Sentences with phrase «than defensive player»

Brozovic is a highly rated central midfielder, although he is said to be more of a playmaker than a defensive player, maybe more of an Arteta than a Flamini and it is clear that Zagreb think a lot of Brozovic as they signed him to a seven year contract back in 2012.

From a distance, that seems like a better situation than a defensive player, but nope.

Not exact matches

Coquelin's defending is excellent.In fact i've watched many DM's Arsenal have been linked and he's better than some of them defensive wise.How many top DM's will keep the likes of Silva, Coutinho and Modric (12/13) quiet throughout a match?It takes top defending to do that.His biggest problem is that he's not adventurous and doesn't hold the ball with authority.It's just that I feel he's not given the appreciation he deserves.He's a good squad player to have and when on form can do well against top teams.

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?

The guy had a great game v west ham but his ego lets him down, but Wenger his comments on the defensive cock ups, it is the same comments on all the losses so surely he needs to rectify the prob Number one drop the BF German that can't head a ball can't run he is a liability every time he puts on the shirt even Debuchy jumps higher than him Gibbs can't defend he is a nice guy but not first choice L Back Chocqelen has proved he is a good player that can get better what we need is an Ozil type midfielder that has more guts to play good balls through to runners not high balls that you hope will find a target So a defender that can defend a left back and a midfielder and then look out enough is enough on what the problems are If the car won't run right you Fix it Wenger now is the time to FIX it CB

Both of them are defensive options, neither of them are creative players, but Elneny is a better passer than Coquelin.

But I have to admit that he's done a better job than I expected of him by bringing in some great players and playing defensive football.

That's will just be waste of money.How is Idrissa Gueye defensively better than Coquelin?I hate how some of our players aren't respected.I've watched many defensive midfielders a lot of people here want us to sign and it just makes me laugh.

But for big matches against defensive teams, we need luck to beat them even if we have high quality player than we have now.

But I am saying that adding just one Guard, even if he's great, more times than not doesn't elevate the rest of your roster like a stud LB or defensive player can.

If that's the case (we don't buy defensive players) then Wenger MUST sign more than one Top attacker to compensate.

Arsene Wenger is the cause of his own problems.Why did he sell Gabriel?A player who for all his mistakes has better defensive skills than Mertesacker, Holding and Chambers.I don't care about potential as I'm talking about now.I also kept saying Monreal shouldn't be played as a CB yet people here were including him in our best lineup possible when everyone is fit.This is just bizzare.Also this may be unpopular opinion but I feel Wilshere is better than Xhaka and Ramsey and only he in our squad has the intelligence to play the Santi role.

I think there was interest in the player before we decided on Gab but now not so much, Arsene has said hes more than happy with defensive options and i for one believe him especially considering how he was happy to enter the season with only two senior CBs.

Chelsea also went the whole season without injuries (more than 2 games) to any of their 6 defensive players: Terry, Ivanovic, Matic, Courtois, Azpilacueta and Cahill.

I don't fancy Cabaye at all to be honest but he is more used to being a squad player than Cesc would ever have been and he has a bit more bite and defensive nous about him than Cesc.

I have more trust in this FO to nail defensive players late in the draft than I do offensive.

The first goal is remarkable for the defensive chaos in the visitor's ranks: each desperate hack clear only created a greater hole, and by the time Nigel Winterburn clipped a cross onto Alan Smith's head, there were more attacking players in the six - yard box than there were defenders.

bsides it wasn't only strikers we lacked... wat of defensive midfielders????? wat rili pisses me off is dat sim1 like kondongbia went for $ 35m (less than # 25m and we refused to bid???? must he b playing for Madrid ir barca b4 we r in d running or r Madrid / barca players specially designed by God.....

We still have players that ain't got no defensive instincts, they are just reactive rather than proactive.

When you hear Jerry speculate about the number of QB's and RB's being taken before 19, and how that could cause some defensive players to drop, I believe trading up for one of those players that get pushed down some is more likely than trading back.

Kentucky's coaches scout opponents, and typically put players through three walk - throughs of opponents» sets, but Calipari believes that players are better off perfecting defensive concepts — and worrying about their own rep — than studying tape they won't digest.

Both backfield patterns (reciprocals to the left) call for offense to block areas rather than specific defensive players.

modern football is all about a defensive midfielder who can be the one to cover the 2 CBs and not leave them hanging whenever a mistake is done in the midfield also if you can remember when we bought nacho monreal he was supposed to cover a position in the midfield and now is left back for 3 — 4 years and this is unacceptable if you see other clubs the build the teams over the DM so that the rest midfielders can create we bought this mess ozil which from day one he is not performing and not adjusting to BPL i don't know my friend i am speaking my mind from here in Athens so you who are in UK you now better than me and you can press for quality players

The main thing I'd like to stress on is that Wenger's tactical set up of players is poor and his decisions are terrible.He doesn't combine players very well and I feel he makes some players too much of a main stay in his team even when they are poor which doesn't create competition to bring out the best in players.He also sold Gabriel who for all his mistakes has better defensive skills in terms of tackling, 1 v1, interceptions and others than Mertesacker, Holding and Chambers.

Former Auburn defensive end Dee Ford caused quite a stir at the combine when he said he was a better player than former South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, potentially the top pick in the NFL Draft.

Yes replace monreal with Gibbs or play a more defensive player than Iwobi on the left.

J.J. Watt is now the highest - paid defensive player of all time, but he's good for more than just defense!

for me a defensive midfielder is of paramount importance if you think that we have loaned / sold to sporting campbell i guess with a good gesture we can buy w. carvalho rather than lose him like we hav done with similar players and after a couple of years reading that AW was close to sign him as well, but instead he opted for coq

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

Having these players on the field will not only keep our number of chances created by team high but it will also ensure that we score more and also defend better, as cazorla and ramsey do better defensive work than ozil.

Last match the players went crazy attack even the defensive midfielder and there is just nothing to say other than that about the match.

The only player due to count more than $ 8.5 million against the team's salary cap is defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson — the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears are the only other teams with just one player over that mark.

They'd rather wait for the one time it fails so they can bash You blame the manager for being favourist yet a fellow blogger praising a player he previously bashed is called being two faced You kill Ramsey for a blind pass attempting to enter the opposition final third yet you won't blame Sanchez for turning over the ball in a pointless dribble with three free team mates You kill metersacker for deflecting a shot into his own net but won't touch kos for getting out of the way of a shot he could have sufficiency blocked You claim with no substantial proof that arteta, mert, Ramsey, can not lead arsenal anywhere substantial yet they have each at a point been a massive cause for stability and progress when called upon Even after reading this comment, you will ignore the fact that kos was awful until partnerd with mert, our defensive mid with song leaked more goals than the one with arteta and we've struggled to win without him at least until late last season.

If Arsenal stick with three centre backs then Mustafi must be considered a far better choice for the third birth alongside Kos and Holding rather then Monreal.Kolasinac has to come back in at left eing - back and Bellerin revert to the right.Midfield is a very different matter.Arsenal still desperately need a proper defensive central player.Ozil in this current side can not be considered anything more than a luxury.All of Bournemouth's creativity will come down the flanks so it's necessary to put players on to the pitch who are prepared to fulfill their defensive duties.This also means that unless Ramsey can work out that he's playing in midfield not as a number 10 he has no place on the team either.

I don't see this as a morecattacking side, I see it as more defensive, because in chambers and monreal you have two players that are more defensive than bellerin and gibbs and I think this is spot on for today.

One of the most hard - working and disciplined defensive players in the world, there are few better than Kante at what he does and it's little surprise someone like PSG is showing an interest.

wenger was now saying after the game that «we are open to strengthening in ANY POSITION» WOW THAT MEANS ALL SPACES ARE UP FOR BEING FILLED IN MAKES LAST FEW DAYS MORE INTERESTING NOW THAN JUST WENGER SAYING LAST WEEK WE WERE ONLY LOOKING AT DEFENSIVE PLAYERS GET IN THERE!

Please, do not give me excuses about injuries etc, we have had those the most since 2004, who to blame than Wenger, who has overplayed and played players in wrong position and did not purchase the RIGHT players in RIGHT places during summer, defensive midfield player and center back to cover Verminator.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

I'd have focused more on Torres (which I did), the lack of CB depth (I'd prefer to have two quality CBs to back up a 3 back rather than just one with one of the starters being a converted CDM), the lack of players who fit the outside mid role well in this formation (which, hey, maybe that's part of what you were referring to), and the fact that when you play more attackers higher up the pitch, it often requires a team to be able to implement a high pressuring defensive line (Dempsey and Bruin are not suited for that).

He did nothing meaningful other than the left foot which he was no where to be found when we play properly drilled defensive team.we have better all round players at the left wing and even cazorla and sanchez are miles ahead of him behind the striker.he should on his futbol instead of painting wenger as a bad person.when he was pumping the goals in from the left, he was never dropped but got dropped when his performance was deteriorating bar his occassional screamers.

Ospina, Coquelin, Monreal and Bellerin give more defensive insurance than the other players that play in their position in Szcsezsny, Flamini (*), Gibbs and Chambers.

By playing defensive minded players in these positions rather than attack minded ones has caused Arsenal to invite too many mistakes in their own backyard leading to them getting punished severely this season.

Fans fail to see that we are blessed to have a DM like coquelin, I mean look at how solid our team has become when he plays.His defensive qualities are what please me the most.Coquelin reads the game really well and knows exactly where an opponent is going to drop the next pass that is why you see him making so many interceptions because he reads the game well and he is not afraid to challenge for the ball.He is also very desciplined withe ball and passes the ball quick enough to start a counter attack.So for me, I couldn't ask for another DM than Coquelin please let's learn to appreciate what we have.Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Kondogbia etc are highly rated because they play for other clubs if they were playing for Arsenal we would have branded them «average players», we would be crying for Wenger to sign «world class DMs».

i saw the Liverpool and Southampton match both teams are performing and scoring a goals especially when i see the unlucky arsenal being taken to regrets and chelsea are the same but with more interested group of players, staff and managers and ours is like we are conceding a lot of goals due to defensive issues and old village idiot is asked whether they should have signed a defensive player old fool replies you people don't see the match and not knowing what he said and the media has got the frenchie by his nuts and when squeezed blood is more than just will come out, i can't say i hope he leaves cause the board only took questions they liked the BBC journo showed right down his throat asking cut - throat questions the way i like it.

Lucky to draw at Everton (Defense), 2 pts lost Tied away to newly promoted Leicester (Defense), 2 pts lost Should have beaten City @ Home (Defense), 2 pts lost Tied at home to an even sh *** er Spurs (Defense), 2 pts lost Why even show up at Stamford Bridge as we can't beat a Mourinho Chelsea team (Defense), 3 pts lost Tied @ home to Hull SERIOUSLY (Defense), 2 pts lost Allowed Swansea to comback when we're leading (Defense), 3 pts lost Man Utd's worst side ever beat us @ HOME (Defense), 3 pts lost and BIGGEST JOKE SO FAR We all know what happened at Stoke... (Defense) and most recently tied away to weaker Liverpool team when we had the lead and conceded in injury time with more than half our team being defensive players at the time, (Defense)

wenger said we would get defensive signings in quality and quantity and he also said we would spend the money on players that is better than what we got welbeck is no better than sanogo so no upgrade there really and am really surprised that united would deal with us at all

he has started an all foreigners starting 11, started a squad averaging 19 yrs, signed a lot of below average players, done all sorts of defensive blunders, loved his projects (players) more than the club, etc all at the expense of the fans feelings... these guy should thank us esp those of us who pay the tickets for putting up with him and providing him a platform for him to perform all sorts fantasies..

I sat «player «rather than «right back «or even defender because the «9 - year old has already taken up two roles in his fledgling Arsenal career and there has also been talk that he might get a chance to show what he can do as a defensive midfielder.

Arsenal has depth, but it isn't quality squad depth, Rosiscky, Cazorla, Ozil all play the same position and neither of them add a great deal more than the other, our midfield is stoked but the areas we actually need depth in are barren, we have no solid defensive midfielder with our usual reliance on a CAM moved back, as a result players like Ramsey and Wilshere who are box to box players end up creating more imbalance in an already unbalanced team.