Sentences with phrase «in duels won»

Having played the full 90 minutes in both World Cup games to date his pass accuracy stands at 84 %, this is surpassed by his tackle (6 — 100 %) and take - ons (6 — 86 %) success in duels won.

Nonetheless, of the 23 under 23 players, the midfielder is joint top in ball recoveries (14), third in touches (142) and fourth in duels won (11).

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I have also noticed in a couple of games now that Xhaka is actually not that good winning aerial duels, although his passing and through balls are excellent.

I think we won many second balls as well, but there were in the decisive duels... I think they were stronger, yes.

The celebration of Chris Carpenter, Big - Game Pitcher is based on the rigthanded workhorse that was: a pitcher who has posted a career 51.5 percent groundball rate, led the league with 237 1/3 innings pitched in 2011, out - dueled none other than Roy Halladay in Game 5 of the NLDS, and scored a pitching «win» in Game 7 of last year's World Series.

He is a beast in the air winning 73 % of his headed duels per squawka and wins 65 % of average duels including take ons and tackles.

But we have the second highest success rate for aerial duels in the PL, winning 56.8 %.

If Compared to Joel Campbell, who with one match, has managed to show class in scoring, tracking back, giving crosses and winning duels.

He won an impressive 15 of his 18 attempted tackles and 5 of his 6 aerial duels, both in a defensive as well in an offensive sense.

According to Sky Sports, Lamela led the way in tackles (nine), duels won (12) and sprints (64), and covered more ground than any other player (11.29 km).

Wenger's tactics need a taller striker like Aubameyang that can win more often in air duels

Normally the automatic choice would be the Spaniard and it even looked as though Flamini might be leaving the club this summer, but after Arteta's awful game in Zagreb last week, when he made no tackles or won any duels at all, the boss might be reluctant to play him in the north London derby.

Giroud: slow but good in winning aerial duels, settibg passes for run ins (now he'll lots of it for theo), you and i know his one touch is sublime and i noticed he score goals we do nt think he's capable of, He's a green snake under the green grass in football, he can be deadly when you do nt expect him.

I would say Coquelin was actually man of the match over Cazorla; he had more touches, his pass accuracy was almost as high despite being in a more pressured position, won a couple arial duels, made a couple good interceptions, made more tackles than anyone else.

I agree we should not depend too much on Arteta for long term — but if we buy another midfielder we should get someone different from Coquelin with decent defence ability — an all around midfielder like Vidal who had won 20 duels in 2 copa games, more than any other players in the tournament.

Giroud comes out on top for Goals scored per game, tackles won per game, and arial duels won per game (in attack and defence).

Ozil in half the games has higher goals, assists, chances and duel wins.

Girouds size means he can win lots of duels in the box but lacks the trickery and mobility to do much more hence why even a Walcott would prove a handful for Terry or Kompany but Giroud stands almost no chance as they can read his every move even if he beat them to an incoming ball.

Another thing is that for his height, Mertesacker is poor in the air and rarely wins even 1 on 1 air duels.

An exciting rider known for his massive straight airs, Powers can't be faulted for the fact that, eight years later, his gold - medal - winning run looks dated and quaint — like grainy footage of Bob Cousy's Celtics compared with LeBron and Kobe dueling in HD.

Wayne do you consider fighting for position and winning aerial duels while having knees put in your back part of a strikers job?

Well it just so happens in 2011, the top ten headerers determined by duels won AND goals scored of the ball both include Carroll at no 3 and Crouch at no 5.

Compared all the stats you'd think for a defensive midfielder: tackles won / lost, aerial duels won / lost, interceptions, blocks, clearances and the like, 12 comparisons in total.

The 29 - year old Frenchman has, however, been prolific in winning aerial duels.

He was solid in the tackle won nearly every duel he went into to, was intercepting, diagonal short n long passes, he didn't put a foot wrong.

He is also ahead for both ground duels and aerial duels with 59.1 % of his battles on the floor won to the Chelsea man's 49.6 % and an impressive 68.9 % of his contests in the air successful to Matić's 62.5 %.

After Mayweather was taking momentum with big wins in rounds six and seven, the eighth round was a much closer and even duel.

The golf duel of the year was settled in an extraordinary playoff of a three - way tie on Monday as indomitable Arnold Palmer, performing in that high - tension, high - rolling fashion that electrifies (one could almost say electrocutes) his galleries, won his third Masters championship in five years.

The French midfielder won 9 of his 18 aerial duels in three Premier League games, further indicating his significance in a defensive sense to this Arsenal side.

I could not believe bournemouth could boss us in midfield winning 70 % of the 50 - 50 duels.

MO covers more ground per match than either, second normally to only AR15, loses less tackles than either over the 90 mins, wins more duels and fouls less — and all the time being better in the possession stakes and creating more.

His overall score is better, as are the totals for defence, but Debuchy comes out on top in some key areas like tackles won, blocks, clearances and aerial duels.

Winning an excellent 89 % of his take - ons and 66 % of his aerial duels, the midfielder's work - rate and influence to Arsenal's recent upsurge in form is unquestionable.

Bill Woodhouse, beefy, piston - legged sprinter whose practice duels with Bobby Morrow have tuned him fine, anchored Abilene Christian relay team to records in 440 and 880, added win in 100 at Penn Relays.

He claimed his maiden F1 win in only his fourth race for Mercedes, after a thrilling final duel with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

But Adding a top and EPL experienced CB in the Mould of Van Dijk and also a No - nonsense top DM that is strong physically, fast, can score goes, take - ons opponent, Tackles, wins Ariel duels, Intercepts play in the Mould of Fabinho (He can play as DM, CM, RB and even CB if convert) Would do.

«If one of us won a duel, the other would be there and that was the same in the second half.

In comparison to Le Coq, he wins less duels by far 42 %, but he usually plays higher up the pitch which encompasses being challenged more vigorously and not dishing out challenges.

The victory, highlighted by a fender - bashing duel between Petty and rival Bobby Allison in the last 28 laps, was the new millionaire's 13th Super Speedway win, another record all by itself.

In a defensive sense: Chambers won 62 % of his 13 attempted tackles, while also winning 6 of his 7 aerial duels on the day.

In 15 Premier League games he has played in so far, Coquelin has won 51 % of his attempted tackles and an impressive 68 % of his aerial duelIn 15 Premier League games he has played in so far, Coquelin has won 51 % of his attempted tackles and an impressive 68 % of his aerial duelin so far, Coquelin has won 51 % of his attempted tackles and an impressive 68 % of his aerial duels.

That stinging shot by Rosicky reminded me of that rocket against spuds at the lane last season!!!! And Le Coc, well, he showed those cave - dwellers another side of our game with him in the side... not as immobile as flamini and not as soft as Arteta... a combination of a good passer and a tough tackler... and he wins over 80 % of headed duels... i loved that step - over that resulted to a yellow to some rugby player too... what a win!!!

Who would have thought that Arnold Palmer's snazzy tournament in Orlando would come down to a duel — Herron won it by birdieing the second playoff hole — between two Minnesotans?

Guardiola won the tactical battle because he put muller to roam untracked in the middle and replaced alaba with javi Martinez at cb to win more aerial duels against giroud and at the same time terrorizing our fragile right side at left back.

When he won the April 15 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct by 4 1/4 lengths, running the fastest Kentucky Derby prep race of 2000, Fusaichi Pegasus gave evidence of what had long been suspected — that he's not only the most talented 3 - year - old in the U.S., but also potentially the best colt since Sunday Silence dueled with Easy Goer in 1989.

Dueling turnovers led to a wild play and a scramble, then faced with Notre Dame potentially having a breakaway layup to win the championship in the final seconds Teaira Mccowan had no choice but to foul at midcourt.

A Metro report that compares his numbers to those of Matic, Schneiderlin and Fernandinho shows that as well as being the best in terms of tackling, winning duels and making blocks, Coquelin has the highest pass completion at 91 percent, so can we now start to believe that Arsenal really do have the best holding midfielder in the Premier League?

The visitors are aiming for their first away win against a top - six side since Jose Mourinho joined the club, while Arsene Wenger is hoping to gain only his second ever win over the Portuguese boss in what will be their 18th duel.

Having won just 17 % of his aerial duels this season, Alexis is failing in this area.

Instead, Tommie won an Olympic - distance 200 - meter dash — a race exactly 46 inches shorter than 220 yards — and moved one up (three to two) in his grudge duel with Jim Hines of the Houston Striders.