Sentences with phrase «position as centre»

With Robin van Persie ill, Rooney returned to his best position as centre - forward, and was regularly involved in build - up play during the first half before he was injured.

Mandzukic was asked to abandon his preferred position as centre forward in order to become a winger in Max Allegri's 4 -2-3-1 formation, and not only did he successfully play the wing but he absolutely owned the position for the latter half of the season.

Not only has Theo got the nod but he keeps his position as centre forward with Olivier Giroud having to make do with a place on the subs bench.

Why not move Koscielny to DM and have Gabriel take his position as centre half.

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Another recommendation is continuing the push for a common securities regulator, which would increase access to capital by increasing global confidence through more efficient regulation and stronger enforcement, enhancing Toronto's position as a major global financial centre.

While Microsoft and Sony trip over themselves trying to position their consoles not merely as consoles but as «entertainment centres» (movies, music, games, etc.), modern TVs are to a large extent already doing this natively through telecom companies.

With the founding of Crypto Valley Association, we are promoting more than a region: we have founded a global association as a base for the sector's most innovative and forward thinking companies, further strengthening Switzerland's position as a leading centre of innovation in this sector,» said Oliver Bussmann, President of the CVA.

Mr. Marciano recently stepped down from his position on the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada and served as Campaign Manager for Edmonton - Centre MP Laurie Hawn in 2004 and 2006, and for Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq in 2008.

And all this took place because, in a universe which was disclosing itself to me as structurally convergent, you, by right of your resurrection, had assumed the dominating position of all - inclusive Centre in which everything is gathered together.

A year after writing The Mass on the World, Pere Teilhard further defined his thought, in Mon Univers: «To interpret adequately the fundamental position of the Eucharist in the economy of the world... it is, I think, necessary that Christian thought and Christian prayer should give great importance to the real and physical extensions of the eucharistic Presence... As we properly use the term «our bodies» to signify the localized centre of our spiritual radiations..., so it must be said that in its initial and primary meaning the term «Body of Christ» is limited, in this context, to the consecrated species of Bread and Wine.

The temptation, particularly for those of us who operate from a position of privilege, is to gravitate towards the good and ignore the very real and true cries of the oppressed and marginalized or even just - plain - different - from - us of our society, to retreat into the worlds of our own making and the brightly lit aisles of a shopping centre, and then point to the good stories as good enough for us.

Most of the cocoa cultivated in Africa is exported to the major centres of cocoa consumption in Europe and North America, with the Netherlands and the US maintaining their positions as the world's two leading cocoa processing countries, the ICCO added.

He holds honorary positions as Professor of Agri - Food Systems at Lincoln University, New Zealand, and as Senior Research Fellow at the Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University, Wellington.

David has also represented the vegetable industry in positions including Vegetable Councillor for the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, on industry negotiating committees and as a member of the Tasmanian Vegetable Centre Advisory Committee where he currently advises the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research.

Boufal can operate in the centre or as a wide man, making him already a versatile player who could make his mark from a number of positions on the pitch.

He also suggested that this is the general way that Arsenal operate, so it is not really fair to blame the centre backs as they are being put into positions that perhaps they would not be in a less adventurous team.

In an Arsenal.com report the German centre back spoke about the need for the forwards to relax more when they get into goal scoring positions as the missing of these chances is really hurting Arsenal and has been doing for the last few months.

The one thing he is missing is the experience in this position because he came to us as a central midfielder, but I converted him into a centre - back because I felt he can play the type of football we want to play as a centre - back.»

And while the centre of defence is not a position that has been talked about much as one of the priorities for the transfer window, I feel that being drawn against Barcelona should change that.

Continuing as one of the two main centre - backs, there is little need to replace the rock - solid Laurent Koscielny in that position.

Young Frenchman Kurt Zouma can ply his trade in the centre of defence but may be more valuable as a defensive midfielder, following a string of accomplished performances in this position last term.

Throughout his career so far, Goretzka has proved to fans that he is able to play in a variety of positions, with the player having been deployed all through the centre of the pitch, and even as a right and left midfielder on occasions.

I notice with Nacho, sometimes he's almost like an extra centre back, he doesn't seem to like getting out to the touchlines, Nacho isn't a bad tackler at all, just his positioning isn't as good as Gibbs.

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].

Whilst Lahm features as a right back on the list, the majority of his club work came from the centre of midfield as Pep Guardiola devised a new position for the veteran and in his infinite footballing wisdom it was a complete success.

Wenger has made another change as well, which is nothing to do with injuries, bringing Walcott into the centre forward position and dropping Giroud to the bench.

Any one here remember a fella called Robert Pires; he was our «left winger» (the formation was often described as a 4 -4-2 but you could also see it as a lop - sided 4 -2-3-1 with Henry up top but taking up an average position left of centre.

At Arsenal I don't think there is a position on the pitch that has quite as many players as our central midfield does and although it's good to have so much competition for places in the centre of the park, I can't help but feel that certain irregularity as to who will be in the starting eleven may cause a little unrest.

Haha and a new stadium as well too, with lots of car parks, sorry mate our midfield is well loaded barring any major injuries which of course as we know will most definetely happen, all we need is a world class striker (Admin * Cough - article *), centre back, maybe a winger and handle the two other positions which are not that neccesary but could be useful for rotation like the ospina back up position and getting an extra midfielder in Ngolo Kante I love his simplicity and his mobility much much much better upgrade to flamini

Mensah can fill in a number of different positions, capable of playing as either a left - back or defensive midfielder though his preferred position is said to be centre - back.

So it is refreshing that the Gunners are finally being linked with a topclass centre - back, which, as any Arsenal fan will tell you, is another of the positions we need to fill as Per Mertesacker gets older andslower every season.

The versatile Dutch international could also have a role in the side filling in at left wing - back or as a defensive midfielder, but centre - back seems his likeliest position at the moment due to United's desperate need for new players in that position.

We have gone through a period where we are very short but we discovered as well that players have learnt their job well in the centre - back position, like Monreal and he is doing very well now.

Hayden can play as either a centre back or a defensive midfielder and they are both positions where the Gunners are a bit light and may need cover for.

Remember that he only played 25 Premier League games for Man United last season, with quite a few of them as sub and that he was not in the centre forward position which he is likely to take for Arsenal.

Yet again we should NOT find ourselves in this position in the first place, buying young and cheap has yet again left us in a spot where the real player we really need (Goal scoring striker) will go unfilled again, as we now need a centre back to fill the ranks because the ones we have are either inadequate or on extended holiday.

It appears to me that Ozil and Alexis are swapping positions during the game, with Ozil acting more as centre - forward!

Both are capable of playing in either position and so when we play different styles of opposition, such as quicker centre backs, or stronger centre backs, we can alternate between the players to choose who is best fit to play against the opposition.

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 Centre - back position is a really hard one as Per annoys the hell out of me, but can we play Gabriel / Boss alongside each other without leaving ourselves very exposed as they both like to push on.

Ronaldo, Hazard, Reus, Neymar and Pires (amongst others) have made a decent fist of having a starting position left of centre on the pitch so I would not write Ozil off too soon as an option.

Chambers only position as far as I have seen, is centre back and a good centre back he is.

It was his 40th goal of his illustrious career, and firmly puts the Real centre - back in position as Europe's top scoring defender.

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.

To summarise, you need as a top team (if we are one) a centre forward (preferably more than 1) that bang in the goals every week for fun in their PREFERRED AND NATURAL POSITIONS WHERE THEY HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DOING SO.

The big young Pole was bought from Legia Warsaw as a defensive midfielder but has since been converted to a centre - back by Wenger and has had experience of 10 games in that position on loan at Birmingham last season.

It is strange that Giroud has had three seasons as our centre forward and Walcott has only had three or four games in that position and yet the jury is already out on Walcott's ability to play there.

Kostas Manolas is believed to have been on our radar for some time, and is now said to be a priority signing for Wenger, but he confirmed recently that he has a number of players in mind, but he is not set on any particular player as of yet, and centre - back is not our weakest position currently either.

I am sure that the debate will be raging just as much as ever among Arsenal fans about the merits of our England international star Theo Walcott and whether or not he can provide the Gunners with a good enough option for the centre forward position.