Sentences with phrase «number of defenders as»

Arsenal have exactly the same number of defenders as last year muff.

By the way we have the same number of defenders as last year.

We have exactly the same number of defenders as last year and Chambers seems to have replaced Vermaelen.

Not exact matches

Since his identity as Hogan's backer was revealed, Thiel's crusade against Gawker has been decried by a number of prominent journalists and defenders of a free press, who note that a billionaire bankrupting a media outlet as part of a personal vendetta raises serious questions about free speech.

Even though the Arsenal and Spain star Hector Bellerin has been saying the right things in recent times on the subject of his future as a Gunner amid the growing number of Arsenal transfer rumours about his potential return to Spain's La Liga with his boyhood club FC Barcelona, we really wanted this to be confirmed by the defender signing a new contract with Arsenal.

So i think Walcott is a fantastic winger (when he is fit) but he will not be a good number 9, As a striker he becomes a one trick pony, running of the shoulder of the defender drifting into the spaces looking from the through ball from ozil or carzola etc..

The Catalan giants are also believed to be looking to strengthen in his position this summer, having relied on Sergi Roberto as a makeshift defender in the role this term, but despite a number of reasons to believe Hector could be on his way, his team - mate Monreal claims he isn't.

As reported by Squawka.com, his performance in the local derby was pulled apart by the former Everton and Republic of Ireland defender Kevin Kilbane who thought Debuchy was not using his loaf and was guilty a number of times of forgetting the importance of defending.

Mind you, Southampton lost 8 key players plus a manager in the transfer window, they now sit fourth, 3 pts ahead of us.We can no longer use injuries as an excuse because we have always had them, and if wenger was a smart manager, he would have addressed this problem by having better squad depth, but instead he chose to send a defender out on loan despite being short in numbers at the back, foolishly chose not to sign a defender despite an array of good defenders on show at the world cup.So now who is to blame?I guess it's anyone or anything but Wenger.

The young defender looked accomplished on his senior bow in the Community Shield and Arsene Wenger may well be ready to use the former Southampton man in a relatively prominent role, not least as the 19 year old displays maturity beyond his years but also because he can fill in effectively in a number of roles.

In the context of today's game we should be thankful that we had extra men in midgield as midgieders rescued us time without numbers from potential consequences of silly errors by our defenders.

The pair have already clashed earlier in the summer as the Toffees manager hit out at his opposite number following their public pursuit of highly - rated defender John Stones during the transfer window [via Telegraph Sport].

They remain in a number of conversations as they search for a back - up central defender and a holding midfielder, but currently it looks like nobody will be arriving at Emirates Stadium.

The greatest goalkeepers command their defense and make very little number of saves per game, if a goalkeeper has to rely on his own reflexes rather than use the defenders in front of him as human shields, then there is a big problem!

Theo is an expensive failure and to keep giving him the chance when he has repaid the clubs faith with being a bottler and acting as if he's a lazy git (watched him a number of seasons ago against Blackburn away and all he did was run up and down the wing without even calling for the ball to draw defenders away from the centre) I hate to say it but in my mind Alan Hansen was right when he said that «Walcott has not got a natural footballers brain» It infuriated me at the time but its been proven to be true I feel he's been collecting his money for too long without a result to justify keeping him in our employment.

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

The Mirror are also reporting that the Portuguese international looks to have a number of options available to him, with Juventus eyeing him up as a potential replacement for the departing Dani Alves, whilst Barcelona also have him as an option should they fail in their attempts to sign Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin.

Pulis spoke about the number of key injuries that Arsene Wenger has had to cope with, as an earlier Just Arsenal post explained, but our German defender was much more specific in his own comments and pointed to the amazing effect and positive impact that our Chile international forward Alexis Sanchez can have on a game if he is fit and in form.

Actually this has nothing to do with the media playing on our emotions, but has everything to do with the fact that an overwhelming number of fans, and critics have recognised that Arsenal are in need of a world class striker and defender (attacking right - wing midfielder not as much).

Should Blind be converted into a centre - back for the upcoming season then it's likely to save van Gaal some money in the transfer market as he has been linked with a number of defenders since the start of the summer but has not been able to secure any of his transfer targets just yet.

So they can be forgiven for going into a season with about the same number of defenders (add Filipe Luiz) as us.

Bolton are looking to bring in a number of additions before the transfer window slams shut, as detailed by this source, and having sold Gary Cahill to Chelsea, Coyle brought in American defender Tim Ream, knowing that shoring up his defence must take top priority.

Can we stop complaining abt dis Six defender Ish... Is not like the entire 6 defenders will be playing at the same time... Was that not the same number of defenders we used last season??? Why using six defenders as an excuse??? We are Arsenal, and will only get better... #coyg

The defender is linked with a switch to Arsenal (as well as a number of other clubs), but his manager Claude Puel claims they will not be selling the defender.

While there is resistance within Old Trafford, Mourinho has targeted the acquisition of an experienced central defender as one of a number of «supplementary» buys.

The 28 - year - old defender, who can also deploy as a midfielder, has been linked with a move away from the Belgian outfit after his agent confirmed that a number of European clubs are interested in Mbodji's services.

«I try to pass on my experience and tell them the number one job as a defender is to keep the ball out of the net.

Paulo Ferreira used to perform for Chelsea starting from 2004 until 2013 and during this 9 year spell at Stamford Bridge, the Portuguese defender managed to secure a number of major trophies including the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League as well as many other pieces of silverware.

The areas that required strengthening for a league campaign have been addressed, particularly central midfield where defenders were routinely employed at the back end of last season as the numbers simply ran out.

Things tilted heavily in Marquette's favor from there as they outshot DePaul 12 - 1 over the final 23 minutes, but a number of those Marquette shots were blocked by Blue Demon defenders and never even reached Low to force him to make a play.

Bellerin's positioning was to become a problem for Arsenal, as Liverpool's front four were able to take on the Arsenal defenders one - on - one on a number of occasions.

A final few weeks that promised so much including a promise that we were looking at world class defenders, strikers and «number 10» style attackers has warped into a bit of a farce as Everton manage to «Everton up» deal after deal.

Strangely enough, I actually feel we have a number of good defenders too, but as a team defend badly too often.

Expected to debut later this year as part of the marque's 70th anniversary celebrations, the new generation Land Rover Defender is expected to arrive in a number of configurations including long and short wheelbase models.

Although the Defender was instrumental in boosting the reputation of the company as a rugged SUV brand, the sales numbers were thin selling just 561 units in the first eight months of 2013.

These are battles that can last up to an hour, and the tension mounts as the Attackers use up their finite number of spawns, while the Defenders do their best to stop the onslaught from taking the key objective points.

As polling numbers show falling interest in climate issues, the defenders of the faith have become more shrill and vicious against dissenters (calculatedly calling global warming skeptics «deniers» to link them to Hitler's Holocaust with Earth as the metaphoric oven - charming folkAs polling numbers show falling interest in climate issues, the defenders of the faith have become more shrill and vicious against dissenters (calculatedly calling global warming skeptics «deniers» to link them to Hitler's Holocaust with Earth as the metaphoric oven - charming folkas the metaphoric oven - charming folks.

Microsoft has also added a number of new security features to Windows 10 Fall Creators, including built - in ransomware protection that keeps you free from WannaCry and other ransomeware attacks, automatically updated threat protection, and virus protection, all of which is included as a part of Windows Defender Antivirus.

Home is the main page included in the new dashboard that gives you a quick overview of your system health, such as Windows Defender Antivirus scan information, firewall, and a number of other details.