Sentences with phrase «counter attacking threat»

Leipzig also play a fun, up - tempo style and Forsberg is a great counter attacking threat, providing passes for the speedy Timo Werner to run onto.

Despite their defensive qualities, with veteran Spaniard Cesar Navas marshalling things at the back and the team's counter attacking threat, Rostov actually head into the game in a rich vein of goalscoring form.

Zidane has made four changes to the side that beat Sporting Gijon last weekend and they are Marcelo, Isco, Varane and Carvajal coming in for Pepe, Nacho, Danilo and James Rodriguez and I think we are well set up to be solid and frustrate Barca while also having a lot of pace for a counter attacking threat.

After going down to 10 men we had to bring on Gabriel and although Giroud has been in good form and has a lot of plus points, his pace and counter attacking threat are not among them.

The fact that our counter attacking threat did not work out does not mean the hold up and aerial threat would have worked either.

The manager opted to retain counter attacking threat and work rate.

With the counter attacking threat removed Chelsea would have had the luxury to move up their defensive line pushing us further back.

VERY exciting team full of pace and counter attacking threat but i'm worried about how they will gel together and how our midfield will defend too.

Everton at home on the other hand will play attacking football, Baines and Coleman constantly push forward, having a major counter attacking threat with pace would frighten them into sitting back more, alleviating pressure from our defence and making us a lot more threatening on the break.

But Arsenal will keep going and the same time cautious of counter attacking threat.

Also, I think that he may see him as a big game player, when his pace and counter attacking threat can be more of use in a tighter game instead of being wasted against a deep lying defence.

Spurs are gambling because Giroud and debuchy poses little or no counter attacking threat.

That goal from Costa gave Chelsea the perfect platform to defend their lead rather than pushing forward and keeping the open game that would have suited Walcott's counter attacking threat much more.

However, the fact that Wenger went for Vardy in the first place, even though his main quality as a counter attacking threat is not really all that suited to the way the Gunners play, suggests to me that our boss is not entirely sure what he wants, just that he wants to add to his current options.

21, out and out striker, a clinical finisher, a power header, an excellent jumper, definitely one of the future, he's a counter attacking threat (He do nt have explosive much pace but he is intelligence when making runs) and he possesses great technique.

Coq and Ramsey can help nullify any counter attacking threat they may play and also we have enough to hit them on the counter too... Theo scores today, anyone should put a bet on that...

At least they are better that Mandza, Higgy, Cuadrado trio in terms of counter attack threat.

Therefore, the Gunners must guide against any momentary loss of concentrations and be ready to contain the Reds counter attack threats whenever they launch them.

Not exact matches

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With the likes of Zaha (who I rate), they will pose more of threat than WBA on the counter attack.

For example, against Pullis type teams we may want Ramsey who will make the penetrating late runs into the box against a team that sits back and defends, we may want to start with Ramsey against a team like Chelsea to get the 1st goal but then Coquelin coming on to sit and defend while relying on long passes from Xhaka and the threat from our tank Seo and Bellerin / Ox... More counter attacking.

That defensive strength and their speed and threat on the break is sure to shape their tactics today, so I expect Mark Hughes to set them up as a solid unit that will hope to hurt us on the counter attack and they will be greatly helped in that by the return of Marko Arnautovic.

He's a real threat when we are a goal up and play the counter attacking style, but if we chase a game against a deeper sitting team we are in trouble with him.

They are usually very efficient in converting these chances from counter attack but on that day they were lacking a striker with pace (costa and remy both out) and the only player that posed constant threat to manures inexperienced back 4 was Hazard.

Not only that, the prof also praised his rival manager Claudio Ranieri and revealed that the Gunners would be trying to employ the same sort of possession based football that has been our trademark under Wenger4 for years, even though he was well aware of the threat that the Foxes possess with their pace and ability to hit teams with their counter attacking style.

However, as they showed against Barca, Atleti are more than capable of doing so and will be a threat on the counter attack at a raucous Calderon with an in - form Fernando Torres and Antoine Griezmann leading their charge.

So, we are at home, and have a pretty good strike force ourselves so why not go for the throat (whilst being conscious of the threat of a speedy counter attack)?

With the way we expect the game to go though, it might be the pace and threat on the counter attack that is more important and Welbeck does offer this.

Let's see how we are set up next half (whether completely counter attacking or actually offering some threat i.e defence as offence)..

why do we never look at the opposition and assess where the threat comes from and set up accordingly, stoke plays deep with direct balls to creative players, liverpool plays high press counter attacking football why arent we more fluid based on the team we face?

what is amazing is that when we go in counter attack there is always a threat of goal.thank you wenger you are a genius.

What I don't understand is the tactics, counter attacking football works well against sides who are comfortable on the ball and struggle to either gain width, that aren't direct enough in their attack or have no aerial threat.

In turn, the Argentine tactician responded with a switch at half - time and it resulted in his side becoming a bigger threat on the counter attack.

They had to keep a lid on things, careful of 50 / 50s... At least we still had an attack which posed a threat on the counter and the team had confidence in being patient, a trait which should be admired and not slandered.

The Liverpool number ten orchestrated almost every attack the Reds produced and was a threat not only during attacks but also in starting counters from the Reds» own half.

I do not want to see a limping Arsenal tomorrow, we need to be rampant and play with spirit and purpose, we need to be aware of their Villa attacking threat, we need to be organised and stop letting our defence exposed to counters, we need to control the game and impose our tempo, we need to show class and convert our opportunities... no need having 20 attempts on goal if we can't score one.

And if Koscielny is fit, he can start ahead of Mert since Watford pose a threat on counter attacks.

They looked a threat from set pieces and nearly made a couple of counter attacks count, so it was level at the break and all to play for although it did look as though Arsenal would make the breakthrough count eventually.

The First Leg In the first leg of the tie, Liverpool produced a good performance, soaking up sustained periods of pressure from the home side before offering a threat on the counter attack.

I am all over Villa who I always say are a dangerous threat on the counter attack.

With two wingers in Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain available for selection, the flanks would be a huge threat, dragging Palace midfielders wide and leaving enough space in the middle for Ozil and Santi to roam freely, with the wingers also useful on the counter against an attacking Crystal Palace side.

They will have their work cut out for them on Saturday facing Romelu Lukaku and a West Brom side who do offer great threat on the counter attack.

Stoke, who introduced former Southampton striker Peter Crouch at the interval, remained a threat on the counter attack, and a last - ditch challenge from Jack Stephens was required to divert over Choupo - Moting's close - range attempt.

Forest introduced the pace of Paul Anderson and Nathan Tyson in an attempt to freshen their approach and provide a greater threat on the counter attack, Tyson shooting wide at the near post from a narrow angle after latching onto a through ball with two minutes left.

Ludogorets, though, were a threat from set pieces and counter attacks, and Arsenal were forced back.

The attack is predictable and to counter the threat, a similar player at the heart of the defense is vital.

Real Madrid can not take Kashima Antlers lightly as they will be playing pretty much at home and will pose threat on counter attacks.

The threat of terrorist attacks on Britain's transport system «remains grave» and should be countered by every means possible, MPs warn today.

One counter terrorism source said: «The review was conceived at a more benign time, but now there is the threat of a Mumbai - style attack, and the increased threat from Irish terrorism.

He announced plans to spend an extra # 67 million on countering the threat from improvised explosive devices, the Taliban's most effective method of attacking British soldiers in the country.