Sentences with phrase «long as the defence»

So we should have a much more potent goal - scoring potential, and as long as our defence can sort themselves out we should start raking in the points again, but can we make up enough ground to get back into the Top Four?

Giroud spoke about the fantastic and numerous attacking options as well and also suggested that as long as the defence does it's job then our forwards will win us the game.

So long as the defence can keep Demba Ba quiet, and the midfield can isolate Jermaine Jones and Oğuzhan Özyakup, than players such as Alexis Sánchez and Aaron Ramsey should be able to wreak havoc on the flimsy Beşiktaş defence.

They left the door open to the defence to still argue unreasonable delay even if the ceiling has not been breached, as long as the defence can prove they took «meaningful steps that demonstrate a sustained effort to expedite the proceedings» and that the case took «markedly longer» than it should have.

As long as Defence Counsel graciously pick up the costs - it saves the taxpayers, so thanks, suckers.

Not exact matches

referring decisions also go in our favour, for instance that dortmund goal sanogo scored was clearly offside, these things are apart of football, GREAT teams overcome these obstacles, GREAT teams do not crumble with 3 or 4 goal leads, GREAT teams do not concede 3 + goals in 40 mins REGULARLY, GREAT teams average more than one tackle every 90 mins, GREAT teams don't need more 7 clear cut chances to score, united have academy players in defence, in fact our defensive players are 15x better but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have had an injury list just as long if not longer than ours but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have just gone through a managerial shift but VAN GAAL will get a result, so why on earth are united in the title race and not arsenal?

That is why this Under 21 competition could be great for him, as it looks like Gareth Southgate will use him in central defence and that seems to be Wenger's long term plan as well.

He was fighting the fight he and Rozier had planned for and it was working — Golovkin had to fall back to his jab, which was the most effective punch of the fight for him, but there were rounds Jacobs was in control of with his movement, defence and effective punching, which Golovkin came alive too late to take because he was getting outboxed or stymied for the longer portion, as painful as I'm sure that is for some people to even consider.

As bad as Neymar and Suarez were today, they created more mayhem in our defence than I have seen in a long time by an Arsenal teaAs bad as Neymar and Suarez were today, they created more mayhem in our defence than I have seen in a long time by an Arsenal teaas Neymar and Suarez were today, they created more mayhem in our defence than I have seen in a long time by an Arsenal team.

I still rate Kos as excellent but he is a long way from a one man defence constantly covering for Merts as often portrayed.

but more importantly it should tell you that wenger no longer has a grasp on the strengths and weaknesses of his team, or, indeed, what kind of football he is trying to play... heard a lot of people waffling on about the end of tika tak... we never got there because too many first team players lack the skills to do that kind of football... ramsey walcott giroud merteshaker coquelin are not that kind of player... nor do we rapidly convert defence in to attack as we used to or press teams in their own half..

They didn't take too long in doing so even though Brighton did threaten at times, as Arsenal produced this superb team move to unlock the defence of the visitors.

Attack is the best form of defence, as long as 1 full back goes forward at a time.

Wenger doesn't like to spend on defenders and the great defence he inherited is long gone, as are his trophies.

And do we really care as long as the Gunners have the player we need to strengthen our injury hit defence?

Athough Chelsea had the strongest defence in the Premier League last season, it may be that the club are targeting the impressive Stones as a long - term replacement for club captain John Terry, who will turn 35 next season and is surely no longer able to play as often as he did last term, when he surpassed expectations by featuring in every single minute of the team's Premier League title - winning campaign.

I commented earlier, one of our greatest feats in the champions league has been with a «paper» defence of Flamini at left back, «calamity» senderos at centre back, kolo toure and eboue, broke a champions record of the longest number of minutes without conceding a goal, the difference was that we as fans actually supported that team all the way, the players had our full support.

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.

Our decade long impenetrable defence is entirely down to Wenger and his passion to keep the ball out of our net, as we all know!

Look gentlemen this WAS an extremely well written and well researched article and has to rank as one of the best Ive read in many a long year, Howvever when all of the «in depth analysis» has been done it really boils down to two points and two points only, 1) Our strikers (namely Walcott, Giroud, Welbeck and Cambel) just did nt score enough goals when it really mattered, 2) our defence made too many mistakes that allowed too many goals to be scored against us when it mattered.

That was the first time in a long time that Walcott played as a proper winger.I loved the way he stretched their defence

And the same could be true of our defence of the FA cup, as long as he has not already featured for Southampton.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

Rumours are just rumours until the boss make it official like with Paulista for example!That being said if we have indeed started a bid for llara that is great news... He has genuine talent and is a great defensive minded player, he can shield the defence effectively, his passing and long range game would suit us as well and he has great positional awareness... this is a player that lacks confidence and doesn't play regularly that is all and it's undermining his game!!

As long as he passes occasionally if he can't break down the defencAs long as he passes occasionally if he can't break down the defencas he passes occasionally if he can't break down the defence.

However, with Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny having a great understanding in central defence and Calum Chambers showing great ability as long with his versatility, there is a feeling that Wenger is not looking to add a real top quality defender to the Arsenal squad.

Coquelin may not be a fancy player but solid in defence and shows good fighting spirit, I bet in Wengers head he will be competing with Xhaka for that def role, he has been an Arsenal player since 2008 and not long signed a new contract... Oh and Coquelin currently classes as HG.

As for our defence, wenger has been in the game long enough to know better!

As long as Giroud is the striker and Metesacker central defence Arsenal will go nowherAs long as Giroud is the striker and Metesacker central defence Arsenal will go nowheras Giroud is the striker and Metesacker central defence Arsenal will go nowhere.

If you are going to use Xhaka as a DLP to spray long passes behind the defence then you need to have a pacy forward who can make those runs which we lack (Theo is not a striker).

United, meanwhile, will be keen to replace Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic with a pairing that has similarly long term potential, possibly as the cornerstone of the Old Trafford defence for years to come.

As long as we have still got Gooners yapping about, «Awww, I feel so so sorry for OZIL because he is being asked to play in the wing and has to track back, Ozil shouldn't be asked to help out in defence, he is an attacker and the best # 10 in the world so he should be left to just float around in the final 3rd.»As long as we have still got Gooners yapping about, «Awww, I feel so so sorry for OZIL because he is being asked to play in the wing and has to track back, Ozil shouldn't be asked to help out in defence, he is an attacker and the best # 10 in the world so he should be left to just float around in the final 3rd.»as we have still got Gooners yapping about, «Awww, I feel so so sorry for OZIL because he is being asked to play in the wing and has to track back, Ozil shouldn't be asked to help out in defence, he is an attacker and the best # 10 in the world so he should be left to just float around in the final 3rd.»..

I am not saying that Arsenal should turn into the sort of super negative side we saw from Jose Mourinho's Chelsea a few years ago with their parked bus, but I reckon our balance should be a bit more tipped toward defence for now, as long as it is getting results.

He IS getting on at 38, but, as long as he is fit, not TOO slow, and, can use the ball out of defence, then, as a last resort in case of slight injuries, to come in for the odd game, Cups, then why not.

But depending on how the game is going and how well the front line is working, Sanogo could come on as an impact sub, with his long legs, pace and power to give a tiring Man City defence a hard time.

As long as they can keep Man United at bay, I am sure that we now have the quality up the field to break down the United defence that conceded two away at Watford in midweeAs long as they can keep Man United at bay, I am sure that we now have the quality up the field to break down the United defence that conceded two away at Watford in midweeas they can keep Man United at bay, I am sure that we now have the quality up the field to break down the United defence that conceded two away at Watford in midweek.

As long as we have a thread bare defence and Per M on the pitch were doomed and the nervous ripples impact all of our squaAs long as we have a thread bare defence and Per M on the pitch were doomed and the nervous ripples impact all of our squaas we have a thread bare defence and Per M on the pitch were doomed and the nervous ripples impact all of our squad.

I have passionately wanted Wenger out for a full decade and one idiot who thinks we should just shut up and support this long term loser manager who has no tactics; can't use subs properly; mis handles players; plays them constantly out of position and who doesn't get the need for defence / attack balance (constantly sending two full backs upfield together and playing attacking midfielders as holding players) is in cloud cuckoo land.

So as long as we can be solid in defence, Arsenal should be a serious threat to anyone.

Stupidly rigid 70th minute subs, rather than as the game warrants; ludicrous playing of players in wrong positions, for which he is notorious; catastrophic ingnorance of the vital need for attack / defence BALANCE, with never two fullbacks up at same time; inability to motivate players to fight, inability to keep them fit, stupid loyalty to long term hospital cases like Diaby and much more besides, too long to list on here.

As Puyol begins his decline as a player, Luiz would be the long - term answer alongside Gerard Pique at the heart of the Barcelona defencAs Puyol begins his decline as a player, Luiz would be the long - term answer alongside Gerard Pique at the heart of the Barcelona defencas a player, Luiz would be the long - term answer alongside Gerard Pique at the heart of the Barcelona defence.

It didn't take too long for the first goal of the match to be scored as Cambridge FC played a lovely through ball towards the halfway line for their player Michael take control of the ball and outrun the Birley defence to the point where it was just a one on one between himself and keeper.

Coquelin is yet to score for Arsenal, and to be fair the fans don't really want to see him bombing forward when his job is to protect the Gunners defence, but if he DID start scoring goals as well it wouldn't take long for him to catch Jack Wilshere's underwhelming total of just five League goals for the Gunners in his whole career!

I am keen to see how this defence works out against the Chelsea team, as we all hope that this is the future line - up once Koscielny Monreal retire, which won't be long.

as long as this guy monreal areteta flamini and ramsey are the basis of our defence and the link to forward play arsenal will be nothing other than a 4th place team... at best... this has been obvious for 3 years now and the only reason we are in this position is the manager... greed and stupidity are at the root of the problem and a 3 year 8m quid contract is indicative of a club that is rotting at the core

But he was beaten soon afterwards as his static defence watched David Luiz flick on Branislav Ivanovic's long throw for Schurrle to sweep the ball into the bottom corner.

Petr Cech was called into action soon after as a long ball to Kamil Grosicki caught out the Arsenal defence and the Poland international crossed for Niasse, who header was pushed behind.

Surrounded by the chemistry and energy of these youngsters ahead of him, and the now well - established complementary relationship in the middle of defence, Rooney looked at home in his new deeper role, as the box - to - box midfield general his most optimistic advocates have long called for him become in his later years.

Van Dijk has long been a priority for Klopp, who has earmarked the 25 - year - old centre - back as a player who can instantly improve his defence.