Sentences with phrase «keep the possession game»

So the Gunners will start with the likes of Santi Cazorla and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain who keep the possession game going and have the energy and ability to wear down the opposing players.

Not exact matches

They caught a break when Nikola Vucevic missed the second of two free throws, keeping it a one - possession game.

In small games to retain possession and keep the ball moving constantly..

All told, Williams rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries and had three catches for 52 yards, including a spectacular grab to keep a ball - possession drive alive late in the game.

Using our possession very intelligently, getting on the front foot from the 1st whistle, avoiding set pieces, keeping sharp and trying long range shoots as in the pool game I think would be good to try out.

Instead he plays Ramsay on the right and kept playing little passes all game long (75 % possession) i mean that is laughable because he came to this game not to lose, he did not come to win this game in the fear that he might lose it.

They failed to live up to projections either year, and while a 6 - 1 record in one - possession games kept them propped up two years ago, they went 1 - 4 in such games in 2016.

Arteta does do a great job of keeping possession and dictating the pace of the game, but he is much more effective when Arsenal are playing the so - called lower clubs.

Suggesting that he was worried about the fact that West Ham have been playing competitive games for some weeks now while the Gunners were facing our first, Wenger hinted that he would have been reasonably happy with a draw and perhaps that is why he played Giroud to hold up the ball and Chamberlain and Cazorla on the flanks to keep more possession.

It was a two possession game with about six minutes left when these guys went on a run and kept Team Nemetz at arm's length.

One thing I really liked about his game was how he kept possession and his link up play (from hold up play to link up play) with the midfielders.

Without the preassure of 3 games a week, I think Arteta can play a crucial part of that 30 %, especially when it's a game where we are happy to just keep possession and starve the opposition.

Allright firstly, we will talk about our lose to man utd... its no good we keep losing by team with most weakness defend... its hurt inside bit still has something we learn... it is the possession... we r winning too much possession against man utd, so we are first step on back to our beautiful way of play... and we are dreaming on that... we will back to those way and win games...

The Leicester captain Wes Morgan gave us an idea of what to expect when he said after https://www.lcfc.com/news/446539/morgan-were-readyLeicester's pre-season win against Mönchengladbach: «It was a tough game and we feel like it'll be like that against Arsenal — they keep the ball and had a lot of possession and worked the angles.

So many of you expect Ramsey to play like Cazorla when you don't realize his strengths aren't keeping possession nor are they to defend all game like Coquelin, his strengths are to provide goals like in the Liverpool game where he saved us from humiliation, he should be playing alongside someone that allows him to assist Mesut in creating chances for the full 90 min instead of forcing him to be the deep playmaker that he isn't.

Suarez could be crucial in terms of keeping possession and dominating the game with his technical quality, while Dembele's pace and movement could prove problematic for the visitors.

Problem is we like to keep possession and control the tempo of the game and that can be our downfall.

Clubs need experienced and cool headed players and arteta I's just that he would be perfect to bring off the bench when were seeing games out or playing him in a 3 man midfield when we need to dictate play and keep possession.

That City game showed why keeping large percentages of possession is pointless if you do not show intent & defensive discipline.

Keeping possession and using it properly will be an important aspect of the game, meaning the likes of Santi and Ozil should really be at the forefront of our attacks.

I'm not being disrespectful to Brighton but hopefully we can keep possession for most of the game and not allow our keeper (whoever he is) to be too busy.

I hope we don't try to play the defensive game because they are dangerous in and around our box, they were unlucky not to score one or two more goals in the first leg at Emirates and if they find their confidence with home advantage and their fans getting behind them it could be curtains for us, i don't think they will allow us the same space as they did last week so lets take the game to them early and keep the ball in their half with high possession,

In this period, the Utes are 14 - 8 in one - possession games; they keep the score manageable, dominate field position, make aggressive defensive plays when they need to, and win close games.

Can they keep possession and control a game?

A recent game we were behind with that crazy defensive non sense and when one was replaced, we were find and more threat... When you attack, they don't and get confused, if you also keep possession as we do; the game is over if we attack insread of opposite and be scared, shakky all game long with players lost in the pitch out of position... That's totally crazy!

Big game for Coq laying in front of center backs and keeping possession.

Yea, where the hell was ozil, yea, busy with his average self, m back again with my ozil analysis When you play games after games with side passes and obvious passes, no dribbles, no 1 - 2s, no shots on goal and you keep possession of the ball in non-threatening areas and people say you are a world class player, well, he's the poorest world class player I've ever seen, so to say.

They could sit back, they could control the game, keep possession and wait for their opportunities.

It helped them to a 3 - 1 record in one - possession games, and turnovers and returns played a major role in keeping that one loss close.

The Heisman Trophy winner ran through a Kansas City defense that struggled for most of the season, and he put the game on ice with a couple more first downs in the last three minutes that kept the Chiefs from getting another offensive possession.

If he wants to play like Barcelona, then he will need to go and buy players who can keep possession, dribble in tight spaces, control a pass and control a game.

Diaby having a good game, keeping ball, great passing, winning arial duels, I thought to myself on a few occasions had any other player had the ball we would have lost possession.

Just two years removed from a surprising MWC title bid, they fell from 10 - 3 to 5 - 7, and only a 3 - 2 record in one - possession games kept the total from plummeting further.

Cazorla and Sanchez were needed for Soton game, Cazorla can keep possession and Sanchez has the energy to penetrate any defence, without them and Coquelin our team has NO BALLS

And for those who are constantly bashing him about his lack of impact in games, maybe you should watch the Newcastle game again and see how much impact a player like Ozil would have had, a player who can keep possession, drag opposition players out of position and requires constant attention from the opposition to stop him from delivering that one killer pass even if he seems to be having a bad game [I recall Ronaldinho had a relatively quiet game in the 2006 champions league final game, he did just one thing all game, he delivered that pass to Eto'o that got Lehmann sent off, he wasn't huffing and puffing for 90 minutes].

Tottenham clearly came into the game with an obvious but intelligent game plan, pressing high; not allowing us to get the ball down, keep possession and play our usual passing game.

After Ole Miss went ahead 52 - 45 after their first possession, Arkansas was faced with a 4th and 25 to keep the game alive.

Scaloni could have put the ball out high into the stands, or just kept possession, but chose to hand it to our opponents and seconds later it fell to Gerrard who hit a stinging low shot from around 30 yards into the bottom corner of the net to take the game into extra time.

Atlanta was competitive and kept it close until the very end, nearly making it a one - possession game in the closing minutes and even going to the Hack - a-Simmons strategy, but ultimately fell 121 - 113.

Liverpool are finally growing into the game, keeping a bit more possession than they were capable of in the first half.

Daley Blind's start to the year saw him in central midfield alongside Wayne Rooney where he looked to play the Michael Carrick role of keeping possession with his calm and effective passing game.

For almost the next 10 minutes Atalanta's pressing game started working and they managed to keep the lion's share of possession.

You can control possession and therefore your take on the game by keeping it short.

Keeping possession is extremely important for the boss, and he was caught swearing at his players during the last minutes of the game at Napoli, angry with them for sending aimless long balls directly to the opposition.

Not only did they have trouble retaining possession themselves but they were a mess at times defending against a Sunderland team which kept the ball well in the first half of the game.

Brooklyn held tough early on in the fourth, as their bench was able to come up with stops and keep the game fluctuating back - and - forth from a one - to - two possession game.

While Inter dominated possession throughout the game, Salvatore Siragu managed to keep the Nerazzurri at bay with stop after stop.

Also, I've written before that possession statistics are not the be-all and end - all, but if you keep giving the ball to the opposition it does make it so much harder to get back into the game.

Very disappointing today, failed to clear the cross for Villa's goal, lost possession too often and kept getting overrun by Villa, game passed him by

«It was a clever game because you need to understand that when you play against a very good team sometimes you can keep more of the ball, possession, but sometimes you need to surprise and counter-attack.