The Germans and the Dutch, with their stronger, more defensive style, could be trouble.
So that means you're going to sit back on your heels and play a defensive style of hockey?
Bishop has stopped 91 of the 98 shots he's faced this season (a .928 save percentage), and the Senators aided him Monday by playing a more conservative, defensive style.
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And he defended his former side - who have been criticised for their defensive style of play over the course of this season - and said the Uefa Cup final in Manchester is too close to call.
Italy is trying to change its stripes from a defensive, mechanical style of play it's forever been known for.
It allowed Klinsmann, who was named the national coach at the time, to alter Germany's style from defensive and organized to a more freewheeling, proactive approach that he felt reflected how the country wanted to be seen.
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The Great Midwest was the newest conference in the NCAA and Cincinnati capped its season in style with a great defensive effort.
Granted he has his detractors in Ireland who maintain his style of football is too defensive, but anyone who previously thought that was all he had in his tactical locker was proven wrong on that night in November when the Irish took the game to France in ambitious style.
Though he's a modest 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds, Parise also possesses enough tenacity and defensive conscientiousness that he would adapt quickly to the demanding style of play that Rangers coach John Tortorella favors.
Whisper it quietly, but some have even labeled Spain's previously much-feted tiki-taka style of play "boring" and claimed it is currently a more defensive tactic than offensive.
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