Sentence examples for games defence from inspiring English sources

The old trope about "attack winning games, defence winning titles" has generally been debunked.

If ever the saying 'offense wins you games, defence wins you championships' needed an exclamation mark, last night's Super Bowl was probably it's crowning moment.

San Francisco's success under rookie head coach Jim Harbaugh was not widely predicted but his pragmatic and unspectacular approach could yet prove the old adage that while "offences win games, defences win championships".

"Saracens have great fundamentals to their game, defence, breakdown, kick-chase, which they do every week and are a very difficult team to beat," says Ford. "We like to have more of an attacking mindset but you have to have those fundamentals in your game and give yourself the foundation to attack.

BBC Sport's Richard Williams in Cardiff: "Before this game, defence coach Shaun Edwards said the thing Wales feared most was injuries.

In both games our defence has been solid". The defence played a key role in ensuring Saturday's 80-72 home win over Cheshire but Paternostro felt the game could easily have won before a nervy final quarter.

PB They say offence wins games and defence wins championships.

"We have had two poor games in defence and one very good game.

United were beaten 2-1 by West Brom on Saturday and have lost three of their opening six Premier League games in defence of the title they won last season.

Poland were quicker to the ball and crossed from both flanks under minimal pressure as the opening game in Group C resembled a game of defence versus attack.

Half the game is defence, which is excluded entirely from this calculation.