Sentences with phrase «breaking up play»

Breaking up play every few minutes helps keep the arousal level low and teaches the dogs that they don't always have to be manic in the company of other dogs.

He was everywhere yet again against Middlesbrough, breaking up play, intercepting the ball and setting up chances.

The Senegalese man won 56 % of his total duels this season and has been really good at breaking up the play of the opposition.

He was in fantastic form, breaking up play and denying the home side space.

The pair have been pivotal to their success in their deeper midfield roles, with the Frenchman breaking up play and generally being a combative presence, while Cazorla builds play from the back and releases the ball to his attacking teammates.

Obiang is the best defensive midfielder that we have had at club for a good few years; as well as breaking up play he uses the ball well with intelligence and a vision lacking in our other central midfield players.

Coquelin was excellent at breaking up play at United, but with Elneny alongside him we lacked that creativity and precision in our forward passing movement.

Steven N'Zonzi — The Sevilla midfielder has been amazing this season in breaking up play, and creating attacks from midfield

When the Las Palmas number 6 was not breaking up play, he was either turning away in the middle of the park and driving his team forward or hitting a long range canon.

Winning tackles, breaking up play and setting the attackers off with simple and controlled passing, as well as firing home like he did today, Dier is looking superb in recent weeks, with this week being another high point for the former Lisbon man.

Pedro Obiang can do a decent job in breaking up play but neither Mark Noble (who is probably missing anyway) or Cheikhou Kouyate are capable of providing the link between defence and attack.

The midfielder is efficient at breaking up play and has featured in the UEFA Youth League this season.

Inter.it says that he's adept at building and breaking up play, having been especially influenced by Thiago Motta — so I think that «battler» is rather apt.

His main role has been breaking up play in the middle, and it was in his first absence of the season that the Blues lost their unbeaten record.

While he may not possess Xhaka's range of passing, Coquelin is hugely effective at breaking up play, as demonstrated by the fact that he has averaged four defensive actions per game in the Premier League this season.

Wanyama has been playing well recently, breaking up the play well, and he think that he will start once again alongside Mousa Dembele in the middle of the park.

One of the best passers around, he also is adept at breaking up play and then creating.

Dier has been a rock in front of the back four, breaking up the play of the opposition as well as scoring England's opening goal of the tournament with a stunning free kick.

Coquelin needs to go back to making tackles, breaking up play and stop thinking he's an attacking midfielder

This might require time to know your team mates, breaking up play is a whole different matter.

I think Tiote would be a great addition for the Gunners, but I would be surprised if Wenger thought the same, because his game is all about breaking up play and making tackles, not the all - round sort of midfielder that Wenger seems to like in the central role.

MIDFIELDERS Couguelin busy in the tackle and breaking up the play, got a yellow of course but he had a lot of work in the midfield.

Flamini was anonymous at breaking up play.

The Spanish international is a defensive midfielder capable of both breaking up play and distributing the ball to aid the side's creative players.

Both London heavyweights could do with Sissoko's energy and dynamism in midfield, with the 26 - year - old capable of both breaking up the play and surging forward to turn defence into attack.

This makes a tough throw as the FS (Mitchell) arrives the same instant as the ball, knocking it loose and breaking up the play.

In addition, he had the most tackles so he was breaking up play but our lack of possession says far more about our RETENTION of possession rather than our turnover rate (which is the role he helps with).

While he thrives as a destructive midfielder, capable of breaking up the play and winning aerial battles, he is also capable of launching forward and starting attacks.

It helps, of course, if the solution is already at hand and if our midfield warrior Francis Coquelin is as good at playing in central defence as he has been at breaking up play in front of the back four then Wenger will be a very relieved manager.

You want your DM to be very good at breaking up play, and winning tackles and duels achieves that.

He has blown me away completely — knew he was sublime technically but watch him closely and have a peep at his stats and you will see he is almost as effective in breaking up play as he is in going forward.

Return Coquelin to his old self: interceptor, tough tackling, breaking up play, professional fouler, taking yellows for the team.

Either through copying other teams success against Gunners or through tactics of managing game in small intervals and breaking up play illegally when our smooth passing game was on point.

He made a significant impact defensively almost immediately when he came into the game, breaking up play and delivering crunching tackles that few of our guys are willing to make.

One man charging around the midfield breaking up play wont all of a sudden change Arsenals fortunes.

With impeccable work - rate and desire to go with strong tackles and shrewd interceptions, Coquelin seems to have a passion for breaking up play.

Agreed, said it over the summer Coquelin is good at breaking up play but that's it, his passing range is poor compared to for example Matic.

A few more games and he will be back to last seasons level of not standing out in a game, but breaking up the play very well..

What we don't have is a tall, powerful, athletic DM purely for breaking up the play, and properly helping out the CB's.

For me, I believe he is a specialist in breaking up play and passing it quickly.

That allowed Coquelin to run around breaking up play and Xhaka the time to find some killer passes.

I am hearing Alex Song is tracing with Arsenal and is a free agent after being released from his club in Russia.He was excellent for us up until his final season and would be a good addition if he sits in front of the back four and concentrates on breaking up play and feeding the players who are technically more gifted in front of him.Worth a shot till the end of the season do you think?

Our two Brazilians Coutinho and Firmino were linking up well, and the much criticised Allen was breaking up play excellently and distributing the ball too — playing one exquisite through - ball of note to our no. 10.

DM helps defense and attack by breaking up play, counter attack, tackles, chasing balls etc..

Coquelin — 7 — Gave himself a problem with early rash tackle but did well after breaking up play and getting forward at times.

Starting from Coquelin breaking up play, passing to Ozil / Rambo then going to either wingers Alexis or Walcott or either to Welbeck using their pace to beat defenders and score goals.

Badu likes to operate in front of the back four, breaking up play and distributing to the more creative sources.

Arteta, Gibbs and flamini can not even break up play, Stop their momentum and pick a yellow card.

Many here are looking for a «Beast» to break up play and convert defense to offense at the drop of a hat all the while striking fear into our opponents.

that position he is playing in he needs to have more authority in breaking up plays he also gets out run soo many times espically in big games.