Sentences with phrase «getting the ball past»

If Kane doesn't get the ball past Begovic, someone else will.
Still amazed by that behind the back bounce pass with heavy sidespin Rubio used to get a ball past a defender fronting Love, who then scored.
He was sloppy in possession, but again, Ozil is brilliant when we have runs and pace and some space, his game is not based on working with the ball too long, but nevertheless he was there at the end to get the ball past the line, despite Neuer almost pulling off another sensational save.
Arsene Wenger has told us how angry he is, with the defender's cockups, and the failure of the strikers to get the ball past David De Gea.
So we need a disciplined game, our strikers need to be proper hungry, defenders need to be in an ungenerous mood, CM needs to get that ball past cities midfielders and into forward space.
His first season individually was not as successful, only getting the ball past goalkeeper four times.
Kaboul had a run down the right hand side, got the ball past Craig Bellamy, crossed it only for it to be parried by ex Spurs man Martin Fulop.
He has the ability to pull long stopping saves so Spurs will have to be clinical in their finishing if they're to get the ball past Heaton on Saturday.

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I can not wait to get the ball rolling and share with you the ideas that have been coming to me over the past few months.
It's practical: the attacker, who we will only identify as «Sauce God» from now on (obviously he has an exponential amount of raw sauce), gets past his defender and keeps the ball in play.
Alexandre Lacazette could be a slightly risky proposition, but he has shown some serious ability to get the ball in the back of the net over the past two years with Lyon, and Wenger is no stranger to delving into the French Ligue 1 for players.
Our defenders are mostly people who read the game and intercept the balls but a tough tackling beast is whats lacking someone who nothing gets past.
A few key contributors really struggled on the offensive side of the ball as their leading scorer and the leagues second leading scorer, Sterling Williams, was only able to muster 12 points against a very stingy Team Harlander D. Michael Halusek was able to put up 17 points while Chris Hicks chipped in with 10, unfortunately that just wasn't enough to get them past a very determined Team Harlander.
The ball would get past the 3rd basemen and the runner would cross home plate to end it!
Josh Blackwell also shot the ball well in this one, producing 28 points but it just wasn't enough to get his squad past a determined and experienced Team Lalez team that has been in these situations before.
Forget about the past weeks — got ta be about the future — tough road ahead next week with Team Maione, however they have shown they can really put the ball in the basket.
It's poor defending from Yedlin as he gets square on against Campbell and that allows Ozil to slip a ball past him towards the Costa Rican, who finds the back of the net with a good finish.
Arsenal seemed to be trying to be more precise with their passing and hold on to the ball longer, but the first time they give it away Fer runs through to Cech's goal but his shot was a bit weak to get past our big Number One.
He rarely plays safe, he always tries to get past the opponent, although this made him injured a lot and lost the ball sometimes.
«This year, for the first time in my Arsenal career, when I do get the ball I have the belief that I can run past anyone on my day and that really does help you.
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.
Michael Owen came on, did nothing and got himself booked for deliberately handling the ball then Ryan Giggs put through Wayne Rooney with a peach of a pass in stoppage time and the England man gleefully put the ball past Petr Cech taking the game to penalties which Chelsea easily won 4 - 1 scoring a succession of expertly put away efforts whilst both Giggs and Evra hit woeful efforts straight down the middle.
«You can't throw the ball hard enough to get it past someone swinging those bats,» Duncan says.
What's helped Manning as much as anything the past two weeks is that he's back to getting the ball out of his hands right away if at all possible.
Barcelona nearly got a third only moments later when Neymar headed the ball past Buffon, but the goal was quickly disallowed by the referees.
It was all Brighton from then and before the half hour mark Koscielny just gave the ball to the seagulls and from the resulting cross Glen Murray was in the perfect position between two defenders to get a great header past Cech and Arsenal were on the ropes.
Needs to release the ball quicker, his decision making is slow like his pace Monreal — doing a fill in, really shouldn't of got to this Gibbs — didn't get as forward as legendary greats of the past are required.
Arsenal would get past Brighton easily, if they could pass the ball more accurately and more confident.
But we saw the other night and on many occasions over the past four years, that when we're put under any sort of pressure, the ball becomes like a hot potato and we can't even pass five yards to get out selves out of trouble.
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!!
I have long complained that Giroud is unable to beat a man, he wont dribble past a defender, he wont run in behind and beat his man for pace, in general unless he is in front of goal, our moves go down a gear whenever he gets the ball.
If I do get past someone I'm still away from the danger zone, still on the flank, and it's harder for me to find the final ball with my right foot than with my left.
He is an exciting player and he can get past a player or 2 to create space, he has drive... That is why we forgive his high risk style and the countless times he has given the ball away to stunt an attack.
That's right good old sourness pass and kick... Don't need to listen to this complete and utter managerial flop on anything... That said wilshere has been poor this tournament doesn't look for the ball and has lost his turn if once to go past players in tight positions... He should be worried if he can't get these back... Hoping it's just the lay off
Unfortunately for him, he wasn't awarded what he thought was a clear free - kick as Smalling prevented him from getting past before clearing the ball, and so it wasn't as decisive as Shaqiri would probably have liked.
Laca has tidy feet and can wriggle out of tight pos better than he can get past a man running with the ball at his feet while not losing the potency of attack, Laca will make a good pass instead which is what a hold up CF would be doing to bring in the wide forwards into play.
World class forward — Scores for fun / Deadly finisher Deadly pace Dribbles / gets past opponents / generates space for himself High shot accuracy Can keep the ball when needed (hold up play), and good eye for pass (assists) Creative — something out of nothing!
The teams that have been on top over the past couple of years — New Orleans, New England, Green Bay, Indianapolis — get the ball in everyone's hands and attack the open field.
AFC is faster in the attack without the selfish Alexis who would have held onto the ball at the halfway line in EVERY DAMNED ATTACK so he can try and get past 2 or 3 players and make himself look cool...
Mertesacker tends to play higher up and tries to stop the ball going past him so that he doesn't have to turn and get back, because that's where he's less effective.
In the past if we were 3 goals up, we'd have got lazy, and let the other team get ball position, and even hope.
But what impressed me the most is how technical he got in recent times, especially in the Bayern game the way he dribbles past players with a ball control like Santi is beautiful to watch.
Coquelin has also been confident enough to step past a player and then release the ball rather than letting himself get pushed back or play backward passes 100 % of the time.
The Tar Heels» most frequent three - point shooter over the past two seasons, senior guard Marcus Paige, says he's ever - conscious that «the three takes a backseat to getting transition baskets and throwing the ball inside.»
He got the ball in Charltons own box, ran past the entire team to the oppositions box before scuffing his shot.
When Wilshere is fit then I think he could make a great deep lying playmaker, someone to sit alongside Coquelin and good enough to make a long pass to link the def to attack or step past a player and then pass the ball, Wilshere has done fantastic for England when playing a deep lying playmaker and he has been able to rely on his CM partners to get the ball back.
«He's got that in his locker and that's something that if we're in training, we look forward to doing... if he stands somebody up in the centre of midfield and goes past them, they're not getting the ball back.
German Cano was the scorer, getting on the end of a Salinas pass to prod the ball past Tiago Volpi from close range.
Basically if you have the ball push it past the defender and then target their outstretched leg with your trailing leg you can get a game changing call.
Arsenal are suddenly looking nervous and Wenger brings on Ramsey for Chambers to try and get a winner, but with 15 minutes to go, Bournemouth are the ones to take advantage and Jordan Ibe jumps on a ball in the box and slots it past Cech.
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