Once again the visitors attack us down our left flank, and Barrow gets to burst down the by - line and
get the ball into the box for Borja Baston to put away.
Not exact matches
Eight minutes to the end of the game, we
get a counter attack, Ozil plays the
ball into their
box, Alonso tries to clear the
ball but his weak shot meets Perez at the edge of the
box, Perez fakes a shot, Nueller dives to the ground leaving an empty net
for Perez, who wastes no time in putting the
ball inside the net!
The first goal chambers didn't
get his head on a simple stoke's cross, the cross was only his head height and he wasn't under pressure, sure the
ball had a bit of spin but it shouldn't have gone past the first man; the second goal mertersaker and chambers both
ball watched and failed to track one runner
into the
box; the third goal chambers
got out - muscled and rooted to the ground while walters jumped on top of him
for a clean header, in the six yard
box.
Giroud was not aloud to even challenge
for the
ball neither was any Arsenal player when entering there
box, it was like the ref had a totally anti physicality rule that he made up or
got influenced
into.
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
We have to play WHU 2 days after so resting Chambers to me would be ideal as we know WHU will pump
balls into the
box and we'll need arial dominance against WHU in our own
box, also our fullbacks
for that game will need to make sure they do nt
get overloaded by their fullbacks... Just look at some of the crosses Jenkinson has been putting in (I know Jenkinson would be on our left, Gibbs side, WHU fullbacks have both been doing well though) I feel Chambers would
get overloaded on there left (our right) but Debuchery has the experience to deal with it.
Utd used to rely on sending overhead
balls into the
box for fellani n rooney to create threats, but now they've
got Martial n an in - form Young who can both dribble so we'll need ramsey to fall back frequently.
As an attacker you should be taking chances, trying to make stuff happen, trying to
get the
ball into the
box even
for a low - probability shot.
> 1 — could play the 4 -4-2 and throw
balls into the
box for Wel / Gir > 2 — play Podolski — and
get him and Sanchez to try more shots for Outside box > 3 — Get Carzola / Ox to dribble into the box and play for a penalt
get him and Sanchez to try more shots
for Outside
box > 3 —
Get Carzola / Ox to dribble into the box and play for a penalt
Get Carzola / Ox to dribble
into the
box and play
for a penalty..
Both Young and Di Maria did
get in some decent positions
for putting good
balls into the
box, but on each occasion failed to do so.
I am not talking about flying
into tacklesOld British style, but more closing down defenders and forcing them
into mistakes and offering himself
for out
balls into wide areas, rather than just hang around in the middle and only spring
into action when the
ball gets near the opposition
box.
The Swiss international turned to control the
ball in his own
box, had Allen run
into him and
get a penalty
for a suposed elbow from the Swiss international.
As the rain was coming down heavily on Valley Fields, Powell
got on the end of a long -
ball played
into the
box by Ryley Bugay and flicked it over the head of Xavier goalkeeper Toni Bizzaro
for the dramatic victory.
United
got a goal back in the 55th minute of the match with Smalling rising
for a header after Antonio Valencia put a sublime
ball into the
box.
They didn't care
for his many runs down the wings to sling in another cross; the
ball he sent through to Jesse Lingard that saw the winger catch City's defenders out in order to feed Zlatan Ibrahimovic
for another shot; his attempts to
get by his markers and through the visitors» lines that resulted in a contentious challenge in the
box from Claudio Bravo; and the deliveries
into the area from set - pieces, two of which should've been turned in, one of which was too awkward
for the visiting goalkeeper and John Stones, who spilled it after a mix - up
for Ibrahimovic to score.
When the game
got under way after a minute's applause in tribute to former West Brom, Coventry and England striker Cyrille Regis, who died this week, the treble winners immediately demonstrated their prowess when Sinclair, in the first of many speedy runs
into the Brechin
box, cut the
ball back
for Forrest to guide in from eight yards.
Thoughts on
getting forward and setting up goals himself «Early on you could see they were playing four at the back and quite a narrow midfield so there was a lot of space out there
for me and when you have someone like Toby who can pick you out, it's all you want — some space so you can try to
get the
ball into the
box.»
Messi played the
ball into Iniesta in the
box, who did brilliantly well to
get past two defenders but his shot hit the post, luckily
for us Messi was there to finish off from teh rebound.