City's full - backs seemed to
see more of the ball than their multi-million pound magicians.
This is where
he sees more of the ball and in turn can do more with it and I personally think his attributes in this position help when it comes to defending i.e. when cornered in our own half he is the best player to get the ball out, has a great eye for a pass and the best close control of any player I've ever seen.
Welbeck
sees more of the ball but doesn't do anything with it.
Every player errs, and if a player is
seeing more of the ball and attempting more plays, well then it is obvious he will err a little bit more than someone who is trying less.
Compared to Carrick's numbers from last season — when he remained influential, his introduction into the starting XI in October setting United off on a lengthy unbeaten run — Jorginho is
seeing more of the ball, is marginally more accurate in his distribution and is proving to be more creative.
He sees more of the ball in a deeper role, and is better at using it to put Liverpool on the front foot.
Groß is
seeing more of the ball per 90 minutes, with 36.1 passes, but it's the Icelandic international who edges the German in key passes and crosses attempted per 90.
Ideally, he'd have
seen more of the ball as he looked impressive in possession.
Playing in a more central role and
seeing more of the ball, the opportunity is there to create, provide more assists and get into more goalscoring positions.
Only defensive midfielder Ales Mertelj
sees more of the ball than the Slovenian international, but nobody creates more chances than Cvijanovic.
What would be interesting though is to see how Malli adapts to
seeing more of the ball.
He sees more of the ball and feels a lot more confident in possession now than before.
Occasionally isolated when used as lone strikers, both López and Gignac appear to relish
seeing more of the ball and both men are particularly adept at cutting inside and shooting at goal with their stronger right feet.
«Last year we won six titles and he played wide but we need him involved and sometimes
he sees more of the ball when he plays more in the centre,» said coach Pep Guardiola after the 4 - 0 demolition of Stuttgart in the second leg of their last - 16 encounter.
Not exact matches
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its not really atheism or religion that I have a problem with, its the hate, control, and fear that goes along with it that I have a problem with, you say that those who are spiritual are into new agey, crystal
ball, stuff,
see that's what I'm talking about, you assume to know what something is about when you don't understand something you naturally fear it, your self righteous clouds you, don't you get that by being narrow minded in your view towards things, you really act no better than religious fundamentalists, being spiritual is a lot
more than just the new agey, think positive all the time that you think it is, its about being aware
of who you are?
My brother and I stared out the backseat windows as an enormous
ball of orange fire rose boastfully over the horizon and Interstate 10 spilled us onto a freeway congested by
more cars than we'd ever
seen.
I
saw more bad passes than interceptions and the
ball always seemed to run away from us in final third
of the pitch.
But it was a much
more resilient and organised peformance from the Gunners than we have
seen in the two previous away gamesd this season, and it paid off as the home team were frustrated as they struggled to make much headway or even enjoy
more of the
ball.
I think Ramsey play better coming off the bench, when ever he's in the starting eleven he rarely scores a goal, he gives the
ball away far to often and sometimes in dangerous positions, he makes straight forward passes or the simple passes, I've never
seen him make a defense splitting pass or a through
ball, the only positive about him starting a match is his engine, he will definitely cover a lot
of ground but i think we need
more of a creative or Attacking CM in that position because
of the back three formation.
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And it is for that reason that the north London club's vastly experienced manager Arsene Wenger is
more than likely to try to keep a close eye on Barkely at all times
of this clash, so much so that do not be surprised to
see the home team's former France international close to the attacking starlet every time he picks up possession
of the
ball.
Occasionally he will win a vital air
ball, but we should be
seeing more of this.
Quick, Harris and Davis all seem like they deserve
more playing time, and I'd hate to
see any
of their development stunted by a former cowgirl prima - donna who whines about getting the
ball all the time!
In the past, I envisioned this team post-Big Three as this running - and - gunning dynamo with Rondo at the point
of attack, but the
more I
see this team flourish in the half court, the
more I fall in love with the
ball movement and finding the open guy.
It is just Ozil's way
of playing, he focused
more on
seeing opportunities to unleash through -
balls to his teammates, rather than battling the opponent physically.
He did dish off a few
more times instead
of hog
ball which is nice to
see.
In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch
of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all
of them have never shown any consistency for
more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because
of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather
see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention
of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any
of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long
ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the
ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been
more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure
of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez
of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)
With respect, your selection has little hope
of being successful for a number
of reasons.Firstly, the back three lacks height and could not cope with set pieces.Neither Ramsay nor Wilshere are
ball winners and without possession how can your 5 attack minded players function?On a
more positive note I, m delighted to
see Xhaka does not feature
Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week
of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think
of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even
more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort
of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time
of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight
ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light
of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to
see what our delusional manager
sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team
We're
more likely to
see Mourinho's standard XI as he'll try to press high to rob us
of te
ball in high areas or Fabregas moving to no. 10 to put Ramires alongside Matic to hinder the counter attack
He's been
seeing a lot
more of the
ball and having a much larger influence on the way we play.
All
of that means Ozil will be able to
more with
more freedom and do what he does best, supply the final
ball and
see those chances actually converted.
After
seeing a couple
of games where he featured and also the one for england he's got it all for me... 1) He has the physical ability to offer the kind
of game that our Giroud offers (back to the net: deflecting, relaying passes and 1 - 2 touches) but also 2) Pace, mobility and technical agility to offer so much
more: dribbling past opponents (creating space), running / turning over defences either to lay down the killing pass to a better placed player or finishing a through
ball from our over talented midfield and all that with speed and 3) Tactical awareness, willingness to defend players if asked (like the game Man U-Real Madrid in the CL) and could provide support not only in the air on corners!!
I would like to
see Iwobi instead
of Ozil, because usually Iwobi has
more energy and better
ball possession, but Ozil is not going to be dropped.
If you pay attention to how Barcelona first team players like Messi, Neymar, Iniesta, Xavi, Ronaldinho and Busquets played, you would
see that most
of them consistently make
more than three touches on the
ball, when possessing it.
I've
seen Ozil play the
ball to Theos feet but Theo had started the run, Theo doesn't like
balls into his feet as he is a runner... yet at Real he played
balls in behind
more often due to having a consistency
of pace to work with and get use to.
When Ramsey is playing well and he gets back to defend then I think we
see more out
of Ozil and Xhaka, I thought Ozil played better at the end
of the season than in the middle when the team imploded and that I do remember
seeing Ramsey getting back
more than he did in pre season Chelsea game, along with the extra CB to help win the
ball back, it has meant Ozil can focus
more on finding space ready for when his team mates have won the
ball back.
Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat
of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most
of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level
of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've
seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the
ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack
of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several
of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side
of the
ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival
of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is
more than a little disappointing... what else is new though
We have
seen players like Morgan Schiniderlin struggling in a possession base system where the team has
more control
of the
ball.
While both those players are frustrating, I find Ramsey to be the worse as I feel his best moments
of his playing career was in those few months alongside Arteta and he was looking like a contender for POTY already then got injured, that period
of time
seen Ramsey put in
more tackles per game than Arteta (on average I think it was 4.4), he was doing the defending and then taking the
ball forward in attacks.
mates its time we say hard truths and stand by them.we want arsenal to win the title not arsen so spending is not an issue.this season we hve
seen how our squad is
of average quality only three or four world class players.is wenger the man to take us the next level.someone who drops joel and picks Walcott who is currently playing like an amateur.our midfield is shocking we keep passing the
ball backwards till we concede is when we st art shifting gears.we need
more urgency from both the players and manager.play the same way everyweek and expect a win.its time arsenal moves on we need new man at the helm to lead the club.
Santi and Le Coq should have an easier game as we should
see a lot
more of the
ball.
Last season
saw Arsene change it up a bit (e.g Vs City & Liverpool) where he was a bit
more cautious, sitting
more deep and having
more men behind the
ball trying to put pressure on the opposition — sometimes this was successful, sometimes not, but it certainly reduced the amount
of hammerings we got.
So Olivier Giroud gets the nod ahead
of Welbeck up front and we need to
see more of his form from the second half against West Brom when he was unlucky not to score rather than the first half when he was lucky to touch the
ball.
I said experiment because I am not sure how their chemistry would work out on the pitch as we do not
see them everyday in training... for example I am not sure if Neny can play the defensive role as effectively as Coq, but since Coq is not performing at the level we usually expect
of him anyway, I would pun for Neny there for now... Based on what I have
seen so far, I would say Neny defensive game would be based on covering and interceptions rather than going in strongly for tackles like Coq but the plus is he runs and covers
more ground than Flamini, and his movement and
ball distribution is definitely better than both Flamini and Coq.
@Wzadry,, I watched that game, and I can tell you, Arsenal's match was tougher than that,, a little
more effort from that Villa display, will surely get us a result against many teams... Bilbao just gave Messi n Co. too much respect...
See how they lost the
ball and let Messi pass them thru like he's some form
of a g.o.d,,, Le coq wouldn't do such... We, the ARSENAL.....
He pointed out that we had too many defensive midfielders wanting to bomb forward and leaving space behind for potential counter attack, and if you read between the lines and use it as a source
of info for analysis, you can clearly
see he is implying we need to be stronger in the midfield by not losing
ball possession, pressing
more when we don't have the
ball and not let ourselves exposed.