Sentences with phrase «main centre forward»

Of course we want to get off to a good start and are already going to be without both first choice centre backs Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny as well as our main centre forward Olivier Giroud, but it is just one game and three points at stake.

If we can not afford a world class Striker or can not attract one without CL football, then I would happily accept someone like mahrez instead and try to tempt alexis into being our main centre forward.

Giroud was the main centre forward for Arsenal for like 4 seasons.

Surprisingly, and frankly I was shocked, over 60 % of the title winning teams in the past 5 years have had their designated / main centre forward scoring 16 or less goals (either with or without penalties).

Alexis Sanchez outscored both players this season, finishing as Arsenal's top scorer with 25 strikes in all competitions, despite often playing out wide or behind the main centre forward.

But all that time has been as the main centre forward rather than his more usual role of wide forward.

Cavani would not be cheap but we could certainly afford him and give him the main centre forward role that he has been missing with the French champions.

You may also have seen this week that Bilic has been hit with an injury blow that has ruled out his main centre forward, Diafra Sakho, out for over a month.

Keep them as backup or sell them, whatever, I just don't want to see Giroud as our main centre forward next season.

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.

Aubameyang however - applied himself & worked tirelessly and made great strides his second season; despite Ciro Immoble arriving as Serie A top scorer and Adrian Ramos arriving from Hertha Berlin - he led the line as the main centre forward.

Two main centre forwards.

Not exact matches

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Cavanis Agent ««This summer, Edi has received interest from big clubs who are looking for a centre forward,» revealed Guglielmone» he could «only be happy at PSG if Zlatan Ibrahimovic lets him become the main forward».

Arsene Wenger was full of praise for the big striker after his latest brace and strongly hinted that Giroud was definitely the main man for us in the centre forward role.

With their Swedish centre forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic injured it is likely to be the young English striker leading the line at Old Trafford on Saturday, so is he the main danger man and does Wenger need to take special care to stop him hurting our title challenge once more?

Strangely enough our main centre - forward, Olivier Giroud, turns 29 early next season, and both Martinez and Cavani will also pass that milestone during the next campaign, so it seems pretty clear to me that Wenger will definitely NOT be bringing either of the in this summer.

The 24 - year - old has largely played as a support striker in a two - man attack throughout his career, and says he has been asked to play as the main centre - forward in the absence of the injured Daniel Sturridge.

Wenger brought in Lucas Perez in the summer, but instead of throwing him straight in as our main striker Le Prof decided instead to make Alexis Sanchez our main centre - forward but also to tinker with the rest of th front line on occasion.

Griezmann looks one of the best goalscorers in the world and can play a variety of roles out wide, behind the main striker or as a centre - forward himself.

If so, this follows equally strange speculation that Chelsea are also after a tall and physically - imposing Premier League centre - forward to provide cover for their main front - man.

One player that was perhaps more likely to be on his way in January is the main rival to Alexis in the centre forward role, with the lack of game time enjoyed by Olivier Giroud so far this season leading some to believe that the France international would be looking to move on.

The France pair of Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny are well aware of just how much damage their club colleague Mesut Ozil could do the host nation's chances of getting to the final and lifting the trophy, especially the big centre forward as he is the player that is usually the main recipient of Ozil's final killer pass or piece of creative magic.

Dybala is very versatile, able to play on the flanks, as centre forward or behind the main striker and he is very promising but with less than 100 Serie A games behind him he is far from being the finished article.

One of the main battles will be for that coveted centre forward role, with Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud the main competitors, while young Yaya Sanogo is waiting in the wings to take his chance.

He's as versatile as forwards come and can play in numerous roles within the final third like: the main striker, supporting striker, centre forward, attacking midfielder or inverted winger — but you get the best out of him when he plays as the main man up top.

I think you'll find that Per is a natural centre forward and that Wenger has already earmarked him as our main striker.

Despite the fact that the Arsenal and France centre forward is in absolutely great goal scoring form at the minute, there is a very real chance that he could be dropped for the crucial clash with our main Premier League rivals Manchester City next week.

The main talking points are Debuchy starting ahead of Bellerin, the inclusion of Szczesny in goal and the replacement of Welbeck for Giroud in the centre forward position.

He will operate just in behind the main centre - forward position, which is likely to be taken up by veteran striker Glenn Murray.

Centre - forward Yevhen Seleznyov enjoyed few touches, let alone chances, while Northern Ireland's main threat again came from set - pieces.

Berahino is a considerable threat playing as a centre - forward but the 23 - year - old also has experience in wide positions and just off the main striker.

After making his league debut in August, that one and only goal came against Manchester City in November, spearheading the Reds» attack as the main centre - forward in an impressive 4 - 1 drubbing of the Blues away from home at the Etihad Stadium.

I can understand why Arsene Wenger potentially wanted a quicker player in the main centre - forward role as the expectation would have been that Arsenal would be able to sit in a bit more and look to counter attack the hosts, but with the early goal, that plan was immediately thrown out the window as PSG were happy to be the team to soak up some pressure before releasing the pace of Cavani, Di Maria and the full - backs.

For starters, we've got no chance of snapping up three world - class players — a feat that would cost us somewhere in the region of # 100 million — so you can expect us to miss out on one of the three main positions we need to improve this summer: centre - forward, defensive midfield or winger.

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