Sentences with phrase «ball on the counter attack»

The pitch was not easy as well but we lacked the final ball on the counter attack but we did fight and we have to give credit to the team.»

More recently, it has been a case of incompetence in the defensive side of our game, we've tried to take the game to Chelsea and go guns blazing which put us at danger every time we lost the ball on the counter attack especially as we used to play a ridiculously high line.

He runs with the ball on counter attack cutinside with a superb skill playing one - two before producing a class chipped finish.

Not exact matches

There was a point where Chamberlain could've released the ball much earlier when we was on the counter attack... He ended up losing the ball.

The Englishman can make runs down the flanks, catch on to quick through balls and would be better suited to play on the counter attack, which we may have to do against a team like Manchester City.

A very intersting choice but how far will he go to win especially after his ban for throwing a second ball on the pitch to stop an opponents counter attack; recall that replay with sheffield because Kanu scored by going against the fair play rules.

We knew Napoli was always going to hold the ball & patiently build up their attack while we will all sit back & hit them on a counter (hence, our first goal).

The only team that Arsenal ever sat back against on if not on regular basis is Man city, expect wenger to employ Welbek up front, use long balls, attack from minute one, score one or two, then sit to start using counter.

But even when so - called bigger teams come to our place, they have been happy to sit behind the ball, soak up pressure and hit you on the counter attack and that sort of surprised me.

Lets get Ozil on first half and get Lacazette runing on to his through balls... get 2 - 0 up and then take him off for second half and let Ox or Iwobi take that position on counter attack

if i am correct @ SD... your analysis shows you see the forest for the trees, most comments just give their opinion like they are playing Championship manager - as JT said coquelin has helped slightly fix the problem of the overexposure of our defence to counter attacks and the full backs don't both bomb forward as much, the reason monreal starts ahead of Gibbs - walcott always looks lost and confused now when he makes appearances, and never wants to create or get too involved in build up play just wants to run into the middle and get on the end of balls.

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.

I believe tgere are 3 titke contenders this year Leicester, city and arsenal About Leicester they are doing great but there football depends on counter attacking and few quick passes to reach the ball to mahrez or vardy i don't think they can impress anybody if they faced teams that park the bus like what the teams do with arsenal and also any injury for mahrez or vardy will ruin there season so i don't consider them a real challenge and in an open game we got the best out of them and beat them with 5 goals to 2 so calm down gooners About city they had very impressing start for the season then they were vety baf winning most games by pure luck or last minute goals and they could be beaten easily Arsenal are the best team form we controled most of the games and the losses and draws were by bad referee decisions or bad luck and the 4 points margain with city could have been easily 10 or 12

As a WC attacking player, there are certain things you have to overlook with Alexis — he will lose the ball a lot and this leads to a counter attack on the team which could be a goal.

When we are playing the bigger boys, we have to be more cautious and sit back more than we usually do i think this line up is good as we can also attack them with pace and counter attack and we can even hold on to the ball more if we need to.

Arsenal are better off not having too much possession in order to win more, against Man United we must let them have the ball and play on the counter attack!

Given Guardiola's preference to have goalkeepers and defenders being comfortable on the ball and capable of retaining possession to play on the counter attack, this was a position in need of improving and is why we were so reluctant to sell Walker, league rival not withstanding.

I'm sick and tired of us always passing the ball on the edge of the box and give the ball away and than concede on the counter attack!

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.

Has anyone ever notice when the team counters in high speed and gives the ball to Giroud, the rest tends to slow down a bit coz that pornstar would never turn and continue the attack... with Giroud on the pitch, every play ends with a cross.

Given the choice he might want to play under Klopp again with his high pressing, quick game as opposed to Arsenes» pass, pass, pass, pass, lose ball and concede on the counter attack!

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.

I join you on that almostawinner... but the same can be said of that famous english core that we extended / signed a couple of years back... Ramsey is a great player, can be world class but for that has to stop being so wasteful at times (bad / heavy first touch, killing counter attacks with the wrong choices, not shooting well anymore the way it looks, giving the ball away)... your not on Gerrard level at his best Gibbs is a good player but seems happy with his bit part role, doesn't look like he's crazy about pushing & challenging Montreal for a XI spot Ox, I still believe in his talent but just no end product for an offensive player with his ability; he could be our version of PFA Hazard / Costa... is it a lack of confidence?

Counter attacking, we've improved lately at stopping that a wee bit, our shape helps so long as the Brits get back in support of Xhaka (but it is usually an achilles for us along with high balls into our area) Other than that we should pick our best team, focus on our high tempo game, and just get at them... COYG!!!!

Despite a bit of early nervousness, the Gunners did well to stay compact and deny the City players any time or space with the ball, but that also meant we were not doing much at the other end and were largely relying on a quick counter attack which Alexis nearly produced a couple of times in the first 15 minutes.

You know know he means business, When Arsene signed Xhaka (long ball master) and now vardy (counter attacking wizard) on top of Ozil and Alexis, Change of tactics of curse, with those in the line up I expect us to play faster and more direct, and I also expect us to lick less goals.

Since Le Coq started playing, we have not been hit on the counter, the opponents either attack down the flanks or high long balls towards our box

It would have been a far more direct approach and it would have been far easier to attack on the counter with a greater breadth of field to play the ball into instead of a central ball first then a ping out wide.

When he burst on the scene in 2013/14 this was an obvious weakness; with Bilbao often stretched on the counter attack as balls bounced off Laporte's head, and the youngster relying on his pace to recover from his mistakes.

He feeds on the the through balls and he makes us lethal on counter attacks.

Unluckily for them they were caught on the counter attack by FC Bottle Job whose player managed to weave around the incoming tackles to place the ball into the centre of the goal.

City will be content to sit behind the ball when dispossessed, we'll commit too many people forward in the attack in an attempt to break them down, and they will demolish us on the counter.

I can't stand welbeck for one reason he's not better than what we have but if you played a front two of welbeck and Sanchez then Cambpell left and Walcott or chaimbo right that would give us a huge counter attacking style with lots of skill and pace, but here is the problem to do this you need big strong DM to win the ball back when we defend and we do t have them, flaming is reckless and getting old, Arteta is good on the Bala but not quick or strong enough, please don't say Diaby as we all know he will be inj soon again, then also what to do with Ozil and Corzola?

The main problem for me is our tactics; central midfielders occupying wing positions with wingers on the bench, no runners ever in behind the opposition defence, passing football with no end product, nobody driving forward at pace with the ball, instead opting for a sideways or backwards pass and an overall lack of counter attacking, penetrating play.

Hope Wenger thinks of coaching the defence on the long ball and counter attack!

Our wingbacks getting upfield and crossing seemed pointless (crossing actually getting better), high balls up field seemed pointless and sanchez positioning on the counters was also pointless; Sanchez got the benefit of more space because besiktas was pushing forward for an equaliser in the second half, however we will not have the same opportunities n other games, i strongly feel he would have a joy ride on the leftside of our attack, with sanago or a new signing like a welbeck as the focal point.

Ramseys improvement came from simplifying his game.jack needs to follow suit he holds on to the ball too much and attracts the foul in att mid pos this can be a good thing if we have a set piece finisher, but when playing cm it leaves us open for the counter attack.

This means counter attack, and DM who are comfortable on the ball.

In my opinion he was exposed by Bellerin so often by poor positioning by Bellerin... and being on a yelloe after tsking one for the transfett someone lost the ball setting up a dangeroud counter attack he showed good discipline in taking on Zaha.

With the Mariners desperate for a goal in the closing stages, Reddy threw himself into his side's attacking area during a corner, only to see the ball cleared and the Reds set off on a counter.

Through balls from Ramsey and Carzola (if he finds his boots) and factor in big Welbeck's turn of speed with Sanchez pulling defenders all over the left side of the pitch and we could (if Wenger doesn't slow it down) have some beautiful attacking / counter attacking football on the horizon.

case 2 jurgen klopp he was always up on the touchline animated (he is a joy to watch just on his own without the team) talking to his players and encouraging them to keep chasing the ball down, and counter attack and he wasn't scared to make changes to the shape or tactics through out the game to gain advantage, where he could clued up manager (what wenger was once upon a time) he is the future of football management, take your bow klopp you earned it last night can only hope when the time comes we can convince to take us to the future of modern football.

We produced a few mose moments like that throughout the first half but it was a counter attack that led to the second, with Sanchez micking the ball and Bellerin playing it up to the excellent Iwobi for him to score on his first EPL start.

why do we never look at the opposition and assess where the threat comes from and set up accordingly, stoke plays deep with direct balls to creative players, liverpool plays high press counter attacking football why arent we more fluid based on the team we face?

Quick, good movement, not a brilliant passer of the ball but deadly on the counter attack.

Our players showed alot of discipline in defence and even though Bayern had so much of the ball, you could sense us getting a goal with our swift counter attacking style... We played well as a team, and that's whet we needed to win this game... Also loved the fact that we went direct from the free - kick that resulted in the goal, when on another day we would've opted for the short pass..

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

I don't even know why he started Welbeck ahead of Walcott in the first place, Welbeck was giving away the ball too often on the right and wasn't helping Bellerin in defence.Bellerin too can't be blameless for being caught out of position many times, he didn't even know who he was marking.The reason why we lost the midfield battle wasn't because Coquelin didn't do much, the problem was with Ramsey and Cazorla, they were loosing possesion too often in our own half giving more room for counter attack Coquelin alone couldn't contain opponent's pressure for the full 90minutes he needed help too defencively from Ramsey who didn't give him any, Ramsey now sees himself as an AM who could go forward at anytime and ignore his defensive responsibility.Koscielny didn't do much to prevent the second goal.

We should get back to our pressing game this will shrink the spaces the opponents can use and play into our hands of using our speed on counter attacks when we win the ball back in our own half.

What I don't understand is the tactics, counter attacking football works well against sides who are comfortable on the ball and struggle to either gain width, that aren't direct enough in their attack or have no aerial threat.