Sentences with phrase «head the ball well»

He doesn't track back, dribble well, pass well, hold onto the ball, receive it in tight spaces, or head the ball well.

Not exact matches

Mertesacker is the type that will win headers that go towards him, but if he has to move for it then he's in trouble, but he's very good at positioning himself so it's not that big a deal, though when he does get caught out it seems to stick in my head for a while, like against Anderlecht... Players like Koscielny and Gabriel are a lot more mobile, they move and attack the ball when it's played into their area.

The guy had a great game v west ham but his ego lets him down, but Wenger his comments on the defensive cock ups, it is the same comments on all the losses so surely he needs to rectify the prob Number one drop the BF German that can't head a ball can't run he is a liability every time he puts on the shirt even Debuchy jumps higher than him Gibbs can't defend he is a nice guy but not first choice L Back Chocqelen has proved he is a good player that can get better what we need is an Ozil type midfielder that has more guts to play good balls through to runners not high balls that you hope will find a target So a defender that can defend a left back and a midfielder and then look out enough is enough on what the problems are If the car won't run right you Fix it Wenger now is the time to FIX it CB

Iwobi recked my head last night he was weak and misplaced many passes he cant seem to control the ball its always running away from him he should not be in the middle in the middle you need good ball controllers with good eyes for passes long and short on the ground and above the ground >> > waterford yesterday were on top of us with no space giving to our players and we were scattered all over the place with no vision or leader ship too goals in the space of 3 minuets ok the first goal was a fluke but come on the second one???? and thats all what it takes to loose a match many times this season we cant play when the opposition seats in our face we have no cohesion or understanding we crumble away we need to start the game together as a unit a compact unit

Not I. Heading the ball off a cross or set piece is a big part of any attack and we have the best there is.

As much as i think that's ugly and a bit reckless as well, i think it's still better to have more players like him trying to penetrate defenses and run head on with the ball, than to have our team pass the ball at the edge of their box and do nothing else.

i have been saying this for along time arsenal would be better surve with a defrent stile of play maker one who can shoot head the ball take on defender dribble into space.we all see it over on over again you don't need one killers pass to win game alot of team don't have ozil on create lots of chance against us.

They were ahead after 17 minutes when another ball given away by Xhaka led to a chance that Firmino headed home without too much trouble from our defenders and a few minutes before the break the lead was doubled with a good goal from Mane.

I cant stress enough we need a fit koss and another great cb he did everything against southhampton and mert just headed and gave them the ball back i like mert he has good character but the boss should be our captain and have someone who can share the workload next to him not covering for everyone else chambers is great but has been thrown in to many games........

I prefer a complete striker like belotti, lukaku, and morata to lacazette or griezmann because they are fast, have good movement and positioning, can head the ball, and they are strong as well.

Jackson has one of the best release points in the draft, getting the ball up high over his head and releasing at the drop of a dime.

If they play their best ball once again they will head into the Winter Break with a 5 - 3 mark.

Good ball control, Cool head, Tackling, Winning headers, Exquisite passing, Clearance, Blocking the shots, Man marking and stamina and determination.

In essence, we are going back to that baby bulls year with this upcoming draft, and if they tank right we actually may be headed down a good path towards fun, competitive ball.

the club need an upgrade in that position cos if Sanchez can score that number of goals in his first season in that position (something Giroud hasn't done in how many seasons) then we should be looking for a player in the frame of PEA who can also use his head as well as win aerial balls and destroy defences with those guys behind him

You can see better from the end zone shot how wide open Collie was at the point where the ball (red circle) is flying over his head.

And Kos was just not tall enough to head that well placed ball (the height thing again).

Football its a sport with sports you have injuries add to that its contact sport so the probability of getting injured is sure Ok I can understand luck and ball wobble has got something to do with it but as a soccer player you know you could get injured just like that two or more players are going for the ball you could be sandwiched you could instantly hit the same ball one gets injured both get injured what ever but injury is part of the game some go away pretty easy some do nt and can get aggravated because not all can wait in a in a heavy box for too long and if you do well you become weak so it will take some effort to get back to full strength praying that you do nt get a strain or muscular problem players mangers coaches and physician know that i know that because not long ago i had bad thigh injury all was fine with it then i got a knock just below my knee 3 weeks ago and there is still slight pain in it but will try and play on Thursday thats part of the game The manager has to account for it in his head i got 11 players 6 might go down my contingency if it were to happen is and you still got a fully balanced team well thats the essence and Arsenal all fall because that contingency plan always falls short

Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

Jack and the Ox started the game tonight along with Danny Welbeck and while our new cerntre forward had another good game up front, it was the other two that put England in front, with Wilshere raking a beautiful long diagonal ball which beat the Scotland defenders and allowed Chambo to deftly head it past Marshall in the Scotland goal.

I know Giroud done well in the end but Alexis was wasted out on that wing in the first half, trying to reach Girouds head with the ball, Alexis is a much better weapon than this.

I am the biggest Campbell fan, but he has to lift his head and pick a better final ball.

Welbek too is becoming anoda Bentner, Giroud is better, anytime anyday more assist, more power, more goals, more defence help, more head ball, more work rate.

Xhaka cant defend, cant run, cant jump to head the ball but has a good long range pass coq does not hv.

OG just happens to be the best in the game at heading the ball.

In the everton game the goal came from a free kick that was played the right of arsenal defence then to barry who flighted in a good ball that was headed in.

He had a good Cup Final and showed how good he is in the air anticipating crosses and in doing so took a lot of pressure off our central defenders.I believe that our young keeper had previously tired of Mertesackers frailties i.e. lack of pace, poor defensive heading and constantly ducking away from the ball at last moments.Hence his rather rash and angry attempt to tackle outfield against Southampton to make a pretty futile point Must be a nightmare to play behind that guy.

The Arsenal played well we had over 70 % position of the ball with something like 27 attacks were 8 were on target burnly had a game plan and that game plan was about hurting our players ankles and they got away scot free with it yet xaka gets red?????? Yes they were diddling about when that happened but compare it to the challenge on ozil and he was on goal yes koscienly came back from an offside position but the high boot on the head was dangerous I thought Arsenal played well and controlled the game well even when we were put under pressure in our own half when you look at the penalty awarded to them you will see a dive as coquelin barely touched him how many time did they push kosscielny of the ball???? hope he is ok as he was looking like he had a thigh problem I like the back four of todays as Gabriel did ok specially when we went down to ten men >> > I salute our Arsenal for wining the game on the 97 minit with only 10 men on the field What an iced cold penalty scored by Alexis

In terms of the scorer I thought Campbells was the best, needed a cool head to slot the ball home.

Sanogo has all the attributes to make it as a CB at Arsenal, his big, strong, his good at heading the ball away from goal even when the goalie is off the line or not in goal, his good at kicking the ball away from goal even in one on one situations, and his French (that's a big deal here).

You must concentrate on two things: 1) let your left arm and left elbow lead the club head into the ball, and 2) don't let your wrists break at all until well into the follow - through.

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

«Well, we got ta block somebody, and we got ta move the ball more than an inch, or we don't have a chance,» an angry Grants Pass head coach Tom Blanchard spit at the reporter on his way to the halftime locker room.

If both Xhaka and Elneny play in the center of the park, and Iwobi, Ozil and Ramsey play in the front three, with Alexis up front, we still have enough people who can head the ball pretty well.

Pros: Good body control, creates a good catch radius despite an average frame and snags the ball away from his body, uses body to shield defenders from ball Understands how to find the holes and sit down against zone coverage Nuanced route runner, uses head fakes at the stem and on release where he also uses feet well to beat press Has special teams experience (though I never thought of him as a standout from the broadcast) Has experience running full route tree, from multiple alignments with multiple personnel packGood body control, creates a good catch radius despite an average frame and snags the ball away from his body, uses body to shield defenders from ball Understands how to find the holes and sit down against zone coverage Nuanced route runner, uses head fakes at the stem and on release where he also uses feet well to beat press Has special teams experience (though I never thought of him as a standout from the broadcast) Has experience running full route tree, from multiple alignments with multiple personnel packgood catch radius despite an average frame and snags the ball away from his body, uses body to shield defenders from ball Understands how to find the holes and sit down against zone coverage Nuanced route runner, uses head fakes at the stem and on release where he also uses feet well to beat press Has special teams experience (though I never thought of him as a standout from the broadcast) Has experience running full route tree, from multiple alignments with multiple personnel packages

The manager has put in our heads that we need to start well, particularly from the front and pressurise the ball well.

However I do think there is space in this team for Giroud and he has a good set of traits, such as his hold up play and his consistency of heading the ball, which can be utilised by Arsenal when needed.

Let the ball go, no matter you were historically good at it, just charge in, head full of steam.

We suspected that Winston was a pretty good quarterback, to put it lightly, and despite two interceptions, he proved that with his incredible touchdown run and arm strength, not to mention the fact that head coach Jimbo Fisher was comfortable allowing him to throw the ball late in the fourth quarter.

He is one of the best at getting his head on a ball.

When the ball landed well beyond the 25 - foot - high scoreboard in rightfield, there was an explosion of noise, and Palmeiro ran around the bases with his head down.

John Smoltz is explaining that pine tar is solely for grip, not better pitch movement, and more people should be aware that pitchers often use substances like that so they don't accidentally throw a ball into orbit or at someone's head in colder weather.

For me he is one hundred miles better than the man who his main strength is to shoot or head the ball, can't run with it or even go around the defender.

Haynes ran so well that Richt kept the ball on the ground throughout a 10 - play, 80 - yard scoring drive, which he says was the first time in his nine - year career as an offensive coordinator and head coach that he'd called so many consecutive rushes in a single drive.

results?If you follow Bundesliga you should see things different... PEA is not a «different Walcott»... he knows how to dribble, he uses the head and both feet to kick the ball, better positioning and more enthusiasm in driving the ball forward... too old for that money?Messi is 30, want him?Ronaldo is almost 33 and Real Madrid is asking for 200k.

The likes of Ozil, Cazorla and Alexis were doing very well to control the ball and cause problems but Burnley heads did not drop.

He is physically strong and good from set pieces heading the ball as has height which we lack.

Too right, good to see Fab give the ball away tonight leading to the Schalke equaliser — that would help us like a hole in the head, we could do without yet more of that sh*t right now.

It was a well taken goal with an overhead kick by Okazaki but Vardy who headed the ball back to him was in an offside position and the goal could easily have been disallowed.

No one can link up play, win possessions from goal kicks, score better with their head (too bad we don't lob the ball over the top every game, not in our philosophy I guess) and defend set pieces in the league than OG.