Sentences with phrase «centre back partnership»

The realisation that Arsenal could line up with the same centre back partnership this weekend has got fans feeling pretty gloomy to say the least.

Spurs look to have a very promising centre back partnership on their hands.

Coming to the centre back partnership, if you watched the match you must have notice that on a number of occasions Kos and Gabriel went for the same ball creating potentially dangerous situations for the team.

We do not have the centre back partnership or strikers to win the league and we will struggle to get a top four because we haven't strengthened like every other club.

He and Chambers could form the best centre back partnership over the next decade.

With no centre back partnership in place at this place in pre-season, the Blues are looking for someone to come in and create competition, so someone can standout and earn their place.

Their centre back partnership features a 36 years old Ricardo Carvalho and Aymen Abdennor.

Didn't he put the best centre back partnership (as declared by most of the fans) Gabriel and Koscielny??

He's one half of the world's best centre back partnership at the young age of 21.

The former Everton man forged an excellent centre back partnership with Vincent Kompany, forcing Kolo Toure out of the picture, and young Serbian signing Matija Nastasic may still be some way off a first team starting role for the Premier League title holders.

Although not being entirely convinced by Chamber's performances, I must admit when Arsenal signed Rob Holding in the summer I did see a future of Chambers and Holding being that centre back partnership for many years to come.

I believe Gabriel will hold his place for the forthcoming QPR match, and given another successful performance we could see the formation of a new, more balanced centre back partnership.

Not exact matches

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This season we've seen the French centre back strike a very good partnership with German international Shkodran Mustafi.

The rugged France - born Congo defender was a bargain after impressing on trial, forming an effective partnership with Ryan Nelsen at centre back.

Well it's done now...... but I'd hazard a guess he wanted an established central midfield partnership with strongest possible defensive qualities (Coquelin / Elneny) infront of an untried, young, emergency centre back pairing.

Norwich will have to field a new centre - back partnership as Daniel Ayala is sidelined and Zak Whitbread doubtful with a hamstring strain.

It was reported on Thursday [via the Daily Star], that Louis van Gaal wants Ramos and Valencia's Nicolas Otamendi to be the new centre - back partnership at Old Trafford — in what could be a much - changed United back - line next season.

Alderweireld and Vertonghen were arguably the best centre - back partnership in the Premier League last season, starting 29 games together to help Spurs to the joint - best defensive record.

Mourinho needs to settle his centre - back partnership, and Chelsea are at their most secure with Cahill and Terry.

In my view, our best centre - back partnership is Mertesacker and one of Paulista and Koscielny.

Competition for a centre - back role in the near future looks tough for the youngster, with Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny forming a formidable partnership currently, and with Calum Chambers and Rob Holding also doing well so far this term.

Although that would surprise me because mert has a fantastic partnership with Koscielney & I'm not sure if Howedes is a massive upgrade as a centre back to mert.

Now we are forced to have Mertesacker and Gabriel (our worst defenders) as the centre - back partnership in front of David Ospina.

Do you not like the partnership of two fast, hard tackling, great in the air centre backs who are both very good defenders.

The centre - back joined from Valencia this summer in a reported # 35 Million deal, and is yet to taste defeat in any of his six appearances thus far, including five wins, and his partnership with Laurent Koscielny is already looking like one to be excited about.

None of Chelsea's centre - backs have had good campaigns and Vertonghen, after a couple of sticky seasons, has raised his standards to form an excellent partnership with his Belgian compatriot.

From a footballing side, centre backs thrive on partnerships and understanding between the players.

Arsenal's best centre back partnering will be Koscielny - Mert or Gabriel - Mert, with the Koscielny - Gabriel partnership being used from time to time.

Bring in Ospina for Cech; Gabriel for Koscielny (Kos is 31 and its time we start testing Gabriel and Holding beside Mustafi to see what our long term first choice defensive partnership will look like); Gibbs for Monreal (Wenger needs to start rotating these 2 more frequently as we need to ascertain if Gibbs can adequately produce the quality to hold that position from next season for a few years as I'm thinking this might be Nacho's last or penultimate season with Arsenal, it will also give a hint as to the type of Left - back to target in the summer — first teamer or backup and age as well); I'll like to see an Elneny — Xhaka partnership in this fixture as we might just never know, this might be our replica of the Kos Mustafa partnership in the centre of the park, Two disciplined (positionally, i mean) central midfielders who can play box to box; Chamberlain for Iwobi, and Perez for Alexis should do the work.

Chambers and Holding may well be the future of the club, with both centre - backs currently only 22 years - old, and their performance last night will have given many hope that we could possibly see a future long - term partnership at the back.

The Daily Star, on Wednesday, reported that van Gaal is eyeing a new centre - back partnership at Old Trafford next season — possibly wanting Otamendi and Ramos to become the new Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic at the Theatre of Dreams.

This means that Ospina will certainly start in goal, and despite most fans calling for Gabriel to get a game, Mertesacker and Koscielny will be the centre - back partnership.

We need to start thinking about integrating a new central defensive pairing because although monreal and debuchy try their best when per and kos are out they're both approaching 30, we need to partner chambers with another younger centre back so he can develop a better understanding of his strengths and form a partnership as fruitful as the current one.

An unlikely partnership is born... it's also Azpilicueta's fifth assist of the season — not bad for a player shifting between centre - back and wing - back....

Romanian international centre back Vlad Chiriches has never quite lived up to expectations at Spurs since his move from Steaua Bucharest in the summer of 2013 and, with Federico Fazio and Jan Vertonghen forming a promising partnership at the heart of the club's back four, his time at White Hart Lane appears to be numbered.

The Serbian international has long been considered one of the most solid centre - backs in the Bundesliga, forming a fine partnership with Mats Hummels in Jurgen Klopp's side.

Eric Bailly and Jones have been the preferred centre - back partnership for the Red Devils thus far this season, which has subsequently allowed the England defender to cement one of his longest runs in the first team.

The Reds could field a completely different centre - back partnership to Sunday's pairing of Mamadou Sakho and Lucas, both of whom are major doubts with cup final knocks, according to the Echo.

Though Edinson Cavani, displayed on the right wing, proved instrumental in nullifying Eden Hazard last week, his come - back as centre - forward will pose a new challenge to the Terry - Cahill partnership that looked too comfortable at times marking Zlatan Ibrahimovic last week.

Villas - Boas must figure out who his ideal centre - back partnership is, in my opinion, once Danny Rose and Younes Kaboul are fit, a Spurs back four must consist of Danny Rose, Younes Kaboul, Jan Vertonghen and Kyle Walker.

Tomas Rosicky (thigh) is also absent while Wenger will have to decide whether to recall Per Mertesacker or keep Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny as his centre - back partnership for the fourth game in succession.

If so, we have two young centre - backs to form a partnership for many years.

It depends who gives the best partnership at centre back and I think the midfield is all very samey.

This begs the questions, who is Manchester United's best centre - back and what is United's best defensive partnership?

Vertonghen and Alderweireld are in my opinion up there with the best centre - back partnerships in the country, and Pochettino would be stupid to leave either of the Belgian pair on the bench without good reason.

But if Ginter were to make the leap to North London, he'd likely find the Spurs back four even more difficult to break into than Dortmund's — particularly in the centre - back positions where Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld have formed arguably the best partnership in the Premier League.

The two centre backs, Vlaar and Senderos, had a great game and it looked like they could build a solid partnership.

Instead, Klopp was left with a starting centre - back partnership that includes an error - ridden, inconsistent, mistake of a centre - back and was forced to watch as his side crumbled against Bournemouth and Swansea.