Sentences with phrase «on defensive side of things»

You've immediately put yourself on the defensive side of things and have to work your way around a preconceived notion.

«Finally, I do think there will be one more signing and that will be on the defensive side of things.»

On the defensive side of things, Miranda is also back to continue his impressive partnership with Milan Skriniar.

«He helped me a lot on the defensive side of things.

On the defensive side of things, the teams who see less of the ball, and therefore have more defending to do, tend to dominate the numbers.

Tyrone Mears was a capable right back and his departure leaves a significant and important spot to fill, but I think veteran Brad Evans will probably be just fine in his place, at least on the defensive side of things.

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.

Yes, we can be countered, but Ramsey and Cazorla are actually quite good as a 2 on the defensive side of things, at least agains the smaller teams.

The talented 23 - year old already has 40 international caps and has been very impressive for the Swiss at Euro 2016 so far although we have not really seen him tested too much on the defensive side of things yet.

I would liike to upgrade on defensive side of things with a CB, and get cover for Coq if he gets injured because arteta / flamini can not fill that role to the level required.

That is for Everton though and even on club form, Gibbs destroys him on the defensive side of things, which will become more important once England reach the finals of a tournament.

He also offers more on the defensive side of things in my opinion.

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.

Against the likes of Matic, Carrick, Schneiderlin and Fernandinho, the Arsenal star's stats come out very favourably, especially on the defensive side of things where his score of 20.56 per 90 minutes is miles ahead of the rest.

With Arsene Wenger admitting that his Arsenal squad was a bit light on the defensive side of things and suggesting that he may be adding to that area in the next week, there is some good news for the Gunners today, according to a report in The Express.

He may not be able to help Arsenal with the current injury crisis causing havoc to Arsene Wenger's plans, especially on the defensive side of things, but if Stefan O'Connor can continue to improve the way he has been doing, the Gunners will soon start to reap the benefits of the central defender's talents.

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.

bringing Coquelin on to shore up the defensive side of things was right but in taking off Ramsey we lost too much going forward.

Honestly it comes down to the defensive side of things and I would prefer if sanchez played out on the wing becuz he offers more defensive cover for the defence.

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

When you look at the defensive side of things, Arsenal's man is well on top with Clichy second.

This time the Jags lined up with Ngakoue, Jackson, and Campbell all on the right side of the center (as the defense views things) and Fowler all by his lonesome on the left side of the center at left defensive end.

They'll need to find more offense and clean up a few things on the defensive side of the ball if they plan on staying in the Top - 5 in the Week 3 Power Rankings.

However, the team will need to get back to the drawing board to shore up a few things on the defensive side of the ball if they plan on getting a few more wins before closing out the regular season.

Pellegrino seems to be focused on getting the defensive side of things sorted first of all.

There are plenty of players who can ping the ball around the pitch, especially against a side as defensive as Galati who hardly sent anyone upfield to put pressure on the ball in the areas where Rooney received it, but how many can unlock defences in the way Rooney can, score spectacular goals or just make things happen in the final third?

Take last season for example, Birmingham were one of the toughest teams to break down last season and as a result they fended off the threat of relegation with plenty to spare, which was in stark comparison to Burnley who went down with the worst defensive record ever in the Premier League, because they focused all their efforts on the attacking side of things.