hopefully good sense will prevail and we get the CB and DM needed, giving us a wider selection pool
for the defensive area in regards to certain matches, it also removes the idea that certain players have to play because the are irreplaceable or no other alternative
Not exact matches
China reiterated its sovereignty over the South China Sea
area in response to Western reports of China's anti-ship cruise missiles and surface - to - air missile systems in the Nansha Islands, with an analyst saying that the US» appearances in the region are the reason
for China's
defensive constructions.
«One of the most important decisions
for equity investors over the next 12 months will involve timing a style rotation into the more
defensive areas of the market that are currently out of favor,» says Sheets.
Mancity although quite blessed in the
defensive midfield
area has added fernando
for added steel, he is getting acquainted with the league Manu has bought in a creative but an all round combatant name Herrera, reminds me of Ramsay, Manu was obviously lacking a spark, now they have it.
With Arsene Wenger admitting that his Arsenal squad was a bit light on the
defensive side of things and suggesting that he may be adding to that
area in the next week, there is some good news
for the Gunners today, according to a report in The Express.
He said, «We will never play a
defensive system — that would be a disaster, because to let Arsenal have the ball in London would mean suffering too many attacks in our
area for 90 minutes.
The only solution
for the referee's unfair and wrong decision against our lovely club is to strengthen our squad quality specially in the
defensive areas and be ruthless in front of the goal just like the current Man city team.
In central midfield, Michael Carrick showed his wortth
for England against Lithuania and should be brought in as one of the more
defensive options
for the match against Italy, who have plenty of quality in that
area of the pitch.
Both backfield patterns (reciprocals to the left) call
for offense to block
areas rather than specific
defensive players.
A centre - back and
defensive midfielder are top of the list (as they have been
for the last few seasons), but a world class signing in any
area of the pitch would surely be welcomed.
In the next season we could spend even more, and considering that other
areas are well stocked except
for defensive midfield and central defence, I believe we will spend big in acquiring a
defensive midfielder.
More
defensive people taking up key
areas on the pitch makes it harder
for the opponents to get closer to scoring.
Another
area Gunners fans have been crying out
for the club to improve in recent years is
defensive midfield.
Competition in the United squad has also increase in
defensive and offensive
areas, with the likes of Matteo Darmian and Memphis Depay also added to compete
for first - team places.
Arsenal should look
for a
defensive midfielder like Makalele, Marco Senna and Mascherano, if they want to dominate the midfield
area.
Arsenal need new good goalkeeper bcos is one of
area have a major problem this season and two good young centre back and
defensive midfielder who will always help to cover
for centre midfielder and this three
area is most problem arsenal facing recently and please is a major to find solution on them.
For all us Arsenal fans know, Arsene Wenger might not even be thinking about signing a player to strengthen the Gunners in the
defensive midfield
area when the January transfer window opens.
This is a direct consequence of: 1) Wengers outdated philosohphy (no
defensive organization) 2) Wengers lack of winning mentality and weak demands of players 3) Wengers failure to address the exact
areas, where we have been struggling
for years 4) Wengers failure to develop new stars
Yes we are still short of a Patrick Viera type of
defensive midfielder but still, we have got it right in every other
area and if we can keep making the right selections
for every game and manage to get our tactics right, we will be very proud of this team by the time the season comes to an end.
But my primary worries is not attack but
Defensive Mifield, that
area should be work on, Arteta and Flamini are old, coquelin can not do it alone
for a full season without injury or fatigue.
I just hope that this does not mean that Arsene Wenger is not thinking of adding to his
defensive options during the summer transfer window because I
for one think it is a key
area in which the Gunners are not strong enough.
From now on the boss should have all his
defensive options open so will that make Arsenal strong enough at the back or is Merson right to say that we are simply not good enough in that
area and have not been
for many years?
Kinda like Okazaki
for Leicester, but in the
defensive area.
I am hoping that we can still purchase players that have been released or out of contract
for the 2 missing
area DM and CB (short contracts), because wenger although doing well n the earlier stage of the market did quite poorly at the end, putting arsenal in a quite dangerous spot if couple injuries occur in our
defensive areas, this leaves me to believe WENGER IS SENILE, STUPID OR STUBBORN OR ALL 3
But anyway, the
area where we have been lacking
for a number of years is
defensive midfield, and before we see real improvement there, I doubt we will see us competing
for the title.
We are a bit thin in the central
defensive area and our deficincies were there
for all to see against Atletico Madrid, so bringing in one more centre back
for cover is something Rafa should seriously consider whether that be a fresh faced youngster like Ryan Shawcross or a hugely experienced option in the shape of the likes of Campbell or his Pompey teammate Syvlain Distin.
Other award winners: Dominic Miroglio (2013) of Bishop O'Dowd won the Brett Jackson Award
for Most Outstanding Player; Ben Hughes (2014) of Valley Christian - San Jose won the Bryan Shaw Award
for Most Outstanding Pitcher; Marcus Wise (2013) of Deer Valley - Antioch won the Spalding Most Outstanding
Defensive Player Award; and Cole Duerr of Fremont - Sunnyvale earned the Bay
Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes Most Inspirational Player Award.
Wenger said in an interview recently that its no coincidence that Arsenal are top of the league and that's very true mainly due to the
defensive resilience we have shown an
area he neglected
for almost a decade BUT it also not a coincidence that we have not won a single trophy in 10 years these and other transfer dealings prove that, YET we award him with a new contract, shameful!!!!!! I maintain, regardless of all the money in the game no top manager would have gone this long with out silverware if the manager new what he's doing we would have one something by now, wenger is the most careless manager i» v ever seen BUT hey that's just me
It would be stupid
for Mauricio Pochettino to break up this partnership, but it might be wise to add to the squad depth in this
area, adding more options
for rotations with a back four and perhaps a
defensive alternative to Eric Dier in a back three.
The defence wasn't really at fault
for either of the goals, and Vlad Chiriches scored one, so I don't see any problem in the
defensive areas at the moment.
He kept possession as the
defensive element in midfield and moved the ball on into
areas of the field
for his more advanced teammates to use to hurt their opponents.
These players will often be called upon to step higher up the field toward the ball or to cover
for a fullback in wide
areas, so players who are
defensive - minded fullbacks of
defensive midfielders have taken up new roles: César Azpilicueta at Chelsea, Nacho Monreal at Arsenal, Geoff Cameron at Stoke, and Eric Dier at Tottenham were all hybrid players who now regularly slot into three - man defenses.
When the ball is brought in waves by the midfield and defence and the attacking / wide midfielders get the ball in central
areas they look to run at the opposition midfield and defence looking
for runners behind the
defensive channels / line.
As I have discussed before, I believe that the signing of Wanyama is extremely healthy
for the Spurs squad, especially those in the
defensive midfield, with the new signing providing vital squad competition in that
area.
Fabian Johnson was a notable omission and, with the team crying out
for extra energy in the
defensive midfield
areas, more use could have been made of Danny Williams (recently in the Huddersfield team that beat Manchester United).
The central
defensive area has proven to be a problem position
for Arsenal and it is believed that the North London giants are currently plotting to recruit a new central defender in the form of Daniele Rugani.
It was the best performance we've seen from Rovers in an away fixture
for quite some time, really going at the Tangerines right from the word» go», not afraid to play the attacking game rather than their usual tepid and
defensive manner like many away fixtures they set themselves up
for, and their persistence inside the penalty
area seen them rewarded with two rather fortunate goals.
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.
There is a rising feeling that the van Persie affair — which is not something new or uncommon
for Arsenal to deal with, even if it is unpleasant — has overshadowed the fact that in the
areas that really matter, the core
defensive and midfield positions that titles are won and lost in, Arsenal are remarkably settled.
Barca's first statement on Tuesday read: «Although he was originally signed as a
defensive midfielder, he was used at centre - back to cover
for the many injuries in that
area of the pitch and did such a good job that he would go on to play just as often in that position as he did in the middle of the park.
The central
defensive position has been one of the problem
areas for Arsenal during the current campaign and it does look very likely that the Gunners will be recruiting the services of a new centre - back next summer.
Butland Tarkowski and ANY half decent
defensive midfielder would be decent business
for quality players in
areas we desperately need to strengthen.
He'll certainly offer a bit more presence, power and some
defensive strength in midfield which is a certainly an
area Liverpool need to improve on
for next season»
«If it were me, I'd pay it all in cash up front, because I've watched him that much... I've seen him drag a newly promoted side by the scruff of the neck and make them challenge
for the Bundesliga title... In that
area, there isn't a better
defensive midfielder who can also play centrally and in attacking midfield.»
Mamadou Sakho — 6 (Touré 76) Captained the side
for fifteen minutes, and made one noticeable
defensive intervention as Sion threatened the Liverpool
area.
The
defensive area of the field has always been a problem
for Bolton, with even Owen Coyle struggling to fortify a defence which simply has a terrible habit of conceding goals, plenty of them cheap.
If teachers bring up
areas for improvement, don't get
defensive, says Holmes, the elementary school assistant principal.
On the flip side, when «risk - off
defensive areas» are matching or surpassing the performance of «risk - on» cyclical segments, it is rarely a bullish sign
for the latter.
Their response was to bid up what has worked
for the past few years — growth stocks and so - called
defensive areas of the major indices including shares of larger companies.
For the past few years, many investors have chosen one of two paths: Chase the promise of top - line growth or pay a premium in hopes that so - called
defensive areas won't sell off when interest rates rise or the economy cools.