Sentences with phrase «around defenders at»

Holiday is more of a shoot - first guy than a setup man, and he struggles getting downhill into the paint around defenders at times, which limits his upside on some level.

Not exact matches

The Dream Defenders have several policy objectives aimed at helping marginalized people, but one of its larger efforts revolves around gun violence and ending Florida's «stand your ground» law.

Reminds me of gervinho, looks better at finishing and passing, we need players like these who go direct at the defenders, we only have ox and sanchez who does this and sometimes iwobi, which gets us goals, fouls in or around the penalty area.

At around 81 minutes the ball gets played back to Schez who looks for OG way down the pitch and OG holds off a defender while having the ball hit his chest and the ball falls to his feet.

The defender will become available for a lowly # 3 Million should the Baggies find themselves drop down a division, which looks a highly likely reality at present, but would easily command a # 20 Million return this season, and we were believed to have been willing to splash out around # 30 Million before the close of the window in August.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

Signed for around # 32m, it's fair to say Eliaquim Mangala has been a big disappointment at Manchester City so far, with the French defender looking error - prone and unconfident despite earning rave reviews at previous club Porto.

Arsenal have supposedly set the figure at around # 42 million, a ridiculous fee for a defender, even in this current pricy transfer market.

This source claims that the adaptable defender, who can also play at centre - back, is available for around # 7m, a fee that should not pose a problem for the West London side.

Back at his peak for Manchester United, Nemanja Vidic was one of the best goalscoring defenders around, once notching up as much as seven goals in a single season.

Pepe seemingly sought to hit the ground and tumble around at the slightest provocation, as demonstrated by the clip above, which shows the Portuguese defender overacting after the slightest altercation with Filipe Luis.

Though Chelsea fans might be retaining hope that John Terry might stick around under a new manager, the legendary defender does not appear to be entertaining the notion and has not backed down from his previous comments that this would be his last year at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal fans are certainly hoping that Kos the boss is around for many more years as he has overcome a shaky start at the club to be undoubtedly our best defender and one of the best in the EPL.

Do you understand how good Barca are at moving defenders around to open space, and then quickly exploiting that space?

He has the physical presence to control the ball with defenders around him, therefore i feel he must also use that presence to turn the defender and take shots at goal, which i have seen he has a powerful shot on him

At first, the gains will be relatively small — Giannis pushing the ball in transition with arms that look like a genetic mutation, Jabari pivoting around a defender to hit a spinning jump shot.

Mats Hummels, the guy everybody around here and their mother want at their club and undoubtedly a world class defender, named Giroud as one of the 3 toughest opponents he faced (other two being Lewandowski and Mandžukič).

Dude Besic was okay at the Hungarian league (which is one of the worst leagues around) and almost always played as a defender not in midfield.

John Cross reckons Ipswich value the 6ft 3in defender at around # 10million, so that for me is the most likely arrival out of that selection of rumours.....

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

Rubio is fairly good at getting defenders to initiate contact when he's around the basket.

Arsenal at present can field different styles of attack, Mandzukic is another Giroud and right now that would not be a bad thing, because our attack is built around a giroud, welbeck offers pace but has not master how to run behind defenders yet and finishing, Sanogo basically the same, but even poorer finishing ability, a Mandzukic would be more clinical than both.

Koscielny had similar issues in that his decision making was borderline insane at times but always had exceptional moments that few defenders are capable of... But his errors cost us games, and it was those errors which usually hung around when evaluating him as a player.

Arsenal are reportedly weighing up the option of securing a move for Freiburg defender Caglar Soyuncu, who is valued at around # 30M.

He has certainly not been the powerful presence at the back that we thought he would be after becoming easily our most expensive defender at around # 35 million.

His final competition was lackluster, too: Collin Klein, who was the effective leader of an effective Kansas State team, lost his inside track at the Troy Smith Memorial Vote for being the public face of an undefeated title contender, and Manti Te'o had to overcome decades of bias against defenders... and tackle totals that dropped in his senior season as the defense around him made it easier for him to do his job and easier for Notre Dame to win.

I'm okay with keeping Mandog around to be the 7th defender (Morin slots at 6/7).

Walcott is good at playing on the shoulder of the last man and moving along the line pulling players around, his pace would of forced Reading to play deeper with there defenders and Theo is a much better finnisher compared to Welbeck.

She fills a glue role as an incredibly versatile defender and all - around player not defined for being GREAT at any one thing just yet.

Arsenal are currently 13 points behind Chelsea in the race for the Premier League title, and crucially 12 points below our own points total at this time last year, but the Gunners defender Kieran Gibbs thinks that we still have a chance to make up those points this time around.

We all know that the transfer window is currently shut, but the fact is that Arsene Wenger is desperately short of defenders and should be at least looking around to strengthen in that area as soon as possible, despite Wenger moaning about the lack of available defenders in the summer.

That's why our defenders are so easy to get at, they are usually the only ones between themselves and the GK, Also many times they are sucked out of defensive after some ball watching, rarely will we look around and over our shoulder, or check to see if one of ours is already making movements to get out there.

At times during the playoffs we've seen glimpses of that efficient Spurs - like scoring machine — the one where the ball pings around the court and makes defenders dizzy.

Why is Ozil back at rb and Cazorla at lb so often????? Neither have the stamina or explosiveness to then catch up to Giroud who has four defenders and a DM around him.

It reports that Bournemouth forward Benik Afobe, at Wolves before joining the Cherries in 2016, is set is return for around # 10m, while defender Willy Boly will follow suit from Porto for the same sort of amount.

After being picked apart by one long pass, Rüdiger played the fool as Alejandro Gomez danced around him twice before finding Borriello at the far post, who once again managed to outmaneuver a Roma defender, this time in the form of Zukanovic, who was begging to be pulled off after the first half — Poor marking, poor managing.

On June 8, United made their first official signing of their new era under the Portuguese in Eric Bertrand Bailly from Villarreal, a 22 - year - old defender described as a «raw talent» but with «the potential to become one of the best around» by Van Gaal's replacement at Old Trafford, according to the club's official website.

As a centre - forward he had all the attributes needed, powerful, fast, strong in the air, two good feet, and an unshakeable temperament, where he refused to be intimidated by the tough - tackling defenders that were around at the time.

At the time of writing, Tottenham have signed 2 players, both defenders, and have sold around 7 players, so essentially it is the same team as last season, just missing half the bench.

Also, the fact that Terry is one of the best and most experienced defenders around is something that the club may consider while taking a call on his future at Stamford Bridge.

Other bits and pieces still hanging around from the weekend is the admission from Miguel Veloso's agent that Arsenal are looking to organise a January deal for the player and some more comments from Mikael Silvestre about the fact that he is happy to play as a central defender at his new club.

Arsenal will be receiving around # 5 million for the defender, who came through the ranks at Arsenal after joining the club as a youngster from Wimbledon in 2004.

Song for me was brilliant yesterday, when all around him were panicking and losing possession he stayed focused on his own game, at one stage making a great forward run and cleverly winning a corner off the defender, thats what we need, when the chips are down a guy who WANTS to make something happen and shows the drive and initiative to succeed because we were heading toward another inept performance at home when we needed to show up and win... Im really liking what Im seeing from him this season, hes a leader.....

Nigeria needed to keep things tight at the back and, Rohr noticed Ndidi marks better and doesn't give out fouls around the edge of the box than most defenders in the team.

It's true that defending is the defenders job but, when you know that area of your team is weak everyone should fall back and help, not strolling around and basking in the sunshine or whatever weather that's going on at the moment.

The hosts took an early lead through defender Mouctar Diakhaby in the eighth minute but goals from Mohamed Salah and Federico Fazio in the 20th and 33rd minutes turned the game around and had Roma in front at half - time.

Both Cam Robinson and T.J. Yeldon have their defenders make it around them and nearly at the same time and it causes a fumble on the biggest second down of the game.

Some reports claim that the Hammers are in pole position to sign the Sunderland defender but the only Kone I would want to see at Rush Green is the one that players dribble around in training.

«The defender was charged with violent conduct in relation to an incident in or around the 74th minute of the game against Reading on Saturday [1 April 2017] which was not seen by the match officials at the time but caught on video.

Kudos to it for garnering an army of defenders who seem to congregate around B - movies that are funny accidentally, seem earnest in their creation, and deliver slightly better - than - expected goods there at the end.