Sentences with phrase «old centre forward»

It therefore comes as little surprise that one of the game's biggest talking points will be Harry Kane, a 21 - year - old centre forward who before this season had only played in 14 Premier League matches, scoring just three goals.

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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?

Our manager is thought to be a long term admirer of the 22 - year old and according to The Mirror he might be about to make a club record offer of around # 55 million for Draxler, with the idea that he might be able to play as a centre forward for us as well as his more usual roles of wide forward or attacking midfielder.

The 26 year old has excelled at the back for the White Hart Lane side, both at centre back and at left - back, but has also been very effective going forward, scoring crucial goals and pushing the play forward.

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 wants old fashioned centre - forwards who play very deep (virtually midfield) and make runs forward, hold the ball up, etc..

Not many centre forwards in the game today can boast a record as proud as the 30 - year old, with six league titles with Dinamo Zagreb, Bayern Munich and Juventus.

If you can't accommodate Sanchez and Walcott in that list then for consistency you would have to say Real Madrid have no depth whatsoever with only Benzeman as a regular and poor old Barca don't even have a recognised centre forward.

Jay Bothroyd has turned into a bit of a journeyman centre forward, although he is still only 26 - years - old, and the BBC report that a reasonable sum of cash has been agreed to bring the player to south Wales, despite late interest from a Premier League outfit.

Serie A, rather surprisingly for a league renowned for many years for its tactical sophistication still has a fondness for old fashioned centre forward types.

It was the 26 - year - old's first goals of the new season and it will surely boost his confidence after he came in for criticism from a selection of Gunners supporters following his performance playing as a centre - forward in the 1 - 0 win over Newcastle United last weekend.

When Welbeck arrived at the Emirates from Old Trafford, there was silent optimism that he could be the answer to the centre - forward conundrum.

And those of us old enough to remember can vouch for what a wonderful centre forward sliced bread turned out to be.

I was in my seat in the old East stand with a mate and he's young son when my mate gave me nudge and said «you seen who's behind us» as I turned round it was Joe and without any hesitation said «seen anything of him» and in he's broad Scottish accent, although Joe was English, born in Liverpool to a Seaman father, he grew up in Scotland, «who's that» he said, I said Ron Yeats, with that we all burst out laughing, I then lifted my mates young son, turned him round and said «see this man, he's the greatest centre forward ever to play for Arsenal» I got a massive smile from Joe and could see that it made he's day, made mine as well

Same old question, same old answer, a centre forward and a centre back.

So the former Southampton star Chamberlain joined another former Saint Calum Chambers in the Gunners starting line up to face his old club, with the just fit again Olivier Giroud dropping to the bench and Danny Welbeck going back into his favoured centre forward position.

«He's 29 years old, you already have a centre - forward who was the club's record signing and has only been there for six months.

He can do everything — dribble, shoot and he heads like an old - fashioned League Two centre - forward.

Add to that the fact that the 23 - year old was very rarely used in the centre forward role before becoming a Gunner and you can understand why the manager has called for Arsenal fans to be patient with him, but Welbeck seems to have settled in to the club much quicker and easier than we could have hoped.

The 25 - year old is not the replacement for our centre forward Olivier Giroud that a growing number of Arsenal fans are calling for, but he is very useful as a wide forward or support striker.

Tottenham are ready to offer captain and centre - back Younes Kaboul, 29, to Stuttgart in part exchange for 18 - year - old forward Timo Werner --(Daily Mirror)

I don't think Laca was really playing on the wing, it was more like an inside forward which to explain to a lot of you young pups on here, left or right of the centre forward in the old 2 -3-5 formation of a while go.

There had previously been suggestions that the French outfit would be willing to cash in on the centre - forward this summer, yet at 24 - years - old his price - tag is only likely to increase, and there is therefore perhaps no rush for the club to consider selling.

The 23 - year old is still young and relatively inexperienced in the centre forward role and I'm sure he will keep improving.

Aarons is at the centre of an international tug - of - war at the minute with England and Jamaica hoping to secure the talents of the 18 year old going forward.

It could mean an enormous chance for the 18 - year - old Alexander Isak, who is the only true centre - forward in the team.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport h / t Le 10 Sport, the 18 - year - old marksman is said to want the centre - forward role at Parc des Princes, and this presents a problem with Edinson Cavani having come through a storming season under Unai Emery.

Recent examples obviously a centre forward and in older cases a DM till we signed Elneny and Xhaka.

He seems to me to be a fully committed, all action, old fashioned centre forward, and I believe that he may surprise a few people.

The 24 - year - old centre - forward made a return to his boyhood club last summer after the Real Madrid signed the Spaniard in a # 29m deal from Italian champions Juventus.

Corriere dello Sport claims that the Italian club will seek $ 20 million for the 27 year old centre - forward...

United boss Louis van Gaal is desperate to acquire a new world - class centre - forward before the summer transfer window closes, as the Dutchman only has three established strikers at Old Trafford with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, and James Wilson.

The 28 - year - old has fallen down the pecking order during Jurgen Klopp's time in - charge, and he is currently behind the likes of Roberto Firmino and Dominic Solanke in the pecking order for the centre - forward role.

Mourinho wants to add at least four new signings to his Old Trafford squad ahead of the 2017 - 18 campaign, with the United boss identifying the need for reinforcements at centre - back and in midfield, as well as aiming to sign two forwards to replace the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney, who is expected to leave the club at the end of this campaign.

At 196 centimeters, Artyom is even taller than Zlatan, and his technical abilities are much better than those of a regular old - school centre - forward.

A rather large concern at Old Trafford since the start of the new season has related to whether or not The Red Devils have enough centre forwards in their squad.

One of several players who have featured for both West Ham and Southampton is «old fashioned centre forward» Iain Dowie.

Though Mourinho regards Marcus Rashford as an individual to be developed into a centre - forward of comparable stature, his intention for next season was to further the 19 - year - old's progress by using him as Ibrahimovic's back - up and as a wide attacker in a 4 -2-3-1 or 4 -1-2-3 formation.

Manchester United's plans for Mourinho's critical second campaign as Old Trafford manager had involved retaining the Swedish centre - forward as the point of their attack.

Embed from Getty Images Speaking exclusively to 888sport, the 42 - year - old gave his thoughts on Wenger's bold decision to convert Alexis Sanchez into a centre forward for the 2016/17 campaign.

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.

The 22 - year - old has emerged as one of the most promising centre - forwards in European football at Marseille

The 25 - year old is a great centre forward, with good technical ability, strength and speed, and he knows where the back of the net is, but for 40 million euros, Arsenal may be able to get Luis Suarez from Liverpool, and he is a level above Higuain.

The 28 - year - old is not in Antonio Conte's plans for next season with Alvaro Morata having brought in to take up the centre - forward position.

The 22 - year - old Belotti received his first call up to Italy's squad in August and has since taken over as the starting centre - forward.

In Eric Bailly, Mourinho has already signed his first defensive addition to the squad at Old Trafford, and as a bold and aggressive ball - playing centre - back he could be just what's required to help the back line operate further forward, pushing up to the half - way line.

He is a very good old style centre forward who really is top notch.