Sentences with phrase «defence game of sorts»

Not exact matches

He said it was to increase the aerial threat by having Welbeck and Giroud on but that sort of thing would usually work only in a game where you are pressing forward against a deep sitting defence.

From signing big name players to keeping hold of the best ones we have already got, from adding the firepower up front to strengthening the midfield and firming up the defence and then last season we sorted out the big away game blues.

Before the Man United game, most Arsenal fans were regretting that Laurent Koscielny was taken out injured and were worried that Per Mertesacker would have to partner Gabriel in defence, but they held firm against the so - called deadly Man United attack force, and along with Petr Cech (5 shots — 5 saves) stopped the Red Devils from making any sort of comeback.

It's either we're starting a season with just one fit defender (then using other makeshift players to augment the defence for a number of games; and by the time the real defenders are back and fit, the season is all but over for us), or we start a season without a recognisable striker (after losing our striker to injury, knowing he would return 6 weeks or more into the campaign), or we commence a season without any true DM (well, it's like that dm position isn't ever going to be sorted out).

Sort the defence and spine of the team and we won't necessarily need a Gareth Bale to win us games.

With Michael Carrick deployed in front of the back four to offer an ever - present option for passes, Rooney roamed from defence to attack, but showed the sort of ability to read and follow the game that he has often been accused of lacking outside of the final third.

For long periods the game was crying out for the sort of defence - splitting piece of magic usually provided by Philippe Coutinho against teams who come to frustrate.

While it contains exactly the sort of tower of defence gameplay that early iPhone gamers lost so much sleep over, the tower defending is just one part of a much bigger, richer experience.