Sentences with phrase «dominate the midfield battle»

Flamini has done ok this season his pass accuracy has always been over 91 %, he also was the best player on the pitch in the chelsea game he dominated the midfield battle (squawka)

Not only do United need to be in the lookout for a long - term successor to Carrick, who has enough presence and strength to dominate a midfield battle but the shaky and make - shift defence needs a re-vamp too.

However, still didn't grab the game by the throat and he lacks that assertiveness and accuracy to dominate the midfield battle.

Adding to that his coordination with Genoa's Veloso can be the difference in dominating midfield battle or losing it.

Not exact matches

However, he is adamant that the midfield battle will be crucial to the outcome of Sunday's game, and believes that the visitors will have to focus on stifling Ozil's ability to dominate a game and make decisive contributions.

That 19 year old kid then had the cheek to almost effortlessly dominate not just one of them, but both of them, for 90 minutes, his passing was superb, he battled, every time the spanish geniuses came forward, he was there with a crunching challenge to get the ball, he had the confidence to demand the ball off more experienced teammates, no matter his situation, facing his own goal, tightly marked, it made no difference, he received the ball and as a result of either his immense skill or his animalistic desire, he broke free of two of the best midfielders ever to grace a football pitch and effortlessly glided forward.

«In the midfield, we have been really consistent track to track and pretty much dominating that battle at the moment.