Sentence examples for deep deny from inspiring English sources

Play deep, deny space, spring forward quickly – "like motorbikes" in Cesc Fábregas's prophetic words.

But then Inter in the Champions League semi-final showed how they could be stopped: defend deep, deny them room to pass through, occupy the full-backs to prevent overlaps and don't worry too much about possession.

As Barcelona's hunger began to diminish, a consensus emerged as to how to play against it: the thesis generated an antithesis – once Barça got the ball, sit deep, deny them space in the final third, make them play sideways, accept they may have 70% of the ball and then spring forward in rapid counterattacks.

Sevilla's approach was similar: sit deep and deny Barcelona space – accumulating bodies inside.

Saracens ooze that kind of resilience and character and Ulster will have to dig exceptionally deep to deny them a semi-final place.

Celtic controlled possession and Hamilton's defence dropped deep to deny space in behind to the home side's forwards.

It will rear its head again and again on the road to a World Cup where, as hosts, Brazil must prepare for opponents who will defend deep and deny them the opportunity to counter-attack.

If Gary Bowyer has done his homework he'll do well to defend a little deeper and deny Liverpool's forward players any space to run into and hope that Jason Steele does a better job at stopping long-range efforts than either Joe Hart or Tom Heaton have done in recent games.

Playing as the central striker in Garcia's 4-3-3, he haseemeded at times to be reprising the role that he played in Luciano Spalletti's 'strikerless' 4-6-0 – dropping deep and denying opponents their usual points of reference.

Allegri was cautious, adapting to Giorgio Chiellini's absence by abandoning the three-man defence that the Bianconeri have used for most of this season and switching to a 4-4-2 in whish his midfield sat deep and denied their opponents opportunities to break quickly.

They survived their wobble, realised United are dangerous only on the counterattack (as Louis van Gaal noted when, with a robustness that obfuscated his point, he accused Solskjær of being a manager "who parks the bus", sat deep and denied United's rapid wide men space to run into. Solskjær had no solution. That is only in part a criticism of him.