Sentences with phrase «ball near midfield»

It didn't work, and the half ended with South Carolina down 21, but with the ball near midfield.

Because, Shanahan explained afterward, if Elam had missed the field goal attempt, Jacksonville would have had the ball near midfield with three timeouts.

Not exact matches

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.

When Santi went down last season it wasn't his ability to relieve pressure in the midfield we missed anywhere near as much as his ability to pick up the ball and play the right pass quickly and incisively.

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.

United could certainly do with a ball - playing midfielder of his kind as doubts remain over the futures of Ander Herrera and Michael Carrick, who are nearing the ends of their contracts.

You could mention how coq would be back to cover, but he will be preoccupied Chelsea as i mentioned earlier will not play Oscar up front, Drogba is fit we all know what he is capable of, even if he doesn't get anywhere near the ball, he is a proven striker in the league with an eye for goal, and ridiculously overpowered and still quick for his age, if his on the pitch his job would be to draw coq away from the heart of the midfield.

The performance wasn't the worst that's for sure though its very clear we do not have a true leader or midfield general in the team who can drag the team forward when needed too, break up our opponents attacks before the ball goes near slow Mert and the defense, and also someone who can buck out instructions to other players.

People talk about «beasts» in midfield — Santi is a beast in terms of ball retention and re-cycling — hardly anyone gets near to tackle / dispossess him — one of the most composed possession players I have seen in recent years.

Especially when the Timbers circulate the ball wide along the backline either to a fullback or to a centerback pushed out near the touchline, expect the Red Bulls to trigger their press and try to ambush the next pass either into midfield or back across the backline.

11th — free kick from 35 metres blocked by GK Irwin, cleared momentarily, ball falls to Bradley who shoots high 14th — Takes pass from Findley, eludes a player and runs the length of the field from the midfield stripe, hits right foot shot from top of box, deflects off defender and ball goes through the hands of Irwin and in (18th goal) 18th — Cheyrou plays ball through middle, Osorio backheels to onrushing Giovinco, takes touch then bends right foot shot past Irwin and in (19th) 36th — takes pass from Bradley, floats a cross to back post where Altidore heads just wide 37th — takes long pass from Cheyrou, beats defender, charges in but shot is deflected out for corner 38th — takes corner to near post — Perquis heads in to score (14th assist) 60th — starts run from defensive half, left side of field, cuts into middle, tripped by Pittinari who earns yellow card — resulting free kick from 30 yards is just over bar 76th — takes breakout punch from corner from Konopka, is fouled by Cronin, who earns yellow card 82nd — steals ball from Ramirez, sprints past Burling, attempts cross but hits own foot and rolls behind end line

Am reading all over the net and hear as well that people are blaming the players fabianski for not getting his angles right, he had an ok game but a top class keeper would not be beaten at his near post, song who out of nowhere has become an attacking midfielder, chamaka for missing two easy headers, diaby for taking too long on the ball, Squillaci, Koscielny i know they new but they are making some mistakes that school boys would not basic mistakes rosciky for blasting a penalty over the bar when a cool head was needed, deneilson your team leading 1 nill late in a game and you shoot rather than take or pass the ball to the corner i can go on almunia whose technique is horrible and you say this team has improved.

De Sciglio fired a beautiful diagonal ball from near the midfield stripe to Dybala on the left wing.

The Goalkeeper either sends the ball long from his goal kick to the midfield area, or he will pass it to his nearest teammate.

That streak was snapped early in the game when freshmen forward Amber Birchwell got behind the MU defense on a ball played from near midfield by Theresa Durkee and beat Maddy Henry one - on - one to give Providence the first half lead.

Midfielder Wylan Cyprien made the breakthrough for the visitors on 69 minutes when he latched onto a high ball down the right and slotted an angled drive past the goalkeeper at the near post.

The actual incident came in the third minute as Garza was running down the near touchline with the ball with Real Madrid midfielder Isco in pursuit.