centre half

Leslie was the regular centre half from the war until 1951 while Denis was less of a regular due to his cricketing obligations.

United did not miss the suspended centre-half Rio Ferdinand all that much.

The centre-half has reached the zenith of his career, with performances that have been consistently outstanding throughout the season.

When Jose Mourinho made him captain last season he told Terry he thought he was already the best centre -half in the world .

The fact he plays centre-half will help him. In that position you do far less running than, say, a box-to-box midfielder.

And the Portuguese centre-half admits he is facing up the heartache of missing out on the first FA Cup final at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium.

The new manager has told his top scouts he wants the Bolton centre half, 25, to partner John Terry at the heart of his defence.

If you are a really good striker, don't go off trying to become a bloody centre-half.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he has no recognised centre-half to field in their Carling Cup semifinal against Wycombe Wanderers .

Mourinho hopes to have centre-half Ricardo Carvalho back to bolster his defence after he missed the defeat at Liverpool with a fever.

If it's not the case and someone is willing to meet our valuation, I'll need a centre-half.

"Even in defeat we saw just how good the young Arsenal players are, " said the Ivory Coast centre-half.

But De Laet looked assured at right-back and made a comfortable switch to centre-half. Carrick was also excellent.

If he was an inch taller he'd be the best centre half in Britain. His father is 6ft 2in - I'd check the milkman.

Terry is a good player but by no means the only decent centre-half knocking around.

Swiss centre-half Senderos was set to leave the Emirates in the summer after claiming both parties decided it was "best to separate. "

But the centre half, once high on the list of reasons why England could win a World Cup, has turned into one of our greatest anxieties.

Manager Arsene Wenger admitted last week that he was searching for a defender capable of playing at both centre-half and left-back.

Arsene Wenger gave the player two days off to clear his head, but the centre-half has been phoning home in despair every night.

Whatever the centre-half partnership is for the remainder of the season, one requirement is aerial threats in both penalty areas.

We identified him as a very strong centre half, who has made big progress very quickly.

And centre-half Andrade admits he would relish the opportunity to play alongside Portuguese international team-mate Ricardo Carvalho.

The pygmy centre-half, indeed, is a small but impressive sub-species that also includes Roberto Ayala, Fabio Cannavaro and Carles Puyol.

His passion, enthusiasm and versatility soon ensured regular starts, whether at right-back, left-back, centre-half or defensive midfield.

But Wenger still wants another centre half, having had a bid knocked back for Everton's Phil Jagielka.

As a former Manchester United centre-half, Bruce recognises the benefits of bolting the back door.

by late monday morning the centre half was suffering more severe symptoms including severe headaches , nausea and dizziness.

I've had chats with Rodolfo and John McMahon and they've said that they see me as a centre half in the long term.

However, the Londoners have conceded more goals without the centre half, which is testament to his defensive worth.

"I fully respect Fabio Capello's decision, " the Chelsea centre-half said in a statement. "I will continue to give everything for England. "

The Slovakian centre-half lasted just 10 minutes against Thailand on Wednesday after entering the fold as a half-time substitute.

The centre-half was also made captain for the night at the request of Stevie G.

Wenger makes no secret of his need for another centre-half.

It's not the physical side that's hard about playing centre-half it's the mental aspect.

Indeed the Manchester United centre-half has played only 14 of the last 40 competitive games for club and country.

The centre-half will join the rest of the England squad tomorrow.

They had a teenager at centre-half and a 21-year-old at right-back.

Wenger accepts Gallas reacted in the 'wrong way' at St Andrews, but the Arsenal boss insists it shows the centre-half cares.

The Serbian centre-half later admitted it was his most important goal in a United shirt.

He has played left-back, right-back and centre-half for me this season and he doesn't moan about it.

Centre-half is not a position Arsenal have ever been short in.

The Israel centre-half was wanted by Mourinho in January but the move was blocked by Roman Abramovich.

An offensive-minded centre half who orchestrates the attack from the back.

He started coming to the ground aged six to watch his father, Ivan - a centre half.

Carragher could feature either at right-back or centre-half in Capello's plans.

"He is the type of player that Kenny likes - a natural ball playing centre-half, " he added.

I think England can still win the World Cup. There's enough strength in that centre-half position to cope with Rio's loss.

He wanted me to replace his centre-half who was too drunk to play.

He knows how to defend, how to attack and can play either centre-half or left-back.

He has also admitted that he has an interest in the Fulham and England Under-21 centre-half Chris Smalling.