Sentences with phrase «decent defensive work»

Brighton, who had produced some decent defensive work, tried their luck early in the second half as Pascal Gross drilled wide, and the recalled Rooney saw a shot deflect wide off ex-Everton man Shane Duffy.

He was able to combine well with Monreal once he settled in and looked to have a decent defensive work rate.

Not exact matches

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

I think a St is needed not LW, Wenger should play Ox or Campbell there they are hard working, decent crossers and would leave defensive duties.

Puts decent balls in and has worked on his defensive game although he can still get better.