Sentences with phrase «defensive standpoint»

It seems he now knows what playing the RW means both from an offensive & defensive standpoint.

End of the day it was a harsh yellow, his following two fouls didn't warrant a second yellow IMO, so condemning him for something which never happened also seems harsh when he actually had a good game from a defensive standpoint.

Ramsey and Elneny were picked to help soak up pressure, which they did, I have no problem people saying they want more from them but there was two more forwards on that pitch that done a whole lot less than they did, the reason for their (Ramsey Elneny) inclusion was a defensive standpoint, it's the offensive standpoint that completely let us down.

The Spaniard endured a torrid game from a defensive standpoint, and for not the first time this season.

Was thinking about this yesterday and what I reckon is that Chelsea from a defensive standpoint has the better squad, Arsenal in the attacking sense has it better.

Early impressions of Gabriel are far more positive from a defensive standpoint and the fact he's come from Villarreal having helped them go through a long period of defensive stability (forget the stat, but something like a few goals conceded over a period of months) and that he's won awards as a young player in Brazil bodes well imo.

But I see why people say it, purely from a defensive standpoint.

From a defensive standpoint he proved he was still the tough - tackling, aggressive force he had been earlier in his career.

From a defensive standpoint, he knew exactly where to be and what to do in a multitude of situations and in an offensive scenario, Alves thrived.

It worries me nowadays when Allegri choses to go with the 4 -2-3-1, but this was one of the best 4 -2-3-1 games of the season, especially from a defensive standpoint.

«From a defensive standpoint, Cuadrado guarantees us a lot more than Salah.

Away from home, again, playing on arguably the largest playing surface in European football, again, and with what would probably be described as a lesser squad, at least from a defensive standpoint; if City are as open as Bayern were two seasons ago, or as open as they were against Celtic in the last matchday...

Mark Hughes has improved the style of football since taking over, bringing in talented attacking players like Marko Arnautovic and Bojan, but they have started to lose their organisation from a defensive standpoint.

From a defensive standpoint Luciano Spalletti's initial plan was better suited to trouble a back three.

You can use it to help make more attacking options like giving time for teammates with overlapping runs or use it from a defensive standpoint like stopping a rushing attacker getting to the ball.