Sentences with phrase «to keep things tight»

Score first and keep things tight at the back and we stand a good chance.

They are high - waisted and tend to keep things tight in there!

While they like to keep things tight in the middle of the park, there was still a good attacking flair from them.

It's a close call between a fairly uninspiring bunch, but it probably goes to Everton defender Phil Jagielka for clearing away Chelsea's best chance and for keeping things tight for Everton at the back throughout.

Mignolet has proved a huge success at Sunderland and Rodgers will hope that he can help keep things tight at the back as the Liverpool manager looks to put together a squad that can mount a genuine push for a coveted Champions League berth next term.

However, with just one shot on target recorded, coupled with a blunt attack in general and an emphasis on keeping things tight defensively, it wasn't the most inspiring of performances or entertaining of games with David De Gea also rescuing them with some key saves.

However, at times, they haven't had a balance with keeping things tight at the back, but there have certainly been plenty of positives to suggest that they're on the right track and will be a force moving forward.

The greatest concern, as ever, is the lack of pace in defence and midfield; both to keep things tight defensively and to launch rapid counter-attacks.

We have to score while making sure keep things tight against the world's best attack.»

It could be argued that he needs to play regularly to adjust to the pace and style in Europe, but with the first - choice pairing of Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique keeping things tight at the back, it hasn't been easy for the Colombian to settle at the Nou Camp.

In fact, two of those five goals were conceded when he was off the pitch after picking up an injury in the first - half of the defeat away at Huddersfield, and so losing him will be a major blow in terms of keeping things tight at the back.

Mourinho will hope his usually reliable defence can once again keep things tight at the back following a nightmare start to the season that has seen Chelsea concede nine goals in four Premier League fixtures.

In fairness, there's no doubt over Hazard's inclusion as he was crucial in Chelsea's win at Bournemouth, and he's joined by two teammates in defensive duo Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta who kept things tight at the back at the Vitality Stadium to ensure that the Blues left with all three points.

Alongside him, David Luiz put in an assured display alongside Courtois to help Chelsea keep things tight against Bournemouth.

They say great attacks win you games and great defences win you titles, and that's certainly true of United at their peak, who were able to grind out narrow wins even when not at their best due to having the likes of Jaap Stam, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic keeping things tight at the back for all those years.

The former Manchester United midfielder essentially suggested that the Merseyside giants would struggle to get this far as they couldn't keep things tight at the back.

Swansea's plan was to keep things tight early on, but that went out of the window after 11 minutes.

Burnley's style is based around keeping things tight, meaning a composed striker in front of goal is key for Sean Dyche's side.

We expect Conte's men to keep things tight if they can, and they have an excellent defensive record of late.

Without relying overly much on the typical hack - and - slash editing that pollutes so many modern Hollywood action movies, the framing and staging makes allowance for the necessary intrusions of multiple stunt people while keeping things tight and comprehensible.

On a visual level, Bird mostly keeps things tight and relatively grounded and believable when showcasing advanced technology and inventions in our real world setting; however, things get stretched too far into CGI malaise when we are ported over to the fantastical world of Tomorrowland.

But while Chandor's script does well to inject some suspense into the story by keeping things tight and claustrophobic with everyone trapped in the office like rats in a cage, it's the actors who truly make the material interesting, even if you don't always understand what they're talking about.

Director John Erick Dowdle keeps things tight and tense in this tale of the Dark One trapped in an elevator with a bunch of generic humans.

«I can't say too much more as we are trying to keep things tight right now, but we are doing something unique.

Liverpool have looked shaky at the back this season and it is unlikely that they will be able to keep things tight for the entire 90 minutes.

The French tactician has explained what he believes it will take to keep the Spanish international quiet, but time will tell as to whether or not his players can handle his strength, movement and general threat as Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny will be tasked with keeping things tight at the back.

It also means you're encouraged much more to go off on your own and rack up a kill - streak rather than keep things tight in a team.

Despite the occasion and Van Dijk's lack of playing time in recent weeks, Klopp has opted to start him against the Toffees as he will hope that his latest signing can make an immediate impact and help keep things tight at the back.

At the other end of the pitch though, Davinson Sanchez and Jan Vertonghen were pivotal in keeping things tight at the back, as barring a Hugo Lloris mistake for the goal, they were very organised and solid defensively.

A key part of their success under Ernesto Valverde has been their ability to keep things tight at the back, having conceded just 13 goals in 29 league games to give them the best defensive record of any team.

Back to his best in an energetic display at both ends of the pitch, Brazilian right - back Rafael da Silva was in fine form for Manchester United as he stood out as one of their best players, keeping things tight at the back and getting forward to good effect to set up the first goal for captain Wayne Rooney.

Liverpool may well be seeking a fresh central defensive option but it's worth noting that they've kept things tight at the back of late, keeping three Premier League clean sheets on the trot.

As reported by Metro, the football pundit is expecting a game full of goals as both sides push forward, but he believes that Arsenal can come out on top as long as we keep things tight to begin with.

Having been widely praised following their display against Belgium, the Azzurri were still able to keep things tight at the back to record their second clean sheet in two games, and in turn it gave them the platform to snatch a late win.

«Then the attacking players are given a bit of freedom, so he is one of two defensive midfielders given real responsibility to win tackles, keep things tight and move the ball quickly.

It promises to be an open and exciting game between these two sides given the attacking quality that they both possess, and it could be even more exciting now that Kompany is not in the equation to keep things tight at the back for the hosts.

In turn, as they hope to keep things tight at the back and avoid giving the Serie A champions the chance to find away goals of their own, Tottenham would have been hoping to have Toby Alderweireld back.

Their inability to keep things tight at the back has been the biggest criticism of Liverpool so far this season, and they did little to stop that talk on Saturday.

We need to walk out proud onto the pitch and keep things tight and concentrated for 90 mins».

Kept things tight at the back and Wilfried Bony under wraps with some crucial interventions.

A balance could be found between the solidity of the first season and the vulnerability of the second, a balance that kept things tight but didn't sacrifice style.

One more goal would send the home side through, so Arsenal urgently need to keep things tight at the back between now and full time or hope they can break and add an away goal for themselves.

There were a lot of games earlier in the season where we could keep things tight and very close and competitive but, being one of the clubs that has a chance of promotion, you need to then be constructive and open teams up and Benik has helped us to do that.

Mourinho's men will also look to keep things tight at the Vicente Calderon, giving them the advantage heading into the second leg at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea have been close to unbeatable in Mourinho's two tenures.

We kept things tight at the back.