Sentences with phrase «concern about defenders»

I understand the concern about defenders playing off of him at the 3 - point line, but they do that to TJ as well, and Fultz's offense off the bounce is certainly more of a threat than TJ's strafe - runs under the basket.

Not exact matches

He has no pace to cause defenders any concern about pushing up.

However, Gibbs should be bit careful going forward and Chambers be more concerned about his discipline regarding to cards (he definitely is a great defender).

I'm a little concerned about Valanciunas's rebounding, but he projects as an awesome defender and scorer.

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According to the Metro, Juventus director Fabio Paratici explained that the club are not overly concerned about the potential loss of superstar midfielder Paul Pogba or defender Leonardo Bonucci as they are prepared to bring in replacements if need be.

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

Now defenders play him a bit tighter when he heads for the rim and aren't as concerned as they were in previous seasons about him finding a passing target who can convert.

Following former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's three match ban for a Twitter related incident, Wenger has spoken on Arsenal «s official site about his concerns over the use of Twitter in football.

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It didn't appear as though the French defender was too concerned about it though as the camera panned round to show him in fits of laughter filming the whole thing on his phone.

In turn, one of the worst defences in the top flight is about to be left short of some of their first choice defenders against a Liverpool side with plenty of attacking quality, and so it does look concerning from a West Ham perspective.

30 years old of course causes a bit of concern when it comes to Arsenal because as we have seen in the debates about Jamie Vardy, players who approach 30 or are in their 30's will soon start to lose their form and as a defender in the current game, you need to keep up with the pace.

A lot of the talk concerning the Premier League clubs both before and during the latest round of international games was about the injury situation, and although it seemed as though Arsenal would, for once, get lucky and not lose any p [layers, the very last qualifier for Germany saw our defender Shkodran Mustafi pick up a hamstring problem that will see him miss at least a month of action.

yeah the preference should be to keep all the 3 main defenders healthy, competitive and to provide some sub minutes to chambers at the end of matches as I am concerned about his development

Spanish football expert Guillem Balague has confirmed that Arsenal want to sign defender Shkodran Mustafi but raised concerns about how he will settle down at the Emirates.

Wenger had concerns about Eboue otherwise he wouldn't have signed Sagna, yet there is a feeling around THOF that EE should start ahead of Sagna, primarily because he brings extra potency to the attack, but I believe when Walcott is playing, Sagna is the better bet — he is more disciplined in his positional play and is a far better defender.

We won't go down so easily, said Hull City boss, Silva, who still has a lot of concern about absenteeism, but he lacks the most of midfielders Henriksen and Mason, defenders Davies and Elmohamady and forwards Keane and Mbokani.

Turning to the other end of the pitch now and everybody's favourite attacking defender Thomas Vermaelen has stated that he is more concerned about keeping clean sheets than he is about scoring goals.

Anthony Martial (11) is allowed to advance into the penalty area unnoticed as West Ham's two defenders nearest the goal are both more concerned about Zlatan Ibrahimović than the two players lurking on the edge.

My only real concern about playing Sunderland is the speed and awareness in front of goal of Defoe against our less than quick central defenders.

Lastly, the Barcelona defender went on talking about Puyol who recently stated that his career is reaching its end and Jordi Alba had nothing but praise concerning the 35 years old veteran defender who has made over 300 appearances for the Catalan club.

Clint Dempsey for one has saved their bacon by scoring four of Fulham's last six league goals at a time when forwards are non-existent at the club, while goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and defender Brede Hangeland have kept Fulham in so many games this season, a worry seeing as clubs have been linked with the pair of them recently and without them you could rightly have concerns about the direction at which the club would be heading, which in al probability would be down.

The central defender was a breakout star for Leeds last season, and many fans were concerned about the possibility of the permanent deal breaking down.

Fans have also been concerned about the recent injury that Jansson suffered while playing for Sweden, but the YEP quoted the defender as saying that the injury was just a slight knock and that he should be back in time for training at the end of the month.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte made it clear at the end of last week that he wants to add one or more defenders to his squad before the end of the summer transfer window, adding that he is concerned about a situation where a key defender is suspended or injured.

Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz, one of the nation's most influential charter school leaders who has been a vocal supporter of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and defender of President Donald Trump, recently told a group of faculty members concerned about her alliances to the new administration that she is limited in how much she can advocate politically.

But Bennett was also the highest - profile public defender of Common Core, while Ritz was raising concerns about it.

Her comments, which drew repeated applause throughout, clearly outlined her concerns about the angry assault public education is facing but did not provide suggestions for any middle ground between critics and defenders of American public schools and teachers.

Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz, one of the nation's most influential charter school leaders who has been a vocal supporter of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and defender of President Donald Trump, recently told a group of faculty members concerned about her alliances to the new administration that she is limited in how much she can advocate politically.

This isn't to say that defenders of traditional public education aren't concerned about any of this.

My solicitor was concerned that if we didn't have that pre-litigation binding admission of liability and a contractually binding agreement about contributory negligence that in the event he had to litigate the matter subsequently, and in the event that the defenders have got rid of the machinery, he wouldn't be able to prove my case or be able to disprove any argument about contributory negligence.

A few months before that, the St. Paul, Minn., police department's crime lab suspended its drug analysis and fingerprint examination operations after two assistant public defenders raised serious concerns about the reliability of its testing practices.

Watching this in the news, Orleans Parish Chief District Defender Derwyn Bunton was happy to see the exoneration — and the good work from a fellow defense lawyer — but also concerned about what it might mean for his office.

In an opinion that once again raises concerns about the state's shortage of funds for indigent capital defense, a divided Georgia Supreme Court has sent a death penalty case back to the trial court to determine if a systemic breakdown in the state's public defender system deprived the defendant of counsel.