Sentences with phrase «international defender who»

Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch international defender who plays for Liverpool.

Sebastian Prodl is an Austrian international defender who plays for Watford.

Craig Cathcart is a Northern Ireland international defender who plays for Watford.

Howedes is a quality international defender who would certainly add quality to The Gunners defence.

In May at Anfield, Wenger who lost home and away to Liverpool last season thought the best way to win at Anfield this season was to bench Lacazert the record signing, Giroud the dependable striker as well as Kolasinic an international defender who was brought to Arsenal to strengthened the team.

The biggest surprise for me this evening with the Arsenal team selected by Arsene Wenger to face Tottenham in the Capital One cup game is that the boss has not picked Gabriel, and tha Braxzilian international defender who has just been let off his red card from the Chelsea game has not even made the bench.

To get Debuchy back is a massive lift for us because he is an international defender who brings a lot to our side.

I mean Jonny Evans, the Northern Ireland international defender who was sold by Manchester United to West Brom not too long ago is not even a player that many Arsenal fans would have even considered at the start of the summer transfer window but now the situation is bad and he is one of Wenger's solutions.

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The message has not gone down well with Real Madrid defender Ramos, who is an international teammate of Piqué's with Spain.

More worrying for Villa fans is that their back four has been decimated with injuries — particularly to key defender Ron Vlaar who sustained a knock on international duty, while Phillippe Senderos and Nathan Baker are also doubts.

Brazil international Alves, who became the world's most expensive defender when he joined Barca from Sevilla for $ 32.5 m in 2008, will be out of contract at the end of the season.

The England international, who has missed the start of the season through injury, has been one of the top defenders in the Premier League for the last few years and could yet earn himself a big move.

Maksimovic is a versatile defender who can play in any position across the defence and as a defensive midfielder, much like his international compatriot Branislav Ivanovic.

Carles Puyol has offered some immense praise for Chelsea flop Mohamed Salah, insisting that he felt for defenders who had to deal with the Egypt international.

The defender — who can call upon both Premier League and considerable international experience — would then enter the market as a free agent.

The story was that our England international midfielder Jack Wilshere, who I think was having a very good and influential season for us until the Manchester United defender Paddy McNair crashed his studs into the Gunner's ankle, was going to be another two months on the sidelines after suffering a setback to his recovery from surgery.

Another defender who hasn't been helped by the ongoing injury crisis, the Argentine international has played more than any other defender for United this year, and suffered badly from being forced to play with a different backline every week.

It was not all bad news for the Arsenal players on international duty last night, as our young defender Calum Chambers, who has gone to Middlesborough on loan, started and completed the match for Gareth Southgate's England under 21s in which they hammered Norway by 6 - 1, three of them coming from Man United's Marcus Rashford.

The England international, who came on as a substitute in the 3 - 1 home defeat to the Ligue 1 side, swapped shirts with Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour at the end of the match, prompting some reaction from the home crowd.

The Nigerian international defender was one of 26 Chelsea players loaned out last season and one of two who joined Turkish Super Lig sides on a temporary move.

Who this defender will be is anyone's guess but from the comments of the West Brom manager Tony Pulis I get the impression that the Northern Ireland international Jonny Evans is one of the players Wenger is thinking about.

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.

Some magnificent trickery on the left flank saw him glide past two Everton defenders, he then picked out Arnautovic who in turn played a cute ball to Shaqiri, and the Swiss international made no mistake from close range.

Liverpool are rumoured to be keen on the # 7m rated defender, who is currently on loan at West Ham, and if the 22 year old does indeed leave the Emirates Stadium then a move to the Merseyside outfit may appeal to the England international.

This is according to the Daily Star, who are reporting that the former Liverpool defender has said that the Reds may have stayed clear of the Gabonese international due to his attitude off the pitch.

Former Manchester United defender and current Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville recently referred to the former Benfica man and Brazilian international as a defender who appeared to be «controlled by a 10 - year - old in the crowd on a Playstation.»

There's a worry about the defenders who took part in international duties as soon as the season ended not being ready for the start of the new season.

Serbian international has recently been named Chelsea captain, in the absence of benched defender John Terry, but this hasn't lessened the pressure on the right - back, who has struggled for form this season.

The Daily Mirror claim the Red Devils are keen to bring in the Brazil international, who looks the ideal defender for a Jose Mourinho side and an upgrade on either of his current options at left - back.

According to the Star, the defender — who is reportedly an international — was caught with romping with the girlfriend at her shared country home, when the teammate walked in on the pair in an incident that happened just after Christmas.

Another interesting rumour concerns the German defender Kevin Wimmer, who is an Austrian international currently at Koln.

Looking at our current defenders, it is not that they are individually poor (apart from Kos who is carrying injury), as many are internationals, but they are not coached to assess danger, cover the threat and defend as a team.

You will not find many Arsenal fans who would disagree with the statement that the France international centre back Laurent Koscielny is the best defender in the Gunners» squad.

Speaking to former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, who recently joined Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer, the ex-France international forward explained why he thinks so.

This is according to the Daily Mail, who state that the Premier League table - toppers have maintained their interest in the England international after they failed to sign him in the summer, with the club also eyeing up West Brom defender Jonny Evans.

But Januzaj already knows what to expect from the 24 - year - old Argentina international defender, who can play at left - back and at centre - back.

The Liverpool defender who has been making waves at club football this season, marked his first international start with a very impressive performance against the offense - heavy Brazilians.

As Georginio Wijnaldum told ESPN FC last month, Liverpool are about more than their front three, with the Dutch international midfielder insisting that equal credit was due to the defenders, who have come under so much criticism this season.

Charlton, who are coached by Sergei Baltacha the former Ipswich defender and Soviet Union international, are just a point behind Millwall and with a game in hand.

«The Torres who joined Chelsea in January 2011, though, was not the same forward who arrived from Atletico Madrid and we had seen the deterioration in him over his final 18 months at Anfield», the ex-England international defender wrote in the Daily Mail.

The Brazil international is a ball - playing central defender who can also move forward and help in attack.

Pereira is a versatile defender who can play in either full - back positions and the Gunners are allegedly ready to splash as much as # 20 million in order to acquire the services of the Portuguese international this month.

We've just got rid of four defenders, Gallas who was poor in the air and seemed to have a playground mentality, Silvestre and Sol who were only ever extra bodies and short term solutions (both «experienced international players» I might add) and Senderos, who didn't really seem to have much luck at the back and was routinely terrorised when he played against big clubs.

The Red Devils have been strongly linked with the England international, who is still recovering from knee surgery, and according to The Sun, the Parisians manager Unai Emery is desperate to lure the defender to French capital.

The Portuguese international defender is an attack - minded right back who provides speed and depth and excels for his positional sense.

The latest name in the frame is that of Ghanaian International defender Daniel Opare who is currently playing his football with Standard Liege in Belgium.

An England Under - 21 international, Chilwell likes to get forward and is arguably a more natural defender than Rose - albeit one who is not quite as quick.

The Mirror reports that Tottenham and Mauricio Pochettino have come to a decision on their England international defender, who is not entirely happy at the White Hart Lane right now.

The France Under - 21 international, who has previously been linked with a move to Liverpool but reports suggested in Italy, Napoli are ready to launch a summer bid to sign the 23 - year - old defender.

Versatile young German international defender, Antonio Rüdiger is thought to be a target for FC Porto, Monaco and London outfit West Ham; Romanian attacking midfielder, Alexandru Maxim is on the radar of Premier League Swansea; while Roma are chasing turbo - charged Serbian Under 21 left - winger, Filip Kostic, who in the latter part of last season was quite sensational.