Sentence examples for formidable defender from inspiring English sources

The old order, though, could have no more formidable defender than Munster.

Campbell speaks of his love for "tricky wingers", which catches the attention coming from a man who built his reputation on being a formidable defender.

Yet here, too, was the evidence why Forest have been tumbling down the Championship and how peculiar that Pearce, such a formidable defender in his day, should be in charge of a team with so little nerve.

"Eddie was always a guy when he played with confidence and was healthy who was a formidable defender," said Dave Sarachan, the assistant national team coach, who with Arena previously coached Pope at D.C. United.

Though video of his interviews is currently featured in the dictionary as the new definition of "brash," Sherman is an intensely intelligent athlete in whom preparation meets instinct to create a formidable defender.

Mr. Bharara, who as a line prosecutor once handled cases against Mr. Joy's office, called the federal defenders "formidable adversaries who always hold us to our proof, as they should".

The theory has formidable critics and defenders.

The physical location on the mountain did not permit the star-shaped trace italienne; nevertheless, the Godesburg's cordons of thick, rounded walls and massive iron-studded gates made its defenders formidable adversaries.

Fortunately machine learning has developed to the point where it can be a formidable new assistant to defenders.

At last summer's World Cup he formed a formidable duo with Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos and helped Greece reach the Last 16 where they were eliminated by Costa Rica.

Oscar and friends strove for at least one goal, but Ron Vlaar had very different ideas, the Aston Villa defender proving a formidable human shield before Georginio Wijnaldum met substitute Daryl Janmaat's cross and swept in a late third goal.