Ramos and Varane v Koscielny and Mertesacker — Let's compare the two
Real centre backs to our own... Well, Ramos is a better tackler and better finisher of the four.
Not exact matches
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We all know it won, t As someone who adopts an all out attacking philosophy why are we playing with three
centre backs when 2 is adequate for the likes of Barca,
Real Madrid and Man city?
Our chances of doing it have been handed a double boost this week as the Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris and their first choice
centre back Toby Alderweireld picked up knocks during their Champions League win over
Real Madrid.
While both full -
backs are experienced professionals, the
centre -
backs are the
real weakness of Raiola's teams.
Centre back Raul Albentosa capitalised on some poor
Real Madrid defending to get on the end of a wicked cross, applying a striker's finish to smash it into the
back of the net.
Goalkeeper,
centre back and please, an athletic, ball winning defensive midfielder.With The the spine In place we can revert to a Back four like all the top sides e.g. Barca, Real Madrid Man City e
back and please, an athletic, ball winning defensive midfielder.With The the spine In place we can revert to a
Back four like all the top sides e.g. Barca, Real Madrid Man City e
Back four like all the top sides e.g. Barca,
Real Madrid Man City etc..
The
Real centre -
back is said to be demanding a $ 10m (# 13.5 m annum / # 260,000 a-week) per - year contract, according to the Daily Mail, while the Anfield winger is said to have been offered # 200,000 per - week by City, so say the Daily Express.
In a # 30m deal, Manchester United look set to bag a
real world class player with a move for Real Madrid centre - back Sergio Ra
real world class player with a move for
Real Madrid centre - back Sergio Ra
Real Madrid
centre -
back Sergio Ramos.
Apart from the fact that we no longer have a competent Manager i, m afraid the
real problem on the playing side stems from a
real lack of quality, particularly at
centre back and in defensive midfield.There is absolutely no point in trying to replace Sanchez when our central defence is useless.
The Reds have had their fair share of injury problems already this month, with all four of their
centre -
backs being struck down to give the manager a
real selection headache at this crucial point in the season.
Mahrez - we need a striker, & now also a
centre back since our injury crisis - those signings will make the
real differences.
Smalling is thick clumbsy turns like a truck and has worse distribution than yodel but he's playing
centre back for man united, it's a
real shame
The Old Trafford side have put aside # 74m to land
Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale and # 33m for Borussia Dortmund
centre -
back Mats Hummels with Louis van Gaal clearly keen to spend big to help strengthen his Man United side.
The 23 - year - old
centre -
back has shone in La Liga down the years, and Don Balon claim City are now looking to beat
Real to his signature in a big - money move.
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Centre -
Back On Manchester United's Radar
Not long ago we found out that the top German central defender Benedikt Howedes was being targeted by Arsene Wenger, before signing a new contract extension with Schalke, but now perhaps we have found out the
real reason why Arsenal are in the market for another
centre -
back?
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centre -
back vs. Aston Villa Atletico confident that
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Van Gaal is also looking to bring in a
centre -
back and a central midfielder during an extensive summer spending spree, with
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos and Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger known to be targets (Via BBC Sport).
According to Don Balon, Jose Mourinho is keen to work with Varane again, and he could replace Marcos Rojo as he's linked with Paris Saint - Germain, while
Real also look to make changes at the
back by signing AC Milan
centre -
back Leonardo Bonucci.
So Arsenal still need a
centre back, even though young Calum Chambers» first few games as a Gunner suggest that the 19 - year old could become a
real rock at the heart of our defence in the future.
A world class
centre -
back who has been a massive player for
Real Madrid in recent times, there's no doubt the Spaniard walks into this team.
United manager Louis van Gaal is keen to bolster his
centre -
back options ahead of the new season and has been heavily linked with a surprise move for the
Real Madrid vice-captain, according to De Telegraaf.
A world class
centre -
back,
Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United as part of a swap deal involving David de Gea, and he'd be absolutely ideal at the
back.
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.
According to The Sun, United manager Van Gaal «expects» to sign
Real Madrid
centre -
back Sergio Ramos this summer, which is likely to happen as part of the deal for David de Gea to move to the Bernabeu.
The
centre -
back has now revealed that he joined the club in order to learn from former
Real Madrid defender Aitor Karanka, and he is overjoyed with his current situation.
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
Like Manchester United, they are understood to be keen on both Everton
centre -
back John Stones [Daily Mail] and
Real Madrid's French international Raphael Varane [Express].
It was his 40th goal of his illustrious career, and firmly puts the
Real centre -
back in position as Europe's top scoring defender.
Unhappy at
Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos has supposedly asked to be allowed to leave this summer after refusing to sign a new contract, with Manchester United on alert for the want - away Spanish
centre -
back.
Merson is not my cup of tea but he is entitled to his opinion in our free society.As usual however, he tends to over react and in the case of Bellerin, despite having a mixed season, he would most certainly attract interest from teams above Arsenal in the EPL and from abroad from the likes of
Real Madrid, Barca, Athletico and Juventus who are all in the market for a right back.Merson, it has to be said is correct with regard to our goalkeepers and
centre backs who have little in the way of resale value.
The only
real surprise for me is that our German
centre back Per Mertesacker keeps his place after a shocking show against the Saints, while Nacho Monreal who was one of our best players is dropped.
Middlesbrough, who are managed by Mourinho's former
Real Madrid assistant Aitor Karanka and flying high at the top of the Championship, appear to be favourites to sign Kalas, but Harry Redknapp's QPR are also interested in the Czech
centre back, who is running out of time to prove that he has a long term future at Stamford Bridge.
A year or so ago you would not have given Arsenal FC a snowball's chance in hell of being able to sign the young
centre back Rafael Varane from his current club, as the French international was a regular starter for
Real and was drawing rave reviews for his performances in Spain and around Europe.
Have a check how many goals the
centre forwards at Juve,
Real Madrid, Bayern, Barca, PSG have scored in the last 2 seasons and come
back to me on that one.
Alex Oxldae Chamberlain is a very good player.Whenever he plays he is world class and yes that is what i see in him whenever he plays.He has destroyed world class full
backs and
centre backs to earn the world class tag.To me he really is a world class player.It is only injury that has stopped him from carrying on.By the way have you guys seen YASSIN FORTUNE just when i thought Adelaide was the
real deal then he shows up.He even look much more promising to me to be honest.Now all, Wenger has to do is to sign a cf and a defensive midfielder although to me i still see some weakness in the team.
I would love to see the boss make a
real statement by signing a top quality
centre back like Southampton's Van Dijk.
As originally claimed by Cadena Cope and re-reported by Sky Sports, the Portuguese
centre -
back will joined Hebei China Fortune when his current
Real deal expires in June.
Real Madrid have dropped their interest in Valencia's Nicolas Otamendi after drawing the conclusion that Manchester United have already won the race for the
centre -
back's signature, according to reports.
Arsenal are one of the many clubs in the Premier League and around Europe that have been linked with the possible signing of the
Real Madrid and France international star Raphael Varane, but with the young
centre back regularly being talked about as one of the most talented and promising young players in the world over the last few years I never really took much notice of those Arsenal transfer rumours.
This would surely represent a massive bargain in the current market for one of Europe's top performing
centre -
backs of the last few years, even if he did flop during his time in La Liga with
Real's rivals Atletico Madrid.
One of the best talents coming through at
Real Madrid, Raphael Varane will surely force his way into the starting XI before long and fulfill his potential to become a world class
centre -
back.
They have a number of promising young
centre backs who ought to be given an opportunity to prove themselves for the remainder of the season in the EPL matches.They simply can not be worse than the rapidly declining Koscielny and Mustafi who can not cope with the likes of Swansea, Bournemouth etc. let alone a team like Spurs.The lack of steel at the
back impacts on our more attacking players as they know they need to score 2/3 goals to have any chance of producing a win.As usual Elneny has come in for criticism but the
real culprits are our
centre backs and Xhaka who seems to be a fixture regardless of being bang average.
There is no doubt that Arsenal need to shore up their defensive options this summer, with a
real concern setting in a
centre back.
Bailly has been in fine form since joining United last season, but his absence has been accompanied by talk of a move for
Real Madrid
centre -
back Raphael Varane, who could fill that void.
The young defender will now take up working under former
Real Madrid defender Aitor Karanka, who has played key roles in winning three Champions League winners medals previously at
centre -
back, and may well prove to be a big influence in guiding the youngster as he looks to make progress.
Real Madrid have offered the services of experienced
centre -
back Pepe to Manchester United, according to the Daily Mirror.
Every Arsenal fan is waiting for some
real transfer news telling us that the Gunners have secured the signature of a top defensive midfielder or a top - of - the - range
centre -
back, but instead we have seen Lukas Podolski move to Inter Milan, Benik Afobe sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and now Arsenal have confirmed that Yaya Sanogo has moved to the other side of the Thames to try and help Crystal Palace stay out of the relegation dogfight.
There have been a lot more versions of the Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with a move for the
Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema in the last week or so, with many of them from reliable media sources like The Telegraph, claiming that the Gunners were going
back with an improved offer of around # 35 million for the
centre forward after having an earlier bid turned down.