Sentences with phrase «side of the centre back»

Leicester's change to a back three saw Spurs switch to attacking down the sides of the centre backs.

Left sided centre back Ryan Delaney had been tirelessly attacked by Spurs all evening, but the now playing right - side of the centre back pairing Jimmy McNulty wasn't sparred.

Dele Alli's streaking run down the sides of the centre backs was his target.

Wrap the facing around the skirt like so, making sure it's not twisted, and sew the facing - zipper unit to the other side of centre back.

Not exact matches

It had been said in various Arsenal transfer rumours recently that the Gunners were in danger of missing out on the Greece international Kostas Manolas, either because the Olympiakos centre back was concerned about his playing opportunities with Arsenal but more often because the Italian Serie A side Roma were about to beat us to his signature.

While it is clearly the defensive side of things that matters most to our France international centre back, Laurent Koscielny has been lavishing praise on the way the whole team has been working to deny our opponents and he feels that a lot of the work is done with the way we have been starting games.

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..

Monreal has really made a difference to the left side Gibbs plays to many balls back and across to the centre backs he is so prone now to get injured he doesent go forward and his defending is woefull can't see him even playing for England again, don't get me wrong I do like him but his game has declined Play him as a sub as Monreal if one of the defenders is injured can fill in like Sagna did CB

The Liverpool Echo reported that Ronald Koeman's side wanted the 31 - year - old on a year's loan with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season as the Dutch manager wanted some cover at centre - back and left - back.

However, Jose Mourihno's side have also been recently linked with a move for Everton's Seamus Coleman, suggesting that the Portuguese coach perhaps plans to switch Ivanovic to the centre, while continuing to use Azpilicueta ahead of Filipe Luis at left - back.

Normally comfortable at centre - half or at right - back, Gomez was asked to fill in on the left - hand side of the Reds backline and his performance warranted special praise from Rodgers, who is now set to give the youngster first - team opportunities in the upcoming season:

Chambers, Holding and Bielik are not ready for prolonged spells at centre back, one or two games partnering Koscielny would be OK (depending on the opponent) but we could in theory find ourselves playing catchup with the top sides after a couple of weeks if things go wrong against Liverpool and Leicester.

Out of interest are you suggesting that we don't sign a centre back and just hope we make it to the new year in touch with the top sides?

Shkodran Mustafi is much more comfortable in a back three than with two centre - halves and Nacho Monreal has adapted well to playing on the left side of a three.

Gabriel has come in at centre - back in the past week to cover for the absence of Shkodran Mustafi, and since coming in we have moved to lose two consecutive matches, but the Brazilian has not been the weak link in our side.

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.

A few years down the line and certainly one of those players has gone on to become a star of the side, with Laurent Koscielny not just becoming one of the best centre backs at Arsenal, nor in the Premier League, but generally in football worldwide.

Having won back to back Eredivisie titles with Ajax the young centre back, who can also play on the right side of the defence, may feel he has achieved all he can at the Amsterdam club.

The focus of his attentions are players such as Centre back Nirmal Chettri and Syad Rahim Nabi, who rather than play for a club side, have elected to sign for IMG - R and take part in the new IPL Style tourament.

The Merseysiders are understood to currently be on the look - out for a ball - playing centre back who can also operate on the right - hand side of their back four, with Martinez having reportedly sent his chief scout Kevin Reeves to watch the in - demand Belgium international in action first hand in last weekend's Dutch Super Cup final.

Alderweireld can play at either centre or right back and having won back to back domestic titles he may feel he has achieved as much as he can with his Amsterdam side and having been knocked out of the Champions League a move in January is a distinct possibility.

Weaknesses at centre - back, left - back and in defensive midfield are partly to blame for Liverpool's leakiness, but Jurgen Klopp's side have also suffered due to their lack of a top - class goalkeeper.

Van Dijk's fine form in Scotland has seen him strongly linked with Arsenal in recent times, with Arsene Wenger's side also desperately in need of improvements in the centre - back department.

The Premier League side's long running pursuit of Borussia Dortmund centre - back Mats Hummels is apparently close to completion with the # 35m rated German international seemingly an ideal candidate to beef up Man United's back - line.

I've realised people are confusing fullback and wingback assuming them to almost be the same.A wingback can be viewed as a more defensive winger whiles a fullback is just a player put near the sides of the centre fullback.Their roles are clearly very different and well defined.That's why you'll consider Ox at RWB and not RB.We need to switch back to 4 -2-3-1 to get the best out of our players like Ozil, Ox, Kolasinac, Bellerin and Monreal.They'll suffer a lot under 3 -4-3.

Tottenham, along with fellow Premier League side QPR, were heavily linked with a move for the centre - back in the closing weeks of the summer transfer window, but Carvalho rejected the advances of the London clubs and opted to remain in the Spanish capital where his family are settled, according to Metro.

The former Everton ace has often been used in the centre of a back three for Tottenham, with the player moving into midfield when on the ball in order to retain possession for his side and start attacks in an effective and efficient way.

However, neither of the Premier League side's are likely to be too unhappy, as both already have settled centre - back pairings, meaning that a new addition would only act as additional competition.

He is most often used as a centre - back, but can also play on either side of a defence — such versatilely making him an excellent candidate to lineup in Antonio Conte's 3 -4-3 formation.

If Arsenal stick with three centre backs then Mustafi must be considered a far better choice for the third birth alongside Kos and Holding rather then Monreal.Kolasinac has to come back in at left eing - back and Bellerin revert to the right.Midfield is a very different matter.Arsenal still desperately need a proper defensive central player.Ozil in this current side can not be considered anything more than a luxury.All of Bournemouth's creativity will come down the flanks so it's necessary to put players on to the pitch who are prepared to fulfill their defensive duties.This also means that unless Ramsey can work out that he's playing in midfield not as a number 10 he has no place on the team either.

He either plays as the centre of a 3 with Mustafi and Kos either side of him or as a holding CDM when we play with 4 at the back.Wenger must never play him as a centre back in a 4.

Perhaps it is the added pace of the Ox and with Alexis Sanchez on the other side that has convinced the boss to start with Giroud in the centre, or perhaps it is a reward for the way he has come back from that dip in form and scored vital goals from the bench.

Both sides are in need of new centre - backs and the Dutch international would provide some solidity and stability to their squads.

Umtiti is certainly one of the finest centre - backs in Europe right now and could play for almost any top side, with another recent report from Don Balon also linking him with Manchester United.

I think Olivier's form will mean that Arsene Wenger will fail to consider leaving him out of the side this week, but I cant help but feel that Chelsea will be too comfortable defending against his style of play, while Alexis has proven to be able to pressure centre - backs like no other.

His performances for the national side are outstanding, however, as a composed centre back who is comfortable at bringing the ball out of defence.

Nacho Monreal has adopted a more central role in the side, taking up a role as one of three centre - backs in our formation, but would Luke Shaw agree on a move knowing he would be a back - up?

The Nigerian centre back has impressed sufficiently in loan spells with ADO Den Haag and Middlesbrough, however, to make him a key member of the African champions» side.

Chelsea centre back Kenneth Omeruo's name may not even be known by some fans of his club side, such is the lack of impact that Kenneth Omeruo has had on Jose Mourinho's first team squad.

Carlo Ancelotti's apparent preference to play Sergio Ramos and Pepe at centre - back has seen the talented Frenchman's performances limited to 20 starts in La Liga this season, with another five games coming from the bench, largely due to the other two spending time out of the side injured.

Debuchy can do a Monreal at the right hand side of the 3 centre backs whenever Mustafi is not available.

Because the home side had lost one of their first choice centre backs as well as both of their pacy wide men Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge, while the Gunners had just one change from Tuesday and that was Flamini for the injured Arteta.

The smart money seemed to be right down the spine of the side, with a keeper, a centre back, a central midfielder and a centre forward our most likely transfer targets.

Having played at right back as well as in the centre makes him ideal for that right side of a back three but he also has good pace and technical ability.

The England centre - back was totally dominant in the air, but he struggled to cope with the trickery of the German side's attack, as he committed two fouls.

A mixture of shaky inexperienced youngsters, paired with the old and average centre backs of the past, was not a good look for Arsene Wenger's side.

Standing in his way is Liverpool's best centre - back and Skrtel's experience of this fixture will be key in his side's hopes of keeping a fourth clean sheet of the season.

How can someone just blame one player today, the team was woeful, esp the defence, not just because of the goals but the extremely slow side to side passing by the two centre backs, frustrating the attacking players

With Daley Blind, who is naturally a left - back, playing at centre - back so far this season, the ex-Sporting Lisbon man may now believe that he has a chance of breaking in to the side.

At the moment, United look the favourites, but Chelsea have also been linked with the 24 - year - old in recent times and are another side in urgent need of a quality centre - back.