Sentence examples for remained compact from inspiring English sources

Real sat back, remained compact to prevent gaps appearing between their lines and waited for Bayern's passing moves to die.

Spurs used the fit-again Gareth Bale, who received the ball in dangerous positions in the opening moments, but gradually found his space restricted as City remained compact.

The distribution of water in the capillary fringe remained compact while being displaced vertically as the water table rose 35 cm after the winter rains.

Cell-wall-associated fluorescence was observed in roots treated with Agrobacterium strain LBA4404/pSB11; very few cells took up PI stain, and the distribution of the stain indicated that the nucleus remained compact (Fig. 3).

The binding force between the silver layer and PET-PDA fiber was strong enough that the silver layer remained compact and continuous after the PET-PDA/Ag fiber was rinsed under ultrasound for 4 h.

The stratum corneum in the full-length Cx43-expressing REKs remained compact after acetone treatment, whereas nuclei were enriched in the stratum corneum of fs260-expressing organotypic cultures.

There were four players whose roles were overtly creative and yet the side was able to remain compact.

They remain compact in defence and midfield to force attackers down the flanks to put balls into the box.

Before the game, the smart money was on the USA trying to get a quick and dominant start while remaining compact in defence.

The feisty manager prefers his teams to remain compact and allow the opposition to have the ball, so they can hit them on the counter-attack when necessary.

Croatia are formidable at home, possess enviable individual talent and will start as favourites, but Iceland remain compact, organised and efficient at both ends of the pitch.