Sentences with phrase «centre back role»

Mangala looked the real deal on Sunday against Chelsea, playing the centre back role we so desperately need.

It is claimed that Sam Allardyce was present last night watching the first team trio of Kevin Nolan, Ricardo Vaz Te and Matt Jarvis and there was speculation whether Sam was trying the 32 year old Kevin Nolan in a centre back role in case cover is needed because of injuries later in the season.

Nolan signed a five year contract in June 2011 so has over 1 year and 8 months remaining on his reported # 50,000 per week contract but it remains to seen whether he could fulfil a centre back role to Premier League standards in the final year and a half of his contract.

Against QPR we very much saw the versatility of Jan Vertonghen after he started the match in his usual centre back role, before switching to left back for the second half.

Eye witnesses at last night's Development Under 21 game under the flood lights at the Boleyn Ground claim Kevin Nolan played a centre back role for beginning and end of the match.

Wenger should go for fabian schar in the january transfer window to fill the centre back role!

Monreal has some schooling in the Centre - back role and his Full - back Right is second to none so he should be best for the Left - centre back role.

Koscielny takes the Central - centre back role and Mustafi had some lessons in Right - back roles so he takes the Right - centre back role.

I'm sure that Debuchy will get his place back after his injury, but has Bellerin now left Chambers with just a centre back role to hope for?

Calum Chambers was thought of as a right back but it looks like Arsene Wenger is grooming the former Saint for a centre back role.

Chambers should definitely focus on the centre back role.

Not exact matches

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

Losing Mustafi is a blow but we have other centre backs to cover, but that left wing back role is not so easy to fill and maybe the Gunners would revert to a back four with Bellerin and Monreal as the full backs if Kolasinac was not fit.

He also has pristine finishing with little back lift required just like Messi and Aguero (having a low centre of gravity plays a role as well) Sanchez is also not injury prone so any team he plays for will see him play a minimum of 30 league games per season despite his very high work rate.

We're not asking him to play centre back which he obviously doesn't have the physique and mentality for the role, we're asking him to do more than he was doing so he fits IN to us, just as much as we adapt to him.

Gabriel will likely remain our back - up having done well in the role this term, and with Per Mertesacker and Rob Holding also able to fill in at centre - back, we would still have plenty of cover without both Jenko and Mathieu.

Exactly, the ones who don't look like they have the weak mentality get sided out for no reason, Sanchez was scoring for fun when he was free to play in the centre and the wings, but he was outshining Giroud so the manager restricted him, Ramsey was scoring for fun when he was allowed to shoot outside the box and had players supporting him at the back but now the manager tells him to play Cazorla role instead, when Ox was new he was dribbling past City defenders for fun but then he was benched for Walcott who can't even dribble past one defender, now we have Campbell who always impresses on the pitch but the manager benches him for a player with no confidence.

this is just because AW is a stubborn creature and will not change a lot of things but i would trust Ox with the DM role... But if i was choosing, i would go with following UNPOPULAR pattern... damn right Debuchy has proved all you guys wrong and just had one of his best outings for Arsenal — As a centre back!!!!

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.

I've realised people are confusing fullback and wingback assuming them to almost be the same.A wingback can be viewed as a more defensive winger whiles a fullback is just a player put near the sides of the centre fullback.Their roles are clearly very different and well defined.That's why you'll consider Ox at RWB and not RB.We need to switch back to 4 -2-3-1 to get the best out of our players like Ozil, Ox, Kolasinac, Bellerin and Monreal.They'll suffer a lot under 3 -4-3.

But at the beginning of this season Wenger brought in Jens Lehmann as a first - team coach, and according to our young centre - back Rob Holding, he is teaching him to be more fiery in his role.

The England international has been doing well at centre - back and could really develop into a top - class talent in the role with a decent partner at the back.

Both Man City and Man United are said to retain an interest in John Stones (via the Daily Mirror), who can play at full - back as well as in his primary role at centre - back.

Capable of playing right - back or centre - back, the 20 - year - old has been drafted in for England and could get a chance in a variety of roles if he's lucky.

The young Englishman was particularly poor in that first half and although he has looked better in his few appearances since, it is clear that he is still learning the role of a centre back.

The fight for the wing back roles seems to be between chamberlain bellerin Niles Nelson kolasinac and bramall plus Monreal when he isn't needed at centre back, that's 7/8 players for 2 positions.

Chelsea are reported to be leading the chase for his signature at present, which could be due to the manager's preference to play three centre - backs in his favoured formation, while John Terry is also expected to endure a more limited role with the club next year.

The England international was brought back in against his former club and he did not disappoint, scoring the winning goal from his favoured centre forward role.

Arsenal are claimed to be eyeing a move for the centre - back, with both Gabriel Paulista and Per Mertesacker failing to earn a regular starting role alongside Laurent Koscielny this season.

Wenger wants him to play as a Box 2 box but his best role is clearly as a anchor and support for the centre backs.

The versatile Dutch international could also have a role in the side filling in at left wing - back or as a defensive midfielder, but centre - back seems his likeliest position at the moment due to United's desperate need for new players in that position.

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.

I like the fact that our manager has gone for the pace of Welbeck in the centre forward role, with Giroud back on the bench and ready to perform his super sub heroics if called upon.

There could well be space for Chambers to put down a marker for the third centre - back role in the side, but I'm not sure Arsene Wenger, nor Calum himself will believe he is ready to usurp Mustafi or Monreal for a starting spot.

Nacho Monreal has adopted a more central role in the side, taking up a role as one of three centre - backs in our formation, but would Luke Shaw agree on a move knowing he would be a back - up?

Keown played in this role also as well as centre back..

The centre - back role has been a huge talking point in North - London so far this season, with Per Mertesacker falling foul of a long - term injury which is set to keep him out until February at least, before Gabriel Paulista followed him onto the crock list a week before the opening weekend.

Not to mention Debuchy is very short for a centre back, whereas, again, our academy guys are naturally built for the role...

There is no doubt that the former Southampton star is firmly behind Hector Bellerin for the fight back role, but Chambers is a much more versatile sort of player and it is already looking like centre back will become his best position.

Since the Portuguese tactician took over last summer, he has spent # 60 + Million on a new centre - back pairing of Eric Bailly and Lindelof, while Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones also find themselves hoping to play in a central role next term.

Wenger put ozil on the wing for his development one thing i do nt get is how the fans do nt see that Wenger done the same process with Wilshere, I remember when Monreal was caught out at the back post from a set piece and ozil did nt cover he just jogged abit n let monreal get beat, that would be video evidence for Ozil to learn and work on his duty to defend instead of giving him Candy like a baby n letting him be lazy in the middle not tracking back for the team its a learning process im 100 % Wenger knows ozils best position is in the centre he followed him since Shalke its obvious but Wenger develops players into world class after seeing Ozil in the world cup and coming back after the world cup i coud see he defended alot more helping out monreal on the flanks and putting in alot more effort only then once hes showed his duty in defending will he be given his free role in the middle.

Alex Iwobi has emerged from the youth ranks to take the pressure off an addition in the midfield roles however, and it had been thought that a striker and a centre - back would be prioritised.

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3) Chambers, is the very first variation, he plays just ahead of the Centre back pair in the first amphibian role of Half Centre back — Half Defensive Midfield.

Walcott was a key cog in the system which allowed Alexis Sanchez to thrive in a centre - forward role, and I believe that his injury was key in persuading Arsene Wenger to drop the Chilean back to his wide role, in order to promote Giroud from the bench.

29 year old centre - back Vlaar played a prominent role in the Dutch national team set - up at the 2014 World Cup and as such may feel he is worthy of a move to a side at the right end of the Premier League.

With Monreal struggling at centre back, it seemed an ideal chance to play Bellerin in his right back role with Calum Chambers in the middle, but the boss did not seem to have faith in him.

Consensus on the Thunder sites seems to be that the back - up centre role will be handled by committee.

Sead Kolasinac for the left back role with Van Dyk in the centre back position instead of Gabriel.

I suspect that Gibbs and Debuchy can also take the roles in the three centre backs and Arsenal will have 4 dependable defenders for 3 roles at any one time, creating the capacity to convincingly rotate and keep more players fresher and free from injury.