Veteran Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu is cut from the same cloth as his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger in his firm belief in keeping the ball on the ground and attacking in fluent short-passing moves.

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The fly-half also had a late try disallowed for a knock-on in a game short of attacking flair and riddled with handling errors.

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If Tevez and Balotelli are missing, Mancini will be short of attacking options as Roque Santa Cruz is not in their squad list, leaving Emmanuel Adebayor and Jo as the only senior strikers.

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Listed at 5-feet-7 and 154 pounds, Di Natale was long considered too small short and slight to play a central attacking role and was usually deployed on the wing.

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Their defenders are steady, placing a priority on holding their line, while their attacks usually favor direct passes into the attacking third over the kind of possession-heavy, short touch-passing that Barcelona has made fashionable.

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In short, Mr Bush is stymied whether he concentrates on attacking Mr Gore's policies or his character.

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Attacking the Labour-run local authority, he said that such short-term measures will not be enough to replace the demolished John Lea school.

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His career has so far fallen short of the initial expectations, however, as the attacking midfielder has bounced among various professional clubs in the U.S. and Europe in recent years and seen only occasional playing time with the U.S. national team.

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Coach Frank Endacott had sent on Henry Paul to increase his attacking options and the Wigan star went within an ace of scoring, held just inches short of the line by Radlinski.

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