Sentences with phrase «right back role»

Chris Smalling has made a great start to the season in an unfamiliar right back role, which has lead to his call up to the England squad.

Juventus manager Maximiliano Allegri fielded the usual 4 -2-3-1, but with Andrea Barzagli slotted into the right back role while Dani Alves started in the right winger position in place of Juan Cuadrado.

Kieran Trippier had developed to be the first choice in the right back role but Walker was still a major asset.

This means Pep Guardiola is hoping to spend as much as # 80 million for just the right back role.

With Hector Bellerin and Mathieu Debuchy fighting hard for the starting right back role it was hard to see how Chambers would get a look in without another injury crisis.

With Monreal struggling at centre back, it seemed an ideal chance to play Bellerin in his right back role with Calum Chambers in the middle, but the boss did not seem to have faith in him.

But he looks to have a huge fight on his hands for the right back role at Arsenal and it would have been good for him to get some international experience in central defence.

Wenger clearly feels that Koscielny is in the right frame of mind to play as he starts alongside Mertesacker with Bellerin returning to the right back role.

He was signed after impressing mainly in the right back role for the Saints and for England at underage levels and has suggested that this is where he feels most comfortable.

Maitland Niles is being blooded at the defensive right back role and has done very well in containing good players.

Not exact matches

He remained in his I'm dead role until all fear was removed, and then he bounced right back and carried on with his lizard life.

By the time the character made it back home to Marvel, the studio considered Colin Farrell and Patrick Dempsey for the part, but both director Jon Favreau and producer Kevin Feige believed Robert Downey Jr. was the right man for the role.

OTTAWA — Thomas Mulcair got it right a few years back when, commenting on the approach of Stephen Harper's government to the role of science in policy development, he said the Conservatives relied on «decision - based fact - making.»

A number of commentators, led by the right - leaning C.D. Howe Institute think tank, have argued the government should scale back CMHC's role in the mortgage - insurance market.

Owners Ted Balestreri and Bert Cutino stepped right back into the roles they held in 1968 — masterfully manning the podium and roaming the dining room greeting each and every guest, sharing stories and reliving history.

Our full - back roles are somewhere to look at, with Nacho Monreal turning 31 in February, and with Debuchy definitely in his last season, not to mention the wealth of injuries currently challenging us at right - back.

The right - back joined the Gunners from Newcastle in the summer of 2014, and was enjoying a first - team role until picking up an injury in September, which allowed Hector Bellerin to star in his place.

The 25 - year - old is not a natural in that position, having started out as a right - back before making the move to the opposite side in the 2013/14 season, and it may be that manager Jose Mourinho would favour a left - sided player for that role, allowing Azpilicueta to slot back in at right - back.

We are YEARS from competing, I don't understand this logic that we will draft Bridges, find some magical 7 - 8 $ mil athletic 7 footer that plays a perfectly complementary role and apparently doesn't have any better offers than the Bulls, and be right back in the playoff hunt.

Calum Chambers was thought of as a right back but it looks like Arsene Wenger is grooming the former Saint for a centre back role.

The 22 - year - old is into his fourth season in the Elland Road first - team set - up, and can play either as a conventional right - back or in a role further up the flank.

Of course a successful team needs to do both sides of the game well and that also sums up the role of the modern full back, so maybe the Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin is the ideal man to talk about the relative values of attacking and defending.

A new signing at Liverpool, Nathaniel Clyne is really impressing as first choice right - back for England and should have that role down as his by next summer.

I prefer to see Ox play that right attacking full back role.....

Then he never got a real chance to own the central striker role which blew his confidence, yet neither did he get put back on the right wing and told that this was his only chance to feature.

Most fans were very happy with his early performances, but as our injured players returned and Hector Bellerin made the right - back spot his own, Chambers has returned to his backstage role although he has been promoted to Roy Hodgson's England side, making three appearances so far.

Stoke City boss Pulis is keen to bring in a natural left - sided full - back with the more naturally right - sided Andy Wilkinson having played a lot of football in the unfamiliar role this season.

The right - back may well be able to stake a claim for a place in the Gunners first - team squad, due to the injury sustained by Hector Bellerin, with Carl Jenkinson the only other option for the role at present.

Ox — until this year I would have said he was another Wenger failed project... that being said, he still only showed us some inklings of the things we thought he would start bringing a couple of years ago... liked his role as a wing - back in the 3 - back system but his moping around and general demeanor about not being sure if he liked this new role was a little off - putting considering how long we have waited for him to show up... I wouldn't hesitate to sell if the right number was offered but probably not to a top 8 team

Full - back Cesar Azpilicueta moves across to his favoured right - back role.

this is just because AW is a stubborn creature and will not change a lot of things but i would trust Ox with the DM role... But if i was choosing, i would go with following UNPOPULAR pattern... damn right Debuchy has proved all you guys wrong and just had one of his best outings for Arsenal — As a centre back!!!!

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, for instance, was very impressive in the right wing back role when the boss went to a back three formation.

In an unfamiliar right back - role, the young defender struggled to contain Michael Knightly for large parts of the game — improved late on.

If Welbeck isn't fit then we have other players who can play the wide right role, Wilshere done well when he has come on and he could do well there for a game, Gnabry is back from injury and may be match fit.

Youngster getting used to filling right - back berth and will edge out Mathieu Debuchy for the role.

However, since retiring from football in the summer of 2006, the 44 - year - old has gone on to assist Ajax head coach Frank de Boer as his right - hand man at the Eredivisie champions, however, Bergkamp has now admitted that he would like to take up a similar role back in north London.

The forward also revealed that he is really enjoying his new central role, but will he fire the Gunners right back in to the title race and end another poor run against a big rival tomorrow?

Capable of playing right - back or centre - back, the 20 - year - old has been drafted in for England and could get a chance in a variety of roles if he's lucky.

Foles knows as well as anybody that he could be right back in the same role in December next year with the Eagles.

Having brought in Alberto Moreno to challenge Jose Enrique for the left - back role whilst having loaned in Spaniard Javier Manquillo to challenge John Flanagan on the right side of his defence it is entirely plausible that Liverpool could do without Johnson should an offer for his services be registered.

look the problem i see is, campbell is a solid player but i doubt he has potential upwards i think he has already achieved his ability which he will maintain through the years and thats solid, he would be a good back - up, but he does nt want that, so no choice there whereas ox is back - up and theo is the only one right now who on form has enough output / production in that slot for a starter - role

Hector Bellerin and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain have both been explosive in the right wing - back role since the formation change, and it may be worth considering trying the Ox on the left, which would allow Monreal to play in the back three.

So the fact that he confirmed his interest in the young English defender Tyrone Mings, as reported by The Mirror, is fairly out of character for the Prof.. The 21 - year old is currently playing in the Championship for Ipswich Town and his usual role is as a left back, but at 6ft 3in and with his power and pace, it is thought that he could easily make the switch to central defence, which is coincidentally the weakest part of the Arsenal squad right now.

Your right and at the moment we are playing with NO DM.Xhaka is being found out with his total lack of defensive duties resulting in goals against due to him continually failing to track back with his man.I watched Fernandinho this evening against Bristol City and that player epitomises the role that he is there for.Sre you telling me these players are not there?Over to you Sven and Raul

Nacho Monreal has been fantastic on the left side of a back three lately and we have either Koscielny or Mertesacker to fill the central role, with Chambers and Holding competing for the right side, so even with the Europa League games and the League cup to consider, Wenger can rotate and keep everyone fit.

Thrust into a starting role when starter Chris Rix went down with a sprained right ankle against Clemson on Sept. 25, the lanky, perpetually laid - back Sexton is quickly turning Bowden into a believer.

But wenger has also got to play the everyone in the right positions, like ozil should be played in his preferred central role rather than on the left wing where he is relatively ineffective, hopefully he will be once walcott is back.

Chambers also claims that he has no real preference as to whether he becomes a regular right back or central defender and we have yet to see whether Arsene Wenger thinks he might be right for the deep lying midfield role.

Van Gaal confirmed that the Italy international would replace Valencia at right - back, and the former Torino defender is set to be handed another start to settle into his new United role.

I sat «player «rather than «right back «or even defender because the «9 - year old has already taken up two roles in his fledgling Arsenal career and there has also been talk that he might get a chance to show what he can do as a defensive midfielder.