Sentences with phrase «by defenders when»

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Bergson was the eloquent defender of this thesis in modern times (TFW), and Whitehead accepts it when he agrees that creativity is «inexplicable by forms.»

But when the Berrigan brothers made opposition to the Vietnam war a cause célèbre for the Catholic left, Wills began a journey that started with Bare Ruined Choirs (a book praising the Berrigans) and concluded with his appointment as the de facto lone Catholic voice on the secular - liberal New York Review of Books, where his articles jostle those by atheist Darwinians and defenders of Roe v. Wade.

This was a commonly received opinion: six years later Sir Thomas More was advising Henry VIII not to defend the papacy as though it was of divine origin, when Henry wrote his reply to Luther, the reply which earned him the papal title «Defender of the Faith» still used by English sovereigns.

When he's running full speed, little turns mean a lot, and he can get by defenders in a blink of an eye.

Poor old Hector was on the wrong side of another poor decision this season, when he was taken out by a Stoke defender but got nothing.

They were ahead after 17 minutes when another ball given away by Xhaka led to a chance that Firmino headed home without too much trouble from our defenders and a few minutes before the break the lead was doubled with a good goal from Mane.

I was impressed with Gabriel when he came on, he was by far our best defender out there and big ups to good old super sub lamp post.

Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks since the beginning of the season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the league by now and will have been chipping in with the odd goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.

His time in limbo ended on Monday when the Galaxy cleared room under its $ 1.3 million salary cap by trading defender Mark Semioli to the New York / New Jersey MetroStars.

Much has been made of Arsenal's glaring defensive shortcomings this season, but despite the continuing errors this season, Wenger has mostly persevered with the ageing Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal while only using Rob Holding and Calum Chambers when forced to by injuries to his first - choice defenders.

Just having great speed and constantly hitting the first defender when crossing the ball in attacks was done very well by the unlamented Walcott.

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

By the way I am talking about all our players here, attackers as well as defenders, and if one of our attackers had been given the specific task of marking Hangeland whenever and wherever he was when we lost the ball yesterday, then that player would know exactly what was expected of him and could concentrate on that job alone.

Simpson was so effective, and Denver was so conscious of his whereabouts, that when Braxton got the ball the big fullback's major concerns were avoiding his own blockers and trying not to appear too startled by the distances separating him from the nearest defenders.

When the ball hit the back of the net after Ozil had chipped the Ludogorets keeper and beaten two defenders, there was double delight and relief for the manager, because he admitted after the match in comments reported by Sky Sports that he thought our skilful midfield star had fluffed his lines and messed up the chance.

Allowing Carl Jenkinson to leave the club on loan when they had just six senior defenders always looked like an odd move by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger — but his solid and consistent displays at right back for West Ham will only be increasing the frustration of Gunners fans.

It's no wonder the Dortmund defender is being chased by Europe's biggest clubs when he has instincts like this...

I guess you could say that Jack got his just desserts when he was hacked down by United defender Paddy McNair (also unpunished) in the second half, and may have sustained yet another longterm ankle injury.

And perhaps it was that period up until the new year that the former England and Man United defender Paul Parker was thinking about when he laid into our Big Flaming German on his blog, as reported by Squawka.com.

To make it worse he picked it up when running through on goal and being barged over by a Watford defender.

Hazard, Ronaldo, Bale, Messi all have the wisdom to change or drift inward when troubled by «wicked» defenders, our boy simply remained and allowed Ivanovich to enjoy «qwacking» him and the ball.

When Salvin Bilic came in, he wanted Jenkinson to play a purely defensive role and Jenkinson got replaced by one of three pure defenders.

@josh... And before you troll my comment... By saying we need a versatile defender, I mean one who could play L.B as gibbs n monreal can't go a season without an injury... Mert is aging, wenger haven't played chambers at C.B for a very lon time even when he's slow and sometimes woeful at R.B, Kos is Top class but he needs proper handling, debuchy have been getting frequently injured lately, Bellerin can't do it all alone, that leaves us with gabriel who's only just arrived and is getting used to the league....

He does not see tackling as a quality at all and when he has spoken about this in the past, his view has been met by criticism, particularly from English defenders.

How is getting held with an obvious shirt pull (almost twisted his shirt off) and then when getting up to retrieve the ball tripped by the defender a soft call?

Mertsacker's excellent performance in the FA Cup final shows that he is still worth keeping to play a few matches when we are hit by injuries, to play league and FA Cup matches and to help guide young defenders Mertsacker's experience is invaluable

Keep blaming injuries, but when Man Utd and Monaco won at Emirates they have a team that was rocked by injuries.Both Man Utd and Monaco first team defenders were injured, while Arsenal played with best 11.

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

The Bosnian international defender Saed Kolasinac was a surprise acquisition by Arsene Wenger when he arrived in June on a Bosman transfer from Schalke04, even though he had been named in the» Bundesliga team of the season».

Whereas Arsenal's defenders got panic and kick the ball away as far as possible when they got pressurized by Tottenham's attackers.

In my view, even Koscielny when at his best, a while ago now, was short of WC, though clearly our best defender by a distance.

The former AC Milan and Inter star responded by labelling the former defender his «best hater» in a special Twitter post, and Carragher evidently couldn't help himself with another reply of his own when asked for his thoughts on the tweet, relating back to Balotelli's desire to one day win the Ballon d'Or.

Great and beautiful win, kudos to all d players for their energy and passion and will to win but don't forget d real issues............ Now mertesacker is a great defender even with is faint hearted block to Costa's goal, even with the way ospina conceded d goal was enough reason why cech would av been better any day anytime and still wenger chose ospina at the most important match, and because Ramsey equalised after we conceded under pressure when we were one man up, look at d replays, only Ramsey was not a pussy, d rest were scared of not conceding more by staying close to our goal, Ramsey ran forward and was d only player apart from Sanchez and ground looking for d winner.

He dismisses earlier claim for penalty when he was really pulled by a MU defender inside the D going for a goal opportunity ball.

For those of us who watch replays of our recent games, have you compare the errors caused by our defender (leading to goals) when Per and Kos play to when Gab and Kos play?

not absolving Cech of all the blames but the school boy errors made by the defenders leaves a lot to be desired, I mean where are the defenders when the first Westham goal was headed in?

When he is trapped in by two defenders, he sends blind croses into the box.

Sanchez played well but should not be considered a striker when he changed his game by positioning himself between the central defender and wingback of the Besiktas, thats when he started to make progress.

Apparently when he's not having his opponents tackle him by his penis, Vernon Davis is able to things such as hurdling defenders...

When last seen, he was facedown on the turf muttering, «I want to go home,» after being suplexed by a flaming defender from the Tennessee Titans.

And this year is much better than last year, when we became the laughing stock of English football by bringing in an injured midfielder in Kim Kallstrom when we needed a striker and a defender.

When asked by a fan today via his Facebook Q & A to name his perfect 5 - a-side team, he didn't pick any defenders, and probably more importantly — a goalkeeper either!

Hill was replaced by Ricky Rubio, another strong defender, and Gobert has been as good as ever on defense when healthy.

Defenders are often under more scrutiny than anyone else on the pitch, so when they're signed by a club and don't deliver pretty quickly, the heat gets turned up and they can be judged quite harshly.

How many defenders are actually equipped to stop a 6 ’10 athlete with guard - like quickness when he's surrounded by shooters?

When offensive players spot up along the perimeter, they have to keep one foot bolted to the floor when they're pump faking and trying to drive by a defender flying at tWhen offensive players spot up along the perimeter, they have to keep one foot bolted to the floor when they're pump faking and trying to drive by a defender flying at twhen they're pump faking and trying to drive by a defender flying at them.

Fans assume you must be a great defender if you're averaging 2.84 steals like Larry Hughes, but he and Paul Pierce [1.65] often hurt their teams by gambling and leaving the defense vulnerable when they don't come up with the ball.

I made a comment about Joel Campbell not taking his chances especially when he has to be replaced by a defender who even got us the equaliser.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

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...!!!