Sentences with phrase «better in front of goal»

Apart from the goal there were two occasions where Andre Ayew could have done better in front of goal plus a mesmerising Lanzini step - over where Calleri was unable to play for a lucky deflection and the ball crashed into the side netting.

He was much better in front of goal last year however.

Welbeck will chuckle at the assist but the forward needs to do better in front of goal if he is to prove he has what it takes to lead the line for the club.

And a few others should have done better in front of goal too.

Walcot is better in front of goal but Welbeck is better with putting in a defensive shift.

Benteke would have a lot to prove and is far better in front of goal that welback will ever be and is far stronger and more powerful.

You would have to think that Yaya Sanogo is a lot better in front of goal when he is training with the Arsenal squad, otherwise he would never get a game with the first team.

The Spain international has endured a difficult first season at Stamford Bridge, having failed to look his best in front of goal before recently missing a number of games through injury.

At his peak, there was no one quite as good in front of goal for Liverpool as Robbie Fowler, who consistently wowed the Anfield crowd with his amazing ability.

We need to be at our clinical best in front of goal and defend as good as Chelsea usually do.

The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have not been at their best in front of goal and Don Balon claim Florentino Perez wants Aubameyang to solve this issue up front.

The former is good in front of goal but lacks Gotze's creativity and assists record, while the latter — once a big - money target for Liverpool, has zero goals and zero assists this season.

Lucas is also more than capable of playing on the wing and so whilst Alexis is doing his job well in front of goal, I see no real reason as to why we should look to ship him back out on the wing.

Leeds have been very good in front of goal scoring 54 goals which are only 12 goals less than ourselves, on 66, which is impressive considering we are 10 places above them in the table.

Just 43 % of their home games have made it above the 2.5 goal line and Ipswich have actually done pretty well in front of goal, averaging 1.7 goals per home game this season.

Villa have produced well in front of goal on home soil and over 2.5 goals at bet365 is at 5/4 odds * (Betting Odds taken on February 18th, 2018 at 6:04 p.m.).

Mo Salah was on the score sheet again in midweek and he, along with Roberto Firmino have both been going well in front of goal recently.

Leicester have averaged 1.5 goals per game away from home this season so they have done well in front of goal and could make an impression.

Not exact matches

Either way he is good backup to Giroud and I think next season he will be much better as long as Wenger and the coaching staff drum it into his head to take more chances and be more daring in front of goal.

I do like hard working players but honestly, you have to have something more to offer in front of goal as well...

After Arsenal's recent frustration and lack of success in front of goal, a fast start was always going to be a big help against a well organised and defensively strong side and we could hardly have asked for more.

Most of the time he's crosses aren't good enough or he's final pass is lacking... he's also pretty bad in front of goal.

«It is, but if you look well at the game today, I think with a bit more killer instinct in front of goal, we should have won the game.

Danny is not too concerned about his goal scoring though, as he feels that it being his first season in a new team and city can account for some of that, while he is confident that he will do much better next season in front of goal.

Once Theo is on a roll he is usually very sharp in front of goal and is actually good at finishing IMO.

Strongly linked with a # 21m move to Arsenal and other top clubs this summer, Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette could be a good alternative to Neymar, looking just as dangerous in front of goal.

Welbeck would have been no better, the kid has a brilliant work rate but as far as pulling the trigger in front of goal is concerned, he misses more that Giroud does

We need better though but I'm in full 100 % support of the purchase of Shkrodan Mustafi and Lucas Perez.Mustafi can help Koscielny now.I've been saying it here time and time again that it's not a world clsss striker we have needed but a clinical finisher which we have lacked for several seasons and counting.Hopefully this guy puts Giroud where he belongs which is on the bench.Though a world class striker is good what we have lacked is someone who puts the game to bed in clinical fashion but Arsene Wenger has listened to many people to the extent that if he can't get a world class striker then he can get anyone.If Arsenal had a clinical finisher for some five seasons or so we coulda won the EPL then.Giroud has cost us matches and will continue to cost us matches.Giroud is half decent as someone said here the last time.I expect Perez to be much better if he can take on his man and be clinical in front of goal.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

Composed in front of goal and good with the ball at his feet this forward helped his youth team beat Man City's earlier in the year.

Go and pee man, we had a fairly good game against Stoke, we paid for not being ruthless enough in front of goal, yes we were terrible against Liverpool, its start of d season, stop moaning and leave our club, bunch of retard idiots, rubbish

That good form earned him a big - money move to Blackburn Rovers, where he replicated his previous exploits in front of goal, scoring 83 goals in 159 appearances.

The 24 - year - old reacted well to pounce for his side's winning goal, and from then on he led a strong defensive display to keep out one of the most deadly front lines in the country.

Spotted on the always excellent 101 Great Goals who believe this very attractive Greek national team fan to be the mother of the young child in front of her, though we are not convinced as the child may well be the offspring of the woman to his right.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema look past their best after poor returns in front of goal, while Gareth Bale has struggled with injuries over the last couple of seasons.

With Manchester United facing bottom - side Leicester City, it could be a good time to try out Radamel Falcao, for whom a great spell in front of goal is surely just around the corner.

Now, there was a exit at the old Highbury ground just in front of the clock where all the youngsters used to aim for behind the goal which was the best position in the ground.

He's got pace, is clinical in front of goal, good movement off the ball as well.

At the moment, he is still the best clinical finisher in front of goals.

Excellent stats for passing, tackling and work rate make him a top player to have sitting in front of the back four and if he carries on scoring goals as well, surely he will have proved beyond doubt that Arsenal should have signed him this summer.

And also 2015 - 2016 when Giroud went 15 games in a row without scoring a goal, Wenger played Walcott up front instead of Alexis who is a better finisher and following season proved he could score 20 + PL goals.

«If there is one (player) you want to see in front of the goal in a shooting position, it is him because Podolski is certainly one of the best finishers I have ever seen»

Morata ended a three - month dry spell in front of goal earlier this week by bagging a well earned brace against Inter Milan, and Pombo certainly played her part in his resurrection.

but i don't see him as a cam i see him as a cm, he is not good with his back to goal he's better when he can see whats in front of him then drive past players and play 1 - 2's that start attacks.

The veteran forward is arguably one of the best front men of his generation, scoring nearly 300 goals in his career to date.

What I like him the most is his killer instinct in front of goal and accept he has huge potential and can become very good player for us.

Everton will be a good test to see how we perform against our direct tittle challengers.Priority will be to not miss the chances created in front of goal & to not concede many goals at back.I'm Quietly Optimistic.COYG!

They may not be the most pleasing on the eye, but England are a well organised outfit and have the players more than capable of providing that bit of quality needed in front of goal.

The current Liverpool side have found a rich vein of form in front of goal this season, and thanks to the good folks at talkSPORT we can now see where that puts them amongst the highest scoring sides in English football history.

Kosc should have played better OX should have thrown himself in front of the first goal rather than turning his back.