Sentences with phrase «playing as a defender»

His dream was not to sit on the bench or be played as a defender.

in the Mould of Fabinho, who can play as a defender and also as a defensive Midfielder.

Let's take these offensive orientated players (square pegs) and play them as defenders (round holes) has been her motto since July 6th 2015.

I would have taken this draw lightly if Ajayi or Hayden were playing as defenders!

Dude Besic was okay at the Hungarian league (which is one of the worst leagues around) and almost always played as a defender not in midfield.

Next thing is he will buy Hummels as Winger, let's Sanchez play as defender and Wilshere will become goalie.

I think Per is slower this year than last (if that were possible) and he cant play as a defender in an attacking team like Arsenal, where we are constantly getting hit with counter attacks.

Arsene has stated it categorically that he does not see El - Neny playing as defender in the future, that he is only giving him game time there to give him competition.

Chambers's versatility, to play as a defender and as a defensive midfielder, was one of the reasons why Wenger had to splash out 16 million pounds to bring him to the Emirates and, already in his short Arsenal career, the Hampshire born teenager has shown that he is worth the hefty fee.

The 24 - year - old versatile player, who can play both as a defender and as a defensive midfielder, started for the Oranje in their opening Euro 2016 Group A clash at the Generali Arena in Prague.

26 - year - old Didier Kadio can play as a defender and in the midfield and the Ivory Coast player could come in handy in the wake of injuries.

The teams in the forefront of this revolution would have the luxury of having defensive midfielders playing as defenders, and attacking midfielders playing as strikers.

You can either be the attackers, which play out similar to the single - player campaign, or you can play as the defenders, which is a total different experience.

Dash or Defend, Free - Dash or Defend is a new real - time strategy game in a fantasy setting with a unique twist on the traditional tower defense genre where you can play as the defender or attacker.

While playing Siege on any side is tense, nothing got my heart pumping like playing as a defender.

You can either be the attackers, which play out similar to the single - player campaign, or you can play as the defenders, which is a total different experience.

Not exact matches

If his supporters felt disappointment over Bryan's testimony — the play makes much of the crowd's turning on him — it was not because he looked stupid as a defender of crude fundamentalism, but because he wasn't a defender of crude fundamentalism.

It's practical: the attacker, who we will only identify as «Sauce God» from now on (obviously he has an exponential amount of raw sauce), gets past his defender and keeps the ball in play.

Manchester United utility man Daley Blind has rejected suggestions that he is not smart enough to play as a central defender.

I understand the concern about defenders playing off of him at the 3 - point line, but they do that to TJ as well, and Fultz's offense off the bounce is certainly more of a threat than TJ's strafe - runs under the basket.

It is the forward play that was truly poor but I don't think any of our defenders really stood out as Leicester let us have the ball the entire game hoping to break similar in way to that city goal, or almost every goal they score.

That's why Walcott is asked to play as a hold up striker, Ox is supposed to play off the shoulder of defenders, Podolski had to cover for Gibbs and rarely get in the box, Arteta had to cover the counter attack and pass sideways, and Gabriel has to be a slow, awkward white guy with great positioning.

Defence; Knowing Arsenal we shall not buy any defenders especially with Calum Chambers coming back from loan and we play 3 at the back as well.

The defender was released from his Espanyol contract after playing one match this term, after the La Liga side terminated his deal a year early, as they look to lower their wages and remove anyone outside the manager's plans.

Monreal has really made a difference to the left side Gibbs plays to many balls back and across to the centre backs he is so prone now to get injured he doesent go forward and his defending is woefull can't see him even playing for England again, don't get me wrong I do like him but his game has declined Play him as a sub as Monreal if one of the defenders is injured can fill in like Sagna did CB

But the official Arsenal website has now confirmed that the versatile Brazilian defender, able to play anywhere along the line of a back four, is now a Gunner after reports today revealed that he was sent to Paris to make sure the paperwork went through as quickly as possible.

He can score a lot of goals, he's very good technically and can hold defenders off, he scores a lot of headers and his link up play as well is very good.

He is also trying to make them play as a single unit where attackers can defend & defenders can attack.

giroud plays well as a dm in his usual no9 position based on his «hold up play»... but don't mistake that gibberish with playing in midfield which requires more concentration and technique which the tall man does not possess at all... hed make a good defender though

It's added in the report that United had several offers for Borthwick - Jackson earlier this summer, but Wolves gave assurances that the youngster would play regularly and as a result were picked as the ideal destination for the defender.

He was full of praise for the defenders Hector Bellerin and Mathieu Debuchy who played really well in unfamiliar positions, as well as the more tried and trusted Gibbs and Mertesacker and Szczesny in goal.

We suffer from lack of width when players always want to come inside to play shot balls — it's nice to offer the width as well with someone who can take on a defender.

As Alan Smith recognises, Lucas has the ability to drift in and out amongst the defenders and the Spaniard's flexibility to also play on the wing, means that he has a very good idea about what kind of runs the wingers will want the striker to make.

Also, we had the chance to keep a draw or nick a goal at Munich but defenders just decided to do nothing as if Bayern would play like they were not at home.

IMO I have seen Chaimbers perform better in the middle as a CD than as a right back, so to move him just infron of the central defenders might suit him better then playing out on the right.

Playing as a defensive midfielder, he is in a position to receive the ball from the defenders, distribute the ball and providing a platform for Carzola and Co. to play with simple, accurate, and urgent passes.

Everyone n football and most of the same fans know Sanchez is our only player of quality, Henry said he is the only player who would get into the Spurs squad, and we play him with one hand tied behind his back on the left wing with effectively no existing central striker to worry defenders (unless you count Giroud as a central striker but I refuse to believe Giroud worries any central defender).

I'll go for 2 defenders and a DM... Rues and Draxler will play as LW... We have many players who can play on either wings....

In an interview with the German press reported by Metro the Arsenal captain and centre back declared that next year would be his last as a player and that he will not be able to play regularly, so will Arsene Wenger just use him to give the other defenders like Mustafi, Koscielny and Holding a rest?

I think both will stay, because Monreal can play as wingback and central defender very well, whereas Gibbs is more specialized in the left side and Gibbs is an English homegrown.

The 22 year - old played a role in our pre-season campaign, and has seemingly shown enough to be included in our playing squad for the term, but if he has shown enough, why have we been leaving him sidelined while fielding two left - backs (Kolasinac and Monreal) as makeshift defenders?

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

The Arsenal defender Calum Chambers was watched by Roy Hodgson in a few games recently, including at right - back against Chelsea, and it seems that the England boss has decided to pull the 19 year - old out of the U21 squad for the important European Championship play - off against Croatia to give him his first taste of senior football at Wembley, after coming on as a sub in the last friendly in Norway.

We will have to wait and see whether the Arsenal and England defender Kieran Gibbs is selected by his national manager Roy Hodgson for the friendly game against France at Wembley tonight, which is bound to be an odd and emotionally charged encounter after the terrible terrorist attacks in Paris, but with England wracked by injury problems and having to play a very young team, as well as the limp performance put in by Ryan Bertrand at left back against Spain, I will be surprised if Gibbs does not start.

His pace also allows us to have more space in CM, opposition defenders can't step up as quick or as far compared to if we played Giroud upfront.

Maybe that is why Arsene Wenger has made a point of praising the giant defender ahead of the Chelsea game, as reported by the Arsenal website, talking about his leadership qualities and how important he is to the squad even if he is not playing.

The Dutchman has reverted in recent weeks, however, a mistake that Neville believes is costing them as it encourages players to play the «safe» option to other central defenders who tend to be free:

This all sounds very positive from the talented defender, but although he is right that we are used to playing against top sides, he seems to conveniently forget that we usually lose those big games as well!

Has said that Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is his hero and as a defender currently perhaps Arellano one day also hopes to play further up the pitch.

Holding Koscielny and another tall good defender would be ideal, then Mustafi coming in for Koscielny as he cant play every three days, and eventually replacing him.