Not exact matches
Fans of the sport know the most successful teams are not those whose
players run forward with the
ball every time.
That's a fine argument, except that plenty of other
players have been handed the
ball on the 1 only to
run into a wall.
If other teams are able to
run the
ball a lot against them, they will draft some good defensive
players.
It was definitely a penalty but it shouldn't be one when the
player kicks the
ball in a direction away from the goal and then proceeds to fall over the goalie without
running in the
balls direction anymore.
many
players had chances normally its a score in all arsenal matches arsenal put up a good fight arsenal keep a high percentage of the
ball with high number of passes attaching regularly with many chances on target go begging These chances got to score on the board We are coming into a an important hard busy period were we will need to be in form
running on all cylinders
Arsenal are at their best when they move the
ball quickly and the attacking
players make forward
runs.
As for Giroud, he's really not cut to be an Arsenal striker coz I've never seen him
running with the
ball and taking on opposition
players and score a goal ala Henry.
I just don't know what is wrong with our
players, they look the most weakest, they can't
run, can't press, can't read danger, give the
ball away, they are very slow..
for F**k sake... this isn't a marathon or cross country game where a
player just do all the
running and
running and
running for nothing and without end...... Do they even teach these guys
ball control?
The guy had a great game v west ham but his ego lets him down, but Wenger his comments on the defensive cock ups, it is the same comments on all the losses so surely he needs to rectify the prob Number one drop the BF German that can't head a
ball can't
run he is a liability every time he puts on the shirt even Debuchy jumps higher than him Gibbs can't defend he is a nice guy but not first choice L Back Chocqelen has proved he is a good
player that can get better what we need is an Ozil type midfielder that has more guts to play good
balls through to runners not high
balls that you hope will find a target So a defender that can defend a left back and a midfielder and then look out enough is enough on what the problems are If the car won't
run right you Fix it Wenger now is the time to FIX it CB
Iwobi recked my head last night he was weak and misplaced many passes he cant seem to control the
ball its always
running away from him he should not be in the middle in the middle you need good
ball controllers with good eyes for passes long and short on the ground and above the ground >> > waterford yesterday were on top of us with no space giving to our
players and we were scattered all over the place with no vision or leader ship too goals in the space of 3 minuets ok the first goal was a fluke but come on the second one???? and thats all what it takes to loose a match many times this season we cant play when the opposition seats in our face we have no cohesion or understanding we crumble away we need to start the game together as a unit a compact unit
This team needs physicality and although Elneney protects the
ball by a high passing completion and although he offers more going forward than Coq he is more easily
ran off the
ball by physical
players.
You only realise the importance of keeping the tempo going when you see so much good build up being
run out of play or the
ball being released to the wrong
player at the wrong time.
Though Theo is not as strong as Giroud, at least he can
run into spaces or
run with the
ball and take on opposite
players to score a goal.
Ramsey, every one of his touches look heavy, and we just seem to have a lot of trouble getting the
ball forward, and it's not because of Swansea's pressing, it's just poor passing and lack of
players making
runs.
As much as i think that's ugly and a bit reckless as well, i think it's still better to have more
players like him trying to penetrate defenses and
run head on with the
ball, than to have our team pass the
ball at the edge of their box and do nothing else.
Thought most
players were brilliant, Sanchez clearly needs a rest though, added nothing to the game and lost the
ball or
ran into people too much.
He very rarely makes any
runs into the box when he doesn't have the
ball (this also applies to the other
players — we've become very static when in possession).
Rosicky is probably our best
player at
running at the defence with the
ball at his feet.
Also we had no midfield runners as they are all on the
ball players, we could've done with better
running from midfield.
The difference between a target centre forward and a striker is that «A target man waits for the
ball to be put at his foot or his head for him to score and most times a centre forward holds on to the
ball with his back to goal waiting for runners to
run in to receive a pass from him so he can position or free himself to score but a STRIKER is a
player who
runs to meet the
ball.
Theo is not the most intelligent
player on the pitch, and can not spot killer pass like Ozil, his decision making on the
ball need to improve — it is hard to make good decision when you are
running at full speed.
He is the type of
player who can
run with the
ball so welcome to our new Right sided AM untill he gets used to the EPL and ready to step up into a CF role for us.
So be happy that we lifted the trophy at Wembley but also hope that it does not go to the
players» heads this time, because we need to hit the ground
running and fight for every
ball when the season really starts.
They shouldn't have even got to the
ball for the goal and that I blame on the defence not Cech... who I reckon saw the
player running and the big gap and realised no AFC defender was gonna get there in first.
If a
player has a clear
run to the
ball and you are starting from standing point then there is only one winner.
Jesus... Ramsey is the most backward and lateral passer of a
ball I have seen in a midfielder and that's when he has control of the
ball which is not that frequent as his close control is hardly a strong point... So that leaves
running in to box scoring occasionally and then believing he is a striker... Like I said attributes of a bench
player
Therefore, I striker with the ability to withstand defenders weight leaning onto him and still hold the
ball and allow
players in wide position like Walcott and Sanchez to make
runs is important.
Where before a
player with the
ball had two or three
players running into forward positions now we pass around the box waiting and waiting.
By
running into Hull City
players and being tackled he was making things happen?Wilshere stalls our quick passing game by not releasing the
ball early enough
The
players weren't wearing woolly jock strap hence affected their
ball control while
running in the freezing weather.
He didn't look fit, he kept passing the
ball backwards and when he had a chance to do something constructive he did a Wilshere and
ran into a
player or fell over.
However, against the
run of play, All Saints went on a great counter attack and shot at the goal, which the Eton Messi goalkeeper managed to save but failed to keep hold of the
ball which All Saints
player, Luca Raimo managed to tap into the back of the net.
One of the few
players that makes
runs out of midfield and does nt just wait fort he
ball to fall to his feet.
Our
players almost never make
runs, they all want to recieve the
ball in front of our opponents 18 yard box.
There is no
player in arsenal team now who can
run with
ball at its feet through middle like Rosicky and Santi used to do.
When you are playing football and you got a high
ball to control the slightest touch will push you off it for sure eguaro pushed mustafi but mustafi should have stock his leg out to bring him down or elbowed him in the face well i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood
running down of some Manchester
players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones period
Elneny was everywhere he was the boss of the midfield he
ran after the
ball he closed down
players very well I do nt know what match you were watching but I suggest you watch it again and keep an eye on elneny and what he is doing debuchy was commanding and even took a yelow for the team have a look at the stats and how many
balls we intercepted and how many fowls the game was pure tactics west ham had no chance this is the level of football for me it is top level because you go out there you control the game you boss it you win it for me the team effort was 100 % the work rate was 100 % and if you want to learn football this match is a text book match to observe learn and execute
Always looking to do things the hard way i.e
running into
players, holding the
ball way too long, looking for the million dollar pass when the fifty cent one is a dead cert.
Passes are misplaced,
runs mistimed, we lose the
ball very easy and the
player on the
ball has no options to pass to.
Whether it was Wiggins or Mayo or Bennett or Crawford or whomever when I see a
player who can't get to the rim from the perimeter and has to settle for long twos regularly I am pretty sure in the log
run that
player is going to struggle to score the
ball efficiently.
Then he scored the
run that sent the Royals to the World Series on a
ball that... maybe four percent of baseball
players would have scored on?
He is good, but will he
run to chase down
players when we don't have the
ball?
Arsenal need a focal point striker someone who could operate in tight spaces, lean into defenders hold the
ball up with skills and control allowing his wide
players like Sanchez and Walcott to make
runs into the box and hence sustain pressure on the opposition.
NO Arsen paid 35 million quid for a defensive midfielder who cant
run or tackle but can make the occasional long pass so he has to be backed up by a
player who can tackle but who is unable to pass the
ball forward (only sideways or back) or take a shot at goal, that is a serious issue.
He's instructed by Wenger to
run at the defence and draw the fouls in whereas for England, he's instructed to play deeper and ping the
balls around which is much more productive way for him to play, yes he's injury prone and it frustrates me that he, among the rest of our
players, is delicate.
Typically an aggressively pressing team will press even a
player that is in a good position to release the
ball, so the tackle will «fail», even though it often forces the opponent to stop what was a potentially promising
run, or forces them to pass in a different direction than they had hoped to go.
And when you look at how the two play, closing down and harrying opposing
players and
running on to long
balls, you can see his point.
Our proBlem is just in central midfield, one only thinks about scoring goals, one likes holding on to the
ball for long, cant pass before he
runs and bumps into other
players, the others just weak and slow.
With
players such as Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino to slip the
balls in behind for whoever's up front next season, they will want a quick forward to
run on to them.