Sentences with phrase «long balls in the box»

Not exact matches

The hosts may employ long balls into the box and up balls in midfield to frustrate the visitor's chances from building patiently in transition.

We could have had Cesc delivering those beautiful long balls from deep, same as he used to do for Henry and now does for Costa, to Welbeck who does much better up front as last man with space to run, not scuffing around in the box or Sanchez.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

Because too many times I have seen Arsenal get stuck in the opposition box against tight abdurate defence for long spells where the striker is so tightly mark that his role is reduce to holding the ball up and operating in tight spaces with good close control.

The first 25 minutes of the second half also carried on with the hogs share of the ball, but they could simply not take advantage, and Newcastle were looking increasingly more confident the longer the game went on, so it was little surprise when Perez was in the Arsenal box on his own again, and gave the ball a little nudge to Ritchie who made no mistake, and the Magpies wwere looking to get their first win against Arsenal for 13 years.

He save two three world class saves in that match and was superb in collecting long balls into the box.

Football its a sport with sports you have injuries add to that its contact sport so the probability of getting injured is sure Ok I can understand luck and ball wobble has got something to do with it but as a soccer player you know you could get injured just like that two or more players are going for the ball you could be sandwiched you could instantly hit the same ball one gets injured both get injured what ever but injury is part of the game some go away pretty easy some do nt and can get aggravated because not all can wait in a in a heavy box for too long and if you do well you become weak so it will take some effort to get back to full strength praying that you do nt get a strain or muscular problem players mangers coaches and physician know that i know that because not long ago i had bad thigh injury all was fine with it then i got a knock just below my knee 3 weeks ago and there is still slight pain in it but will try and play on Thursday thats part of the game The manager has to account for it in his head i got 11 players 6 might go down my contingency if it were to happen is and you still got a fully balanced team well thats the essence and Arsenal all fall because that contingency plan always falls short

Alexis holds onto the ball far too long to help the team, he is all over the pitch instead of spending quality time in and around the box, great enthusiasm but detrimental to the team as much as Alex Song bombing forward and leaving his primary position unattended.

He's a bit overrated I must say.I also don't get those who are asking him to tackle well.The fact is he's not a good tackler.I fear Wenger has made him untouchable in our team such that even if he plays badly he still starts.I mean if people are saying he's not a DM in the first place then is he also a CM?If he's a CM does he have the quality to play along side a DM?These are the questions we need to ask ourselves.If he's a CM then he's good at distributing from deep and also up top but he can't hold thd ball in tight spaces or dribble which is very important.If he's a DM then he simply can't defend.That's why for us to be successful in the long term with him we need a hybrid midfielder or what I call a defensive box to box midfielder.

Before the game, we knew that United lacked: (a) an established central midfielder capable of moving the ball both intelligently and imaginatively (back in your box, Carrick fan, it's been a good long while); (b) a source of backbone, spine, gumption, heart, garra, moral courage, or whatever; (c) a functioning Patrice Evra; (d) a settled defence.

Our offensive players at times do not put opponents under pressure high up the field resulting in long ball from high up the pitch into our box.

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

If we sat deep like Chelsea and simply asked him to be a rally point for the defense and be big and eat any long balls that come into the box I have no doubt mertesacker would be easily top 5 in the league as a cb.

We started the second half on the front foot again and a few minutes in Laca ficked on a ball straight to Alexis in the box but he took to long (again) bto get his shot off and the block was easy.

one of the only players who's lethal around the 18 yard box and, the ONLY player in our squad at the moment who can really pass long balls and switch the play — and we desperately need some creativity.

With the ball dropping for him well outside the box, Ibrahimovic lashed in the kind of volley that only he can — making a long - distance speculative effort look routine as he has done with so many of the best goals scored over the course of his career.

Welbeck and Alexis are both great at pressing, Ox can carry the ball through midfield Xhaka can play it longer and Lucas and Walcott can dart in from the wings and as the game goes on we could bring on Giroud and whip balls in the box..

Look at how we supplied Henry, long passes, through balls, lay offs as he charged in and over the top shots that he could run with not pitter patter in the box.

My interest in the diamond 4 is to have Ozil playing close to 2 strikers (Sanchez and Vardy) a DM (Xhaka, Coq), A deep lying playmaker (Cazorla,) playing close to the DM who can dribble and play long balls, A box to box Midfield general who can run and cover grounds.

How many times has he been right in front of the box with time and space but instead looked for that pass that will make it to someone 1/20 times and just give the ball away... Even Chambers attempted more long range shots than most our midfielders!

The Huskies generated a dangerous chance in the third minute when Hunsberger chased down a long ball on the right side and sent a cross into the box, but USF cleared away the opportunity.

11th — free kick from 35 metres blocked by GK Irwin, cleared momentarily, ball falls to Bradley who shoots high 14th — Takes pass from Findley, eludes a player and runs the length of the field from the midfield stripe, hits right foot shot from top of box, deflects off defender and ball goes through the hands of Irwin and in (18th goal) 18th — Cheyrou plays ball through middle, Osorio backheels to onrushing Giovinco, takes touch then bends right foot shot past Irwin and in (19th) 36th — takes pass from Bradley, floats a cross to back post where Altidore heads just wide 37th — takes long pass from Cheyrou, beats defender, charges in but shot is deflected out for corner 38th — takes corner to near post — Perquis heads in to score (14th assist) 60th — starts run from defensive half, left side of field, cuts into middle, tripped by Pittinari who earns yellow card — resulting free kick from 30 yards is just over bar 76th — takes breakout punch from corner from Konopka, is fouled by Cronin, who earns yellow card 82nd — steals ball from Ramirez, sprints past Burling, attempts cross but hits own foot and rolls behind end line

The inspiration was found in experienced defender Emmanuel Ansong, who's long pass found striker Solomon Gyasi in the box, Gyasi strongly guided the ball to Alhaji Mustapha and his beautiful cross was met by the unrushing Dennis Nkumah - Korsah to hand the home side victory with two minutes to end the game and it was all despair in the faces of Liberty Director, and vice president of the Ghana Football Association, George Afriyie.

48: Southampton have made another good start here, seeing plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges with Bertrand flashing a ball through the box but it ran too long for another Saints player to connect.

United had peppered Kasper Schmeichel «s goal in the opening 25 minutes but fell behind in careless circumstances when a rather hopeful long ball forward from Wilfred Ndidi found Mahrez on the edge of United's box.

Then, in the 90th minute, Randolph dropped a long ball forward, flapped as he tried to atone for his error and ultimately allowed Fabio Borini to drill home from the edge of the box.

He didn't score many from long range (the balls were a lot heavier then) but I remember a left foot hammer from the edge of the box against Aston Villa in 1962.

A smart pass from Wang Yun at the 69th minute found Eddy Francis who came a long way from his own half to retrieve the ball and was fouled in the penalty box by Cristovam who protested with the referee that it should not be a penalty.

Jan Vertonghen's pinpoint long ball forward saw the excellent Aurier get in behind and nod back across the box for the onrushing Kane, but it landed just beyond the striker and, after getting an initial toe on it, the ball ran behind.

I keep my essential oils in this awesome wooden box and use this protective travel case when I go on long trips and want to bring my oils and roller balls along.

Many preschoolers take a surprisingly long and bumpy mental path to the realization that people can have mistaken beliefs — say, thinking that a ball is in a basket when it has secretly been moved to a toy box.

Whilst long dresses and skirts are usually put in the «ball gown» box, this Summer sees them coming out for every day wear.

In addition, Simple Solution is non-clumping — attapulgite has the ability to continually absorb both urine moisture and odor — so users don't have to scoop out urine balls all the time; is half the weight of competitive standard clay litters, making it easier to lift and carry, and has a long - lasting light, pleasant fragrance that freshens the air around the litter box.

A five year old laptop is borderline unusable, while my 360 is going strong in its sixth year; as long as PC developers are willing to play ball with sensible system requirements, a SteamOS box should last just as long.