Sentences with phrase «hand side of the defence»

Primarily a right back, Grosskreutz is also comfortable operating on the left hand side of defence or in midfield, and would offer cover across a back line that has been decimated by injuries and suspensions during the course of the season so far.

The Reds could now benefit from his availability as Rodgers looks for a new signing on the left - hand side of his defence, with last season's loan signing Aly Cissokho failing to impress in that position.

The Red Devils have struggled with the right - hand side of their defence in particular during pre-season and manager Louis van Gaal flagged up the issue in the aftermath of the game against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint - Germain.

This is according to the Evening Standard, who state that the west London side want to bolster the left hand side of their defence, and that the club hope to get Palmieri for a price of around # 20M.

French veteran wins the battle for the left - hand side of the defence due to his consistent level of displays.

Clearly the move leaves us more than a little light on the left hand side of defence, perhaps Roy Hodgson has someone in mind?

He favours a role on the right - hand side of the defence, and is also capable of pushing into midfield.

Smalling is almost equally as versatile, playing in the centre of the right - hand side of defence.

Robertson has established himself as Jurgen Klopp's first choice on the left - hand side of defence and is certainly kept sharp by the prospect of facing up to Salah in training on a daily basis.

Not exact matches

«He is a talented and capable defender who can play either side of defence and having seen first - hand his work rate we feel that he will fit into both our style of play and our team culture very well.»

The Dutch international, who has impressed on the right hand side of Louis van Gaal's five - man defence at the World Cup, has been strongly linked with a move to follow his national boss to Manchester United next season.

It was Matty James that managed to down the right - hand side, before curling an inch - perfect pass with the outside of his right boot round the away side's defence, and into the path of the energetic Jamie Vardy.

Helped by the excellent retention skills of Aaron Ramsey, a surprise selection in an advanced position on the right - hand side of midfield, we kept possession well and our transitions from defence to attack were perfect.

The Arsenal boss is faced with series of injures to his preferred players down the right flank and will be given the headache of who to choose from to cause the Swans enough damage down the right hand side, while also keeping his defence unhurt.

In the match against Spurs however, there was an obvious hunger and desire to penetrate the right hand side of the opposition defence with more passes, more successful take - ons within the final third (shown by the green and orange stars) and even a goal to sum up his performance.

This could see academy product Joe Riley, who only made his debut against Shrewsbury on Monday, fill in on the left - hand side of Van Gaal's defence in Thursday's clash.

During the later stages of that half, he stayed predominantly down the left - hand side, playing passes back into the midfield and attack for chances on the Chelsea defence.

Between this movement and the tracking of Almeida by Shatov, Zenit would often find themselves in a compromising position on the left hand side, with Shatov and Criscito on the same horizontal line ahead of their defence, with the gap between the two being easily playable by either Lindelöf or Samaris.

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