Sentences with phrase «hang on defenders»

Having Walcott at the front too improves the prospect of AMs on the wings because he can actually hang on defenders and latch onto through balls, Giroud needs wingers to run past him to be effective.

There was two times that spring to mind that Walcott or Giroud would have made good runs off a defender and opened space on counters where Danny hung on his defender and ruined the chance.

Not exact matches

The mismanagement of the squad is rediculous and no amount of philosophy detracts from the fact that Wenger moved on 3 defenders and bought only two and now his team are hanging on for dear life every game.

Given the depth and quality that Mauricio Pochettino has in his squad, it's unlikely that he'll be desperate to hang on to the defender, while Saints boss Claude Puel continues to look at ways to strengthen the squad inherited from Ronald Koeman.

Our defenders and ospina had to be at their best while we rode our luck a bit to hang on for a crucial and hard fought win.

Summitt, who prides herself on her teams» defensive intensity, might be pleased to learn that Parker's favorite Chicago Bull growing up was not the ever - popular Michael Jordan; it was lockdown defender Ron Harper, whose picture still hangs on her bedroom wall in Naperville.

The Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker saw the Gunners desperately hang on for all three points in yesterday's game at Crystal Palace, and although he agrees with Arsene Wenger that Arsenal were lucky, he is simply delighted with the three points!

Hang on a minute we need defenders and a strong midfielder!!!?? We got rid of vermalen....

Any player that goes up in the middle of the pitch to try to win goal kicks with defenders hanging on his shoulder gets praise from me.