I think we need to work
on defending counter attacks, stopping opponents creating chances, protecting the lead and stop opponents playing aggressive against us.
Not exact matches
BTW, David, this VOX article discusses how we use our beliefs to form identity and thus
defend facts
counter to our beliefs as if they were personal attacks
on us.
It was so harsh
on the Gunners though, as we had started the game really well and created good chances, while
defending their
counter attacks pretty well.
The face that they don't conede so many goals should giv u an idea that they could
defend well, and hit u
on the
counter... I just hope we don't let them score the first goal of the game....
For example, against Pullis type teams we may want Ramsey who will make the penetrating late runs into the box against a team that sits back and
defends, we may want to start with Ramsey against a team like Chelsea to get the 1st goal but then Coquelin coming
on to sit and
defend while relying
on long passes from Xhaka and the threat from our tank Seo and Bellerin / Ox... More
counter attacking.
Especially when it comes to our away game plan the whole team
defends as a group and
counters and players with huge work rate
on the flanks like Welbz and Sanchez are paramount for our tactics.
The Owls will be driven
on by their partisan fans which will work to the advantage of the Gunners as they sit back and keep their
defending impregnable, then hit the Owls
on super break
counters as the Owls temporarily switched off to regain some lost energy.
At this rate Aston Villa will
defend, Benteke scores
on counter and they'll win FA.
That all sounds good to me and I would add that this game in which Arsenal are likely to have to
defend more and sit deeper is one in which pace
on the
counter could be key.
Throw Joel and Ox
on either wing with Welbz up top... then sit,
defend collectively, and
counter with the 4 speedsters in quick transition.
1) play walcott as striker with ox and iwobi / rene
on wings 2) sit back and
defend and play
on counters for first half and shift a gear in second half while going forward.
If we attack we will be easily picked of
on the
counter since we all know our team
defending is poor and our wide players don't rack back often and early enough to truly support the back 4.
2) Invitation to attack us — Arsenal football philosophy had quietly shifted and now we were inviting opponents to come and attack us as they would see we were not operating in full attack gears and it was easy for them to get into our
defending side of the pitch much quicker as they
countered lesser bodies
on the way.
Simply put, we
defended too deep without pacy players to
counter attack and without putting pressure
on the Spurs team.
I can't stand welbeck for one reason he's not better than what we have but if you played a front two of welbeck and Sanchez then Cambpell left and Walcott or chaimbo right that would give us a huge
counter attacking style with lots of skill and pace, but here is the problem to do this you need big strong DM to win the ball back when we
defend and we do t have them, flaming is reckless and getting old, Arteta is good
on the Bala but not quick or strong enough, please don't say Diaby as we all know he will be inj soon again, then also what to do with Ozil and Corzola?
We may just need a team that can
defend deep and hit us
on counter to notice what we are missing, like West Brom remember them?
Ramsey needs to play as as the Libero and run like the headless chicken he is, attacking and
defending as much as he can, we need make sure that we score first, so they open up only to be cought by the batmobile
on a nice
counter in return maybe, hehe
There are still massive questions over our
defending so you can expect Steve Bruce to exploit us
on the
counter.
I like this game plan, I think if we
defend as a unit with Theo, Ozil and Rosiky still
on the bench we have plenty to come and will hurt City
on counter.
If Aston Villa
defend deap, Benteke is capable of hitting
on the
counter and a single goal may just do the trick as happened against Swansea.
Alexis ---- Lacazette — Iwobi / Ramsay / Theo ------- --- Ozil / Ramsay / Jack --------[No track back, focus
on possession, attack and
counter] Welbeck / Iwobi --- Kolasanic / Xhaka / Coqelin --- Bellerin / Theo [
Defend first, support attack] Monreal / Mustafi --- Koz / Per ---- Bellerin / Holding ---------- Czech / Ospina -------------
They sit back,
defend with two banks of four and hope to hit us
on the
counter.
He was literally useless
on the second half, killed our
counter attacks and was too lazy to
defend.
for Christ sake the man came with a plan concede the ball to them and
defend in numbers when they make error from their side way passes hit them
on the
counter very fast cause the wing back always leave the centre defenders exposed.
arsenal could fight city all the way for the league if we fire out the blocks in first half hour - score few goals, then sit back
defend and hit
on the
counter.
This is why he won't win the CL or the league because other teams know this about an Arsene Wenger team; sit deep and
defend,, let them keep possession and hit them
on the
counter.
Hit
on the
counter with our full backs behind play and acres of space to run into means they are dictating play (our defenders have all this space to
defend whilst the attack have this space to run into, it works better for the attacker).
So many games lately, teams are compact and
defending and exploiting our defence
on the
counter.
If we are going to
defend, we need to work
on quick
counter attacking.
We scratch our heads wondering what is wrong, with a pretty good team, and why in the important games we fail, well i.e our right and left back are frequently caught out of position, because they are to far in the front and at times forget that they are defenders,
on the other hand our attackers are too busy
defending, it's been a while since Welbeck scored for us, but you will see him every game standing right by Ospina or supporting the defense instead of being forward as he should be, to use his speed in effective
counter attacks, same with GIROUD for an attacker he is a great defender, how many missed opportunities because he is 1 yard behind running back from his defensive position in our half.
Laudrup is a young experienced coach who has a pretty effective style of play, good
defending, quick passing and
counter attack using fast wingers
on the flank.i think given time and fund he could become our new legend following the illustrious but fast waning Arsene.
Manchester United slumped to a 3 - 0 loss away at Everton after a hugely below par display from the Old Trafford side in which the Toffees took advantage of hugely generous
defending to take advantage
on the
counter attack.
The
defending on the
counters was amateur.
It showed were the team needs improvement —
Defending set pieces / defending counter attacking teams / pressing uptop / a battler in midfield / some soughting out on the left wing / and the need to play OG as a su
Defending set pieces /
defending counter attacking teams / pressing uptop / a battler in midfield / some soughting out on the left wing / and the need to play OG as a su
defending counter attacking teams / pressing uptop / a battler in midfield / some soughting out
on the left wing / and the need to play OG as a supper sub.
If Giroud starts then I will bet that Chelsea will play a higher def line until they can get a goal and squash out the space for our game changers to make much of an impact, how - ever I feel more confident that Theo will at least cause Chelsea to
defend deeper and as such, force Chelsea to play with gaps between their def and mid or play a LOT of players behind the ball and try to hit us
on the
counter.
I would prefer Kondogbia, he is more of a holding CM yet I can see him coming
on and playing alongside Coquelin when we are holding the lead, make the lung bursting strides forward
on counters but quick to get back and
defend.
Mertesacker was really great against city because we
defended deep and played
on the
counter but today was the opposite which is the situation that mertesacker couldn't handle.
As it turned out, Arsenal did not have to
defend deep and rely
on the
counter and so it might have been better to keep Giroud
on but can we really blame the Arsenal manager for it not going as he expected?
But Arsenal can beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena
on Wednesday night if Le Prof will make the correct starts and bench that can efficiently contain anything Bayern have
on offer to throw against them and hit them
on the
counters decisively to score at least 2 - 3 goals and
defend resolutely as a team to deny Bayern Munich scoring any goal in the match.
The game started well — we were
defending well and at other end creating chances, but in the second half it got nervy in last 30 - 35 minutes as Everton were very threatening
on the
counter.
If every team comes believing they can get a draw if they
defend deep and maybe nick it if they are good
on the
counter then we will sure as hell struggle.
What happens to Gnabry / Ox being a CF but playing
on the wings, we saturate the midfield, but anytime we
counter he runs into the centre etc and when we
defend he does his normal job
on the wings just like Ronaldo does for maagreed etc..
CHANCE: After a great
defending play by Shaughnessy, Leeds go out
on the
counter.
CSKA Moscow hit United
on counter and superb
defending from Smalling helped United keep CSKA away which lead to Rooney scoring
on the other end in 79th minute.
Over the game's first twentysome minutes, Minnesota held the run of play as it threatened
on the
counter against a Lions team
defending from a narrow shape.
Liverpool have an issue
defending themselves when teams they should be beating hit them
on the
counter; and the resolution is simple: replace the cause of the panic with a calmer, more solid influence, one who can form a partnership with Joel Matip and make Liverpool fans breathe easier.
firstly we are atHOME withONE striker up front then bring
on a striker and play him wide, why not (as its supposed to be one of many cup finals) start with chakah - RVP and NB52 up front batter them with crosses and then if need be once having a goal advantage
defend it bring
on the likes of theo the sprinter and get them
on the
counter attack as they try to equalise.....
With a two - goal lead against a Chelsea side who need a 2 - 2 draw to qualify, it's safe to expect Barça to
defend a little more in the second half and try to kill the game
on the
counter.
Match Predictions: Watford has yet to lose a game against a team below them this season and their home form has been pretty decent where they make things difficult for visiting teams by
defending in numbers and using pace
on the
counter attacks.
The main problem was that Arsenal were
defending a lot better than usual, and they actually started to look like a threat
on the
counter.