Sentences with phrase «back against defenders»

struggles with back against defenders — no kidding, when does he ever attempt to do this, he is always looking for the run.

Not exact matches

arsene got it right welbeck work rate was great, the way he tracks back and help his defenders, hopefully it will rub on walcott that the only way he, ll get his starting place back except may be in europe and against easier english teams!!

The manager revealed that the defender was already back in training, so maybe we will see him back in the starting line - up against Galatasaray next week.

Until there is reinforcements, we can't afford to loan any of those young defenders out... but saying that, I wouldn't be surprised if Wenger goes against logic and leaves us short at the back.?

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.

True true MOBELLA Even under pressure at the back they are passing the ball from one defender to another lol and against a pressing team like city mistakes happen quick

We have already heard that Olivier Giroud has been sent back to Arsenal from the France squad and is out of the friendly match against Germany this week, but now we have even more worrying news from L'Equipe who have told us that our top defender Laurent Koscielny missed yesterday's training session with Les Bleus.

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.

We will have to wait and see whether the Arsenal and England defender Kieran Gibbs is selected by his national manager Roy Hodgson for the friendly game against France at Wembley tonight, which is bound to be an odd and emotionally charged encounter after the terrible terrorist attacks in Paris, but with England wracked by injury problems and having to play a very young team, as well as the limp performance put in by Ryan Bertrand at left back against Spain, I will be surprised if Gibbs does not start.

And with the youngster also having wasted little time getting back in the goals again with his late winner against West Ham United in the Premier League last Saturday at Goodison Park, then the Gunners centre back knows only too well just what an uncomfortable afternoon that both he and his fellow defenders are in store for this weekend.

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has decided against signing ex-Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre, 35, and ex-Portsmouth right - back Anthony Vanden Borre, 24, who are free agents and available on free transfers.

When you look at what Arsenal have in that position it would be better for a left back as Gibbs is now just ordinary.Also a defender of quality as Per is on the wane.I think Wenger has bought well, so let's wait till the fat lady sings and be for or against his decision.

If that Chelsea game was anything to go by his time on the wing playing 1 on 1 against a defender has improved his touch and distribution and he looks like he'd be devestating in tight areas back in the middle now.

I would believe in him to follow Tata's instructions, but I'm not sure if he's a good enough 1v1 defender against tricky wingers without that extra right center back to help cover.

Speedy in attack and sensibly when in defence, the left sided defender, who can also play at centre back, has taken part in two Premier League matches, coming on as sub against Wolves and Wigan.

Bordeaux are prone struggle without towering centre - back Lamine Sane; they did so earlier in the season when the defender was out injured for the away fixture against Paris Saint - Germain, losing 3 - 0.

Let's see how we look when we have all our first choice defenders back; and let's see when United play against a proper rival, as against a depleted West Ham side.

A quality Striker such as Podolski does not need to back track and defend, he must challenge the Defenders and wait for counterattacks, a striker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to score....

Coquelin did all the dirty work in midfield, tracking back, being the first defender and covering at the back to give time for the more forward players to come help and for the defence to organise (Mertesacker never found himself outrun... against City) breaking up plays and cleanly passing the ball forward!!

awesome line up but our defenders must remain in defense instead of trying to become the top scorers, we need to stop counter attacks against us so Belerin and Monreal / Kolasinc must drop back at all times, this will stop rapid counter attack's against us which in return opposition teams must play further up and stop parking the bus and free up the box for our forwards to be able to have space to do their magic

The Brazilian is not expected to feature for another month, while the French defender played the full 90 minutes against Leicester, despite having a «big back problem «suffered the day before the match, with him forced to play through the pain.

literally saying he is prone to many mistakes for instance goal misses (1 on 1), retaining possession, hold up play, poor goal conversion rate against a «formidable team», inaccurate passes, struggles when backing a defender (s) and he's not good in the air.

And i cant wait for him to back in against defenders, then after doing that a few times just spin off the shoulder and run in behind and slot home a pass from ozil or sanchez.

In addition, three central defenders on the pitch will help the team defend better in the box, especially if it comes down to having bodies at the back, as we saw in the game against Boro.

the likes of neista David Silva our own ozil they don't defend but rather tack back to slot in the defensive line for the real defenders to do their job.have u all take note that ozil don't normally jump for headers in the heart of the midfield.so all I'm saying is if Chamberlain do nt want to defend yo make that position his then he should trying playing in the attacking position as he did excel there when he was played against Bayern last year or he is out from arsenal.

How dare Man U score against us like that, it's not fair because we only had one defender back.

We need a tall rough strong mobile central defender some one to stand strong against the bullies that can repel long balls at set pieces we need also a striker that will turn every opportunity to goals galore right back and left back and wingers but essentially a good defender and a good striker

And despite the Monaco mauling, Ospina came back and played a great game under pressure against Everton, making some great saves and quick brave decisions to help our defenders.

Flamini does nt have the ability to bring d ball out from defense to attack, he cant dictate the play nor launch attack from his position which is bad especially when you compare him to the way modern defensive midfielders plays this days... Things has evolved, good and modern coaches now prefers to have ball playing and technical defenders, we have that in koscieny and Gabriel, also our full backs are excellent with the ball, but Flamini is not, you can see all see how we kept on loosing possession against Liverpool.

But three central defenders at the back plus two wingbacks could be good against Atletico, because that type of formation could prevent Atletico's wingers from supplying crosses to Costa / Griezmann

I've always liked him because he's a good lad to have in the squad as a back up DM or like against the Hammers when two DMs are needed and can also be an emergency full - back and / or defender.

Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves, whose career (as a running back) overlapped with Unitas's, said that while the substitution patterns are vastly different — the New England Patriots, for instance, used 18 defenders on one series against the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener — the sophistication of defenses is the real killer.

Yes, but if Hayden or Bellerin has to be called on against a big club, it will be with other experienced defenders at the back not 4 newbies playing together as a unit for the first time like last night.

you wont see a cazorla or a xavi losing possession, not only that but they drive the team forward.but unfortunately u hav players like ramsey, who do nt drive the attack like the above two, also he loses possessions sometimes by attempting fancy moves.its sad ramsey gives more importance to style over substance.unfortunately, i feel players like ramsey hav contributed to arsenal's inability... imagine a team like barcelona playing with him, constantly losing posession leading to conceding goals and so on.difference is barca's manager wud take them out, while under wenger u r rewarded with the nxt game!!!! i do nt deny he was top notch a season or two back, but now hes a liability imo and need to change his mentality.even that opportunity he got against tottenham where thought longer before taking a shot thus giving defender time to get to him and take off the ball.i bet if it was cazorla, arsenal wud hav scored...

LSU just doesn't throw the ball much, especially to their backs, but he is a good receiver against no defenders.

Please can someone let me know if Kosking (the best defender in the world) and Bellerin (the best full back for now) will play because I can't afford that same defending setup against Munich anymore or else.......

But in our favour Arsene Wenger is hoping that our returning defenders Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal can help cut out our errors at the back, which could be crucial against an attacking Palace side.

When he is up against an explosive fullback, he doesn't track back and help out his defenders.

Ahead of our latest Premier League game against Sunderland, Wenger harked back to the previous game and the incident in which the Norwich defender Ryan Bennett appeared to launch our Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez into a camera pit.

In our recent games against we played with the usual back 4 and 2 defensive central defenders and still conceded.

The transfer of Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal will not be done in time for the Germany international centre back to help the Gunners get the Premier League season off to a good start against Liverpool on Sunday, but it will hopefully mean that the talented defender will be lining up against the EPL champions Leicester City in our second league match next weekend, after Metro reported that his agent has confirmed that an agreement was in place between the Gunners and the his client.

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

So it is good to see names like Coquelin, Mertesacker and Mustafi back in the matchday squad, although only the latter is set to start today's game against the Potters and it looks like he will be the right sided defender in a back three, with Monreal and Kolasinac completing the back line.

According to the Metro, striker Anthony Martial and starting defender Matteo Darmian are expected to be back in the lineup for their match against Watford at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Manchester United went one goal down early against FC Basel in their crucial UEFA Champions League match, and they're going to have to come back without their best central defender.

Despite having Theo Walcott in the side, Arsenal (winning goal against Barcelona aside) rarely utilise his pace on the break and allow defenders to get back.

And that could mean that he is back up against the player who smashed his ankle up in the first place, United's young Northern Irish defender Paddy McNair.

I support our young and exciting defender calum chambers to hold it down at the back with gibbs «bosscielny» and «big» mert to make it tight at the back for us guys against chelsea!

The defender had been giving Gunners fans a head - ache with the prospect of starting the season with inexperienced duo Rob Holding and Calum Chambers at centre - back against Liverpool this weekend, but Gabriel may well be able to feature, but an official return date is yet to be announced.

He took Sanchez, Giroud (who was a nightmare for Kolo and Skertel) and Chambers off and brings defensive minded players... So even at 11 against 10 we were forced to back up because, and anyway, Welbeck is showing game after game why he was sold by Man United (not good enough and clumsy as f*ck) and we had no serious plan to go forward anymore... When the simple logic would ask you to leave Giroud upfront and Sanchez who are constant problems for defenders...!!!