Sentences with phrase «get on the ball much»

He didn't get on the ball much at all and was easily bypassed when West Ham have the ball.

This role suited the attacking midfielder, as he didn't need to get on the ball much and he could do what he does best.

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Looks much more confident and dangerous on the ball, his passes have been excellent, got himself a goal with a very smooth finish, then followed up instantly with the assist.

«He can do pretty much everything because he's someone who likes to get on the ball too.

Ozil didn't have influnce on the game in the first half he didn't see the ball much he did get back and keep a good shape but he hardly intercept or influenced offensively.the highlight of his first half was the chance he created for welbeck

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

Against slow mid table teams where we get so much space and time on the ball he looks fine, but when it matters in games of equal or better quality he never shows up.

Man city focused too much on Sanchez you could see that they where pushing and punching him every time he got the ball but they forgot the magical magician Santi Cazorla!!!

if i am correct @ SD... your analysis shows you see the forest for the trees, most comments just give their opinion like they are playing Championship manager - as JT said coquelin has helped slightly fix the problem of the overexposure of our defence to counter attacks and the full backs don't both bomb forward as much, the reason monreal starts ahead of Gibbs - walcott always looks lost and confused now when he makes appearances, and never wants to create or get too involved in build up play just wants to run into the middle and get on the end of balls.

I don't see that quality in ozil.He is getting more on the ball these few games but he isn't doing anything exceptional just normal passing, yesterday we were much better at penetrating their defence we just lacked a proper finish.

We have been highlighting Sanchez's flaws and that he is not yet world class, we have been highlighting how he loses the ball far too much, he holds on to the ball for far too long, his passing and link up is poor, he will try 8 easy passes and only get 1 or 2 right.

«Somebody did a study on how much yardage teams get when the ball travels less than six yards in the air,» Moore says.

Watson was able to get the club on the ball, but not with much success.

Alexis gets chance to play as a CF for periods as Theo can drop out wide easier than Giroud, if Welbz is playing on the right then all 3 of our players could play wide and CF.. The hold up play Giroud is great at won't be needed so much as Ozil and Alexis can do hold onto the ball and then bring others into play.

He's stated on multiple occasions that while the philosophy and technically sound possession oriented football remains the foundation, the play as a whole is intended to get the ball from back to front as quickly as possible, giving the MSN more time with the ball with less defenders to break down, and not spend as much time as they used to stringing passes in midfield.

Player ratings GK - 5 not much to do looked a bit shaky on crosses Bel - 6 got forward but poor crossing Mon - 7 did ok but impact for the goal Gaby - 7 defended well looked solid Kos - 6 did ok Coq - 6 ok defensively but poor distribution Xhaka - 6 did ok at times but very average player Gibbs - 6 wing back looks to suit his ability but would like more from him Walcott - 5 looked average and positive enough in possession Ozil -4 poor in possession and none existent without the ball, luxury player Sanchez 5 worst game I've seen him have and embarrassed the team by going down after the ball hit him although the Leicester player deserved a ref

22 attempts and 8 on target... Oh please, please someone enlighten me as to why we do nt need another CF and how Giroud is a good one when he got bullied by a 16 year old debutant who forced him to go out wide as a lone striker, That defence too my god people were talking about how Koscielny and Metersacker were the best pairing at Cb no were not... and today proved why there were a few times metersacker overcommited when payet was dribblng left a gaping hole in that defence and if westhams strikers were on the ball this would have been a much larger margin.

After seeing a couple of games where he featured and also the one for england he's got it all for me... 1) He has the physical ability to offer the kind of game that our Giroud offers (back to the net: deflecting, relaying passes and 1 - 2 touches) but also 2) Pace, mobility and technical agility to offer so much more: dribbling past opponents (creating space), running / turning over defences either to lay down the killing pass to a better placed player or finishing a through ball from our over talented midfield and all that with speed and 3) Tactical awareness, willingness to defend players if asked (like the game Man U-Real Madrid in the CL) and could provide support not only in the air on corners!!

Despite his excellence and quality he makes sometimes mistakes and dwells on the ball too long only because he is getting little helpe and feels so much pressure to do it all.

I tell you from a footballing point of view scoring 8 goals you got have players that know where the goal posts are it takes energy and creativity to score 8 yes I agree vikings changed their players because their league is starting i think tomorrow so yes they were not a big team team but to say that Arsenal were not strong thats a bit to much and I say it again you need energy and creativity to score 8 I was very happy they did that Arsenal are well known for creating chances yesterday they converted them chances into Goals this should be the norm and I hope this will give them a lesson on how to win a game as they did nt dwell about with the ball it was goal after goal and that tells me that they went for the goals directly and I hope and wish the young guns all the best and to do well in the next season

With the 25 year old in his final year at Toulouse, the ball is very much in his court and realistically you'd expect Toulouse would want to get some sort of fee for their player, rather than lose him on a free transfer next year.

If i was playing against barcelona id show them who is the boss but then I am the so called the mad man cause i will go for it get the ball and score the goal I have always been like that football needs spirit / form In big stadiums one is in need of spirit and form other wise its cold with not much interest with heads in between knees so players need to feed on something the support the leader chip trust me when I say if we all together want to win barcelona and wanted loud we will win

You just don't see him get pushed off the ball very much, even when he's taking on double teams.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Miller also says that many pitchers try to get so much stuff on the ball that it takes them out of good fielding position, but that line of thinking doesn't wash in the case of Mussina, who's a two - time Gold Glove winner.

Lacazette always looks dangerous when he gets the ball, but with the strength and pace of EPL defenders he doesn't get much time on the ball as our opponents have learned his style of play, but Wenger thinks that he still does enough for the team even though he can't seem to score any more.

We did get one boost to our hopes yesterday, however, with Jose Mourinho and Manchester United left frustrated as their ongoing habit of enjoying large possession of the ball without doing much with it carried on.

I would play chambers in dm position alongside ramsey with ozil having free role behind sanchez and ox on right that gives us plenty of pace and will allow ozil to get on the ball more and produce his magic passes he will be much more influential then stuck out on the wing espec as he is poor at tracking back so lets play to his strengths that will get the best out of him and in turn create more chances for forwards!

And it's not so much» don't try to get walks» as «try to put the ball in play with runners on.»

You've got to get the ball in the fairway here, and Bubba's distance isn't much of an advantage on the par - 5s, three of which are gettable in two for both long and short hitters.

And many say he is fouled himself often because of his skill on the ball but really it is he shows too much of the ball and defenders feel they can win it and then both players go for the ball come together and Jack bing the smaller gets the worse of it.

is per scared of the ball he ducked vs liverpool he ducked vs palace and ospina had to climb over back of him he did nt want to run backwards vs monaco for 2nd goal and spent way too much time on ball meaning sanchez was drfopping way too deep to get ball get rid now a captain should not be like this

Iwobi was giving the ball away too much last week and he seems to be carrying on that form but at least he is involved in the action but after 20 minutes I'm still waiting to see Alexis Sanchez to get involved.

I'm driving the ball really well right now and if I'm going to get on the greens just as much as everybody else, I think that I'll have a pretty good opportunity to be in contention, which it doesn't surprise me.»

Mr Fox, that shows how utterly stupid wenger has been sanchez should have gone in summer right at the beginning of the transfer window, that gives arsenal enough time to get someone else in but stupid wenger keeping too much faith in certain players to the annoyance of other players and on top of that wenger can only play one style of football and that has allowed other teams to nullify our players and sanchez gave the ball away almost 30 times against Southampton I believe that alone warrants you being benched under ferguson

If we get stronger play from the lines on both sides of the ball, we are a much better team by virtue of that fact alone.

He does not get on the ball as much, and doesn't make as many passes, that aid the build up, even though I have seen him attempt to make things happen lately.

those of you who criticized chambers are wrong to do so, the whole team playing rubbish, the attack losing balls and not doing much in the first half got him affected, too much pressure was mounted on him (a kid who lacks match fitness) but in the second half when we controlled things how many of you did nt see chambers doing his thing in the 2nd half??

The English keeper didn't know much about the save, but got an outstretched hand on the ball as it threatened to whip past him.

(1) this squad has way too many moving parts and very few of our players are good enough at their preferred position let alone relying on them in whatever position Wenger and his magic eight ball decide in the tunnel prior to the game... when teams do this it generally signals issues within the club, much like Jose last year and Van Gael before him... no one gets settled, the chemistry is almost non-existent and if provides a built - in excuse when the team comes up short... these issues fall squarely on Wenger, both for his decisions regarding players coming in and for his inability to rid the team of those players who aren't cutting it... in actually fact we have only 6 real starters on this current squad and that's being generous (Sanchez, Ozil, Lacazette, Sead, Kos & Cazorla)... which is discouraging because Cazorla is injured and might never play again, Sanchez is wanting out and the club is lying to us about his injury status, Lacazette receives no service, Ozil is relatively disinterested out there, Kos is getting up there and Sead is just trying to settle in... there isn't a single other player that would start regularly on any of the other top 3 teams, which should be the standard... imagine this team moving forward if Wenger only sells before the window closes

Our players showed alot of discipline in defence and even though Bayern had so much of the ball, you could sense us getting a goal with our swift counter attacking style... We played well as a team, and that's whet we needed to win this game... Also loved the fact that we went direct from the free - kick that resulted in the goal, when on another day we would've opted for the short pass..

I feel slightly bad for Holding, he was good OFF the back in positioning ect, but on the ball shocking, he didn't get much help from Ozil and Bellerin who were both absent infront of him when he lost the ball because he had no one to pass to, I guess it's his fault overall though, if you're in that situation and can't find anyone just hoof it away don't lose it and give them a chance on goal.

We diick around on the ball way too much, another game where Wenger has got it wrong by sticking Ozil out wide and limiting his effectiveness.

But ozil as we all knows a skillful player but having only that is not enough, he has to train hard on the training to attack resolutely, come back and press on the opopent s defenders even midfielders to disposes the ball be a ruthless fighter, otherwise with the performance he has been displaying which doesn't create any impact with the ever getting stronger premiere league teams, I don't think he deserved to be payed that much.

Wilshere is not a bad player at all only if he could just stop holding on to the ball too much trying to dribble past several player until he gets dangerously tackled.

Like Mourinho going on and on about how much Hazard gets fouled in the game or LvG coming in with a sheet of paper to prove that his players are not a long ball team.

Football is a spirited game its a fight till the end there is no one in here or else where can tell me that Leicester is a better team the only reason they are on top is the way they go into your face they get the ball out fast and score with vengeance Arsenal have much better players but they are nice skillful players that are Tough & Strong they are easily bullied by the likes of costa but also we the supporters we are to quite we need to transfer the Emirate stadium to a spirited loud fortress

If Giroud starts then I will bet that Chelsea will play a higher def line until they can get a goal and squash out the space for our game changers to make much of an impact, how - ever I feel more confident that Theo will at least cause Chelsea to defend deeper and as such, force Chelsea to play with gaps between their def and mid or play a LOT of players behind the ball and try to hit us on the counter.