Sentences with phrase «get the ball forward»

Ramsey, every one of his touches look heavy, and we just seem to have a lot of trouble getting the ball forward, and it's not because of Swansea's pressing, it's just poor passing and lack of players making runs.

We need an agggressive team and tactics that get the ball forward.

You'd see Mkhi and Nelson drawn back into wing back roles to support our flailing defence and then you'd be looking at getting the ball forward to only a forward 3.

The only time we threatened Watford is when we played direct getting the ball forward quickly.

They'll get in amongst them, pick their pockets, make three or four passes getting the ball forward in record time to their strikers only for our defence to bail out the midfield once more...... unless Watford score that is.

Arsenal don't get the ball forward quickly enough.

Side and back passes no urgency to get the ball forward, the team looks void of ideas, zero confidence, no leaders Walcott has been atrocious and Mustafi is a red card waiting to happen.

They don't need Ox to do that, they'll want him pressing, dribbling, harassing, and getting the ball forward quickly.

Showed again why many believe he is the best partner in midfield for Pogba with his defensive coverage and ability to get the ball forward quickly.

Just get the ball forward and let the attackers attack, Wenger has all our defenders thinking they are Paolo Maldini when they are not.

Since the formation change we have done well in getting the ball forward, we did lack that when we stuck to the 4231 formation without Cazorla and it shown with the implosion we suffered.

It is not Ozil's fault that Ramsey can't link with the defenders and get the ball forward leaving our CBs heaving long balls the entire second half.

If he is not shooting then is he getting the ball forward, driving us forward and putting pressure on the opposition?

As Merson stated, Arsenal take to long to get the ball forward and that won't suit Vardy's style of play, up against our 10 men behind the ball, opponents.

With a CM that can support defence consistently well like the best of them, as well as getting the ball forward quickly and or patiently, then the right type of wingers, Lacazette was a great buy but not the finishing touch Arsene would've pondered on.

the players have to take responsibility and play with their heads, defend as a team and get the ball forward quickly so that Lacaz doesn't have as many wasted runs as previously.

It may not have been either centre back who won the ball high up the pitch, it was Ander Herrera, but it is indicative of the mentality these players have adopted; get the ball forward, and fast.

«The best way to get the ball forward is to get it forward as quickly as you can.

The emphasis has been on getting the ball forward to Deeney and — before he was sold to China — Odion Ighalo as quickly as possible.

He was best linking up with Ronaldinho but he was frequently needing to drop back alongside Edmilson to get the ball forward.

But Liverpool were mostly at fault through the middle of the park because they were too rushed in getting the ball forward and basically ended up giving it away far too often, not giving the forwards enough to play off.

Having a goalkeeper who can get the ball forward quickly and accurately will play right into the former West Ham boss» hands.

Yet again Arsenal were struggling to get the ball forward, and even to retain possession.

Again, it's nothing spectacular but it shows how he's looking to get the ball forward and despite the fact three Ingolstadt players are closing him down he calmly plays a pass forward instead of taking a safer option.

Bayern Munich were supreme in the way they moved the ball about and pressed Arsenal high up the pitch to deny the Gunners opportunities to get the ball forward to Olivier Giroud.

The team is ruthlessly committed to getting the ball forward as quickly as possible, even if that means turning it over in the process.

Most importantly get the ball forward at pace even if this risks losing possession.

Not exact matches

Raise your hips into the air to get into a pike position, rolling the ball forward while keeping your core braced and hips even.

Gibbs hasn't got the confidence to pass the ball forward, he gets to pass back to often and is not good at defending Monreal is a class act so we need to add there Ramsey is not a wide player, why Wenger doesn't play his strongest first then make the 2subs in 65 min and Walcot should have started as Ramsey is better in Midfield.

«He has given me focus and worked on me trying to lose the ball less by getting me to go forward even more.

«But he's pushing everything further forward, he's heading balls down and people like Ozil get more time on the ball.»

Liverpool got control of the game in the beginning with Jordan Henderson andEmre Can constantly picking up the ball in spaces vacated by Ramsey having no dicscioline and making runs forward.

Also, the reason why the PL (and England esp) is said to be lacking tactically compared to foreign counterparts is because the ball gets pumped forward by too many teams.

It really shouldn't be Mert and Kos having more touches than our forwards as the ball gets switched side to side.

Monreal has really made a difference to the left side Gibbs plays to many balls back and across to the centre backs he is so prone now to get injured he doesent go forward and his defending is woefull can't see him even playing for England again, don't get me wrong I do like him but his game has declined Play him as a sub as Monreal if one of the defenders is injured can fill in like Sagna did CB

I don't get why people are thumbing me down, the best strikers won't be satisfied with one goal, they won't even be satisfied with a hat trick, they keep demanding for the ball and keep moving forward.

Bellerin — 6.5 — Worked really hard and got forward well but his final ball could have been better at times.

Leicester are so so direct, they get the ball and move it forward quickly and Spurs also...

He seems to want to be the «Big Man» at the club: — Throwing strops when he doesn't get the ball, — Always furthest forward when 1 nil up, vacating enormous space in behind.

Our midfield could barely get the ball out of our own half and whenever they did they all look too tired to make a forward run.

If we go 433, or opt to go East / West / South and commit our outside backs too far forward while trying to boss the ball, rather than going North with pace on the counter — get ready for another tennis score to get hung on us.

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

Chile attack very fast when they get the ball, always looking forward.

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.

You could even say that we don't really have a concrete centre - forward any more, as while Sanchez is moving back into midfield to get the ball, then other players like Walcott, Ozil and the Oz are moving into the centre to replace him, like a rotating diamond formation.

The Chile forward came back from a superb World Cup Qualifier were he scored a brace against Luis Suarez led Uruguay and was once again at his best to get on to the end of Giroud's final ball to grab a brace in the game.

I like Joel Campbell too, he covers a lot of ground and can be trusted to always move the ball forward, rarely losing it then getting forward to keep the attacks going.

Team Reisner has had a straight - forward recipe for winning this season... get Marin Kukoc the ball.

Not just that, not many players can move the distance Auba can in a sprint, passing the ball long will not only require a CF but also players around who can get forward and support the counter quickly, who is going to be quicker than Auba?

Things started as you'd expect, and we were dominating the ball, looking to get forward quickly, and get off to a fast start to put the game to bed early.