Sentences with phrase «packed defence»

The phrase "packed defence" refers to a strategy in sports, usually in games like football or soccer, where a team puts most of its players near their own goal in order to protect it from the opposing team's attacks. Full definition
it's too early to talk about double talk more treble, we need to improve the team cohesion, Alexis needs more time upfront to adapt perfectly to the role and we need to find a way through packed defence cos they seem to be our main weakness even when we had a striker like we have now RVP - Alexis.
«Certainly at home against packed defences when we could only draw important matches.»
Presumably this would be because our current methods of overcoming packed defences were more often than not working.
Isco not that bad but Zidane should build his game to be more direct am sure he can dribble and move the ball forward even in packed defences not show boating far from the opponents goal.
United boss Louis van Gaal is in need of a creative midfielder after watching his team find packed defences hard to unlock in the last campaign.
When you get packed defences you have play with wide players but he doesn't see it.
With WAO, Arsenal can annihilate any trailer packed defence.
Against a heavily packed defence, England at Wembley, subverted it in the classical sense went past three defenders in style, cut the ball back from the by - line, enabling the veteran Jermain Defoe to score.
It is generally packed defences sometimes better organised than others and to play intricate one teo tippy tappy you need a calibre of players who is not only good but has a quick brain and we don't have enough of these players in the attack or even midfield.
Had they been able to find a path through packed defences, they'd have won the title last year with room to spare.
Arsenal is also lacking natural dribblers like Hazard to open up packed defence.
pack the defence and rely on the counter....
A packed defence for 90 minutes and I think for one time in this moment all the players can be happy.
Welbeck injury, Fatigue, packed defence.
Jan Kirchoff is a solid defender but will likely be occupied by Diego Costa, leaving the time and space in front of what will be a packed defence to Chelsea's Brazilian winger.
In terms of creativity, Chamberlain has proved to be a useful tool in unlocking a packed defence with incisive, forward - thinking passes between the line of defence and midfield — a welcome trait in the Liverpool camp.
Gordon had no chance in the 75th minute when Verratti drilled the ball through a packed defence after Mbappe's cutback had been cleared to his feet.
We have seen so many games where the gunners had majority possession but couldn't score.Against a packed defence there shd be more shooting and less horizontal passing.
That surely is the time honoured way of how to overcome a packed defence, and Sterling with his speed and skills is well capable of it.
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