Sentences with phrase «to dictate play»

He has wonderful vision and passing abilities; and can dictate play from deep in midfield.

Even today's toys are more often structured by onboard computers that dictate the play experience.

This should be able to give us enough room to govern the midfield, and hence dictate play.

I ask because he is not good covering the back and he is not good dictating play in the middle and pushing the ball forward.

I stated that I felt that Diaby's best position is slightly further forward than Cesc Fabregas, allowing him to use his dribbling to drive into the penalty area while Fabregas dictates the play with his creative passing -LSB-...]

Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera dictated play for Manchester United, as one would expect them to at their best.

He was trying to find Cazorla which was his job (recover the ball and give to either Cazorla or Ozil) and that has really worked only for wenger in his own stupidity and sentiments to stop that by pairing Coq with Ramsey, who couldn't dictate play from deep like Cazorla.

Ramsey is not good at dictating play from deep within like Santi.

ramsey was in better form last season because he played the game from deep and helped dictate our play well with arteta.

She may not even be quite sure yet herself, and may choose to wait on oil prices, the Paris climate summit in December and the Saudi mood to help dictate her play.

Had a good start to the game, but became frustrated with Hull's midfield tactics which curtailed his game and meant he couldn't dictate the play as he'd like.

Very capable of dictating the play in midfield while being an intimidating presence.

Field position dictates play calling.

Wenger needs to realise this, imo, our team should set up defensively and play counter attacking football, direct football as we don't have players that can really dictate play and influence a game like Sanchez but we sure have speedsters that can hurt teams on the counter....

Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera dictated play, as one would expect them to at their best, whilst Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford...

The Gunners have suffered without the creative spark of Santi Cazorla dictating play from the midfield following his absence through injury, and the club have been on the lookout for a future replacement.

imagine Cesc and santi dictating the play from the midfield.....

Having someone next to him who is equally adept in shielding the defense while dictating play is huge.

Usually it's Angel Rangel who dictates the play down this flank, but here Michael Laudrup went with Dwight Tiendalli as his right back.

the problem against big team especially against Mou is with Wenger, Mou messes with Wenger's head n makes him make some annoying decisions that makes no sense like all of a sudden starting Elneny as CM, one who couldn't even dictate play from deep against Sunderland n benching Xhaka who has this ability n has shown it over n over.

Please know a little about tactics before dictating we play a tactic that won't work if the opposition does not attack us...

Let Wilshere learn to be all - rounder beside Ramsey in easy games so he won't feel out of his depths against stronger teams Believe me, Wilshere dictating play, holding and creating from the middle with his passes looking for the runs of sanchez, lacazette and Ramsey, and his passes to ozil or whoever is going to be beautiful to watch.

You're the same guy who would argue «we bossed the game» if the shoe was on the other foot and we got beat despite dictating play.

As we all know, Guardiola's defence is not exactly a fortress either and giving our two most creative players the freedom to dictate play sounds like a good idea and considering the fact that width will be available as well, you can really fancy the Gunners» attack against City.

But schneiderlin has a far better passing range and intelligence when dictating the play.

But for me his decision making in dictating the play just isn't there for a 10 (yet, still young).

Either someone who can sit deep and also dictate play or someone who tackles, presses and destroys everything an opposition throws at us.

Jack just can't stand to see anyone else dictate play, so he follows them around waiting for the ball, which he gives away as soon as he gets it.

City dictated the play from the opening whistle and after a number of close calls / chances rebuffed by desperate defending, City broke through.

Last Sunday was all about Monaco's lightning counter-attacks, but against a Lorient side with the worst defence in the league, Monaco dictated play easily and Lorient created only one half - chance all game.

When he picks up the ball around the box, he's guaranteed to look for a teammate in a dangerous position, and it's that threat, combined with the seven goals he scored for Nice last season, that provides the fuller picture: Seri isn't merely a passing maestro who enjoys dictating play from deep.

Today, from the touchline, he can call upon Casemiro, and it is striking just how many similarities can be drawn between the Real team of today and the first wave of Galacticos that Zizou sat at the heart of, not only dictating play but defining an era; defining a style.

How good a sight it is to witness Leon Britton dictate play from the midfield?

Sat at the head of our midfield and dictated play beautifully.

The team as a whole played very well but Jack was the inspired player in the middle dictating the play and he capped his game off with the winning goal.

Johansen also curled a free kick over the bar early in the second half before Brentford again took the initiative, Canós and Jozefzoon were proving a little hot for Fulham to handle with Woods and Sawyers dictating the play and finding spaces in between the home lines.

Ozil scored a sublime goal and was dictating the play very efficiently for Germany.

Anonymous Luis Suarez got no change from Marquinhos, while, in midfield, Marco Verratti dictated play with a 90 per cent passing accuracy from 50 passes - including his slide - rule assist for Draxler - before going off injured.

Not only are they potent up front but they have an experienced head dictating the play in midfield with former Portsmouth and Burnley player Matt Taylor, who is famous for his screamers, after the veteran joined Northampton at the beginning of the season.

The Gunners dictated play in a captivating 20 minutes that saw them...

However the so called home advantage might turn into disadvantage if Brazil start slow and let Argentina dictate the play with Messi pulling the strings.

It is likely that Morgan Schneiderlin and Ander Herrera will be the two sitting deep trying to dictate the play forward like they did against Feyenoord, which worked well but unless Herrera uses his attacking capabilities more, then United will could struggle to build attacks.

Paredes also averaged 58.6 passes per match, which shows how much he was on the ball and dictating play for Empoli.

In the modern day football Santi is the closest thing to Xavi n iniesta at dictating play, if not level

He lacks the discipline to sit and dictate play as he did last season, and as a box - to - box player he strays too far forward.

The only two midfielders you've mentioned who are capable of dictating the play, tempo and basically running the show from deep are Santi and Xhaka.

He has improved so much, King says, that the coach now allows Bracy some freedom to dictate the play call at the line.