Sentences with phrase «position as a full back»

The 21 year old who was rated the best defender on show for his team in their last weekend clash against Groningen has so far made 26 appearances this season with a goal to his name from his position as a full back for ADO Deen Haag who ate struggling to remain in the first division of Dutch football League.

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Good in nearly any position but has established himself as one of the world's most brilliant full - backs.

Let's face it the full back position is one that rarely grabs the headlines and never gets the plaudits it deserves but when you think about it the wide defensive position can be key both to the success of the back line as well as the potency of the club's attacking play.

Darmian is capable of playing on either flank at full - back — having featured regularly on both wing last season, with 19 starts on the right and 15 on the left — and can also deputise as a centre - back, having started his career in this position [via the Daily Star].

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

Villa have also been linked with a move for OGC Nice defender Jordan Amavi [Daily Mail], with Sherwood clearly seeing the full - back positions as key areas to strengthen ahead of the coming campaign.

Having Ozil of all people play as a winger especially in front of either full back in Debuchy or Monreal is suicide because he will not track back whatsoever and in a formation like that which is designed to thrive on position you need a work horse on the wings for whichever full back you plan to have overloading the wing AS WELL AS a positionally astute defensive midfielder to come across and provide coveas a winger especially in front of either full back in Debuchy or Monreal is suicide because he will not track back whatsoever and in a formation like that which is designed to thrive on position you need a work horse on the wings for whichever full back you plan to have overloading the wing AS WELL AS a positionally astute defensive midfielder to come across and provide coveAS WELL AS a positionally astute defensive midfielder to come across and provide coveAS a positionally astute defensive midfielder to come across and provide cover.

The 29 year - old is highly versatile, having played at full - back, in every possible midfield position, as well as up front in his time at the Etihad.

Walcott to start over Welbeck for me as he'll occupy positions in between their centre back and full back which can damage them if the right pass comes in.

The versatile midfielder is able to play in a number of positions, having featured at centre - back, central midfield, as well as at full - back and on the wings, and would come as a great squad member to have available, especially with the injuries regularly picked up at the Emirates.

And now we are stronger in both full back positions as well and we have Gabriel and Calum Chambers to step into central defence when needed.

It's added that the 25 - year - old is considered a non-transferrable player, while the idea is that if Barcelona can prise Hector Bellerin away from Arsenal and install him as their first - choice right - back, it will allow Roberto to return to his more natural position in midfield on a full - time basis.

Easier in attck I should imagine than in defence as the full backs will have to adjust to the different positions Alexis and Joel woild defend due to them being right and left foot respectively.

Ferguson reportedly sees Alba as a long term successor to Patrice Evra as well as a strong enough talent to challenge the French international for his full - back position.

If you look at Monreal, who is a solid defender most of the time, he essentially plays the wingback position as if he is a full back in a 4 -3-3, that doesn't work bacuae it leaves Sanchez or whoever plays in front of him too isolated and doesn't put enough pressure on the defenders.

Mathieu Debuchy is likely to leave the club also, leaving us short of numbers at both full - back positions, unless you consider Calum Chambers as a worthy option to play back - up to both Monreal and Bellerin.

I have passionately wanted Wenger out for a full decade and one idiot who thinks we should just shut up and support this long term loser manager who has no tactics; can't use subs properly; mis handles players; plays them constantly out of position and who doesn't get the need for defence / attack balance (constantly sending two full backs upfield together and playing attacking midfielders as holding players) is in cloud cuckoo land.

The full - back has emerged as one of the brightest young talents in the Premier League, and is rated as one of the best players in his position in England currently.

in the summer we will have a full defense roster to choose from with jenko coming back to strengthen the r / / b + (just being a backup c / h in case of injuries again), means that chambers can concentrate next season on just being a c / b as i feel to make big progress in his career he will need to pick one specialist position, (c / h in my own opinion would be the right choice) and stick to it otherwise it might hinder his playing time at arsenal i the long run.

@akin I think Wenger should stick with gab n koscielny coz they had a bad day due to poor performance from arteta and d full backs.they'll both b more comfortable with coq Caz n rams, and then bells n Monreal.my concern, which is that of all of us is converting our chances.do u know who I actualy think can rescue us?RAMSEY!yea as odd as it sounds its rams who can get into those positions on his days n put d ball @d back of d net.Alexis lion should also find it good if Chelsea uses azpillicueta in place of ivanovic.I see us beating chelsea

Pochettino has a habit of rotating his full - backs, so — as Ben Davies and Kieran Trippier started at West Ham — Danny Rose and Kyle Walker should return to add some energy in the wide positions.

I'm not sure how to describe the 29 - year old really because he is so versatile that he has been known to play about five different positions in a single match, on both flanks, central midfield and even as an emergency full - back.

Now to the article I would like to add that while sitting back the teams also give much space to our full backs and after manu match some guy told bellerin is making his own position of right wing right back he is so true as bellerin overlapping runs have increased and he has created most no of clearcut chances this is the effect of playing wallcott as a striker also monreal seems to improve his attacking play now even if we lose balls it give more times to our player to track back and snatch the ball as we have bellerin le coq who has also good pace in him.

The 24 - year - old has courted controversy during his time in France, but with United needing defensive reinforcements in the full back positions moving forward with question marks hanging over the likes of Luke Shaw and Matteo Darmian, it appears as though they're ready to gamble on Aurier and give Mourinho the chance to get the best out of him.

The midfielder and left back starred for the Netherlands as they reached the World Cup semi-final under incoming Red Devils boss Louis Van Gaal, and with Patrice Evra reportedly in talks with Juventus over a transfer, Blind could offer cover in both an anchor position and for new signing Luke Shaw at full back.

Toljan appears to be a highly versatile player, playing in many different positions for Hoffeinheim including right midfielder on nine occasions in 21 appearances last season as well as playing in the full - back position.

Filipe Luís and Juanfran took up their familiar full back positions, while Jan Oblak received some rest as Axel Werner replaced him.

Centre - back and goalkeeping futures still also lie in the balance, as Chris Smalling — who has emerged as a leader at the back — could find his position under threat if another addition were to arrive, while Blind will be sweating on game time when a natural left - sided defender in the shape of Marcos Rojo returns to full match fitness.

But the modern full - back needs to fill two positions, with the requisite skillset now including stamina, speed, passing, positional awareness and intelligence - «as well as the traditional ability to occasionally dump a tricky winger into the advertising hoardings.

His defensive efforts are particularly heavily criticised, with Ortego arguing that he should be more capable of carrying out defensive work considering he started his career as a full - back, and even alleging that Bale has been given a different defensive position at set - pieces because «he lacked concentration and was too passive, not attacking balls he should have reached.»

Though it might be seen as an unfashionable position, there was no shortage of great Brazilian full - backs to idolise.

In truth, Lucas Perez had a pretty quiet game for the most part, which is understandable as he's still getting back to full fitness after his injury, but he got his reward for being willing to get into the six - yard box from a wide position as play developed on the other flank.

This will allow the full - backs to push forward and provide the width, which is crucial as England lack natural width in the attacking positions.

Pereira is a versatile defender who can play in either full - back positions and the Gunners are allegedly ready to splash as much as # 20 million in order to acquire the services of the Portuguese international this month.

He could slot into that role, but we can only speculate as to whether Jurgen Klopp would want to start developing Gomez as a full - back, or keep him in his more preferred position as a central defender.

Mostly used as a full back in his career either on right back or left back position but he also played as a winger and defensive midfielder.

This season, the Dutch manager has mostly utilized Ecuadorian international Valencia as right full back and he needs a natural player for that position with Rafael not deemed good enough as well.

Yet as he has already shown in his many cameos elsewhere on the pitch in other positions in the years gone by, the England international has far more to his game than just straight - line speed and an ability to make it past the full - back to reach the byline.

«Twenty or 30 years ago the full - back was seen as a position which maybe wasn't as important as others but now it can be as important as any,» says Carragher.

Lee believes his main attributes as a full back were his reading of the game and positioning, which he says can be drilled into defenders in training.

«So as long as he learns the defensive side and positioning, I think he will go on to become a really top full back.»

It seemed here as if AVB was encouraging this, as well as transferring it wide to attack the out of position Jack Colback and Sebastian Larsson in the full back areas.

To make matters even worse, Argentine defender Marcos Rojo also suffered a long term injury and Louis van Gaal has faced a huge dilemma as far as the left full back position is concerned.

That poses a lot of questions for Arsene Wenger, who has been under intense scrutiny as to whether or not Kieran Gibbs is a suitable replacement in the left full - back position.

Expected to be frozen out of the side as the center back position was chocked full, he must have done something to give Pochettino the idea to play him at holding midfield, and he is playing magnificently.

In the full back positions, Pape Souare and Joel Ward will be starting and the duo will need to do their bit both in defence as well as going forward.

He was named in the line - up as a right back despite Rafael being available on the bench, which probably gives a sign of things to come with Sir Alex using him as a cover for Evra and the Da Silva twins for the full backs position.

That's why there has always been a premium on players who excel in putting the ball in the net; when Manchester United boss José Mourinho bemoaned Manchester City «s ability to «spend striker money on full - backs», he was exposing the game's bias towards goal - getters, and their rightful position as football's most valuable assets.

Against Everton both goals were conceded as a result of the full back, in this case Gaëtan Bong getting pulled out of position.

The role of the modern full - back is about as much more than simply defending, with players in the position perhaps even more important to the way teams attack than to the defensive side of the game.