To go from a three man back to a four
man defensive line is not easy.
As the clock ticked down in the final 15 minutes, Danny Rose and Kieran Trippier, who replaced the injured Kyle Walker, dropped further back to effectively create a five -
man defensive line, although even before this tactical retreat, Spurs showed they had the numbers to disrupt if not stop Arsenal's fluid attacking front four.
The four -
man defensive line all man - mark attentively, following their individual opponent even should they drop back to the halfway line.
In a recent friendly they even experimented with three centre - backs in a five -
man defensive line — which could be used at times in the summer.
They could be, though, says New England Patriot Quarterback Jim Plunkett, if the league would adopt one more new rule: make the four -
man defensive line mandatory.
Not exact matches
Podolski on the left, Sanchez on the right (the only
man I feel will do an equal or better - due to his
defensive and all round work rate), and Walcott leading the
line (like his last game against spuds.)
I knew aubameyang would not be as effective here at arsenal because of our style of play, our football is pathetic, lack of vertical penetration, lack of proper wingers to offer width and one on one dribbling or crosses from the by -
line, lack of a proper
defensive midfielder, zonal marking on corners instead of
man marking, i can go on but we all know our weaknesses.
Ozil and Xhaka should be left on the bench in view of their
defensive weaknesses against a side like
Man City who are likely to dominate possession.Mertz should not be played as he simply does not have the pace to cope with the
Man City front three.This may appear a
defensive line up but a similar strategy worked well against Chelsea earlier this season and may do so against the most impressive attacking side in the league.
Anyways, bringing in new
Defensive line men is huge.
We look more stable when he's in the
defensive line — the
man is a lot more experienced and more solid than anyone we have in that position, we should definitely keep him at all costs.
If Gabriel Paulista does leave Arsenal this summer due to his likely becoming surplus to requirements at Arsenal which himself might have sensed, apart of the 4 specialist defenders of: Koscielny, Monreal, Mustafi and holding who have been regularly
manning the Arsenal back three
line of recent, other centre backs like Mertersacker & Chambers, and
defensive wingbacks of Bellerin, Kolasinac, and the
defensive midfielders of Elneny & Niles, can all also play as centrebacks in a back three or back four denfese -
line whenever the need arised.
Should
Man City get a deal for Evans over the
line, the Northern Ireland international should add some
defensive solidity to their backline, as boss Guardiola look to win the seventh title of his impressive career.
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I'm not saying use this
line up all the time but away from home against Chelsea /
Man U /
Man City / Pool and the Spuds we should go for
Defensive solidity and I think this
line up gives us that.
Having already signed Victor Lindelof this summer, the
defensive line could seemingly be set to be strengthened further, making them an even more formidable unit given
Man Utd had the second best
defensive record in the Premier League last season.
The Jaguars
lined up in press
man - to -
man across the board, with four
defensive linemen and the two safeties at linebacker depth in the middle.
Superb pass put away with aplomb by in - form striker but should
Man City have had their
defensive line so high up?
«Forty - four red dog» was his favorite
defensive alignment: four -
man line, four others up close, blitz.Against running attacks, which were what he usually faced, Sullivan's basic concept — again presaging the future — was to have his linemen «mess things up» so that the linebackers could dash up and make jarring tackles.
With the Japanese international having seemingly shaken off the injuries that have somewhat plagued his début season at Old Trafford it seems as though fans are seeing what is close to the best of the former Dortmund
man and Chelsea's at times somewhat erratic
defensive line will have to avoid pushing up too far as Kagawa would punish them in very much the same manner Scott Parker and Gylfi Sigurdsson did to Arsenal in last weekend's North London derby, with their clever reverse passes splitting the Gunners» flatfooted less than athletic defence for both Spurs goals.
By most accounts, Dzeko was the
man of the match against Shakhtar, finding the winning goal in the tie with the outside of his right boot, forcing Shakhtar's defence into taking a red card to keep his sprints past their
defensive line at bay and very nearly finding yet another curling finish to ice the cake that night.
As a leader, Michael Dawson is spectacular, but playing in a high
defensive line is still not comfortable for the former Forest
man, while he may not be the ball playing defender that Vertonghen is, he does the jobs that Vertonghen isn't capable of.
Thereby allowing Radja Nainggolan to
man - mark Sosa as well as ensuring Leandro Paredes and Daniele De Rossi were able to protect the high
defensive line.
Both
men have a tendency to get caught up in following their mark and ending up deeper than the rest of the
defensive line though, rendering the offside trap useless.
Only 30 % of their home games have gone over 2.5 goals so look under the goal
line and only
Man City can now boast a better
defensive record in the league than the Blues.
Danny Simpson, Christian Fuchs and Ben Chilwell are their first - choice full - backs, and the four -
man back
line is still the go - to
defensive setup.
Klopp's
men can comfortably move the ball past their own halfway
line before engaging meaningful
defensive pressure, so the entire formation moves forward in order to attempt to break down the opposition.
This involves creating a free
man between the
lines of the opposition's
defensive structure.
Henderson has his
man, but Can does not, and without a player marking him, he is allowed to run directly at the
defensive line.
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Perhaps mindful of his
defensive limitations, Germany set out with a three -
man back
line including Manchester City right - back Kyle Walker, with Kieran Trippier and Rose at full - back.
With Federico Fazio not yet able to break his way into the North London side's back -
line and Vlad Chiriches and Younes Kaboul both linked with moves away from White Hart Lane this transfer window, boss Mauricio Pochettino has identified Wimmer, who has made more than 50 appearances for the Bundesliga outfit, as the
man the fill the
defensive void.