That in itself is likely to have split opinion as many would argue that the manager should be soaking up the pressure for his players not throwing them under the bus as it were. (caughtoffside.com)
We can sit deeper and be more compact and defensively minded, while Ranieri's team will have to be more proative instead of soaking up pressure before launching a Vardy led counter attack. (justarsenal.com)
They did, but the Serie A side soaked up the pressure with an arrogance, almost as if they were aware of what was coming, and were therefore happy to sit back. (caughtoffside.com)