Sentences with phrase «keeps the ball close»

He also isn't afraid to challenge a player one - on - one and also doesn't lose the ball as often as he keeps the ball close to his feet and has a low centre of gravity.

Someone like Bellerin will deploy his speed to great effect and Lacazette will keep the ball close enough.

He runs, keeps the ball close to his body and makes simple layoffs.

Not exact matches

Bring all the sides together to close the circle and roll it again into a ball Make all the Koftas in similar way and keep them aside.

The monster Halloween cake balls keep well in a closed container in the fridge for about 1 week and in the freezer for 2 - 3 weeks.

While you can make the batter ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator, the matzo balls are best cooked close to serving time.

Keep the energy balls in a tightly closed container in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to there weeks.

Its looking like he is building a new team I support Mr wenger why sell sachez now for 40 million while his replacement will cost us 80 million we need to get players of good quality first and then we can let go and I am sure if a club comes in with 80 million for sanchez Mr wenger will go for it savilla keep the ball well and circulates the ball well so many back passes to retain position they play a shape of 3331 and very close there was no gaps and they were not afraid to dig in to our players I must admit i like their system....

Scouts will be keeping a close eye on his decision - making with the ball and ability to hit jump shots consistently.

It appears to me that the Frenchman is keeping his cards close to his chest as usual, and that he will attempt to play hard ball instead of being haggled over his price - tag.

They weren't able to defeat the powerhouse # 3 Team Wellek but they kept it close throughout the Game and they now should have some confidence that they can move the ball and score.

Elneny was everywhere he was the boss of the midfield he ran after the ball he closed down players very well I do nt know what match you were watching but I suggest you watch it again and keep an eye on elneny and what he is doing debuchy was commanding and even took a yelow for the team have a look at the stats and how many balls we intercepted and how many fowls the game was pure tactics west ham had no chance this is the level of football for me it is top level because you go out there you control the game you boss it you win it for me the team effort was 100 % the work rate was 100 % and if you want to learn football this match is a text book match to observe learn and execute

And it is for that reason that the north London club's vastly experienced manager Arsene Wenger is more than likely to try to keep a close eye on Barkely at all times of this clash, so much so that do not be surprised to see the home team's former France international close to the attacking starlet every time he picks up possession of the ball.

We were up 10 in the early 4rth and remember the defense giving the offense the ball back... That was the time in the game when you put your foot on their throats... You play with all the energy and passion in the world and you put the game out of reach with a touchdown or even a field goal... You don't play not to loose, you come out aggressive as hell... Come out 5 wides with grant in the slot or something crazy that theyve never seen the whole game and you shredd their asses... You don't keep it close at that point because Brady will make plays and refs to as well to beat you.

So, to summarize, one's a corner that should be strictly used in close coverage while the other is a corner that should be used in off coverage where he can keep the ball in front of him and drive on short routes.

Wenger said, «He had an important part in a game as direct as that, to keep the ball, to close them down.

@brada — thanks.i thought i was insane, just thinking that thought of we missing giroud.you know arsenal believes in the fluid system of passing the ball and keeping possession but when we play a team that presses well and close down space, passing out from the back becomes difficult (for some reason, i du n no our passing has not been as fluid as the era of FAB, NASIRI, SONG ETC).

Primarily stamina to keep up and close down the passing lanes intelligently, while also being able to pass the ball or control the ball as need.

Lets hope some of what Campbell has rubs off om Ox this year, He has nice close control, Keeps the ball well and drives us forward.

Chance of making, he plays like a kid in the playground following the ball around instead of staying close to his man or any other attacking threat, it's no coincidence he was nearly bombed out the club in the summer before Gabriel went and we decided to keep him.

Universidad de Chile are a team that enjoy keeping the ball and closing down quickly so it will be interesting to see how they cope in Quito.

OMG, our mates are strengthening and we here debating how to keep obviously average players like walcot, elneny, wilshere et all, Antonio conte had the balls to tel a world class striker like diego costa to f *** off and we here debating mediocrity, we seem to have short memory as arsenal fanz, thumb me down d way u like, y ’ all gon protest nd moan and groan like last season coz as at now i see no phantom changes, still d same old system, same old players nd d deluded one probably closed for the transfer market after signing just one out of the numerous we actually need to compete.

well i also would love to keep wilshere as he is a lovely player and i think if he could perform upto his potential that he's the closest player to cazorla out there closer than isco and everybody, but i just do nt believe that he will perform, probably he will stay as a talent forever but if and thats a big if he could stay injury free, he should role himself after cazorla, bring the ball out of the defense with superb ball control and playing short and long passes to the attacking players

When spread out to make a block he keeps his arms stretched along the length of his body making it almost impossible for the ball to reach target, and when it hits his arm he is adjudged to have been too close to move them away.

The only thing u can say about the incident is he should have kept his eyes on the ball as he came in to gather he close his eyes if they were open he may have reached out for the ball

Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the ball a couple of times but reliable as ever Gallas 9 — Excellent game, this season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.

A DM will not make a difference as long as we play the way we play, Sanchez still has that Barcelona «press as a pack mentality», the way he was pressing and kept asking his team mates to join him in hunting for that ball was amazing, but non of our players had the same attitude, I don't know why but our play changed since 2010, we don't dominate games any more, we look so slow to close down, it always feels like we are just waiting for the opposition to misplace the ball and then we he ago, it is so easy to play against as their is no intensity and the other team has all the time to run at us and play defense splitting passes..

Joe Hart came close to keeping out the spot kick, but the ball crept into the net.

I think City were good, in fact I think City are the best Premier League side since the Invincibles, the movement of the players, the way they keep the ball on the floor and the way close teams down, all signs of Pep genius, I fancy them for the Champions League, and to think Pep took a years sabbatical to give Wenger time to leave and replace him.

His close control is phenomenal allowing him to keep the ball in unfavourable situations.

You can always see him trying to encourage his team mates to press with, he keeps calling him, you can see his hand signals in most games, he is always asking them to join in closing and pressing for the ball, but what do they do?

He would benefit a lot if he keeps playing with players with great close ball control and vision like Sanchez and Cazorla.

To be honest Im tired of watching him throwing his arms about, puffing his cheeks and looking skywards like the gods are foresaking him, he gives up to easily, as does Ozil and Cazorla, if you watch carefully its actually quite disconcerting to see how close they are to an opponent and the ball yet how they make it look like they have no chance of getting a tackle in by keeping their distance almost deliberately, quite alarming.

We know the MO: Keep the game close and get the ball in the hands of Tim Tebow (the comeback kid) in the end, and game OVER!

Using either his passing or just simply his movement without the ball, he opens up lanes for others to run in to when opposition centre backs are keeping too close tabs on him.

The Clarets keep the ball alive in the area and Jack Cork nods in from close range.

He is a good player but boy does he have some faults like his close control when receiving the ball, his shooting ability is very poor and the fact that he keeps drifting out wide which removes the purpose he was bought for.

West Ham are closed out of a promising attack but keep the ball well until Payet is tackled.

Shinji Okazaki nodded in from close range after Harry Maguire kept the ball alive with a header across goal, and Jamie Vardy converted Marc Albrighton's cross after we lost possession in our own half.

You have to keep him close to the box when we have the ball because his stats are unbelievable.»

It wasn't terrible defending from Arsenal that cost them, but just small details made a difference as Benteke could have been challenged more in the air, Bellerin could have been quicker to close down Allen and Cech might have got a stronger hand on the ball to keep it out.

Carlo Ancelotti's team came close to scoring several times before the Bulgarian champions were reduced to 10 men after 19 minutes, when the midfielder Marcelinho handled the ball from a corner to keep out a Raphaël Varane header that would have otherwise bulged the back of the net.

The visitors responded immediately at the other end though, Marcelo keeping in a deep cross and popping the ball into the area where Ronaldo drilled home from close range.

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Lacazette was on the pitch just nine minutes before netting, striking low past Ederson after Ramsey's through ball, and Cech kept Arsenal in it at the other end, blocking Jesus» close - range effort at the far post from a corner.

Neither side could really keep a hold of the ball in the first half, with the first 45 coming to a close without incident.

This forced the third defender to tackle and lay it in walcott direction or forced a mistake.This is not even tried by chamakh and loses the ball easily.Chamakh generally doesn't tries to control the ball in the air like persie, bendtner, adebayor or henry do.Chamakh always passes the ball back to the midfield when closed down or loses it easily.Never tries to chest the ball down and wishes to drag or keep them in foot.

Barnsley came agonisingly close to a second goal just minutes later, but brilliant defensive work from Williams to clear the ball off the line kept Town's two - goal lead intact.

His touch map below shows the amount of ground he covers, getting and giving the ball at a high tempo, keeping Spurs ticking as they racked up close to 500 passes overall, hogging around 69 % of the ball.

The bottom piece is open instead of closed off, so the balls roll onto the floor and may be hard to keep track of.