Sentences with phrase «solid in defense»

Played on the ball, was solid in defense, and had some good long passes.

Howedes was solid in defense, something that wasn't all that much of surprise seeing as that was his calling card when Juve first signed him.

To make us solid in defense it would be nice to have another top CD, but unlikely because we have Koscielny, Mertsacker, Gabriel, Chambers

He seems solid in defense and intelligent when playing.

A poster says below we might not be quite «as solid in defense» with say Walcott playing — exactly.

Might not be as solid in defense, but having more strings to play on in the same line - up is exactly the way to beat Mourinho.

Then Arsene would have to do what he hasn't done for a very long time and that is create a team that is solid in defense and dynamic in attack that threatens the life out of other teams whilst making it nearly impossible for them to score.

if we continue to be that solid in defense and abit sharper on the counter we will be tough to beat..

Martinez vs Mert or Gabi — Martinez is solid in defense plus has some education in midfield meaning he can read the game well plus create play.

Thanks to the new system, Arsenal has become more solid in defense and midfield area.

Gabriel keeps his place at right back as well and although he may not add too much going forward at least we should be solid in defense.

Per Mertesacker was solid in defense.

Gibbs and Chambers are not much attacking and comparatively solid in defense.

We need to be more focus and solid in defense, holding our shape to the end, to see off teams when we are on top protecting our lead!

Not exact matches

Which, in his defense, are a pretty solid asset when it comes to fiddling.

I remember just a few yrs ago we had no depth at CB, what a luxury to have chambers & gabriel step in, and get playing time, lets see what they got... if they are up for the challenge and deliver, we have a very deep solid defense...

If he feels like Lindblom is playing solid positional hockey (read: generating defense), he's likely to keep him in the lineup regardless of what his scoring stats look like.

But considering all of the positive developments in the second paragraph up there, combined with solid hitting and defense in center from Chris Owings -LRB-!)

There is a case that when there is a three man mature defense, it tends to be more solid than the 4 man defense where the full backs have to overlap and often than not are found in attack leaving a thin defense at the back quickly exposed in a counter attack.

Racheem Boothe (nine TFLs, 3.5 sacks) was one of the best freshmen in the country, Paxton Schrimsher (11 TFLs, 5.5 sacks) was great in Pecoraro's WOLF role, senior Jeremy Sangster is solid in his QB - of - the - defense role, and Sherrod Ruff had 11 TFLs in 2016 before missing 2017 with injury.

We should not take Monaco lightly They have a solid defense (only let in 1 goal during the group stage albeit they didn't score many and group wasn't the most difficult) They have an excellent DM called Geoffrey Kondogbia.

He was calm in the air and solid in a busy defense.

Thanks to a stingy defense and two solid veteran starting pitchers, the Ugly Eagles have allowed more than one run in just one of those 10 wins.

Similarly, picks the Eagles have made in the second and third rounds largely haven't panned out, with the lone current highlight being 2015 third - round LB Jordan Hicks (injured for a good chunk of 2017, out for the Super Bowl), who's been quite solid manning the middle of Philly's excellent defense.

He's a solid passer in the half - court and works hard on defense, despite his usual size disadvantage.

CLOVIS WEST KEYS TO VICTORY: Against top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Nike TOC.

There are plenty of reasons why Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons: the maturation of second - year coach Todd Haley, who was the offensive coordinator for Arizona when it reached the Super Bowl; the addition of respected coordinators Romeo Crennel (defense) and Charlie Weis (offense), who won Super Bowls as assistants with New England; the NFL's best running game; a solid defense; and extensive contributions by a deep rookie class.

For me, strong individual stats must be backed by a solid team defensive performance and in this regard, Koulibaly is the lynch pin of the Napoli defense that conceded the least amount of goals behind Juventus in Serie A this season.

Florida's run defense is solid, but the pass defense is spectacular; the Gators currently rank second in Passing S&P and first in Passing Downs S&P.

As far as I am concern, our defense have never again look anywhere near as solid ever since Gallas replaced Campbell in 2007.

Winning the EPL will need investment in a solid defense.

His Gators could have a solid run game and excellent run defense; they could also continue to struggle at throwing while regressing in pass defense.

In all, Richardson managed to gain 89 yards — a solid accomplishment against this LSU defense — but the Tide were done in by big losseIn all, Richardson managed to gain 89 yards — a solid accomplishment against this LSU defense — but the Tide were done in by big lossein by big losses.

If Gausman and Bundy can be reliable pitchers, if Cashner doesn't regress, if Cobb can pitch a sub - 4.00 ERA with half his games in hitter - friendly Camden Yards, if Tillman can have a huge comeback year, if the bullpen continues to be strong, if Brach can be a solid closer until Britton's return, if Davis and Trumbo can find their batting stroke again, if Mancini and Schoop replicate last season, if Manny continues to be Manny at short and with his improved swing, if Adam is still Adam, if Beckham can learn to play defense at 3rd and be August - Beckham instead of September - Beckham at the plate, if the catchers can somehow do their part, and if the O's figure out their right field situation (and all of that put together is one big IF).....

The pitching is superb and very deep, the power unmatched in either league, the catching solid and the defense is at least adequate.

That's not going to set the league on fire, but a solid stat line in a win that featured the running game and defense.

Now our defensive is looking solid very solid and this defense will last for a couple of more years and even with a few injuries we will be OK I really wish wenger gets Kyrochowiak and he is in the perfect age (25) and he can also play alongside coq if need be.

So let's go with the hot hand.With a solid defense and a strong supporting cast (including midfielder EddieLewis, below) behind stars Landon Donovan and David Beckham, the Galaxy shouldknock off Chivas USA in the first round, Houston in the Western Conferencefinals and Chicago in MLS Cup 2009, to earn the franchise its thirdchampionship.

I don't care if I sound baised, but I believe alexis sanchez is on par with aguero, ozil is better than silva and mata, Coq is the best Holdn mid and our defense is probably the most solid back 4, plus one of the top 3 keepers in the world currently.

When Rubio played defense in the half - court on Westbrook, Westbrook did not once get in the lane, except for a couple of times when Adams put solid screens on Rubio.

Wyoming went 15 - 9 against FBS teams with Allen as a starter, thanks in large part to a solid defense.

Pass defense should again be solid, but Toledo's fate in specific games could depend on how many glitches the Rockets are dealing with in the ground game.

The other one, Chelsea, got rid of players that didn't score, brought in a goal scorer and a creator, and kept their defense solid with a new and improved Keeper.

Very solid appearance both in defense and midfield.

Ohio's pass defense regressed only from an excellent 34th in Passing S&P + to a solid 68th.

Germany's previously solid defense has looked terrible in the first half against Italy, as the combination of Balotelli, Antonio Cassano and Riccardo Montolivo has taken them apart on two occasions en route to a 2 - 0 lead.

Agree with above We need to change a lot Spurs have built a solid squad At the moment they are better than us in most positions and have a complete team Their central midfield (defensive midfielder and box2box) is much better and central defense too.

Michigan is still a solid defense playing without much offensive production to protect it; Penn State is a balanced, dangerous team with two offensive pieces capable of messing up your entire world in one play.

Their defense is solid, and it would be a shame that a downright decent team (85th in F / +) would suffer so much bad turnovers and close - game luck without getting to celebrate at least one victory.

When he is on his game he is rock - solid and exactly the kind of player we need in central defense.