Sentences with phrase «centre backs around»

He added a well - deserved fourth goal as we dragged the Stoke centre backs around once more, taking advantage of their man marking assignments.

Once again the key lay in dragging their centre backs around.

Once more we had got down the sides and moved their centre backs around.

Arsenal on the other hand have Koscielny, one of the fastest centre backs around.

There are however a couple of young, very highly rated physical centre backs around who we might be able to get for that kind of fee - with their whole careers ahead of them.

Not exact matches

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Look around other teams and tell us how many centre backs they have.

The bid was rumoured to be around the # 1.5 million mark, which in today's inflated market would be an absolute steal for a very promising English centre back.

One of these is our great defender and key player Laurent Koscielny, who Wenger plucked from relative obscurity and helped to make one of the very best around, so The Mirror has reported our centre back declaring his deep gratitude and the sense that he needs to repay that faith.

Xhaka for all his advantages, does struggle to compensate positionally if the ball is lost deep in our half and with our wing backs are stationed out like wingers, we leave a big chunk of turf around Xhaka and particularly between him and his centre backs in which counter attacks can and will flourish.

Despite this, after selling Vermaelen for around # 15 million, he left it too late, with apparent last minute enquiry for centre backs such as Matija Nastasic and Virgil van Dijk not materialising into bids.

The Daily Mirror recently linked Chelsea and United as among the clubs interested in signing Alderweireld for around # 55million, which looks a decent fee for a player who's been one of the best centre - backs in Europe for the last few years.

This source claims that the adaptable defender, who can also play at centre - back, is available for around # 7m, a fee that should not pose a problem for the West London side.

Wenger has been keen on the centre back since his Fulham days apparently and is ready to offer around # 12 million to persuade United to sell.

And because the win over Hull means we now face a cup quarter - final with Watford this weekend instead of the Premier League clash with West Brom, as well as there being an international break around the corner, Wenger only has one Premier League game to get through before Cazorla can come back into the centre of midfield.

He did not even beat around the bush but declared flat out that he was going to sign a centre back in January.

First up, Spurs centre - back Toby Alderweireld is said to be a prime target, with the Belgian likely to cost around # 50million.

His return to training was hailed by manager Brendan Rodgers last week and the youngster seems to have plenty of admirers around, with former Reds centre - back Thompson talking positively of him to Sky Sports:

The centre - back put in a solid display alongside Sergio Ramos in the goalless draw on Tuesday night, but will have to cope with even more pressure the second time around.

A year or so ago you would not have given Arsenal FC a snowball's chance in hell of being able to sign the young centre back Rafael Varane from his current club, as the French international was a regular starter for Real and was drawing rave reviews for his performances in Spain and around Europe.

It was typical of the bad luck that seems to hang around Arsenal Football Club like the bitter sense of jealousy hangs around White Hart Lane, that right before a difficult and crucial game we lost both of our first choice centre backs.

Arsenal are one of the many clubs in the Premier League and around Europe that have been linked with the possible signing of the Real Madrid and France international star Raphael Varane, but with the young centre back regularly being talked about as one of the most talented and promising young players in the world over the last few years I never really took much notice of those Arsenal transfer rumours.

I think you can also tell that a young centre back even of Varane's standard can be easily pushed around when coming up against someone like Hummels.

There have been a lot more versions of the Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with a move for the Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema in the last week or so, with many of them from reliable media sources like The Telegraph, claiming that the Gunners were going back with an improved offer of around # 35 million for the centre forward after having an earlier bid turned down.

Another superb player on the books at Dortmund, Arsenal could do with forking out around # 30m that would be needed to sign world class centre - back Mats Hummels, with the club currently weak in depth at the back and in need of improvements.

If you actually take a good look around you every big club in the PL and Europe have starting centre backs at an average age of 28, Real madrid Pepe & Ramos over 28, PSG David Luiz & T.Silva over 28, Barcelona Pique & Mascherano Over 28, Chelsea Terry & Cahill... Man city Kompany..

The Gunners had supposedly put an initial bid of around # 20 million for the German international centre back, but that was rejected outright with Valencia insisting on a fee of at least # 30 million.

We'll need to spend about # 25m in January to get a holding midfielder and a backup centre back, we'd be looking at around # 30 - 40m if we want another first choice centre back instead of a backup.

Even after signing Eric Bailly in the summer, Manchester United have still been linked with centre - backs around Europe.

And I don't suppose he'll get anything like the expert support and intuitive understanding from a virtual Jan Vertonghen and a virtual Nicolas Otamendi in the centre at the back that he tends to enjoy around these parts, and I can't see a virtual Sergio Aguero, on his first call - up at this level, stepping across to cover in behind when Alonso gets down to the virtual by - line.

Argentine centre - back Walter «The Wall» Samuel acted as Roma's protection, destroyer and bouncer as their creative players danced around higher up the pitch.

Holtby shifted centrally (in - fact, he spent majority of the game in the centre, helping the team with the midfield battle), Dembele switched in space between Joe Cole and Diame and Bale dropped back until around the halfway line.

The 20 - year - old is a talented centre - back and he joins the Blues on a deal that is reported to be worth around # 3.5 million, according to the Daily Mail.

The deepest - lying midfielder has become an auxiliary centre - back - cum - playmaker which the defence pivots around with their build - up play.

He's a regular at centre back this season and Valverde seems to be rotating Pique and Mascherano around him.

It is understood that Van Gaal is looking for a new squad including right - sided centre - back, a right - back, a central midfielder and a striker - which is expected to cost him around massive # 150m.

The other surprise was that Antonio was the main striker but once he had demonstrated that he is one player who knows where the goal is he was quickly switched around; first to right wing back (when Carroll replaced Ayew and Nordtveit did become one of three centre backs) and then subsequently to a more advanced right midfield position (when Fernandes replaced Lanzini).

Reports in today's Daily Star say that O'Neill will offer Wigan Athletic around  # 3.5 m, plus teenage midfielder Barry Bannan for the much - maligned centre - back.

Rubin Okotie 16/2 Munich 1860 (Ger) Age 28 (06.06.87) Centre - forward whose club career has been held back by moving around too much and is now in the German second tier.

Also, for around # 10million there are experienced centre backs available, and I for one would be disappointed were we not to sign one.

The west Londoners's new signing is just around the corner, with report suggesting that a # 30 million fee has been agreed with the Serie A outfit Napoli for Kalidou Koulibaly and a deal will be materialised once the centre - back can come to terms on his own severance package with the Italian side.

According to the Daily Express, the Gunners have prepared to make a move for the 21 - year - old centre - back, with Atletico wanting a bid somewhere around # 52 million, that is a much closer to Gimenez's release clause.

The route to all six goals came from attacking the spaces around the outside centre backs when Rochdale played with a three.

However, moving from three centre backs to two just opened up the space around them for Tottenham to further exploit.

The system was centred around their three stars — playmaking center back Mats Hummels, creative box - to - box midfielder Ilkay Gündogan, and ultimate team player Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen benefited by popping up in the spaces created by the centre backs being dragged around.

The Reds centre - back looked to have made good ground to get around Walters but when the Stoke forward went down with Carragher's arm around his waist referee Mark Halsey pointed to the spot and the player picked himself up to drill a shot straight down the middle of the goal.

«He is a big strapping 6ft 2in centre - back and he is rolling around as if he has been poleaxed.

While many would now pinpoint central midfield as the most vulnerable component of the side, reports on Thursday have Liverpool sniffing around one of Europe's most promising centre - backs.

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