The lack of depth at left back was an issue that we identified prior to the season in that there is no backup for Tierney.
Even without European or Coppa Italia matches,
the lack of depth at the position is glaring.
Seeing Brian Cole on the depth chart is a little surprising, but it speaks to
the lack of depth at the wide receiver position.
Most teams don't have a first - round grade on Kolton Miller but expect the UCLA junior to land in the top 32 due to position priority and
the lack of depth at the tackle spot.
Im just saying this about Borders only and
our lack of depth at the CB position.
More to watch: Because of
the lack of depth at 4 - 3 ends in the 2014 draft, you wonder if Stanford's Trent Murphy is going to be worked out at the position in the offseason process.
His loss would be felt even more considering the Bills»
lack of depth at RB (Mike Tolbert).
But Wenger has left no margin for error at all and we will have no room for rotations because of
the lack of depth at the back.
Not exact matches
I can't help but laugh
at his
lack of intellectual rigor in constructing his position, in which he demonstrates the very
lack of depth in understanding he is attributing to the «spiritual but not religious».
I've always thought United would get back into the top four this season, but today their team had no
depth at all, and a big
lack of quality.
I'm not talking about Gabriel and Chambers specifically, look
at the bench there's no CB if let's say one
of Chambers or Gabriel get injured during the game it means Debuchy will play that's a
lack of depth!
At Arsenal although we have plenty
of depth in midfield, we really do
lack in quality on the wings.
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic's current contract set to expire
at the end
of the season, that may be an area
lacking depth that Mourinho could choose to change his mind on and address in the summer despite his comments above.
The
lack of depth and
lack of size, especially
at guard, showed tonight.
A
lack of quality in
depth in the current squad could also be blamed for that as Milan have played a lot
of games this season already having had to also deal with Europa League qualifiers
at the start
of the campaign, and so perhaps that is also catching up with them.
It's
of a Arsenal manager who
at the start
of the new season has ensured that a squad
of sufficient quality and
depth has been put in place by scouting players in positions where the team has been found to be
lacking in the previous season.
Nervous start — usual criticism
at the beginning
of the season, with the
lack of spending Ramsey's first blood — Arsenal shocked the league, we played brilliant football, scoring beautiful goals, all seemed like a decent season for us Coq red card — injury crisis struck, the
lack of bench
depth put pressure on the team, the downfall
of performance caused crucial points Alexis» goal when down to ten men - it all seemed like arsenal would lose out in the title race again but arsenal somehow surprised the league again, saying aye we got the quality but we just ai nt gonna show in week in week out Draw in NLD with 10 men — can't really complain about it but you ain't happy.
To go after him or not may or may not be a wise idea, I don't know, all I know is that between Walcott and Giroud, there's 40 goals and with Welbeck's 10 plus the rest from midfield, there's enough goals in the squad, however Wenger needs to take his head out
of the sand and look
at the right wing and or the CDM, for those positions are
lacking depth; sorry but Arteta I don't ththink is ample cover, we've loaned Hayden and Wilshire is injured so there's a void there.
Jose would never be content to start a player like Arteta or Flamini
at CDM nor would he have tolerated the
lack of quality and
depth on defense.
However d emergence
of coquelin and Walcott as cdm and striker respectively means we are no longer
lacking in dat department, doubts still remain about
depth at cdm though.
For an example in the Premier League (lets keep Arsenal out
of this) take the case
of Southampton (
at least in the early part
of the season, it's
lack of quality in
depth killed it in latter part
of season as fatigue and injuries took toll, barring which, I believe, Arsenal and Man Utd would be seeing a different sky today).
As for Thiago, Guardiola knows him well having worked together previously
at Bayern during the Spaniard's stint in charge
of the Bavarian giants prior to joining City, and with a
lack of midfield
depth particularly in the holding role to offer competition for stalwart Fernandinho, it could be a sensible addition for the Citizens.
Gennaro Gattuso has led a resurgence
at AC Milan in recent months, but the Italian tactician has an issue with a
lack of depth moving forward.
I don't think providing you with a full, seven - round mock draft is necessary to demonstrate why I think the idea
of drafting a safety with our top draft pick is stupid, which I laid out in my initial post (the quality and
depth at safety vs. the
lack thereof in the interior O - line), along with some
of my preferred alternatives
at the top
of our draft.
However, beyond first - choice central defensive pairing Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique, there is a
lack of quality
depth at Ernesto Valverde's disposal with Yerry Mina and Thomas Vermaelen available.
And the weaknesses mostly involve
lack of quality or
depth at certain positions (DM, Striker).
Lack of squad depth due to injury and lack of purchases in probably the biggest concern at this point, and may cause us to slip a time or
Lack of squad
depth due to injury and
lack of purchases in probably the biggest concern at this point, and may cause us to slip a time or
lack of purchases in probably the biggest concern
at this point, and may cause us to slip a time or to.
With the money these teams have spent they should be fighting each other every year for the top spot, with us (according to our spending and supposed
lack of depth) struggling mid table,
at best... Yet we're always in their face, making a fuss and kickin up dirt.
Depth at the front
of the defense has been an issue, as has the
lack of congruity between Monte Kiffin's defensive approach and the offenses USC faces in the Pac - 12.
This is not a problem that started today but rather has been around for the last decade.To start with, everyone knew we would fall short
at the secound half
of the season for
lack of enough
depth in quality and the outcome now isn't surprising to most pple especially our rivals... wenger himself said we had enough quality to challenge in all front and even went further to say there were no players out there who cld improve us.i have said many times that half
of this squad is average and can not achieve much.with klopp, mou, conte / simeone and pep around nxt season then lets see how this blemish «Angel»
of our is gonna fair out.Nxt season will even get worse.for arsenal the phrase is «IT»S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN»!!!
Umtiti has established himself as a pivotal figure
at Barcelona, and the Catalan giants will undoubtedly be desperate to avoid losing him as they will suffer with a
lack of quality and
depth in that department with Yerry Mina and Thomas Vermaelen in reserve.
With Samuel Umtiti now out injured with a hamstring problem that is expected to keep him sidelined for many weeks still, coupled with the report noting that Javier Mascherano is most likely China bound in January, there is a real
lack of quality and
depth at the back with Gerard Pique and Thomas Vermaelen left as the only options.
At the end
of it the debate will boil down to DO WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE EPL OR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE??? first let's start with what went wrong the other season nothing we finished 12 pts behind the league leaders chelsea and 5 pts behind city... mmmh injuries (no longer news and infact we're already in it),
lack of a proper dm till the new year (le coq emergence who desperately needed a back up),
lack of a lethal striker (giroud's 3mnth injury noted though obviously not good enough and the sole reason wenger himself was reportedly looking for an «exceptional striker») and finally the obvious
lack of depth in key positions (DM, CBs and yes a CF).
Plus the
lack of squad
depth we had, playing Monreal
at centre back?
I still maintain we need another player
at ST, but the reason isn't
lack of quality, it's a question
of depth.
«We could line those guys up, or we could line up without receivers
at this point because
of the
lack of depth,» head coach Barry Odom said, half joking.
Two things Liverpool gained this summer was a strength in
depth along the back line, they now have four very good centre backs with the additions
of Toure and Sakho, and some
depth at the striker position, which they SEVERELY
lacked in the first half
of last season.
With Rob Hall's arrival from West Ham (with compensation yet to be agreed), players such as Chris Eagles and Chung - Yong Lee already under contact
at the Reebok, and youngsters like Chris Lester and Sanmi Odelusi coming through the ranks, Bolton Wanderers have a bit
of depth but are
lacking in experience.
The Red Devils suffered a shock loss
at the hands
of newly promoted Huddersfield Town last weekend and it showed the
lack of depth in their team, though they did manage a narrow 1 - 0 win over Tottenham
at home.
Tottenham's first - choice team is one
of the best in the league, but the
lack of depth has been exposed
at times this season by injuries to Harry Kane, Tony Alderweireld, Mousa Dembélé and Danny Rose.
Barcelona clearly
lack depth at centre back and although Javier Mascherano has performed admirably since being converted to centre back, a partnership
of Luiz and Pique could blossom into something special.
I've heard that Real have a pretty decent winger, and I'm also worried about Marcelo
at the fullback position (his 10 assists in La Liga are good for tied - third), but what worries me most is Real's bench, partly because it contrasts with Juve's
lack of depth.
There's a
lack of attacking
depth at Anfield and a player like Richarlison could fill in for all three players.
He
lacks experience
at the highest level, with only one Champions League final appearance and two Bundesliga titles to his name when compared to say Mourinho and Guardiola; and it is one thing competing with Jupp Heynckes, and then Guardiola one
at a time, but competing with Mourinho, Conte, Guardiola, Wenger and Pochettino simultaneously, whilst they have squad
depth and quality that makes a mockery
of Liverpool's, and an inability on Liverpool's behalf to secure players that will improve the team to the level
of the competitors makes the challenge
of top four a remote one, and the ultimate challenge
of returning Liverpool to the highest level in English and European football minuscule.
Our two biggest problems are
lack of quality and
lack of depth in the Squad — you'd expect
at least 3 or 4 to improve the quality and another 3 or 4 to bring more competition and
depth to the Squad —
of course that assumes the upwards
of 5 will be outed!
Thanks to the
lack of depth in the squad and the injury to Dembélé, it's really not hard to figure out which is the best Barça XI
at this moment.
David Cameron was thought to be the most «courteous» and «likeable»
of the three contenders but
at least one
of the MPs was very concerned
at a
lack of depth.
(B) The YTT cryptotephra layer is not visible in a SEM image (backscatter electron mode)
of a thin section from the core between 28.04 and 28.11 MBLF; however, the image confirms the
lack of bioturbation or disturbance in the core
at this
depth and is evidence for anoxic bottom water conditions
at this time.
But as a movie, this «inside» look
at the dozen or so dedicated members
of the Parisian Child Protection Unit is conspicuously
lacking in coherence and
depth.
An obsessive perfectionist who methodically worked in virtual reclusion, director Stanley Kubrick was
at once widely praised for his technical brilliance and scorned for his film's
lack of emotional
depth.