Sentences with phrase «rather than a defender»

Now, they first look for the offensive player's pivot foot rather than the defender.

Don't you think it is more efficient to allow a more advanced player to push forward rather than a defender?

Not exact matches

The defenders of institutionalized Christianity are in a panic over dwindling numbers but rather than ask why people are leaving and wondering if perhaps there is a reason they resort to guilt trips and subtle threats to keep people showing up.

And in truth, egregious fibs like the spurious mammogram claim mostly stem from wishful thinking on the part of defenders of the abortion giant, rather than from its own publicity materials.

Rather than saying that Whitehead was very deficiently Christian by orthodox standards, Morris B. Cohen and Bertrand Russell complained that he was excessively Christian, or at least too Christian to be a rational philosopher.7 Whitehead, from a purely rational point of view, was, as Pascal and James before him, a defender of emotion and feeling, or in Biblical terms, a defender of the heart, the raison.

Our defender did at least admit that the team was hugely disappointed to have missed the chances on offer throughout the season so far, but the rest of his comments sounded like just more empty platitudes to me, the sort of thing he thinks he should be saying rather than the truth, that the Gunners are in a bad way and are starting to really worry about losing our place in the top four.

But the thing we lack is a leader who can organise his defence as when we show a poor defensive display, our back 5 looks like 5 individual defenders all over the place rather than a compact and disciplined back 5.

Replays suggested that the Leicester star arguably fell into the challenge rather than being brought down, but the Spanish defender dangerously left his foot out and both Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher were convinced that it was the right decision in the Sky Sports studio at half - time.

Bale plays as a shadow striker, meaning he plays in the # 10 role but is more focused on driving at defenders with his pace and shooting (rather than the Ozil - way of playing the # 10 role for example).

he tried to rectify the mistake of our defence by coming out bt failed on second goal no - one would expect that 3 defenders would stand and watch a player of zarate quality to take a shot... it was more of our defence fault rather than his..

Rather than take on a defender or dribble into position to open up passing lanes, he basically stops after receiving the ball and looks for the fastest / easiest way to get rid of the ball to someone else.

«And, rather than signing more squad players, he must bring in another world - class defender, a top midfielder and a 20 plus goal striker.

Further, they will start «definitive work» to sign the defender, and their bid to re-sign him is boosted by the fact that if the Spanish international is to leave Arsenal, he would prefer to return to Barca rather than join any other club.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Goal, the defender has revealed that he's still confident of enjoying a long career with the Pensioners, but rather than identifying John Terry as the player he's keen to emulate, he's name - checked another Premier League great as his inspiration.

Defenders will rather play an in form Giroud than an inconsistent Walcott.

However he will come up against the leagues top defenders on a regular basis and experience what it's like to play in a defensive line fighting for Premier League safety, rather than alongside a more collective defence that includes the likes of Koscielny and Monreal.

The Costa Rican will remain out on loan in Portugal, but it just got me thinking that we've seen that Joel has the speed, the fight and the desire to push his way past defenders and so perhaps the idea of trying Campbell up front rather than being crowded on the wings, doesn't seem as silly as it may sound.

To be honest I'd rather have a defender of the calibre of Ramos alongside Koscielny and take the risk, than having Mertesacker makingthe mistakes he does.

He would rather start a defender on the right wing than give Theo a deserved starting spot.

In addition to those two, it's added that Barca boss Valverde also wants to add Inigo Martinez to his squad this month, as the 26 - year - old Real Sociedad defender would add quality and depth at the back too as he looks to find the right balance rather than splash all the cash he has on attack - minded players.

But with only days left in the transfer window, it would be better to give an impressive lower division / lower table defender a chance rather than leave the club completely exposed for the next 5 months.

please stop these silly articles this is a joke Wenger would die rather than play 7 defenders in his team he is no mourinho are u influenced by him there is no problem with this formation our past 2 seasons best performances have come playing this formation and about your one time theory this season only we beat manu that lead us to a run of fa cup and we won that so do your homework properly.

In the games thus far this season we have seen him work more defensively and actually throw a move to get his defender off balance, rather than just try to run by him.

Strikers score, defenders defend, midfield keep the ball and work hard Would rather have a striker who will gurantee goals than one who will run the whole pitch and be ineffective in the opposition box

As a top defender, that new role will suite him rather than to dump him of like sit.

However, Id prefer it if he was working with our u21 defenders rather than the 18s.

The greatest goalkeepers command their defense and make very little number of saves per game, if a goalkeeper has to rely on his own reflexes rather than use the defenders in front of him as human shields, then there is a big problem!

I sat «player «rather than «right back «or even defender because the «9 - year old has already taken up two roles in his fledgling Arsenal career and there has also been talk that he might get a chance to show what he can do as a defensive midfielder.

I hadn, t really seen Chambers, but, I am sure many thought it was a mistake to get him rather than a more well known top defender, but, I do NOT hear many complaining now.

Gabriel also looks more like a makeshift defender rather than a true replacement of Per, who is finally paying the price of his mistakes.

As for Gab, look at his energy and his covering, him on the field allows the defenders to play high BUT sadly let down by a poor midfield» the goals due to Kos rather than Gab.

Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson is mentioned as being a top target, and so it looks as though Spurs are confident of adding to what they already have rather than being forced to replace players they are likely to lose.

Jose Mourinho may want to retain the defender's services rather than be forced into finding another replacement, but it's difficult to keep hold of an unhappy player once he has made his mind up.

Therefore Arsenal would be maximising his abilities at what Giroud is good at, rather than expecting him to beat defenders with pace and be the energetic striker that simply does not fit in with his style of play.

Now, I know we can do better than better than giroud but right now I don't think we have a better option right now and the earlier we get giroud playing and in top form the better, alexis is not a striker, and while come with a lot of optimism watched many of his goals and he doesn't seem to dominate the defenders, he runs into spaces to finish I strongly believe he won't find himself in similar situations so often in arsenal but rather will find himself fighting big bullying defenders.

It should make Wenger determined to get a new player in sooner rather than later, even though he has the option of two very promising defenders in Chambers and Holding, so who do you think will be on his list?

If and when Arsenal sign a central defender, it will be someone unexpected and designed to fit how Arsenal want to play rather than someone to make fans excited.

I have a feeling that the Tottenham defenders would be happier coming up against the size and strength of Giroud rather than the pace, movement and direct running of Alexis, Ox and Iwobi so is that how Wenger will line Arsenal up?

One of my main issues with Per is that he doesn't win nearly as many aerial balls as he should... He seems to always be waiting for the ball to come to him rather than attacking crosses... The same ball watching that all of our defenders are prone to and the cause of many dropped points this season...

Lets focus on what we have rather than what we don't — walcott may not be a good dribbler, but what he does best is out - run the last defender to the ball on space.

All three seemed judgment calls rather than obvious and indeed it's hard for the officials to see everything like a quick touch off a defender, but nevertheless it was an unlucky match for us re.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

but in this new formation he simply has no place, can not play striker and does not have to technical skills to play alexis and oz role behind the striker and his game leans toward taking defenders by surprise rather than taking them on which is not possible in 3 -4-3.

The defender, who is likely to leave Turin on loan rather than on a permanent deal, is wanted by both United and Arsenal according to Tutto Mercato Web, as noted by the Independent.

dortmund defender, can cover all defensive positions, usually a rb but can do lb hes good - not great, handy to have rather than team changing signing

Knows he has no competition so can take the time to sulk rather than play and press defenders.

In the Premier League you need to be physical, strong and powerful in order to be one of the very best strikers, to stand your own and to beat the defender rather than the other way round.

Arsenal have more than one dangerous player and if Giroud, Welbeck, Alexis and Cazorla are on song, Sterling should be starved of chances and be more worried about helping his own defenders rather than tormenting ours.

Needs to focus on scoring goals again rather than scrapping with defenders.

I will say it again, if Wenger were to splash on Isco or James Rodriguez right now rather than an average overpriced striker or defender, I'll think its money well spent.