The major difference between Arsenal and Chelsea
against deep teams isn't that Chelsea give up possession to sit on their box and then counter but that they have multiple ways to stretch and penetrate.
With just 5 guys in the rotation
against the deep Team Malvin squad, they just couldn't keep up..
A team that relies heavily on just 5 - 6 players for most of the game will be at a disadvantage
against a deeper team, especially in the later rounds of the tournament.
Not exact matches
Against teams that we expect to defend
deep and frustrate us I think we will use the pacier full backs and more creativity, like this:
Against us, the other
teams fight and we have to dig
deep every time to win the games.
Having two pro-active, sweeping CB's may prove very effective
against the
teams who will sit
deep and look to exploit the counter.
But with
teams who are defending
deep against us we need a big man upfront who can draw the defenders and make more space for others.
They were thrown in at the
deep end having had little match time and then expected to perform
against the best
team in the World (possibly).
They once again had to play with 5 guys and just couldn't endure the grueling 44 - minutes
against the
deep bench of
Team James - Hagari.
If you watch Ozil, and Arsenal, you can tell he's needed
against weaker
teams that sit
deep, but
against the big boys, we struggle, and he struggles.
And now it has to face the
team that got its
deep - ball groove back
against Michigan.
However, when you dig
deeper you will see that both
Team Maione and
Team Wong went 2 - 0 head to head
against Teams Malvin and Zimmerman..
Nickelbacks who play
against slot receivers have become more valuable, but NFL
teams still crave players who can line up in press coverage and take away entire
deep sectors of the field.
The FA needs to put every referee through a polygraph test to know if they have
deep roots for or
against certain
teams to completely avoid bias and corruption for starters.
Three of those home runs were hit in extra innings — Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa each took Josh Fields
deep in the 10th, and George Springer hit a two - run shot
against Brandon McCarthy that proved to be the game - winner in the 11th — the first time any
team has hit three home runs in extra innings of a postseason contest.
Beating West Ham comfortably is one thing, but their performance
against Manchester United last month, where they looked totally limp from kickoff onwards, was a reminder that being able to punish small
teams that sit
deep and let you have the ball is a great quality for a
team to have, but it is not enough to win a league on its own.
It is very trendy to pick
against Villanova in this bracket, especially after last year's Wildcats succumbed to a UConn
team not entirely unlike N.C. State in the second round, but this is a better «Nova, and I think this
team goes
deep.
Against smaller teams we can attack with ramsey and against the bigger teams we hold a bit more with wilshire who can be a deep laying play
Against smaller
teams we can attack with ramsey and
against the bigger teams we hold a bit more with wilshire who can be a deep laying play
against the bigger
teams we hold a bit more with wilshire who can be a
deep laying play maker.
the problem
against big
team especially
against Mou is with Wenger, Mou messes with Wenger's head n makes him make some annoying decisions that makes no sense like all of a sudden starting Elneny as CM, one who couldn't even dictate play from
deep against Sunderland n benching Xhaka who has this ability n has shown it over n over.
Please go and watch Borussia Dortmund, Mourinho
teams like Inter Milan, Chelsea etc and how they play
against deep defenses before coming here and spouting false absolution's about football with presumptuously.
On a side note, I couldn't help but think 2 predominant thoughts when watching the game
against Bournemouth on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead of the
team's best interests when it comes to
team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3 points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in
deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse road record.
Walcott CAN play as a CF, just not
against teams that sit
deep.
Walcott should play
against pressing
teams with high defensive line and Giroud
against deep defending
teams.
He's a real threat when we are a goal up and play the counter attacking style, but if we chase a game
against a
deeper sitting
team we are in trouble with him.
We've seen enough of Giroud to know he's more effective as a sub, or
against teams that sit
deep.
Giroud is an excellent Plan B from the bench, a great presence in the box, perfect for
team who defend
deep against us.
Liverpool did so
against us, the entire week the TV pundits were saying Liverpool press high and are susceptible to counter attacks from
teams that sit
deep.
A bit more aggression, speed, grit and determination in the last third is what AFC need to break down the
teams that want to play
deep against us.
We lacked options from the bench and
against a
deep lying
team with lots of players behind the ball, our pace wasn't that effective and our intensity wasn't as good as it was
against the Blues.
Stronger defensively wenger has tried to integrate the 4 -14-1 tactics in certain games this works well
against those
team who like to play with an ATt mid but it didn't offer much support to the wide men as there starting positions was very
deep.
To think he brought in Walcott
against a
team that is sitting
deep and defend is nothing but shocking.
Would you honestly play Cazorla in a
deeper role
against a
team like Chelsea?
«We've had some practise [
against teams who sit back at the Emirates] but we also don't forget the ingredients that are needed to play
against a
team who is very
deep.
I can comprehend why some would want him sold, he does underperform a LOT but i can't help but think the
team selection hinders him, having Ramsey who forgets to defend and bomb forward into his space doesn't help him, he was dropping
deeper against pool and lost the ball a few times when he shouldn't have been that
deep.
Pace won't do anything
against teams that defend
deep.
The 3 points is great for confidence but
against better
teams with one
deep lying midfielder, (Arteta or Flamini) in front of Per we'll get found out.
Norway sat
deep, and restricted England to just two shots on target, which is no where near enough
against a
team ranked outside the world's top fifty.
Last season, a 2 man
deep two were not enough to stop counters
against top
teams, how effective will just one holding mid be?
He's a
deep benchwarmer on
Team USA, and when your benchwarmers are stars, they play
against the non-star benchwarmers from other countries.
Belerin was played out of position by Wenger (surprise)
against the best
team in the Turkish league, kid was thrown in at the
deep end.
Mata has been central to some of our best performances
against teams that sit
deep.
Lastly the counter attack, we play with wingbacks, whom whenever
teams sit
deep against us we send forward, so pretty much all the time.
Sit
deep against top 4 and counter attack... play freely
against bottom half
teams... league is ours.
That result —
against a
team confident of being in the Premier League next season — provided the Gunners with a much - needed confidence boost, but it merely papered over the cracks, which are wide and
deep.
Pls don't come here with excuses, we all saw you guys rejoice after we won
against Bayern so I don't want to hear «its just preseason» excuse, Arsenal equally fixed in a strong squad, we had Sanchez, Koscielny, Bellerin & Mustafi out thus 4 of our starters & Chelsea had no Hazard & Matic thus two of their starters out, to me that's virtually equal
team strength... We all can sit & delude ourselves but
deep down we all know that one way or the other Arsenal with Arsene in charge will forever be a joke in the eyes of the elite European football
Cazorla is not the best defender and
against tough
teams he may struggle — he was clearly playing a
deeper role — and vs. Chelsea he would thus be needed to sometimes defend with the DM and stand strong on the ball.
Against teams who defend
deep you can either go around them or through them.
Selling out
against the run — keeping as many players in the box as possible — leaves a
team vulnerable to getting burned
deep.
I completely agree that a tweak is needed
against the big
teams but i think we saw it in the city game when Wenger basically removed the 10 and had Wilshere playing
deeper alongside Ramsey and Cazorla drifted inside and was essentially playing the false - 10.
otherwise
teams just sit really
deep when they defend
against us.