Sentences with phrase «winning over the defence»

[3] Reid gained considerable praise for the review; with some commentators going so far as to describe his success in cutting military expenditure at the same time as winning over the defence chiefs as «brilliant».

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Wins over Darchinyan, Suriyan, Tunacao, Solis and Iwasa, with the two Moreno wins and 12 title defences round out a quality carWins over Darchinyan, Suriyan, Tunacao, Solis and Iwasa, with the two Moreno wins and 12 title defences round out a quality carwins and 12 title defences round out a quality career.

Wenger turned to Calum Chambers and Nacho Monreal to play their part in the centre of the Arsenal defence for a portion of the club's Community Shield win over Man City and may therefore feel the need to beef up his options.

The 25 - year - old was left out of the Reds» 1 - 0 win over Stoke City last weekend, with Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel preferred in the centre of defence.

In their defence, they've shown a lot of character and heart since that defeat as a good run of form has pushed them up into fourth place, and Bellerin had a retort to Deeney's comments after their last - gasp win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Ozil wins the ball physically then Ramsey gets it who then chips it over the defence for Sanchez.

Ken I know reading big words is difficult but the statement was his w many Pl & CL titles wenger won without GG defence and it's 1 not 3 in over 29 years

This has a win for Arsenal written all over it but we must have a good balance between defence and attack.

The paper's football experts have had to rely on their own opinion and the report admits that they have decided to disregard things like the calming influence Cech has on his team mates in the Arsenal defence and also games like the heavy wins over Man United and Swansea even though Cech made great saves at key moments that might have influenced the course of the match.

Arsenal, continue their defence of the Cup with a win over Brighton and Hove Albion (an entertaining and eventful match with Rosicky still being amazing).

Arsenal thought they would win until the end Why Flamini's the man to get Arsenal over this blip In defence of under fire Arsenal captain!

This win for Arsenal over Premier League rivals Manchester United saw a great all round performance from the Gunners, both in attack and defence and there were lots of candidates for the Man of the Match, such as Petr Cech who made three crucial saves, Alexis Sanchez for his two great goals and Theo Walcott for his best game at centre forward, but for me it was Mesut Ozil who stood out with his sublime passing, movement, vision and work rate.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has been forced to speak out in defence of striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who was booed by a small section of the home fans during Wednesday's 1 - 0 win over Sheffield United at White Hart Lane.

walcott had his chance to win over disbelieving fans like myself yday and did jack s ***, fluffed his one chance when he couldnt control through ball from roszicky... because all he can do is run... arsenal fans need to get over this third rate whippet he might be able to pose threats to the burnely defence but not stronger and quicker defences that we face at top... a definite sell in the summmer if we want to be serious contenders again along with ramsey, mert and giroud....

Dier moving back into defence creates a place in midfield for the injury - hit Algerian, who made his first Tottenham start since August in the third - round replay win over Leicester.

It's fair to say that Pep Guardiola wasn't a happy man after Man City's win over Cardiff City in the FA Cup on Sunday, and in his defence, he has a point.

We went out hard from the first whistle with the defence turning over ball after ball and feeding the shooters who did the business under the post with help from our superb mid-court players, winning the first quarter 18 - 5.

The report further claims that the Gunners» boss Arsene Wenger is looking to bolster his defence so as to permanently employ the 3 -4-2-1 formation which was used in Monday night's win over relegation - threatened Midllesbrough.

In the Davis Cup Great Britain began their defence with a hard - fought win over Japan, and Jodie Stimpson began the triathlon season on fire with victory in Abu Dhabi.

Claudio Ranieri singled out the Leicester defence for praise following the Foxes» 3 - 2 win over Everton

On the 21s, I was at OT tonight, a really good turn out over 13k cheering on the reds, top support for a 21 game, Was not really surprised chelsea won, we were big underdogs going in, we did not really test their keeper that often which was a shame, still been a top season for Warren Joyce side, a makeshift defence most of the season and a lack of striker options for most of the season as well, so a great effort just to be in the final, shame we couldnt win it.

Even with my concerns over the Reds defence give me the home team to win and cover.

Borussia Dortmund moved a step closer to a successful defence of their Bundesliga title thanks to a win over their nearest rivals Bayern Munich.

Although Johnson scored 32 goals, the defence conceded over 100 and with only 5 points won (no victories) away from home it was not the start hoped for.

We stick with a 3 - man defence, and this week's trio is led by Real Madrid centre - back, Sergio Ramos who was in top form for the capital side as they battled in a hard fought 3 - 2 win over Levante in Valencia.

No use crying over spill milk, it was there in writing when da 11 was chosen, weak defence that neva play regularly n unknown forward line so da expection were low, either draw or loss.i hate havin 2 c man city n chelsea havin n easy run playing n full strenght side, so much anger against wenger 4 in da fa cup we had 50/50 chance of winning it n now it gone n what wil da arsenal mood b when facing da next opponents.anyway it bridge over water.

A win for the Russian's and Besiktas will finish bottom, unless the United defence curls over and allows Besiktas to walk it into the net, on several occasions.

Van Gerwen began his title defence with an impressive win over Rob Cross last week, and then won two of the weekend's three UK Open Qualifiers to continue his superb start to 2018.

David Luiz, dropped for the wins over Manchester United and West Brom following the 3 - 0 loss at Roma, returned for Chelsea's longest European trip, but their defence appeared shaky.

Hot on the heels of their double win over Bristol University, Sophie Behan's Oxford Women's team will get some international experience as they prepare for the defence of their...

Our last game, a 4 - 3 win over Leicester showcased Harry Kane's continuing rise but also our incredibly vulnerable defence.

Funes Mori is likely to start in the heart of the Everton defence with club captain Phil Jagielka suspended for getting sent off in last Tuesday's 2 - 1 win over Arsenal.

KEY FACT: United have been eliminated from the League Cup in two of the past three games played at Old Trafford against lower - league opponents MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/12 Draw 11/1 Burton 25/1 ANDY SAYS: Yeah, United will not be troubled in this one... 4 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Jose will put up a good defence and they will come through this... 4 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Easy and comfortable win for United, big score coming too... 5 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Marcus Rashford is up to over # 3 but still looks a very good investment

One win in their last eight league games is all that Everton have to show for themselves (D3 L4) and they were awful on the weekend at Arsenal, their defence once again being all over the place.

In contrast, Eintracht Frankfurt with Michael Hector in their central defence are up to fourth following a 2 - 1 home win over Borussia Dortmund.

The following season the defence of the cup started well with a record aggregate win over Luxembourg minnows of 21 - 0 but the Blues were then eliminated by Swedish side Atvidabergs.

The return of Antolin Alcaraz in defence as well as the decision to field young Joel Robles over Ali Al - Habsi in goal has seen Wigan keep clean sheets in two of their last three games if you include their 3 - 0 win at Everton in the FA Cup quarter - final.

A tentative 1 - 0 win over Palace following a dramatic opening day draw against Watford have failed to see the Reds impose their title credentials so far this season, something currently being greatly hampered by their lack of balance between attack and defence.

Rio Ferdinand sat out United's 3 - 2 win over Liverpool with illness, but the England defender started in United's 5 - 2 Carling Cup victory over Scunthrope on Wednesday and is set to thwart Bolton's aerial advances, as without Ferdinand in defence the pairing of Davies and Elmander may have put their aerial prowess to good use, but Ferdinand is set to replace the inadequate Jonny Evans at centre - half meaning there will be little room for the Bolton forwards to exploit.

AREAS TO TARGET MC: City conceded two similar goals last weekend in a 3 - 2 win at West Brom, when Gareth Barry chipped hopeful balls over the top of defence - Arsenal might be able to exploit a weakness in that respect.

They have tightened up their defence significantly lately with four clean sheets in their last five and Real Madrid to win to nil is at 9/2 odds, a big price but they did pull it off last season with a 2 - 0 home win over the Catalans.

They've been imperious at home this season, where they are undefeated in 26, winning 23, and although Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he will make a number of changes from the side which comfortably secured victory in the first leg over in Germany, the 69 - year - old has assured fans that the defence will still posses plenty of experience, which is a smart move on his part, as so long as United don't concede, a feat they've achieved in 15 of 26 home games this season, they'll sail through.

Time and time again Kevin Davies and Elmander were winning the aerial battles over Matthew Upson, who had a torrid time of things against the Bolton pair, and Bolton would then feed off the scraps left by a jagged and wayward West Ham defence.

what a joke!how can we go from absolutely dominating one half to complete self destruction in the second?watching us in the first half I would have said no team in the league could have lived with us, never mind bloody Tottenham!second half were shocking.what was bales goal all about?a hoof over the top and our defence all taken out in one go.the second was an even bigger farce.why the hell couldn't cesc just head the thing.we should have been out of sight by then.what kind of striker is chamakh?what is his problem.twice he was played clean through and he had no intention of going for goal.work rate is all well and good and being able to put it in from 3 yards but if he is going to lead the line he needs to have a proper strikers instinct.sure enough if we give away enough stupid free kicks then the opposition will score because we cant defend and thats exactly what happened.we'll be winning nothing unless we buy some players with spines and balls.getting beat to 2 newly promoted teams and spurs at home.way to let chelsea off the hook fellas.what did wenger say yesterday...» best squad ive ever had....

He won both the 1992 and 1996 Presidential elections after having led the Provincial National Defence Council's military junta for over a decade.

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), whose goal is to create «battle - winning technologies» for the Ministry of Defence, has registered a 17 % increase in experiments on pigs, rabbits, monkeys and rodents over the last two years.

In her defence she assumed David Cameron would win the referendum in 2016 and had given little deep thought to Brexit issues before taking over as prime minister.

Philip Hammond appears to have won his battle with the Treasury over more defence cuts, according to media reports.

They include the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, who has been tipped for the post, and the former Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, who is keen to return to frontline politics after successfully winning his libel battle over the Adam Werritty affair.

Loewen offers a boilerplate nuclear industry defence of its track record that will do little to win over the sector's detractors.