They have been overly defensive.
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They were overly defensive and need to accept that in a diverse society we should be free to make polite requests of this kind.
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Relatively composed in central midfield but never looked like dictating the tempo or grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck because he became overly defensive.
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The competition was also marred by overly defensive and often violent tactics.
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