«I bought him because he's
a real centre forward and he is an intelligent player,» Wenger told Arsenal Player.
«That's not an issue, and he is no direct substitute for Robert Lewandowski as he is not
a real centre forward.»
Real Madrid must have spent over # 500M on attacking midfielders / wide men in the last 5 years — with Benzema their only
real centre forward for the past 5 years.
I would put Koscielny up there as well and he also has a boost ahead of this crunch match because Germany lost their only
real centre forward Mario Gomez to injury.
I have a feeling that, just like in the game against Aston Villa on Sunday, Wenger will ask Giroud to fill in for Welbeck and we saw how the demands of being our only
real centre forward affected the big man this year.
With G - Rude and Wellsuspect as our only two remaining
Real centre forwards even Arseon must be working on something??
Not exact matches
The 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner — the
Real Madrid
forward took
centre stage in Brazil and his performances saw him seal a # 63m move to the Santiago Bernabeu after the competition.
Even if we get Cavani, I would still expect Wenger to sign another defender and maybe a central midfielder, but having a
centre forward of Cavani's ability to finish off the moves created by the likes of Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis and all would surely make us
real contenders for the title.
Liverpool are set to sign
Real Madrid
centre forward Karim Benzema once the current season ends and the summer transfer window opens, report the Daily Star, with
Real set to sanction the # 40 million departure of the France international so that they can pursue Paris Saint Germain
forward Edinson Cavani.
The
centre forwards at Bayern, PSG, Juve,
Real, Chelsea, Man City and Barca all had totals in the teens for their league goals from open play and all (bar Chelsea) were comfortably outscored by wide
forwards / second strikers in their teams.
Finally,
Real also want a
centre -
forward and could look to either one of Tottenham's Harry Kane or Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi.
There is Karim Benzema os course but unless
Real Madrid sign a new
centre forward, and even if they do, I am not sure we would be able to get the Frenchman.
I understand the allure of getting a
Real Madrid
centre forward but last 3 seasons he has a league return of 11, 17, 15.
If you can't accommodate Sanchez and Walcott in that list then for consistency you would have to say
Real Madrid have no depth whatsoever with only Benzeman as a regular and poor old Barca don't even have a recognised
centre forward.
And I think that is directly due to the confidence and belief that he has gained from having the Arsenal boss show
real faith in him, including giving him chances to play in his favoured
centre forward role.
Van Persie may be tempted by a fresh challenge, especially if he feels confident of ousting Karim Benzema as
Real Madrid's chief
centre -
forward, though a lot could depend on what the future holds for boss Carlo Ancelotti.
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.
A Metro report reveals that a stat comparison actually shows that Olivier Giroud is just as potent a striker as the
Real Madrid
centre forward.
If Villa was at Euro 2012, there's no
real reason to think that he'd add a particularly new dimension at
centre forward, especially since his hypothetical opponents are running on anti-Spain tactics at least partially designed to shut down a side with Villa in it.
For those who don't remember Chicharito; despite his slightly average size for a
centre -
forward at 5ft 9in was well renowned for his ariel presence as well as presenting a
real «fox in the box» mentality which really excelled during his time at Bayer Leverkusen.
A few TV and media pundits have suggested that one of the problems we have is that Olivier Giroud is just not good enough a
centre forward if a team has ambitions of
real glory and it seems like quite a few Arsenal fans are still not convinced by the Frenchman.
Whilst I am not offering these as absolute rules, it appears that generally teams with more goalscoring potency in wide areas «make do» with more modest totals for their
centre forwards (think Barcelona or
Real Madrid for the obvious examples — and before you say anything, the likes of Benzema, Villa and Suarez have all had goal returns less than 20 in La Liga winning teams in the last 5 years).
As we now know once and for all, this transfer from
Real Madrid is not going to happen and unless the manager has an ace up his sleeve, it looks like Giroud is going to be our first choice
centre forward once more this season, with a little competition from Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott.
Short of
real, top quality
centre -
forwards who guarantee you goals,» he said.
While this injury to Lucas may not affect the manager's plans too much for this weekend's Premier League trip to Sunderland, it might do for the weeks to come, so one player who could benefit from this is our big French
centre forward Olivier Giroud, as he is now the only
real alternative to the Chilean star Alexis Sanchez.
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.
Despite the fact that the Arsenal and England international Theo Walcott is looking better all the time and showing that Arsene Wenger has a great option for the
centre forward position, the form of our France international striker Olivier Giroud is becoming a
real concern.
He could be in for a tough time, though, with Italy and their attacking guile, and it is their front line, as well as the Belgian
centre forward Romelu Lukaku, that will be of interest to Arsenal fans hoping for the boss to add some
real firepower to the Gunners squad.
Despite the fact that the Arsenal and France
centre forward is in absolutely great goal scoring form at the minute, there is a very
real chance that he could be dropped for the crucial clash with our main Premier League rivals Manchester City next week.
Some players will have to start both games, but at least the boss now has two very
real options for the
centre forward position.
Arsenal fans are still hoping that Arsene Wenger will come up trumps again and sign the top class
centre forward Karim Benzema from
Real Madrid some time in the next few weeks.
The new
Real Madrid coach wants to have Ronaldo as his
centre forward.
Because of his power in the air, his ability as an attacking pivot, good movement and a sheer hunger for goals, Morata often has been compared to former
Real Madrid and Spain
centre -
forward Fernando Morientes.
The 24 - year - old
centre -
forward made a return to his boyhood club last summer after the
Real Madrid signed the Spaniard in a # 29m deal from Italian champions Juventus.
Besiktas have already secured the signature of former
Real Madrid
centre - back Pepe this summer and could be looking
forward to add Bony to their ranks ahead of the new season.
Jack The minute we announced we were going cheap a whole ten pounds there were going to be the non believers with nothing to do midweek, Was that our new
centre forward scoring last night for
Real another good move Van Gal, That's a good one for Wetpants.com numbers and # signs grab those calculators Must go
The Poland international
centre -
forward remains a major target for
Real Madrid.
While one could argue it was due to the fact that they played their first few games away from home (owing to Athletics commitments for the London Stadium), WHUFC fan blogs like this one have indicated that Bilic's tactics have sometimes left much to be desired - for example playing Javier Hernandez on the wing instead of utilising his
real potential at
centre forward.
A former sharpshooting winger or
centre -
forward with Borussia Monchengladbach, Hanover and West Germany (39 caps), he has been a coach since 1978, holding the reins at Gladbach, Bayern, Athletic Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Tenerife,
Real Madrid, Benfica, Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen.
For the last few seasons,
Real Madrid have used the two
centre forwards Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain fairly equally.
Karim Benzema's agent has denied claims that the
Real Madrid
centre -
forward is keen to join Arsenal, after reports emerged of the Gunners» apparent interest.
So far Los Rojiblancos have brought in
centre -
forward Mario Mandzukic from Bayern Munich at a cost of around 20million euros (# 16m) and on Monday announced they had reached a deal with
Real Sociedad to sign France winger Antoine Griezmann, for a reported 30million euros (# 24m).
The youngest player on this list at 23, the Spanish
centre -
forward hasn't exactly been prolific for Juventus since joining them from
Real Madrid in 2014 with 25 goals in all competition in 88 games, but has delivered on the biggest of occasions.
On the other hand,
Real Madrid are in hunt of a new
centre forward.
But the reality is that Arsenal's interest counts for nothing unless
Real are willing to sell, and given that there is no out - and - out
centre forward understudy to Benzema present at the Bernabeu (Gonzalo Higuain and Alvaro Morata have moved on over the previous two summers), it is tricky to see why they would be interested in letting him go.
WEARCI also has a call
centre, which
forwards leads to
real estate agents who have taken the 50/50 Tour Training for the Windsor - Essex 100 Mile Peninsula.
Somewhat like the great Phoenix of legend, Re / Max
Real Estate
Centre in south Edmonton is rising from the ashes of a disastrous office fire, and looking
forward to getting its 42 Realtors back home soon.
«Moving
forward, the
centre will focus its studies on the factors that influence individual home buyers in their decision, as well as marketing and management issues that are important to
real estate agencies and small businesses,» says Pullig.