Sentences with phrase «area of the pitch as»

Still, Arsenal may yet need further reinforcements in that area of the pitch as Mesut Ozil is heading towards the end of his contract and could walk away on a free transfer in the summer.

But considering the Gunners» financial constraints, perhaps a move for Lacazette looks more feasible as he should be available at around # 40 million, allowing Arsenal to strengthen on other areas of the pitch as well.

With Gareth Bale another attacking player not at his best this season, it makes sense that Real are, according to Don Balon, looking at Alli as a long - term replacement in that area of the pitch as they look to put together another group of Galacticos for the next few years.

Both United and Chelsea look in need of a signing of that quality in that area of the pitch as well, with Michael Carrick set to retire and Marouane Fellaini out of contract in the summer at Old Trafford.

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.

Not exact matches

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Throughout his career so far, the midfielder has shown that he is capable of playing in central area of the pitch, with the midfielder being deployed as an attacking midfielder, central and defensive midfielder.

this tells me that the financial prudence we have extolled as prudent for the clubs future and for the adherence to FFP is really a smoke and mirrors situation we need a striker (opinions differ to which one) we need cover for Le Coq (again opinions differ) and maybe we need one other in another area of the pitch, but if we don't get them we wont be better than we were this year and we wont move closer to the real glory.

In central midfield, Michael Carrick showed his wortth for England against Lithuania and should be brought in as one of the more defensive options for the match against Italy, who have plenty of quality in that area of the pitch.

A centre - back and defensive midfielder are top of the list (as they have been for the last few seasons), but a world class signing in any area of the pitch would surely be welcomed.

Both clubs seemingly view Alonso as an ideal signing at centre - back, with Ernesto Valverde perhaps about to face problems in that area of the pitch.

Miranda could be seen as a back - up option for United, although the possibility of bringing in two new central defenders can't be ruled out due to the Red Devils» perceived deficiency in that area of the pitch.

Arsenal could strengthen in three key areas of the pitch this summer as Arsene Wenger reportedly looks set to do the bulk of his shopping in Italy's Serie A.

Everyone of their players is drilled to the nth degree as when to foul, what types of fouls in what areas of the pitch, taking gamesmanship to the very brink of what is acceptable.

Recent reports suggest there could be as many as four big names leaving Chelsea this summer, with four more arriving as replacements in key areas of the pitch.

And, of all other areas of the pitch, Bruce has juggled around with his defenders to such an extent that only Curtis Davies has been the mainstay, as far as Hull City's backline is concerned.

without such a DM, we need 5 defender as we do but still don't fill the hole in center defending part of the pitch, no one in front of Kos wo is alone, Mustafi is no security, he just better than Mertesaker wich is bad... easy to destroy us in that area and where you score goals.

We sinking from the middle defense, in front of the back 4 or back 5 or whatever, you need this hole filled or we sink from the middle as our CD is shaky, Kos is alone and no one to sit in front of him, to protecting, just come from all direction straight for him to deal alone with in central area of defense and pitch....

If players go over in a natural way consistent with the foul, then I'd have no problem, it's when they go over in the penalty area, when they wouldn't go over if the same situation occurred elsewhere on the pitch, and then add in a level of play acting consistent with appearing as an extra on a Die Hard movie.

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.

At Middlesbrough, he'll likely be used all across the attacking midfield band, as they've struggled to get results in that area of the pitch this season.

Back in the heady days of 2012, it was pitched as AT&T Park to the south, a dazzling new theater to showcase all that's best about the Bay Area.

While I was hoping to see Arteta leave as well, I guess squad depth in a vital area of the pitch is necessary.

The Spanish playmaker has not been at his best since moving to Old Trafford from Chelsea in January, with van Gaal willing to let him go in the near future as he eyes signings in other key areas of the pitch.

Alexander - Arnold's ability to not only offer himself as an outlet down the Reds» right - hand side but provide quality final balls into the visitors» area meant that the Reds attackers could spend far more time in the central areas of the pitch, getting as close to goal as possible.

As for the players, contrary to the general opinion which is often skewed by the results of other clubs, there has been an improvement in all areas of the pitch.

Why not the attacking players as would be the case in any other area of the pitch, as long as they are outside the area when the kick is actually taken?

Galatasaray fans, whom had earlier caused disturbances in the local area before kick - off, threw several flares onto the pitch towards the end of the first half, when they were 2 - 0 down, which caused Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi to halt the game, with goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and captain Wesley Sneijder among those helping to restore order as riot police moved around the perimeter.

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.

As the Possession chart with heat map on the right of the image above, Sweden attacked very centrally going from right to left, the action when Sweden were on the ball occurred in the centre of midfield with 64.78 % of the Swedish possession coming in the two most central areas of the pitch, around where Ibrahimovic spent most of the game.

Chelsea's approach is significantly different to that of Arsenal and Barcelona's, as free flowing ground play is replaced by effective use of key areas of the pitch.

For him, football was, as Wilson puts it, «system of 22 elements — two sub-systems of 11 elements — moving within a defined area (the pitch) and subject to a series of restrictions (the laws of the game)».

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.

Stoke were also full of energy early on as they pressed high up the pitch and when Badou Ndiaye won possession on the edge of the Leicester penalty area after 12 minutes, his curling effort brought a decent save from Kasper Schmeichel.

Customers can sit here with Longside Lower seats from Football Ticket Pad, enjoying seats close to the action and on the same side of the pitch as the players tunnel and technical area.

«They protected the ball, won second balls in most areas of the pitch and every time Liverpool got forward, they looked as if they were going to score and even when they didn't look as if they were going to score, Maribor were gifting them balls in dangerous positions.»

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.

Lovren came over from the same club as Van Dijk, and he looked like a top - level defender at Southampton, but the Saints use a far less aggressive defensive pressing style than Liverpool — one that's mainly focused on moving the opposition into the least dangerous areas of the pitch — so it creates layers of safety for its defenders.

Barca's first statement on Tuesday read: «Although he was originally signed as a defensive midfielder, he was used at centre - back to cover for the many injuries in that area of the pitch and did such a good job that he would go on to play just as often in that position as he did in the middle of the park.

As I wrote earlier this week, both teams have their advantages in different areas of the pitch.

Though Dortmund, and now Liverpool, are at their most effective when streaming forward on the counter, their off - the - ball work, pressing in some areas of the pitch while keeping their shape in others, is as precise, deliberate and deceptively complex than attempting to dominate the game in other ways, with the ball.

The defence is perhaps the one area of the pitch not in urgent need of regeneration as Ramiro Funes Mori alongside Otamendi and Romero was a fixture in the side during Copa America Centenario.

There are plenty of players who can ping the ball around the pitch, especially against a side as defensive as Galati who hardly sent anyone upfield to put pressure on the ball in the areas where Rooney received it, but how many can unlock defences in the way Rooney can, score spectacular goals or just make things happen in the final third?

You imagine the beautiful sound of your little one giggling, intertwined with the occasional low pitched scream of sheer excitement, whilst you flick your eyes between your child having the «time of their lives» and your OK magazine... the only thing missing is hearing that slight fizz of prosecco in your glass next to you as you relax (why don't play areas serve alcohol by the way?

As a result of this afternoon's Statutory Instrument, which we will vote against, the grassroots sport budget will be cut by over # 100,000 for every parliamentary constituency, enough to fund a 100m grass sports pitch or a floodlit multi-use games area for each one.»

De Blasio pitched a millionaire's tax proposal to fund MTA repairs as well as subsidized fares for low - income New Yorkers, addressing another area of significant criticism, his unwillingness to fund the «Fair Fares» campaign.

As I have mentioned to the Congress in my pitch for the Presidency, there are essentially three key areas of development that my team and I will place strong emphasis on:

Regarding baseballs, the problem is that the fovea can focus on only a very small area — only about 2 degrees of the visual field (or an area smaller than your thumbnail held at arm's length)-- so as a pitched ball moves closer it can easily slip into your peripheral vision as it becomes larger.

Marketers could benefit from the study's findings, says Kim, by pitching brands in a servant context to population groups and regions that have been shown in previous studies to be more materialistic than others, such as younger consumers and residents of metropolitan areas.