Sentences with phrase «solid defensive performance»

The encouraging things for me were our counter attacking, Giroud's link up play and a pretty solid defensive performance.

The 23 - year - old has been a key figure for Luciano Spalletti, making 30 appearances in all competitions as he has showcased how effective he can be in the backline with a string of solid defensive performances.

Chambers — 7 Another fairly solid defensive performance.

D: Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City)-- Solid defensive performance in SKC's first win of the season by the veteran center back that included a game - winner.

However, Arsenal managed to keep clean sheets, albeit conceding as many as 6 in some matches, yes, nevertheless, there were many games where they managed solid defensive performances.

The Ivorian produced a very solid defensive performance against Leicester City as the Red Devils battled past the Foxes for 2 - 1.

He was part of a pretty solid defensive performance, and dealt with Perez's threat with ease and showed how strong his and Vertonghen's partnership is.

Chiellini, 33, remains an integral part of the Juventus backline, and was absolutely crucial in their win over Tottenham at Wembley in the last round to advance to this stage as he produced another solid defensive performance.

Solid defensive performance.

Grateful we edged the scum, but that's about all the positivity I can draw from the game along with some solid defensive performances.....

The challenge for Arsenal will be in trying to defend against the Spanish club's attacking play and while that task applies to the team as a unit, it is perhaps Le Coq who holds the key to a solid defensive performance.

Despite the player's solid defensive performance, Savic's mistake was costly, as it ultimately cost his side the win.

The Englishman has been impressing fans, pundits and journalists with his solid defensive performances over the last year and his absence may not be critical but it certainly will be sorely missed on Tuesday night.

Manchester City's attacks and chances were limited through the solid defensive performance that Wenger orchestrated through his choice of tactics.

But this season I've noticed the passing qualities drop dramatically and I've seen some solid defensive performances with him in the team.

David De Gea was out - standing, pulling off an excellent save to deny Romelu Lukaku from the spot and keeping the Belgian from scoring any of his many chances throughout the game — this wasn't a solid defensive performance by any means and without the Spaniard's reflexes and athleticism, it could have ended in a humbling defeat.

Chelsea pulled one back through a decent free - kick but we produced a solid defensive performance to close out the game in the final half hour.