Sentences with phrase «playing central defenders»

For the rest of the season Arsenal should play any of the decent ball playing central defenders in that position — Mustafi or Gabriel, with the Ox playing next to him.

English football's relationship with the ball - playing central defender is an interesting one: it (if we may for a moment reduce such a complex muddle of thought and action to a singular entity) loves them in theory, it sanctifies them when they're Bobby Moore, but it doesn't entirely trust them, and it certainly doesn't have time for them in the early formative years, when all that ball playing seems to detract from the serious business of stopping goals.

Chivas left glaring holes in the middle of the park (evidenced by the sheer number of plays our central defenders made in the attacking half) which certainly demonstrated they were set up to play against this system.

QPR head coach Chris Ramsey has been looking for a ball - playing central defender to play alongside skipper Nedum Onuoha.

The Brazil international is a ball - playing central defender who can also move forward and help in attack.

Here was the real deal, a ball playing central defender who in time would certainly form the backbone of AS Roma's future.

«Because it's not easy to play central defender with this manager.

Not exact matches

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

«That means we have enough there, Debuchy can play there, Monreal can play there so you can say we are not out to buy a central defender.

In his column for the Mail Online, the former England and Arsenal defender suggests that if given a chance to play in more of a central role that, «Rashford can be our Ronaldo.»

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.

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).

And one central defender to play on the right of the back three.

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.

Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks since the beginning of the season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the league by now and will have been chipping in with the odd goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.

In; 1 striker / forward 1 central midfielder (not an out and out DM but can play that role / disciplined big presence player) Possibly a central defender

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:

I'm glad to hear this, because he has good skills, good physical attributes and play well as a central defender, despite he is not fast (I remember Jefferson Montero from Swansea beat him several times when he played as a right full back).

The Blues boss has admitted his surprise towards the playing time of the young central - defender, and has given him praise of the highest order at Stamford Bridge by describing him as a potential replacement to Terry, saying, «They (Terry and Zouma) are different players.

«There were two strikers playing together (Romelu Lukaku and Martial) against three top central defenders — the best we have in Europe — and their work was amazing.»

We are now expected to bring in another defender or two to fill our three central roles in our new formation, and Mertesacker now looks set to give up on his playing role, but remains keen on staying with the club in another capacity.

I do nt see y chambers should play RB or DM, he was rilli gud wen he played CB early season, n he is english (the produce rilli good central defenders) he shud be groomed by the experience of bould per n lorient... trust in few years he just myt be englands best CB

«In most of the games we had 70 percent possession, but that makes it difficult for the strikers because there is less room and less freedom as well as most of the time people play with central defenders.

another central defender if only BFG leaves, i think we have enough defensive back up and it would great that our academy players gets some chance to play and show their class.

Note that opposition teams have not scored much headers, as Central defenders are playing much better in this aspect.

Moving back to the 4 -3-3 after Motta's injury should have helped, but pulling Marquinhos into a rarely played position in midfield and putting Serge Aurier into an unfamiliar spot as a central defender in a back four threw PSG for a loop when City were on the ball.

Central defenders have not been playing well, except for Varane, but then again Ramos and Varane are making mistakes, mostly related to tracking back.

(Matieu) Debuchy can play there, (Nacho) Monreal can play there, so you can say we are not out to buy a central defender,» as quoted by the Daily Express.

Arsenal play very open attacking football, with both wing - backs pushed up at the same time, and the central defenders split.

The 27 - year - old has not missed a single minute of Tottenham's league campaign, and the club's other senior central defender — Jan Vertonghen — has not played since January.

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.

Also we've seen Wenger play some wing backs / midfielders as central defenders.

I have watched EVERY single game Gabriel played and I can say categorically we have that great central defender we want in him.

In the Monaco game we are going to need all the pace we can get at the back, it's going to be a risky game for us as we have to start well and we are going to go for it, this means we will be exposed at the back, that is where we need 2 quick central defenders, Kossy and Gabriel can look after themselves on the counter, but Mertesacker has no chance, so I think if we play Merte then we ain't got a chance at all, they will counter on us and due to him being slow.

Chelsea were spotted using an unorthodox 4 -2-4 formation during pre-season — a system Conte is yet to deploy in the Premier League — and Luiz could easily play as a central defender or as a defensive minded central midfielder.

Louis van Gaal changed his tactics to try to surprise Arsenal and counter his team's defensive problems, with three central defenders and with Luke Shaw and Valencia playing as wing backs in a midfield five, with Rooney and van Persie up front.

If they opt to play with only two central defenders in the back, they should have a very disciplined defensive midfielder to protect the defenders.

There are good natural central defenders in the reserves, Why play Monreal off position?

guys look i am going to sound ridiculous but arsene is going to sign a defender and not a central defensive midfielder cause arteta and flamini are both in wenger's good books as these players have settled for the fourth they hit 30 or maybe the mediocrity mind has pulled an hamstring on the club, it seems that Wenger played a game of «expected» but it itself is now derail course so therefore pressure mounted up looks like he is heading for the french market under 10 million valuation» JUST MY PREDICTION»

Arsenal played with three central defenders and three attackers, they should stick to the winning team.

Everyone was high up on the pitch including central defenders and our fullbacks played as though they were wingers.

I also believe a good defensive midfielder can be a good central defender, if he plays in the back a lot.

Today he knew very well that Burnley plays defensive soccer but he decided to put 2 central defenders as substitutes!

We should not read too much into the Liverpool game because both our regular central defenders were absent which made our boys to play with restraint fearing to expose the defence.

However now that we play with 3 central defenders, a proper DMF isn't really needed.

«We should not read too much into the Liverpool game because both our regular central defenders were absent which made our boys to play with restraint fearing to expose the defence», we don't score because our cbs, that is a good one, a pathetic good one.

I like your idea of playing Giroud and Sanchez upfront with Ozil supporting them, also with the three central defenders.

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

Elneny at the base of the diamond can act as an extra forward central defender in protecting the back lines from being overrun, while as a DMF he can link and play commanding the middle.

However on Sunday he impressed massively as a stand in right back, especially considering the player struggles for playing time in his preferred position as a central defender.