Pablo Zabaletta and Javier Garrido, passive full-backs, were deprived of passing options when in possession with Everton's players positioned expertly to deny them a get-out forward ball.

巴博罗·萨巴雷塔和哈维尔·加里多两名边后卫都不是助攻型，但在他们得球时却没有可以传球的对象，因为埃弗顿每一个球员的站位都非常好，截断了他们向前传球的路线。

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Small battles win the war, and little by little the architecture will get better if you just keep moving the ball forward.

小战斗赢取战役，逐渐地，只要你不断前进，架构将变得越来越理想。

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When Nemanja goes forward, he only has eyes for the ball and doesn't let anybody get in his way.

当内曼尼亚去前线，他只会盯着球，不会让任何人挡路。

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"By the very nature of his game - always looking to get the ball forward, taking a man on, trying a trick - he's going to make mistakes, " adds Blunt.

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