Giroud continues to get abuse from fans, but he still only striker we have that can
hold on to ball well, link with others, and be serious threat from crosses.
With such a large frame, Sead Kolasinac is able to dispossess attackers quite easily and
hold on to the ball well.
Not exact matches
Although that team doesn't not have as many star players as our side, they beat us
on the admittedly widely
held but elusive principle that sharing the
ball leads
to more goals (and
better defense) than impressive dribbling or individuality.
Coquelin's defending is excellent.In fact i've watched many DM's Arsenal have been linked and he's
better than some of them defensive wise.How many top DM's will keep the likes of Silva, Coutinho and Modric (12/13) quiet throughout a match?It takes top defending
to do that.His biggest problem is that he's not adventurous and doesn't
hold the
ball with authority.It's just that I feel he's not given the appreciation he deserves.He's a
good squad player
to have and when
on form can do
well against top teams.
Both Ramsey and Cazorla can defend and score as
well and I am expecting a very tight match for Ozil
to control the
ball and make the right pass... Ramesy for Cesc and Coq for Hazard (tight m2m)... I am sure Monreal will handle his back very
well and I hope the same for Bellerin against Hazard... Giroud will find difficulties
to hold up the
ball against Cahill and Tery, he must be
on his day... Welback
to do them the same of Utd game... Gabriel should start most of the remaining games, BFG should be benched next season
Van der Wiel likes
to attack
on the flanks and
hold on to the
ball really
well, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he opts for a move
to England.
Did you notice any of his teammates acted the way he acted when they didn't get
good pass from him or complained When he
hold on to ball unnecessary and in the process lost possession or went into sulked mode when substituted after given a
good performance.
Ramsey — overpaid, overused, injury prone, not clinical enough as a passer or finisher and he's played out of position way too much
to the detriment of our supposed offensive and defensive schemes... obviously I think he has some skills and I'm pleased he didn't let his horrible injury years ago end his career but he
holds on to the
ball too much, gives away the
ball too often and too cheaply, doesn't play
good enough defensively considering the previous concern and often finds himself
to far up the pitch way too often for a guy who doesn't score or assist near enough...
better suited for Wales where the team is set up
to accommodate his and Bales skills
When we are playing the bigger boys, we have
to be more cautious and sit back more than we usually do i think this line up is
good as we can also attack them with pace and counter attack and we can even
hold on to the
ball more if we need
to.
Quick notes
on arsemal team 1 - paulista is not
good as i though 2 - coquelin is essential in arsenal midfield
to give stability but he can't
hold the
ball in his feet or give the right pass in the right time so we can't dominate teams anymore especially with santi absence 3 - ramsey = horrible, just a headless chicken running everywhere 4 - ozil could have easily 30 + assists by now 5 - Olivier Giroud the handsom french guy shouldn't ever be a big team first choice striker 6 - where are the 4 world class strikers that wenger said we had i didn't se anyone of the yet
Im not blaming the players for anything because #aw controls the team & if he can't see whats going
on with jack
holding onto the
ball to long
well hes fackin blind, how come #sanchez got bench because he said he slows down the team & he
holds on to the
ball & thats exactly the same ting jack does so im not blaming the players I blame #aw & by the way #FACK AW do nt care if I get the thumbs down
The
best players are player who are capable of
holding on to the
ball without running with it.
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
well I'm proud of the team so far except for Walcott not
holding on to the
ball enuf
to create his own chances and score.ozil needs
to close down his opponents in our half.so far so good.I think we can win this game
To be honest jack slows down the midfield by over holding on to the ball and in most cases loosing it to the opponents, giving them time to rebuild there defense, being fouled and no response from the referee or some times we are awarded free kicks which we hardly any thing good fro
To be honest jack slows down the midfield by over
holding on to the ball and in most cases loosing it to the opponents, giving them time to rebuild there defense, being fouled and no response from the referee or some times we are awarded free kicks which we hardly any thing good fro
to the
ball and in most cases loosing it
to the opponents, giving them time to rebuild there defense, being fouled and no response from the referee or some times we are awarded free kicks which we hardly any thing good fro
to the opponents, giving them time
to rebuild there defense, being fouled and no response from the referee or some times we are awarded free kicks which we hardly any thing good fro
to rebuild there defense, being fouled and no response from the referee or some times we are awarded free kicks which we hardly any thing
good from.
lst season at stamford bridge, was the first time i saw that 4 -1-4-1 formation being used, and for some weird reason i feel a very strange negative vibe and
well all know the outcome.the manager has come back with this formation and its not yielding result, but he still sticks with it.i do nt know much about formations dear friends, but if you are playing a slow dm in arteta and a very very slow cb, then you are toast against quality teams with sound tactics.wen playing wellbeck as a lone striker, i think 4 -2-3-1, will work
better, but if we have a big player like oliver (boooos), thn we can try the 4 -1-4-1, thingy cos he can
hold the
ball for our midfielders
to run in.but on the overall, shame on wenger for not giving our defence a good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURT
to run in.but
on the overall, shame
on wenger for not giving our defence a
good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT
TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURT
TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURTS.
... he played there against crystal palace, Everton 2 season ago and it was a disaster... our build up is majorly done closer
to d centre circle than d oppositions box... that's y girouds
hold up play is vital... either we go with dat path or we look for a striker who is lightning quick (so when we make d final pass, it doesn't get wasted), uses both legs
to shoot
on sight, with
good accuracy... playing Sanchez, who is not very
good with his back
to goal as a 9 is useless and though fast,
holds on to d
ball a lot tryn
to get d
best angle
to shoot... we need a striker who is very intelligent with d timing of his runs... too bad Walcott is as intelligent as a sheep, cld have been d perfect cf...
Let's face it goalkeepers tend
to march
to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only
on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability
to take a deep breath and not try
to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested
holding the
ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued
to do this probably had a lot
to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision
to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the
best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed
on the defensive side of the
ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me
to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though
Lukaku is much more direct and can do a bit
on the
ball (though not in any sort of traffic) while Giroud is second
to none in
hold up play and involves teammates
well.
I actually think he'd be a great
holding midfielder — intelligent, reads the game
well and has
good positioning, strong, relatively big with decent pace,
good stamina,
good in the air, confident
on the
ball and able
to go forward with it and
hold off other players.
Ozil tried his
best, Sanchez keeps
holding on to ball for too long..
N'Zonzi's defence ability, calmness
on the
ball and will
to break up attacks have seen some label the Frenchman as one the
best holding midfielders in the league.
gibbs played
well and deserves a higher rating so does
holding apart his mistake that cost us a goal also i'm delighted for perez i've noticed
on a technical level he is not what you would called a typical arsenal player his first touch & control are not the
best he tends
to lose a
ball a bit too much and needs at least 2 touches i could be wrong and may be it is because he is just back from injury or he was a bit nervous
on his return, i know people will say that it doesn't really matter as long as he scores the reason why we bought him and they could be wright anyway great win, performance and topping the group great, COYG!
we have shown times without number we don't do pressure, we lack grit and
balls, so if the title race goes
to the wire, with each match plays dxd under enormous pressure
to hold on to the top spot or chase the leaders down you cn be rest assured we will find a way
to bottle it, its what we do
best...... and as soon as we are out of contention and pressure is off, just watch us rack up wins after wins, in time
to nab the 4th spot
Well its possible he's one of those types we've all played with as a kid:
holds on to the
ball and sulks when things aren't going his way.
I got
to say as
well, Bellerin gave the
ball away far too many times which put pressure
on Holding, that didn't help him at all considering Monreals lack of experience in CB and leading the CBs...
He needs
to look at gerrard and see how he plays his game or even xabi alonso, they control the midfield but not by
holding on the
ball forever and trying
to win every challenge, wilshere looked
good in englands last couple of games just picking that
ball up and pinging it around the pitch
Jack makes Özil look like a poor player, he
holds on to the
ball for too long and slows down our passing game, besides I don't see him going anywhere near the starting eleven except we have an injury crisis, lastly, you don't win the league by having bad players
on the bench, jack is an amazing talent and will be
good to have him as backup when all hell break loose.
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
I like him too, but he needs
to work
on trying
to hold the
ball or getting a
better distance
on it.
Well he is a creative player so naturally he will want
to hold on to the
ball!
Arsenal need
to be at their
best,
holding on to the
ball when they get the chance and then unleash our speedy wing - backs and strikers
to surprise the City defence.
Ramseys improvement came from simplifying his game.jack needs
to follow suit he
holds on to the
ball too much and attracts the foul in att mid pos this can be a
good thing if we have a set piece finisher, but when playing cm it leaves us open for the counter attack.
And he'd need the technical discipline
to hold on to the
ball in that deep role, something coq is
better at...
«He's perhaps the player they were missing: he balances the midfield, makes the team play
well and knows how
to hold on to the
ball from time -
to - time.»
In the Red River Rivalry, the defenses
hold the advantage
on both sides of the
ball; but Texas» ability
to move the
ball on the ground
good give the «Horns the edge.
I chose Joel up top simply because he
holds the
ball up
well,
good at laying it off
on the counter, and, has the speed
to devastate the slow Everton CBs.
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.
«He does like
to hold on to the
ball for a while but when he gets a chance, you fully expect him
to put it away and he's one of the
best I've ever come across.
He is
good enough
on the
ball technically with enough strength
to have moderate
hold up play, but it will never be a feature of his game.
To me, i feel xhaka is well needed in dis new formation (d 3 -4-3) n moreso, he is a typical arsenal kind of player... can hold on to d ball n distribute it with precision... all we need to succeed with dis new formation is to get a combative football playing midfielder dat can win d ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or better still, take renato sanchez on loan... doubt if he is going to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant
To me, i feel xhaka is
well needed in dis new formation (d 3 -4-3) n moreso, he is a typical arsenal kind of player... can
hold on to d ball n distribute it with precision... all we need to succeed with dis new formation is to get a combative football playing midfielder dat can win d ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or better still, take renato sanchez on loan... doubt if he is going to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant
to d
ball n distribute it with precision... all we need
to succeed with dis new formation is to get a combative football playing midfielder dat can win d ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or better still, take renato sanchez on loan... doubt if he is going to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant
to succeed with dis new formation is
to get a combative football playing midfielder dat can win d ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or better still, take renato sanchez on loan... doubt if he is going to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant
to get a combative football playing midfielder dat can win d
ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or
better still, take renato sanchez
on loan... doubt if he is going
to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant
to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant it
And as long as the O
holds on to the rock, gives MR2 time
to deliver a
good ball, and have the WRs catch it when it hits their hands, we're set; Julio and Freeman / Teco need
to go off!!
He's moving his feet
well, he's killing the
ball... now he just needs
to hold on and keep from getting negative if Tipsarevic turns the tables.
Hahaha pepes here saying Benzema is not significantly
better than Giroud.i do not even want
to go
to stats.Firstly lets talk about finishing, Giroud finishing is not really that
good at all.He misses a lot of chances.He most at times needs many chances
to score and all also misses sitters too much.his shot accuracy too ai nt that
good at all.This makes him an average finisher.Secondly, lets go
to his dribbling abilities.every player has his own limitations.Giroud has average dribbling.there are many times if he could beat a player he would have been through
on goal but since he cant he just waits for support denying the team a chance
to score in most cases.Average dribbler.In addition,
hold up play, Giroud
holds up the
ball really
well, however, this does not work in all cases against physically strong defenders and also very intelligent defenders his
hold up play suffers a lot.so for
hold up play he is ok.i could go
on and
on my word this striker is not
good at all do nt you watch him or you want
to use his stats.ah!
Besides as much as he is a
good player he is prone
to sulks, prone
to keeping
hold of the
ball too long when not required and prone
to not making the easy pass but instead going
on a run into a dead end.
I personally, would have preferred Mr Wenger
to sign Balotelli
on a free transfer ahead of Perez, because Perez is not
good in the air and can not
hold the
ball up and allow other attacking player
to make runs in the box.
He seems
to want
to play the
ball out from the back which is
good provided he realises he will probably never be a Beckenbauer.Hes not the quickest but he reads the game and credit
to him (and
Holding to an extent) that they both are brought into the side with NO recognised Centre Back as a Leader
to learn from and obviously NO specialised Coaching.Tony Adams will tell you he came in and played next
to David O'Leary after being COACHED by Don Howe.What Do we have
to bring our young players
on?
A striker who can
hold play, be able
to withstand the defender resting their weight
on him and still maintain
good control of the
ball and make effective passes and allow his wide men like Sanchez and Walcott
to make runs into the box.
Secondly, we need
to pass and
hold the
ball better.Our passing lacks intent and at times is very ugly.We always keep giving away the
ball.This is what has caused ourdefence
to be greatly exposed this season.With
better passing and
holding on to the
ball we wouldn't have conceded several goals.
Well said.Am I right in saying that our passing has been more shocking and woeful than our defending or finishing?If only we passed and
held on the
ball better numerous goals this season wouldn't have been conceded due
to not aimlessly giving the
ball away.How come we never focus
on solving our passing problems.Our positioning when receiving passes is also poor.