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.
Not exact matches
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.