Sentences with phrase «to find pockets of space»

Once he does find a pocket of space in the penalty area, seldom does he spoil his chance.

And I don't think he's excellent at finding pockets of space with the ball and playing a dynamic short passing game.

For one of the only times in the game, Ozil found a pocket of space and had some players in forward positions to thread a pass to.

A lot of them are one - touch finishes, finding a pocket of space in the box, and a lot of times using his strength and body position to his advantage.

He sees passes before they can be made, finds pockets of space before defenders have had time to notice and presses as effectively as any frontman in Europe.

As Gnabry once again found a pocket of space on the edge of his parent club's box, Nagelsmann was up and out of his dugout, waving his arms in frustration at his winger's decision to pass and not test the keeper.

Carroll, however, was able to get the ball moving against Liverpool, and by finding pockets of space he allowed his team to create attacking opportunities.

Theo showed a snippet of what he's capable of in the last few matches, but I personally think he can still provide that threat playing on the right if given freedom to roam and find pockets of space while we are attacking.

He will be crucial for Spurs in nullifying the threat of Suarez, who will try to find pockets of space around the penalty area.

First Sagna, who had seemed incapable of holding onto the ball up to then, powered home a header, then Robin the Master found a pocket of space on the edge of the penalty area from which he gloriously swept home the equaliser.

Instead, it's the tap - in that saw them scrape past Newcastle that makes Rooney more useful in the central area: he is very good at finding pockets of space in the box and working out where the ball is going to drop loose, and, bearing in mind his slowing pace, it's simply much easier for him to get into those positions from the central role.

With half - time approaching, Vincent Kompany produced a superb moment of defending to snuff out the danger when Aubameyang looked to have found a pocket of space before Fernandinho was booked for a foul on Jack Wilshere.

The ACM needs to find those pockets of space.

I also think that with the two of them have excellent movement and the ability to find pockets of space in behind and we all know that we have the creative players to find them in Jack, Mkhi and Mesut.

We will find pockets of space to operate on.

The way he moves, drifts and finds pockets of space and links with other players is far beyond his years.

The young Designated Player manages to find pockets of space in crowded midfields, and seems to turn up on the end of opponents» bad passes more often than mere chance would predict.

One that moved the ball quickly, found pockets of space and made the best use of quick, one - touch football, that leaves opponents chasing shadows.

The Napoli conductor is then instantly back on his feet, finding pocket of space and yet again making himself available as a passing option as the Partenopei work their way out from the back.

The Potters certainly have all the right ingredients to be triumphant on Sunday, but with their aerial threat well known, a lot will depend on how effective their wide outlets perform on the day, with so much riding on not only Matthew Etherington and Jermaine Pennant's ability to pick out the rangy figures of John Carew, Jonathan Walters and Kenwyn Jones but also their ability to beat a man and find pockets of space in behind the Bolton defence.

If Coutinho was able instead to find pockets of space in between the defensive structure of Swansea then the option to play forward through the Swansea structure may have been available.

It all seemed a bit much for Blind at times, while Zarate enjoyed plenty of opportunities to dip inside and find a pocket of space to try and threaten David De Gea's goal.