The left back area continues to be a problem for us though.
Both of our goals were created from possession or pressure originating in or from the Fulham
left back area.
Spurs have had problems defensively in
the left back area before Benoit Assou - Ekotto and Kyle Naughton were injured.
The left back area though, has seen us give up almost twice as many chances as the other two areas combined.
With another fixture against Man City upcoming tomorrow, could
the left back area be a cause for concern once again and will Danny Rose need some help?
The only problems posed on the night was that of Danny Rose being left with very little cover, as Man Utd created a host of chances from
his left back area, including their goal.
Liverpool are ready to make an audacious move to sign Everton left back Leighton Baines as Anfield boss Kenny Dalglish looks to resolve the club's problem
left back area.
Not exact matches
«But when we round our
back (when we let ourselves slouch forward), we're putting a lot of tension on specific
areas in the spine and
leaving ourselves vulnerable to injury.»
Armed opposition and civilians are expected to
leave rebel - held
areas after Russian
backed ceasefire.
Ever since our first visit to this part of Mexico, we have felt drawn
back to the
area, and when we have to return home we feel as though we
leave a little bit of ourselves there.
By Nancy and Jeff Gerlach Ever since our first visit to this part of Mexico, we have felt drawn
back to the
area, and when we have to return home we feel as though we
leave a little bit of ourselves there.
Going
back to each round, take a small rolling pin or dowel and, keeping away from the very center (
leaving a nickel or quarter size
area of thickness in the center), roll the wrapper from near center toward you, spin 1/4 turn, do the same all the way around until it's about 3 1/4» in diameter with a slightly thicker «belly» than the rest of the circle.
It seems likely to be the best decision for both parties, as Shaw will get a chance to kickstart his career, while United will have a chance to strengthen in that
area and possibly bring in a natural
left -
back after a disappointing three years with Shaw.
Given that this could be a potential solution for Jose Mourinho in a problematic
area of his squad with ongoing doubts at
left -
back, signing Juventus defender Alex Sandro could finally address the situation long term.
Left completely unmarked in the
area, the Frenchman powered his header beyond ter Stegen and into the
back of the net.
And reinforcing his weak
areas of
left back, 2nd DM and right wing.
That could
leave us narrow in the
back and easily exposed in wide
areas - Alonso and CR7 will have to do more work covering defensively on the
left side with the imbalanced formation (V8R would obviously play higher up the pitch than Leerdam)
The full -
back area is one that former Barca boss Guardiola is looking to bolster this summer as per Sky Sports, with Bacary Sagna, Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy all
leaving the club after their contracts had expired.
First of all he is a central defender and we badly need cover in this
area, but he is also versatile and has played at both right
back and
left back with Villareal and his former club in Brazil, Vitoria, so that gives the boss great options.
The Mirror note that, in his quest for a
left - footed centre -
back, van Gaal has identified Bartra as a potential solution to a problem
area.
Mesut Ozil was played in down the
left - hand - side of the penalty
area, he had the opportunity to shoot, but instead cut it
back to Alex Iwobi.
While central midfield is an obvious
area of concern, we may also need a new right -
back, with Wenger confirming that there is a chance Debuchy may
leave.
He is as good as Schiderlin any day lets give him a run before season out, put the money in other
areas like
Left back as we now seem to be covered in other places, it just needs thinning out.
In any event, there was a massive gap between Puyol and the next defender,
leaving space at the
back post for Espanyol players to get into a dangerous
area, unmarked.
Allardyce made his move for Olsson to fill the problematic
left -
back area at West Ham after George McCartney was sidelined through injury to
leave teenager Daniel Potts as his only fit
left -
back.
ormande - ottewill might not make the grade, and i cant see where this
left back is coming from in the future, there are a few shout outs for Rodriguez the Swiss fella and he does look the business, but wont come cheap maybe we should be looking at Southampton again for this position, they seem to produce the goods in this
area of the pitch.
We are fine numbers wise even though we could certainly upgrade in 3
areas which are
left back, backup DM and Striker.
Key
areas such as
left -
back and midfield would be addressed as Ashley Young has continued to fill in out of position in defence, while if Fellaini and Carrick step away, Fred would be crucial to fill the void
left behind.
Indeed, 69pc of all of Liverpool's shots came from the middle of the pitch, and whilst the action
areas in terms of attacking spread was 32/36/32 (
left / right / middle), Liverpool will need more than Moreno and Alexander - Arnold's simple overlaps when trying to break down better teams, and should be targeting runs just inside the sides of the box, six - yards away from the touch - line in particular for cut -
backs.
But he needs to strengthen other
areas of the team first and may not have the additional resources to bring in a
left -
back.
Also Aina is also very comfortable as a
left back, one
area where the Super Eagles of Nigeria are still short of options with Elderson Echiejile the only viable option who has the trust of the coach.
Rarely does a full -
back move into such
areas with such abandon, and five of his six goals (three scored with his right foot, three with his
left) were struck from within the 18 - yard box.
Coquelin, who can also play at
left or right
back, will also provide essential cover in those
areas.
Hamsik's pass split the Roma centre -
backs,
leaving Mertens racing clear into the penalty
area where the Belgian chipped the ball over on - rushing goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Barcelona's star provided the pass for
left -
back Lucas Digne to score in the 64th when he dribbled around a defender before cutting the ball
back through the
area for the defender to drive it home.
The hosts equalised after 68 minutes when Brighton
backed off Shaqiri on the edge of the
area as the Swiss placed a low shot into the bottom
left - hand corner of the goal, the first time he has scored in
back - to -
back league contests.
The Spanish defender is one of the most dangerous players in opposition
area, as revealed by OptaJoe on Twitter as he has now scored 12 goals and grabbed four assists from the
left wing
back position.
Yet another Dutch international who made his debut under Van Gaal, Bruno Martins Indi is helping to solve a problem
area for the Netherlands at
left back, and could yet go on to do the same for Man United.
As looked at in the Tottenham tactics for Fulham vs Spurs, the Cottagers»
left back zone has been their
area of weakness all season.
After Harry Kane fired straight at Rob Elliot in the Newcastle goal, Christian Eriksen, involved in our play in one way or another all afternoon, picked out Dele to slide home a 61st - minute opener, before
left -
back Davies popped up in a congested
area to make it 2 - 0 seven minutes later.
Marcus Rashford surged into the penalty
area before cutting
back onto his right foot and teeing up fellow substitute Mata, who curled a first - time shot beyond Randolph's
left hand and into the top corner.
We have two
left backs who are OK, but right
back has been a problem
area for some time.
But Boumsong even made Titus Bramble look good before surprisingly signing for Juventus while they spent a season in Serie B
Left back: Djimi Traore (Liverpool, Portsmouth) He may have a Champion's League medal but he still clenched Scouse bum cheeks every time he made a tackle in the penalty
area.
There are two
areas that we could strengthen further, however: at
left or right
back and up front.
He takes possession in central
areas and moving out in to the
left back zone when part of a
back four.
Palace rallied and created their own chances, with Coleman doing very well to block Street's 71st minute effort with his legs after the striker was picked out in the
area by
left back Tyler Brown.
James Milner has spent most of the season at
left back, while Lucas Leiva has recently spent time in central defence because of issues in those
areas.
Liverpool had a right -
back making his first appearance of the season and a 32 - year - old centre -
back playing at
left -
back but this obvious
area of weakness went untested until too late.
10 — Monreal does really well to pounce on a loose ball to the
left of the
area and race into the box, before cutting it
back for Iwobi to poke in from close range
Eriksen especially moved into wide
areas and exploited the space
left behind by the wing
back.