Sentence examples for clusters of defenders from inspiring English sources

For the most part the Blues squeezed out the genius of Messi, and wrung him dry by the perfectly legitimate method of attaching clusters of defenders to his every move.

There were moments when they shined, such as when Allan Houston powered through the lane and a cluster of defenders for a resounding dunk, or when Latrell Sprewell fed Glen Rice for an open 3-pointer.

But a forward named Joe Gaetjens dove through a cluster of defenders and got his head on the ball, deflecting it past the keeper and into the back of the net.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It happens in soccer matches everywhere, from park games in front of soccer moms to packed-stadium internationals before flag-waving fans: a player is fouled not far from goal, the referee's whistle blows and suddenly, a cluster of defenders jam together to form a human wall, as if attached at the shoulder by Velcro.

From an indirect free-kick, Charlie Mulgrew's shot from 10 yards out was charged down by a cluster of defenders racing from the goal-line.

With Ulster starting to wilt, Andrew Warwick was sent to the sin bin and Gray powered his way into the scoring zone only to be prevented from grounding by a cluster of defenders in white.

"I played against a lot of defenders.

Memories also had its share of defenders.

As both of defenders and attackers have operating budgets, defenders cannot reinforce all transmission lines and attackers cannot damage all elements in the system.

Rice has plenty of defenders.

The next generation of defenders.