Sentences with phrase «dangerous areas of the pitch»

He gives away more free kicks in dangerous areas of the pitch than any other Arsenal player..

Lovren came over from the same club as Van Dijk, and he looked like a top - level defender at Southampton, but the Saints use a far less aggressive defensive pressing style than Liverpool — one that's mainly focused on moving the opposition into the least dangerous areas of the pitch — so it creates layers of safety for its defenders.

Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in particular were able to get on the ball in dangerous areas of the pitch far easier than they were in the first half.

Not exact matches

It reflects the fact that you are not prone to frequently giving the ball away in one of the most dangerous areas on the pitch.

He does all the good work - runs with the ball into dangerous areas and then gives it away with a poor pass - which then starts a counter attack and leaves his side of the pitch exposed.

«They protected the ball, won second balls in most areas of the pitch and every time Liverpool got forward, they looked as if they were going to score and even when they didn't look as if they were going to score, Maribor were gifting them balls in dangerous positions.»