Sentences with phrase «balls as defenders»

There should be no blame on Ospina he had come for the ball as the defenders were too slow getting there, thats what you get with Mertersacker sloooooow

Not exact matches

It's practical: the attacker, who we will only identify as «Sauce God» from now on (obviously he has an exponential amount of raw sauce), gets past his defender and keeps the ball in play.

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.

I sure hope Ozil can assist Bould teach our baby defenders on how to tackle a ball soon or Arsenal will end up as a Barca's sundae.

So i think Walcott is a fantastic winger (when he is fit) but he will not be a good number 9, As a striker he becomes a one trick pony, running of the shoulder of the defender drifting into the spaces looking from the through ball from ozil or carzola etc..

Monreal has really made a difference to the left side Gibbs plays to many balls back and across to the centre backs he is so prone now to get injured he doesent go forward and his defending is woefull can't see him even playing for England again, don't get me wrong I do like him but his game has declined Play him as a sub as Monreal if one of the defenders is injured can fill in like Sagna did CB

Bellering might be a better defender but I feel his forward excursions and final ball are not nearly as good as Ox's and in the middle of the park Ox is also superior.

We suffer from lack of width when players always want to come inside to play shot balls — it's nice to offer the width as well with someone who can take on a defender.

Playing as a defensive midfielder, he is in a position to receive the ball from the defenders, distribute the ball and providing a platform for Carzola and Co. to play with simple, accurate, and urgent passes.

Lucas on the other hand can be used against the defenders with more pace, as he is far more mobile than Giroud both on and off the ball.

As we stated at the open, Michael Pisanelli would hurl the ball to the right block, flying just over the outstretched arms of the Defender and Oren Schwartz would catch it and lay it in (while in mid-air) as the buzzer soundeAs we stated at the open, Michael Pisanelli would hurl the ball to the right block, flying just over the outstretched arms of the Defender and Oren Schwartz would catch it and lay it in (while in mid-air) as the buzzer soundeas the buzzer sounded.

CB: While it's tempting to pick the reliable Phil Jones alongside Bailly, we've narrowly gone for Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta, who has taken to his new role as a central defender like a duck to water, pinging out some superb long balls and crosses from that position to pick up four assists already this season.

By the way I am talking about all our players here, attackers as well as defenders, and if one of our attackers had been given the specific task of marking Hangeland whenever and wherever he was when we lost the ball yesterday, then that player would know exactly what was expected of him and could concentrate on that job alone.

Mike Farrell, perhaps the best defender in lacrosse this year, scooped up a loose ball and charged into Navy territory as the Middies hastily retreated.

As a defender, Mustafi did not even show any awareness whatsoever as the ball was coming in, he just stood there, probably expecting Cech to save that toAs a defender, Mustafi did not even show any awareness whatsoever as the ball was coming in, he just stood there, probably expecting Cech to save that toas the ball was coming in, he just stood there, probably expecting Cech to save that too.

While be touted as one of the safest defenders in MLB, having injured no one will diving for impossible foul balls.

As the Liverpool defender went to retrieve the ball from Berizzo, he opted to toss the ball away which sparked the referee into action as he sent the Sevilla boss to the standAs the Liverpool defender went to retrieve the ball from Berizzo, he opted to toss the ball away which sparked the referee into action as he sent the Sevilla boss to the standas he sent the Sevilla boss to the stands.

Moving back to the 4 -3-3 after Motta's injury should have helped, but pulling Marquinhos into a rarely played position in midfield and putting Serge Aurier into an unfamiliar spot as a central defender in a back four threw PSG for a loop when City were on the ball.

The former Nottingham Forest man has been West Ham's main weapon this season, and his aerial ability comes in particularly useful as a wing back, as the Englishman attacks the box late and with the opportunity to attack the ball above static defenders.

The Lallana goal should have been prevented as he was at a narrow angle and the ball eluded 3 defenders and the keeper.

Last I checked, football is still a team sport, and he would be 10 times player that he already is if he just learned how to pass the ball once in a while as opposed to trying to take on 3 defenders at once.

Kane beat Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny to a header inside the Arsenal box as he latched onto a superb Ben Davies ball to nod past Petr Cech.

The draw of the no - back is pretty obvious: If you identify a mismatch, you can quickly and cleanly exploit it by stretching the defense from sideline to sideline, minimizing the opportunities for double - teams and picking apart a mismatched defender (as long as you have the time to throw the ball).

I could be wrong, maybe it's Wenger doesn't see him as a ball playing defender and that's why no move.

As a defender, when a ball like that is coming so directly to the goal and you are in its way, you do not duck or dodge, because there is absolutely not guarantee the keeper would keep it out.

He's stated on multiple occasions that while the philosophy and technically sound possession oriented football remains the foundation, the play as a whole is intended to get the ball from back to front as quickly as possible, giving the MSN more time with the ball with less defenders to break down, and not spend as much time as they used to stringing passes in midfield.

But here Costa did his job as target man expertly as he fought off the challenge of a Porto defender to lay the ball off for Hazard, who teed up Willian to do the rest with a perfectly - weighted pass.

arsenal has won convincingly last FA cup even with all bench defenders, and what i have learnt from that is how much working hard on training, especially for stamina and endurance so as to press on the opponents not to give them time and a space, dominate on the ball and win the match with a big team if arsenal continue to display that with the addition of more skillful midfielders, left winger right winger wow arsenal will be monster

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...

And as he got to be ball, he either got there before the approaching 2nd Barca defender or both of them will get to the ball at the same time.

Rashford was dazzling as a central forward last night, he often dropped deep to get the ball from the midfield area, was very brave to take on the opponent's defenders and produced a lot of good flicks for his teammates.

arsenal has won convincingly last FA cup even with all bench defenders, and what i have learnt from that is how much working hard on training, especially for stamina and endurance so as to press on the opponents not to give them time and a space, dominate on the ball and win the match with a big team, that is what arsenal has to continue to display.

Not too comfortable on the ball by the look of it, but as a defender it's what you do off the ball that's most important, and he seems to be great at that.

Though Bale was finding some space behind the defence on the left, more often than not the ball wasn't finding him, while Bellamy was spending as much time shouting at the referee as he was running at defenders.

We all can see that we as a team need a world class Defensive midfielder and a central defender with intelligence and pace, as well as pure goal scoring animal that exists purely to put their boot on the end of the ball whenever it's within the opponent's area.

The start of the move looks a bit worrying, as the Ipswich defenders play the ball about in their own defensive third, under pressure from Millwall's attackers.

Has the Giroud qualities and can take on a defender as well if there's no one to lay off the ball to.

Ramsy often drifts inside d midfield (which increases our possession rate $ ball recovery rate) and not try to out pace a defender to make a pull - out (dats a typical wing forward) As for ramsy getings goals (he really needs to improve his finishing); wen rambo scored goals for arsenal it was from his natural position - box 2 box midfield.

What I liked in his game today was he made many runs without the ball behind the defenders, which is a bit new as he likes to come with the ball.

A couple of those were sloppy plays, but also if you aren't running off ball stuff defenders can press much tighter as the help is there and screens aren't.

He will become better and can be used as sub in many matches But when walcott plays as sole striker, every long ball from our keeper or defenders will go directly to opposite team.

His tackling also isn't very strong, there are much better passers of the ball in the team and he holds onto the ball for far too long, often conceding possession as he dribbles straight into a bank of about five defenders.

Valverde will need to help the Colombian defender find a balance in that regard, as while he's evidently comfortable on the ball and technically good at passing as well as defending, he will need to adapt to Spanish football and know when to express himself and when not to, ultimately for the betterment of the team.

Theo is an expensive failure and to keep giving him the chance when he has repaid the clubs faith with being a bottler and acting as if he's a lazy git (watched him a number of seasons ago against Blackburn away and all he did was run up and down the wing without even calling for the ball to draw defenders away from the centre) I hate to say it but in my mind Alan Hansen was right when he said that «Walcott has not got a natural footballers brain» It infuriated me at the time but its been proven to be true I feel he's been collecting his money for too long without a result to justify keeping him in our employment.

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

As defenders get used to pace, get tired from having to defend 2 - 3 different players based on the fluent interchange, he comes in and brings something different: physicality, hold up play, height (crosses, long balls,).

NACHO MONREAL 5.5 The Spaniard look good on the ball but had a torrid time throughout the game as danger man Sadio Mane ran the rule against the defender on the night causing him so much problems with pace and trickery on the left wing.

But everything was too easy for Germany when they won that cup, and as well as playing keep ball to death they also had good defenders.

For me, we need to bring in another centre - back or two (preferably ball - playing defender like Van Dijk), as well as a more defensive option to replace Francis Coquelin who has failed to build on that one impressive season he had for us.

Lacazette always looks dangerous when he gets the ball, but with the strength and pace of EPL defenders he doesn't get much time on the ball as our opponents have learned his style of play, but Wenger thinks that he still does enough for the team even though he can't seem to score any more.