Sentences with phrase «pack the midfield against»

Not exact matches

Also playing a 4 -2-3-1 formation (packing the midfield) against Stoke is simply just playing into their hands.

It's more effective when using a high - line — and you can really pack the midfield — instead of having 1 bruising tough tackling midfielder you attack the ball when not in possession in packs — that's similar to what Arsenal did against City — they looked like a 4 -1-4-1 formation when they didn't have the ball and 4 -3-3 when they had the ball.

Both.The midfield needs packing with grafters against man City.No pretty football necessary.

Why not pack the midfield with 5 players against teams that like to control possession?

Key for me is how aggressive we are... We need to be winning the 50 - 50 balls in the midfield and surging up field in packs while leaving key areas covered to protect against the counter attack.

As far as the team news is concerned Argentina are set to go with the same lineup which took the field against Paraguay three days ago although we can expect couple of changes in Uruguay lineup as they will be looking to pack the midfield to counter Argentina's superior ball possession abilities.

Against teams who are likely to pack the midfield and sit quite deep, having that extra ball - playing option, and someone who can burst into the box from deep, could be useful.

Conte's system tends to pack the midfield, so it should do well against a 4 -4-2.