Sentences with phrase «team defenders on»

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Starting the season seriously low on defenders while still loaning Jenkison is almost like sabotaging your own team.

Against Palace when teams sit in their own half, he can play the short passes and flicks to help create a chance for a shot, or can compete physically with defenders to try and get on the end of crosses.

If you ask him to consistently create at the rim it may be a different story... although I think this is the only aspect of his game that I think he can improve on... he'll never be a decent threat from deep and he'll always be a great defender... the rest, I have my doubts but I'll agree to hope for the best for the sake of the team.

arsene got it right welbeck work rate was great, the way he tracks back and help his defenders, hopefully it will rub on walcott that the only way he, ll get his starting place back except may be in europe and against easier english teams!!

They will have Gomis available again to give our defenders a problem and they are a good technical team but as long as Arsenal are on our toes; even with a few injury problems like Ramsey, Welbeck, Arteta, Debuchy and the Oz, then we should be too strong for them.

at the start of his career he inherited the best back 4 + gk in the league... won 2 league titles later on i admit he was able to sign good defenders and cdm to build arguably one of the best team in europe at that time... but even with that team he underachieved.....

The Catalan giants are also believed to be looking to strengthen in his position this summer, having relied on Sergi Roberto as a makeshift defender in the role this term, but despite a number of reasons to believe Hector could be on his way, his team - mate Monreal claims he isn't.

i have been saying this for along time arsenal would be better surve with a defrent stile of play maker one who can shoot head the ball take on defender dribble into space.we all see it over on over again you don't need one killers pass to win game alot of team don't have ozil on create lots of chance against us.

If anything, the one quality Koscielny does not have is leadership — he rarely organises or commands his defence despite being by far the best defender on the team.

Wenger is naive & his refusal to get a defender is telling on the team bellerin is too young to go against Chelsea, man city, Liverpool for Christ sake why is he dilly dally on every deal.

I'll go a step further if Van Djik hasn't signed for Liverpool I would try to make a move and here is why: 1) Prem experience 2) Southampton plays a similar style of football than Arsenal 3) He can play in both a 3 and 4 man defense with his ability on the ball 4) Mustafi has been up and down and I don't know which one we're getting ahead of next season and will it be for 38 weeks 5) Mertesacker will go into a non playing role 6) Chambers has played well at Boro but well enough to play a big role into this team... not really and could be used in any deal for Van Djik 7) Koscielny is our best defenders but is dealing with a chronic injury not only that he hasn't made the best decisions at times Everything mentioned above will free wages but also increase Wenger money to spend!

The Nigerian international defender spent last season on - loan at Istanbul minnows Kasimpasa and established himself as a first team regular in one of the best performing defensive sides.

Petr Cech remained alert throughout and was equal to any threat posed by his former club, and the shot - stopper is joined by defender Hector Bellerin in the BBC team of the week after the Spaniard was again crucial from an attacking point of view and showed his exceptional pace to produce a vital defensive stop on Pedro.

Ox offers both short passing and defender take - ons so he's the natural choice but agreed that Welbeck or Theo would be wasted against a team with no space to get in behind.

The young defender is one of the first names on the Gunners team sheet, and his form even earned him a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year last tteam sheet, and his form even earned him a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year last tTeam of the Year last term.

He's a key defender on key downs for this team.

Arguing that Noel, who is statistically an elite defender, is a bad defender or makes the team worse on D by getting out of position is a hollow argument.

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.

Wenger is naive & his refusal to get a defender is telling on the team bellerin is too young to go against Chelsea, man city, Liverpool for Christ sake why is he dilly dallying on every deal.

Any team that is missing their top 2 scorers, who also handle the ball most of the game and are two of the bigger defenders on the team..

My hope is that the new signings (with adjusted tactics) will actually put opposing teams on the back - foot and let our defenders focus on defending.

To simply blame our attack on our defeat to Manchester United would be a bit rich considering the errors which saw us trailing by two goals inside 11 minutes, and West Ham also had chances gifted to them which could easily have seen us lose that match, and I personally find it rich that the underperforming defender is blaming other areas of the team for their displays.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

Despite the millions spent on what were good signings (WC Winners Mertersacker and Mustafi most importantly), they have still not found that blood guts and thunder defender who can take control, and drive a team on, been said before, they have no leaders.

If you've got other scoring options on your team but need a primary ball - handler and perimeter defender, there are a lot worse places to turn than this new card.

Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has supposedly told his German international team - mates that he's on the verge of completing his summer transfer to Manchester United, according to the Daily Telegraph.

gooner4life i don't think individually our defenders are all that bad its just that the whole team is strongly encouraged to play offensive game and it looks great to watch and gets us plenty of live games on TV which means extra cash but no one is left to guard the fort on counter attack's,

Wiltshire — he will never play a dominant role on any future Arsenal team that cares about finishing in the top 4... too injury prone and fragile on the pitch for someone who must stick his foot in and dribble past defenders to be successful

Also playing in the Europa League match were defenders Stefan Savic and Domagoj Vida, team - mate of Yarmolenko, with a centre - back firmly on Spurs» summer shortlist.

Both Tottenham & Arsenal appear very keen to land the adaptable Ajax defender and having seen a number of his team - mates leave the Eredivisie side the Belgian international may feel it's time to move on.

But the problem continues to unfold at The Hawthorns with team - mate defender Reid now being involved in a bust - up with Odemwingie on the training ground.

On evidence so far this team still needs at least 2 defenders, i think Mert will soon be feeling the affects of last season too, in this season and if we not getting a DM, Callum Chambers should be moved to that position allowing us to become more mobile (from what i have seen of him in defense i think he would even be more impressive in DM).

We would have to adapt our play as well — a selfish (and I mean that in a complimentary way), back to goal striker operating on the shoulder of the last defender demands different service and team set - up and eats in to the space where the likes of Sanchez is now operating.

The problem is, you need three or four really good one - on - one defenders, and most teams only have one or two.

Rodgers has been concerned with the performances of some of his defenders this term, and with either Daniel Agger or Martin Skrtel likely to make way this summer the manager is keen to bring in a player with potential to grow as well as someone capable of slotting into the first team on board to replace them.

The rangy defender also has seven Dutch national team caps to his name and may feel that a high profile move to Chelsea could better aid his push for a more prominent role in Louis van Gaal's starting line - up, all the more relevant with a World Cup Finals tournament on the horizon.

We don't have a single guy on our team I would consider an above average defender and our rotations in team defense are just atrocious.

I'm saying Booker's defenders have less merit to their position that he's a star (mostly because stars are ordinarily as big of losers as he is) then Bender defenders have to their position he could become a solid NBA rotation player on a winning team.

«Bellerin is the obvious answer — the Arsenal defender is barely old enough to drink alcohol, but he's already a superstar on a team full of them.

According to a report in The Mirror, Arsenal fans could have another reason next season, because Arsene Wenger is apparently keen on bringing the England international defender Chris Smalling to north London to join his former team mate Welbeck.

In Game 1, Bogut was an active defender and rebounder, grabbing 15 boards in 37 minutes, in addition to powering the team's 52 - 42 advantage on points in the paint.

As well as these reported moves above there is growing speculation that off form defender Jonny Evans may be on his way to Wolves with Mick McCarthy taking an interest in the Northern Ireland centre back who will see his first team chances greatly limited next season.

Last I checked, football is still a team sport, and he would be 10 times player that he already is if he just learned how to pass the ball once in a while as opposed to trying to take on 3 defenders at once.

At 22 - years old and with his national team France about to host the Euro 2016 tournament this is hardly ideal for the talented young defender and there are growing reports that he could be moving on in the summer.

Nelson will be a handful on the right hand side and Laca and Auba in the team running off each other they will pull in defenders out of position to give our midfielders more chance to run in clear.

France defender Mapou Yanga - Mbiwa, 25, has called Alan Pardew's Newcastle a team of long - ball merchants after leaving St James» Park to join Roma on a season - long loan --(The Chronicle)

Blues star Hazard has risked the wrath of national team skipper Kompany by posing alongside the sleeping Man City defender on their trip back following their narrow, and vital, win over Cyprus which was secured thanks to a late goal from the Chelsea attacker.

The mismanagement of the squad is rediculous and no amount of philosophy detracts from the fact that Wenger moved on 3 defenders and bought only two and now his team are hanging on for dear life every game.

Chelsea and Manchester United are on red alert with French defender Raphael Varane considering an exit from Spanish giants Real Madrid due to a lack of consistent first team opportunities according to the Mirror.

Big in your list I can agree that all these players would improve us, but let's look at our CB At the moment Kos, top player but is struggling with a inj which may or may not heal, at the moment he isn't match fit so not up to his own high standard, so needs help or a defender of his quality so he can go and recover properly So then we have Mert, too slow and no longer good enough, I'm not sure if he's even good enough for 3 rd choice CB, too slow, poor on the air for his size and not brave enough, he's lasted this long due to Kos he needs a Top class CB just to allow him to play against average teams Ok now Reid not top class we can all agree so we couldn't really play him with MERT as he isn't Kos quality so can't cover merits deficiencys He could be ok with Kos but Kos is struggling So is Reid what we need???? And finally Wenger if he has all 3 fit will still play Kos / Mert first choice Oh and God forbid we play MERT / Reid against the top teams like Chels / city / utd / Southampton Chuckle chuckle