Sentences with phrase «about defenders who»

There's a worry about the defenders who took part in international duties as soon as the season ended not being ready for the start of the new season.

Not exact matches

Since his identity as Hogan's backer was revealed, Thiel's crusade against Gawker has been decried by a number of prominent journalists and defenders of a free press, who note that a billionaire bankrupting a media outlet as part of a personal vendetta raises serious questions about free speech.

So he was just being... And I thought I've got to find out about that so I called a friend of mine in Tokyo and I asked him if are there any books on this guy, Kuribayashi who was the defender of Iwo Jima?

Whether in Methodism, Catholicism, or numerous other communities, the bureaucratic defenders of platforms such as «Political Responsibility» routinely dismiss their critics as disgruntled «conservatives» who are unhappy about not getting their way.

In general, it is «those who care only about the interests of the state» against whom «religion needs defenders.»

Sometimes, the most vociferous and argumentative defenders of the truth, who go about accusing everyone else of being a false teacher, are either teaching or sitting under someone who teaches falsely.

I wonder whether some guys here watch other EPL matches apart from Arsenal to see how many chances other teams create in a match.U will rant about Giroud who is not helping the team either but even with a big name like Cavani, Arsenal will still struggle.And bragging about a midfield that is failing to make those through passes and beat defenders also shows a little football brain.

«Igotta admit I didn't think about them much before,» says Howard, who shouldone day be an all - league defender, «but they're really helpingnow.»

So I don't care if we get Malcom or finally rid ourselves of some obvious deadwood or beat Bournemouth decisively or sign Mahrez or re-sign Ozil or sign another kid defender with a supposed huge upside etc..., what I truly care about is finally removing all the parasites from our beloved organization before we find ourselves joining the ranks of those teams who once mattered but allowed the poor choices of a few to forever change the fortunes of the many.

One thing i like about jack is how he drives hard with the ball, he unsettles defenders who have to push up to cut him off, leaving space behind them.

Wiltshire — he will never play a dominant role on any future Arsenal team that cares about finishing in the top 4... too injury prone and fragile on the pitch for someone who must stick his foot in and dribble past defenders to be successful

Another defender who is being talked about is Carl Jenkinson.

Liverpool were warned about the tapping up of the Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk and they seem to have really upset the south coast club to the point that Jurgen Klopp seems to have accepted he will not get the defender this summer, but I bet the Saints would deal with Arsenal and let us sign the centre back who seems keen to move and has been training on his own.

I asked the question a few months back about why did we pay 42 mil for a guy who can only pass, yet was afraid to take on defenders.

I can't remember who it was that made a stupid comment yesterday about how every player should just do what their position says, That a defender should just do that, an attacking midfielder should just create a DM should just cover the defense and strikers and wingers should just put in crosses into the strikers... I think it was Ks - gunner or kickAss, can't remember properly.

But... the ball I'm talking about was a moment of magic by him to dupe the defender and slide in the ST, unfortunately for him that ST was Giroud who had not anticipation that his playmaker was able to do such a thing and in the end the ball looked stupid.

That's last ditch stuff you are talking about, the cleverest / accomplished defenders are the ones who don't go to ground unless absolutely necessary.

We already know plenty about the superstars being linked with moves, so let's take a look at their WAGs, starting with Page 3 model Sam Cooke, who is the girlfriend of Manchester United defender and reported Arsenal target Chris Smalling...

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The supporters who are going on and on about «he didn't replace Vermaellen and he should have bought another defender» I am sure you are all capable of looking into the future and you knew that Kos and Debuchy would get injured at the same time.

How about a central defender who is not afraid!

Arsenal will win this 3 - 1 and only bad bit about this is AW will play BFG and that gets to me because I think we have a young defender who is better then him.

And for the second goal, no one is talking about Chamberlain, who gave the ball away in front of the box and stood there like a statue, while Zarate hit the ball with Cech blocked by the other Defenders.

Be careful what you wish for... we could end up with a manager who goes out and buys top top quality striker DM & a defender and wins us the League & CL and you wont have anything to moan about everyday here!

wenger is not openly known to lie about a «dead certain transfer» of a player maybe on certain occasions to cover some targets he denies any involvement in some circumstances but generally if he says that we are not close to signing a defender then it ai nt happening until he gives the go ahead and not a second sooner, it just drives the papers mad not knowing wengers next move absolute genius at it he is at leading the press a merry dance and i love it am certain wenger will get who we need not more not less

If we manage to replace those who leave, as well as bringing in two top top world class striker + defensive midfielder / central defender, I'd say the squad is about good enough to take a dig at PL trophy and CL semi's.

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

As a central defender who is only just 30 you will probably get 4/5 seasons so 25 million is about right.But until someone organises the defence it will make no difference

Now defenders play him a bit tighter when he heads for the rim and aren't as concerned as they were in previous seasons about him finding a passing target who can convert.

Talking about defenders we only need a young left back for cover.Mertesacker is the one who is always blamed by fans but He, is good enough am happy wenger sticks with him

I can understand if it was Giroud who needs an extra 10 yards to beat the defender to the ball but the main thing about Theo is his pace... so start higher up the pitch and bring defender with you and give him a 5 yard headstart... he will still beat the guy to the ball over the top!

1 new offensive coach to make us incisive when attacking 1 new defensive coach to stop the ridiculous defensive errors 1 new goalkeeper who is not as error prone 3 new defenders who can actually defend 1 defensive midfield who can track attacking midfield ad plug holes in the back 1 attacking midfield who is consistant 1 wide attacking player who has the ability to beat a player with skill Also can we please have: 1 new CEO who can do decent commercial deals 1 new owner who cares about the club and what us to challenge in the league

So instead of arguing about Jonny Evans or not, she should all recognize what we need a real deep midfielder who can take off pressure from our defenders.

I know Barca have the best attack on planet may be, but we are not talking about 1 or 2 goals here, at the most 3 goals, he was among the defenders who have conceded 5 goals, then how he will be better than Le Coq.

Who this defender will be is anyone's guess but from the comments of the West Brom manager Tony Pulis I get the impression that the Northern Ireland international Jonny Evans is one of the players Wenger is thinking about.

I'm not sure about these players who have come out of the rumor mill: Llorente, Cheryshev -LRB-, # 15 millon winger) Romagnoli (# 25 millon defender)

The France international right back, signed from Newcastle United this summer, has been talking about his new squad, as reported by the Daily Mail, and the defender who has just turned 29 is very impressed with his new team mates.

Why is it the defence faffs about in their own area or around our 18 yard box and then gives it to Cech who just hoofs it upfield yet the defenders never put their laces through the ball to clear it?

The French defender, who opened the scoring against Arsenal at the weekend, seems to have not read the Chelsea script and simply told the truth when he was asked about the controversy surrounding the game with the behaviour of his yeam mate Diego Costa.

I made a comment about Joel Campbell not taking his chances especially when he has to be replaced by a defender who even got us the equaliser.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Or they know who to watch, the wide men, and can do it without worrying about Giroud leaving any defender behind.

We turned down brilliant defenders who could have easily helped us secure more trophies because they don't fit the passing philosophy not signing Cahill from Bolton was beyond stupid seen as they wanted aroubd 10m at the time same can be said about getting Xhaka over Kante.

30 years old of course causes a bit of concern when it comes to Arsenal because as we have seen in the debates about Jamie Vardy, players who approach 30 or are in their 30's will soon start to lose their form and as a defender in the current game, you need to keep up with the pace.

But now the Roma defender Juan Jesus has given a long and detailed interview with a radio station in his native Brazil, and at one point he was asked about his fellow Brazilian Allison, who was backup keeper to Szczesny in the last campaign, and this is what he declared: «Alisson?

Missed a hat trick how about we got zilch from Sanchez who lost the ball numerous times and zilch from Cambell who could not pass a defender from the side.

EPL tested and proven, bulies defenders for fun and please don't come at me with his Man city record because its obvious he never enjoyed Pellegrini's confidence and anyone who knows anything about football will agree a good run of games and confidence of a manager.can do wonders....

Cahill Terry, one of the best CB pairings in the league, probably second best behind Kompany and Mangala (when he actually has a good game), Ivanovic who is actually a CB by trade but is the league's best RB at the moment despite being played out of position, Azpilicueta another defender being played out of position and is the best one on one LB at the moment, Ake, Zouma, Luis and Bertrand who people forget about.

Bould is a coward who is a yes man trying to keep his well paid job of no pressure at all, what a job, he is paid to coach our defenders but ain't done anything but still sneaking / hiding in the background picking up his massive wages not worrying about his job..

That being said, I still feel that the centre - back position needs plugging up and for that I would suggest a player who we have all heard much about, and that is Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.