Sentence examples for defensive emphasis from inspiring English sources

A lot of it has to do with the defensive emphasis of another team.

Not after the Giants shifted their defensive emphasis and slowed Barber's runaway afternoon.

He was replaced by Trent Johnson, who came from Stanford and immediately brought a defensive emphasis that the team has embraced.

If Jones does not make it, Ferguson would be left with a significant gap in his planning given there are no obvious alternatives in midfield who offer such a heavy defensive emphasis and United's form this season suggests they will require reinforcements in that area.

For example: "What would you like me to do about the empty fridge?" – a defensive emphasis.

Players here laud Kiffin's game-day defensive calls, his emphasis on being smart, fast and physical and his helping to create an environment where Bucs defenders do not waste time wondering who will make a play but compete to see who will make it first.

Placing a greater emphasis on defensive systems, as Mr. Bush proposes, is alluring.

For a team that puts so much emphasis on defensive resilience, their marking was uncharacteristically loose for both goals.

If Stallworth somehow goes unselected in the first part of the first round because of an emphasis on defensive tackles, the Titans, with the 14th pick, would be under pressure to take the star player from an in-state school.

As has been manager Tony Popovic's style throughout the club's short history, the Wanderers' tactics have been based on an ever-present 4-2-3-1 with an emphasis on defensive solidity.

Part of the problem may actually be the decades-long emphasis on defensive driving, the watch-out-for-the-other-guy approach that the government and the auto industry adopted in their successful campaign to encourage seat belt use.