of utility, Nicolas Otamendi, who is still adjusting to the Premier League, and Eliaquim Mangala, who might just be the most nervous - looking footballer in the Premier League.

City have now had Miranda scouted as a precursor to a potential January move, however, with Manuel Pellegrini potentially being convinced to move into the market for a new central defensive option as captain and defensive bedrock Vincent Kompany continues to suffer from successive injuries, curtailing his time in the team.

Kenny Dalglish is also keen to beef up his defensive options and given that Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Jamie Carragher are both over 30 and that Daniel Agger is plagued with knocks a move to bring in further central defensive options makes a great deal of sense and the Liverpool manager has identified Scott Dann as a potential target.

Louis van Gaal saw his senior central defensive options all struggle for form in 2014/15, with Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans all failing to impress, while new signing Marcos Rojo was still adapting to life in the English top tier.

Van Gaal knows de Vrij well from his time in charge of the Dutch national team set - up and the 23 - year - old could offer Man United a strong additional central defensive option.

Thus, the collective drop in form across most positions and lack of central defensive options notwithstanding, Liverpool have indeed improved their squad.

Louis van Gaal is keen to re-shape his Man United defence and as well as eyeing up a fresh central defensive option he will also hope to tempt Coleman into a move.

We do have our own injury problems and the latest one keeping Gabriel out of action means that Wenger has very few central defensive options, so the fact that our opponents have only one fit striker in Diafra Sakho is a massive boost.

Liverpool may well be seeking a fresh central defensive option but it's worth noting that they've kept things tight at the back of late, keeping three Premier League clean sheets on the trot.

Van Gaal has seen his senior defenders struggle for form, with the likes of Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans failing to impress, and as such the addition of a fresh central defensive option is key this summer though the Dutchman's interest in former Man City flop Stefan Savic may confuse many.

Wenger could well do with a fresh central defensive option and Hummels is arguably one of the best in his position across all of Europe.

Jagielka's exit will reduce Fabio Capello's central defensive options, particularly if he carries out his threat to select Manchester United's Phil Jones in midfield.

These include a new right - back, a central defensive option, a holding midfielder and a world class striker to add to the recently acquired Memphis Depay from PSV.

Our central defensive options are excellent while we have an abundance of midfielders who can play in multiple roles.