Sentences with phrase «as a header at»

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One of the attributes which is so important to his game that no one talks about is that he's unbelievably good at winning headers, which takes pressure off the defence as much as everything else he does.

mert is very tall but he cant win a header when they tightly close to opposing striker and what i know is that benteke will try as much as possible to be at merts and u can see that benteke will be winning alot of headers.

We got carzola and ozil when we lost any one of them we were sluggish so for me viraty should do the trick for me as he is good taking the ball from out of defense but also has good range of passing abomayang for a striker for sure but the defense needs a tall specialist a header of the ball as we conceded quite few headers we need to fix 2 problems at the very least next season one being lack of scoring and the other being the lack of defense in set pieces

Hilary Term for the women will be a busy one as the Blues have four BUCS league fixtures to complete, plus a knock - out cup fixture, whilst the Panthers have a run of friendly fixtures leading into their Varsity Match as a Double Header with the Men's Under 20's at Iffley Road.

Should this new recovery timetable be more accurate, it would rule him out of the double header against Napoli in the Champions League, as well as a meeting with Arsenal at the Etihad on November 5.

We need to play a mix of both as in 3 defenders man marking 3 of the other teams best headers at set pieces and the other players marking zones, Bould and Wenger are lost at doing defensive work, Bould was part of the famous back 4 of Dixon, Bould, Adams and Winterburn he should do all the things George Graham taught them when it was the 1 - 0 to the Arsenal days

But as can be the frustrating way with Arsenal we let Everton score a simple goal, with Coleman slipping free at the back post to score a relatively easy header in the 19th minute.

By using zonal marking, we have given players for given areas at the set pieces gives the opposition the opportunity to exploit our weaknesses in defense, such as having Skrtel, the stronger header in Liverpool on Chambers, a 19 year old unexperienced, weak header / defender.

Now Arsene Wenger and the players must make sure that this is a blip and not the way our fortunes will pan out, because before the next break we have EPL games against Everton away, Swansea at home and Man City away as well as the Carabao Cup game and the Europa League double header with Red Star Belgrade.

Our draw at Liverpool occurred because despite a lacklustre performance, we were 2 - 1 up as Mert turned away from a Skrtel header in stoppage time.

The French international centre forward should certainly be in the good books of Arsene Wenger at the moment, after Olivier Giroud came to the rescue off the bench once again at the weekend with a brilliant late header to earn a point at Manchester United that did not look likely as the end of the match approached.

The Gunners MUST contained, endured, persevered and resist all the fiery darts Arjen Iron Robben, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandoswki and Manuel Neuer threw at them as the former 3 in - curred into the 18 yard box of the Gunners to test Petr Cech's resolves to stop their shots and headers.

As well as being the leading scorer of headed goals in Europe's top five leagues this season, Morata has already matched Diego Costa's total tally of headers in his time at ChelseAs well as being the leading scorer of headed goals in Europe's top five leagues this season, Morata has already matched Diego Costa's total tally of headers in his time at Chelseas being the leading scorer of headed goals in Europe's top five leagues this season, Morata has already matched Diego Costa's total tally of headers in his time at Chelsea.

But arguably even worse than that was his total laziness on the second strike of the night, as he was hopelessly slow to react as he lost his marker at a corner, leading to a completely free header across that led to Ben Yedder killing the tie.

So I fully expect them to drop points in January from their away games at Watford and West Ham and their home ties with Everton and Crystal Palace, especially as they have a Capital One Cup double header with Everton to cope with.

And our giant centre back seemed to be at it again this weekend and his failure to deal with a cross was even more costly this time as it allowed Martin Skrtel a free header to deny Arsenal a rare and valuable away win against a big Premier League rival.

The Portuguese coach hailed the Hammers for their style of play, admitting they gave his side a difficult time as they narrowly came away with a 1 - 0 win at Upton Park courtesy of Eden Hazard's header.

This time it was a set piece of their own as Mertersacker rose highest at a corner only to see his header cleared off the line.

Torres had a chance late on when Filipe Luis put the ball on a plate for him but his header was straight at Serantes, yet again, as Atletico let the hosts off the hook.

Count the amount of headed goals that came from Geordies crosses, watch us win the league at WHL as Ray thumps a header past Big Pat Jennings from a Geordie cross.

Watch the full match highlights as David Lombans header proved decisive with the atmosphere around RCDE Stadium reflecting a sorry state of affairs at Espanyol as they lost 1 - 0 to Eibar.

Another free kick was wasted by Burnley, as Kevin Long had a wide - open header at the back post, and then another Burnley chance went wasted as an onside and free Volkes was unable to pick out a teammate on the squared ball.

Barcelona had a shock at the start of the second half as Diego Perotti had to score but somehow managed to fluff a free header from close range.

However, in an end - to - end affair, the home side then went desperately close to making the breakthrough via unlikely means as Redmond rose high at the far post to meet Cedric's right - wing cross with a firm header, but Wayne Hennessey did well to claw his effort round the post.

Everton did take the lead at Turf Moor as Theo Walcott's cross was flicked on by Seamus Coleman, with striker Cenk Tosun powering home a header to score his first goal for the club.

Am reading all over the net and hear as well that people are blaming the players fabianski for not getting his angles right, he had an ok game but a top class keeper would not be beaten at his near post, song who out of nowhere has become an attacking midfielder, chamaka for missing two easy headers, diaby for taking too long on the ball, Squillaci, Koscielny i know they new but they are making some mistakes that school boys would not basic mistakes rosciky for blasting a penalty over the bar when a cool head was needed, deneilson your team leading 1 nill late in a game and you shoot rather than take or pass the ball to the corner i can go on almunia whose technique is horrible and you say this team has improved.

He played the full 90 minutes of the 1 - 0 win over Valencia at home as well as the 2 - 2 draw at Deportivo de La Coruña, in which he scored his first professional senior goal with a brilliantly placed header.

Pochettino fielded a weakened line - up at the Westfalenstadion, with Harry Kane left on the bench, and his selection backfired as Marco Reus» double and Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang's header all but ended Spurs» hopes of making the quarter - finals.

Sadio Mane, another ex-Southampton player, drilled wide from outside the area as the game approached the half - hour, but the home side threatened again when James Ward - Prowse swung in a cross but Guido Carrillo sent his header straight at Karius.

The Sky Sports cameras will be at Huddersfield on Saturday for David Wagner's side's clash with Tottenham; at Goodison Park for Everton's meeting with Burnley and St James» Park as Newcastle host Liverpool in a Super Sunday double header.

In all, he played 50 times for us during that season and memorably scored three consecutive braces against Southampton, Watford and Chelsea around the turn of the year - the latter coming in the form of two near - identical headers as we vanquished the league leaders at White Hart Lane.

Jutkiewicz's header was ruled out for offside as Blues served another warning and at the other end Abdelhamid Sabiri's effort flashed inches wide.

Just like he did for the game at Stoke, I think Lambert will probably continue with Gabby Agbonlahor up front, as he is better than Weimann at holding the ball up and winning headers.

It was a remarkable match, and could easily have ended with twice as many goals, but it probably told us not a single new thing about a Liverpool team who, brilliant in attack, could have been out of sight at half - time, and yet ended up hanging on at the finish when Leicester substitute Islam Slimani put a free header wide of goal.

Everton threw away two valuable points at Goodison Park as Olivier Giroud scored a last - minute header to hand Arsenal a dramatic 2 - 2 draw on Merseyside.

Joe Allen — 7 His poacher role in the six yard box at corners bore fruit, as he slotted home an opportunist effort after missing the initial header.

As the set - piece was whipped in from the Milan left the unimaginable happened, Brignoli flung himself at the ball and connected perfectly with a header.

He was put on the ground by Koscielny while challenging for a header early on and clearly snaps as he takes two swipes at the defender and then throws himself at him, raking his studs down and through his ankle.

Swansea made an effort at the other end a few minutes later, as a from the right cross went unchallenged and Jordan Ayew rose above Alexander - Arnold at the back post, but the header was calmly collected by Simon Mignolet.

Sterling then brought a stop from the home goalkeeper as his dropping header required pushing over the bar but the game eventually lost its hectic momentum as Edwards's side were able to take better care in possession and limit Atletico sights at goal.

Milan gradually worked their way into the game as Inter central defender Miranda found himself under pressure, although it was he who went close at the other end with a header from Ivan Perisic's cross which dropped just wide after Valero's 23rd - minute free kick had been only half - cleared.

Swansea City 0 - 4 Manchester United — 19 August 2017 [Premier League 2017 - 18 Match] 45 ′ 0 — 1 Eric Bailly scored at the stroke of halftime when Paul Pogba's thumping header was saved by Fabianski but not enough to parry it away as Baily poked home from close range.

Fortune favoured them momentarily when Redan got one back ten minutes later, collecting Castillo's through ball and finishing as De Bie lost his footing, but Lady Luck is a fickle mistress, and was soon back firmly on Tottenham's side when Guehi flashed a header past the stranded Tié whilst attempting to clear a cross from J'Neil Lloyd - Bennett, and so it was 3 - 1 at half time.

And when you do look at those goals — as I have, on my tactical breakdowns, which you can find on the site — you can see why Liverpool have dropped points, and more often than not it's because of some individual error you can not account for, such as Lovren missing the ball, Matip leaving a header, Karius not positioning himself well enough, a midfielder not tracking his man properly, or the team of officials being useless in enforcing the laws of the game.

Virgil van Dijk made a dream start for Liverpool following his # 75m move from Southampton as his late header settled a highly competitive FA Cup third round Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield.

But two minutes later Marcos Pizzelli scored an equaliser for Armenia with a glancing header from a set piece, and the hosts waited until the final moments to find the winner as Lewandowski headed home at the far post following a free kick.

That reputation came a whisker away from being ramped up several notches as Terence saw his goal - ward header blocked by a brave Josh Vela, originating from a Joe Lolley cross at the second time of asking from the right flank.

His superb late header in the Emirates win was not the first time Giroud has made the difference for Arsenal in close encounters this season, having scored a late equaliser against Manchester United at Old Trafford and changed the course of the game when he emerged as a substitute in an October win over Sunderland.

Diego then made it two just after the hour mark as his initial header off the bar rebounded kindly for him to tap home at the second attempt, and Radamel Falcao wrapped up the three points 13 minutes from time with another calm finish from Juanfran's cross.

That trio easily kept United striker Romelu Lukaku and his team - mates at bay as Alvaro Morata's 55th minute header sealed a vital victory.