Sentences with phrase «game as a centre»

They played the majority of their games as centre forward, Walcott played the majority of his on the wing, not really a fair comparison.

«This season has been so important for me, playing games as a centre - back,» he said.

He said while he was «playing in that competition: «This season has been so important for me, playing games as a centre - back,» he said.

Is it possible for Theo to join this lot, playing 38 games as a centre forward.

He said: «This season has been so important for me, playing games as a centre - back,»

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The deal — the largest of its kind in NHL history — also includes the NHL Centre Ice and NHL Game Centre Live properties, as well as rights to the All - Star Game and the NHL Draft.

The convention centre's 720,000 square feet were packed with elaborate exhibits for giants such as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, featuring enough futuristic tech gadgetry, life - sized game character reproductions and leather - clad «booth babes» to make any gamer's head explode.

While Microsoft and Sony trip over themselves trying to position their consoles not merely as consoles but as «entertainment centres» (movies, music, games, etc.), modern TVs are to a large extent already doing this natively through telecom companies.

On the lowest level are tactical precepts such as occupying the centre squares, avoiding loss of material through forks and pins, protecting the king — precepts which every duffer can master, but which the master is free to overrule by shifting his attention to the next higher levels of strategy, where material may be sacrificed and the king exposed in an apparently crazy move which, however, is more promising from the viewpoint of the game as a whole.

You would say that losaing one of your first choice centre backs just before a huge and possibly key game in the Premier League, so for Arsenal to lose both Lautrent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker must be seen as a complete nightmare and brings back all those horrible momories of the ongoing injury problems that have ravaged Arsenal for years.

I expect Giroud to get a rest and Welbeck to replace him at centre forward, as the Frenchman could do with a rest and the England striker could do with the game time, especially after doing so well against his former club in the last round.

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.

Monreal has really made a difference to the left side Gibbs plays to many balls back and across to the centre backs he is so prone now to get injured he doesent go forward and his defending is woefull can't see him even playing for England again, don't get me wrong I do like him but his game has declined Play him as a sub as Monreal if one of the defenders is injured can fill in like Sagna did CB

Would be wise to use Alexis as a Centre Forward in some games, not all.

One thing in our favour is that Petr Cech didn't play in any of those losing games, and we didn't have Matthieu Flamini as centre - forward until the Tottenham game!

Wenger will be hoping that his only properly experienced centre back will be fit and sharp for the EPL opener, while the inclusion of Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey suggests that he is considering one or both of them for the Liverpool game as well.

That is one of the reasons why I think Arsene Wenger should start with Olivier Giroud in the centre forward role, as this sort of game really suits his strength, link play and ability as a target man.

Arsenal have a massive Europa League game against CSKA Moscow at the Emirates on Thursday but with Aubameyang cup - tied and Lacazette injured we have had to use Danny Welbeck as our sole centre - forward in the two legs against AC Milan.

Is it quite hard to believe that Arsenal failed to bring in a top class centre - back in the January transfer window as it is blindingly obvious that this is the Gunners most pressing concern at the moment after conceding 36 goals already this season after just 27 games.

Two games in a row Kolasinac dropped to the bench as well as a recognised centre half in Chambers..?

Unless the boss uses the transfer market to sign another centre back then we do not have too many options, especially as both Mertesacker and Koscielny have fitness issues and are not going to play every game.

I still feel we need to sign a quality centre back as Koscielny has injury problems, looks like Chambers is going, Mertesacker won't be a regular, Gabriel is inconsistent and it may be too much for Holding to start every game.

The Italy international hasn't quite reached top form since leaving Juventus for Milan last summer, but has long been regarded as one of the top centre - backs in the game.

What's up with Coqhelin he has got better and better if he gets a few more games he will be as good as any one that you could buy his value now has put him in the 10 million bracket at 23 he has passed Flamini past Arteta and could well be a new Vera lets get behind him now we don't need another, with Ramsey Wiltshire Oxy to rotate fill the left side get Milner from City, centre back Chambers drop Mertisacker for a while CB

Before the game had even kicked off at the John Smith's Stadium, the weekend's major talking point had already been established during Manchester City's emphatic victory over West Brom, as official Neil Swarbrick wrongly sent off the Baggies» centre - back Gareth McCauley, instead of teammate Craig Dawson.

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.

UOL recently claimed Luiz feels he has no future at Chelsea under Antonio Conte, who has left him out of a number of games recently as youngster Andreas Christensen now looks to be first choice at centre - back.

It must have been a huge relief for Arsene Wenger as well as for the Arsenal and England international star Theo Walcott when he broke his pre-season duck against the Norwegian side Viking FK on Friday, as the manager is going to be without his main centre forward Olivier Giroud for at least the first game of the season.

But on current form, surely Wenger must keep Alexis as centre - forward while he is scoring in every game?

I also compare Chambers games as Central defender with his games in the right side of defence and I think he is a better Central Defender, more composed and assured in the Centre than on the right.

Well he didn't have to wait long as three games into his career as a Gunner, our new centre back has been called up to the squad and could make his international debut at the Emirates stadium next week, against his new team mate Alexis Sanchez and his Chile side.

So Arsenal still need a centre back, even though young Calum Chambers» first few games as a Gunner suggest that the 19 - year old could become a real rock at the heart of our defence in the future.

Not many centre forwards in the game today can boast a record as proud as the 30 - year old, with six league titles with Dinamo Zagreb, Bayern Munich and Juventus.

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.

I don't know what games you have watched, but Monreal has done a great job as for Bellirin his last game was his best and full backs have cover from centre backs watch and see Monreal cover for Gibbs going forward and also for Mertisacker Remember Sagna covered for centre backs too and never had a bad game they seem to play better as more room inside to play from Stop picking on Monreal without him we would be in the s,,,,, pick on Wilshire cost us the game against United.

It therefore comes as little surprise that one of the game's biggest talking points will be Harry Kane, a 21 - year - old centre forward who before this season had only played in 14 Premier League matches, scoring just three goals.

Fellow Juve centre - back and club legend Giorgio Chiellini has said, «Daniele arrived as a 21 - year - old, has come on a great deal and is on the right track for a guy who has 10 to 15 seasons at Juventus ahead of him,»... «When you arrive here you can't expect to play every game in your first season, that's also how it was for me.

Debuchy best games for us has been as centre back.

At times this season, and pretty crucial times as well, Arsene Wenger has been left with almost no options for the centre of the Arsenal midfield, Cazorla is out for the season after playing a big role in our good early form and there have also been injury problems for Coquelin, Ramsey and Elneny, while the summer signing Granit Xhaka has missed a fair few games himself for disciplinary reasons.

Remember that he only played 25 Premier League games for Man United last season, with quite a few of them as sub and that he was not in the centre forward position which he is likely to take for Arsenal.

It appears to me that Ozil and Alexis are swapping positions during the game, with Ozil acting more as centre - forward!

His team mate for club and country Olivier Giroud is a different matter though, as the big centre forward could do with a confidence boost and with Karim Benzema left out of these friendly games he should get the chance to shine.

If he can nail it, then we can have deep mid covered with a new signed player as first choice, and also give us an option in the middle, Arteta being the experienced old man for the games when experience is required and Chambers being back up to the centre - backs, right back and deep mid.

The intriguing part will be as whether or not Guardiola goes for a game - changing signing like Bonucci, with the Juve and Italy centre - half establishing himself as one of the best in Europe and a certain starter, or a player like Rudiger who is still improving all the time and would arguably be stiff competition for Kompany.

For example 4 -3-3 concentrate less on playing in the centre and attempting to dominate it as it's contest Arsenal will win and take advantage of the fact that the full backs haven't got pace, which normally means the defensive midfielders or center backs often end up doubling up on the wingers... thus clearing a space in the middle and allowing people like Ozil and Giroud to play to the strong points of their game.

A lot of fingers of blame have been pointed at the big centre forward Olivier Giroud for missing a few chances in that game but as reported by the Evening Standard, the man who used to score the goals for Arsenal does not agree.

But now it has been revealed on Arsenal.com that Steve Gatting has been playing the Polish youngster as a centre - back For the Academy side in all this seasons games.

Alexis has shown to go missing at times during games because although he is feisty and has strength to either drive forward with the ball at his feet, or to battle amongst his opponents, in terms of height he can often get pushed out of the game playing as a centre forward, much in the way that Walcott did when he had a go up front.

The big young Pole was bought from Legia Warsaw as a defensive midfielder but has since been converted to a centre - back by Wenger and has had experience of 10 games in that position on loan at Birmingham last season.