Sentences with phrase «ball against the head»

Let's just hope we're going into the Stoke game with a bit more confidence, then maybe we can win plenty of ball against the head and dominate the ruck.

Not exact matches

Mertesacker is the type that will win headers that go towards him, but if he has to move for it then he's in trouble, but he's very good at positioning himself so it's not that big a deal, though when he does get caught out it seems to stick in my head for a while, like against Anderlecht... Players like Koscielny and Gabriel are a lot more mobile, they move and attack the ball when it's played into their area.

i have been saying this for along time arsenal would be better surve with a defrent stile of play maker one who can shoot head the ball take on defender dribble into space.we all see it over on over again you don't need one killers pass to win game alot of team don't have ozil on create lots of chance against us.

I cant stress enough we need a fit koss and another great cb he did everything against southhampton and mert just headed and gave them the ball back i like mert he has good character but the boss should be our captain and have someone who can share the workload next to him not covering for everyone else chambers is great but has been thrown in to many games........

Spain head into the match after drawing with Germany 1 - 1 with Rodrigo opening the scoring after a sumptuous through ball by Andres Iniesta, whilst Argentina won 2 - 0 against Italy at the Etihad.

Remember the ball Ospina cleared with the head against Crystal I believe.

When he's playing for Arsenal, he'd never be able to put in a ball to the Ox» head like he did against Scotland the other day because Wenger just wouldn't allow it, because it's not a load of tippy - tappy b * llocks around the box.

Against Chelsea we played a high press, high line with fast counters... West Ham like to kick the ball over our heads.

As a cross came into the Rostov box from the left hand side, Kokorin slyly punched the ball into the net whilst making it look like he'd headed the ball into the goalmouth, reminiscent of Diego Maradona's goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.

Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

Was it Ospina's fault to not clear the cross or let the opposition striker get upon yourselves to head the ball in the net... No our defenders couldn't defend that in first place... Even though Ospina tried to push the ball out of the net... but we were just unlucky... because it went inside... And goal line technology reported it as a goal... We were wasteful against the opposition goal... fair enough, it happens, but how come the players suddenly become useless for the team...

We now play a different game — everyone tackling back, protecting the full backs — counter attacking when we get the ball, BUT not losing our heads (exception = Monaco), but keeping our shape, as we did against City and United.

Let's see how he survives in games like Sunday against Burnley, where it is a case of «Can I head the ball?

He had a good Cup Final and showed how good he is in the air anticipating crosses and in doing so took a lot of pressure off our central defenders.I believe that our young keeper had previously tired of Mertesackers frailties i.e. lack of pace, poor defensive heading and constantly ducking away from the ball at last moments.Hence his rather rash and angry attempt to tackle outfield against Southampton to make a pretty futile point Must be a nightmare to play behind that guy.

If i was playing against barcelona id show them who is the boss but then I am the so called the mad man cause i will go for it get the ball and score the goal I have always been like that football needs spirit / form In big stadiums one is in need of spirit and form other wise its cold with not much interest with heads in between knees so players need to feed on something the support the leader chip trust me when I say if we all together want to win barcelona and wanted loud we will win

If you used your head you will notice that our team can't pass without Cazorla, not just Ramsey, Sanchez and Ozil both struggled against Bayern because we had no one that knows how to keep the ball under pressure.

Pros: Good body control, creates a good catch radius despite an average frame and snags the ball away from his body, uses body to shield defenders from ball Understands how to find the holes and sit down against zone coverage Nuanced route runner, uses head fakes at the stem and on release where he also uses feet well to beat press Has special teams experience (though I never thought of him as a standout from the broadcast) Has experience running full route tree, from multiple alignments with multiple personnel packages

everyone is tensed and the heat is so high, out last chance to get an equaliser against ten men Leicester... Ozil sets up the ball, looked up to the skies, then to the post, with eyes of an eagle took the cross, a sublime one straight to the head of Welbeck who nods it in, everywhere exploded with jubilation.....

In the last minute of their first game against the Netherlands, Daryl Janmaat headed the ball into his own post, wrongfooting goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen and setting up a last minute winner for Vaclav Pilar.

People often look at Giroud in an offensive way, but I saw yesterday he managed to head some balls away from corners against us before the first goal.

He then made two riks with crosses where he got caught under the ball, if a player would have come from behind he have headed into an empty net, again Ospina got away with it, can't make riks like that against good sides, you get punished.

He has had his moments against him this year, many soft yellow cards for simply being Joey Barton, not to mention Karl Henry karate kicking him in the head for Wolves earlier in the season, he got snapped every time he had the ball and nothing was done.

In this case, Wijnaldum joins the attack, but the only error he makes is to not tell Mané to leave the ball, as he shanks wide, leans back and opens his foot, rather than keeping his head down and striking the ball against the way it comes at him — which is easier to direct, than trying to glance a sideward moving ball.

Zidane scored those two beautiful headed goals in the 1998 world cup final against Brazil and won France their very first world cup title and he won the «golden ball» best player in the competition.

Though he only had two headed goals in the league, he was still an extremely effective box threat from crosses often choosing to bring the ball down with his chest whilst holding off grown men who suddenly mirrored Kevin Hart trying to guard against an NBA center.

Carvalho was sent off after 50 minutes against Tianjin when he appeared to deliberately elbow Liu in the back of the head in an off - the - ball incident.

He was allowed to track the ball and head it unchallenged, with Petr Cech conceding his 27th league goal against Liverpool - more than he has let in against any other opponent.

Clint Dempsey headed home from Gareth Bale's cross in the first half and Lazio have conceded chances against Panathinaikos and Maribor from balls in to the box.

I seem to recall Dembele and a lot of other Tottenham players being caught numerous times in possession which did my head in.The everton boys were snapping at they're heels at every opportunity and winning the ball a lot.That's the way they like to play.Our tempo seems much slower and Dembele in particular doesn't like being harried.I don't think we covet possession of the ball enough like the top teams.We need to hate giving the ball away so cheaply.Also we need to support better the player in possession which we did not do against Everton.Sometimes we can be a bit too casual.Enjoyed the analysis.

Caldwell was the one up against Sebastian Squillaci when the French defender headed the ball into his own net.

His goal against Preston North End in September 1999 made national headlines as, having received the ball in his own half following kick - off, his 62 - yard shot sailed over the head of the Preston keeper and into the net.

Against the run of play United got a corner and Madrid defense perhaps slept for some period as Danny Welbeck broke away from his marker and headed the ball in the net much to the delight of travelling supporters.

Former state Sen. Greg Ball was the subject of a March 2016 police incident report in which a Texas woman accused him of banging her head against a gatepost before attempting to force her to perform oral sex on him.

Players are challenged to perfect 20 different ball - handling skills and increase their stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to eight players — the highest score wins bragging rights.

Become the ultimate baller and increase your stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show - off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to 8 players — the highest score wins bragging rights.

An excellent hip joint involves a femoral head (ball) that fits closely and tightly against the acetabulum (socket).

Golden Valley senior Ariana Severo (19) heads the ball forward during a match against Merced at Golden Valley High School in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.

Golden Valley head coach Keith Hunter reacts after his team turns the ball over during a game against Atwater at Atwater High School in Atwater, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018.

And while the idea isn't foreign to me, the implementation found me ramming my head against the game for a handful of hours before I stopped trying to simply keep the ball in play and learned instead to play with those elements the game offers.

Outside of pubs, tattooed hipsters head - to - head in earnest conversation; the occasional red - faced, middle - aged man furtively nursing a pint of bitter, hoping nobody notices he's not at his desk; decorators in whites splashed with Farrow & Ball colours taking meditative fag breaks, leaning against sunny walls.

Players are challenged to perfect 20 different ball - handling skills and increase their stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to eight players — the highest score wins bragging rights.