Sentences with phrase «area of the pitch»

With the so much talent in other areas of the pitch and with the club so close to contention, would they once again be done in by shaky hands at the back?

It's just about filling different areas of the pitch with different personnel.

The players move and change positions at will and so when players move from their comfort zone they are comfortable in different areas of the pitch.

Whether it be a string of injury problems to key players or in one specific area of the pitch at the same time, it always seems to be us that suffers.

Yes, you win some ugly but a technical observer of arsenal would agree that we are simply lacking quality in certain area of the pitch.

At the top level, teams can't afford to carry one passenger, never mind three — and least of all in the most important area of the pitch.

At the very pinnacle of European football, we now see players who can function in numerous areas of the pitch.

Our focus areas of the pitch were clearly defined as mentioned below.

Admittedly we are down to the bare bones in certain areas of the pitch (defence and midfield) but we have enough to compete.

To succeed at the highest level you need players who can impose themselves in different areas of the pitch.

There has been a spate of ill - advised rash challenges in areas of the pitch where it is unnecessary from a player in the last line of our defence.

Strong rumours about Xhaka already being signed but it seems strange because there are other areas of the pitch which need attention.

It's a key area of the pitch for the Spaniard and ultimately City haven't been good enough defensively across the board so far this season, as witnessed in their defeat at Leicester City on Saturday.

Unfortunately for him, as he is reported as saying by The Mirror, two of the three players that are most important to our title challenge play in the same area of the pitch as he would do.

The game was being played in a congested central area of the pitch with Ipswich building a solid defensive line.

Not only have Arsenal had to deal with more injury problems than all of our Premier League rivals over the last 10 years, but we also seem to lose players from the same area of the pitch at the same time, making the job of selecting a strong and well balanced side something of a nightmare for Arsene Wenger.

Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in particular were able to get on the ball in dangerous areas of the pitch far easier than they were in the first half.

Often cited as the club's last truly complete midfielder, Roy Keane and his shadow loom large over many discussions on this most crucial area of the pitch.

Still, Calhanoglu's sublime effort is a reminder of the threat Milan pose in most areas of the pitch, with Gennaro Gattuso's side in largely fine form since he took over despite the recent setback against Arsenal.

The money earned from these transfers could be used to invest in new players now that Pochettino knows what areas of the pitch need strengthening for next season.

You can understand why — he has raw pace to burn and a decent cross on him — but when you consider his own admission that he «prefers the ball to feet,» and the way he's capable of driving a team forward from deeper areas of the pitch, you have to wonder why Wenger didn't give him more chances.

United need reinforcements in attacking areas of the pitch if they are going to become title contenders next season under Van Gaal.

My advise to you is to go and watch the Emirates cup all over again and see how despite winning it, we were dominated in vital areas of the pitch.

Ottmar Hitzfeld, the former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich manager, used to speak of the red zone, a central area of the pitch just outside the p -LRB-...)

Arsenal are expected to be one of the busiest clubs in this January's transfer window, with new signings needed in a number of different areas of the pitch after a slow start to the season.

Masuaku is really becoming a bit a bit of a revelation in an attacking sense, and providing he doesn't try his wonderful tricks in vulnerable areas of the pitch then he can become a major creator for us going forward.

Inconsistence at different areas of the pitch etc etc etc Every manager dictates these weaknessess to their players and now its only a matter of time to see our precious once invincible scary team look ordinary even to teams that fight for relegation No team goes on committing a lot of mistakes in one game as Arsenal does and keep being successive its IMPOSSIBLE

Also, our players over crowd areas of the pitch (areas where there should be only one midfielder, you find 3/2) and Ramsey's inability to stick to the lines.

Wenger hasn't helped the lad develop, he's only going out on loan to get game time, not to develop in any particular area of the pitch.

(i) The batter swings at a pitch; (ii) The batter is forced out of the batter's box by a pitch; (iii) A member of either team requests and is granted «Time»; (iv) A defensive player attempts a play on a runner at any base; (v) The batter feints a bunt; (vi) A wild pitch or passed ball occurs; (vii) The pitcher leaves the dirt area of the pitching mound after receiving the ball; or (viii) The catcher leaves the catcher's box to give defensive signals.

Liverpool, with the 3 -4-2-1 system they have been playing in recently, can be exploited in wider areas of the pitch, which means that the likes of Sanchez and Welbeck will have their tasks cut out against Alberto Moreno and Jordan Henderson, two players who are expected to operate in the left and right wingback positions, respectively.

With those two fighting for a place with Coquelin and Ramsey, central midfield is almost certainly our most heavily contested area of the pitch, so do you think the young Leipzig player is telling fibs about this Arsenal transfer?

If we had Alba and Alves with there natural ability to run to the byline and there ability to offer deadly balls into the box, Sanchez sand Özil can weave there magic in more deadly areas of the pitch.

It will also be interesting to see which areas of the pitch Wenger has prioritised to bring in reinforcements.

The role of the ball - playing defender is to initiate attacking moves from their defensive berth through precise and intelligent passing to teammates in advanced areas of the pitch.

Chelsea enjoy a lot of their success centrally through players such as Juan Mata, Oscar, Eden Hazard and Ramires so the game may well be won and lost inside the circled area of the pitch above.

As the midfield general, Toure also played his part in terms of winning back possession for his team, doing so on 195 occasions with 125 of those being in the key midfield area of the pitch.

The amount of key passes indicate the impact the players are having in the danger areas of the pitch and Ramsey comes out with an average of 2.61 key passes per 90 minutes with a total of 15 so far.

Invariably we give the ball away cheaply and the simple task of keeping it in safe areas of the pitch is beyond us.

Paulinho's percentage in terms of passes in terms of the three different areas of the pitch reads as 21 % in the defensive third, 79 % in the attacking and 31 % in the final third.

Napoli's attacking plan revolved around them circulating the ball in a small area of the pitch to draw in Wolfsburg before spreading it to whoever's in space — with Hamsik given so much room, whoever got it had a big obvious target for moving the ball forward quickly so Napoli were able to break at speed.

As promised, today begins my series of sections on where Arsenal are going wrong in various areas of the pitch, and how to remedy this, both with current personnel and the introduction of new players.

«If I am lucky enough to play, it's true that we are positioned in nearby areas of the pitch, stopping him will be difficult but I will try to do everything possible so that he feels uncomfortable and can't put together a perfect performance,» he added.

«I am used to and confident now in many areas of the pitch and it has made me more rounded.

But we also know that Arsenal need major surgery across multiple areas of the pitch.

He's playing 1.62 open play key passes per 90 minutes and maintained his 1.77 completed dribbles stat despite now being used in a more flooded area of the pitch.

It has been a problem for so long now, and with other areas of the pitch looking so strong,...