He's a player in keeping with the current shift towards players who are as complete
playing out from the back as their opponents seeking to overwhelm them in attack.
We played city and I know it was only a friendly but you could see that none of those defenders were capable
of playing out from the back the way Pep sides do.
It is easier to
play out from the back in international football because most teams retreat to the halfway line and because so few teams play with two centre - forwards.
Many teams had copied Barcelona's way of
playing out from the back when a midfielder had to play a backward pass to a full back where the centre backs would split for Busquets, the Pivot, to drop in between the two.
The idea was presumably to stop Napoli
from playing out from the back, but since Wolfsburg's defensive line didn't push up behind their holding midfielders, perhaps worried about Gonzalo Higuain looking to run in behind, it only succeeded in leaving Marek Hamsik in acres of space.
The highly rated young defender has looked a little over-confident recently, and his inexperience showed through his desire to
play out from the back no matter what.
Stones» persistence to
play out from the back despite coming in for a lot of stick in recent months is admirable, and although he has mistakes in him, so does Hummels.
In order to stop
Bayern playing out from the back, Poulsen and Werner pushed up onto Hummels and Boateng and as Martinez dropped into the space in between, Naby Keita would push up onto him.
Inter managed to maintain their specific press for most of the match forcing players to make mistakes since Gattuso ordered his side to
play out from the back meaning they all have to be very comfortable on the ball and have great positional awareness for it to work.
It proves the 26 - year - old is the complete central defender, not just comfortable at sticking his foot in but also
at playing out from the back when possession has been won.
On the other side of Manchester, Pep Guardiola has already set about refining Stones» ball - playing abilities into a crucial component of how his new
side play out from the back.
Arsenal's
issues playing out from the back were compounded by Liverpool pressing Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin: Cazorla had a poor game, while Coquelin is not adept under pressure.
Italy have been robbed of the services of Marco Verratti and Claudio Marchisio in France due to injury, and in turn, as well as being the leader with his defensive qualities, Bonucci is being asked to step up, more than usual, and
play out from the back in a role that has seen comparisons drawn between him and Franz Beckenbauer.
Twenty two years - old, supposedly the best young English ball playing centre back of the moment, but relegated to the bench by Manchester City's illustrious coach, Pep Guardiola, himself recognised as a committed believer
from playing out from the back.
The 29 - year - old has spent almost a decade as the top choice City goalkeeper, but his inability to
play out from the back as effectively as Guardiola would like and his tendency to make high - profile mistakes in more recent times have been put down as the reasons as to why the Spaniard wants a change.
But
playing out from the back is a big plus for Wenger.
Those two and Welbeck would torment defences that like to
play out from back.
Firmino and Lallana fizzed early drives after our pressing game rattled the hosts — who were keen to
play out from the back.
The problem with Arsenal against the top sides is tthat when we are pressed deep we are contained and battle to
play out from the back.
Widely considered a perfect Guardiola signing given his ability to
play out from the back, he'll want to settle in as quickly as possible.
Play Giroud and it means teams can
play out from the back.
Don't give the ball away, Stop «
playing out from the back» — Clear the ball once in a while.
«He's very dedicated to
playing out from the back and not many teams do that, from goalkeeper right up to the front.
He's well aware of how we like to
play out from the back... He'll target this also.
He'll aid the pressing with Alexis which should expose Stoke as
they play out from the back.
And also by adding Xhaka we now have at least two quality players (Santi and Xhaka) who can
play out from the back.
The work we'd be doing up top in pressurising defenders who try to
play out from back.
Bonucci's defensive solidity coupled with his ability to
play out from the back are obvious talents that would make him a dream signing for Guardiola, and a chance to work with the Spaniard could be too enticing to turn down.
They have also started very well this season under the new manager Garry Monk, who has taken the Swans back to their possession based game, especially the way they like to
play out from the back.
Mourinho has instructed his defenders to go long, which means we can not pressure into making errors, on the other hand we've been told to
play out from the back, almost cost us once or twice.
«Liverpool like to win the ball off you high up the pitch, but United denied them that opportunity because they hit it long from every goal - kick instead of trying to
play out from the back.
Between welbeck sanchez and chamberlain we have enough pace and creativity to either
play it out from the back or play it long, but when we have seven players attacking the box and no one shielding the defence we're going to keep drawing and losing games
After recovering from a serious injury to now establish himself as one of the top defenders in La Liga again, it seemingly makes perfect sense to swoop for Laporte as he would also suit Barcelona's style of play with his technical quality and ability to
play out from the back.
Cardiff City's strengths can be categorised into four different elements of play: Set Plays Positional play when
playing out from the back (in their own half) The defensive organisation of their medium and low blocks Wide play as an entry route into the opposition's box It is by no coincidence that each of Cardiff's strengths are that of...
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss wanted a shot - stopper capable of
playing out from the back, which meant Claudio Bravo moved from the Nou Camp while Hart was loaned out to Serie A side Torino.