Sentences with phrase «final third of the pitch»

I saw more bad passes than interceptions and the ball always seemed to run away from us in final third of the pitch.

By choosing to regularly drop deep from his starting No. 10 position, on top of supporting Eric Dier and Mousa Dembélé in passing out from the back, Eriksen also ensured he gave himself plenty of freedom, away from the heavily populated final third of the pitch, to weave his magic and expertly orchestrate his team's attacking forays.

The video below, in which he is caught offside during an unthreatening attack, highlights just how uncomfortable the teenager is in the final third of the pitch.

It's in the final third of the pitch that the Gunners have their key players starting with the pacey Wales international Aaron Ramsey, able to find the empty space between the lines.

In the final third of the pitch, the forward movements are slow as if players fear to receive a pass.

Jack is at his best moving forward in the final third of the pitch, his penetration in his running is his best characteristic.

For Liverpool, a signing like Pulisic could be very useful indeed after losing Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona in January, leaving a major hole to plug in the final third of the pitch.

Congestion in the final third of the pitch Also, with Arsenal's midfielders aspiring to drive forward, and finding themselves on the edge of the box, Wenger's men would ideally need someone to maintain some sort of width on the flanks.

Walcott can play in Sanchez's position on the Left - Hand - Side, cutting inward of his opposing fullback, and give Arsenal a wide range of options with his ability to shoot from distance, while remaining a constant threat in the final third of pitch along with Sanchez and Welbeck — who should be played through the middle.

Ian Wright has sung the praises of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, but has urged him to be given less responsibilities outside the final third of the pitch.

Arsene Wenger's team frequently dominate possession against both teams, but as soon as it gets to the final third of the pitch the opposition is defending so deeply and compactly that there is scarcely any space to exploit.

Arsenal are already looking pretty shaky in the final third of the pitch, with no recognised striker, a bunch of «out of form wingers» and an Alex Iwobi injury, yet Campbell still was not named in the squad for the match against Liverpool or Leicester, despite being capable of covering for Olivier Giroud.

Because if Cazorla can play to his true potential, Arsenal have the right blend of Sanchez's industry to go with the Spaniard's creativity, which is what you want in the middle and final third of pitch.

Many fans from both sides have been taking to Twitter to point out quite how much the Armenia international has lost possession in the final third of the pitch at Wembley this afternoon.

Wilshere can drive forward, and give Arsenal a goal scoring threat but, if you're expecting the Englishman to keep Arsenal ticking in the middle and final third of the pitch, I am afraid that the 22 - year old has done very little to promise that much, at this stage of his career.

Even with his excellent start to the campaign, there remain some lingering doubts about his decision making in the final third of the pitch, a contributing factor, perhaps, to the fact that the football betting markets still have him out at 20/1 to win the PFA Player of the Year award.

An Enganche, meanwhile, is more of a traditional playmaker who predominantly holds his central position in the final third of the pitch, rather than roaming around looking for space.

Throughout this season he has often being left out on the left wing which negates a lot of his ability to impact games and be a creative threat in the final third of the pitch.

Referees should be able to use videos to ensure decisions in the final third of the pitch are correct, according to MK Dons boss Karl Robinson.

The 19 year - old completed 93.5 per cent of his passes overall with a staggering 91 per cent of his passes in the final third of the pitch.

City were the team with everything to lose, playing better and taking the game into United's final third of the pitch.

With the Socceroos needing more depth in the final third of the pitch, why not take an in - form attacker who can't do any wrong at the moment?

Liverpool managed to rescue a home point against Arsenal on Sunday with a late equaliser, but against showed weakness in the final third of the pitch and some vulnerability at the back.

Andre Villas - Boas was the first to try it and initially it had success, partly down to the brilliance of using Gareth Bale in the No. 10 role which meant Bale could run the game for Spurs, but the opposite effect was the rest of the side lacked penetration in the final third of the pitch often because the main striker was left isolated on his own and he was very easy to mark out of the game.

With the 30 - year - old, Madrid looked very poor in the final third of the pitch.

The biggest improvement is in the final third of the pitch where he has an 82 % accuracy so far this season, compared to just 72 % last year.

For once, they had a plan in the final third of the pitch.

As Liverpool have possession of the ball in the final third of the pitch we see Roberto Firmino make the kind of run that has almost become his trademark over the course of the season.

Yet again Spurs are left to try to access the final third of the pitch through direct passes.

Here Liverpool have possession of the ball out in the wide areas and although they have four other players in the final third of the pitch they are still unable to threaten in behind the Hull defensive line.

Santos has also been hugely impressive in an attacking sense, showing great skill and a good instinct for the pass in the final third of the pitch.

I often saw that when Gervinho received the ball on the counter-attack or when he had the ball in the final third of the pitch, he would struggle the get the ball under control â $ «whether that was due to him timing his first touch poorly or the pressure was too much from the defenders â $ «or he would make the wrong decision.

This is a worry for a team who look light of options in the final third of the pitch.

But the deeper role restricts Pogba's ability to influence the game in the final third of the pitch.

He is a defenders nightmare and is capable of causing havoc in the final third of the pitch.

For him to have the best opportunity of success at Old Trafford, Pogba needs to be playing in the final third of the pitch as much as possible.»

Clinical would be the word to describe how their business of late, with all three of their victories this season coming via the aid of a clean sheet, and it's just as well as Everton have been struggling to assert themselves in the final third of the pitch.

In short, Arsenal built up play well but the decision - making in the final third of the pitch (particularly Walcott's) ultimately caused the play to break down

They will hope to be a lot more clinical in the final third of the pitch from here on out though.

But as comfortable as United were throughout the majority of proceedings, and by that I mean Otelul rarely troubled Anders Lindegaard in the United goal, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson won't have been at all satisfied with the lack of production in the final third of the pitch.

This is particularly noticeable when you are in that final third of the pitch, the ball moves more precisely and you really start to feel that uncertainty of what a player might do next, as if you were watching a real game.