Sentences with phrase «just over the goalkeeper»

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Cech was only goalkeeper to bring in that I would consider (because of his experience and reasonable price) so now that is over can we just look at rumours on positions that actually need improving?

Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic will officially become Bournemouth's no. 1 in just over one month, after the Cherries confirmed that they have agreed a deal to sign the 29 - year - old on a «long - term» contract.

That all threatened to change when Aguero got past Aurier just before the half hour mark and goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was forced to leave his goal to make a desperation challenge to keep Aguero at bay — but his tackle was clumsy at best, bowling the striker over and handing Manchester City a penalty, while earning himself a yellow card that could easily have been a red.

To pick a theoretically arbitrary but culturally significant cut - off point, Tottenham's first - team squad contains just one player over 30, and that's back - up goalkeeper Michael Vorm.

Keown is no doubt a hidden goalkeeper as his gigantic leaps over Ruud van Nistelrooy just went to show and Murphy would provide the steel from midfield but provide the goals for the deadly attacking duo of Lineker and Shearer.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Minutes before kickoff on Monday night, Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny headed over to just in front of the tunnel and accepted his award for being the club's most valuable player in the month of December.

Nathan Redmond's 17th - minute cross provided Sims with another inviting header, this time saved by former Southampton goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg - and from midfield Pierre - Emile Hojbjerg threatened with a strike that rose just over the bar.

Ever since Iker Casillas played his debut season with Real Madrid back in 1999, the Spanish goalkeeper has been a consistent performer as he has made over 18 league appearances at club in the Santiago Bernabeu with the only exception being the previous season which concluded one month ago and the veteran shot - stopper was featured in just 2 matches.

Eriksen skied a half - volley over the crossbar, Kane sliced wide when unmarked and with just the goalkeeper to beat and the Palace keeper denied Aurier, Ben Davies and Kane as we laid siege to the home side's goal.

A free header running back to meet the ball was a hard ask for a player diminutive in stature, but he was more comfortable in demonstrating his range off either foot, twice testing goalkeeper George Wickens from a tight angle before whipping a free kick just over the bar before the break.

Luis Suárez was in full flow on Saturday but failed to convert chances, the Uruguayan coming closest when he forced Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to scurry backwards as a delicate chip dipped just over the bar.

James Rodriguez will be tasked with providing the ammunition for Robert Lewandowski against his parent club, Real, though Bayern are just shy of being at full - strength: the world's best goalkeeper Manuel Neuer returned to training with the first - team on Friday after missing the last six months with a fractured metatarsal, but the clash against Madrid will come too soon for him; Arturo Vidal's season is over, the Chilean requiring knee surgery after an injury at Säbener Straße.

Banega sent a free - kick straight into the United goalkeeper's grasp as those in front of him continued to falter, with Pablo Sarabia nodding just over at the far post and Muriel fizzing an effort at De Gea's goal from an acute angle.