Sentences with phrase «than the attacking side»

Benítez admitted his preference for defense in a 2005 interview with UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh, saying: «The first priority is to improve defensive tactical play because this is less complicated than the attacking side and is important for success.

Not exact matches

But Congress is even less willing to tame entitlements than attack the discretionary side, and President Trump has already pledged not to touch Medicare and Social Security.

Some might see glaring faults from a guy named «Attack of the 50 Foot Magic Underwear» who seems to think he has the facts on his side, when in reality he is just as small - minded and un-educated as the people he professes to be better than.

The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz

In the world of politics, President George W. Bush asserted the unity side of the argument more than once in the years after the 9/11 attacks - often as a way to deflect accusations that America was at war with Islam.

Both sides need to try opening their minds and accepting rather than attacking.

All this means that Arsenal can afford to be a bit more adventurous than we would against a side that was hurting teams regularly on the counter attack.

We will start from our half passing side way than backwards till the opponent regrouped than we slowly attack by passing the ball into the net.

Now hopefully over his injury problems and growing in confidence after a run in the team in recent weeks, Oxlade - Chamberlain showed yesterday that he can be a big - game player for the club, and his form in attack could give Arsene Wenger's side a whole new dimension to their game, with the youngster providing a little more width, pace and directness than players like Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla in that area.

- chambers must be banned from playing right back he is going to cost us in a game very soon, he has been taken apart in more than three games, most teams use his side to attack whenever he plays, i think flamini is a better prospect till debuchy and jenkinson come back.

Barkok has recently been picked for the Germany Under19 side and according to the German publication Spox, Wenger has been watching this exciting attacking midfielder for some time and after being turned down last summer he has now gone back with another offer that is «no more than # 10m».

But other than that the game was very attacking from both sides and exciting to watch and in the end a draw was a fair result for me.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

Sir Alex Ferguson's side have been horrific in defence this term but still sit top of the Premier League table due to the fact that Man United's attack have been able to adopt the policy of scoring more than they ship in, but clearly this is not an ideal situation to be in.

Though he can still show his inexperience where discipline is concerned, he more than makes up for the bumps in his education by combining spectacularly well with Antonio Valencia to form a key component of the side's attack.

But, if anything, our defending has got steadily worse as Wenger much prefers to get his teams to attack in numbers than worry about stopping the other side scoring, and it would seem that Bouldy does little more than Wenger in the dug - out, chewing gum and nodding occasionally at the Boss.

Arsenal has always focused on attack more than defense so saying to not forget the attacking side of the game is silly, because we've always been an attacking team.

As I've being saying and will keep saying that a wing back can be viewed as a defensive winger.It involves two parts; being a defender and a winger at the same time.Ox is more of a winger than Bellerin but Bellerin is more of a defender than Ox.The problem withplaying Ox there is defensively 1v1 he's terrible.However, on the attacking side which is the winger part he's fantastic.Bellerin to me is a much better defender but since he's not a winger he can't give what Ox gives in attack.I hope Ox improves his defending though it'll probably come back to haunt us as usual before we realize.

Although he favours an attacking midfield position, over the years, Cazorla has proven himself equally adept at playing from a deep - lying position and, despite his stature, he is more than willing to contribute to the defensive side of the game.

He can battle for the ball and often breaks down attacking moves from the opposition but perhaps more effectively he pushes his own side onwards with intelligent runs and more than an occasional barnstorming long range efforts.

With all this in mind it appears that even more focus than usual will be on the creative, attacking and scoring side of Arsenal's game, with the Eagles likely to sit back and soak up the pressure while hoping for a breakaway goal.

With Coq in the side this formation looks so much stable than what we had before and we also have an extra midfielder assisting the attacks as well..

Griezmann has not been at his prolific best either, but looks a player who still has his best years ahead of him and also like one who could benefit from playing in a more attack - minded side than his current club.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has always been thought of more for his ability to burst past players and create goals, with the attacking side of his game always drawing more praise and attention than the defensive side.

That goal suggests that we can set up the side in a manner that such kinds of successful attacks can be realized more often than not.

There are many full backs who are more famous for the attacking side of their game rather than defensive.

That tackle in the box was crucial and overall, his presence in attack as well as defence is more important to our side than it looks.

Our weak point in our team right now is our right wing (nothing agaisnt campell, just that recently we have created nothing there unless is bellerin doing runs) and our box to box, yesterday ramsey was no near to existence in the midfield, he was more concerned to score than to do what he should f * qin do that is connect the midfield with the attack, heck alexis did a better job doing that... Elneny did it alright vs burnley but I want to see him againsta PL side, and i reckon he can do a better job that ramsey has done in the last few matches

You could say that the attacking side of Bellerin's game is better than the defending side but that is something that improves with time and the best defenders do not hit their prime until later in their careers and he is still just 20 - years old.

Drexler and the pole from Sevilla is a minimum for me both available and affordable... Drexler would be a massive upgrade on podolski (better than wellbeck and Walcott) playing as an attacking left sided player with Sanchez and ox... The pole is a stronger and more classical DM than coq who can bring the ball out quickly... About 45m spent and an upgraded squad... Not sure it could win us title but might consolidate 3rd or better and beyond cl 2nd round

I think attacking wise he will look like a left sided CF, far left, rather than a winger.

So to me, we either need a CF / ST that will bag more goals than Giroud has managed, or we need another source of goals in our attack, and the obvious position is the right wing, though Alexis could be moved back to the right if we opted for a left sided player.

That is more than I would have expected from the attacking side.

According to WhoScored.com, the South American has played ten games as a central attacking midfielder, six on the right flank, and one game on the left - hand side; that's 17 games in total, the same amount as he has been used as an «MC», the role he would presumably be asked to fill for Arsene Wenger's side, given their need for players in that area rather than further forward, where they have the likes of Mesut Ozil, Tomas Rosicky and Aaron Ramsey to choose from already.

Rather than become a well - reasoned debate between sides, it's become a battleground, with attacks too ferocious and too incessant for the disputed territory in question.

yeah but i also have to say that he does nt sparkle either: / he did score some goals but whenever i see him in the game i cant really say that he is the one i want to have permanently on the right because he slows the attacks down very often and often passes turn on the wing and passes back, right now he is only better than the ox because he scored 3 goals more i think maybe a bit more, but neither of them do enough, ramsey on the other side when he started on the wing at the start of the season did a lot of things for the build - up i prefer ramsey to campbell... well of course an in form walcott of the season 12/13 would be the dream because in that season he was in my opinion equal if not better than sanchez of the season 14/15 but thats a dream xD

Lemar moving to Chelsea would certainly be bad news for Arsenal and Liverpool, who both arguably need a player of his quality in attack more than Conte's side.

While it will certainly be easier said than done, a convincing win against the Baggies will not only get the wind back in the sails of the team but also fire a warning shot to Tim Sherwood's side, sending a message that the Gunners are firing again and letting the former Spurs boss know that he has to attack if he wants to win.

Indeed, Barcelona are a fine example of a side who complement their attacking flair with a solid middle of the park and Wenger should be looking to build his team around Song, rather than grudgingly allow him to join the Spanish giants.

Alexandre Lacazette has found himself out of the starting line - up since the arrival from Borussia Dortmund, but he managed to do more for our side in his 10 - minute cameo than his attacking counterpart did inside the full 90 minutes.

Our attack has been clueless, we are totally outdone on the right side, Campbell, Ramsey, Flamini, Gabriel showing worse than avg.

It did not even matter that much whether the attacking advantage when to the other side or us because there was usually more chance of Arsenal conceding a goal from a corner than scoring one.

Indeed, 69pc of all of Liverpool's shots came from the middle of the pitch, and whilst the action areas in terms of attacking spread was 32/36/32 (left / right / middle), Liverpool will need more than Moreno and Alexander - Arnold's simple overlaps when trying to break down better teams, and should be targeting runs just inside the sides of the box, six - yards away from the touch - line in particular for cut - backs.

We lost at Hillsborough 3 - 0 without one shot from our side, our attacks were non existent, our team was more thrown together than pieced together.

He's big, physical, and likes to drive forward with the ball at his feet, and more than that it's the attacking side of the game that Can really seems to embrace — he's just that little bit faster getting up a head of steam when he sees a gap he can plow through or senses the chance to get on a pullback at the edge of the area.

The national team, probably more even than Wilshere's club side given the number of attack - minded creators lured to the Emirates Stadium by Arsène Wenger, are desperate for the 23 - year - old to thrive at this level.»

The talented 20 - year - old looks more than likely to be quitting the Reds and would make a superb signing for Pellegrini's side as they look to improve in attack.

This in itself can cause problems for a Liverpool side who are looking for a defensive midfielder rather than one who leaves his position and can be caught on the counter attack.

Real Madrid will certainly look to play an attacking game, but need to be cautious because Diego Simeone and his side have proven all season that they are more than capable of absorbing pressure and scoring on the break, much like they did in their win at the Bernabeau in September.