Sentences with phrase «rearguard kept us at bay»
We controlled the possession for long spells of the quarter - final clash at Hotspur Way, but a combination of passes not reaching their intended targets and the visitors maintaining a stubborn five - man rearguard kept us at bay.
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They're a team with the capacity to score goals on the road, with only Man City and Sunderland, two of the league's strongest defences on home soil, having kept United at bay for the full 90 minutes, while defensively, even though they have shipped double figures (12), United remain one of the strongest rearguards to break down, with Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic a rock - solid and reliable centre - back partnership.