Sentences with phrase «at defenders on»

If it's true that he is attracted by a move to United for reasons other than hype and high wages, the prospect of taking ownership of the vacant No. 7 shirt, once worn by his hero David Beckham, to play with impunity out wide, coming inside to run at defenders on the diagonal and score goals, may also appeal.

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• Mr. Cruz is being held without bond at the Broward County jail, where he has been placed on suicide watch, according to Gordon Weekes, the county's chief assistant public defender.
The field is full of defenders, with at most four offensive players on the field at any one time (brawls excepted).
Six Vietnamese religious freedom defenders accused of «carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the government» will stand trial on 5th April.
For some reason, the May issue's Public Square chose to pick two sentences out of my review of Jefferson Powell's book on the Supreme Court and twist those few words to portray both Powell and me as at least «confused» and perhaps as defenders of an imperial judiciary.
Wenger is sitted on the bench noticing all that but come up with a solution to it, flamini keeps on making silly fouls but even when the referee is lenient wenger can't take him off... we lead a red carded side with an injured defender but wenger can't think of how to keep the lead instead he opts to replace AS17 who had a «leg» in both goals and bring in a non effective monreal who isn't good going forward neither is he good defending... i strongly believe had it been AS17 at the rebound of the shot from Carzola that would have been the winning goal.
Robert Griffin III is the Washington Redskins best player, and he has already had one concussion this year; so why on earth would you line him up at receiver and allow defenders to take a free shot at him?
Seen through the eyes of Wenger he just spends a boat load of money on Xhaka and with playing 3 at the back we will be playing with 5 defenders if you include the wingbacks, add Xhaka (or Coq or Elneney) and you have 6 defensive minded players, leaving 4 attackers.
wenger plays our cam's on the wings because they can play 3 positions at once - winger, attacking midfield, and defender.
If you ask him to consistently create at the rim it may be a different story... although I think this is the only aspect of his game that I think he can improve on... he'll never be a decent threat from deep and he'll always be a great defender... the rest, I have my doubts but I'll agree to hope for the best for the sake of the team.
Picture this, if we had a quick, agile defender alongside kos, our full backs would have the freedom to bombard forward without worrying about covering for a slug at the back.Same if we had a big strong athletic dmf like gustavo, our midfield midgets would be free to move forward and create chances knowing that there is someone reliable protecting the back four.But then again this can only happen in my dreams or on FIFA manager
at the start of his career he inherited the best back 4 + gk in the league... won 2 league titles later on i admit he was able to sign good defenders and cdm to build arguably one of the best team in europe at that time... but even with that team he underachieved.....
Next up is struggling Crystal Palace and with the game being played at the Emirates stadium on new years day and looking at Palace's league position and recent form you might think it is another three points in the bag, except for the fact that they have a new manager in the shape of Sam Allardyce and according to a Sky Sports report the Palace defender Martin Kelly reckons that the Big Sam effect is already making itself felt at Selhurst Park.
In turn, according to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will send scouts to watch Ajax and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt in action for the latter when he takes on England at Wembley on Friday night, as well as against Portugal next week.
He is clearly just awful as a one on one defender, and that is a key part of Arsenal's defense that Sagna was quite exceptional at and that Bellerin is already quite good at.
He lacked pace for the RB role and he had moments at CB which was poor but overall he was a decent defender, he done well out on loan so... Maybe his experience in development can shine...
The tabloid newspaper claim that Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci is on the summer hit - list at Stamford Bridge.
giroud plays well as a dm in his usual no9 position based on his «hold up play»... but don't mistake that gibberish with playing in midfield which requires more concentration and technique which the tall man does not possess at all... hed make a good defender though
Jonny Evans has been on our wishlist since the summer, when the defender opted to turn down our advances in order to take up the captaincy at West Bromwich Albion, but his club has endured a torrid term thus far, and find themselves joint - bottom of the Premier League at present and on course for the drop.
I imagine it was because Wenger decided to attack the weaker Spurs defender, but it meant that Danny Rose could take it passed Campbell on the outside more easily asit was his weaker side and run at a rusty Debuchy.
I'll go a step further if Van Djik hasn't signed for Liverpool I would try to make a move and here is why: 1) Prem experience 2) Southampton plays a similar style of football than Arsenal 3) He can play in both a 3 and 4 man defense with his ability on the ball 4) Mustafi has been up and down and I don't know which one we're getting ahead of next season and will it be for 38 weeks 5) Mertesacker will go into a non playing role 6) Chambers has played well at Boro but well enough to play a big role into this team... not really and could be used in any deal for Van Djik 7) Koscielny is our best defenders but is dealing with a chronic injury not only that he hasn't made the best decisions at times Everything mentioned above will free wages but also increase Wenger money to spend!
Yes he could be alot better at finishing, but let's see, maybe we got a new sturridge... What I am mad on Wenger about is not so much the lack of a proven striker to our ranks... No it's that we haven't bought a central defender to cover, but most important, we haven't bought a defensive midfielder, that we need so much!!? Wenger makes the same mistakes over and over, everybody else can see it, just not him... hmm: / but still lets respect him as a man and judge when we are atleast half way into the season... COYG!!!!
A striker with the ball at his feet is looking to dribble past defenders and take them on.
The rugged France - born Congo defender was a bargain after impressing on trial, forming an effective partnership with Ryan Nelsen at centre back.
Spurs appear to be on the lookout for back - up defensive options with reports at the weekend claiming Pochettino was also targeting FC Koln defender Kevin Wimmer.
The Nigerian international defender spent last season on - loan at Istanbul minnows Kasimpasa and established himself as a first team regular in one of the best performing defensive sides.
If only he can work on his defensive positioning in tandem with d other defenders, he can become our Marcelo at rb.
At the tender age of 21, Stones is already a superstar defender for England and Everton, and already has multi-million pound offers on the table from Chelsea.
The 21 - year - old has two years remaining on his contract at the Stade de Gerland and Lyon value the versatile defender at $ 15m.
Our defender did at least admit that the team was hugely disappointed to have missed the chances on offer throughout the season so far, but the rest of his comments sounded like just more empty platitudes to me, the sort of thing he thinks he should be saying rather than the truth, that the Gunners are in a bad way and are starting to really worry about losing our place in the top four.
Ox is very quick on the ball and great at running at people, but he doesn't seem to like making runs in behind defenders, that's what Theo's great at.
It was a frustrating spell for the defender at Anfield, as he made just three FA Cup appearances for the club while also being sent out on loan to Aston Villa and Bordeaux.
The BBC article starts like this: Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi and Spanish striker Lucas Perez will have medicals at Arsenal on Friday.
Defender Isaac Hayden could be set for the exit door at the Emirates, as according to West London Sport, QPR are keen on signing him.
Giroud actually looked like he bumped heads with Bournemouth defender at the end of the game as he kept on rubbing his hand against the back of the head to see if there was any blood there, so I'm hoping it's nothing more than that.
He has the size to block shots, and the speed to blow past defenders on offense and finish at the rim.
Johnson mistakenly tries to cut back on two chasing defenders instead of gaining at least another five or 10 yards.
As usual Arsenal start putting the pressure on as the clock ticks down, but Iwobi hits it straight at a defender and Lacazette tried to score from an impossible angle instead of cutting it back, and the Gunners are running out of time very quickly.
On my part the BFG did a decent job for a number of years and there is no doubting his love for Arsenal.He obviously has a mental issue and that is unfortunate.However that will not hide the fact that he will always be respected at our club and when he moves into the coaching role next season I truly hope he is able to provide the Coaching Guidance and Advice to our defenders that Steve Bould has proved totally incapable of doing.
It is no secret that Arsene Wenger hasn't been happy with our Arsenal defenders this season as he has complained so many times about their errors after defeats this season, and it only takes a quick glance at the «goals against» columns in the EPL table to see that we have a real problem on our hands.
The news outlet are also stating that Man City, as well as both Arsenal and Bayern, have scouts at Ajax's mach against PSV on Sunday, showing the defender may just be the real deal after all.
Steven your correct mustafi was back pedaling eyes on ball aguero had feet planted with no attempt or even looking at the ball he intentionally interfered with that space and it gets called all year its a clear foul if he trys for a header or makes an attempt for the ball then it is legal bit that was illegal you cant plant your feet make no attempt to play or battle fpr ball and just put your shoulder into back of a backpedaling defender but honestly the officiating across the whole league this year has been an embarrassment to professional officials of all sports its been bad game after game they need a real looking after and more training in off season
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
The Arsenal defender Calum Chambers was watched by Roy Hodgson in a few games recently, including at right - back against Chelsea, and it seems that the England boss has decided to pull the 19 year - old out of the U21 squad for the important European Championship play - off against Croatia to give him his first taste of senior football at Wembley, after coming on as a sub in the last friendly in Norway.
like the instinct of our mind and body and i actually like this comment of wilshere he said that read and accepted the criticism that he should pass more and faster so he did think about corrections in his play but told us the truth about the matter that he almos instinctively wants to run at the defenders thats his football and his «character» of play, i like his honest answer and i think that fans shouldn't talk about private things of players if they wants to spend time in twitter, i think we should respect that and not criticise it cause maybe it helps him relax, thats my opinion on the matter ^ ^
It was an all round poor showing from the nation at the back, but this central defender wasn't the worst culprit as Neymar and Diego Tardelli bore down on them.
Everybody knows the reason he played Mo at defence was because some of our defenders are on extended holiday.
He launches an attack for Arsenal, he sees Welbeck making a run, he kicks the ball, the ball lands at Welbeck's feet, he notices Sanchez making a run, he passes the ball to Sanchez, Sanchez does his dribbling drills, two defenders are out, he had an option to either go for goal or pass the ball to an on - rushing Xhaka, he chose to lay the ball for Xhaka, who then fires an unstoppable shot into the net for our third goal!.
Manchester City defender Micah Richards, currently on loan at Fiorentina, says the lowest moment of his time with City was being taken off at half - time against Watford by Manuel Pellegrini.
While the report adds that Milan have missed out on Sead Kolasinac, long - time target Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio is still at the top of their list for defensive reinforcements and contact will be made again now that the takeover situation has concluded.
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