With both NE's
starting centerbacks (both designated players, btw) suspended for this game a result has to be expected in this game, regardless of our attacking woes.
Not exact matches
In his second year out of Ohio State, the6» 4», 195 - pound Veris had
started 12 games in his MLS career throughSunday, showing promise as a raw but imposing
centerback with above - averagefoot skills.
In the last 2 years as he had gotten taller, he did show a lot of
centerback play and behavior, but when he
started out, and when he went on loan to Reading and Glabach, there was a major hope that he would stay in the midfield and not be pushed to
centerback.
Cummings and
centerback partner Yeferson Quintana had, in four
starts together, looked better with his performance.
After some halftime consultation, though, the alignment
started to show a promising flexibility, as the
centerbacks took it in turns to take play into midfield, creating overloads that had the visitors scrambling.
Winston Reid's partner at
centerback to
start the season will be Angelo Ogbonna instead of Jose Fonte, with Arthur Masuaku getting the matchday one selection at left back ahead of Aaron Cresswell.
Rapids
centerback Danny Wilson came down injured just before halftime and was replaced by Axel Sjoberg to
start the second half.
Wenger will also want to rotate his
centerbacks — Laurent Koscielny and center - left - back combination Nacho Monreal are both injured and the rest need to stay healthy, so we may see Per Mertesacker in place of one of Skhodran Mustafi, Calum Chambers, and Rob Holding, who have been
starting Premier League games as of late.
Roma might
start looking for a new back - up
centerback on the transfer market following his extremely poor performance.
With Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny both injured, Calum Chambers will have to
start at
centerback in the short term.