Sentences with phrase «play difficult side»

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It is particularly difficult for strikers to break through the ranks into the first - team at the bigger clubs at present, with most sides opting to play only one striker in the starting XI, and Arsenal is no different on that front.

Our midfield is also extremely strong, and with various types of player who can play different roles for our side, it is difficult to pinpoint a weakness.

A front four of Sanchez, Mesut Özil, Aaron Ramsey, and Olivier Giroud playing well together at the moment has made it even more difficult for the England international to break into the side.

It remains to be seen where Sanogo will end up, but it is thought that Arsene Wenger is keen for him to be playing regularly for a Premier League club to help him gain the experience needed to shine at the top level for his Arsenal side after something of a difficult start in front of goal since he joined the Gunners last season.

The game is played at such pace that it becomes very difficult to spot off - sides.

It's difficult to argue that this would be a sensible decision to move on for Felix at this stage of his career given he has the opportunity to play regularly at youth level and start knocking on the door for the senior side at Benfica next season.

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Burnley are a difficult side to play against when you don't get the breaks.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

In fact, I think AW would find it difficult to play anyone ahead of Joel there at the moment especially as he and Bellerin are forming a good partnership on that side.

If he could play like this most of the time, Mustafi would have a difficult time getting back into the side.

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.

In order for the Lacazette experiment to succeed several things need to occur, many of which will require Wenger to act in a very unlike Wenger fashion... firstly, Wenger has to commit to Lacazette as the number 1 striking option, which could prove difficult considering the way in which he has approached that position since RVP's departure... remember that Lacazette has only been here for a cup of coffee and yet he has already played out on the left... I'm truly worried that upon further reflection the club won't be able to resist an increased offer, under the guise that the work environment is increasingly untenable, and Sanchez will find himself elsewhere come September (I pray not though); if that were to happen I fear that Lacazette will be played along side Giroud

Now the field side safety (toward the bottom of the GIF) has to play deep over the TE and the slot receiver simultaneously, which is ordinarily difficult.

The Portuguese coach hailed the Hammers for their style of play, admitting they gave his side a difficult time as they narrowly came away with a 1 - 0 win at Upton Park courtesy of Eden Hazard's header.

Now he's the corner on the other side, and his consistently high level of play makes QBs» decisions very difficult.

Gareth Southgate and his England Under 21 side have been given their reward for beating Croatia in their European Under 21 championship play - off last month in the shape of a difficult group draw alongside Italy, Portugal and Sweden.

They are a big side now, and when big players play Mourinho's type of football, they are a difficult side to grapple with.

Diego Costa helped their side to win the Premier League title in two of the last three campaigns, scoring 20 goals in each of those seasons, and has shown on a number of occasions against our side, just how difficult a player he is to play against.

It was going to be a difficult game when you have this much players playing at the same time in a team as part of the starting 11 against a top side.

Northern Ireland did extremely well to finish second in their tough Qualifying Group, finishing above the Czech Republic and Norway to end up second only to the unbeaten Germans, but they were then given another difficult task in the Play - Offs against Granit Xhaka's Switzerland side.

Playing away from home with several changes into their regular squad, Gunners were finding it difficult against their Champioship side opponent.

After a difficult start to life at new stadium, slowly they are getting use to playing at Olympic Park and City will find it hard to beat this resilient West Ham side this time around.

«In these types of games, playing against a side of that calibre, to be 1 - 0 down is difficult.

Massimiliano Allegri did use the opportunity of playing the league's worst side to rotate the team a bit in order to rest players for the difficult task ahead of them in Madrid on Wednesday.

«We all know that Mourinho likes to shut up shop and make his sides difficult to beat in away games like these, but against City, I think it's key not to give them time and space to play.

But Mourinho, whose side play fellow title challengers Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday, said while it will be difficult for Shaw, he does have a future under him.

Speaking to the media, Bayern's head coach, Pep Guardiola, admitted that his side will most likely face a very difficult game as Roma are strong and play excellent football.

Villa manager, Paul Lambert was not surprised though that things turned difficult in the end for his side since playing Swindon away can be a very tricky game.

Anfield is always a difficult place for the away side in these prestigious matches; under 2.5 goals is the play for me.

Forced to sit on the sidelines, Davinson said he found it so difficult not to be able to play his part on the pitch but, after coming straight back into the side for our 3 - 0 win at Burnley on December 23 and then helping us to a 5 - 2 home victory over Southampton on Boxing Day, he's now got his smile back!

Although admitting that he would really love to play with Diego Simeone's side once again, he believes it's difficult to do since he would not be playing for four - six months should the striker pushed to sign with his former side.

With the arrival of Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski it was going to be even more difficult for Vela in the Arsenal striking pecking order and having spent a year maturing at Real Sociedad a move back to the Basque club is a sensible one.In his 62 apprearances for us he has managed to score 11 goals where his appreance has mostly been off the bench or in carling cups.Vela has represented Mexico at every youth level, playing at the Under - 17 and Under - 20 World Cups, and was a part of the senior side for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The tie is very difficult to predict with both sides yearning for a place in the final against either France or Germany, who would be playing in the second semi final fixture.

Some say that this event single - handedly ended Day's career at Upton Park (Goodlass unfortunately only had one hand) but in reality it had been difficult for him, still a young player, to play through a dip in form in a struggling side.

The conditions were difficult to play, it didn't help us against a very good side.

Wenger said his side lost out on the title «at home against the lower teams», having played some of those games «in a very difficult climate».

If the home side finds it difficult to create chances in open play I expect United to play patiently and pick them off using their fast counter attacking style of play.

This side - lying position is also helpful for babies who have low muscle tone and find it difficult to engage in midline play while laying on their backs (as they would while playing in a baby gym).

Someone close to me once said «it is really difficult to be the best when you are playing catch up» and that resonated with me because the competitive side of me wants to be really good at this even though the rest of me would do this even if nobody read it.

It's an amazing transformation in a difficult part — a classic David O. Russell woman who plays more than one side of the emotional fence.

It was only Ralph himself letting the side down; his choice to play Coriolanus as overtly stoic, teamed with Willy S's dialogue meant it was difficult to fully understand the character's thought process.

It's not too difficult on the weapons and armor side, though, and a very fun MH to play.

In every other play situation she has responded great, but with dominant girls she shows a difficult to manage aggressive side that makes me nervous.

That's not to say it's a childish game, it can show that it actually has hard side to it, as the game becomes a lot more difficult to traverse if you warp to each zone and don't play in continual sessions.

The HD, side - scrolling PlayStation 3 shooter Soldner X: Himmelsstrumer is not only difficult to say but somewhat difficult to play as well.

I found that the cooperative mode makes beating some of the more difficult bosses a little less challenging and it was just plain fun to play the game along - side my daughter.

Some of the best gear in the game is unlocked by completing side objectives and missions, which when playing on the harder difficulties is an absolute must in order to combat some of the more difficult enemies.

There's nothing quite like playing a delightfully difficult platforming adventure you've downloaded from somewhere on the other side of the world.

The game still plays pretty much the same: traverse through the somewhat open side - scrolling world, find a boss, beat a boss, get cursed by said boss which in turn changes your form and your current abilities, use the new form in order to overcome a previously difficult obstacle, and so on.