Sentences with phrase «defensive side of training»

Hector then went on to name the people who influenced him the most in his realier years, and surprisingly the biggest football influence was Wenger's assistant Steve Bould who was surely brought in to help Wenger with the defensive side of training.

Not exact matches

to be honest i've been positively surprised by lucas the guy is improving with each game this must be the result of training with better players everyday but he could improve his defensive side of the game even though his interception was the start of the counter attack for giroud's goal against palace & his goal against the cherries was not an easy one!!

However, because of Per Mertesacker retiring from the Germany national side after the World Cup and with Nacho Monreal, Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini not being called up, Wenger and Steve Bould will have been able to get some serious defensive training done with these four players and with Hector Bellerin at right back and that could pay dividends against Man United in the Premier League clash at the Emirates stadium.

So marking an opposing fullback of Coleman's quality deep in his own box after little over a weeks training isn't exactly his forte... If Wenger really wanted to focus on defensive stability on the left - side there are soooo many other options he could've fielded.

On our side of the fence we have the excellent and encouraging news reported by Metro is that Arsenal will be seriously strengthened at the back with our defensive mainstay and stand in captain Laurent Koscielny back in training after a small lay - off due to a hamstring injury picked up in the defeat to Bayern Munich.

Suddenly you can barrel forward like a freight train to apply pressure; retreat out of danger with defensive jabs to keep your opponent at bay; and laterally weave to a fighter's weak side while simultaneously throwing a dangerous uppercut to their unsuspecting jaw.