#defensive-struggles

#defensive-struggles

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Starting with the hosts, while Cordoba might have claimed an essential boost earlier in the month as they snatched a 2-1 victory against Castellon, Ivan Ania's men came immediately crashing back down to earth in a worrying fashion last time out. Eventually falling to what was a routine 3-1 drumming away at Andorra, the Caliphs open this weekend's fixtures holding just a one-point buffer from slipping into the drop zone.

Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to losing ways last time out as they marked their return from September's international break with a rollercoaster 5-4 defeat at home against Columbus, Atlanta have once again come under serious scrutiny this season. Scrapping it out at the foot of the Eastern Conference standings, the Five Stripes should be bracing themselves for another stern examination here.

The Washington Commanders came crashing back down to earth with a disappointing loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football. It's early days, but these two clubs are clearly on different levels right now, and it showed during a one-sided affair that could have been won by a much wider margin. Dan Quinn's squad just weren't at the races. They were lackluster in almost every phase, everything looked disjointed, and the Commanders couldn't generate any momentum whatsoever. Some soul-searching is needed over the mini-bye week to ensure this squad is capable of meeting lofty expectations.

Last seen heading into September's international break with a 1-0 loss at the hands of historic rivals Lyon, there has been some speculation that Roberto De Zerbi could face some mounting pressure on his position. Losing two of their first three Ligue 1 showdowns, the former Brighton boss is demanding an immediate response on Friday night. However, despite landing a frantic 5-2 win against Paris FC on August 23rd, Marseille have shown some major defensive struggles.

We know we can create goals, we can score and create a lot of chances, but we also have to be mindful that we are conceding goals. Right now. one of the objectives is to break bad habits that some of the guys might have had throughout the season. Not just break bad habits but develop new habits as well.

If we hit the darn plays, we wouldn't be asking these questions," said Sanders, who's in his third season at Colorado. "We had the plays. We just didn't make it happen.

Volpe leads the Yankees with 11 errors, ranking atop all AL shortstops and has recorded the worst fielding percentage among AL players at his position.