Sentence examples for striker around from inspiring English sources

His successor may just inherit a world-class striker around whom to prosper.

Ferguson, who showed the striker around Old Trafford while the medical results were scrutinised, said: "I am very excited.

"You are not going to find a better striker around the world in terms of having that power, that strength, that back-to-goal ability.

He is the best striker around but Guardiola has not really got a history with centre-forwards and got rid of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o when he was at Barcelona.

Drogba, the striker around whom Mourinho had fashioned Chelsea during his time as manager, between 2003 and 2007, was held, shoved, manhandled and wrestled to the ground so often that it was difficult to believe that neither the German referee, Wolfgang Stark, nor his linesmen saw it.

There were precious few opportunities for Yannick Bolasie and Wilfried Zaha to make inroads on Monday but they have each benefited from the presence of a central pivot of a striker around whom to buzz, just as they did in the second tier in that 2012-13 promotion season.

Strikers around, about two dozen strong, but not enthusiastic about demon strating.

When Balotelli erred, and he did so often, Mancini's demeanour was often not rage but almost sadness that what he clearly regarded as potentially world class gifts were as camouflaged as the Bentley the young striker drove around Manchester.

Atlético had just 31% of the ball but created a lot of chances (in the opening 15 minutes certainly) and a nice goal from Saúl defeated Quique Setien's side – a side that would, he knows, be seriously good if they could just have one of the left-over strikers hanging around at the Calderón.

Other reports have put the number of hunger strikers at around 700.

The quality might not run as deep as it once did in that golden era of strikers around 10 to 15 years ago but there are alternatives – if Capello is willing to put some faith in them.