Our foreign policy during the last decade has been built around the negative aim of opposition to Russia, and has failed to take positive leadership in a world -
wide attack on hunger and disease.
It suggested that we have reached a point where the Labour leader can do no right in the eyes of the press and claims that reports about his bow are more to do with
a wider attack on him by the establishment.
The up and coming James Purnell has started to make
wider attacks on the Conservatives than his work and pensions portfolio would necessarily require.
The move is expected to lead
a wider attack on lucrative final - salary pension schemes - which are now almost obsolete in the private sector - if David Cameron wins the election.
«Climategate», and
the wider attacks on climate science, had nothing to do with the science itself, and neither did the entire earlier history of global - warming denial we have studied.
Clearly the immediate provocation is the plan to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days; but Davis sees this as part of
a wider attack on civil liberties, and in this context he refers to the creation of a «database state».
Not exact matches
Though Kashkari begins with a broad
attack on monetary rules, it quickly devolves into a focused
attack on the Taylor Rule which he argues «effectively turn [s] monetary policy over to a computer, rather than continue to let Fed policy makers use their best judgment to consider a
wide range of data and economic trends.»
President Donald Trump and his national security aides
on Thursday discussed options
on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas
attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fears of
wider conflict between Washington and Moscow.
The U.S. - led strike
on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons
attack by Bashar al - Assad's forces was specific and not part of a
wider campaign, says Dakota Wood of the Heritage Foundation.
In a
wide - ranging interview, Barry Diller, InterActive chairman, discusses the controversy surrounding Aereo; the shareholder
attacks on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon; and his outlook
on the markets and economy.
Oil prices rose by nearly $ 5 a barrel
on concerns that a US and allied
attack on Syrian military installations would lead to a
wider war.
The
wide - scale and public racism in New York's 1991 Crown Heights riots» members of the local black community shouted «kill the Jews» as they
attacked orthodox Jews
on the street» is perhaps the most prominent example here.
Ibn «Abd al - Wahhab was a preacher in the Najd region of present - day Saudi Arabia who advocated the idea of tawhid (divine unicity), which he promoted principally through his
wide - ranging
attacks on shirk, supposedly polytheistic derivations like shrine construction and visitation.
Fears and concerns over the threat of
attacks from such extremists tend to overshadow the
wider and deeper questions about how Christians, and Catholics in particular, should relate to Islam as a religion and to Muslim neighbours and acquaintances
on a personal and practical level.
I bet Wenger would put him out
wide and most likely
on the right while Giroud continues to perform, Dybala is a hard worker who can create and finish while having pace and intelligence to help the
attack.
With Arsenal possessing so much
wide talent, surely Arsene Wenger can place a lot more emphasis
on the wing - play and
wide attacks.
According to Don Balon, there are six names
on the Spanish giants» radar, though Perez will hope to bring in two players from that list — a striker and an
attacking midfielder or
wide - forward.
Arsene's style of play is to have both full - backs
attack high up the pitch, as our
wide forwards cut inside — this has often caused us huge problems
on the counter-
attack.
His performances
on the biggest stage, however, are sure to have attracted admirers — and both United and Liverpool are
on the look out for improved
wide attacking options this summer.
Arsene Wenger could well do with
attacking reinforcements as currently he relies solely
on Olivier Giroud to lead the line as he appears to prefer using the likes of Gervinho and Lukas Podolski in
wide roles.
Vargas, who can play in either a
wide attacking role or as a striker, spent last term
on loan at Valencia before impressing at the World Cup finals, scoring in Chile's win over Spain in the group stages.
To be honest I would allow sanchez and ozil to roam freely in
attack, in other words sanchez could come
wide in some
attacks, make runs through the middle in others etc, and the same with ozil, can come out
wide to collect the ball or roam into the middle to feed sanchez and walcott through balls to run
on to... In the
attacking sense it does nt really matter to me, they both are good in different aspects so they could be used for different roles against different opponents.
The recent fixture at West Ham was a perfect case in point; the quality of football was superb when we raced into a 2 - 0 lead, but our intent
on attacking to add a third and fourth, plus an element of poor understanding to not realise that West Ham were trying to find Andy Carroll with early crosses into the box from out
wide, ultimately led to our downfall.
The weirdest thing about this is Walcott claims Thierry Henry was always his inspiration — yet as a striker he never attempts to go
wide on the left and start his
attacks from there.
If we had spent ozil's 42 million
on a striker and Alexis 35
on a top midfielder we'd be far better off.we have too many
attacking /
wide midfielders.ozil, sanchez, ox, theo, gnabry, santi, rosicky, jack, ramsey, campbell yet 2 injuries and defence and we've no 1 left and have a def mid in coquelin
on the bench for defensive cover.
Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our
attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more
on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played
wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an
attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off
The Reds could launch a # 68.5 m triple bid to strengthen out
wide, up front and in the
attacking midfield department, with one of Arsenal's top targets
on the club's agenda...
If we
attack we will be easily picked of
on the counter since we all know our team defending is poor and our
wide players don't rack back often and early enough to truly support the back 4.
Man United have a fair few
wide -
attacking options though the likes of Nani, Ashley Young, Luis Antonio Valencia and
attacking midfielder Juan Mata are all seemingly not nailed
on first teamers under van Gaal and therefore room could be made for Depay to join the Premier League side.
Our team is out of balance in a major way, too heavy
on midfield players who like the ball
on their foot and dribble in the middle of the park and too light
on true dominant box to box midfield leaders and too light
on attacking goals scoring
wide players and void of a top quality striker.
And this is also despite the fact that the two
wide forwards lit up the game and made the Gunners
attacking threat look miles better when they came
on for the last ten minutes or so against Burnley
on Saturday.
With all that being the case Ozil should be asked to either play in the no. 10 position or not at all, not because no. 10s are incapable of doing so
on the wing, because time and time again several no 10s across the world perform well in fluid
attacking roles allowing them to play either centrally or
attack out
wide.
It would have been a far more direct approach and it would have been far easier to
attack on the counter with a greater breadth of field to play the ball into instead of a central ball first then a ping out
wide.
With di Maria preferring to operate in similar areas to Mata —
attacking midfield and
wide on the left — it could be hard for both to be accommodated in the same team, particularly if Louis van Gaal sticks with the 3 -4-1-2 system that he has used so far this season.
Real Madrid must have spent over # 500M
on attacking midfielders /
wide men in the last 5 years — with Benzema their only real centre forward for the past 5 years.
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
Pedro
on the other hand is a natural
wide forward that looks to beat his man
attacking out
wide, more crucially Pedro is a goal threat.
The bombs that were let off outside the Stade De France, where France were playing a friendly match against Germany, were only a small part of the city
wide terrorist
attacks, but the French Football Federation have now cancelled their open training session today and there will be talks with the English FA about whether to cancel the scheduled game against England
on Tuesday.
My suggestion is that if Sanchez can learn that, he has the potential to do it much better than giroud does because he is faster off the mark and can dribble.he's too honest in his running so I disagree with those that think it's the set up of the team that failed him.his movement is still a little naive for the premier league Secondly
on the left
wide argument.Wenger is jamming
attacking midfielder out there so as to provide cover for the defensive midfielder using two box to box battlers.it only makes sense because we have lots of them and it can be effective if well mastered.the catch is sacrificing a winger for the the
attacking midfielder.if your memory serves you well you'll remember that artetas downward spiral began when teams noticed he was the hub for our possession and started deploying their number 10 to press him.it's been working for ages and can be used
on any defensive midfielder regardless of the size so You'll end up with your much cried for cavarlho, kedihra, bender, schneiderline, and every other one passing sideways and backward because of the pressure so I personally appreciate the innovative move but Again appeal to Ramsey and Wilshire to take their job more serious.
No point of overthinking this CSKA have to try and score 4 goals to beat us they will be trying to pile
on the
attack from the first mnt which means they will be
wide open at the back which we can take advantage with our fire power and creative midfield,
Ben Banogu
attacks the mesh point and forces a
wide path
on the QB keeper or else denies it, then closes
on the back and catches him.
Predominately Mkhitaryan plays in the centre
attacking midfield position and whilst I can not see Ozil being displaced, there is a chance the Dortmund player could be effective out
wide on the Arsenal right flank.
The positions he has been used in by Di Mateo has been another conflicting issue, with the forward continually brought
on in
wide roles despite seeing his best position in central
attack.
But for those of you who can perhaps broaden this out a little and see what title winning teams around Europe have been doing for the past 5 seasons, and also acknowledge the shift in emphasis with many teams relying more now
on goal - scoring potency from
wide forwards, wingers, second strikers and
attacking midfielders then I think the debate is a little more subtle than the «cut and paste a # 40M «guaranteed 25 goal» centre forward with no possible downside» proposition.
No matter how you slice it, you can't run an uptempo offence with Giroud
on the pitch and that means sideways soccer and an over-reliance
on crosses into the box, thereby negating many of the very reasons Lacazette was
on your radar in the first place... we simply aren't clinical enough from
wide positions to continue with that approach, which is why many fans have been clamoring for a viable alternative to Giroud for several years... once again this isn't an
attack on Giroud, he clearly has some tangible skills, but his mere presence
on the pitch greatly impacts your tactical options... Giroud's weaknesses are simply highlighted by the way in which our offence now moves in a more horizontal than vertical manner, which allows most teams ample time to regroup defensively before a scoring opportunity even arises... a player of Ibra's or Benzema's ilk would have been far more effective as they had size, speed and the first touch capabilities required to for intricate link - up play... once again square peg in a round hole
2 minutes later Walcott took a great freekick but it slipped just
wide of the post, and
on our next
attack Wilshere went down after an elbow from a defender but nothing was given.
was it just me that was nervous everytime reading were
attacking it made me realise how confident ospina makes me feel i hope he plays final ramsey
on wing isnt as effective against lesser opposition we needed pace out
wide (as when theo came
on he caused problems) giroud has developed into a world class forward
on his day the team was lifted when was
on alexis is a life saver win vs chelsea break the wenger - mourinho hoodoo, 2nd in prem and fa cup will be a fantastic season COYG
But in matches where the onus is
on us to
attack, I'd really prefer to move Santi out
wide or bring in Walcott or Welbeck in order to slot Ramsey next to Coquelin in the heart of Arsenal's midfield.
Ozil is best using his pace out
wide on counter
attacks and providing assists for other, pacey forwards.
Danny Welbeck is fit enough for the bench and I would have expected him to start but Wenger has gone for Ozil in the
wide forward role, with Cazorla in the number 10 position, so with Alexis
on the other side of the in form Giroud, there is plenty of pace and guile in our
attack and with Liverpool having to replace the suspended Skrtel with the former Gunner Kolo Toure, we should give them plenty of problems.