Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Whoever played for Qarabag. Definitely the most lively frontline we've faced.
Giroud
The Japanese guy at Leicester
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The Defence
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Whoever played for Qarabag. Definitely the most lively frontline we've faced.
Giroud
The Japanese guy at Leicester
Okazaki
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Generally though centre backs that dominate in the air struggle against footballing strikers
You look at Huth who is great in the air... He is like a cart horse when you run at him
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
How would people order our senior centre-backs (including Dier) in terms of ability to be dominant (or at least not get dominated) in the air?
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
I do agree and I would not swap either Jan or Toby for anyone, as I have said elsewhere they are not poor in the air but its not their best strength, but because they probably know that if they do not win the first ball they usually have enough nouse to win the second.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
There a great pairing and we're lucky to have them
Yoof
Tony Parks
Aerial duel win %
Vertonghen 60.81%
Alderweireld 60.29%
Dier 57.95%
Wimmer 56.77% (14-15 season with Koln)
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Is winning aerial challenges as important when we are playing a high line? There's no danger letting an Andy Carroll type player win the ball at the half-way line cf the edge of the 18 yard box.
Yiddo
Cecil Poynton
Well of course it is, we do not dominate the opposition so much that they do not attack.
NorwegianSpursFan
Neil Ruddock
Just for the fun of it, do you have Fazio's aswell?
The biggest strenght of our defence, imo, is that we don't have any weaknesses. No team can look at our defence and think, right this is how you break them. Aerial attack might be our weakest Point, but it's still pretty good!
Only Benteke won more aerial duels per game than him last season.
Yoof
Tony Parks
71.65%.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Not unless a team go route 1
arsenal are one of yet only side that have done it to us and got anything our of it
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
It's very important when defending set pieces.
DublinSpur
Scott Parker
You took the words out of my mouth. Maintaining a "high line" isn't a terribly good idea when the opposition is taking a corner or a free kick from the side of the penalty area.
Charlie
Radek Cerny
Apart from set pieces, there is always danger from flick-on. Also winning aerial challenge will disrupt the opposition's attempt to hold on to the ball and/or their attack.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
It's not as important. But it's still important. High line pressing means quite a few long balls/clearances and winning the initial header is obviously valuable. Set pieces and when put under pressure still happens quite often too as is pointed out.
Often the most important thing isn't winning aerial challenges, but rather not outright losing them. As long as it's not a free header it will always be difficult to score/direct a header to a team mate. And losing a duel often takes that defender out of the play for a vital second or two. Vertonghen is excellent at not outright losing headers, Alderweireld is good too, Dier still needs to learn.11
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
Spot on with that, as a ex CB we always worked on the basis that if we could not win the ball cleanly then make sure we do not allow the opponent to do so and then pick up the second ball.