Sentences with phrase «holding up play»

Our pattern is only to cross the ball for him and he should work in his department holding up play..

He has a great touch, great header and great at holding up play that is wasted with Wenger's style.

Wenger lost the plot when he brought in Giroud... what about the beautiful game involves having a lumbering striker who's main attribute is holding up play... our success with Wenger, and even before, came with pace and clinical striking up front, having a boss in the midfield and having physically imposing CBs... what about Wright, Bergkamp, Anelka, Henry or RVP remind anyone of Giroud (minus the left foot of course)... the formula was broken, which didn't have to be the end of our success, but when you adopt half - measures you can't expect things just to work themselves out on their own... at the very least Wenger should have brought in some wingers that can consistently cross the ball and then spend significantly more time addressing our lack of success with set pieces... ultimately this is why we continued to struggle with consistency and continued to constantly play people in the wrong positions

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

Not a big fan of Giroud but he makes it hard for CB's by using his body against them and holding up play.

Sometimes i think hes playing agaisnt himself, he tackles himself how many turns do you want to do man, and yer holding up play, ive seen this in a couple of perfomances.p lus he cant shoot for shit.

I know giroud has his critics but what i can say is that he is very good at holding up play on the ball!

There are occasional traffic jams because of the varying size of the groups and the amateurs hacking it around and holding up play, but it's not too unwieldy.

He has more experience of UCL games, and WC, is much better at holding up the play, better passer, and for now, a more likely scorer from outside the box.

He is very good when he can flick and hold up play — his link - up play is second to none — but he needs players around him making runs behind him.

We can use our one - touch triangular link up and hold up play to create spaces or we can have distance shooters who can shoot from outside to have a go.

giroud is a third choice player, yes im not his biggest fan, but hold up play is not enough, he can not work at that upper level that sanchez ozil an ramsey play - he does nt have the pace, cutting edge, general ability nor the mind for it,

I love they way gabriel played i know the goal came of him but it wasnt hes fault koscielny was awsome as always ozil is at the top of hes game and giroud had a awsome game hes hold up play was so good

Giroud seemed not capable of doing those, his fricks, backheels, and hold up play are so good but not enough when playing with a team having 11 players in their own goal and i think this is where the King got it all.

Giroud's main asset is that mythical hold up play with his back to the post.

I see hold up play with aguero or ronaldo holding the ball while running at you.

He can also bring in things that others lack such as strength, ariel threat and hold up play.

Them not having a striker only removes that long ball hold up play to get out of tough situations but we would be ok with that most of the time.

I love they way gabriel played i know the goal came of him but it wasnt hes fault koscielny was awsome as always ozil is at the top of hes game and giroud had a awsome game hes hold up play was so goodb

Main strikers hold up play and link up play.

Giroud is a great option to have leading the line, as he can hold up the play strongly as well as score with either foot or his head, but to get the best out of him he needs competition, and that is what is expected from Arsenal this summer.

Despite 3 years spent as a youngster with Barcelona's La Masia youth training, his hold up play & passing isn't as much of a strength as Giroud - he's primarily a finisher but will chip in with an occasional assist.

But i say he is a stability factor on the pitch opening up space with his hold up play and adds energy

Snail to be precise And sometimes against big teams we used to get one dimensional because of his hold up play style and having no pace for the counters

I am absolutely no fan of Giroud style but when it comes to hold up play I can't see any other striker in EPL doing the same stuff Giroud is doing.

giroud plays well as a dm in his usual no9 position based on his «hold up play»... but don't mistake that gibberish with playing in midfield which requires more concentration and technique which the tall man does not possess at all... hed make a good defender though

Ok — lets say you are right and that CB is a better passer, dribbler and finisher than OG and that hold up play is overrated (or sh*t as you prefer to say).

* We purchase a top quality striker, Benzema, Higuain, Lacazette (choose your pic) * We give Theo a full season to prove himself up front and hopefully he can stay fit and improve with his hold up play, his movement off the ball and finishing has improved immensely (His finish in the FA Cup final wasn't as easy as he made it look... with his weaker foot) and we then sign Reus to play on the right.

Tonight, 442 would do, with Sanogo doing the hold up play n fighting off the defenders n Podolski doing the finishing

His finishing, hold up play and runs all have improved since coming here.

Benteke is a better finisher, passer, and dribbler than Giroud and may even in this sh*t hold up play afc fans keep taking about (Watch him against so called big teams)... regarding stats, Benteke plays for AV for football sake, so he gets far less support and chances... Mind that I'm not criticizing and I'm not taking anything from Giroud improvement this season, it's plain comparison... Though, I want someone better than Benteke

3 - Our world class king of hold up play has now gone 7games with out scoring not that he does nt get chances... but thats his best 4 - Since wilshere returned, no arsenal player has scored a goal while he played.

Man City have Aguero, Man United have Zlatan while we have Giroud who's known for hold up play instead of scoring goals!

We just need a clinical natural striker, no hold up play but selfishness.

N of course there's no one better than Him in holding up plays..

«I do like that sort of player because make those sort of runs in behind and he's very strong and can find you with passes or hold up play and flick ons.»

Last season he banged in goals against our biggest rivals, became a very important part of our link and hold up play and showed that his work rate was outstanding defending from the front, covering at corners and a showing a deft touch that defies his size.

He seems to have the potential to be a complete all round striker, with impressive hold up play, pace and quick feet.

If Icardi offers little in terms of hold up play and passing - Higuain is even more of the archetypal pure - form striker; goals is all he'd bring really, but potentially by the bucketload.

And his supposed ammazing hold up play results in us giving away the ball a lot of the time.

Wenger might surprise us all and start Theo instead of Giroud and play the big man against teams that try to play rugby or bring him on to help hold up play in the oppositions half to hold a lead.

oh come off it @xamanus, Have you seen Giroud's hold up play?

He has proven to be more than a poacher so far with his hold up play and ability to keep attacks going.

Sanogo was really poor today, no ball control, no hold up play and no self confidence.

You have pace on the wings, the trickery and dribbling of sanchez, the vision and technical ability of ozil, walcott who can finish, cross and assist, and giroud who provides physicality, hold up play, and can tap in crosses.

Its nice to see people comment on sanogood hold up play and runs but hell even Emile Heskey was quality at holding the ball up hence why he was Owen's foil for so many years for England yet how many goals was he scoring a season?

I hope I'm wrong I think Giroud has got better positioning and hold up play if not having speed or better finishing.

Vidal is a box to box he is not a DM and a DM we need... let me put it like this Vidal will try grab glory by getting goals (much like flamini) we will not take up true glory like Coquelin who knows his job is not to attack but to protect our back 4... not go for gaols but look hold up play when we are getting hit with a counter until the rest of the team get back into play... Someone who will get battered and bruised but not lose his temper or cool but instead battle get in good tackles and disturb the opponents Rhythm...

His hold up play was good, but I can't say he played well missing at least two sitters from within the six.

World class HOLD UP PLAY.