Sentences with phrase «ball by a defender»

Not exact matches

Chasing a through ball into the area, Villa striker Rugy Gestede was hauled over by Hammers defender Angelo Ogbonna and the referee duly pointed to the spot.

Earlier in the match, however, Welbeck was barged into by a defender who did not touch the ball after the Arsenal striker had but that was called good defending, so you can see the inconsistency and why it angers players and managers so much.

True, there doesn't look to be a sufficient guard in front of our defenders, and the passing forward by both player is slow and easy, except for that one ball by Ramsey before the goal.

They were ahead after 17 minutes when another ball given away by Xhaka led to a chance that Firmino headed home without too much trouble from our defenders and a few minutes before the break the lead was doubled with a good goal from Mane.

That means we need a pattern that disrupts such a setup by stretching the defenders to come out and get the ball, explores the wings, or both.

He lacks in athletic ability to make a top level defender (can get bullied off the ball by a stronger striker), but he's a very smart player, so his positioning and reading of the game is excellent.

Take for example Sanchez, his strength is his close control, dribbling skills and pace that enable him to attack fullbacks and defenders by charging them with the ball at this feet, plus finishing.

Just having great speed and constantly hitting the first defender when crossing the ball in attacks was done very well by the unlamented Walcott.

The San Marino defender Brolli denied Rooneys 50th goal by putting the ball in his own net, and England went into the break with a 2 - 0 lead.

By the way I am talking about all our players here, attackers as well as defenders, and if one of our attackers had been given the specific task of marking Hangeland whenever and wherever he was when we lost the ball yesterday, then that player would know exactly what was expected of him and could concentrate on that job alone.

Simpson was so effective, and Denver was so conscious of his whereabouts, that when Braxton got the ball the big fullback's major concerns were avoiding his own blockers and trying not to appear too startled by the distances separating him from the nearest defenders.

When the ball hit the back of the net after Ozil had chipped the Ludogorets keeper and beaten two defenders, there was double delight and relief for the manager, because he admitted after the match in comments reported by Sky Sports that he thought our skilful midfield star had fluffed his lines and messed up the chance.

Any striker surrounded by 8 defenders will struggle to get hold of the ball.

There's nothing surreal about Ronaldinho toe - poking the ball against Chelsea from outside the box while being cornered by multiple defenders except that he, unlike almost every other player before and after him, had the presence of mind, vision, and audacity to try it.

Using their own formation, we managed to dominate the champions in the FA Cup final, and are looking to continue our upturn following the switch by continuing into the new campaign with the same ideas, and a ball - playing defender can be a huge asset to the system.

A player dribbling two balls is easily chased down by a defender who represents the AIDS virus; a player dribbling only one ball eludes that defender much longer, and a memorable point is made.

The draw of the no - back is pretty obvious: If you identify a mismatch, you can quickly and cleanly exploit it by stretching the defense from sideline to sideline, minimizing the opportunities for double - teams and picking apart a mismatched defender (as long as you have the time to throw the ball).

Why isn't the ball cut out by one of the two defenders at the near post?

But... the ball I'm talking about was a moment of magic by him to dupe the defender and slide in the ST, unfortunately for him that ST was Giroud who had not anticipation that his playmaker was able to do such a thing and in the end the ball looked stupid.

Not too comfortable on the ball by the look of it, but as a defender it's what you do off the ball that's most important, and he seems to be great at that.

Perez gets brought on for the last 8 minutes, would've scored a goal, had it not been hand balled away by a hull defender, looked more dangerous and committed than Walcott did in 70 minutes, changed the complexion of the game and he wasn't fit to start that game????? You don't need to a physio to tell that, you just need a pair of eyes.

Hazard, Ronaldo, Bale, Messi all have the wisdom to change or drift inward when troubled by «wicked» defenders, our boy simply remained and allowed Ivanovich to enjoy «qwacking» him and the ball.

He moans, falls all over himself, flips the ball persistently to the opponent and is completely marked out of the game by only one defender.

Some neat passing by our beloved Arsenal saw Welbeck running towards the by - line, before cutting the ball across the goalkeeper for Theo Walcott to beat the defender to slot the ball into the net.

And for the second goal, no one is talking about Chamberlain, who gave the ball away in front of the box and stood there like a statue, while Zarate hit the ball with Cech blocked by the other Defenders.

A few more games to shake off the rust and he is going to vastly improve our attack, both by drawing defenders off our other playmakers and with his undeniable skill on the ball.

How is getting held with an obvious shirt pull (almost twisted his shirt off) and then when getting up to retrieve the ball tripped by the defender a soft call?

Many times you can't outrun the marking of a defender with the ball but if you hit the target and then sprint by the defender to receive the ball back then mission accomplished.

Immediately afterwards our other new boy PE Aubameyang had his first chance in an Arsenal shirt, but the ball got blocked by a defender.

Vs. Bayern Bellerin literally came out of nowhere to steal the ball, beat 3 defenders one by one, and deliver a PERFECT cross while at a full gallop and under pressure.

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

Arsneal need a striker with good intricate skills who could play good close contact football, withstand defenders weight leaning onto him and still maintain good control of the ball and manage to make passes from that position, scoring indivitual goals by taking on defenders.

Whereas Arsenal's defenders got panic and kick the ball away as far as possible when they got pressurized by Tottenham's attackers.

He dismisses earlier claim for penalty when he was really pulled by a MU defender inside the D going for a goal opportunity ball.

Still amazed by that behind the back bounce pass with heavy sidespin Rubio used to get a ball past a defender fronting Love, who then scored.

@mk3 I'm assuming you've not seen the game because if you have you would've seen the 2 free kicks messi scored, the 5th also from a free kick, suarez's goal which came from a misplaced pass from the defender and the other created by one long ball by rakitic.

Despite the loss of its best pass rusher and best on - ball defender (and despite some lucky misses by Rudock), the pass defense was still fast and opportunistic.

Realistically speaking he hasn't, not being able to get bulliied off the ball isn't something you assess a no. 10 by, good trait to have ok BUT most of if not all the league's No. 10s are inferior physically to defenders, that's supposed to happen.

Following a block by Samuel Umtiti on a shot by Eden Hazard, the hosts quickly went end - to - end, with Messi surging past a pair of Chelsea defenders before squaring the ball to Dembele.

By the time he's made a decision, defenders have often maneuvered into position to make a play on the ball.»

Later in the game, Gardner almost got him killed again by leading him into another hit, but Funchess was able to adjust his body while catching the ball so that he made the defender miss the knockout hit.

Fans assume you must be a great defender if you're averaging 2.84 steals like Larry Hughes, but he and Paul Pierce [1.65] often hurt their teams by gambling and leaving the defense vulnerable when they don't come up with the ball.

The ball is headed back to him by his own defender, meaning he has the option to simply pick it up.

at bayern the first goal was a hand ball the second goal was allowed because it was from a turkish player and awarded by a turkish referee and their strikers missed 5 sitters at manu they played with only to defenders plus martial and rooney missed sitters please stop celebrating and wait for the end of the season

I doubt Akpom will be used for this game, actually looking for more perez, he made a lot of runs but was just not found by our ball handlers, would love to see a sanchez, perez and walcott attacking trio, against the PSG defenders

And at times when he's taking risks he also takes a hugely clever risk by giving a certain defender the ball, directly before we close it down and winning it in area that puts them straight on the back foot.

And he still made tough catches, snatching the ball repeatedly, using his body to shield defenders, and his speed to go by them.

With the ball nowhere near within playing distance he gets taken out by the defender.

reasons: 1 welbeck yes he does nt often run into a position were he can score but he has strenght can not be bullied by a defender.we all know that even the worst defender can bully walcot of the ball.

Thought Accam should have put the ball out to Sapong in the box instead of going for the shot himself, but there is a good chance that a defender would have gotten it, so i'm not too upset by it.