Sentences with phrase «own defensive stalwart»

That leaves Power Financial and Potash Corp. to complete our list of defensive stalwarts.

He then doubled down on the offensive end by signing Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon, two shooters hardly known as defensive stalwarts.

The butt of many jokes over the years, the Raiders haven't fielded a competent team in some time, but with Carr leading a young core that also includes Amari Cooper and defensive stalwart Khalil Mack, they are a dangerous opponent every week.

Birmingham's Alex McLeish wants to bring Celtic's central defensive stalwart Bobo Balde south of the border.

The 29 - year - old has now started the last eight games for Chelsea, keeping out defensive stalwart John Terry who returned to the bench for the 2 - 0 win over Southampton on Sunday.

However, it appears as though the Portuguese tactician has options, as Southampton are reportedly open to listening to offers for captain and defensive stalwart Jose Fonte.

In the absence of Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker has become the main defensive stalwart for Arsenal lately, and according to Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, nothing gets past the German in the dressing room either!

Also, The Guardian has reported that the spuds have lost their Belgian centre back Jan Vertonghen to knee ligament damage and he has been their defensive stalwart and why they have conceded the fewest goals in the league.

City look set to be boosted by the return of their captain and best centre back Vincent Kompany while Spurs might start to feel the loss of their own defensive stalwart Jan Vertonghen.

His no - nonsense approach has seen him take the mantle of defensive stalwart after the sale of Daneil Agger.

Italy's last tournament success came in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where defensive stalwarts Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro lead the team to glory.

Kidd - Gilchrist, a low - maintenance defensive stalwart, takes the court next.

Only last season West Brom inflicted a painful defeat on us at the Hawthorns with two goals headed straight in from corners and the other after a mix up and scramble from a cross, so maybe the lads have been working hard on this facet of their football, with our old central defensive stalwart Steve Bould the perfect man to drill them on the training ground.

Ghoulam has been a defensive stalwart for the Serie A side over the last two seasons, and he continues to play a prominent role for them this year in their bid to land silverware.

The Arturo Vidal - to - Arsenal rumours seem to be slipping away, although it is quite clear from the 28 year - olds performances at the Copa America that he is far from being the defensive stalwart we appear to need.

In fact, line crossing sometimes feels like part of the genome among the NBA's fiercest defensive stalwarts.

He joins these other nine defensive stalwarts in the list of the Premier League's top ten most expensive defenders:

The article talked about teams needing a player that would be considered an MVP candidate (during their career), at least 2 all - stars (including the MVP candidate), and one defensive stalwart (1st or 2nd team All Defense).

Defensive stalwarts like three - year starter Tanner Ward and linemen Cruz Lara, Justin Viega, and Tyler May did the dirty work and led Bulldogs at all levels from all classes as shining examples of what being a Bulldog is all about.

Star Player (s): Current captain Sam Donald, top - scorer Julian Austin and defensive stalwart Anthony Beddows.

We all know that the Frenchman likes the game to be played a certain way and even though the last year or two has seen the Gunners get better at the less attractive parts of the game, perhaps helped by the appointment of another former defensive stalwart Steve Bould as Wenger's assistant, Adams feels that the current Arsenal team are still too weak at the back.

In 80 minutes of play in regulation and 20 more in overtime, neither Franklin nor Davis could capitalize on the few opportunities that were presented to the two teams that were defensive stalwarts all season long, allowing a combined 19 goals in 43 games.

He's going to get few chances against a stingy City defense that should see new signing Mangala start next to defensive stalwart Vincent Kompany, which is why he'll need to be more accurate than the 38.6 % accuracy he's been clocking so far.

All of that top 10 are attacking players with the exception of Manchester City defensive stalwart Nicolas Otamendi, proving that City fans wanting him dropped are mistaken.

Jose Mourinho was without defensive stalwarts John Terry and Petr Cech, who was recuperating from the injury he sustained at Reading, and saw his team fall behind

Choose from three character classes: the stout defensive Stalwart, the agile and versatile Waracle, or the drunkenly unhinged Beerzerker.

Not exact matches

29 - goal Harry Kane is set to lead the line for the Three Lions tonight, with Kane's Spurs teammate Eric Dier chosen over West Brom stalwart Jake Livermore as the player to partner Jordan Henderson in the defensive midfield role for the home side.

I understand Holliday is a good defender, but the team isn't stacked with All - Defensive team stalwarts.

We know the contenders for Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, and Coach of the Year are a mix of random with perennial stalwarts.

On the Sunny side: While they can hardly be lumped with stalwart defensive teams such as San Antonio and Detroit, the Suns play excellent team D, an extension of the share - the - wealth philosophy they demonstrate on offense.

Plus, recruiting stalwarts like Boise State (which signed four - star California athlete Khalil Shakir) and Toledo (which signed quarterback Carter Bradley, son of NFL defensive coordinator Gus Bradley) assume their normal positions.

Stalwarts Leon Balogun has not been around long but he already captains the side and is the defensive bulwark in a relatively inexperienced back four.

Mechanically, ESO plays like an almalgamation of Skyrim and an MMORPG, with players able to craft their own character from a wide variety of races, including such Elder Scrolls stalwarts as the Nords, Bosmer and the cat - like Khajiit, each with their own different styles of attack and defensive qualities.

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