Sentences with phrase «in defensive areas»

However, the squad has been depleted through a combination of injuries and suspensions, especially in defensive areas.

The team needs some size and strength in the defensive areas at the back and midfield.

Always a couple of key areas short, which has been in the defensive area for couple of years and never fixed.

Of course, he is an important feature in defensive areas too, especially given his size and how he uses his body.

It also forces an attacking opposition to fear facing such opponent in the defensive areas of their teams forcing an attacking player to lose their cool and loose a golden opportunity.

We do look a little lightweight physically speaking even in the defensive areas.

When many people said that we are too expose in defensive area.

We need to stop making mistakes in that defensive area, and last season it really did cost us, and it is very close to costing us again this season.

The Gunners undoubtedly need reinforcements in the defensive area as French tactician isn't happy with central defensive duo Lorent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi's performances in the latest seasons as well as left - back Nacho Montreal and Sead Kolasinac's performances.

Yes we should have strengthened defensively but nonetheless we are a couple of players shy of challenging for the title - we strengthened elsewhere and took a punt we'd be lucky with injuries in defensive areas.

We truly lacked in defensive area.

Like really, I lost count the number of times Hull played out of trouble in their defensive areas with complete calmness and some essence of tiki taka.

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.

Both Kolasinac and Bellerin had difficulties in penetrating the opponent's defense and going forward, because the opponent's fullbacks preferred to stay back in their defensive area.

Aston Villa won 1 - 0 at Anfield this weekend, while Rodgers» side were also well beaten at Manchester City in August, and the Merseyside giants are now ready to enter the transfer market again to strengthen in the defensive areas in particular.

Bellerin is quick but he lacks toughnes in the defensive area, hes faster than THeo in acceleration

The ox continues to grow, welbeck puts in a decent shift, some may think i am being quite hard even playing one of their biggest rival in scotland, but i felt wilshere was brilliant going forward, but was like play doe in the defensive area, i actually think wilshere would be great behind the main striker.

I think our key would be to be calm and not loose the ball in defensive areas esp — no loose give away passes in critical areas.

With Chambers, Bellerin and Gibbs, Arsenal do seem to be pretty well covered in defensive areas this season, so do you think that a more injury free Arsenal will be able to take the title this season?

It's been no secret that the Red Devils are looking to recruit in defensive areas this summer, but is the former Sevilla man the answer to United's problems?

we have some serious talent in the attacking positions which we are somehow not able to leverage, and real lack of talent in the defensive areas which we do not acknowledge - the buck stops with the manager.

But with Chamber and Flamini in defensive areas we always look shaky..

I think Arsene is trying to sort out our defensive issues, he spent 70m on two players who are situated in defensive areas.

The failures of Arsenal during the past 5/6 years can be attributed to incompetent management and a distinct lack of quality players particularly in the defensive area.

as if our lack of depth in the defensive area wasn't bad enough, we loan out our # 2 rb with plenty of epl experience.

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.

Although he would seem very slow, Mertesacker is a surprisingly versatile player and he might impress the Premier League watchers with his precision in the defensive area, and with his heading skills in the opponent's box.

The Hammers have had numerous injury issues in defensive areas this season.

But, now they must be much more cautious, because any mistake could cost a lot, so in the match against always unpleasant Roma we can expect a maximum seriousness on their part, especially in the defensive area where truly fantastic throughout the season.

Koscielny and Gael Clichy were lacking communication and allowing too much space down the left, whilst Diaby was tiring and ineffective in defensive areas.

Manchester United are deeply short - staffed in the defensive area, if not in quantity, in terms of quality of options Jose Mourinho currently possesses at Old Trafford.

People forget that Evans looks better than he is because he's playing for a defensive manager, who's very well organised, especially in defensive areas.

Every time I watch Southampton play, I have noticed how Schniederlin spends more time up field than in defensive areas.

The different between him and Giroud is that with OG upfront the opposition team have an opportunity to re organize themselves in the defensive areas due to his lack of pace and the hold up play, but Theo is more direct with his movements in and out, left and right, he tends to pull defenders away which is very helpful when playing with teams putting 11 bodies on their own goal plus he can do the counter attacks.

Kinda like Okazaki for Leicester, but in the defensive area.

The priority for Arsenal in the January transfer window is likely to be for a central defender, as the recent injury problems of Laurent Koscielny have highlighted just how thin the Arsenal squad is in the defensive area.

It's in the defensive area that we need to improve, acquiring Cech is a fantastic starting point.

And were we ever really prepared for it in the defensive area?