What appeared to be an intended cross by Franck Ribery hit off Jesus Navas and dribbled over the line, with Sevilla goalkeeper David Soria unable to keep
the ball out of the goal.
Getting a bit fed up with Sky going on about Alexis handball — hull defenders hand kept
ball out of goal in first half.
Not exact matches
Yes Giroud is not a 30
goal a season striker, but he does have his place, when we are struggling to get the
ball out of our own half as a target man, and in set pieces, and defence, and he does score the odd
goal from free play as well.
It is the forward play that was truly poor but I don't think any
of our defenders really stood
out as Leicester let us have the
ball the entire game hoping to break similar in way to that city
goal, or almost every
goal they score.
Goal 1: Mertesacker dives in to a challenge and doesn't win the
ball, leaving him
out of position without the pace to get back.
i hate a one
goal lead and do defensive substitutions, you loose pocession and spent 15 ″ trying to keep the
ball out of the net, then if they score, you have no juice to get a win, terrible... arteta?
The Packers added a field
goal at the end
of a nice drive the last time they had the
ball, and they've forced a three and
out for the second time in this game.
Pre-Season doesn't mean that you stand and watch as a
ball breaks
out of your penalty area and continue to watch as your opponent is allowed to have a shot at your
goal without anyone bothering to close him down... Pathetic defending... again!!
Olivier Giroud overall game has deteriorate over the last six months, in the Euros he never look like scoring a
goal with his feet, his movement was sluggist and when the
ball was pass to him he took just one touch on every occasion, by not taking many touches he effectively run himself
out of form in games.
Martinez — N / A Didn't have much to do apart from pick the
ball out of the net after Rooney's
goal.
Had Ox tracked the runner after he lost the
ball and had even taken him
out, gotten a yellow card chances are we'd need to score 2
goals instead
of 3.
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
Sanchez did well in taking his
goal but was awful in the first half losing the
ball 21 times (I read somewhere else) though it wasn't he's fault he was played
out of position, even so it wasn't a MOTM performance.
That evening, in the Big 12 title game in Arlington, Texas» Colt McCoy threw the
ball out of bounds to stop the clock and set up a game - winning field
goal, but the clock seemed to expire.
We need a winger who can pick the
ball up 30 yards from
goal and dance his way through 3/4 defenders
out of sheer ability — why Ox is so sorely missed even though his end product isn't there yet he commits defenders all over the show.
Maryland cleared the
ball, Radebaugh made an unassisted score and the Terps had the six -
goal margin that put the game
out of reach.
Time
of Death: After cutting the lead to seven with a field
goal, San Diego couldn't get the
ball back again, as the Bengals picked up four first downs on the last drive to run
out the clock.
What if an offensive player fumbles near the
goal line, when he's not reaching
out and the
ball bounces
out of the end zone?
Ole Miss QB Bo Wallace appeared to be en route to scoring to tie the game in OT, but he was stripped near the
goal line and the
ball was recovered with ease by Jamerson Love (it was headed
out of the end zone anyway), and that was that.
The first
goal chambers didn't get his head on a simple stoke's cross, the cross was only his head height and he wasn't under pressure, sure the
ball had a bit
of spin but it shouldn't have gone past the first man; the second
goal mertersaker and chambers both
ball watched and failed to track one runner into the box; the third
goal chambers got
out - muscled and rooted to the ground while walters jumped on top
of him for a clean header, in the six yard box.
Pro football should consider some
of Maule's suggestions to help
out the offense, and the first on the list should be a move to return the
ball to the line
of scrimmage after a missed field -
goal attempt.
We were up 10 in the early 4rth and remember the defense giving the offense the
ball back... That was the time in the game when you put your foot on their throats... You play with all the energy and passion in the world and you put the game
out of reach with a touchdown or even a field
goal... You don't play not to loose, you come
out aggressive as hell... Come
out 5 wides with grant in the slot or something crazy that theyve never seen the whole game and you shredd their asses... You don't keep it close at that point because Brady will make plays and refs to as well to beat you.
The
goal of the game was Lionel Messi's wonderful free - kick five minutes before half - time, as he bent the
ball into the top corner from more than 25 yards
out.
He's a man with pace, strength and aggression to win the
ball and someone who can score a
goal out of nothing.
That
ball just did not seem to go into the back
of the net, we had several shot ON
GOAL, but their keeper played
out of his skin, just like de Gea from United and several other teams we have drawn to this season.
2
of the 3
goals scored against Arsenal this season have come when the opposition gathered the
ball, seemingly harmlessly, about 20 - 25 yards
out and simply caught the entire Arsenal team relaxed and napping for just a brief moment — enough to sneak it by.
Look when he came on, the players that had played 89 minutes were still running past him trying to help
out the defense, the 3rd
goal, I watched him jogging in the middle while the Anderlecht players were flying past him on the flanks, he was just
ball and man watching instead
of running towards the
ball and putting a bit
of pressure, the guys had all the time and not challenge to pick
out a perfect cross.
Ross Barkley did his best to clear the
ball off the line, but Hoolahan was on hand to prod home his second
goal of the season to cancel
out Romelu Lukaku's opener within 62 seconds
of the restart.
They'd rather wait for the one time it fails so they can bash You blame the manager for being favourist yet a fellow blogger praising a player he previously bashed is called being two faced You kill Ramsey for a blind pass attempting to enter the opposition final third yet you won't blame Sanchez for turning over the
ball in a pointless dribble with three free team mates You kill metersacker for deflecting a shot into his own net but won't touch kos for getting
out of the way
of a shot he could have sufficiency blocked You claim with no substantial proof that arteta, mert, Ramsey, can not lead arsenal anywhere substantial yet they have each at a point been a massive cause for stability and progress when called upon Even after reading this comment, you will ignore the fact that kos was awful until partnerd with mert, our defensive mid with song leaked more
goals than the one with arteta and we've struggled to win without him at least until late last season.
I think our main problems are scoring
goals and keeping
ball out of our net.
Was it Ospina's fault to not clear the cross or let the opposition striker get upon yourselves to head the
ball in the net... No our defenders couldn't defend that in first place... Even though Ospina tried to push the
ball out of the net... but we were just unlucky... because it went inside... And
goal line technology reported it as a
goal... We were wasteful against the opposition
goal... fair enough, it happens, but how come the players suddenly become useless for the team...
The England international, receiving a deflected «pass» from Sturridge, appeared to be off balance and falling backwards, but had the wherewithal to flick
out his right foot and touch the
ball into the back
of the net for the third
goal of the night.
I don't really blame any
of those players at all, first mistake from Wenger was his team selection and secondly wrong players in a wrong position,, its quite sad with all their mouths and boasting
of starting the season strongly and aiming for the league just a waste
of energy and wishful thinking, am putting the whole blame on Wenger, where is Belerin, why Ozil, Cazorla played
out of positions, you should know their weaknesses and strength as a coach, why must we pass and pass to score a
goal, many opportunities came from shooting distance but the players will always be looking for the next person to pass the
ball to, its quite unfortunate that a big club like arsenal is relying on a scrappy Giroud to lead an attack
of a team aiming to win the league.
In the early stages
of his career, he blossomed from a skinny bundle
of potential into an attacking player who would hunt the
ball out, anywhere on the pitch, then drive toward the opposition
goal; now he is refining himself back down into a single - minded
goal hanger.
If Theo wants to hang himself
out to dry in full view
of the world and go for that CF spot then the lad at least has some
balls — unlike some I won't predict how it will go but would surprised if you could get better than even odds that he wouldn't get 15 - 20
goals if he had a season at CF.
There are great players
out there like Ronaldo who score a Lot
of goals but sanchez's tenacity and work rate off the
ball are second to none.
I still remember his
goal he scored against us with Napoli when he had his back to
goal 25 yards
out, he rolled Kos and drilled the
ball bottom corner with no teammate within 15yards
of him.
We lost against Watford we expect to win against Chelsea are we serious???? I dreamed we lost 4 1 I could not watch the match after we let the second in that nightmare was on I thought >> >> > as for that first
goal it should not have stood as the
goal came from dangerous play >> >> > unfortunately the team fell apart the unity has gone
out the window >> >> players make school errors yet they earn 100 000 a week crazy carry on >> >> > I am sick
of it I have had it with this punch >> > embarrassing carry on cant defend cant attack they only thing they can do is dwell with the
ball side ways I am sick
of this dwelling about with the
ball
We were again wasteful in front
of goal and poor at moving the
ball out of midfield and keeping possession.
Our team is
out of balance in a major way, too heavy on midfield players who like the
ball on their foot and dribble in the middle
of the park and too light on true dominant box to box midfield leaders and too light on attacking
goals scoring wide players and void
of a top quality striker.
wow are we sterile up top,
goals need to come from defense again, ozil & cech were great, mert once again taking the brunt
of bad comments meanwhile a clean sheet and did nothing wrong, open
goal that was saved was kos
out of position and monreal caught up the pitch too high, giroud has great
ball skills, issue is his position on the pitch, watched the match again focused on giroud, he tends to camp behind the defender from the
ball, this only works when you have the quickness to break, he does nt, I have screen shots where ozil is 25 yrds farther up the pitch then giroud, thisis the problem, he is rendered useless unless ozil holds up, and thats not ozils strength, thus very few sog's from giroud on the run, when giroud gets lucky w space in front
of the defender, he is lethal, but needs to get into that space,
Ozil pros: Few through
balls, short passes, 1 drop
of the shoulder, a few assists, a brilliant pass
out of nowhere etc Cons: Negligible
goal threat, poor 1v1, easily dispossessed, can't close down quickly & effectively, liability when he plays with players, not the go to man if your team is losing, loses almost all 50:50 challenges, is hardly a match winner etc
If you contrast his performance in the games where Arsenal had less possession, where he had to do the job
of a true defensive midfielder, that is, chase the
ball, close down the opposition, help his team play confidently from the back by coming
out with the
ball and taking on the one on one chase back toward his
goal.
Shunted
out wide immediately following Dempsey's 29 - second
goal, Jones ended up doing the work
of two men, supporting the attack when necessary, defending heroically, and tucking into midfield when the USA had the
ball.
The # 25million signing from Arsenal has been a shadow
of his former self since arriving at the Etihad Stadium, and his laziness and unwillingness to work for the team has cost City on several occasions this season, none more so than when he jumped
out of the way
of the
ball to allow his fellow Arsenal team mate Robin van Persie to score the winning
goal against his team for Manchester United.
They wrong foot a defender, they curl the
ball in the top corner
out of reach
of defenders and keepers, they beat defenders on speed and power to a through
ball, in short they manage to score a few important
goals without an easy assist from a team mate.
Then, in 64th minute, a
ball is lofted gently over the Lazio defense toward the far
goal post in a desperate attempt to create something
out of nothing.
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
Again, he's a striker that given the freedom he has, prefers to play outside the box doing what Sanchez, Ozil, Ramsey do, trying to finesse the
ball out of the air with his back to
goal and being creative as opposed to just being a big, hulking, greedy striker commanding the oppositions box and those that provide service to him!
Running: When running the
ball, players may continue to run until they are tackled, step
out of bounds or run beyond the
goal line.