Sentences with phrase «ball holding some player»

Giroud just chests the ball holding some player up and then hits the floor.

Not exact matches

Although that team doesn't not have as many star players as our side, they beat us on the admittedly widely held but elusive principle that sharing the ball leads to more goals (and better defense) than impressive dribbling or individuality.

Coquelin's defending is excellent.In fact i've watched many DM's Arsenal have been linked and he's better than some of them defensive wise.How many top DM's will keep the likes of Silva, Coutinho and Modric (12/13) quiet throughout a match?It takes top defending to do that.His biggest problem is that he's not adventurous and doesn't hold the ball with authority.It's just that I feel he's not given the appreciation he deserves.He's a good squad player to have and when on form can do well against top teams.

And big players have no special natural advantage in shielding a ball and holding off a defender etc — YaYa Toure is good at this but because he has ability not because he is physically intimidating.

He might not have the strength to hold of players like Giroud but he has the ability to go past a player and keep hold of the ball with skill instead which can buy him time to bring others into play.

Having some players who prefer the casual passing game, or some who tend to hold onto the ball for too long.

For example, he does not hold onto the ball for long periods and he tend to become less of a goal threat as the match progresses, his entire game seems to transform into a player who specialises into doing a containing job as oppose to attaching the opposition.

Our players hold onto the ball for far too long and leave themselves open literally to attack.

It is games like this in which the talents of Giroud can be most useful, as we can use the width of the pitch and get balls in the box to exploit his size and power in the air, while his strength and ability as a target man to hold the ball up and bring other players around him into the game is a huge weapon.

Did he ever deliver in the big games when we needed a goal from someone?For a player of his size and build he was embarrassing at times the way he rolled around on the floor in «agony» at the slightest touch.I never felt he held up the ball particularly well (Alan Smith anyone?)

The difference between a target centre forward and a striker is that «A target man waits for the ball to be put at his foot or his head for him to score and most times a centre forward holds on to the ball with his back to goal waiting for runners to run in to receive a pass from him so he can position or free himself to score but a STRIKER is a player who runs to meet the ball.

There was no problem with Holding starting.The problem was with Monreal starting.If people are saying Monreal starts over Holding this means a LB is better than a CB at LCB which is more of a disgrace to the CB.Monreal is good but he does not have the qualities of a CB to play there for long.He's not your stand out tackler, interceptor or ball winner.He doesn't have the height or even the strength.He's just a solid 1v1 player but being a great CB is not all about 1v1.

Therefore, I striker with the ability to withstand defenders weight leaning onto him and still hold the ball and allow players in wide position like Walcott and Sanchez to make runs is important.

He can hold the ball like Giroud, but has a bit of pace unlike Giroud, can actually take on players unlike Giroud and can finish.

Arteta has shown that he can not do a holding role anymore, he can not even be relied upon to help maintain possesion of the ball anymore, do we need 2 «old» holding CM players?

However, against the run of play, All Saints went on a great counter attack and shot at the goal, which the Eton Messi goalkeeper managed to save but failed to keep hold of the ball which All Saints player, Luca Raimo managed to tap into the back of the net.

It was clear we needed a player who could hold the ball at his feet and create spaces, that player is always Iwobi since Sanchez left but you delusional fans will never know his worth.

Laca has shown he can hold off players, he is not the tallest so not good to feed him high balls all the time but he can hold up the ball and bring others in nicely.

Beginners, and players who are uncertain of their game, tend to grab the club and hang on like grim death, or else they hold the shaft gingerly as if they were afraid of the damage they might inflict on the ball.

Always looking to do things the hard way i.e running into players, holding the ball way too long, looking for the million dollar pass when the fifty cent one is a dead cert.

He is learning gradually how to use body strength to hold up the ball and get midfield players into the game.

In his first few matches he tried to impress fans by holding on to the ball for too long but it's normal, every big money players try as much as possible to impress fans....

That is what happens when Ospina or any ball is played in the air through the middle and OG holds or flicks the ball to an Arsenal player.

Always available for a pass and doesn't hold onto the ball for a long time once he sees a player available He releases the ball immediately.

Arsenal need a focal point striker someone who could operate in tight spaces, lean into defenders hold the ball up with skills and control allowing his wide players like Sanchez and Walcott to make runs into the box and hence sustain pressure on the opposition.

Wilshere and Xhaka can hold onto the ball well which we need, Wilshere has the ability to step past his man and make a smart pass while Xhaka can hold off players with his strength.

I still don't see how he is a super sub.He's labelled as a super sub just because of this season.Those matches when he scored he was supposed to be played because we needed an aerial presence.A lot of those matches had he started we could've won because we needed aerial presence.But the thing is that his abilities don't suit him as a super sub.I mean he holds up the ball well and is great in the air and that's just about it.He's actually the one one who needs service and who needs players around him to open up defences for him to receive the pass and not vice versa.Super subs actually provide they are not the one's to be provided for.In Giroud's case he was supposed to start in those in matches as Sanchez was not up to the task in aerial battles.Giroud will not be able to affect a match if the opponents are as good in the air.

I still remember how Overmars & Pires push the ball forward and finish it with a swift move... They often scored themselves before the box becomes crowded with opponents... rather than losing the ball inside a crowded box through an unsuccessful cross... Now every team in Europe knows how to hold Arsenal... Just defend with 9 players and leave ahead a fox in the box...

Our proBlem is just in central midfield, one only thinks about scoring goals, one likes holding on to the ball for long, cant pass before he runs and bumps into other players, the others just weak and slow.

For me leaving him up field is good for now as he can hold the ball up and walk faster then most players.

Cricket holds itself to unnatural levels of morality, and that's why it might look bizarre to a sports fan over here to see a player break down during a press conference for scuffing up a ball in one game.

Welbeck will probably never be in the same league as a hold up player, but it really isn't necessary if the midfield can keep the ball better.

Im not blaming the players for anything because #aw controls the team & if he can't see whats going on with jack holding onto the ball to long well hes fackin blind, how come #sanchez got bench because he said he slows down the team & he holds on to the ball & thats exactly the same ting jack does so im not blaming the players I blame #aw & by the way #FACK AW do nt care if I get the thumbs down

Arsenal are recovering and slowly getting back some confidence and fluidity in their game, played 120 mins on sunday and needed to rotate various players who were obviously not fully recovered and who were certain» red flags» for muscular injuries if theyd started (ie, ox, ramsey, holding) Leicester did not deserve anything at all, they were ultra defensive, yes worked hard I agree but its easier to defend with 9 behind the ball for vast periods of the game.

Sanchez can hold the ball for long if he likes, he is our top scorer, and yes every player will have a bad day.

The best players are player who are capable of holding on to the ball without running with it.

Sometimes you just need to throw balls into the box and then we really lack a physical presence, which really helps when you need to hold a player off and give other players time to link up.

Think the plan is for him to release the ball quicker not hold on to it a draw players on to him.

Like the other arsenals players who hold the ball passing aside but with any porpuse?

wilshere did nt hold on d ball so long but poorly passing t. (no arsenal players has scoreed a goal since his return) ramsey was doing too much there by shooting wide.

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

Holding still looks a far better player and should start next to kos and mustafi he looks like he has the making of a classic no nonsense old type defender where his main objective is defend defend defend and not look slick passing the ball out of the back line

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.

There are some players which must be sold or released: mert - waste from the very beginning,mustafi - useless, Khama - useless, and... Alexis sanchez -LRB-(he holds ball too long, often gives bad passes and disintegrates dressing room).

Not with our vulnerable holding midfielders, we need to play Kant's type of midfielder if we want take that risk, eleny and shaka don't retrieve ball from opponent, they run around the field all the time, giroud has prove himself but is time we look beyond him and sign quality players next summer

Alexis gets chance to play as a CF for periods as Theo can drop out wide easier than Giroud, if Welbz is playing on the right then all 3 of our players could play wide and CF.. The hold up play Giroud is great at won't be needed so much as Ozil and Alexis can do hold onto the ball and then bring others into play.

Ramsey was today our best player but he pis % es me off so much sometimes when he holds the balls so long.

Can someone help me echoe it to arsene to warn wilshere not to hold on to the ball for long; trying dribbling past players?

Giroud runs deep to win the ball, he holds up the ball and distributes it to better placed players.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though