In truth, their football at Wembley never quite reached their usual heights, and Arsenal must be particularly wary of De Bruyne collecting the ball in deeper positions, before arrowing
diagonal passes in behind the defence for Leroy Sane, charging infield from the left.»
Part of doing something other than an IMB is to be in a legal position to receive
a diagonal pass in the box.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, on the other end, Alexis is also sending
diagonal cross-field
passes over the top for Theo to run into - either score himself or to cross for Giroud / Welbeck to tap
in from 6 yards out.
Alexis can drop
in next to OG12 and Ozil can drift wide left to deliver the quality crosses into the box or the defense splitting
diagonal pass.
He was solid
in the tackle won nearly every duel he went into to, was intercepting,
diagonal short n long
passes, he didn't put a foot wrong.
That is to say, it is unique
in the technique he employs to not only get Robert Pires» drilled
diagonal pass under control but to manipulate the power and pace of it with an outrageous flick and swivel around his marker.
He needs to be running onto
passes over the top or
in front of him on
diagonal runs.
Apart from his fizzed
pass to Mesut Ozil from the half - way line which led to Arsenal's opener, Koscielny provided a sumptuous
diagonal ball to send Campbell
in on goal, a chance which the Costa Rican could have done better with.
Gifted with a supreme
passing ability and a tendency to play swift, long,
diagonal balls (as shown
in the Squawka diagram below), Xhaka's playmaking style is perfectly suited to the quick, counterattacking prowess of the Swiss front three.
He is not a destroyer but his positional sense, ability to switch play through his
diagonal passes, making quick side - to - side
passes, and setting the tempo of the game is better than anyone else
in the squad.
improving fast penetration into the final third via long splitting
passes between midfield lines and
diagonal through - balls
in central areas, and,
The Chilean wasn't going to be denied again before half - time though, as Ozil jumped on a loose
pass from Huddlestone to release Ramsey, who
in - turn fed the perfect through ball to match the
diagonal run from Alexis.
Hazard's flick set Willian free
in a central position just outside the penalty area and the Brazilian's
diagonal pass was clipped neatly home by Bakayoko from six yards, with defender Chris Lowe's desperate bid to block the ball on the goalline
in vain.
I liked that he went forward multiple times, using cut back
diagonal passes to find runners instead of chunking
in crosses toward the back post.
Since his first season
in Germany, Xhaka's average
pass accuracy rate has not dipped below 85 % and while he generally keeps things simple when it comes to distribution, he does have a penchant for spraying long - distance
diagonal passes from his left central midfield pocket across the pitch.