Without Espeseth, the team's most experienced and accomplished defender and one of its leaders, the back line lacks both depth and size.

He is an experienced and powerful central defender.

The experienced defender fears the law will result in forwards lunging at keepers who this season are banned from handling a kicked back pass.

A mainstay in the national team, the experienced defender has played in many tournaments since his first call up.

Barnsley manager Simon Davey said they beat off competition from several sides to land the experienced defender.

Kerr had signed several young players and felt he needed an experienced defender to lead the team.

Micky Deere (49), one of our longest serving players, has proved time and again how badly we need an experienced defender.

In a fraction of a second he had become two players, and worked his own two-against-one situation against an experienced defender.

Although Williams doesn't fit into the Lawrence Taylor-sized mold, he is the most experienced defender on the field, in his 12th season.

Caricola, the experienced Italian defender, said the entire team was disjointed today.