Sentences with phrase «ball around the defender»

Eventually, Birley FC player Jordan Collins manages to break his duck after dribbling the ball around the defender and slotting the ball away from a tight angle.

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At around 81 minutes the ball gets played back to Schez who looks for OG way down the pitch and OG holds off a defender while having the ball hit his chest and the ball falls to his feet.

Captain Jason got the ball around his own 3 - pt line split two defenders rushed through the mid-court got to wing and boom!

He has the physical presence to control the ball with defenders around him, therefore i feel he must also use that presence to turn the defender and take shots at goal, which i have seen he has a powerful shot on him

Yes they will, and it will be because of the next: Primary tasks of any DM: take out the opponent's playmaker or secondary striker move the ball around when your own playmaker isn't close or further up the pitch drop deep between the central defenders to provide another passing option

At first, the gains will be relatively small — Giannis pushing the ball in transition with arms that look like a genetic mutation, Jabari pivoting around a defender to hit a spinning jump shot.

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

As he rises off the floor, a defender lunges for the ball, but Malik whips it around his back and darts forward down the sideline with a sprinter's speed.

No amount of possession skill passing the ball around running into defenders losing the ball and laying half of the game on the ground.

The thing I like about the Ox is that when he's charging with the ball, it's generally the defender that gets bowled over, not the other way around which usually happens with wingers.

Tottenham's defenders played Arsenal's attackers to chase the ball around in vain.

The defenders just walk around him to clear the ball.

He really opens up the pitch and looks so predatory latching on to loose balls and harassing defenders who dwadle around with the ball.

Chelsea moving the ball around drew some of our defenders that left Pedro wide open for a cross, and while Maxime was covering Hazard, Fazio went back to cover... Nobody, Hazard was left open once Maxime just inexplicably moved forward as if to say «oh right I'm no defender, sorry».

For me he is one hundred miles better than the man who his main strength is to shoot or head the ball, can't run with it or even go around the defender.

Why is it the defence faffs about in their own area or around our 18 yard box and then gives it to Cech who just hoofs it upfield yet the defenders never put their laces through the ball to clear it?

Newcastle returns to its normal, cool style; a fullback dribbles the ball 15 or 20 yards, then slips a short pass to a halfback, who carries a few yards and passes to another halfback, who rips a curving, spinning drive around a defender and spang on the foot of a forward.

Xhakha's only game is a ball from deep which the Chelsea defenders will read and pick off, he can't tackle and he can't run plus his midfield partner leaves him exposed to go meandering around.

It was amazing to see how Tottenham's defenders played Arsenal's attackers to chase the ball around in vain, not quickly kick the ball to the target man like what Arsenal did.

That's why our defenders are so easy to get at, they are usually the only ones between themselves and the GK, Also many times they are sucked out of defensive after some ball watching, rarely will we look around and over our shoulder, or check to see if one of ours is already making movements to get out there.

I voted for Alexis why, cos 1) he runs around too much without an end product most times 2) his game is more readable by most defenders now 3) if he's all that, why did Barca get rid of him 4) his interlink play is not that good 5) he gives the ball away far too often 6) too independent really - not much of a team man

The chemistry between their goalkeeper and defenders were great, they let Arsenal attackers chased the ball around.

Mertesacker might be good when he is in the correct position with 3 or 4 defenders around him, but when it comes to one on ones, counterattacks and competitive air balls — he is generally useless which makes him really ineffective.

At times during the playoffs we've seen glimpses of that efficient Spurs - like scoring machine — the one where the ball pings around the court and makes defenders dizzy.

Vela completed his brace in the 25th minute off another ruthless counter-attack: The El Tri regular accepted the ball on a breakaway and simply dribbled around a flopping Bingham before chipping a delicate dink over several Galaxy defenders that kissed the bar and crossed the line.

I am not talking about flying into tacklesOld British style, but more closing down defenders and forcing them into mistakes and offering himself for out balls into wide areas, rather than just hang around in the middle and only spring into action when the ball gets near the opposition box.

Barcelona's star provided the pass for left - back Lucas Digne to score in the 64th when he dribbled around a defender before cutting the ball back through the area for the defender to drive it home.

Another of the quality Aubameyang provides which proves him asset for Arsenal is his movement off the ball which misleads the defender leading directly to creativity around opposition penalty area.

There was plenty left for Rashford to do, a jab of the head to nod the ball down into his path and originally he went from a promising position goal - side of Alexander - Arnold before having to come back around the young defender onto his right foot.

The Dutchman now takes way too long on the ball to make a decision, and his movement around defenders is nowhere near good enough.

The ball is loose though and the midfielder squirms around on the ground, never grabbing it with his hands like some do, and blocks the defenders trying to clear it away.

It is surprising that we do not hear about any of the top clubs sniffing around a player who I believe is one of the best and most consistent central defenders in the league; maybe the belief that he doesn't use the ball well is what discourages the likes of Klopp and Guardiola.

What a let off for United as the defenders were standing around watching the ball.

With defenders around him, the mercurial midfielder shaped to shoot instantly and directed ball past a helpless Darren Randolph.

His hat - trick goal saw him chip a bouncing ball over a helpless Norwich defender, before waiting for the right time to strike on the half volley from around 25 yards out.

It's no good a side dominating the ball by passing it around their defenders and midfielders for the whole game, before getting caught on the counter-attack and conceding a goal.

In response, foragers ready to leave the hive froze in place, remaining in the safety of the nest, while nest defenders formed a ball around the wasp, and attempted to kill it with their combined body heat.