Sentences with phrase «teams defence also»

The resolute nature of the home teams defence also makes me want to avoid the goal markets.

Not exact matches

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referring decisions also go in our favour, for instance that dortmund goal sanogo scored was clearly offside, these things are apart of football, GREAT teams overcome these obstacles, GREAT teams do not crumble with 3 or 4 goal leads, GREAT teams do not concede 3 + goals in 40 mins REGULARLY, GREAT teams average more than one tackle every 90 mins, GREAT teams don't need more 7 clear cut chances to score, united have academy players in defence, in fact our defensive players are 15x better but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have had an injury list just as long if not longer than ours but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have just gone through a managerial shift but VAN GAAL will get a result, so why on earth are united in the title race and not arsenal?

goodness i can't believe it people will still defend him.You know something when Giroud misses many chances like at Monaco i did not criticize him even based on that you know why?its because he has always not been clinical.The only way a team can improve is by indentifying its problems and solving them.Arsenal has Giroud as the main cf and Welbeck as backup to him.Giroud has done well scoring some goals some too important but collectively he does more harm than good.Do not use moments to judge a player judge him based on content.Giroud does not excel in many games than he excels in games.As a main cf you need to be consistent.I see people here saying Giroud can not dribble he cant do this he cant do that but its a bit crazy to criticize him for that because every player has his own style.Giroud limitations as a player costs arsenal and will cost us a lot.Most importantly his poor finishing which has cost us several times.Not good enough.His style of play is ok for us but a striker who can take on players and run behind defences very well would make us very strong and also should be clinical.For Welbeck he needs to works on his finishing and composure by doing the basic things right.He rushes infront of goal too much.For now he is just above average.However he can excel if he works on improving.Giroud and Welbeck will always be a pain in arsenal's neck for most part.Some will call me stupid but hey at least i want to analyze the problem.People may support Giroud or Welbeck to lead the line next season but as the saying goes if you fool me once shame on you but if you fool me twice shame on me.Will you let Giroud and Welbeck fool you again?

there is no doubt that we need a midfielder with the ability to dribble, fast but having a good players is not only enough, hard training for stamina, strength as a team to continuously press on the opponents not to give them time and space to settle and win the ball, go fast to the goal destabilize the defense, fiercely fight around the goal to create a space and shoot on goal with the strong power and on target needed and wenger also has to be hard and serious for the accomplishment of this.as we have seen with such a spirit even with the defence all reserve we won FA CUP

When it clicks and you have the likes of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in full flow but also functioning as parts of a well oiled machine, the Gunners have the ability to breach any defence and with a strong defensive line and midfield players who can control a game, there are the ingredients in north London to make a title winning team.

I have also seen many Arsenal teams where we had players like willy young and david price in defence lol?

Secondly our backup defender is now arguably youth team player Krystian Beilik, whilst Coquelin has also been training in defence.

Our system we play is the problem, everyone saying our defence is crap and i partially agree, but we need to defend as a team, the midfielders also need to contribute when it comes to defending and our defending at set plays are very poor.

Club legend and former Reds manager Graeme Souness also highlighted the fact that defences win a team titles.

Chelsea strengthened in defence this summer by signing Antonio Rudiger, but have also relied on youngster Andreas Christensen as David Luiz has largely lost his place in the first - team.

Those players you highlighted do not play in a team that goes gung - ho in attack, if you consider Arsenal set - up we play so high up the pitch that we leave our defence exposed, there are even times when our defenders also play a very high line and all this is Wenger's instruction...

Although much of the credit in football goes to attacking players, the best teams also rely on a strong defence and here are the top ten from CaughtOffside.

Arsenal are now tied with Man City, Spurs, Crystal Palace and Watford for least goals conceded and when you consider how we started and also had two players sent off against Chelsea, that suggests to me that as well as being a great keeper, Cech's influence is starting to spread through the team, especially the defence.

I am an Ozil hater and I will say why I hate Ozil, Ozil is not a goal threat which would allow other attackers more space, Ozil job is not only to assist but also to score goals, he drops out of sight when placed under pressure, does not provide the team with a lift in dire moments (for our so called big player) and only concentrate on team defence for a few minutes.

Football like life is uncertain... What is certain however is that following the same failed strategy year after year and expecting a different result is a sign of ineptitude if not madness... Our best 11 ain't up to it largely because it doesn't threaten and unthreatened teams also mean there is more pressure on our defence as well... So a bit of tinkering in the middle of park ain't going to deliver titles that is for sure... Draxler plus a mobile striker is needed... So unless the idiote grenouille is willing to shelve out 80m can kiss titles goodbye now... He can recover 30 - 40m with obvious sales of mediocre attacking options so not too onerous but at this rate it's déjà vu all over again

The thing that really has troubled me ever since the end of the last transfer window and has made me become an anti-Wenger proponent is this: At the end of last season every man and his dog could see that the team needed new signings in a number of key areas, from the most intelligent fan to most casual followers, all the discussion was around strengthening in defence and also in the front line.

We lost the balance of the team I could clearly see it there was something un clear to our players on the field the left wing was weak wellbeck lost position far too many times belerin was not up to scratch maybe it should have been gabrial instead of matasacker carzola tried to spray ball into left flank that went begging but also the midfield was weak perhaps there should have been 5 but the number wasn't the real problem we didn't do what the tots did to us all in all hope this was a good dress rehearsal for the champion league but the defence has to be more accurate to protect the goal keeper keans goals are not acceptable

I think it may well have done because not only did Flamini score two good goals, he also made some big tackles and worked tirelessly to stop the home team over running our defence.

The paper's football experts have had to rely on their own opinion and the report admits that they have decided to disregard things like the calming influence Cech has on his team mates in the Arsenal defence and also games like the heavy wins over Man United and Swansea even though Cech made great saves at key moments that might have influenced the course of the match.

Well, personally Chamber is our worst player n I doubt if he deserves Arsenal shirt, Sanches also is causing d team more harm than gud, holding ball aimlessly, Welbek, am not his fan but he is our best player vs crystal, work horse gave us 1st penalty n he assist 2nd goal, Girioud gradually becoming inevitable to our team, no one like Girioud in d team, he is different, Ozil improving, Sainti continue being our all round player, our defence was gr8 until later time.

We lost so many games against top 4 teams in the past couple of years, that one win won't erase it all (let's not get ahead of ourselves) but if we can keep getting such win by putting not only a fluid and great offensive display but also grit and composure in defence; our win today and the way it happened will be the first step in the right direction... our best players being fit will help too: it looks promising, as a GUNNER today I can celebrate and hoping for many more!!

can u ever write an article without mocking arsene or wishing his reign to come to an end it is ok sometimes but every time come on man give it a break on to our defence there are only 2 games in this season where team's overall defensive performance can be taken to doubt first was pool because of both first team defenders out second is olympiakos where u can point to team not defending so well on corner that also was actually an individual mistake by ospina which changed the game so our defence is doing good job give credit where it is due of course it would be interesting to see whether we can contain the most inform team in Europe.

Not merely his legendary refusal to coach defence and to buy proper tough defenders with will to win, physical power, height and strength, but also his refusal to even see how vital defence is to all successful teams.

he also gives the team width and stretches opposition defence rather than choke the midfield as Ramsey does.

In come Jack Wilshere, Walcott and Giroud and we also have the combative Coquelin in the holding midfield position so the young Gunners in the team can express themselves without worrying too much about leaving the defence exposed.

Arsenal were also careful not to expose the defence but were the team trying to go forward more in the first half, esopeciall after the opening 15 minutes as we began to dominate possession and force Chelsea to sit deeper.

Man United have failed with bids to sign Pepe's Real Madrid team - mate Sergio Ramos (via Sky Sports), and Louis van Gaal could be tempted by the offer of the Portuguese international, who could help to beef up his back - line, while also contributing considerable experience to the Red Devils defence.

The defence has been superb but we should also thank the rest of the team for the clean sheets..

It was also a fact years back when he had a great defence... captain Tony Adams spoke at a meeting of players call on them to defend as a team... not just leave it to the back 4.

Our players showed alot of discipline in defence and even though Bayern had so much of the ball, you could sense us getting a goal with our swift counter attacking style... We played well as a team, and that's whet we needed to win this game... Also loved the fact that we went direct from the free - kick that resulted in the goal, when on another day we would've opted for the short pass..

Mert is also abysmally slow in the defence at shifting the ball — the antithesis to breaking a team down when you need to move the defence fast!

As for the team news, we will have to it without our supersub Olivier Giroud around to help us out of any tight fix, and Aaron Ramsey is also sidelined until the New Year — but on the plus side we will have Shkrodan Mustafi back to help in defence.

I mean the game hasn't changed * that * much in the last 10 years — the teams who can score against the most stubborn defences and defend well themselves tend to do rather well Giroud gets through an awful lot of ugly work in a match, even when he doesn't score and is also an asset when defending set pieces.

A constant menace for the Palace defence with his movement and ability on the ball, while he also worked hard of his team off the ball.

He is the magician In the middle helps us get out of tight defence spots and also helps in attack and he Knows how the team works.

also I don't see why Lloris whose Spurs finished below Arsenal and wasn't even among the top 3 goalkeepers last season (Cech, DeGea, Schmeichel) in cleansheets or saves... went to the Euros and didn't perform so spectacularly or outta this world thanks to the good team and defence in front of him in which Koscielny was the main man in that defence.

They both gona struggle one homegrown rules kick in... While Hargreaves and Carrick tunrout to be high class english midfielders, the rest of th teams may be screwed... Remember we also have youth players in DGibbo, D Jones and R Jones coming through... our defence is a rock unit and versatile in their style of play.

I don't think all we need is a central defender.We also need a world class striker that can produce goals from really slim chances.A play maker that delivers.Enough of chances made and goals not scored.Arsenal always faces teams ready to defend cos f their attacking style of play.We need a striker that will peel open any defence.

With Arsenal, people have always blamed the defence for our problems, which I have always felt has been pretty harsh.With Steve joining Mr Wenger, it is not only the defence that protects the team — it starts from the front.Our midfielders, Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby, have been doing a great job protecting the defence and that's what you need at this level.The guys are also working hard up front.

The imminent return of Leon Best from a groin injury is also a massive boost for Pardew, who has been short of striking options, though defensive midfielder Cheik Tiote, who does play a pivotal role in the team shielding a defence that has only shipped 12 league goals all season, which is on a par with Liverpool and Man City, is still out with a knee problem.

Nevertheless the general consensus is that his performances have not been of the quality needed for a team hoping to win the title, although some blame must also be attached to their ageing defence, who have missed their captain, Kompany, for almost the whole of the season.

I also pointed out that this «scratch» MU team had a midfield which cost over $ 100m and a defence which cost almost the same.

He also showed Klopp his versatility, selflessness and team - centric approach when he drew a foul from the Watford defence rather than go for goal, which he could have been forgiven for, propelling the «selfish» accusations out of the window in the process.

Dier is an excellent player who is not only vital to our team's success but also versatile as he can play in defence or midfield.

Jones for many years doesn't play five matches in a row and Rojo last season was left - back, on the bench and at home and in this moment he's had five consecutive matches also playing central defence, so we had phenomenal performances and a very good solid performance as a team.»

Aly Cissokho — 6.5 Was solid enough down the left in defence, and also gave the team width on this side.

Ohuruogu was also at the same awards to pick up her female athlete of the year prize and she told AW she used to play Goal Defence in her youth — reaching the lofty heights of the England under - 17 team.

No team has drawn more matches than Mark Hughes» men all season, so in the knowledge that they boast the second strongest away defence in the league, but also one of the weakest away offence, it wouldn't be at all surprising to hear that the draw is a popular betting choice this weekend, particularly as the previous four encounters with Wigan at the DW have ended all - square.

It's fact now that teams who Mourinho knows could cause him damage are counteracted with a 10 - man defence, not only ruling out the potential for an entertaining game, but also marring the history of the tie with his «defend, defend, defend» tactics.