Sentences with phrase «defender as a right back»

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He was quoted as saying: «I think we need goalscorers, a right back and maybe a central defender.

IMO I have seen Chaimbers perform better in the middle as a CD than as a right back, so to move him just infron of the central defenders might suit him better then playing out on the right.

The Arsenal defender Calum Chambers was watched by Roy Hodgson in a few games recently, including at right - back against Chelsea, and it seems that the England boss has decided to pull the 19 year - old out of the U21 squad for the important European Championship play - off against Croatia to give him his first taste of senior football at Wembley, after coming on as a sub in the last friendly in Norway.

I'm glad to hear this, because he has good skills, good physical attributes and play well as a central defender, despite he is not fast (I remember Jefferson Montero from Swansea beat him several times when he played as a right full back).

A new face at right - back as well, Italian defender Matteo Darmian is sure to make his debut after a summer move from Torino and some impressive pre-season form.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

Meanwhile, Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin is tipped as the top target to solve Barca's problems at right - back, while Marco Verratti remains a dream signing but it's added that it will be difficult for the Catalan giants to prise him away from Paris Saint - Germain.

Go out and get a top central defender or two, plus, as we all know, a goalkeeper, holding midfieder and even a right full back.

In addition to those two, it's added that Barca boss Valverde also wants to add Inigo Martinez to his squad this month, as the 26 - year - old Real Sociedad defender would add quality and depth at the back too as he looks to find the right balance rather than splash all the cash he has on attack - minded players.

lets all thank arsene for finally doing the right thing only time will tell but have we finally signed the DM we need STRONG MINDED NO HOLD BAR MIDFIELDER WE HAVE ALL CRAVED, but lets take it back we all know it will take 2 or 3 more like minded players to make us great again, he has tricked us all buy buying one superstar in the last 3 windows ALEXIS, OZIL and CHEC great players but can't do it all on their own, spending huge amount of money and saying we can buy the best players, on the surface this looks great we are buying top top players big prices but instead of spending his usual 50 mill on 2, 3, 4, 0r 5 players he has pulled the wool over are eyes with 1 superstar thinking the fans are that dumb enough to believe it, infact he has never spent his budget only balanced on sales too purchases, i love arsenal but this summer i hope for more he needs to do that consistently through out the team spend the same amount on the team stop balancing the american owners, grow a pair say yes we will buy a top defender and a world class striker, stan we love arsenal please be one of us do whats needed then you will fell proud as we are and we will adore you for it.

I don't think we'll miss Gibbs, because Bellerin will start as right back anyway in my opinion and the fact we've started the seasons with just 6 defenders is absurd.

On form as a right winger, I think Walcott offers more goals and more assists than welbeck and the ox, not to mention that left backs are just pinned in when he plays as people are scared to death about his pace, he's the one player we have that is constantly playing on the shoulder of defenders, give him games and he will score goals, he's a better finisher than he gets credit for!

Chambers also claims that he has no real preference as to whether he becomes a regular right back or central defender and we have yet to see whether Arsene Wenger thinks he might be right for the deep lying midfield role.

I sat «player «rather than «right back «or even defender because the «9 - year old has already taken up two roles in his fledgling Arsenal career and there has also been talk that he might get a chance to show what he can do as a defensive midfielder.

If Arsenal are pushing forward as expected we will be at risk from a quick counter attack and so will want our quickest defenders, including Bellerin at right back.

You are right but Arsenal are not the same since Pat Rice retired, remember back then in the 60th or 65 th he made subs now he has no one Boulds was only a back up player he has no idea he sits there with Wenger where as Rice would be up and at em if things headed telling Mertisaker has to be the slowest defender the premior leg has seen Remember we had Toure Camble fast men the second goal can't blame Monreal Mertisaker was out of the 6 yard box leaving Ramsey and Monreal to cope with the scorer who was so taller than them.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

However on Sunday he impressed massively as a stand in right back, especially considering the player struggles for playing time in his preferred position as a central defender.

The Arsenal youngster Calum Chambers came to Arsenal as a right - back from Southampton, but Arsene Wenger seems to have the idea of turning him into a versatile player and was originally training him as a central defender and more recently giving him lessons in the central midfield.

playing chambers as a DMF would be like playing 5 defenders at the back, but we need the right balance of attack and defense so best play the ramsey - arteta double pivot.

Only Monreal has been decent in defense.The rest have been poor and the likes of Mustafi and Kolasinic should be sold on asap.I feel sorry for B ellerin who needs a re st and some real competition to get him going again.Why has AMN not been tried at right back.He did well as a makeshift left back despite being naturally right footed.Wenger does not seem to trust our younger defenders who really should be tried and tested in league matches as we are out of contention for a top four spot..

In an interview with MUTV, Mourinho complimented Bailly on his skill as a centre - back and right back, but added that he remained skeptical as to whether the 22 - year - old defender will be ready to play next month.

Less than two minutes into the period, with the Hawkeyes backed up at their eight - yard line, Stanzi rolled right and lofted an intermediate - length pass to sophomore wideout Marvin McNutt, who beat a defender to the sideline and found the field in front of him as open as an Iowa cornfield.

Chelsea moving the ball around drew some of our defenders that left Pedro wide open for a cross, and while Maxime was covering Hazard, Fazio went back to cover... Nobody, Hazard was left open once Maxime just inexplicably moved forward as if to say «oh right I'm no defender, sorry».

Perhaps two at the back even with Bellerin and the Ox as wing backs and Xhaka sitting right in front of the two CBs almost like a third defender and launching accurate long passes from deep like a Quater back in American Football.

The France international right back, signed from Newcastle United this summer, has been talking about his new squad, as reported by the Daily Mail, and the defender who has just turned 29 is very impressed with his new team mates.

It's no secret that United boss Louis van Gaal is keen to bolster his options at right - back after being forced to play Antonio Valencia in that position for large parts of last season as Brazilian defender Rafael struggled with numerous injuries.

Arsenal are looking for competition for Bacary Sagna at right - back, as the defender has only a year to run on his current contact at the Emirates, and the club are undecided as to whether to offer him a new deal or let him walk next summer.

Wenger will look to replace Bacary Sagna with Arsenal looking likely to lose the experienced right - back and the Gunners boss has identified young Toulouse defender Serge Aurier as the man for the job and is ready to make a # 10m move for the 21 year old.

We scratch our heads wondering what is wrong, with a pretty good team, and why in the important games we fail, well i.e our right and left back are frequently caught out of position, because they are to far in the front and at times forget that they are defenders, on the other hand our attackers are too busy defending, it's been a while since Welbeck scored for us, but you will see him every game standing right by Ospina or supporting the defense instead of being forward as he should be, to use his speed in effective counter attacks, same with GIROUD for an attacker he is a great defender, how many missed opportunities because he is 1 yard behind running back from his defensive position in our half.

I personally would be very surprised if Arsene Wenger allowed Matthieu Debuchy to leave Arsenal with out any real cover for Hector Bellerin while we are still fighting for three trophies this season, so I am not surprised to hear the rumour that Wenger is making a last - minute bid to sign Leicester's young defender Ben Chilwell, who can play as right - back or left - back without problems.

When the team attacks the back 4 never stops defending and what happens in the event Ivanovic moves forward is Azpilicueta hangs back and Matic drifts slightly to the right, as a result you get the width to overload the wing and still have the defensive solidity of set of 4 defenders.

He is not good enough as a right winger and doesn't take on defenders to get to the back - line.

He is played as a right winger, but he lacks the pace and ability to take on defenders and make it to the back line, he prefers to drift to center and make many useless side ways passes.

La Liga side Barcelona are set to turn their attentions to alternatives right - backs as Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin looks set to stay at the Gunners this summer, according to Marca.

Reds boss Brendan Rodgers started summer signing Joe Gomez at left - back in Sunday's 1 - 0 win at Stoke despite the youngster being seen as a right - back or central defender.

Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian is seen as the perfect solution at right wing - back, with Wolfsburg's Ricardo Rodriguez pencilled in on the opposite flank.

Similar to Vorm, Dier dealt with the danger of Perez, Cabella and Obertan well enough when called up and showed that he is slowly developing into a good central defender, as well as a good right back who is defensively more competent than Walker, more experienced than Yedlin and just flat out better than Chiriches.

With Carl Jenkinson being made available, it was believed that Wenger would be keeping hold of Debuchy but Arsenal are now ready to dispense with the services of the frustrated defender and the likes of Gabriel Paulista and Francis Coquelin are likely to act as backup to Bellerin in the right - back position.

For a side that could effortlessly generate a total revenue circa # 500 - million plus in a year, every year — backed by a seismic TV deal, matchday revenue and commercial tie - ups left right and centre, the idea that United still play with a back four largely composed of Chris Smalling — a limited defender whose prime period has more often flattered to deceive than not, Ashley Young — a winger turned full back who is only getting older and Antonio Valencia — another of those reliable yet over 30 - year old footballers at United — with less potential to grow as a footballer.

Used as a right - back or central defender at Manchester City, Vedran Corluka was a main player in Sven - Goran Eriksson's 2007 - 08 side and he played 35 games during the campaign.

Nyom's pace and power means the right - back is just as much threat in attack as in defence, and the defender can be very happy with how he coped against Alexis Sanchez and his pace.

McNaughton is a very versatile defender who plays primarily as a right back but can play in the center and on the left, much like Alex Baptiste.

In full flow, however, he carried the ball from deep, running at the retreating Burnley defenders as they backed off, before cutting inside Michael Keane on the edge of the penalty area and curling a brilliant right - footed shot past Tom Heaton into the bottom corner.

Antonio Valencia has slotted in well at the right - back position but is not a natural defender and on the other side of the pitch, England international Luke Shaw has not impressed as highly as many of the United faithful had expected.

Spanish champions Barcelona have reportedly added Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta to their summer shortlist as their search for a new right - back...

Real coach Jose Mourinho is keen on a reunion with his former Inter defender as he seeks to solve his right - back problem.

The 27 - year - old defender is one of the best right backs in the country and was impressive in the last campaign as Spurs finished runners - up in the Premier League.

Gbamin made it to the first team as a right - back in the 2013/14 team which won promotion to Ligue 1, but transitioned into a central defender the following season.

The major departures for Toronto FC this offseason were Steven Beitashour (right back), signing with LA FC as a free agent, Armando Cooper (center midfielder) and Jason Hernandez (center defender), having their options declined, and lastly, Raheem Edwards, being drafted by LAFC in the 2018 Expansion Draft, to only be traded to Toronto FC's 401 Derby rivals, Montréal Impact.