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Indeed, the Blues have fielded the same back-four in successive league matches on just two occasions this season.
Blues Brothers Starting to Rock Jonathan Clegg 2011
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In each of the past 10 matches, Chelsea has lined up with a different back-four, a period in which the team has surrendered 12 goals and won just two of its last six games.
Blues Brothers Starting to Rock Jonathan Clegg 2011
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"In my experience, the more you play together and the less often the back-four changes, the better it is."
Blues Brothers Starting to Rock Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Still, there are those who say the constant changes to Chelsea's lineup have hampered the team's attempts to create a solid back-four and Andre Villas-Boas , the team's rookie head coach, would be better advised to find the right defensive combination and stick with it.
Blues Brothers Starting to Rock Jonathan Clegg 2011
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The centre-back Benedikt Höwedes, a rising star on course for a Germany call-up, was the only survivor of a very solid back-four.
Schalke's 'champions of pain' seek relief against Manchester United 2011
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"The biggest thing about a defense is unity and the amount of times they play together," said Lee Dixon , a member of Arsenal's formidable back-four during the 1990s and now a soccer analyst.
Blues Brothers Starting to Rock Jonathan Clegg 2011
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And Liverpool's back-four ended the season resembling a game of musical chairs.
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Instead, he split through the shamrock back-four and handled -- twice -- the ball before delicately lifting it towards his oncoming teammate with his foot.
Gregory M. White: The Blame Game: Thierry Henry's Hand of God and the Referee Who Said Yes 2009
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Instead, he split through the shamrock back-four and handled -- twice -- the ball before delicately lifting it towards his oncoming teammate with his foot.
Gregory M. White: The Blame Game: Thierry Henry's Hand of God and the Referee Who Said Yes 2009
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The Valencia forward then went on to score his third by himself, taking full advantage of an exposed Russian back-four that had pushed up for a set piece at the other end of the pitch.
Spain 4-1 Russia: Villa Hat-Trick Gives Spanish a Blazing Start 2008
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