Sentences with phrase «also held the ball»

Also held the ball well when he had to and distribution was calm and controlled.

He also holds the ball up brilliantly.

Not exact matches

While Antonio Conte will hope to see him use his physicality and technical quality to hold up the ball and link play up while also bagging goals himself, Giroud was the provider on this occasion as his deft flick allowed Hazard to break free in front of goal to put Chelsea ahead.

What about vincent janssen He has scored 14 goals in his last 11 games and made 3 assists He is a complete striker he can hold up the ball amd he can run behind defenders even he is not very fast he also play with his two legs and give very nice passes He is only 21 My ideal world will be if we got a super striker like zlatan and get this guy for the next years I'm sure he will be a beast in the coming years

We see both Laurent Koscielny and Calum Chambers content with the ball at their feet, especially the former and now Wenger can also utilise Holding in that style.

Also Laca will need to drop, hold up the ball more and be the late arrival into the box rather than a target man.

But unfortunately, Mr wenger went for Lucas Perez who has no aerial game and lacks balance and strength to hold up the ball, he also does not take enough touches of the ball and appears slow in the Premier league.

When we are playing the bigger boys, we have to be more cautious and sit back more than we usually do i think this line up is good as we can also attack them with pace and counter attack and we can even hold on to the ball more if we need to.

This will mean Giroud is not so isolated and we have someone to hold the ball up, and we'll also have someone to make runs in behind — Walcott.

Man United currently rely a great deal on veteran Paul Scholes and do not really possess much in the way of a goal threat with the likes of Michael Carrick, Anderson and Darren Fletcher not being all that attack minded, whilst also not providing a great deal in the way of a link between midfield and attack, being more concerned with keeping hold of the ball.

Army also suffered heavy graduation losses, but it does not take much talent to hold the ball, which is what the Cadets mostly do.

Giroud, i think Ibra would hold ball much better than him and assist with aplomb, some screamers also but we would lose what fighting quality Oli brings in attack and defense.

but cazorla also has another problem, which is often holding the ball too long before releasing.

Giroud is very strong and heavy, he is also good in the air and can hold up the ball and do that pseudo midfielder thing well enough for Wenger to keep picking him as the spearhead.

Now a lot of this is true, but also one thing I've noticed most about Iwobi that's similar to Our Little Magician Santi is the ability to hold and make use of the ball in tight spaces with quick feet.

He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box midfielder.

THIS TIME WE GOT TA SURPRISE THEM ALSO, ATTACK THEM EACH TIME WE HOLD THE BALL, they will be the one coming out fully cus they're trying to prove they're better.

gibbs played well and deserves a higher rating so does holding apart his mistake that cost us a goal also i'm delighted for perez i've noticed on a technical level he is not what you would called a typical arsenal player his first touch & control are not the best he tends to lose a ball a bit too much and needs at least 2 touches i could be wrong and may be it is because he is just back from injury or he was a bit nervous on his return, i know people will say that it doesn't really matter as long as he scores the reason why we bought him and they could be wright anyway great win, performance and topping the group great, COYG!

In addition, just like Giroud, Benteke is also very adept at holding the ball up using his big frame, so Arsenal really don't need to tweek the system if he's playing up front.

Also the reason for his constant injuries is that he holds on to the ball for too long when played in advanced positions then ends up getting clattered, in the deep role this is not the case and I honestly do nt know how wenger hasnt seen that

His tackling also isn't very strong, there are much better passers of the ball in the team and he holds onto the ball for far too long, often conceding possession as he dribbles straight into a bank of about five defenders.

A couple times he had a good opportunity to play a simple enough through ball, also when out wide he held up play allot, with little penetration for getting in behind and getting decent space for crossing.

He does not seems to be able to attack crosses and corners, he also does not seems comfortable holding a position high up the pitch and tight with defenders his ball control is not good enough for that.

Anyone who has followed Danny Welbeck's Manchester United career will be aware of the fact that Danny is lethal playing down the left - hand side and can also provide more work - rate in that area of the pitch, while Olivier can effectively hold the ball up upfront.

Fouls and misconduct are penalised as follows: Direct free kick A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force: • kicks or attempts to kick an opponent • trips or attempts to trip an opponent • jumps at an opponent • charges an opponent • strikes or attempts to strike an opponent • pushes an opponent • tackles an opponent A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following three offences: • holds an opponent • spits at an opponent • handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)

Well, personally Chamber is our worst player n I doubt if he deserves Arsenal shirt, Sanches also is causing d team more harm than gud, holding ball aimlessly, Welbek, am not his fan but he is our best player vs crystal, work horse gave us 1st penalty n he assist 2nd goal, Girioud gradually becoming inevitable to our team, no one like Girioud in d team, he is different, Ozil improving, Sainti continue being our all round player, our defence was gr8 until later time.

wilshire also slows things bc he always wants to have a run at the opposition while holding the ball, he does nt pass as much as he should.

He can hold the ball, flick it, and will also do the dirty work.

Remember, Wilshere is also well known for holding the ball too long and he was in the centre of the park last year!

Time and again also, keepers when kicking from the penalty area while holding the ball, step out of the box, still holding it and no one says anything.

Not just a player that can «hold up» against the run and let the LBs make plays — the point in this scheme is for the linemen to be quick off the ball and at least be an absolute load to handle, hopefully also making splash plays in the backfield.

i also wish we are better at holding the ball in midfield.

The Belgian international can also fit any tactical system as he can effectively run the channels, hold the ball up and he also has the ability to be a typical «fox in the box» kind of striker.

Telling me players are not to blame is absolutely rubbish, they are to blame, yes Monaco mission was to relax and repell Arsenal and if possible shut them down completely, this gam was ours to take, First the pressure was on Monaco, they didn't know how to go about it, whether to defend their 3 - 1 advantage or press us, we had more than enough clear cut chances but as usual we were clueless in front of goal, we tried to open them apart which is impossible, Carzolla and Alexis played as if we lead 15 - 0, holding balls, try to dribble every time they have the ball and and reduce the pace and any chance of other to get through, losing balls carelessly, poor crosses is now our style, it doesn't threatened even Charlton athletic coz everyone now knows our crosses is poorly delivered and our attackers also don't have a clue how to do it even if one get through it will be wasted, this game should have been won by range attempts which was only tried once by ÖZIL and was blocked.

Wilshere must be benched as a team we play better with him on the bench, our performances as a team this season have been awful and it's no coincidence that it coincides with Wilshere being in the number 10 role, he simply doesn't Assist enough, doesn't Score enough and he also holds onto the ball far too long without releasing it!

Hahaha pepes here saying Benzema is not significantly better than Giroud.i do not even want to go to stats.Firstly lets talk about finishing, Giroud finishing is not really that good at all.He misses a lot of chances.He most at times needs many chances to score and all also misses sitters too much.his shot accuracy too ai nt that good at all.This makes him an average finisher.Secondly, lets go to his dribbling abilities.every player has his own limitations.Giroud has average dribbling.there are many times if he could beat a player he would have been through on goal but since he cant he just waits for support denying the team a chance to score in most cases.Average dribbler.In addition, hold up play, Giroud holds up the ball really well, however, this does not work in all cases against physically strong defenders and also very intelligent defenders his hold up play suffers a lot.so for hold up play he is ok.i could go on and on my word this striker is not good at all do nt you watch him or you want to use his stats.ah!

He'd be able to hold the ball up, but also get in behind the defence, and a lot of times where we've come up short in the past with our current squad come down to us not taking our chances in those games.

In the next 2 - 3 years, Welbeck needs to improve his finishing a great deal (his finishing isnt as good as Giroud and Giroud isnt the greatest finisher) and also try to hold the ball longer.

he is not the scapegoat, the truth is that he is not the striker for big club like arsenal... And also it's because when we win, we are pretending that he is good enough... The truth is also that he have probably one of the best midfield line behind him, and he fail time after time... They all served to him like he is king... The term «striker» CF its little bit changed nowadays, i was thinking that they score goals, now they hold the ball...

A fairly similar player — very good at dribbling and keeping hold of the ball, a good short and long range passer also and can set attacks going.

Giroud's value is not only in scoring goals but also in holding the ball, keeping opponent's defence under pressure, winning aerial battles and defending against set pieces.

Kraft's press conference also touched on the other side of the ball, where Butler may be the best available player on the market — though as a restricted free agent, the Patriots still hold a tremendous amount of leverage over him.

His ability is never in question, but what still surprises me is his work rate, he makes most other players look average with his work rate, I say lets go get more players with this attitude and play a high pressing game, I also think we should sell either Ramsey or Witshire, and for me it would be Jack, average players who holds the ball too long, and with a crap attitude

Well said.Am I right in saying that our passing has been more shocking and woeful than our defending or finishing?If only we passed and held on the ball better numerous goals this season wouldn't have been conceded due to not aimlessly giving the ball away.How come we never focus on solving our passing problems.Our positioning when receiving passes is also poor.

Those Carr teams had the benefit of defensive touchdowns, much better field position, much shorter waits to get the ball back on average, and also didn't endure the pressure of feeling like they «had to score» on every drive just to hold serve because the defense was so bad.

What is needed in the modern game are players that offer pace, mobility, athleticism and intelligence; someone who can score goals but is also able to hold the ball up, bring others into play and contribute to a more fluid playing style.

A couple of neat touches, intricate ball movements in the box, but also showed his usual weakness of holding on to the ball far more than what was needed.

They often have less than 50 % of the possession in games and the Belgian striker offers options from the long ball and also has the ability to hold play - up to allow his team - mates to join in the attack.

This ensured they were also able to keep plenty of players behind the ball as the remaining defenders and whichever midfielders weren't involved in the one - twos held back to deny Barcelona on the counter.

The Italian holds his width more than Borini and opts for lower - driven balls in to the area, but also is a threat to slide passes through the inside channels.