Sentences with phrase «play high defensive line»

But, if they do play a high defensive line in search of their much needed goals, Dortmund have already proven on their three previous meetings this season that they can hurt Madrid at the back.

They really could do no worse than play a high defensive line and give Fabregas all the time and space he wanted to play his laser passes.

3) His tendency to stay back, also creates problems because we play a high defensive line and this creates a large gap between GK and defense, which has been exploited by the opposition.

Klopp's decision to play a high defensive line was punished as Vardy used his pace to run in behind Lucas Leiva and Joel Matip all game.

Do you want to play a high defensive line?

With Mertesacker in the side, the team will have to be very cautious to play a high defensive line because as we saw against Chelsea, one precise through ball can take the big German out of the game.

But he is one of the best off the ball runner that we have — opponents does not want to play high defensive line or press our midfielder higher on the pitch due to the threat he pose — you may argue that the long distance scorcher by Sanchez in the FA final is due to their CBs slow in closing him down, wearying of the Walcott threat.

I'll be the first to admit counter attacking football and Arsenal should go together like cookies and cream but ever since the invicibles teams have refused adamantly to play high defensive lines against us and counters do not work if the opposition has a defensive 5 or 6 set up near the edge of their box when you finally get the ball up there.

In defence, Dortmund attempts to limit the playing area that their opposition has to play through by playing a high defensive line, and compressing their wingers and fullbacks into central areas.

Not exact matches

He is playing in a high defensive line team but still manage to be rarely caught off guard considering his super lack of pace and acceleration.

He is extremely mobile across the ground, with the speed to play in a high defensive line and to keep track of quick opponents - and he's rarely beaten for strength by the more physical opponents either.

If Arsenal players can keep their distances short to play short passes, confident to play with high defensive line and work as a team, I think we will see a good football from them.

When we played far too high, we shifted the defensive line position and the midfield tactics considerably.

Walcott should play against pressing teams with high defensive line and Giroud against deep defending teams.

Playing a CB that can not actually run, in a system that uses a high defensive line is suicide!

I'd have focused more on Torres (which I did), the lack of CB depth (I'd prefer to have two quality CBs to back up a 3 back rather than just one with one of the starters being a converted CDM), the lack of players who fit the outside mid role well in this formation (which, hey, maybe that's part of what you were referring to), and the fact that when you play more attackers higher up the pitch, it often requires a team to be able to implement a high pressuring defensive line (Dempsey and Bruin are not suited for that).

More recently, it has been a case of incompetence in the defensive side of our game, we've tried to take the game to Chelsea and go guns blazing which put us at danger every time we lost the ball on the counter attack especially as we used to play a ridiculously high line.

As a defender i rate Gabriel very highly and would give Boss the cover to bomb on and play a high line — Bellerin / Gabriel speed / defensive wise could work!

Playing with such high defensive line requires guts and high confidence, the things that Arsenal does not have currently.

Playing the new formation with three at the back really suits Arsenal's high defensive line.

That's true, but then again, that was because we were playing such a high defensive line with a defender that couldn't run.

They have good defensive discipline and will look to exploit our high line... We turn up and play with fight and focus, we can pip the 3p.

WEAKNESSES: Turnover prone in college and needs to better protect the football, specifically with his pocket movements (21 fumbles in his 24 starts)... elongated, wind - up release... chaotic lower body throwing mechanics, influencing his ball placement... too willing to deliver off - balance without setting his feet... bad habit of locking onto targets, leading defenders to the intended receiver... made too many high - risk throws in college, not locating lurking defensive backs... spotty offensive line play in 2017 caused him to play skittish and quicken his reads / movements, leading to mistakes... relatively inexperienced, playing only one full season at quarterback in high school and two years at USC... durable in college, but missed his junior season after a broken foot (Sept. 2013), requiring surgery.

I want Chelsea to win big matches playing attacking football with a high defensive line, and I want it to happen so lazy fans, bloggers and journalists alike can put on their thinking caps and figure out something else to talk about.

Playing such a high defensive line with a CB that can't run is suicidal!

11th — free kick from 35 metres blocked by GK Irwin, cleared momentarily, ball falls to Bradley who shoots high 14th — Takes pass from Findley, eludes a player and runs the length of the field from the midfield stripe, hits right foot shot from top of box, deflects off defender and ball goes through the hands of Irwin and in (18th goal) 18th — Cheyrou plays ball through middle, Osorio backheels to onrushing Giovinco, takes touch then bends right foot shot past Irwin and in (19th) 36th — takes pass from Bradley, floats a cross to back post where Altidore heads just wide 37th — takes long pass from Cheyrou, beats defender, charges in but shot is deflected out for corner 38th — takes corner to near post — Perquis heads in to score (14th assist) 60th — starts run from defensive half, left side of field, cuts into middle, tripped by Pittinari who earns yellow card — resulting free kick from 30 yards is just over bar 76th — takes breakout punch from corner from Konopka, is fouled by Cronin, who earns yellow card 82nd — steals ball from Ramirez, sprints past Burling, attempts cross but hits own foot and rolls behind end line

As a leader, Michael Dawson is spectacular, but playing in a high defensive line is still not comfortable for the former Forest man, while he may not be the ball playing defender that Vertonghen is, he does the jobs that Vertonghen isn't capable of.

It'll be tough to crack a starting lineup right away with Michigan's high - strength defensive line, but look for Solomon to have a season similar to Rashan Gary's last season, with a little less playing time.

Playing a very high defensive line, Arsenal conceded two quickfire goals to Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale in the space of 3 minutes to go 2 - 0 down at half - time.

Kolo Touré — 6.5 Prefers the deeper defensive line as was evident against Everton, and against West Brom where he had a stinker playing higher up.

Our defensive issues are tactical in my opinion, but at the same time having players like Squillaci doesn't help... but again if he didn't play in a high line then he might be alright.