Sentences with phrase «natural centre back»

Is helped by having a natural centre back next to him at left back.

He is not a natural centre back, but if Van Gaal is to continue playing him there, he may have to add some strength and bulk to match his obvious footballing intelligence.

I am not having a go at Debuchy here, because the French international full back did as well as we could expect and probably outperformed the big German at Anfield, but it seems to me that Chambers is the more natural centre back and Debuchy would offer more on the right.

If anything Koscielny and Mustafi should be the ones criticised - the so called natural centre backs, they have been inconsistent and error prone all season.

This meant that the natural centre backs — Koscileny, Mustafi, Mertesacker, Chambers & Holding — were still fighting for just one place.

Not exact matches

The Spaniard's versatility can see him play in various positions, including left - back, central defence and in midfield, but given his natural position is on the left, Conte could yet decide to continue his search for a centre - half too.

The lack of centre backs at Arsenal is clear with Nacho Monreal and Debuchy who are natural full backs, having to play centre back, due to injuries.

I remember Chambers's Arsenal career starting in his natural position (centre back), and impressing without being spectacular, but was soon hung out to dry at right - back by Wenger.

Our 3 back is just so wrong.We don't have natural wingbacks even in this formation.It also seems to me that lots of people here believe if you're good at right or left fullback then automatically you're good at RWB / LWB which quite frankly is untrue.That's why Oxlade Chamberlain can be considered at RWB but not right back.At RWB or LWB you're asking too much in terms of attack from Bellerin and Kolasinac.A proper wing back can be viewed as a more defensive winger which quite frankly none of them are and they don't possess the flexibility too to play that way.Our midfielders are also not disciplined enough because in 3 back there's a huge gap in the centre of the field that must be covered by our CM's so indiscipline only means disaster.We also have Ozil who looks like he's playing at RW in 3 back.In that we're limiting his impact because Ozil takes on his man because he wants to not because he likes to.You can't play such players at the wing.He's a proper No. 10 who likes to be given freedom.That's why Ozil plays likes he's lazy on the ball and stuff.It's because he wants to be free and for that you need to put him at No. 10.

The brilliant Spaniard is the only natural centre - back on the list, and following his superb performance in the Champions League final, he probably deserves to be — although Thiago Silva, Vincent Kompany and Mats Hummels will feel hard done by.

Okay that may be a bit small for a centre - back, but Monreal is actually a natural left - back and was only used in the centre during emergencies, so why the problem with his height?

He also he made four tackles, won possession 16 times and drew three fouls after being moved from his natural position of centre - back for the visit of the Baggies.

Arsenal are in great need of a defensive midfielder, a position that has been a problem for them all season and Ginter, originally a centre back, has slotted into the role with a natural ease.

Centre - back and goalkeeping futures still also lie in the balance, as Chris Smalling — who has emerged as a leader at the back — could find his position under threat if another addition were to arrive, while Blind will be sweating on game time when a natural left - sided defender in the shape of Marcos Rojo returns to full match fitness.

Contracted by Real Madrid, the Spanish centre back is seen as the natural replacement for Los Blanco's unfaltering Sergio Ramos.

At 6 ft 3 in, Dede has a formidable physique, which, when combined with his natural strength and pace, make him one of the most gifted centre backs in Brazil.

Rotation was expected against the Hammers and the decision to play right - footed Ainsley Maitland - Niles at left - back was somewhat surprising, considering Wenger had a natural left - back in Nacho Monreal and more experienced centre - back options available.

Liverpool must play their natural attacking game and not think defensively despite holding a 3 - 0 lead going into Tuesday's Champions League quarter - final second leg away to Manchester City, centre back Virgil van Dijk says.

Centre - back is where Jones is most comfortable though, and with natural right back Rafael returning to full fitness, it's now time for the Englishman to be given the chance of making the position his own.

Djourou's natural instincts pushed him towards the centre whereas a natural right back would have been nowhere near Squillaci.

To be fair to Holding, he was playing out of position that day on the left of a back three, when in fact he is a natural right sided centre back or even right - back.

However, when he was moved centrally he looked far more natural, and eventually, the England centre - back found his feet and developed his game.

Kolo Toure came in alongside Martin Skrtel, with the Slovakian moving to left centre back as Liverpool's natural left sided defenders, Agger and Sakho, only made the bench...

His transition from defensive midfielder to makeshift centre - back has been commendable, and when moved back into his natural role this month, he has proved his quality.

The role he played for Louis van Gaal isn't his natural position, but it's a testament to his versatility that he received considerable praise as a centre - back throughout the manager's last season in England.

Where the 3 fights back is the positioning of its 7.0 - inch touch - screen, which sits bolted at the top of the centre stack — much closer to the natural eye - line than the Honda's unit embedded lower down in the stack.

Back in land of sense, once a 15K global average temperature anomaly arises through natural variability then there is such a very strong feedback making reaching a 20K anomaly sufficiently unlikely that I think we should ignore it in same way as possibility of earth jumping into centre of sun.

«Moving the back door from one end to the centre, where it would open into the garden, felt like a natural step.

As I mentioned a little while back, I think the blog might reach a natural conclusion at some point, but right now it provides a sweet centre to my days.