Not exact matches
The problem is our
defence and cdm Flamini: always help the other
side Arteta: never was the player than we expect him, he injured most
of the time, and lost the ball in dangerous situation Per: he is good just in corners but he is lazy and slow Our good defender is just kosc and chambers And also debuchy but we must play with out him aleast 1 month Gibbs and monreal are good players but they are not good
defence So we are very delicate in big and important games
Despite Guardiola's worries over his
side's
defence, they seem to be coping pretty well
so far, as City currently have the joint best
defence in the whole
of the Premier League, with the Spaniard's
side only conceding 11 goals in just 16 games
so far.
Primarily a right back, Grosskreutz is also comfortable operating on the left hand
side of defence or in midfield, and would offer cover across a back line that has been decimated by injuries and suspensions during the course
of the season
so far.
Arsenal should not expect it be attack against
defence though, because in the first leg at home the Saints were the better
side and created a lot
of chances,
so we must be ready.
The 23 - year - old has impressed in the heart
of the Premier League
side's
defence so far this season, and has been an ever - present in the starting line - up.
Defence looks a bit inexperienced on right
side so let's see... And lack
of creativity in middle means Sanchez and carzola have to step up today and create for front two....
In all team sports, the secret is to overload one
side of the pitch
so that the opponent must tilt its own
defence to cope.
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
I am a little disconcerted that Wenger didn't request a personal hearing
so he could give his
side of the story, as he actually had an extremely valid
defence that Dean made it look like he had a vendetta against the Arsenal boss.
So Arsenal will begin their
defence of the FA Cup away at Championship
side Nottingham Forest, who have had great success in the past when Brian Clough was the manager, and have even won two more European Cups than Arsenal!
I see no way we can be confident
of ever beating a top
side like Atletico with our
so called «
defence».
A DM is utilised to keep the ball in front
of the
defence so they always have time to shape up but this is completely nullified by a long ball game where the ball is played into space behind or to the
side of the
defence.
Michael Turner may have performed manfully at the heart
of the Tigers
defence but I would doubt he has the ability to make the step up to a
side like Liverpool
so swiftly and apart from anything else he seems deeply committed the cause at Hull.
Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along
side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle
of the pitch... Lacazette can not play
so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type
of role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left
side and Ox and Bellerin on the right, which would stretch
defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide
The
defence has had some horrible games this season, that goes without saying but with Monreal, Kos, Bellerin in the team we already have a good foundation to build on, but Wenger in his infinite wisdom will nit buy a world class CB, choosing to rely on a Per who will not make the first 11
of any half decent
side,
so who is to blame for that oversight?
In turn, one
of the worst
defences in the top flight is about to be left short
of some
of their first choice defenders against a Liverpool
side with plenty
of attacking quality, and
so it does look concerning from a West Ham perspective.
Not worried on either front... Arteta if fit can provide rest for some
of midfield and while Monreal has improved a lot he is not a powerful defender backs off far too much and lacks Ariel strength... plenty
of better left backs out there to strengthen that
side of defence...
so Viello kondogbia and Rodriguez / darmian would do me for summer signings... Sell poldi Ryo Campbell no goals flamini etc bring on some
of youngsters...
Chambers was brilliant in the center
of defence at the start
of the season,
so why put him on the right
side,»cause he has played poorly at there in recent games.
The
defence should be getting used to playing the new system and each other by now and there is good protection in front
of them and hopefully a focused Ospina behind them,
so with our firepower and the respective forms
of the two
sides this has to be an Arsenal win right?
On the 21s, I was at OT tonight, a really good turn out over 13k cheering on the reds, top support for a 21 game, Was not really surprised chelsea won, we were big underdogs going in, we did not really test their keeper that often which was a shame, still been a top season for Warren Joyce
side, a makeshift
defence most
of the season and a lack
of striker options for most
of the season as well,
so a great effort just to be in the final, shame we couldnt win it.
So they are silencing concerns over their
defence as they are one
of the more attacking
sides in the tournament clearly.
No use crying over spill milk, it was there in writing when da 11 was chosen, weak
defence that neva play regularly n unknown forward line
so da expection were low, either draw or loss.i hate havin 2 c man city n chelsea havin n easy run playing n full strenght
side,
so much anger against wenger 4 in da fa cup we had 50/50 chance
of winning it n now it gone n what wil da arsenal mood b when facing da next opponents.anyway it bridge over water.
As I mentionned above that ive just watched all the Arsenal game 2007 and 2008, Ive personnaly gave up with this idea
of strngthenin our
defence.Its obvious, we need CDM, and I strongly recommend Toure for that job, but finally, I found out our main PBM: AW is a man who beleives in: THE BEST DEFENCE IS ATTACKIN.He has built the team that way.When I watched our 2007 games, i could see that most of these teams who has defeated us this season played exactly the same style of game last season but they couldnt perform so much as our attackin side were so strong for them so that they were always held at their own defensive side.The game is completely Psycological.At the 1st 10mn of the game, they try to attack @their best, but just when we start attackin then all their mdlfldr start to pull back coz most of our attack are all dangerous.And this is what makes the diffrence between the so called BIG 4 and the rest of the league.The Pbm isnt really that our defence is so weak, It is our attack which is WEAK.Durin the first half of this season, Our guys couldnt perform any attackin strategy planned by AW, coz 1st: they were new to it, coz they have only practiced it durin trainin session.2 nd: Some of the key players are gone.3 rd: Even AW did nt know where exactly is the best position for those new players, the likes of Nasri, Vela, and some of them were all subsitute last year.Plus they are all young players who can improve and change their style game afte
defence.Its obvious, we need CDM, and I strongly recommend Toure for that job, but finally, I found out our main PBM: AW is a man who beleives in: THE BEST
DEFENCE IS ATTACKIN.He has built the team that way.When I watched our 2007 games, i could see that most of these teams who has defeated us this season played exactly the same style of game last season but they couldnt perform so much as our attackin side were so strong for them so that they were always held at their own defensive side.The game is completely Psycological.At the 1st 10mn of the game, they try to attack @their best, but just when we start attackin then all their mdlfldr start to pull back coz most of our attack are all dangerous.And this is what makes the diffrence between the so called BIG 4 and the rest of the league.The Pbm isnt really that our defence is so weak, It is our attack which is WEAK.Durin the first half of this season, Our guys couldnt perform any attackin strategy planned by AW, coz 1st: they were new to it, coz they have only practiced it durin trainin session.2 nd: Some of the key players are gone.3 rd: Even AW did nt know where exactly is the best position for those new players, the likes of Nasri, Vela, and some of them were all subsitute last year.Plus they are all young players who can improve and change their style game afte
DEFENCE IS ATTACKIN.He has built the team that way.When I watched our 2007 games, i could see that most
of these teams who has defeated us this season played exactly the same style
of game last season but they couldnt perform
so much as our attackin
side were
so strong for them
so that they were always held at their own defensive
side.The game is completely Psycological.At the 1st 10mn
of the game, they try to attack @their best, but just when we start attackin then all their mdlfldr start to pull back coz most
of our attack are all dangerous.And this is what makes the diffrence between the
so called BIG 4 and the rest
of the league.The Pbm isnt really that our
defence is so weak, It is our attack which is WEAK.Durin the first half of this season, Our guys couldnt perform any attackin strategy planned by AW, coz 1st: they were new to it, coz they have only practiced it durin trainin session.2 nd: Some of the key players are gone.3 rd: Even AW did nt know where exactly is the best position for those new players, the likes of Nasri, Vela, and some of them were all subsitute last year.Plus they are all young players who can improve and change their style game afte
defence is
so weak, It is our attack which is WEAK.Durin the first half
of this season, Our guys couldnt perform any attackin strategy planned by AW, coz 1st: they were new to it, coz they have only practiced it durin trainin session.2 nd: Some
of the key players are gone.3 rd: Even AW did nt know where exactly is the best position for those new players, the likes
of Nasri, Vela, and some
of them were all subsitute last year.Plus they are all young players who can improve and change their style game after game.
And with Liverpool having the joint second best defensive record in the league, the accusations levied against the defensive work
of the
side, although some
of them are pertinent, seem to have not as much importance in comparison to the issues raised here, although with the slight caveat that there is a noticeable drop off between the two seasons in terms
of interceptions from midfield and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being
so strong on the counter attack and the fact that the majority
of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front
of the
defence and behind the midfield.
They've been imperious at home this season, where they are undefeated in 26, winning 23, and although Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he will make a number
of changes from the
side which comfortably secured victory in the first leg over in Germany, the 69 - year - old has assured fans that the
defence will still posses plenty
of experience, which is a smart move on his part, as
so long as United don't concede, a feat they've achieved in 15
of 26 home games this season, they'll sail through.
So 3 - 2, and for a few seconds I still felt confident we would pick up 3 points but the
defence just continued to capitulate and we witnessed a complete turnaround by the home team against a
side of superstars.
The away
side will more than likely find the back
of the net given a shakier than usual home
defence so I lean towards over on the goal line.
Mud (Matthew McConaughey) banishes himself to a deserted island surrounded on all
sides by the Mississippi Rivers
so that he will not be imprisoned for the crime he has been accused
of committing in
defence of the woman he loves.
But to increase power and
defence, you'll need to arrange three powercores
of the same colour
side by
side so they combine to form one more powerful segment if you want any hope
of beating the later stages.
I tried to sue lawyers - they used summary judgment / vexatious to stop me - at all levels
of court they never gave arguments
so the judges had to fill in their
defence / represent them and at every level there was NO analysis - to give analysis they had to give all the arguments / case law
of the
defence if they support their
side -
so no analysis = there was no
defence and the case was fixed to protect the lawyers - an obstruct justice strategy.