Sentences with phrase «get defensive with»

We know we are not doing the right thing in schools today, but people get defensive with anger, confusion, and uncertainty when their deeply - held beliefs are challenged.
In the spirit of trying to get defensive with sector allocations, the performance of the utilities and telecom sectors are telling.
Getting defensive with the players available tonight will get us toasted.

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In order to create a robust portfolio, you need to balance that risk with defensive companies that can hold their ground when markets get rocky.
The problem with this approach is that it makes anyone who is leaning toward the other candidate get defensive.
Some of the most cringe - worthy moments Bryce Benjamin has witnessed involved people who got defensive and argued with the judges.
If she's not happy with her hair, instead of getting defensive, the stylist will get another one to help fix it.
Then when someone challenges you to reconcile, heal and learn to serve others, you get defensive and pollute the board with a stream of profanities.
Each person comes with his own defensive system which be uses at home and which he will employ in the conference as it gets underway.
When race comes up, we can get defensive, or we can be on the offense, we can be ready to be in conflict with one another.
Then, when you come back, the constructive criticisms will surface as such, and you can respond with openness and grace instead of getting defensive.
«Frozen cocktails will get diluted as they sit,» explains Munoz, so you have to act on the defensive and counteract the problem with more alcohol than you typically would.
With the emergence of Francis Coquelin as Arsenal's first - choice defensive midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - tWith the emergence of Francis Coquelin as Arsenal's first - choice defensive midfielder and with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - twith the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and even Santi Cazorla, who has grown accustomed to playing a deeper role, fighting for a place alongside the young Frenchman, the Gunners captain will certainly find it difficult to get into the first - team.
We came out with real intent and were pushing hard but Monaco have not got a great defensive record by luck.
referring decisions also go in our favour, for instance that dortmund goal sanogo scored was clearly offside, these things are apart of football, GREAT teams overcome these obstacles, GREAT teams do not crumble with 3 or 4 goal leads, GREAT teams do not concede 3 + goals in 40 mins REGULARLY, GREAT teams average more than one tackle every 90 mins, GREAT teams don't need more 7 clear cut chances to score, united have academy players in defence, in fact our defensive players are 15x better but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have had an injury list just as long if not longer than ours but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have just gone through a managerial shift but VAN GAAL will get a result, so why on earth are united in the title race and not arsenal?
Rob Holding managed to put in a decent defensive display alongside stand - in captain Laurent Koscielny last week, and will no doubt be awarded the role again as he gets to grips with Premier League football.
And while there might be defensive limitations and other concerns with a couple of these players, you can see how opposing pitchers wouldn't look forward to facing this troika after the first two hitters of the game get on.
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.
Michigan pledge Corey Malone - Hatcher, who got WR target Tarik Black trending on Twitter with a tweet, wants to know which defensive lineman he should target in 2017.
It would be a real blow if the 22 - year old, with his ability to dance through opposing players and break a determined defensive line, was not available to help us finally get one over on the struggling United side.
It forced Arlovski to go into a defensive position and Struve, big as he is, managed to get up and drape himself over the top of Arlovski with 2:30 to go in the round.
obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end
But he is only young and this was his second start in the first team, if he can bulk up next season then we have got one hell of RB, he is so good technically and I was impressed with his defensive brain, his position was Top class, he always had an eye on his man..
Given a month to get ready for USC four years ago, he came up with a new wrinkle for Young's zone - read option that essentially erased the Trojans» defensive ends.
Bellerin has certainly gained a great deal of confidence from his appearances as well and been able to show Wenger and the fans what he can do, including some real attacking threat down the right flank combined with great pace and the energy to get up and down and not neglect his defensive duties.
Arsenal do not possess much in the way of effective defensive or holding midfielders, with the number of creative talents far outweighing those who can get «stuck - in» and offer protection.
I will suggest replacing him with Chambers till we get a specialist Defensive Midfielder (Isn't it THE SAME POSITION that Arsenal fans have been talking about for a decade?)
But buddy, wen get picks the players, weber buts the players (or not as has been seen recently) weber sticks with those players when like Ozil last night, they don't perform, so yea the players didn't do what they should have BUT it's wen gers fault that we didn't have a mire clinical finisher up front who would have put away the chances that group missed, it's wengers fault that Arteta and canola were Un able to play the defensive midfield role; it's wengers fault that he didn't buy backup for coquellin.
Defensive end Da'Shawn Hand: «That ain't got nothing to do with me.
Poole came with a contain rush outside while the defensive tackle inside of Beasley, Grady Jarrett, got upfield in the B gap.
The guy who won Super Bowl 49 in 2015 for the Patriots with one of the most instinctive, heroic, historical NFL interceptions and miracle plays could not get a sniff, not a single defensive snap in Super Bowl 52 six weeks ago.
It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer
The defensive tackle out of Paramus Catholic (N.J.) had a conflict with an ACT Prep class and also the ride he was expected to travel to Ann Arbor with got cancelled.
In what appears to be a 50 - yard defensive linemen sprint, Rashan Gary beat out Mo Hurst: @RashanGary33 got me with...
No one wants to get into a high - stakes matchup with a team with a complicated offensive scheme like Frost's, a physical defensive front, and a playmaker like Griffin.
Before getting figured out, this defensive plan offered us the best chance to keep scoring down to a manageable level with our current personnel.
As defensive ends get more and more athletic offenses will have to combat that with the spread and Qbs who can move.
The No. 2 seed gets a seven - game tilt against a Grizzlies team no one wants to meet in the playoffs, a Clippers team that's long had a chip on its shoulder from untimely post-season injuries, an up - and - coming, defensive - minded Jazz team with nothing to lose, or an emotionally charged Thunder squad featuring Russell Westbrook.
The Panthers took him with the 14th overall pick in the draft four years ago, and defensive linemen picked that high are expected to get sacks, period.
Most of us have been crying for a defensive midfielder and I personally think this should be our first priority as Arteta is getting on with age and with all due respect, seems to struggle a bit against more physical teams who apply pressure.
The Texas A&M game was a great win and a great game and showed what this team had the potential to do this season, but aTm was overrated, did not have their best defensive player on the field at all in potential # 1 pick Myles Garret, and had to deal with the starting QB getting knocked out of the game.
Arsenal must sweat when Coquelin gets injured and his replacement Mr. Mathieu Flamini («the guy who ditched Wenger to sign for A.C Milan») or Arteta who is slow or the No 10 who is jack wilshere the defensive midfielder along with CAM.
as for cowardly ozil who always get a flu before big matches, shameful, the only reason a player should be left off defensive work is the player must be atleast 80 % efficient on the attack, such a player must have the ability to dribble or take on defenders on his own, shot thunderly and scare the hell out of defenders with his movements... such a player is hazard, sorry we couldn't get him cos our dumb coach felt he was too expensive and arsenal didn't even pose tittle abilities like Chelsea, hazard didn't even consider arsenal... since van persie left sanchez had been the only player to question wenger's credentials and now wenger must be regretting ever signing him now... the words of manuel neuer «player arsenal was like an holiday»... shame on wenger...
But he is also calling for the players to see the clash with Man United as a chance to start again and get back to the way we were playing, scoring goals for fun and cutting out the defensive mistakes that used to be much more common.
We could see three debuts across the two games, with Pachuca's 22 - year - old winger Jurgen Damm, Tigres» 26 - year - old defensive midfielder Jesus Duenas, and Pumas» 26 - year - old striker Eduardo Herrera all getting their first call - ups.
With Mathieu Flamini sitting in front of the defensive line, the four midfielders should have more chance of being able to control the centre of the pitch and stop the talented and powerful Chelae players from getting too much pressure and pushing the Gunners back towards our own penalty area.
Defensive partners at the back for Arsenal for a number of years, it soon emerged that Kolo Toure and William Gallas did not get along at all, with Toure eventually feeling he had to leave the club for Manchester City to get away from the Frenchman, who was known for being a difficult personality.
wenger seems to be trying to clear the decks a little with a big wage earner of the roster in poldi and that might just mean we could be getting in another big earner in hopefully in the defensive aspect and not a silly big money move for cavani (i would prefer higuain) might be worth a punt in terms of more reliability in front of goal.
The best 2 defensive managers in the PL (Mou and Conte) have underachieved with the squad they've got this season.
We finally get to see just how terrifying a defensive front with J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney looks like.
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