Sentences with phrase «pitch against quality»

Not exact matches

In central midfield, Michael Carrick showed his wortth for England against Lithuania and should be brought in as one of the more defensive options for the match against Italy, who have plenty of quality in that area of the pitch.

A quality Striker such as Podolski does not need to back track and defend, he must challenge the Defenders and wait for counterattacks, a striker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to score....

A limp performance like the one against Chelsea, mistakes at crucial times from key players at both ends of the pitch and the age old problem of injury problems and Arsene Wenger seeming to be the only man on the planet that thinks his Arsenal squad has enough quality and quantity.

why did we play Welbeck in the striker's role... no one can question his heart but to have a player with such limited first - touch and finishing skills against such a game opponent with Lacazette on the bench is almost unforgivable... maybe it's because Welbeck tows the party line or maybe it's because Welbeck doesn't know anything but 100 % on the pitch, unfortunately neither of these qualities makes him a capable starting striker on a team with any real aspirations... I can only hope that he was being showcased for a move elsewhere, as there was some talk last week about some interest from Everton... if he moved on that would be the only silver lining of this coach's decision, but once again it wouldn't excuse this club for putting business decisions ahead of fielding the best possible team to secure 3 points at Anfield

Asides not buying enough to give us depth in quality (which is very essential in winning the EPL), Wengers style makes us an easy team to defend against by playing central midfielders on the wing, who always drift to the center of the pitch when we are on the attack.

When we had teams like 1997 - 98 and 2001 - 02 double or THE INVINCIBLES, the opponent felt intimidated even in the tunnel itself due to the shear quality and the character of the personnel involved, let alone fear playing against us on the pitch.

The quality of the two players could mean there should be a swap plus cash deal, but with Wenger involved against Mourinho, I can see only player swap as Mou has raped Wenger on and off the pitch consistently

They have a decent base at the back and quality individual players higher up the pitch, but recent games against Blackpool and Newcastle have revealed them to be anything but the finished product.

With a lot of quality on bench against Chelsea, Arsenal can put all of them on the pitch against Wigan.

On the pitch, Bergkamp's quality ought to have been obvious and there was an encouraging debut against Middlesbrough.

The 25 - year - old completed 10 clearances against the Reds — more than any other player on the pitch — while his 76.1 per cent passing accuracy highlighted his quality in possession.

Galatasaray have some quality players in their squad and we can expect a tight game on Saturday where Jose Mourinho will be looking to get back on track after terrible tour of China where they lost against Dortmund and friendly game City was canceled due to poor pitch conditions.

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