Sentences with phrase «of defences in front of»

Pickford has kept just the one clean sheet this term against Hull at the Stadium of Light, but considering the quality of the defence in front of him at Sunderland and Spurs, it could be assumed that Pickford would keep more clean sheets in North London with the likes of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen defending in front of him.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, on the Franciscan front, a Leipzig man called Aveld had issued a piece against Luther and in defence of the papacy.

Francis Coquelin also finds himself starting his first game since the change in system, coming in for Aaron Ramsey just in front of the defence.

Listen Scz is not bad it's the defence in front of him that's shit.

I think its both Wenger likes central midfielders so spent a lot of money on one and is being cheap in defence and up front.

Agree on Sanchez, he was very poor; but coquelin, despite losing possession multiple times still did his job in front of the defence very well and whenever he did lose the ball he was sprinting back to make sure nothing would come of it.

The best formation Arsenal could have in defence and attack would be three at the back, three man midfield of a world class defensive mid, Xhaka and Ramsey just in front with Sanchez and buy a world class striker (maybe Costa from Chelsea).

More recently it has been defensive disorganisation and predictable forward play (too much attempted tika - taka nonsense played in front of opposition defences with runs coming too late).

Good idea to judge goalies on one game, especially when you have a defence in front of u that's as mediocre as Sp * rs.

Yes I think the work rate of our front three is going to be a major factor, as well as midfield, we will be able to press in defence and give the opposition no room.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

A front trio of Sanchez, Higuain, and Draxler, will wreck many defences in Europe, especially when u have players like özil and Carzola, behind them.

They're going to lose De Gea who masked how bad the four in front of him were substantially, their defence needs a complete overhaul aside from Smalling and Shaw.

So far this campaign, the former Mainz shot - stopper has been able to keep a total of 13 clean sheets in 25 appearances in all competitions, an impressive record considering he doesn't have the greatest defence in the world in front of him.

He's playing with Chris Smalling and Young in defence while Van Der Sar and Schmeichel had world class defenders in front of them.

England had to wait until the 53rd minute before they finally broke down the resilient Malta defence, as Harry Kane put the Three Lions in front thanks to a fine piece of play from his Spurs teammate Dele Alli who did brilliantly to pick the striker out despite being surrounding by opposition players.

The Slovenia international has had a strong defence in front of him in Diego Simeone's side, but has also stood out with some great reflex saves between the sticks for Atletico.

alexis gotze ox would be a difficult front line for most defences with some combo of ozil santi and jack providing the feed... just need a powerful DM and gabriel as starter and we would be in way better shape... wengers reluctance to make the necessary changes is frustrating beyond belief

The ball was worked out to Hector Bellerin, and the full - back played a great ball in front of the defence for Alexis Sanchez.

All three signings would make perfect sense for Liverpool though in truth, with central defence, especially at left - back and midfield all needing reinforcements if the Reds are going to compete on various fronts as of next season.

The build up play is too slow and gives the opposition time to regroup — opposition defences happily let us play in front of them and out lack of width makes it even easier to defend.

The idea of Ozil feeding Aubameyang with the strength, pace and power the 26 year old holds in front of goal, is a truly amazing thought which is sure to scare a few defences next season, but that is only if it ends up being true.

I know that Arsene Wenger has been trying to keep the Arsenal defence as solid and secure as possible and the fact that the Frenchman has been able to name the same back four in front of Petr Cech in goal for most of the season has definitely been a big help to the Gunners» chances of trophy success.

He just runs a fairly narrow line about the width of the penalty area in front of the defence.

perfect analysis, I actually would like to see a midfield base of coquelin and arteta when he's fit, I think that would provide us with better protection and allow our attackers more freedom as unlike ramsey, coquelin likes to sit in front of the defence and anticipates danger quite well (really impressed with some of his tackles yesterday).

I for one feel much more confident with Cech in front of our defence!

Yes, Ospina had a defence in front of him that made him look good but face it, Szcz makes mistakes that makes everyone nervous, including the defence in front of him which is never a good thing.

This leaves us to consider Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin, Ainsley Maitland - Niles and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain to fill the two roles in front of the defence.

But it really doesn't work when we keep starting Ozil / Cazorla on the left and Arteta in front of the defence.

No wonder Ozil (a brilliant footballer who should be the icing on the cake in front of a solid defence and competitive midfield) and Sanchez (who gives 110 % in every game) are looking dejected.

i was excited when there were 3 forwards which I called runners up front, who could press Chelsea's defence in the earlier part of the game and counter quickly, Oxil hardly press opponents and slows down counters.

How can wenger blame the defence he has allowed it to happen, as Merson said surely there must be a young CB that could be used, when you look at the bench it shows how short of defensive players we are, why not bring on Bellerin then move chambers in front of the CBs, put theo on just in front of the RB, Wenger and Boulder should have been screaming to the players» just sit in» don't need to go forward, but they just sat there

And btw — any top team would be through that front 6 and at our defence like a dose of salts — Pogba in the holding role?

We need a player that will hold his position in front of defence, not make charging runs up the pitch etc..

Play both leave xhaka out go 3 -5-2 laca back into the team with ozil behind laca and Abu n bellerin and miki on either side of him behind them in front of the defence Ramsey and wilshere with our defence picking themself.

We do need a different type of striker, with pace and dribbling skill, who can get in behind opponent defence, and more clinical in front of goal.

There is no question that Cazorla and Coquelin should be the central midfielders, one for his magic feet and the other for solidity in front of the defence.

Ramsey and wilshere will do those runs where they arrive in the box as late as possible to Finnish of creative moves from our front runners or even those busting forward runs wilshere is known for we'll have the attack which will be 2nd to none and our defence won't have much to do apart from winning balls that will be hoisted from deep in our opponents box

Put Xhakha and Santi in front of the defence and he will thrive again just as he thrived playing for Wales when the other midfielders were shielding their back 4.

I feel more confident with Le Coq in front of the defence.

In the premier league maybe you do need someone who's a bit rougher than you would in other leagues but still you only have 6 players in front of the defence and ideally every one needs to have a good all round gamIn the premier league maybe you do need someone who's a bit rougher than you would in other leagues but still you only have 6 players in front of the defence and ideally every one needs to have a good all round gamin other leagues but still you only have 6 players in front of the defence and ideally every one needs to have a good all round gamin front of the defence and ideally every one needs to have a good all round game.

We still do not have the DM yet, because Wenger wants to sign the player he wants, not the player the fan want — DM is such important position nowadays (not just a shield in front of the back 4, but also link defence and attack) we can not just sign anybody — average like Tiote, Wanyama won't make us the world beater or genuine title challenger.

Defence looks a bit inexperienced on right side so let's see... And lack of creativity in middle means Sanchez and carzola have to step up today and create for front two....

Chelsea's players have a different make - up to ours however, with their midfielders much more comfortable in the two in front of the defence in the shape of Kante and Bakayoko, while Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey play very differently.

I don't think he is a defensive player who plays in front of the defence because he can dribble, penetrate and have a little burst.

And let Wishere play deep in front of defence alongside Ramsy and let's see hw it'll look like against Manchester United

We need to play with two central midfielders in front of defence.

He was a lot better than most of the team that night all bar Ramsey (was everywhere in attack and defence) and Giroud (had a great presence up front and a good touch).

We scored two goals when Ramsey was playing no10, we had Coq and Ellneny making a wall in front of the defence.

We certainly have a much better defence than last year with Mustafi alongside Koscielny and it is obvious that the Hammers are having trouble adjusting to their new ground, but we can only beat what is put in front of us and we dealt with them decisively.