Sentences with phrase «defence as the full backs»

Easier in attck I should imagine than in defence as the full backs will have to adjust to the different positions Alexis and Joel woild defend due to them being right and left foot respectively.

Not exact matches

Apart from his preferred role of playing as a box - to - box midfielder, the Juventus star can also play as a winger, a full - back or as a wing - back, whilst also having played as a centre - back in a three - man defence during his spell at Marseille in the 2014 - 15 season, under manager Marcelo Bielsa.

if i am correct @ SD... your analysis shows you see the forest for the trees, most comments just give their opinion like they are playing Championship manager - as JT said coquelin has helped slightly fix the problem of the overexposure of our defence to counter attacks and the full backs don't both bomb forward as much, the reason monreal starts ahead of Gibbs - walcott always looks lost and confused now when he makes appearances, and never wants to create or get too involved in build up play just wants to run into the middle and get on the end of balls.

Attack is the best form of defence, as long as 1 full back goes forward at a time.

I commented earlier, one of our greatest feats in the champions league has been with a «paper» defence of Flamini at left back, «calamity» senderos at centre back, kolo toure and eboue, broke a champions record of the longest number of minutes without conceding a goal, the difference was that we as fans actually supported that team all the way, the players had our full support.

And now we are stronger in both full back positions as well and we have Gabriel and Calum Chambers to step into central defence when needed.

The fact that Luiz can ply his trade at full back as well as in the centre of defence may make the Brazilian a player that Barcelona would pursue but it may prove difficult to persuade Andre Villas - Boas or Roman Abramovich to accept an offer from the Catalan club.

I have passionately wanted Wenger out for a full decade and one idiot who thinks we should just shut up and support this long term loser manager who has no tactics; can't use subs properly; mis handles players; plays them constantly out of position and who doesn't get the need for defence / attack balance (constantly sending two full backs upfield together and playing attacking midfielders as holding players) is in cloud cuckoo land.

Merson made it perfectly clear where he thinks our biggest problem lies, with the Arsenal defence and more particularly with the Spanish left back Nacho Monreal who has recently gone from full back to the left sided one in a back three and even more recently as the central defender in that back line.

The right back has altered between central midfield and defence under Pep Guardiola's reign at Bayern, but definitely looks more adept at full back as demonstrated during the World Cup with Germany.

The need to strengthen his options on the left - side of the defence for Rodgers is clear, as his other alternatives are currently Jose Enrique and Jon Flanagan; The former made just four league appearances last season and the latter missed the entire campaign through injury and is likely to be eased back into action upon his return to full fitness.

Who knows he cold end up surprising up all and end up being our own * Macherano * I would play Gibbs and Debuchy at full backs as we need their ability to get forward cause the only way we gonna beat this sturdy looking Newcastle defence is by taking the game to them and start like we did in Turkey.

What would help Bellerin» get back to top form» OR as I prefer to put it, learn how to defend, would be if Arsenal got a manager who had the first idea how to coach defence or even understand the relevance of full backs and CB's to defend their goal.

Allardyce also chopped and changed the defence considerably, bringing in Michael Keane and his former protege at Blackburn Rovers Phil Jones into the heart of the defence, with Clyne and Luke Shaw operating as full - backs.

If the modus operandi of a modern full - back is to be solid in defence and get forward as much as possible, then few perform the role better.

Fosu - Mensah, as a centre - back - cum - full - back - cum - midfielder, has the versatility to cope with the demands that are surely only going to increase on adaptable ball - players in the future, and is already showing his ability to deal with threats to his defence, even if the rest of his team struggle to keep up with him.

The full - backs maraud up the pitch to try and unseat the tightly - locked defences and are often caught bolting towards their own goal as the ball surges ahead of them.

This summer is going to be «full - back season» at Manchester United, as José Mourinho looks to bolster his defence with at least one left and one right - back before mid-August, when the transfer window shuts.

In the full back positions, Pape Souare and Joel Ward will be starting and the duo will need to do their bit both in defence as well as going forward.

I don't see any changes at full - back either as Jose Mourinho knows his strongest defence now and already has eyes on replacements over the summer.

To push back the Sevilla defence — allowing the midfield and full - backs to get exceptionally high, and create overloads — as Moreno did so well.

In terms of pressing and counter-attacking this formation could work, as the forwards are already in an advanced position, but if the full backs are pushing up to provide the width that is required by Klopp, then the defence would be compromised as there would be far too much space for the opposition to exploit.

GOAL: SPURS 3 - 0 EVERTON — HARRY KANE — 58 mins The gaps were starting to appear in Everton's defence as they went in search of a goal to get them back in the game and we were taking full advantage.

«Jeremy and his team will continue to enjoy my full support from the back - benches in taking on this uncaring and brutal Tory government - but we need to urgently recognise and re-affirm as a Labour Party that the national security and defence of our country in such a volatile world, is a red line and a matter that should and must transcend party politics, let alone the internal machinations of our own party or personal score - settling.»