Sentences with phrase «field on either side of the ball»

It's the guy who has the single greatest impact on the football field on either side of the ball simply based on how often the ball is in his hands and his consequential decisions on what to do with the ball.

Not exact matches

It is human arrogance at its finest to believe an omnipotent being has some stock in the outcome of the number of times a ball is on either side of a field.

This game had some exciting moments as fielders were kept off balance (on both sides of the ball) with timely kicking and aggressive base - running.

However when we went back to a formation with a natural 10 in the middle of the field, then he was able to drift across the field, pick up the ball on both sides of the field, and even make penetrating runs in - behind.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

The only rule is that the players with the same number can't be on the field at the same time, which usually means that teams have a player on the offensive and defensive side of the ball with the same.

At present, sticking our natural 10 on the touchline and confining him to one side of the field, and then playing with Xhaka and El - Neny in the middle who both prefer to go sideways / backwards (with the occasional ball over the top from Xhaka) does not maximize the best attributes of the team in my opinion.

Once the ball went in to the corner, Santi slid over to provide cover for Hector (which some might say Ramsey should have been doing) which effectively had both LeCoq and Santi on the same side of the field.

Welbz, however, possesses more attributes of a winger than Ramsey — played there (against his wishes) for multiple years with united, will stay wide and provide balance, will run at his his defender, will be another person in the box at the far post should Giroud miss the first ball — versus where Ramsey is on the complete other side of the field or at the first post or central channel in front of Giroud; has the pace and will look to run onto the end of balls from Mesut or Alexis.

Wenger might be appeasing Ramsey by telling him to drift in between the lines and get on the ball, but he still should have some tactical awareness and understand that he can't keep popping up on the left side of the field in the final 3rd hunting the ball.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

At times he was completely on the other side of the field trying to get on the ball.

I didn't watch the match last night as I was on the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contendeon the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contendeon I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contendeOn a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contenders

Penn State has a lot of big targets on the outside, but where they really killed teams was in McSorley's ability to throw the ball to the back shoulder on go routes to either side of the field.

As soon as I caught the ball, I noticed my teammates Willie Austin and Carlease Clark take out the sprinters on either side of me, and I took off up the field.

Then you watch TFC spend 5 minutes looking for a perfect goal, meanwhile having no one back playing any sort of defense compressing the field into 5 pm traffic hour, in turn leaving so much room on Bono's side that any talented player would fantasize about the inevitable opportunity that will arise from a ball that squeaks back.

After a long period of West Ham pressure, Izquierdo picked up the ball on the left - hand side of the field and cut in onto his favoured right foot and unleashed a powerful strike into the top corner past a diving Joe Hart.

Laxalt can tear up the left side of the field, but also contributes on the defensive end of the ball.

Let's go back to 10 men trying to stick a ball in the net on the other side of the field.

I do nt like alot of the Arsha bashing but I will say this; I have never seen a player dispossed and give up immediately the way he does, he makes it look like the ball is on the other side of the field or something when its less than five yards away.....

With both sides fielding something close to their strongest sides on the night, while Spain saw plenty of the ball, Joachim Loew's men were decent in their 1 - 1 draw.

Walcott was not on the field period, he does not go get the ball, does not help out the right side of the team, or just hug the byline and call for the ball when and if we can switch it.

That hasn't stopped Simeone from utilising him as the leading man in special circumstances however in a side set out to play on the counter, in some ways similar to how United used to get at teams by surging up - field through the trio of Rooney, Ronaldo and Ji - Sung Park, passing the ball between themselves as they sprinted from box - to - box.

The ball court featured two large and completely vertical stone walls parallel to each other on either side of a grassy field area.

While you can win the round by wiping all of your opponents at the same time, the two other win conditions involve the ball; either you score a goal or you keep the ball on the opponent's side of the field when the four - minute timer runs out.

In Deathball, two teams are placed on opposite sides of a sprawling field, trying to bring the ball to their opponent's goal.

A super cool and tactical game where the goal is to put the ball on the other side of the field.

Among the works included are Jonathan Borofsky's Untitled ping pong table, which all are encouraged to play, it posits the opponents at odds with each other as one side of the table is a «plus» and the other is a «minus»; Andreas Gursky's large scale photograph depicts a soccer match between the Dutch and French teams, however with no ball in sight and a player injured on the field, the image speaks to the larger nationalistic ideas of sports; Mike Kelley's Arena # 2 (Kangaroo) is comprised of tattered stuffed animals on a used children's blanket, creating a tableaux about loss of innocence; Kirsten Geisler's interactive female cyborg beckons the viewer with sound recognition software to engage in a dialogue of sorts; Yinka Shonibare's sculpture Hopscotch incorporates a classic children's game with headless mannequins dressed in Colonial attire and Sol LeWitt plays a game of chance in his wall drawing # 716 from 1991 in which there are eight possible lines (vertical lines, horizontal lines, arcs, etc) to be placed in each square of a grid covered wall.