Sentences with phrase «centre backs in»

Lucas dropped between the centre backs in attack and attempted to cover in front of them in defence.

Vanney described Simonin as potentially one of the best passing centre backs in the league who needs to work on his defensive reads.

The AC Milan veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci is considered as one of the best centre backs in the World football right now.

When healthy, we have five centre backs in our squad with Vertonghen, Gallas, Dawson, Kaboul and Caulker.

We have five centre backs in our squad and it would allow us to make best use of them.

Pepe was solid and reliable as usual and is becoming one of the best centre backs in the world.

Chelsea have good leadership, both on and off the pitch, a top goalkeeper and the best group of centre backs in the Premier League.

It leaves Arsenal in a situation where we now need to sign two first choice centre backs in the summer.

At 6 ft 3 in, Dede has a formidable physique, which, when combined with his natural strength and pace, make him one of the most gifted centre backs in Brazil.

Andre Villas - Boas deployed three centre backs in the second half against Arsenal, could we see more of this formation from Spurs in the future?

«He's up there with the two best centre backs in the Premier League.

Wenger has options as well, with Giroud having featured in both of the games for France during this international break, so with Mourinho missing two first choice centre backs in Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly as well as their main striker, should Man United fans be very worried about what the Arsenal attack will do to them on Saturday?

Arsene Wenger will have two ball playing centre backs in the side, who will not be afraid of moving forward with the team and Wenger will have to ensure they remain disciplined in staying in position.

With two massive cup games coming up for Arsenal in the space of three days, starting with Hull City in the FA cup on Saturday, the last thing Arsene Wenger needed was more problems to deal with, so the loss of two potential centre backs in Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel to injury last weekend was a serious concern for Arsenal fans and a big headache for the boss.

Koscielny has gone from rags to riches at Arsenal, growing from the unknown to one of the best centre backs in the league and despite now having entered his 30's, Koscielny would certainly command quite a high price for his services.

The 26 - year old Germany international is one of the best centre backs in the world and Arsenal could certainly do with that to help our leaky defence, but it is thought that Man United are also very keen.

The Stoke skipper is one of the most solid centre backs in the Premier League and is a genuine goal threat at the other end, as he showed inside two minutes against Manchester United.

In defence we have recognised world class centre backs in Koscielny and Mustafi.

Jones has suffered with various niggling injuries, but when on form he's up there with the best centre backs in the Premier League.

Very risky to play all our 3 centre backs in one match ahead of a far more important match on Wednesday.

However he's put the past behind him, as have the fans and now we can pleased to firmly say we have one of the best centre backs in the current professional game.

The United youngster is not the only player who has found the Frenchman a tough nut to crack, as Koscielny is now being widely hailed as one of the best centre backs in the England and even the world.

He failed to read the danger of playing two young centre backs in Chambers and Holding together.

After that, however, Wenger got his tactics right, while his opposite number Louis van Gaal's decision to play two inexperienced centre backs in a back three was not a good idea.

Again it goes back to Wenger taking a gamble in the summer with only two centre backs in the squad and inadequate holding midfielders.

This is why I rate him as one of the best centre backs in Europe as such ability is paramount in football at the moment.

Arsenal has four quality centre backs in Mert, Kos, Gabriel and Chambers.

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.

This means that as things currently stand, we only have two fit centre backs in Chambers and Holding going into the start of the season and so we could see these two pairing up on the pitch sooner than we think!

As it is we will face Barcelona with the slowest centre back in the business.

Why play a French international right back as a centre back And put a young centre back in the making as a right back.

I hope we get a world class centre back in January, to get the team an Özil-esque boost if nothing else, though I know the chances of signing anyone over # 15m are non existent.

When you consider that we had Monreal at centre back in that game and no Coquelin or Ozil, while Cazorla and Giroud were not fit enough to start, you can see why the boss is looking forward to the game and confident of ending our poor run against United.

To be a success any system deployed should not include bang average players like Xhaka and Mustafi.Give Holding and Chambers a run at centre back in a flat back four and I am sure they will make the grade.

He's the best centre back at Arsenal but he's not a great centre back in my opinion, he never has been.»

Even when the German defender is match fit again there is no guarantee that he will get his starting place back, with new signing Rob Holding set to compete with Gabriel and Calum Chambers and Arsenal transfer rumours suggesting that the boss might get another centre back in before the transfer window closes.

You're important to us and you could become the best centre back in the Premier League.»

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

All three players were loaned out to improve on their playing time, fitness and experience, however for Chambers especially, this is a key time to prove if he can be a quality centre back in the Premier League, on a more consistent basis.

Half the time it looks like we've got a very good 3/4 of a back four - we need a new, world class centre back in there.

Still feel we should sign a physically imposing centre back in the summer e.g. Tah / Van Dijk / Koulibaly or even Sakho, especially if we play a back 3 and rotate defenders as we will have a lot of games next year.

He either plays as the centre of a 3 with Mustafi and Kos either side of him or as a holding CDM when we play with 4 at the back.Wenger must never play him as a centre back in a 4.

Laurent Koscielny for me will certainly go down as Arsenal's best centre back in recent years, although he hasn't exactly had much competition in his six years at the club.

Maybe Calum Chambers is going to be a brilliant centre back in the future but he is not there yet and neither Gabriel or Per Mertesacker have been consistent and convincing alongside our best defender Laurent Koscielny.

Another huge part of that defensive strength and solidity, however, comes from the player that many pundits and football experts have hailed as the best centre back in England at the minute, our France international star Laurent Koscielny.

Don't forget the chambers first half appearance against Liverpool was his first start at centre back in months, he was caught out by the pace, but still Liverpool could not score, even with a shiny new # 32.5 m guaranteed 30 goals and title winning striker up front.

Arsenal fans will still want the boss to sign another quality centre back in theJanuary transfer window, in case of yet more injury problems, but with Gibbs and Debuchy in the full back positions, the Arsenal defence is at full strength again.

Arsene Wenger has announced ahead of the Gunner's second pre-season match, that Arsenal will line up with the young English centre back pairing of Chambers and Holding, but that the club will be dipping into the market for a new centre back in the coming weeks.

I reckon Kompany is definitely the best Centre - Back in the prem and maybe even the world, Koscielny is definitely second best centre back in the prem.

However, there's a big difference between being an imposing centre back in La Liga & repeating this in the physical Premier League.