Sentences with phrase «needed guile»

Thus, it remains to be seen whether or not Advocaat decides to rope in the Chelsea sensation and add the much needed guile that has been lacking in his midfield this season.

With Nemanja Matic, Ramires and John Obi Mikel, Chelsea had a strong, pacey midfield but they needed guile.

This was a game we most definitely needed the guile and quick dribbles of Cazorla and Rosicky.

We definitely need some guile and a more defensive option other than Le Coq would be welcomed.

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In particular, the sparring between Senators Cruz and Rubio, both of whom are now vying for the number two spot following Ben Carson's implosion in the polls, showed how political leaders need to use guile and their wits to win.

Grant's analysis also suggests that givers are only successful when they consider their own needs, while they tend to fail when they are truly selfless and without guile.

You need pace, trickery, guile, dribbling, finishing, unpredictability etc..

At the same time I think we do need to have some craft and guile in there to break down the disciplined defence, so with that in mind I think Wenger should rest Coquelin and bring in Mohamed Elneny, with the Ox operating as our box - to = box player.

Your wider men need less flair and more endeavour with wide service the primary attribute required, your midfield requires less trickery, guile and craft and more directness becomes the order of the day.

Arsenal are also losing a lot of guile and creativity and will need to find a way to replace that if we are to take all three points so it is a balancing act for the boss.

Sead Kolasinac joined the club on a free transfer last summer, and quickly became a fans favourite with a number of passionate, hard - fought and impressive displays, and was seen to have brought the type of fight needed to bring some guile to our first - team.

We need more guile, less experimentation.

His guile and pace could be the attributes Arsenal need to overcome a steady and disciplined Southampton defence.

He might not catch the eye as much as Eriksen's guile, Son's energy or the way Lamela entirely over-exuberantly rolls his foot over the ball to absolutely no effect, but he's a midfielder who perpetually gets goals, and what else do you need?

Winning this fight will need cunning and guile as much as sheer staying power.

It remains as disquieting and spectral as anything Stott has done, but its newfound guile is such that it no longer needs to bludgeon listeners into submission to strike a killer blow.