Sentences with phrase «defensive moves from»

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«If you can access the North Atlantic and cut off reinforcements, then from a Russian perspective, that's a defensive move.

With the 10 - year treasury yield moving from 1.85 % to 2.37 % during our fiscal year, yield sensitive, defensive sectors, such as consumer staples and utilities, did indeed underperform the broader market.

a2 is under fire from suitors Freedom and Dean Foods and could bulk up with Brownes as a defensive move.

Reserve defensive back Kaleb Chalmers, who transferred to South Carolina by way of junior college after originally attending Clemson, will be moving on from the Gamecocks.

One of the Pelinis» first moves upon arriving in Lincoln was to move the 6» 6», 285 - pound Crick inside, from defensive end to tackle, where he played beside future first - round pick Ndamukong Suh.

Vander Esch's ability to move rapidly from spot to spot is a big part of what earned him a scholarship at Boise State in 2015, made him the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year in 2017, and will make him an NFL player in 2018.

If Graham doesn't stay away from Philly's finest food, he may be best suited for making the move to defensive tackle and keep packing on the pounds.

Present day Ozil is often blamed for the Arsenal loses and in truth at most times should be, his moods dictates the way arsenal plays, he dictates the tempo of how arsenal plays and once he begins to lose balls and things not going his way he tends to shrink away from the ball, he is not a player who is going to call for the ball, get in the game by doing some defensive work or get the ball to get some fouls and move the team upwards.

None may prove more valuable long - term beyond 2017 than Joyner, a physical and athletic defensive back who has thrived since moving from cornerback to safety under Defensive Coordinator Wade defensive back who has thrived since moving from cornerback to safety under Defensive Coordinator Wade Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips.

There is said to be interest from other clubs, but at this stage it looks as though Mourinho could be moving in on a solution for his defensive troubles so far this season which have seen United concede 16 goals in just 14 games.

The Detroit Lions have moved practice squad player Xavier Proctor from defensive tackle to offensive tackle, Josh Katzenstein reports.

Real Madrid defensive midfielder Sami Khedira is said to be days away from agreeing a move to leave the club, with Borussia Dortmund his likely destination, according to Spanish source Fichajes.net.

Podolski's stock at the Emirates has continually fallen since his move on a Bosman from FC Koln in 2012 — with the German harbouring a reputation as deadly in - front of goal but lazy in his defensive duties.

Although the Spaniard is good on the ball, he is not an out and out defensive midfield player, and has not been at quite his best form since he made the move to the Bernabeu from Real Sociedad last summer.

With a lack of consistency and troubles with offering the defensive discipline that the Portuguese tactician wants to see from his wide players, it looked as though he could well move on this summer.

Look, nobody is going to mistake Jones for an edge rusher, and yet there he was lined up at defensive end winning with an inside move that looked better than any inside move I saw from some of this year's top edge guys.

That's not to say he will have the most sacks out of everyone, because some of these other guys will win with inside moves and pass rushing from the defensive tackle position.

it goes without saying that AW must leave and another coach to come he can stay close to the team as manager or head of board but it is clear that our team is in need for so many years of a defensive midfielder (William Carvalho) and a left back (J Rodriguez) on top of them if we buy Mbappe and this player from Celtic, Dembele i believe our team will be in very good shape as we will have players to cover all spots in good order we can get rid of players such as elneny, gabriel, debuchy, jekinson, lucas, chamberlain, mertezaker, coq and get back jack wilshere who together with ramsey, xhaka, santi they can make a quite productive midfield together with Carvalho watching their backs if we sell ozil, sanchez we can move for 3 more players such as gueye, mahrez and gibson

Khabib didn't exactly look unbeatable in there.2 rounds of control and low damage, 3 rounds of struggling for take downs and letting his jab carry him while making a lot of defensive untechnical pullbacks against someone who was looking for a big one punch and refused to even parry or move from the jab.

It's arguably a sensible move from Gattuso to reward his in - form frontman, but it won't be easy against a Juventus side which has only conceded 15 goals in 29 league games to earn the best defensive record in the top flight in Italy.

The start of the move looks a bit worrying, as the Ipswich defenders play the ball about in their own defensive third, under pressure from Millwall's attackers.

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

To be honest, with us away from home and likely having to go with Ramsey who has hardly played CM this season, it might help us a bit being forced into a more defensive move at the back.

The one thing that was obvious is that after the Cowboys moved Tyrone Crawford back to defensive end from three - technique this year, they had quite a few bodies at defensive end.

Yeah I'm bang on with you Grandad.Chambers again looked fairly solid and certainly did not let the side down like Mustafi AGAIN.Holding came on and did what was required from him in the centre as Chambers moved to RB.COULD Chambers and Holding really perform together as CB's in a back four?NO and nor could anyone else without the TOP QUALITY CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER we have been crying out for since the departure of Gilberto.

He is the worst when it comes to transfers, He talks about quality and availability and need to our squad... let me moved some names who have moved... Pedro who can play as a false 9, Schneiderlin a DM and a better distributor than Coq although I love Coq but we need depth and we are away from 1 injury from the defensive crisis now, Vidal who can attack and defend and can change the tempo of the game when we need to (do we have anyone like that) would have been a great upgrade on Wilshere and Ramsey, Shaqiri, Sterling who can play any role amongst the forwards and as a CAM also, Angel Di Maria we all know him, Kondogbia as one of the best DMs on the pitch, and many more.

Propelled by a hot start, Simmons» odds moved from -275 to -750 before analysts began to lambaste his shooting ability, defensive effort and leadership qualities.

To make things even better, he played standing up in the Badgers» 3 - 4, so he can avoid the tougher transition of moving from 4 - 3 defensive end that so many players go through.

In his first year as the Rams» defensive coordinator, Wade Phillips moved Joyner from slot corner to free safety.

Linked with a # 30m move to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund, Mats Hummels is surely the answer to the club's defensive problems.

Since moving from Brazilian side Internacional in the 2013/14 season, Fred has impressed fans and critics alike with his defensive abilities.

But the team also moves forward with new faces in charge at every position: Dennis Allen is a first - time head coach after being defensive coordinator for the Broncos, Greg Knapp is a first - time offensive coordinator, taking the step up from being a QB coach for the Texans, and Jason Tarver is a first - time NFL defensive coordinator after being co-coordinator at Stanford.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

But there were other reasons Boston would move on from Thomas: his defensive weaknesses, a nagging injury suffered last postseason, his age compared to Kyrie Irving, and his upcoming free agency.

Following his move from Juventus to Man United last summer, Pogba failed to impress the masses last season as the midfielder's defensive responsibilities meant he wasn't allowed to flourish going forward as much as we had seen him do in Turin.

Mario Balotelli «s former fiancee has moved on from the Liverpool flop and is now dating West Ham United defensive star Cheikhou Kouyate.

Since that time, the odds of a defensive player being selected have moved from -125 to -375.

Naturally, things must improve from a defensive perspective, but ultimately the three points were key on such a difficult away trip for the first game of the season, but Klopp will undoubtedly be looking to tone down the celebrations moving forward.

Stoke have broken the club's transfer record to sign the 23 - year - old defensive midfielder, who had only moved to Porto from Marseille in the summer.

Arsenal have been linked with a possible move for highly rated Brazilian defensive midfielder Renan from club Avai, according to Metro.

Kevin Wimmer is open to a move away from North London, and would leave Tottenham slightly lacking in the defensive department ahead of the new Premier League season.

Before I move onto today's Arsenal news I want to clarify a couple of things from yesterday's post, where I spoke about the central - defensive options in our squad and who I would like to see begin next season as the starting pair.

The 22 - year - old defender is regarded as one of Serie A's top defensive talents and has been linked with a move away from the Italian outfit in recent weeks.

He averages 10 defensive actions per game apart from being a constant move breaker, plunging into duels often, be it in the air, or on the ground.

Lovren came over from the same club as Van Dijk, and he looked like a top - level defender at Southampton, but the Saints use a far less aggressive defensive pressing style than Liverpool — one that's mainly focused on moving the opposition into the least dangerous areas of the pitch — so it creates layers of safety for its defenders.

Arsenal fans are heading into the new season with a slightly renewed sense of optimism after finally signing a defensive midfielder in Granit Xhaka while their move for Jamie Vardy also signals intent from Arsene Wenger.

On a personal note, Milner was deployed in a central midfield role against Athletic, moving back into the position from the defensive berth he's mainly operated in over the last 12 months.

But a rival from the opposite end of the grid reckons he has the key to unlock Verstappen's defensive moves.

And Hodgson's move almost paid rapid dividends as Palace came forward and, amid defensive uncertainty from the home side, Alexander Sorloth hit the post for the Eagles.

Meanwhile he has the considerable technical ability to receive such a pass, draw pressure from a nearby opponent — thereby freeing up the space he vacates — before moving the ball on through either a pass to a teammate who can look to exploit the newfound space, or by dribbling at the defensive line.