Sentences with phrase «striker spot»
The phrase "striker spot" refers to a position in sports, especially in soccer or hockey, where the player is located in the front line of the attacking team. The striker tries to score goals and is positioned near the opponent's goal area. Full definition
Don't forget his role on the left wing is not the same as when he is in the central striker spot when he can be everywhere.
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Welbeck was of course originally brought in to challenge Olivier Giroud for the main striker spot at Arsenal, however since his signing, plenty has changed in North London.
Bendtner netted ten goals last term and could offer a stern challenge for Andy Carroll for the second striker spot alongside Luis Suarez.
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Not looking to replace at all but a player to compete is a good idea, we are two players short of a competitive team and the worrying thing is, if Walcott is the striker to mix it up with Giroud why has wenger waited until Walcott is maybe looking to force his hand before putting him in the key strikers spot?
Did Wenger ever explain why he demoted Sanchez away for the central striker spot after he took it by storm and raced to the top of the scoring chart?
Bolton, having officially added Jermaine Beckford on Wednesday, now face a lot of competition for starting striker spots with David Ngog, Craig Davies, Marvin Sordell, Beckford, and Tom Eaves, among others, all in contention.
I have to agree that I prefer Theo to get a run of games in the central striker spot.
He'll be taking up the no. 1 striker spot at Old Trafford after van Persie's and Falcao's departures.
Let Welbeck and Giroud fight it out for the second striker spot.
He has not been capped, but that doesn't mean he should be written off, as competition for striker spots is particularly fierce with the albiceleste.
Sanchez is of course also starring in the centre - forward role, while we have Lucas Perez and Danny Welbeck set to increase pressure on the Chilean and Giroud for the striker spot, which Alexis is currently winning the race for.
Just like Welbeck is trying to take the striker spot away from Giroud.
Hope competition for the striker spot brings the best out of Giroud and Perez.
With no room for the misifiring Wayne Rooney (despite his England heroics), Christian Benteke gets the striker spot in this team as he looks like a potentially brilliant buy for Liverpool.
In fact after scoring 47 goals in 100 appearances for the Gunners, one goal behind the legendary Thierry Henry, Alexis has in fact been likened to Henry, with many suggesting that the Gunners may have finally found a player of similar calibre to replace the striker spot left by the Frenchman all those years ago.
And it turns out, AW saw him as a threat to both Olivier and Sanogo for the striker spot.
This year I was frustrated that once again we didn't buy a top quality striker but I was hopeful once Sanchez was given a chance and appeared on his way to his own 30 + goal season (untile Wenger removes him from the central striker spot).
Must Have — Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) In any other season Sergio Aguero would have taken the must have striker spot but due to the Copa America and his likely late return to the Premier League, Rooney appears an adequate alternative.
He could also free Theo for the striker spot.