Sentences with phrase «for young stoppers»

Oh, and he's a goalkeeper, so that placed him well ahead of the general development curve for young stoppers.

Should Zapata be signed, Martinez may be more willing to consider Stones's departure for, as things stand, the Toffees are particularly light in the heart of the defence, and would struggle to compensate for the young stopper should he depart now.

A big save late in the match went a long way to securing a seventh clean sheet of the season for the young stopper.

Not exact matches

Cech is set to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season after losing his place in the starting line - up to young Belgian stopper Thibaut Courtois at the beginning of the campaign and likely made his farewell appearance for the Pensioners against Sunderland last Sunday.

The young stopper has four caps for the Italian national team and so should have plenty of experience to offer the Gunners if he were brought in.

No longer a hot young prospect at the age of 28, the highly - rated stopper has resisted a move away from Russia for years, but as he nears the end of his contract this summer, a few good performances could prompt a lucrative offer to come from one of Europe's top leagues.

The recall of young Belgian stopper Thibaut Courtois from La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid last summer raised questions as to who Blues boss Jose Mourinho would name as his number one for the campaign.

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Wenger has since played Colombian stopper David Ospina but is adamant the young Pole has been dropped for form and not disciplinary reasons.

The young shot stopper is among the names coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr is considering for a call up for the World Cup 2018 Qualifiers against Cameroon.

It's a tough call — an impossible call really — for any young or old shot stopper to make it into our own senior squad presently.

Cech has found himself mainly surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge this season with young Belgian shot stopper, Thibaut Courtois, becoming the Blues» «number one» and, as uncertainty surrounds the Gunners» «keeper position, the commanding Cech is seen as the ideal replacement to make a short move within London for regular playing time.

Whilst England have competent replacements waiting in the wings, Hart's presence and experience of major tournaments would be very useful for the younger members of the squad this summer — especially for the likes of young shot stopper Jack Butland.

Though he has not played in the first two matches of the season for Manchester United, it looks increasingly unlikely that the young Spanish shot - stopper will leave before the end of the current transfer window.