Sentences with phrase «things than a defensive»

Christie delivered a State of the State speech that sounded less like the valedictory of a presidential hopeful on his way to bigger and better things than a defensive move by a politician anticipating the shots that could be leveled against him.

TRENTON — As Gov. Chris Christie delivered his State of the State address on Tuesday, it sounded less like the valedictory of a presidential hopeful on his way to bigger and better things than a defensive move by a politician anticipating the shots that could be leveled against him.

Not exact matches

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 view on a good central defender varies from person to person, but the one thing I have learned from the few years I've watched soccer is that a good central defensive partnership is much more than the sum of individuals.

The only thing I don't love about Crowder on George is that Crowder is a step slower than he looks... He looks like he could be a defensive stopper but the reality is that the footspeed just isn't there and imo he would really struggle guarding George for any extended period of time.

Every year, we have the same shortcomings: — Bad organization defensively, especially our attacking midfielders lack defensive discipline — We get bullied physically — We are not charged up for all games — More injuries than almost any other team How can these things be explained, when they are there every year?

But the thing we lack is a leader who can organise his defence as when we show a poor defensive display, our back 5 looks like 5 individual defenders all over the place rather than a compact and disciplined back 5.

If WAR isn't your thing, that's fine — Moreland did win a Gold Glove last year, even if defensive stats and the eye test weren't so sure — but there's no way to argue that he's been more than a generic first baseman for several seasons now.

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.

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

Defensive tackle Gary Walker and cornerback Aaron Glenn do agree on one thing, however: If the Texans are to finish closer to the 1995 Panthers (7 - 9) than the»76 Buccaneers (0 - 14) in the expansion - era pantheon, they and their defensive mates will have to generously exceed expeDefensive tackle Gary Walker and cornerback Aaron Glenn do agree on one thing, however: If the Texans are to finish closer to the 1995 Panthers (7 - 9) than the»76 Buccaneers (0 - 14) in the expansion - era pantheon, they and their defensive mates will have to generously exceed expedefensive mates will have to generously exceed expectations.

«I think that there are more important things to worry about than what brand you are wearing on the field,» Elk Grove senior defensive back Shaunard Harts said.

I thing that M.Niles is more suitable for a defensive role in the middle against a weaker opponent and Monreal is faster than Kolasinac as a left back in that formation against a very fast attacking team.

If there is one thing that Arsenal have needed for years is a strong defensive midfielder, and with Coquelin departed we really have no other option than Xhaka in reality, but is it time for Wenger to start giving his position to AMN a bit more often?

Soccer players, for example, pretty much all do the same thing — but a defensive back must have a completely different skill set than a defensive tackle, and those skills need to be taught.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Personally I like Goretzka, I think he's going to be a big part of the German team soon enough, but once we get a better defensive midfielder than Coquelin that's the main thing.

But as always The Ox with his laziness and lack of defensive ability just kept walking and ball watching instead of getting stuck in to help chambers out... The Ox has had enough time at the club now, he had a good attacking game yesterday but football now days is more than just doing one thing..

He's had an unusual season where he's done the very un-Will Power thing of being more competitive on ovals than he has on road courses, including a brilliant defensive drive at Pocono.

«As the authors point out, parasitoid venoms act in a much subtler, more fine - tuned manner than the better known predatory or defensive venoms of things like snakes, spiders or cone shells.»

If the shoe's on the other foot and you're on the receiving end of criticism, the main thing is to listen openly to what your partner is telling you rather than going immediately on the defensive.

The setting isn't the only thing that makes The Surge more than just a Dark Souls clone, as the combat, in particular, manages to be even deeper, with some interesting offensive and defensive options.

Knowing Avalon can occasionally simply dash through bullets, Matterfall's enemies aren't afraid to fill the screen with more than she could actually hope to dodge, while the matter gun is used not only to materialise things for Avalon to stand on, but also sometimes to create defensive barriers that allow passage through nasty laser grids or provide respite from the projectile storm.

They often take more than just gunfire to take down too, meaning you've got to think things through carefully and balance out both offensive and defensive manoeuvres to take them down.

You have better things to do than sit in defensive driving class.

I love the moments where couples begin to be «curious» about their partner's pain, needs, and longings, rather than being defensive about their prior inability to understand these things.