Sentences with phrase «always around the ball»

Smith is always around the ball, fast and can cover sideline - to - sideline.»

Not exact matches

Actually David I am convinced the deal WILL go through and was always optimistic we would get Auba as soon as it was reported we would be trying to sign him.Why?Because I believe Ivan G is implementing the changes at the club that is the beginning of removing the absolute power Wenger has enjoyed at the club for far too long.From what I understand the negotiating team have been in Dortmund all week (and they haven't been kicking a ball around or putting fairy liquid in the fountains I've seen all 4 times I've visited the City).

Of course, our busy schedule always leaves a little extra time for guest performances at events all around Oxford, so be sure to look out for us on the catwalk at the RAG Fashion Show on 1 March, and at a ball or two in the coming months.

Until they start bouncing the balls around like they do with the Lottery draw I will always have my suspicions.

as i always say great players don't necessarily make great managers, there are too many examples around the world why we shouldn't pursue this road, arsenal is a big club and need a big manager with big track record and even bigger balls

seems to me, ever since Giroud got caught in da sack, he has turned his attitude around, he seems slighter and faster, i used to complain daily about him, he was slow, always out of position, now he is attacking the ball, finding gaps, someone did a nice job developing him, i was wrong on OG,

regarding Lacazette his going to make a huge difference in our goal tally, we always needed a player with his ability in and around the box, Laca is a better version of Lukas Podolski, for years now we are always passing the ball around the opposition box for ages with no end result but with Laca with his accurate aim and powerful shots we should do well, that is if he gets enough time on the pitch,

And why does nt chamberlain make any f*cking runs, he wants the ball to feet too much and hes not the only one, thats why we always pass it around for ever.

Second, he always seemed to end up around the ball some how, some way.

I have always loved watching Theo play, once he gets on the ball there is an air of excitement around the ground... OK he has not always delivered but he CAN and I feel he will do again

Bennett's pack - line scheme, where five players form a sort of elastic netting around the rim and one of them always chases the ball, has flummoxed elite opponent after elite opponent.

Another thing, notice when Jack's playing for England he's always pinging balls around the pitch beautifully?

Anytime we won back possession around our 18 yard box, Santi was almost always there to dribble the ball out and through the first opposition press, by which time his teammates would have moved into position.

watch all games of conf cup he is twice better than alexis boyh with n without ball.alexis can only run around with ball draxler is always on target n does everything that makes sense

All i see is the same procedure as we've always had: Pass the ball around the opponents box, unable to find someone good enough to a) put the ball on target or b) NOT flop the ball directly to the keeper.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Since mobility, quick on the turn and moving the ball around very quickly, is now the accepted norm at TOP level, which I stress, (as at lower league level they are still around) the days of true targetmen, strong, often not that quick but hard working and generally liked by teammates for always being an outlet for the long ball, when necessary, are fast disappearing.

My son always has a go at me for all the «for f**k sakes» I hurl around when he quite regularly loses the ball.

He said everything in Barcelona is geared around the football, always ball work, seems obvious enough.

But did you notice on Saturday that we actually moved the ball around a lot quicker and we stopped looking for him on the left so he can keep cutting inside and estimg up laca space I believe laca suffered a bit with him in the team as the sevice was lacking to him and it always went to Sanchez and now he is suffering from a lack of confidence He will come good and now we have an awesome front line again.

We've been a team that's always had to spread the ball around with the passing game and use the pass to set up the run but he's really changed things for us this year.»

MIKE PRADA: Should've gone higher, though I'm a little worried that Harden hasn't always kept himself in peak physical condition, which manifests itself in the numerous defensive blooper reels floating around YouTube and the occasional ISO - ball stagnation.

Wilshere's game is always to run from deep with the ball and then pass and move around the box.

Sanchez was good, ready to play even when injured, always wanted to score, He always chased the ball around the field and made sure it was in the net unlike Wenger's lazy babies.

He just has this knack to always be around the ball, he's at the right place at the right time damn near constantly.

The Gunners rallied and Wenger made a triple change and we gave it a go but the ball would not run for our strikers and there was always a Hornet or two bzzing around to deny us.

He always hustles around the ball; same with Saldy.

Cranberry & Almond Energy Balls — Green Evi — Energy balls are always a favorite around our house!

And of course, my deer and disco ball stay around most of the time because you always have to be ready for a party.

True, you probably can't toss a ball around with an NBA star, but you could always work up the nerve to talk to that cute barista at your favorite coffee shop.

I am a ball to be around always glass half full kinda person

Add into the mix a subplot involving Hans» cancer striken wife and a mysterious masked killer who is going around taking down underworld figures, and «Seven Psychopaths» has a lot of narrative balls to juggle, and doesn't always handle them satisfactorily.

She asks me sometimes what I'd do if I had the choice, and I always tell her I'd be Tiger Woods — millions of dollars a week, afternoons knocking a golf ball around in places like Spain and Florida, gorgeous blonde girlfriends (except I never mention that bit).

The important thing about rebalancing is that it always answers the question for the client — well, what are you guys going to do when you think the markets are going down, what are you going to do when you think the markets are going up, what are you going to do, what are you going to do... and that helps clients understand that we're not sitting around with a crystal ball predicting the future going which way is the wind blowing and trying to make a guess, but that we have a process and the process is the process and it is why large endowments and foundations get great returns.

If your dog doesn't suffer from too much pain, continue taking part in a lot of the activities that you've always done with your dog, from throwing tennis balls to going on morning jogs around the neighborhood.

Tossing a tennis ball or Frisbee around with Fido is always a good time.

He is always running around in the yard playing with his ball.

They love taking long walks around the neighborhood and are always up for chasing a ball.

While most of the dogs had no concept of what a toy was or what to do with one, Heidi could always be heard batting that big red ball around in the exercise pen and in her kennel.

Shiba puppies are irresistible little balls of fur, always ready to learn and explore the world around them.

Deathball matches center around scrambling for possession of the ball, so the best fighter isn't always necessarily the one in the lead.

Once I got better, I had some fun guiding the ball around the larger levels, though the Smashbreaker always ends too soon.

Fly balls also no longer seem like they always find a glove this time around.