Sentences with phrase «what about the defence»

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It's hilarious that you are «projecting» (a psychological defence) your own being caught not knowing what you're talking about («The blockchain only contains Bitcoin transactions») on me.

Akin to a lawyer giving all of her clients the best defence she can regardless of what she personally believes about their innocence, a religious scientist can also honestly follow the evidence where it leads regardless of where they want it to lead (with the exception of creationist scientists, who never appear to be be honestly following the evidence).

I du n no what to say... All English players in our team are useless, walcott only cares about the money I couldn't even see Walcott both in attack and defence We could have gone 5 pts clear of City for God's sake... stoke match is now a must win...

Not sure about that really... only thing Welbs can (i hope im wrong) do with his energy and running around the box is to disrupt his own team mates.Facing organised defence where players know what they are doing he can do s ## t.

Yes, he may not play an exiting brand of football, but he'll sort out the defence, and he can work on a smaller budget than what Wenger has (for all those fans that say it's all about the money).

FFS what is wrong with our club... Turned down by a 29 year old one season wonder who is happy in Halifax now going for a 29 year old has been who couldn't make an impression on the Venezuelan defence... We need two quality attackers to challenge... If the frog gives a sh @@ about this club he would be splashing at least 80 m to give us a fighting chance upfront next season... But no we are going to be hearing about ze uneraldid qwolatis of Olivier and my reezpect for ze litl how u say wipit...

This game contained, in brute list form: a remarkable opening goal from David Beckham (that has been almost completely forgotten by history, which says a lot about what was to follow); a spawny equaliser; Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira; a (correctly) disallowed Nicolas Anelka goal that was (wonderfully) celebrated for fully a minute and a half; Jaap Stam and Tony Adams; a (deserved) red card that involved the referee actively pursuing Keane, the better to take (onanistic) pleasure in the act of dismissal; extra-time; Arsenal pressure; a (hopelessly abject) foul from Phil Neville to concede a penalty; a surprisingly tepid missed penalty from Dennis Bergkamp; Peter Schmeichel saving; Peter Schmeichel barking; an unusually sleepy pass from Vieira; and then, that run, that finish, that goal, that winner, that completely stupid slalom through a stupified defence.

Given the problems we have had in defence this season, and the age of best back line, what do we think about Wenger not getting in a defender in January, or do you think he may have a surprise up his sleeve?

The Frenchman did finally strengthen the areas of defence and attack that most people thought he needed to but it was all a bit last minute and the former United and England striker Andy Cole feels that Wenger is very stubborn about doing what other people say he needs to and that this trait of our manager is costing Arsenal the chance of becoming champions of England once again.

Nevertheless, Murphy was left generally unimpressed with what he saw, and as seen in the images below, there was a lack of shape and solidity about the Spurs defence throughout the opening stages of the game.

but more importantly it should tell you that wenger no longer has a grasp on the strengths and weaknesses of his team, or, indeed, what kind of football he is trying to play... heard a lot of people waffling on about the end of tika tak... we never got there because too many first team players lack the skills to do that kind of football... ramsey walcott giroud merteshaker coquelin are not that kind of player... nor do we rapidly convert defence in to attack as we used to or press teams in their own half..

What chance are they creating, what balance does he keep talking about between attack and defence, because were poor in attack and defeWhat chance are they creating, what balance does he keep talking about between attack and defence, because were poor in attack and defewhat balance does he keep talking about between attack and defence, because were poor in attack and defence.

What can you say about instilling a shambolic defence that concedes 4 5 6 and 8 goals?

What we really miss about Cazorla is the way he links defence to attack by a dribble, turn or pass to take one opposition player out of the game.

Defence and mid-field alright then but what about attack?

Well written, but I think it will fall on deaf ears, my fear is as follows, it will take a loss in money for the manager and board to change, this will only come if we finish out of the top 4, but knowing the board they would still give home a season to try again, I feel very sorry for Sanchez, he is total quality and deserves better, most of the other players look settled, turn up give70 % and get paid, no matter what level you play at you should come off the pitch thinking I gave everything, how many of our players could say that, they lack motivation, player for player we are as good if not better than athletico Madrid but they have a manger that gets 100 % out of every player, Klopp is the same, but why would they leave their clubs to come here with a boar that cares about money not entertainment, Wenger was a lucky manager he inherited a top defence now his luck has run out

I don't care what anyone says about his «ability» in attack, he is a passenger in defence and a lot of the attacks started from his lack of effort.

wenger needs to broaden his thinking and horizon... and think beyond sanchez, so many players can replace him, carrasaco, even baruwa (of lipstik) whom we just saw in the emirates cup, dembele etc... i just watched liverpool trash bayern... liverpool have always has a sharp attack, now their defence seems solid... wenger is just a straight jacket, i do nt care what others are doing, i know it all coach and it will really hurt come begining of season, unless he prunes his pride and look over the wall at what his competitors are doing that is strengthing the weakness and planning ahead... our midfield was weak and indeed still is... we glad about lacazzete, but unless our defence gives 110 all games, and we look at life beyond sanchez... we will have our fellings hurt this season

?????? «We always beat the spuds» Right now mate we couldn't be a a f@ckin egg!!!!!!! If the rumours are right about cech then get ready for a really really bad day on Saturday cos right now our team are on the missing list giroud wells!h!te and wallcott can not score for toffee and our defence can't even speak English This is what happens when you have 75 million to spend 9n transfers and..........

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Don't understand these reports about Mustafi being sold — we are already weak in defence, that would be unless we get van Dijk in, who is exactly what we need, but logic often doesn't bother Wenger that much.

Nevertheless, what the goal will do is raise further question marks about their defence.

And what happens when we lose the ball, it's ok to talk about who should be up front what we need is a stronger midfield with a stronger defence.

Mate move on... Walcott had a couple of decent crosses all game rest of time just a waste of a player... What makes me laugh is the talk of defences fearing his pace... They don't as he doesn't actually pose a goal threat which is what defenders really worry aboutWhat makes me laugh is the talk of defences fearing his pace... They don't as he doesn't actually pose a goal threat which is what defenders really worry aboutwhat defenders really worry about....

But what no one is talking about is the defence.

About time Ospina started shouting at his defence, what the hell are we doing?

Everyones talking about man us depleted and weak defence, what about ours per and nonreal as cbs, oh sh*te!!

We can talk about how abysmal our defence was, but we won nothing in the middle of the park, and that is down to Flamini & Chamberlain... what were they even providing?

What amazes me is that with all this introspection about scoring goals is that it has snuck up on us that we might just have the best defence in the league.

2 years ago, I made the comments about walcott (he was not and would never be good enough, whats the use of pace when you cant control, dribble, help out your team) and per (too slow and lacks the bottle to be in defence) yet they are still here which proves my comments at that time as well that wenger was past it.

that's why anyone who isn't an Arsenal fan hates them — it's not the team because everyone appreciates good skillful football — it's the whining fans that everyone hates, there's more to a game of football than attacking flair — there's the tackling, the defence, the goalkeeping, the guts, the determination to win etc — that's what football is all about — not whining managers, players and fans.

@ Gunna shah 0k my bad he is taller but still arsenal concede a whole lot of goals last season so pls don «t talk about anyone getting the best of vamarlen he is part of the defence and for god sakes do nt mention djourou he has improved in inches am not abusing wenger the fact is Arsenal, have not won a single trophy in FIVE (5) years and the League in SIX (6) years that is the truth it hurts do nt» t it no one likes to hear the truth we all like promises and lies and thats what wenger have been feeding Arsenal fans i have nothing persona; l againt wenger but sh*t is Sh*t notice we are already in austria no new goalie i will be shocked if one comes in we wait and see.............

Brilliant news about ozil, and signing of auba, last night just summed up what a shambles our defence and goalkeeper have become, the writing has been on the wall for too long.splash the cash by all means, but put it into perspective the backbone of the team has to be a serious transfer issue?

This is what training sessions for the defence should be all about.

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There have been debates going on about Wenger's future at Arsenal with the defence mostly pointing out that all teams have their cycles and look what happened when Man Utd stuck with Fergie through his sticky patch.

I am not sure what our defence is going to do about Crouch and VDV.

But when we come to think about questions of what kind of society we want, to what extent broadly thinking do you think we should be relying on the language of rights as a defence against these types of abuse?

On what my hon. Friend says about armed forces being able to project our reach and power, I absolutely agree with him, and we can not maintain that reach and power by not having a defence review and by sticking with massed battle tanks in Europe.

Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox said he was encouraged that the proposed ombudsman would not undermine the chain of command, but insisted more details were needed about how he would be appointed, and what kind of experience he would need.

No it doesn't, but what people want to know about a future government is that they take defence seriously, both in terms of resources but also in the use of force.

When I was first made shadow defence [secretary] I remember getting loads of questions about you know «what do you know about defence», «you know nothing about defence».

12:17 - Defence secretary Philip Hammond shouts «what about his wife?»

If the MoD has been extraordinarily frank about its difficulties since 1998, its defence green paper resonates with even more uncertainty about what is to come.

Tories in the European parliament were battling plans for what they branded an EU Army yesterday, as two separate schemes were put forward about harmonising defence spending and strategy.

And SCL's main clients - NATO and the defence departments of its member states - have managed to get away without being asked how much they knew about what one of their key contractors was up to.

What I also havn't heard is many views from Fox about the crisis in defence.

As Jeremy Corbyn prepares to mount a defence of his legacy in a fresh leadership campaign, his former economic adviser Richard Murphy accused him of turning the Party into a protest movement angry at austerity «with no clue what to do about it».

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This fine set of essays charts what we know about our defence system.