Strategy takes precedence rather than being able to rely on making kamikaze runs up the centre of the pitch, as you'll soon find the AI boxing you in and effortlessly taking
the ball out of your possession.
Not exact matches
The last point, I said we are giving away too much
possession, we lack intensity, can't press
out of possession, we look clueless and don't know what to do without the
ball.
We were again wasteful in front
of goal and poor at moving the
ball out of midfield and keeping
possession.
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.
@brada — thanks.i thought i was insane, just thinking that thought
of we missing giroud.you know arsenal believes in the fluid system
of passing the
ball and keeping
possession but when we play a team that presses well and close down space, passing
out from the back becomes difficult (for some reason, i du n no our passing has not been as fluid as the era
of FAB, NASIRI, SONG ETC).
He pointed
out that we had too many defensive midfielders wanting to bomb forward and leaving space behind for potential counter attack, and if you read between the lines and use it as a source
of info for analysis, you can clearly see he is implying we need to be stronger in the midfield by not losing
ball possession, pressing more when we don't have the
ball and not let ourselves exposed.
But, rules being rules, the NFL's replay staff also needs to be certain that either contact with the ground knocked the
ball out of James»
possession, or that he didn't possess it when it touched the ground at the end.
Except for a penalty kick
out of bounds, the team that kicks or runs the
ball out of bounds turns over the
possession to the other team.
For all Arsenal's
possession in West Brom's half they seemed to take too long on the
ball and the defence crowded them
out of the game.
Whether draxler or not arsenal is still a weaker team, is it something bad if we have both draxler and Sanchez in the same team fighting for places, just imagine van persie, Sanchez, ozil, carzola are in the same team, with likes
of inform konsieny, mustafi, and konlansinic, and good holding midfider,... our problem with this 343 information or 3421 information apart from Wenger playing players
out of position we don't have a strong holdmidfider that retrieve the
ball back when we lost
possession... Kant's is perfect example
of that, look at the job he does at Chelsea is amazing...... without a good holding midfielder our defenders are vulnerable
Even when played
out of position a player should be able to pass the
ball properly and control it as well... he kept losing
possession.
His position is
out wide, more effective there, has the pace, but still lacking some
of the technical skill in
possession of the
ball and his still set is that
of a wide player
He goes from being in
possession of the
ball to having a heavy touch and now he is reaching
out or sliding in to win the
ball back he just lost (with his QUALITY dribbling into players not around them) YES on very rare occasions he pulls off some flicks and one touch play but NOT constant enough.
The argument is our DM needs to be better at passing the
ball, that means he needs to have the eye (and more importantly the ability) to pick
out our attacking players between the line
of midfield as opposed to recycling
possession to CB's and FB's or having an attacking player come deep.
This idea a DM doesn't need
ball - playing skills is complete and utter nonsense, a starting DM for Arsenal needs to be excellent
out of possession when we have the
ball, and great with the
ball at his feet.
Should point
out that Australia did
of course use an entirely different
ball when they had control
of possession!
33 attempts at goal 75 %
possession and lose comfortably it can only happen to arsenal it would be funny if not so tragic and I'm for one not buying the reason we lost is because
of De Gea it's as much poor finishing as it is great goal keeping more aggression with the chances and you score I don't care who's in goal just smash it doesn't have to look pretty and I don't have to say very much about the defending it's schoolboy stuff all this talk about koscielny (bosscielny) never got that isn't physical enough to be an Adams or Campbell gets muscled off the
ball far too often he's a good player don't get me wrong but he ain't world class and definitely isn't a leader I'd replace that whole back line and drop xhaka and ramsey for new signings yeah ramsey set up a nice goal but that kid can not hit water if he fell
out of a boat his shooting is awful always sky's them very frustrating player.
The players u see today erforming extraordinarily for their teams today may turn
out to be shadows cuz
of Wenger's playing tactics and methods (slow
ball possession football with no killer instinct and no excellent wing play)
He is quick and athletic and looks comfortable on the
ball when bringing
possession out of defence.
Welbeck was like a second striker in the first half, he was always in the middle and had to run a long distance from striker position to RB position to help
out Bellerin, and Welbeck was the worst player in
possession too, in the first 26 minutes he gave the
ball away 4 times, I counted, his first touch and lack
of dribbling ability was the reason.
Marquette had the first
possession, but after a save by Ohio State's Matthew Smidt and a hustle after the
ball as it went
out of bounds, it was the Buckeyes» turn.
Scaloni could have put the
ball out high into the stands, or just kept
possession, but chose to hand it to our opponents and seconds later it fell to Gerrard who hit a stinging low shot from around 30 yards into the bottom corner
of the net to take the game into extra time.
We started brightly enough, pressing Everton in their third
of the pitch and not allowing Howard, Jagielka or Stones time on the
ball to pick
out Lukaku and build from there, or play through their midfield, this meant we were winning back
possession regularly enough and dominating the game.
For someone criticized for not helping the team
out when not in
possession of the
ball to someone who always tracks his runner is worthy
of credit.
He was tidy in
possession and made a few good runs forward with the
ball although he drifted in and
out of the game.
There are many things he has done really well in the last couple
of games and throughout this season — that composure, calmness, level - headedness, strong aerially, concentration, winning the
ball back and passing to team mates that exudes calm under heavy pressure, anticipating danger and cutting them
out in advance, not giving away
possession cheaply that may have cost the team, seeing good opportunities to quickly release team mates in forward positions from the back line, etc..
Although Chelsea's
possession rate
of 54 percent isn't
out of the ordinary, no team attains the same level
of control with the
ball.
Due to the encouragement given to playing the
ball out of the box, when dispossessed during this phase the opposition have a high chance
of scoring or maintaining
possession in the Liverpool half
of the pitch.
Neither side seemed able to string more than a couple
of passes together before a bad touch, some poor decision - making or an aimless
ball sent
out of reach
of a teammate or into no man's land, gifted
possession to the other side.
They're able to produce players like Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Milan Badelj, all
of whom are talented in their own right and all
of which have an abundance
of skill on the
ball but a desire and a hunger to regain it when they're
out of possession.
After watching him attempt to ping a cross through the very real and present physical torso
of another player — as if he were either unaware that his marker was standing right beside him or unable to stop himself once he had begun to wind his leg back to take a swing — and then effectively tackle himself
out of possession as his touch turned into a tangle
of feet and
ball, it's clear that Rooney continues to struggle to get the basics right.
The hosts continued to swarm all over City when
out of possession and it was that intensity off the
ball that brought about the third goal.
That clearance up partially provided Town's defensive line - up with a breather, as once more Arfield had
possession 20 - yards
out in space, but Schindler ensured that the Scot advanced no further, escaping any possibility
of a through
ball breaching the ranks.
Kouzelos came running waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
out of her area in the 69th minute, well outside the 18 yard box towards midfield, but the Cardinals were unable to maintain
possession of the
ball while she was
out of position.
Wijnaldum has stepped
out from the midfield line to press the man in
possession of the
ball.
They were just fantastic, the one and two touch and effort when
out of possession to get the
ball back, that was a [Pep] Guardiola side on Saturday as some
of their football was just splendid.
He works incredibly hard for the team, but the balance isn't right with him alongside the Welshman as Flamini can't link the play as well when in
possession of the
ball, and he has a tendency to get caught upfield or drop too deep when
out of possession, inviting pressure on the back four.
When the team is
out of possession, counter-pressing kicks in and the team pushes forward with a view to winning the
ball high up the field, enabling attacks.
Well known for his dribbling, quickness and ability on the
ball with both feet, as well the persistence to push forward and tackle when
out of possession, the Frenchman has been compared to former Arsenal forward Ian Wright.
Blind was equally
of most value, if not crucial, when
out of possession as he would instigate Ajax's pressing game (or «pressure play»): making the pitch as small as possible (compressing and closing down all space), enabling them to retain
possession and win the
ball back, at times, mercilessly — more often than not by provoking their opponents into making a mistake.
Here Liverpool have
possession of the
ball out in the wide areas and although they have four other players in the final third
of the pitch they are still unable to threaten in behind the Hull defensive line.
Arsenal looked like they had taken
out exclusive rights on
possession of the
ball, whilst Blackburn parked the metaphorical bus in front
of the goal, employing a tactic well used against Arsenal by countless other teams
of inferior quality.
However, rather than giving United's back line a bit more quality on the
ball, he often looked wrong - footed when
out of possession and uncertain
of what to do when faced with the likes
of Zarate.
They like to move the
ball quickly
out to these two in
possession, often with the
ball played straight
out from the centre
of the park.
However, he was also guilty
of over-playing at times, especially when he dropped deeper in search
of the
ball and was caught
out in
possession on the edge
of his own box to almost gift the Hammers an opening.
Despite hounding the hosts
out of possession on multiple, pivotal occasions, the final
ball continued to be the aspect
of play which was yet to click.
The 32 - year - old is great at getting
out of tight spots and always looks like he has the
ball under his spell, as he showed on Friday, playing a neat overhead flick over an oncoming defender, to keep
possession.
It's not a system that we've ever really felt the need to use a great deal (and our online opponents have invariably had the same attitude), but it can certainly make it easier to pick
out your strikers with crosses into the box — provided you can retain
possession of the
ball while you're using the right analog stick for your second player rather than using it to perform tricks and turns with your first.
He has a real affinity for regaining
possession of stolen
balls, and once he begins to have some confidence in his skill, soccer, which previously was just a way
of hanging
out with friends, starts to become fun in its own right.
Glamour investors are all betting that they will be the first one
out the door with all
of their
possessions when the wrecking
ball hits the house.