Sentences with phrase «on defensive side of the game»

Back 3 Formation is good and it is giving good defensive shape for us... We are looking more assured on defensive side of our game... Being attacking is always good but you have to make sure that you are not conceding goal because as far as you are not conceding a goal, you are not loosing game....

Couldn't agree more with you regards the negative postings however I think it's more a reflection on how divided our fans are, bad results and wenger out posts get thumbs up, a win of any kind and wenger out posts get thumbs down.me personally a wins a win and I actually thought we did ol but I'm very much in the wenger out brigade, the wins really do cloud the reality in my opinion which is wenger has built a squad so unbalanced its scary, miss managed it and not focused at all on the defensive side of the game, I do however feel that some though not all on both sides are guilty of stepping over the edge as regards personal abuse and it's all getting a bit ott

Add to this the fact that we are now stronger on the defensive side of the game as well and you have good reasons to be upbeat about this season being more likely to see Arsenal produce a proper title challenge.

If this was the first time we have had a poor start or had lots of injuries or failed to sign players we need I would agree give Wenger time and a chance to correct but this is why so many of us are fed up is this is the 9th year now.wenger has no excuses he chose not to buy a DM and CB in the summer when he had the cash to do so, he fails to work on the defensive side of the game and we lose games we should win, he plays top players out of position arshsvin and now Ozil.

Work on the defensive side of the game like tackling, positional awareness and duels to be the # 1 guy there, if jenko gets back bellerin needs a loan spell to pick up in game form.

Gabriel is 6ft 2in tall and can also play at right - back and left - back if needed, and has been compared to the ex-Chelsea centre - back David Luiz, but Wenger believes that Gabriel is much more concentrated on the defensive side of the game.

He can't organise a team, nor puts focus on defensive side of the game.

Liverpool have finally found a full - back who can do well on the defensive side of the game and also provide options when going forward.

So Mata worked and worked on the defensive side of his game.

He could do with a bit of work on the defensive side of the game, but that will come with time.

Quickly adjusting to the unique demands of the frenetic Premier League, Coutinho realised it was important to work on the defensive side of his game.

I think he's a good player and I think he just needs to work on the defensive side of his game, but I would have played him on the left when Monreal came off, because the game is done and Palace were offering nothing.

Not exact matches

While it is clearly the defensive side of things that matters most to our France international centre back, Laurent Koscielny has been lavishing praise on the way the whole team has been working to deny our opponents and he feels that a lot of the work is done with the way we have been starting games.

And the fact that we would be denying Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers another of his transfer targets would make it even sweeter, but I just wonder whether it would not be more proof that Wenger is too focused on the attacking side of the game when we desperately need a defender and a proper defensive midfielder.

On the third to last play of the game for New York's offense, Bosa lined up at left defensive end and beat Hart clean with a swiper move and stuck his helmet right in Manning's side as he was releasing a pass that would ultimately be caught by Shane Vereen for a short gain.

Come season's end, if the Bears have avoided notable injuries and have developed some chemistry on the defensive side coalescing around the strength of their cornerbacks, they might be able to reach another decent bowl game with a win here.

As a result, it would surely require a player to head out first to make space for Werner, but having spent so heavily on their attack, it's only logical that they address their issues at the other end of the pitch given that they possess the worst defensive record of the top seven Premier League sides this season having conceded 36 goals in 27 games.

Xhaka can not tackle which is amazing considering he is supposed to be a defensive midfielder, Ramsey lacks discipline which he has always done and regards himself as up there with Messi & Neymar which is he is nowhere near, both of them lack the athleticism which is necessary in their positions in today's game as could be seen from Sundays performance they were completely outplayed some fairly average players on the Liverpool side.

This time he was lined up on the left side of the line and ended up running a TOM game with fellow defensive tackle Stefan Charles.

At first I thought Wenger was just easing Walcott back and leaving him out of games that required more defensive help on the right side.

Not only did they carry on their defensive solidity from last season, keeping a clean sheet against the Hammers, they answered the doubts about the other side of their game by netting four times, with summer signing Romelu Lukaku getting a brace on his EPL debut as a United player.

They played next to each other on the left side of the Raiders» offensive line for more than 200 games, forming such a formidable tandem that Doug Sutherland, a Minnesota Viking defensive tackle, once said, «They could block out the sun.»

The younger man wins on the defensive side of things, with more interceptions and clearances per game, a higher percentage of duels won and twice as many successful tackles per game.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

More recently, it has been a case of incompetence in the defensive side of our game, we've tried to take the game to Chelsea and go guns blazing which put us at danger every time we lost the ball on the counter attack especially as we used to play a ridiculously high line.

Not only did Jimmy Butler hit the eventual game - winning free throws, Butler also produced on the defensive side of the ball,...

Not only did Jimmy Butler hit the eventual game - winning free throws, Butler also produced on the defensive side of the ball, swatting Kevin Martin here during the 4th quarter.

Even if we pull it out, still completely obvious — not prepared on the defensive side, ill - prepared «game - plan» to handle to quick «bread - & - butter» counter attack of our opposition.

The quick and obvious answers are they are getting no splash plays on the defensive side of the ball, their running game is severely overmatched (Oakland allowed 147 yards a game on the ground through two games) and now they have receivers with fumbleitis.

Before the game, there was plenty of talk about how Watford were playing very good football this season, and many were highlighting the defensive absentees that would make life difficult for our side, but since the loss much of the talk has been about Alexis Sanchez (who didn't even play), on the referee, and on Arsene Wenger which seems a little harsh.

Merson isn't wrong on his point about Arsenal defensively though, as they've conceded 39 goals in 28 league games, giving them the worst defensive record of the top seven sides in the top flight.

According to Football Outsiders DVOA, the Patriots were 31st in the league on the defensive side of the ball — ranking 29th in yards per game and 31st in yards per play.

Its time for Oxlade - Chamberlain to add more discipline to his game... Would be an amazing player if he just cut out the stray passes and worked on getting abit more responsibility into the defensive side of the game..

Ramsey has struggled with injuries in recent seasons, but has become an integral part of our first - team since our switch to our new 3 -4-2-1 formation, and the defensive side of his game has come on leaps and bounds.

he gives the least amount of effort of all arsenal players on the pitch.i remember Pires, who gave so much going forward that you ignored that he was lazy with his defensive side of the game.

Monreal (who should be asked to be cautious as he ventures forward) and hopefully with his defensive bias, should be able to track back and help out in the defense when we are short at the back, and OX on the right side who, from evidence of his having played there and performed in the shortness of this season games, and with enough pace to track back when necessary — but with a bias for going forward — would be a good mix to start with.

Whether it's his ability to offer defensive coverage and break Arsenal forward quickly or his talent to dictate the tempo of a game and string passes together in midfield and set his side on their way, he is absolutely vital to the style in which they play.

Lampard was talking about Ramsey and saying that although he is impressed with the talent and attacking intent that Rambo showed in his two starts back in the central position vacated by the injury hit Santi Cazorla, he feels that the Arsenal star needs to focus more on the defensive side of things, especially in games against bigger teams like Man City.

Proving that they can play smart, the Gunners worked on their ball possession and defensive side of the game.

The tricks and weaves in and out of the defensive line, dinked crosses, one - two's and mazy dribbles are all hallmarks of his on - ball game, which has seen him be successful on either side of a front three.

The defensive side of our game was certainly something that all fans knew we needed to improve and its been great to see Pochettino bringing in talents with some Premier League experience (Trippier and hopefully Alderweireld) but this article focuses on the Austrian born man bought from Cologne, and what he can bring to this evolving Tottenham team.

Klopp will also be working on fine - tuning the defensive side of Liverpool's game.

• At the back, on - loan Kurt Zouma's ineligibility adds to the defensive tribulations for a Potters side that has conceded at least once in each of the past 10 games, and is without a win in five away trips.

With games against two extremely defensive - minded sides (Stoke and Chelsea) coming up on either side of a Champions League fixture midweek; maybe its time for the manager to roll the dice.

One of the most popular RTS games for PC / Mac and iOS is Anomaly Warzone Earth which blends more action elements into the tower defense genre, making it more on the offensive side rather than defensive.

With its smaller scale, party - based character system, and variety of both magic and mundane attacks, this is a production that carries all the trappings of a Dragon Quest game in the shell of a Musou experience, with a large dose of defensive strategy and even a dash of Pokemon-esque monster collecting on the side.