Sentences with phrase «back at defence»

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Not exact matches

I think he will play 4 at the back against us to solidify his defence.

Everybody is concentrating on attacking players, bear in mind the best teams allways have solid defence which to be honest we ain't got if you are solid at the back you are less likely to loose games

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

With 3 at the back we don't need a traditional defensive midfielder, we need a box to box midfielder with strong defensive action who can link defence and attack and start the play from deep on the field.

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In reality, they have a bunch of mercenaries who are not gelling together well and are backed up by a ramshackle defence who are prone to errors due to the constant fear of being dropped for sneezing at the wrong moment.

An injury to Toby Alderweireld means Dier is set for a run in Tottenham's defence, while Southgate's comments about his intended style of play suggest he may fancy the Spurs man at the back.

Koscielny is good but he's a secondary centre back — good at his job, but not a leader to marshall the defence.

Borussia Dortmund centre - back Mats Hummels» name has also been mentioned again, as United still look in need of further additions in defence after losing Nemaja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand at the end of last season.

Defence; Knowing Arsenal we shall not buy any defenders especially with Calum Chambers coming back from loan and we play 3 at the back as well.

Once a team that defied the odds to actually win the Champions League almost on the quality of their defence alone, it's remarkable to see Chelsea look as wobbly at the back as this.

No wonder teams run at Arsenal defence due to the constant change in the back 4.

Despite adding strength to the defence, Wenger felt it was necessary to add another defender to the ranks at Arsenal, especially after injures to centre backs Gabriel and Per Mertesacker.

Branislav Ivanovic moved into the heart of the defence for that match, with Abdul Rahman Baba promoted to the starting XI at left - back, and Cesar Azpilicueta moving across to right - back.

The best formation Arsenal could have in defence and attack would be three at the back, three man midfield of a world class defensive mid, Xhaka and Ramsey just in front with Sanchez and buy a world class striker (maybe Costa from Chelsea).

A superbly versatile player, Napoli's Juan Zuniga could provide cover at right - back, left - back and centre - back, making him a more useful signing than the one - dimensional Alves to bolster Louis van Gaal's options in defence.

Able to play at either right - back or centre - back, Rodgers could use the youngster as a replacement for Glen Johnson or at the heart of his defence.

Alexis and Joel are the best at getting back and helping back in defence.

I want a back - to - basics centre back who excels at defending first - & - foremost at Arsenal, that rules out Stones - he's made his reputation by being very accomplished at dribbling the ball out of defence and playing it forward.

With concerns still surrounding the team at the back, Arsenal are supposedly looking to add one more new face to the centre of defence and if the rumours are to be believed, then Valencia's Mustafi is a top target for Arsene Wenger.

Cech cuts a composed and solid figure at the back of our defence, which leads to our defenders seemingly being more comfortable and calm, there have been games (Such as vs Liverpool) where Cech has almost single handedly kept us in the game.

A fair minded manager would admit that our so called defence with the ruinous and way out of his depth Chambers was dead lucky we did not get hammered by 3 clear goals against Chelsea (mainly thanks to Moratas rubbish finishing) even though, overall we did deserve a draw, since Chelsea were also rubbish at the back.

Our best defence is a good offence keep them on the back foot with high pressure, which we failed to do at West Ham.

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

Our defence does have frailties, and you could argue that if we were stronger at the back we could free up another player for our midfield or attack, and that could potentially open us up to win many more matches.

Hiddink has opted to drop both John Terry and Gary Cahill, opting to move the Serbia international into the heart of the defence alongside Miazga and introducing Abdul Rahman Baba at left - back.

Their defence has been the Premier League's stingiest in the 2015 - 16 campaign, but it is at the back where Van Gaal has issues ahead of this match.

CB: Part of the meanest defence in the country at the moment, Eric Bailly has been rock - solid for United this term and makes up one half of our centre - back pairing here.

Incidents like his failure to track back and give any help to the defence in the buiold up to the contentious penalty awarded against Hector Bellerin at Watford on Saturday do not help the German, though, and only make it easier to believe the report by Metro that people at Arsenal are becoming very concerned about Ozil.

Apart from the fact that we no longer have a competent Manager i, m afraid the real problem on the playing side stems from a real lack of quality, particularly at centre back and in defensive midfield.There is absolutely no point in trying to replace Sanchez when our central defence is useless.

Whether at left - back or centre - back the Belgian has been a commanding presence in the Tottenham defence.

We also have Rob holding and Calum Chambers who are both great prospects and have both played at right back as well as in the centre of defence.

Having won back to back Eredivisie titles with Ajax the young centre back, who can also play on the right side of the defence, may feel he has achieved all he can at the Amsterdam club.

Though Hughes saw his defence hold up manfully during their goalless draw with local rivals Chelsea, QPR have on the whole looked suspect at the back, conceding 19 goals in ten Premier League matches this term.

The Reds are keen to tighten up at the back this winter after a bad start to the season, with summer signing Dejan Lovren looking particularly culpable in defence as Brendan Rodgers» side have leaked goals.

The majority of Dier's appearances this term have come at centre - back, either playing in a three - man defence, or filling in for Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld in the middle of the back four, with both Belgian internationals suffering injury problems.

Attacking force is the best way to defence without making an error at the back If Arsenal can manage no tolerance of an error at the back, they will get there.

# 6m is certainly within Arsenal's budget and the fact that the player can play at both right - back and in the centre of the defence is clearly going to interest Arsene Wenger.

Another exciting youngster in defence, Lucas Digne should continue at left - back for the French giants.

You'd see Mkhi and Nelson drawn back into wing back roles to support our flailing defence and then you'd be looking at getting the ball forward to only a forward 3.

The 26 - year - old Serbian has been the mainstay of the Westfalensatdion defence since he arrived at the club back in 2008, making 244 appearances for the club, but has had issues with a back problem of late which has left the former Mainz man restricted to just one Bundesliga start thus far this term.

In defence, the capital club will be without the injured Salvatore Sirigu and Serge Aurier, meaning Nicolas Douchez and Gregory van der Wiel will start in goal and at right - back respectively.

Mourinho will hope his usually reliable defence can once again keep things tight at the back following a nightmare start to the season that has seen Chelsea concede nine goals in four Premier League fixtures.

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.

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I would love to see The Ox running at the full backs every week because he has the pace and strength to cause havoc in the opposition defence, but just needs a run of games and to stay fit.

All of Anderson Talisca's qualities were on display last night, and he showed flashes of brilliance, but his goal was all too easy, as he made a clever run off the back of the defence at a corner before sweeping the bouncing ball into the net.

An all - time great at centre - back, AC Milan and Italy legend Paolo Maldini is a more obvious choice in defence in this XI.

«We knew we had to get as many players into the defence as we could and we did that by putting five at the back.