Sentence examples for defending resolutely from inspiring English sources

48 min: A solid start to the second half from both sides: Argentina are pressing as you'd imagine, while England are defending resolutely.

Initially Tottenham did not allow United to respond, harassing early and starting on the front foot, but credit the red shirts for defending resolutely.

Davies, for instance, is rediscovering the form that persuaded Martin O'Neill to lavish £10m of Villa's money on him, defending resolutely as well as scoring four goals in five matches.

For much of the game the home team looked toothless up front and although Ranieri praised Leicester for defending resolutely, it was tempting to think that a better side than Copenhagen would have given them a much more uncomfortable ride.

The goal avalanche never arrived with County defending resolutely, though Callum McGregor did hit the bar.

With Villa still defending resolutely, Rodgers went for a different approach when he sent on two strikers, Rickie Lambert and Fabio Borini, after 70 minutes, bringing Balotelli's unsuccessful evening to an early end.

"It was a really tough game, we had to defend resolutely," Symons said.

Big Ben makes a few attempts to push forwards, but the Cards defend resolutely.

Juventus, who are chasing their seventh straight scudetto, defended resolutely after Higuaín's opener and were rarely in danger.

The defending Premier League champions defended resolutely after the break, blocking numerous efforts on their goal, but were ultimately beaten by substitute Cavani.

Back in 2004, Luiz Felipe Scolari's side were strong favourites against a Greece side who attacked little but defended resolutely under Otto Rehhagel.