Sentences with phrase «ball at midfield»

Aguilar received the ball at midfield and made a turn on Reto Ziegler before sending a through ball to an open Jesus Gonzalez.

Look at how Marcelo trapped Robben, and looked at how Casemiro kept intercepting the ball at midfield.

Not exact matches

When the midfield trio of Cazorla / Wilshere / Ramsey have the ball at the edge of the opposing penalty area, you can be sure it's going to end up back at one of our CB's and be played out wide for aimless crosses with nobody there except the opposing goalkeeper.

Gibbs hasn't got the confidence to pass the ball forward, he gets to pass back to often and is not good at defending Monreal is a class act so we need to add there Ramsey is not a wide player, why Wenger doesn't play his strongest first then make the 2subs in 65 min and Walcot should have started as Ramsey is better in Midfield.

Liverpool now lead Swansea City 4 - 1 at Anfield, thanks to an own goal from former Reds midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, who glanced the ball beyond his own goalkeeper at the near post after a swinging corner from Jordan Henderson.

The midfielder recently captained Nigeria at the U-17 World Cup as the Super Eaglets won the competition, and also cemented his place as one of the outstanding individuals of his age group by winning the competition's Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament.

A Ramsey is great at showing up in the box with / without the ball from midfield and confuse defenses, score important goals.

I think the whole team has improved defensively since Coquelin has come into the team more bodies getting back behind the ball Arteta was the only real disciplined player in midfield at times.

We play less in the midfield now, most of our possession in at the back with Mert and Kos pacing around the ball, some quick passes in midfield and we sometimes slow down again and pass it around near the opponents box.

Meertesacker is soft and slow All our midfielders apart from coq are light weight and are poor at winning the battles for the ball.

Monreal in at CB provides an adept and semi creative ball playing presence in the defensive third which I think is important to keep us moving the ball fluidly and intelligently and also means opposition need to compensate for the possibility of Monreal clipping the ball over the top to Lacazette and cutting the midfield out.

«Cazorla is important at the start of the game when the ball comes from our defenders, because he can pass from deep midfield to high midfield better than everybody and get out of pressure,» Wenger told the media after the game (via Arsenal Player).

our midfielders are at fault too... they are constantly getting pressed, pressured and losing balls.....

His midfield and wings are just occupied by schoolboys who are only good at passing the ball around when nobody around them is pressuring them on the ball.

Elneny was everywhere he was the boss of the midfield he ran after the ball he closed down players very well I do nt know what match you were watching but I suggest you watch it again and keep an eye on elneny and what he is doing debuchy was commanding and even took a yelow for the team have a look at the stats and how many balls we intercepted and how many fowls the game was pure tactics west ham had no chance this is the level of football for me it is top level because you go out there you control the game you boss it you win it for me the team effort was 100 % the work rate was 100 % and if you want to learn football this match is a text book match to observe learn and execute

the truth is that arsenal are not a coherent team anymore... not clear what their footballing strategy is... seem to have given up on passing game for counterattack which might work in odd games but wont win us anything unless we have a midfield that can hold on to ball because we will be under the kosh most of game and will eventually buckle... but the problem was clear at half time in this gane and wenger did nt do anything about it... and if he is paid for anything it is to make those kind of critical decisions....

NO Arsen paid 35 million quid for a defensive midfielder who cant run or tackle but can make the occasional long pass so he has to be backed up by a player who can tackle but who is unable to pass the ball forward (only sideways or back) or take a shot at goal, that is a serious issue.

Our strikers failed miserably in this respect last night, were physically brushed off the ball too easily and gave away possession at crucial moments putting our midfield under pressure.

He MUST go he waste about 80 % or more of all opportunities provided by our midfield — we NEED a ball playing CF Giroud is absolutely useless with the ball at his feet — he is a slow big oof without any ball technique.

Walcott now wants to play the right wing, Sanchez best attributes is charging defenders and fullbacks with the ball at his feet commencing from deep and wide areas his weakness is holding a position high up the pitch alongside defenders and allowing midfielders to feed him balls.

Such were the stakes in the middle of the fourth quarter when the Broncos found themselves down 23 - 13 but clinging to a glimmer of hope with the ball almost at midfield.

The diminutive midfielder lost Joe Ledley with a looping run and was completely free when the ball found him at the back post, allowing him to head past Julian Speroni.

Although the Spaniard is good on the ball, he is not an out and out defensive midfield player, and has not been at quite his best form since he made the move to the Bernabeu from Real Sociedad last summer.

After being put through one - on - one, the England international had the goal at his mercy after he rounded Kasper Schmeichel, but the midfielder hammered the ball agains the bottom of the post when it seemed easier to miss.

The Croatian midfielder produced an exceptional performance at the Etihad, with his vision and passing laying off perfect balls to his teammates all over the pitch.

His ability to lead counter attacks with his pace and ability on the ball could make him a nightmare at the Bernabeu, and he will have to link play between the midfield and Sergio Aguero to ensure that the Argentine forward isn't isolated.

Bellerin and Monreal is always almost on the corner line crossing ball's, we are always leaving defense bankrupt and vulnerable for a take over, by the time Monreal and Bellerin return to their station they have just sprinted the whole of the pitch to make a defensive tackle sometimes coming in from behind the player in our box without giving a penalty or just outside for a free kick which we can not defend set peaces, if we are to use them some midfield players have to drop back which is not happening at the moment

The midfield general — who is effective as an enforcer and can also prompt the action with the ball at his feet — moved to La Viola during the summer from La Liga, but has wholly failed to assert himself at Paulo Sousa's high flyers.

AW should have at least threw a makeshift midfield pairing of Chambers and Arteta or Gabe, at least these guys know how to defend and turn over the ball.

We didn't play well at all, creativity was lacking, midfielders lack vision, Wenger has no clue, we didn't fight for the ball.

Although Flamini is not the greatest player on the ball, his presence in the midfield allows the other midfielders more freedom to commit to the attacks while at the same time not exposing us on the counter.

lst season at stamford bridge, was the first time i saw that 4 -1-4-1 formation being used, and for some weird reason i feel a very strange negative vibe and well all know the outcome.the manager has come back with this formation and its not yielding result, but he still sticks with it.i do nt know much about formations dear friends, but if you are playing a slow dm in arteta and a very very slow cb, then you are toast against quality teams with sound tactics.wen playing wellbeck as a lone striker, i think 4 -2-3-1, will work better, but if we have a big player like oliver (boooos), thn we can try the 4 -1-4-1, thingy cos he can hold the ball for our midfielders to run in.but on the overall, shame on wenger for not giving our defence a good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURTS.

He needs to drop back into midfield get the ball and run at defenders and make things happen so he can be effective, or he'll just be another overpriced waste.

Until we find the complete midfielder like matic who can initiate attacks and defend at the same time, or a quicker ball playing cb instead of per, we need two midfielders shielding the back four which gives our fb's more freedom to operate further down the pitch

It could be quick passing, it could be an amazing dribble or a fierce shot and all that would have been stopped if the defense did nt loose shape, or if the midfield came to help, or if the right back threw himself at the ball, or if the goalie was better etc, etc...

He is not a 10 as he does nt have the agility and decision making to let go of the ball at the right moment when he is in the attacking midfield position.

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Coquelin did all the dirty work in midfield, tracking back, being the first defender and covering at the back to give time for the more forward players to come help and for the defence to organise (Mertesacker never found himself outrun... against City) breaking up plays and cleanly passing the ball forward!!

Our 3 back is just so wrong.We don't have natural wingbacks even in this formation.It also seems to me that lots of people here believe if you're good at right or left fullback then automatically you're good at RWB / LWB which quite frankly is untrue.That's why Oxlade Chamberlain can be considered at RWB but not right back.At RWB or LWB you're asking too much in terms of attack from Bellerin and Kolasinac.A proper wing back can be viewed as a more defensive winger which quite frankly none of them are and they don't possess the flexibility too to play that way.Our midfielders are also not disciplined enough because in 3 back there's a huge gap in the centre of the field that must be covered by our CM's so indiscipline only means disaster.We also have Ozil who looks like he's playing at RW in 3 back.In that we're limiting his impact because Ozil takes on his man because he wants to not because he likes to.You can't play such players at the wing.He's a proper No. 10 who likes to be given freedom.That's why Ozil plays likes he's lazy on the ball and stuff.It's because he wants to be free and for that you need to put him at No. 10.

they were ripping possession from us at will in midfield: we need to be able to hold the ball.

He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box midfielder.

WE NEED A MIDFIELD CAPTAIN!!!! Someone who shouts at the ref when zouma don't get booked someone who shouts at welbeck and nearly chins him for not squaring the ball to lacazette fans r a tap in someone who will threaten the linesman when he gave stoke 4 throw ins in a row so that he's to scared to give us offside coz he knows it's onside (corrupt) we don't have a presence just pass pass with no end product and a tiny petty team who lets defenders push them over in the box it's boring arsenal bore me and Wenger is the master of boringness conte Jose are what I like coz they have a bit of an edge i wish I could be arsenal so CM captain

2010 - 11 season i honestly thought he'll end up as a deep - lying midfielder, he was great at winning the ball and keeping possession.

Prevent the midfield from giving the ball away and allowing Stoke an almost free run at goal?

mates its time we say hard truths and stand by them.we want arsenal to win the title not arsen so spending is not an issue.this season we hve seen how our squad is of average quality only three or four world class players.is wenger the man to take us the next level.someone who drops joel and picks Walcott who is currently playing like an amateur.our midfield is shocking we keep passing the ball backwards till we concede is when we st art shifting gears.we need more urgency from both the players and manager.play the same way everyweek and expect a win.its time arsenal moves on we need new man at the helm to lead the club.

We were again wasteful in front of goal and poor at moving the ball out of midfield and keeping possession.

do nt totally agree with your selection — iwobi is young and is still learning do nt think hes a first team player but he will get better xhaka is a tough ball winning midfielder just gets booked too much OX is getting better and sthey will stick with him giroud is simone perfect player will lead the line (like torres does at At mad i do nt think Coquelin is good enough for arsenat At mad i do nt think Coquelin is good enough for arsenAt mad i do nt think Coquelin is good enough for arsenal

Hleb, our central attacking midfielder at that time, showed incredible skills, vision and ball control to provide assists for Adebayor, our main striker at that game.

The next goal was incredible, and shows just how right Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain's inclusion at centre - midfield with a stunning long - ball from his own half in front of the on - running Danny Welbeck, who continues his dream first start of the campaign with his second goal.

The ball simply zipped around quicker with runners at the end of it.even at that, the soft underbelly of the midfield was still obvious.