Sentences with phrase «hard defensive work»

Our defense was unreal tonight... all back four were amazing and I truly believe they won us the game, even though I take nothing away from the hard DEFENSIVE work put in by our attacking players, Walcott and Campbell specifically.

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I need to name my feelings («I'm feeling defensive» or «What they said about me hurt because I worked so hard»).
If we need every player on the pitch to work hard in the defense, there is something groundbreakingly wrong with our back four and defensive midfield.
We know how important the first goal if football is, especially if a creative, possession oriented team like Arsenal are playing a well organised, hard working and defensive team like Hull.
Arsenal made very hard work of beating Sunderland yesterday and the relief of scoring the second goal to secure the points didn't arrive until the 93rd minute due to another defensive error from the woeful Sunderland side that were beaten 8 - 0 in the preceding week.
Team Kollada was working too hard on the Defensive end to let the Game get away from them..
Carlos Cuellar is a player O'Neill knows well from his time at Villa Park and the hard working Spaniard will be available on a free transfer and could helpfully boost his defensive options.
Ozil will never be good at defending, the teams needs to work harder and cover his defensive inadequacies.
Arsene Wengers» lack in defensive depth is concerning and the sturdiness must be worked upon, although when your attackers hardly track back to help your back line a clean sheet is hard to attain in any game.
He should work hard on improving his wing play and his defensive play, especially his discipline defensively.
But the Falcons» defensive star is making a name for himself, thanks to hard work and lessons learned by watching his bros
But he himself need to work harder in his defensive game (he made the least tackles and interception compared to Welback or Giroud) to impress the manager.
Arsenal are recovering and slowly getting back some confidence and fluidity in their game, played 120 mins on sunday and needed to rotate various players who were obviously not fully recovered and who were certain» red flags» for muscular injuries if theyd started (ie, ox, ramsey, holding) Leicester did not deserve anything at all, they were ultra defensive, yes worked hard I agree but its easier to defend with 9 behind the ball for vast periods of the game.
Please remember we both the second best defender in the La Liga statistically and bar the issue of language challenges, which I believe he is working hard on, we have a great defensive leader in Gabriel.
Secondly, all defensive positions are where you want to be doing the least possible rotation, so getting another DM would either mean getting one that is almost as good as le Coq, or cheating him of his hard work and signing an already made star to bench him.
The best midfielders Mourinho's had in his top sides were either hard - working defensive warriors such in the mould of Claude Makelele and Michael Essien, or ruthless goal and assist machines like Frank Lampard and Wesley Sneijder, who made their contribution without fancy flicks and show - boating.
One of the most hard - working and disciplined defensive players in the world, there are few better than Kante at what he does and it's little surprise someone like PSG is showing an interest.
Ramsay can be frustrating at times, but no one can question his defensive abilities and hard work.
We need to change some players, even if they are good players to make our game more dinamic, more complete.If Walcott will leave, definetly Sterling is the right choose to play with Sanchez.If Bayern will want Ozil, I think we should let him go.I think mutch people will be not agree with this, Ozil is a great player BUT is not a complete player, doesn't have enough speed and is seems sometimes like he is not involved in the game.I think a switch with Gotze can be benefic for our team, he run alot, is creative and make the defensive as well.We need a Striker to, but a good one, someone like Benzema or Cavani, someome who can get at least 20 goals per season.A new DM is what we need for balance the game, I think Vidal is the best in the world in this moment (is just my opinion), he working hard in defence and can win a game with a long shot.This is the way I see footbal.
I think the whole team has improved their defensive work since January Coquelin's defensive work is superb but every player is working harder and getting back behind the ball.
Was surprised to see «Defensive minded» Mancini even took Podolski on loan... The reason he sat on bench at Arsenal was cos he didn't work hard enough defensively.
Captain of the german U21 side, an obvious leader and a gritty, abrasive, hard working defensive midfielder who can control the game from the midfield.
They need a tough, world class central defender, a hard working defensive midfielder, an attacking midfielder that defends and a strong, pacy striker.
Cox — Hard working impressive defensive player but don't know why he was a forgotten son when we really need a DM in the beginning.
One theory might be that teams come to the Emirates expecting a hard time — the famous fortress Emirates factor is at work — most teams expect to lose and they set out their stall accordingly — with a defensive based strategy.
And I didn't try to compare him to DeAndre Jordan — a guy who has made 3 All - NBA teams and 2 All - NBA defensive teams, but apparently didn't work hard enough to become a better player.
Man if we can show the kind of performance against united - character, determination, hard work and team spirit minus the defensive mistakes and woeful finishing over the course of a whole season, we can be serious title contendors, let alone a top 4 finish..
Tactically it was a good game we could have finished stronger if all our chances were registered The game was played with monaco on our mind though carzola worked very hard but then we do not have to travel we need to be sure to score well on Wednesday to secure our position but also it was a good defensive exercise we won I am so delighted and proud as we needed the test and yes we passed the test it wasn't pretty but yes we are in the 3rd position
Milner worked hard and did his defensive duties in the game.
Only last season West Brom inflicted a painful defeat on us at the Hawthorns with two goals headed straight in from corners and the other after a mix up and scramble from a cross, so maybe the lads have been working hard on this facet of their football, with our old central defensive stalwart Steve Bould the perfect man to drill them on the training ground.
Everyone in this team works hard and doesn't cop out on defensive duties (bar Ozil), not a bad thing because he is our most creative player when on form and this team accommodates his shortcomings so he has more freedom.
The way he holds the ball up, he blocks it and defends it, and he works hard from the team from defensive corners and everything.»
MB has to work hard on his defensive side of him Cos going forward is good but defending is his problem
No team ever won anything without a good defence.Yes of course the odd cup win contradicts this but it's no coincidence that all League winners were built on solid defensive performance first.Take Leicester City.Very good goalkeeper behind a solid back four.In front of them was Drinkwater as a holding defensive midfielder.Even up front the forwards worked hard to close down and harrie defenders.It sounds simple because it is.I think a bit of coaching might well have gone into it which is something that obviously is missing with us.
Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.
Should we try to be more defensive on the whole or do we need to be more direct or work harder on our attacking play?
He will be faster, more penetrative, some goals in there and will shield the four back players not out of brute force but intelligence... He will not be a defensive midfielder, but a deep positioned play maker... A Xavi of Barcelona and the 4.1.4.1 AW attempted and found Arteta too isolated could now work with a hard working Ramsey... imagine a 25 year old Arteta converted to his present role... definately he would be more effective than what we have today.
Every team that has won the premier league has won it on the back of a solid defensive midfielder and a hard working box - to - box midfielder and Wenger doesn't even use one!
I think a St is needed not LW, Wenger should play Ox or Campbell there they are hard working, decent crossers and would leave defensive duties.
On the defensive end, we got some fouls and they scored some points, but it was hard work for them.
Mata, Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan 144841 by Станислав Ведмидь (CC BY - SA 3.0) Mata would provide Wenger with an alternative but more hard - working option in the number 10 role, with the Spaniard not shy of getting involved in the dirty and defensive side of things of late.
Both Teams knew they were capable of getting to the Championship and you could tell with how hard both groups were working on the Defensive end..
They really worked hard on the Defensive end, holding AEPi to just 43 points on the night.
But I hear he fell out with Simeone, not that that would be hard, but I hear it's because of Simeone demanding him to keep up his efforts in defensive work for some reason.
Cox — always hard working in his defensive duty.
He terrorised the City team, dribbling through them with ease at times, but also put in a hard - working defensive shift.
This lad also has the second best defensive stats in Europe for attackers, which shows he works hard aswell
But he has to be patient and work hard to improve on his defensive duty weakness.
«He definitely works the hardest and watches film all the time,» Folsom senior defensive end and offensive lineman Sam Whitney said.
Likewise, Cech needs a more reliable defence in front of him, he already saved us 12 points easily but had his hard work by an inconsistent defensive unit.
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