Sentences with phrase «caught on the counter attack»

Look Per is a decent defender, but Arsenal plays attacking football, that means we get caught on counter attacks quite a bit, we either need two fast defenders like Kos or we need a fast and strong DM to cover for the back two.
Unluckily for them they were caught on the counter attack by FC Bottle Job whose player managed to weave around the incoming tackles to place the ball into the centre of the goal.
i'm just sick and tired of ordinary teams drawing us in deep in to their half with our defense and then catching us on the counter attack, we should play like Chelsea now that we have TW DW OX and Sanchez we can beet any team and the offside trap with that pace.
this also gives the ozil / cazorla the chance to commit to the attack knowing if they get caught on the counter attack, flamini will sweep up for them.
I think we can put bellarin at the) then chambers in the DM, my REASON: chelsea are not attacking team like DVB, they will only try catching us on counter attack, and BELLERIN is the fastest player around including WALCOTT, in fact he's our king of speed now, so can easily cover with his speed, and CHAMBERS in the DM is directly proportional to 3CB's that's it.
This in itself can cause problems for a Liverpool side who are looking for a defensive midfielder rather than one who leaves his position and can be caught on the counter attack.
However, Liverpool got caught on the counter attack with virtually the last kick of the game.
As MU was pushing forward, the Bulldogs caught them on the counter attack and scored their third goal in the 77th minute.
In addition to Dunk's gift, the wall for Coutinho's goal failed miserably to do its job, Can out - jumped a static home defence for his first league goal of the season and they were hopelessly caught on the counter attack for Firmino's second goal.

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The Englishman can make runs down the flanks, catch on to quick through balls and would be better suited to play on the counter attack, which we may have to do against a team like Manchester City.
I see this working against bigger teams with Chamberlain, Alexis and Walcott in the front three attacking positions, that way we can catch them on the counter.
We can't score because our players look scared to attack because they don't want to be caught on the counter.
They will invite us to keep on attacking, and then try to catch us on the counter.
We need to attack but not go all out cause they will catch us on the counter but also we shouldn't need to sit back against villa.
Relying on the sprint power of players to catch up with the opposion when they counter attack.
Everton love to attack under Martinez thus giving us a huge advantage should Wenger deploy pacey players to catch them on the counter.
On being caught on the counter, our attack minded players should be able to say with confidence to the more defensive ones «cover me!&raquOn being caught on the counter, our attack minded players should be able to say with confidence to the more defensive ones «cover me!&raquon the counter, our attack minded players should be able to say with confidence to the more defensive ones «cover me!»
I don't even know why he started Welbeck ahead of Walcott in the first place, Welbeck was giving away the ball too often on the right and wasn't helping Bellerin in defence.Bellerin too can't be blameless for being caught out of position many times, he didn't even know who he was marking.The reason why we lost the midfield battle wasn't because Coquelin didn't do much, the problem was with Ramsey and Cazorla, they were loosing possesion too often in our own half giving more room for counter attack Coquelin alone couldn't contain opponent's pressure for the full 90minutes he needed help too defencively from Ramsey who didn't give him any, Ramsey now sees himself as an AM who could go forward at anytime and ignore his defensive responsibility.Koscielny didn't do much to prevent the second goal.
We scratch our heads wondering what is wrong, with a pretty good team, and why in the important games we fail, well i.e our right and left back are frequently caught out of position, because they are to far in the front and at times forget that they are defenders, on the other hand our attackers are too busy defending, it's been a while since Welbeck scored for us, but you will see him every game standing right by Ospina or supporting the defense instead of being forward as he should be, to use his speed in effective counter attacks, same with GIROUD for an attacker he is a great defender, how many missed opportunities because he is 1 yard behind running back from his defensive position in our half.
I know we're playing at home, but I just know that if we adopt Wenger's usual open tactics we'll get caught on the break by Utd, after all they have scored more counter attack goals against us over the years than I care to think about and with the likes of Mata, Rooney, Martial and Memphis I would urge caution in our approach.
A DM who do not know how to tackle, looses the ball very often in every part of the field, not offering protection to the CBs, not covering the full backs when they are in attack and we are caught on the counter.
Is that why Wenger and Arsenal played more counter attacking football against Chelsea rather than keep possesion and press higher and higher up and eventually get caught out on a counter break?
We play far too narrow, everything going down the middle, trying to pass our way through a very congested middle, with the result, a breakdown of the attack and the risk of getting caught on the counter.
But with Aguero starting upfront with a point to prove and pace of Sterling and Sane will surely be too much for West Brom who are likely to setup deep and hope to catch City on counter attacks.
The former Spurs boss insists his side won't sit back to try and catch Arsenal on the counter attack, and will take the game to the Gunners under the arch.
In the 78th minute, Nouhou failed to hustle back after an attacking run took him downfield and was caught on a counter by SKC right back Jimmy Medranda, who fed Graham Zusi in behind Seattle's back line for a goal that cost the Sounders two points on the road.
Noble went in with full studs up although the studs didn't made contact, it was Noble's late follow through that caught Coquelin who was on the counter attack.
Roma were more patient in possession than they were in the opening stanza while Chievo deployed a 4 -4-2 mid / low - block in hopes of stifling Roma's attack and catching them on the counter.
Shishkin will have the responsibility of initiating attacks from the base of midfield, while also remaining positionally disciplined so as to prevent his team from being caught out on the counter.
«It is difficult to accept when you are 2 - 0 up and you have a freekick but you are caught on the counter - attack,» added Wenger
It took just 20 minutes for Barcelona to open the scoring after they caught City on a superb counter attack and Messi finished off the move after beating couple of players -LSB-...]
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