Sentences with phrase «with aerial prowess»

Arsenal took advantage of this and went two up, only to throw away their advantage as they could not cope with the aerial prowess of Andy Carroll.

While some will prefer the angular power of Zlatan, with his aerial prowess and delightful touch; others would take Mane for his speed and balance.

With great pace and power to go with aerial prowess and lethal finishing, I really think Christian Benteke will be the perfect addition to the Gunners squad.

Not exact matches

The Frenchman does offer a different dynamic in attack, as with his physicality, aerial prowess and ability to link things up, he'll give Conte an alternative plan if required.

The first question is where he will play and I can fully understand the people that are saying that he does not suit our style as Arsenal are usually faced with a deep lying and determined defence and that is why the hold up and link up play, as well as the aerial threat and physical prowess of Olivier Giroud makes sense.

Matip's ability on the ball and aerial prowess have seen him quickly become a fan favourite at Liverpool, with it being obvious how much the Merseyside club miss the player when he's not in the starting eleven.

The stature and aerial prowess of the German combined with his experience and reading of the game seemed to perfectly complement the pace, aggression and front foot defending of the Frenchman.

It's questionable as to whether selling Giroud is a smart idea given he offers a completely different option up front with his physicality, aerial prowess and ability to help build attacks.

With Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip rotating in and out of the slot alongside him, the Dutchman's aerial prowess has brought a greater security to the back four.

There's no good reason why Valencia can't be encouraged to take on his man and deliver high balls to either post, especially with Romelu Lukaku — whose aerial prowess is almost unmatched — waiting to receive them.

Also, with the addition of Richie from Bournemouth, Crouch's aerial prowess will be well served by the Scottish international's crossing ability.

He looked so perfectly suited to the English game combining pace with strength, good aerial ability and finishing prowess.

But the simple fact they've relocated the goal trail, and emphatically so, is a massive plus, and with centre - back duo Matthew Upson and James Tomkins back from injury to hopefully counter Stoke's aerial prowess, the Hammers are by no means a forlorn hope, despite how formidable the Potters are in general at home.

If Sevilla are to get a result out of this game they must be ready to defend against a bombardment of set pieces, with a team blessed with significant aerial prowess.

This was, however, after Andy Carroll had put the Hammers back into the game with a show of power and aerial prowess.

Raul García and Iñigo Lekue get forward and support the front three (whoever is chosen to flank Aduriz) as much as possible, with all designed to find the centrsl striker as effectively as possible, swinging balls early or driven across into dangerous positions in order to take advantage of his wonderful aerial prowess without putting too much stress on the 37 - year - old's legs.

However, Arsenal's form at home this season hasn't been as solid and dependable as one would like, so with Stoke's aerial prowess perhaps the Gunners aren't the foregone conclusion we and the bookies seem to think they are?

Injuries have by no means helped Gerard Houllier and Aston Villa's cause, with Agbonlahor and Heskey sidelined as is influential club captain Stiliyan Petrov, so it means John Carew, who has been woeful this season, will more than likely start up top and that's bad news in our opinion as the Norwegian offers very little on the floor while his aerial prowess could be nullified by Fulham's Brede Hangeland.

Rio Ferdinand sat out United's 3 - 2 win over Liverpool with illness, but the England defender started in United's 5 - 2 Carling Cup victory over Scunthrope on Wednesday and is set to thwart Bolton's aerial advances, as without Ferdinand in defence the pairing of Davies and Elmander may have put their aerial prowess to good use, but Ferdinand is set to replace the inadequate Jonny Evans at centre - half meaning there will be little room for the Bolton forwards to exploit.