Tiago Splitter is excellent defending from side to side, but San Antonio lacks a 7-footer with long arms who can alter shots and go up and get rebounds.

蒂亚戈·斯普利特能够平行防守，但是马刺需要的是一个7尺长人能够盖帽能够抢篮板。

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Both sides, Israel and Hamas, say they are defending themselves against attacks from the other side.

以色列和哈马斯双方都表示是在保护自己免受对方攻击。

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He plays mainly at right back, but can also play along the defence or in midfield. He is strong, quick and enjoys defending but also has a good offensive side to his game.

他很强壮，速度很快，喜欢防守的工作，但是在比赛中同样表现出很好的进攻能力。

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Meanwhile, his Wolves counterpart Mick McCarthy said poor defending had let his side down.

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That said, their 5-4-1 formation encouraged Villa to flood forward in the opening stages and, were it not for some heroic defending, the home side could have claimed a resounding triumph.

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