Sentences with phrase «than the centre forward»

I would assume that, if the answer to the title is the France international star Olivier Giroud, then Arsenal fans will still get to see our flying England forward Theo Walcott as well, probably right from the kick off, but he would be playing in one of the wide forward positions rather than the centre forward role he took up against Chelsea at Wembley last weekend.

And then there are more defensive teams with relatively little goal potency elsewhere on the field who rely to a very significant extent on the goal returns from their lone centre forward (think Costa at Chelsea last year, aside from Hazard they could not rely on goals from too many other sources other than the centre forward position, or Atletico in 2014 strangely enough with Costa again, or Martinez at Porto (admittedly not quite so defence minded) in 2013 where no other player got in to double figures).

He chose to pursue a winger rather than a centre forward.

Not exact matches

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Zlatan would have easily gotten twenty plus pl goals in this Arsenal side, he is much better than any of Arsenals centre forwards.

Giroud played twice for France so we will get to see Lucas Perez for the first time, and I am glad to hear that Wenger wants him to play as a centre - forward rather than a winger.

The Frenchman would not stand in the pair's way, according to the report, if he could complete the signing of certain players that he wants, so it may be some time before we know if our big French centre forward or the speedy Englishman will still be playing their home games in north London rather than east London next season.

Perhaps the Frenchman is waiting to see what happens with Colombia and Jackson at the Copa America over the next few weeks, although from his words it sounds like the centre forward will make his choice sooner rather than later.

This is an accusation that has been levelled at the Dutch winger in the past, with the former Chelsea regularly opting to cut inside and shoot rather than pass to a teammate or send in a cross for a centre - forward to meet.

«There are lots of clubs that want a centre - forward — Manchester United, Tottenham and maybe even Chelsea and Manchester City — but Arsenal need one more than anyone else.»

In Part 2 I will offer a suggestion, together with some evidence, that actually the archetypal successful teams in Europe rely far less on massive goal returns from their centre forwards than many might imagine.

Our new centre - forward star is showing in more than one way how he is truly settling in with our club, with his new found confidence in the language just another statement of intent.

A deal for Mitrovic would not only represent a decent long - term option for either club, but would also be cheaper than what several clubs in Europe are demanding for their centre - forwards.

I've managed to convince myself that the guaranteed 25 league goal centre forward is something a lot rarer and more elusive than many imagine.

So let me get this right, Benzema has a similar scoring record to Giroud but is actually miles better because as a centre forward in a team scoring 118 league goals he was cruelly prevented by Ronaldo of scoring more than 15 league goals last season, or 17 the season before, or 11 the season before.....

Dalglish will put his offer forward as he is aware the transfer window will soon close and he needs a centre - back in the club now rather than in January.

Both our full backs, Monreal and Debuchy, are better going forwards than defending, while young Calum Chambers has done well but is very inexperienced in the centre and has never played in Europe.

If it had not been for the wastefulness of their centre forward Edinson Cavani yet again we would have got what our poor performance deserved and it is the nature of our recent games that has me more worried than the six points dropped in the last three games.

I can not help but feel a little bit sorry for our centre forward Olivier Giroud, who gets more than his fair share of criticism from fans of Arsenal and the France national team, despite his record being pretty good.

To summarise, you need as a top team (if we are one) a centre forward (preferably more than 1) that bang in the goals every week for fun in their PREFERRED AND NATURAL POSITIONS WHERE THEY HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DOING SO.

And with Olivier Giroud as our current first choice centre forward it should be reasonably easy for the boss to convince Morata that his chances will be greater with the Gunners than with our EPL rivals.

Dybala is very versatile, able to play on the flanks, as centre forward or behind the main striker and he is very promising but with less than 100 Serie A games behind him he is far from being the finished article.

But all that time has been as the main centre forward rather than his more usual role of wide forward.

He may not be the big name, top quality striker that many Arsenal fans were hoping that Arsene Wenger would bring in to the club this summer, but with just a day left of the transfer window, I think we could do a lot worse than to go for the QPR centre forward Charlie Austin.

Less of a priority than a top centre forward & a top centre back - which are essential requirements to strengthen.

ultimately we need two big tacklers anchoring our midfield that can distribute like Busquets as EVERY other player other than our centre backs go forward with no regard.

Chelsea, however, do seem to be chasing a backup rather than a first - choice centre - forward, with Alvaro Morata currently occupying that role in Antonio Conte's squad.

Dein knows Wenger and his methods better than anyone and, as reported by Metro, he thinks that the Frenchman is the perfect man to forge Welbeck into a fantastic centre forward.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but Welbeck never scored more than 10 goals in a single epl campaign, let alone 20, which is usually the benchmark of a world - class, title winning centre forward.

But for those of you who can perhaps broaden this out a little and see what title winning teams around Europe have been doing for the past 5 seasons, and also acknowledge the shift in emphasis with many teams relying more now on goal - scoring potency from wide forwards, wingers, second strikers and attacking midfielders then I think the debate is a little more subtle than the «cut and paste a # 40M «guaranteed 25 goal» centre forward with no possible downside» proposition.

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).

Add to that the fact that the 23 - year old was very rarely used in the centre forward role before becoming a Gunner and you can understand why the manager has called for Arsenal fans to be patient with him, but Welbeck seems to have settled in to the club much quicker and easier than we could have hoped.

However, if Wenger is looking to bolster the Arsenal front line he could do a lot worse than get in touch with another French club PSG, who reports claim could be about to sell their Uruguayan centre forward Edinson Cavani after the public falling out the striker has had with his new team mate Neymar.

This is very interesting.I look at the number of striking options in our team and i wonder how Wenger will be signing a cf.However as i keep saying a cf is a need not a want.And needs are more important than wants.We have needed a World class cf since Robin Van P. Left.Just look at the feeling you get when you have a world class goalkeeper e.g Cech in the team.You feel relieved you know why?Its because the goalkeeper is very reliable, very talented and consistent.Imagine the feeling you would have when having a world class cf in the team.You feel very relieved you know why?its because the cf is very consistent, is super talented, will at most times finish off chances and will mostly create moments of magic.Arsenal need a world class cf so as to have that sense of reliability and to not put too much pressure on the midfield to always create chances for them.We neeed that consistency infront of goal to excel.Right now arsenal's centre forwards are very inconsistent, unreliable at most times and are not very clinical.We need a world class striker so that at least if the team is not performing he can take control and do something out of nothing.You need to understand the benefits of having a world class cf its not just about goals or talent but about being a leader of the attack, a strong scoring mentality and also the will to be consistent.World class cf's give your attack the ish factor.

Even an out of form Giroud is preferable than Walcott but this is partly because I'm no fan of Walcott as a centre - forward and it's not unknown.

For Mourinho's side, Martial is often deployed on the left side of a front three, however the player has occasionally been used as a centre forward or on the right wing, with the Frenchman being more than capable of playing in any of these positions.

It's the goals, and the importance, and the fact that Benteke — who's keener on crosses than any Christian has a right to be — is a centre - forward in the proper style, built to do all of the scoring.

I would like to see Nketiah given a chance at centre forward, as he has more scoring potential than Welbeck.

Maybe bcos they are really not much better than Giroud, I don't think any of them will displace Giroud as our centre forward... even lukaku..

This past season, Arsenal had many options for centre - forward, and more often than not the Frenchman was either used as a supersub or left on the bench, and with the Gunners being linked with even more top strikers like Kylian Mbappe and Alexandre Lacazette he is worried that he will still be left with a bit - part role next season.

His goals to starts ratio is very respectable — most people would say a ratio of 1 goal every 2 games is fine for a lone centre forward and his was better than that.

«David Luiz looked more like a defensive midfielder than a centre - back because of his level of concentration and his dynamism going forward.

Up Front Even if Perez goes, which he probably should, being too good to be fourth or fifth choice, new boy Lacazette more than compensates, already looking a good buy, Giroud is, remember, first choice for France at centre forward.

Lacazette looked sharper on the playing field following a surgery on a swollen knee, and he offers a better threat in the frontline unlike Danny Welbeck, who is more of a winger than a centre - forward.

The anytime market is less of a risk than the first goalscorer betting, where odds will typically start at around 5/1 for the centre forwards.

3 - 1 down and with just 22 minutes left to play, Matthews came into his own, first crossing for Mortensen to reduce the arrears before the Tangerines centre - forward equalised direct from a free - kick to complete his hat - trick with less than two minutes to play.

English football loves rags - to - riches tales, and stories don't come more remarkable than Vardy's evolution into the country's most feared centre - forward.

He's now one of the most effective forwards in the Premier League, and a tall, strong centre - forward with a more sophisticated game than the stereotypes suggest, roaming wide, linking up with his midfielders and beating defences with precision and finesse as well as power.

You got that from watching 8 min Tony, If they had not had there goal disallowed and Adrien had not saved the penalty we would have lost 2 - 0 where in your 8 mins did you see us deserve any more than 1 point, We sent a team out there with no centre forward with a bench full of better players and BFS this time got his point but will not have slept because his boy is running out of games to score that most important goal, Yes it was better crap then the crap we have had for the last 3 games but crap is crap And I am glad it's good enough for some.

At 196 centimeters, Artyom is even taller than Zlatan, and his technical abilities are much better than those of a regular old - school centre - forward.