Sentences with phrase «of central defence»

United have Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling and Daley Blind as the experienced members of the central defence at the club and currently, Bailly is recovering from injury, meaning Tuanzebe is sixth choice in the squad, although he has played out of position but not regularly.

Giorgio Chiellini will be the ever - present rock of Gibraltar in the left side of central defence.

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With Luke Shaw sent off against West Ham for a quite needless second yellow, Rojo would be an able deputy on the left side of defence — switching from the central role he played against the Hammers.

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Still, just 18, the Blackburn player has proved himself a capable performer in both central defence and as a holding midfielder — and has kept the likes of Didier Drogba quiet in his eighteen Premier League appearances.

I think its both Wenger likes central midfielders so spent a lot of money on one and is being cheap in defence and up front.

With Arsenal already looking as short as a sausage dog in defence, with Gabriel and Per Mertesacker ruled out for quite a while, not even Arsene Wenger would think it was a good idea to let one of the few central defensive options left at the Emirates leave the club, whether om a temporary or permanent basis.

Even with all of our injury problems in every area of the pitch but especially in defence and central midfield, Arsenal are finding a way to dominate games and more importantly, to win them.

Arsenal needed to strengthen and upgrade this summer, and by the looks of this graphic, it appears as though they are doing so in central defence with Mustafi likely to establish himself as the top - choice partner for Laurent Koscielny moving forward.

We didn't get burned down that wing because Bellerin is in his position, Mustafi and the lads are in theirs, with Iwobi being the first line of defence out wide, Welbeck similar on other side but came central more.

I certainly like the idea that Wenger still wants to strengthen the central defence, despite the signing of the Brazilian Gabriel from Villarreal in January and Subotic is a quality player.

Apart from the fact that we no longer have a competent Manager i, m afraid the real problem on the playing side stems from a real lack of quality, particularly at centre back and in defensive midfield.There is absolutely no point in trying to replace Sanchez when our central defence is useless.

Despite the fact that in recent weeks QPR's defence has shown signs of improvement Harry Redknapp is right to target a new central defensive capture to help further solidify the club's leaky back - line.

Liverpool are in clear need of signings in central defence after some unconvincing displays from the likes of Dejan Lovren, Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho so far, and could revive their interest in one - time target Inigo Martinez.

So I wonder whether the Arsenal boss might just be regretting his choice of Per Mertesacker over Gabriel in central defence.

Why can't we use Per Mertesacker as Central Defender in 3 man defence??? We can not overlook that he was one of Main CB along with Koscielny....

In turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and summer signing Rob Holding in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfield.

Another issue in central defence could be the unresolved future of key player Samuel Umtiti, who seems unwilling to sign a new contract at the Nou Camp.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

I also compare Chambers games as Central defender with his games in the right side of defence and I think he is a better Central Defender, more composed and assured in the Centre than on the right.

All three signings would make perfect sense for Liverpool though in truth, with central defence, especially at left - back and midfield all needing reinforcements if the Reds are going to compete on various fronts as of next season.

There are a couple of surprises on the bench though, as with Mathieu Debuchy ruled out due to an injury niggle I thought the boss would go with Chambers to cover both right back and central defence.

The general impression is that our full backs are performing average, our central defence is nothing but decent, our midfield is non existent, and all our forwards besides Lukaku are bang out of form.

We have Debuchy, Sanchez, Ramsey, Wilshere, Campbell, Rosicky, Chamberlain, Walcott, Welbeck... All these players have pace and work rate, as well as technical skill, but we can't tell them to press high when they lose the ball or to bring chaos to the opponent's defence because not only do we lack cover in midfield and central defense, we also play them out of position.

And the Gunners have been strongly linked with a transfer move for the 27 - year old, but with Arsene Wenger seemingly happy with his attacking options, at least for now, and the squad desperately needing cover in the areas of central midfield and defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.

Completing a three - man central defence is a Northern Ireland international who has received his fair share of criticism in recent times.

There is no question that Cazorla and Coquelin should be the central midfielders, one for his magic feet and the other for solidity in front of the defence.

Before the game, we knew that United lacked: (a) an established central midfielder capable of moving the ball both intelligently and imaginatively (back in your box, Carrick fan, it's been a good long while); (b) a source of backbone, spine, gumption, heart, garra, moral courage, or whatever; (c) a functioning Patrice Evra; (d) a settled defence.

Furthermore he should stick with the current system of three players in central defence.

Daniele De Rossi will continue in central midfield, rather than the centre of defence, thus facing his «idol» Steven Gerrard directly.

We need to play with two central midfielders in front of defence.

As expected the central defence is made up of the youngsters Holding and Chambers, while THeo Walcott has been given the central striking role.

Kola is a very good left back but his played at central defence or benched, bellerin left wing, starting welbeck ahead of lacazzette and so on.

For a central midfielder that would be amazing but for a number 10 trying to produce clever little passes to break down a defence it is nothing short of astounding.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

It makes sense from Arsenal's point of view if Holding and Chambers can get game time together in central defence for England at any level, weather they are the future for England and Arsenal depends on how good they can become.

Wenger for year after long year has persisted, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, in the belief that no quality proper holding central midfielder with pace and power MUST sit in front of the defence at all times, and particularly so when away at tough away grounds.

Fabinho has largely played central midfield in a defensive role for Monaco this season, though he has also shown himself capable of playing in defence in the past.

Danilo's natural game is to just sit in front of the defence and provide protection and to fill up slots left behind by the central defenders or the full - backs.

Centre midfield or central defence is best, however, in our case I don't see a viable alternative to Cech at the moment, he's experienced, vocal and has the respect of the whole squad, so Cech for me.

The main problem for me is our tactics; central midfielders occupying wing positions with wingers on the bench, no runners ever in behind the opposition defence, passing football with no end product, nobody driving forward at pace with the ball, instead opting for a sideways or backwards pass and an overall lack of counter attacking, penetrating play.

Improvement is inevitable for Gabriel who must do so to stand a chance in Brazil competitive (defensive) positions in central defence with the likes of Miranda, David Luiz and Marquinhos in contention.

Manchester United are looking to move for Zenit St. Petersburg central defender Ezequiel Garay just months after they could've signed him for # 12 million from Benfica, report the Mirror, as manager Louis van Gaal looks to bolster a defence that has proved to be his side's Achilles heel during the opening weeks of the season.

It helps, of course, if the solution is already at hand and if our midfield warrior Francis Coquelin is as good at playing in central defence as he has been at breaking up play in front of the back four then Wenger will be a very relieved manager.

With a lack of depth and quality in other departments, namely central defence and midfield, perhaps they'd be better served looking elsewhere for a marquee signing.

Lucas Leiva is recalled in midfield, while Lovren's absence is compensated by the return of Mamadou Sakho, who has missed Liverpool's last seven matches, in central defence.

Sunderland could field new signing Jack Rodwell in central midfield, while the Baggies are expected to give Liverpool loanee Andre Wisdom his full debut on the right of defence.