Sentences with phrase «quality centre back»

So what have we done to correct these issues, have we signed a top quality centre back, bought an enforcer for midfield or that elusive «fox in the box» we have been crying out for, in short, we have done nothing!

This means the Gunners may still be in with a shout of adding an experienced quality centre back to their team.

Another quality Centre Back like Van Dijk

If he does go and sign a top quality centre back and a defensive midfielder, will that painful defeat by Stoke have been worth it?

Holding and Beliiek are very promising youngsters who will make the grade but if we are to challenge the Manchester clubs etc we need at least one top quality centre back now

Holding and be lik are very promising and could become a great pairing in future but we need a quality centre back asap.

I just hope wenger lets good sense prevail, and bring in a quality centre back and defensive midfielder!

A top quality centre back and striker was what Arsenal needed in January to keep us going, but all Wenger could manage was yet another midfielder.

We need another top quality centre back like Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / De Vrij because Mertesacker won't be a regular and is retiring at the end of the season, Koscielny is ageing and has injury problems, Chambers seems like he may leave, Gabriel is injured rn and is inconsistent, Holding is class but still quite inexperienced and Mustafi picks up loads of yellow cards.

It seemed to be the general trend amongst Premier League clubs though, and I think that the manager has done what he needed to do by getting a quality centre back in.

The priority for Arsenal should be the acquisition of a quality centre back and an athletic ball winning midfielder.

Gabriel can be too hot headed and Chambers is not experienced enough so another top quality centre back would be a great transfer move for Arsenal and the former team mate of Hummels at Dortmund has just sent out a come and get me plea that IO really hope Wenger reacts to.

I would love to see the boss make a real statement by signing a top quality centre back like Southampton's Van Dijk.

Henry is spot on We desperately need a quality centre back and defensive midfielder.

Starting with a quality centre back in january!

We need a quality centre back and defensive midfielder in january!

We needed a an enforcer in midfield and a quality centre back!

Iwobi and xhaka have to go that's obvious... But we need a real DM and a quality centre back... Spurs is the big test not Everton... But enjoyed a really good 45 minutes

and all I care about is my darling club getting back on track and start winning beautifully.the new arsenal «backroom engine» is thrilling me and I just need them to get ozil and wilshere to sign and in the summer get one more winger preferably draxler or moura, and a proper defensive midfielder plus one more quality centre back.

Arsenal fans will still want the boss to sign another quality centre back in theJanuary transfer window, in case of yet more injury problems, but with Gibbs and Debuchy in the full back positions, the Arsenal defence is at full strength again.

Arsenal have been on the hunt for a top quality centre back to partner Laurent Koscielny in the centre of defence for a number of years now, but have largely been unsuccessful.

Also, we are all hoping that Wenger signs a quality centre back and defensive midfielder at the very least when the transfer window opens in January.

One of the main priorities in the minds of Gooners is another top quality centre back but unless the manager gets his finger out he is not going to get one in time for the EPL opener against Liverpool next month.

All three players were loaned out to improve on their playing time, fitness and experience, however for Chambers especially, this is a key time to prove if he can be a quality centre back in the Premier League, on a more consistent basis.

We need a quality centre back wenger!

Mustafi is a wholehearted player but unfortunately he lacks height, speed and composure and as such he will never be a top quality centre back.

I still feel we need to sign a quality centre back as Koscielny has injury problems, looks like Chambers is going, Mertesacker won't be a regular, Gabriel is inconsistent and it may be too much for Holding to start every game.

Of course signing a top quality centre back and striker would help us greatly over the whole season.

No, we need a top quality centre back to partner Koscielny because to be honest Koscielny's injury record isn't that great either (he's missed 22 games in the last 2 seasons), so we need at least 2 top players for that position to cope with the inevitable injuries / suspensions / fatigue.

The Gunners are supposedly on the lookout for an experienced top quality centre back because Per Mertesacker's injury will rule him out for a large part of the season.

I also feel we need another top quality centre back as it seems we will be playing 3 -4-3.

The first and most obvious would be if the Frenchman now goes into the transfer market and signs a big name top quality centre back and his words and about the BFG's injury on the Arsenal website suggest that he might, a lot of Gooners may just be quite happy about Mertesacker's knee problem.

Arsenal has four quality centre backs in Mert, Kos, Gabriel and Chambers.

The need for 2 quality centre backs is essential if AFC are to regain their position in the top four in the Premier League.The likes of Manolas, Giminez or Koulibaly would be excellent acquisitions for Arsenal whose recruitment team has proved to be incompetent in their failure to identify and secure for example Joe Gomez and Harry Maguire who were both available 2/3 years ago.

Why buy another striker when the glaring weakness in the team is the lack of quality centre backs and defensive midfielder?

Arsenal seem to be linked with numerous quality centre backs and defensive midfield players, but Wenger always looks for the «perfect» buy.

Signs are that quality centre backs are a disappearing species; and clubs may do well to start developing them in - house.

Another play Arsenal fans hope to banish from their memories with the Swiss international marking a depressing time for the club, where finances were tight and top quality centre backs couldn't be purchased.

The need for quality centre backs is evident to all (apart from AW) Please AW give Holding and Chambers an opportunity to prove themselves in the Premier League Mert and Koc are clearly finished and Mustafi is far too erratic to make a lasting impression

this would give arsenal tremendous attacking power But without quality centre backs at the other end we will continue to ship goals and never win the Premier League

Not exact matches

Umtiti has had a rather sudden rise to fame in this past season, as he showed promise and quality as a great centre back for the long term future.

at this point i would say carvalho and the colombian kid and if latter is too much go for vargas... ozil will add quality but do nt have a starting XI that is top quality yet... on bright side chambers looks like quality sanchez with a bit of tweaking will trouble any defense kos is a top drawer centre back and wilshere is getting back to his best..

If Arsenal truly want to challenge on all fronts this season, they need to sign a top quality experienced centre back that isn't just here to fill the gap whilst Mertesacker is injured, but a player who can replace the BFG on a long term basis.

Look at MC, they had missed a 6 mil player, Victor Kompany more than they would have liked and you couldn't really say that they had not tried to find quality cover / starter for this position given that they had spend 30 million plus on what initially looks like two top centre backs the last two seasons.

Well it's done now...... but I'd hazard a guess he wanted an established central midfield partnership with strongest possible defensive qualities (Coquelin / Elneny) infront of an untried, young, emergency centre back pairing.

Lack of top quality in the goalkeeping and centre back areas is the main factor in the downturn in the fortunes of Arsenal.

Am willing to chip in a tenner for a teach yourself Cantonese course for the whippet... they would cough up north of 20m for him but about the only ones... If we bring in a top quality wide right attacking player then I will be more than happy... Though I would still feel easier with a solid centre back addition

Then I want to see us sign a top - quality centre - back, and top - quality right - winger, and a top - quality defensive midfielder as a minimum during the summer transfer window.

Another world class centre - back based in La Liga, Diego Godin of Atletico Madrid has been linked with a move to Old Trafford in the past and is a similarly experienced and proven winner as well as a quality player.

But we need to get another top quality central midfielder who is good defensively, another top centre back and right back.