Sentences with phrase «long diagonal pass»

At Ajax he had a penchant for a long diagonal pass when looking to force the play and he's also brought that to Spurs.

He also tries one long diagonal pass that is unsuccessful, but also shows his versatility to get forward and attempt three crosses.

Sitting comfortably at the centre of the three - man defence, Luiz would drop slightly deeper where he would have the space to play long diagonal passes to the wide wingbacks.

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It's annoying though when I watch him and he tries all those diagonal long passes he doesn't have and ends up wasting them.

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.

Gifted with a supreme passing ability and a tendency to play swift, long, diagonal balls (as shown in the Squawka diagram below), Xhaka's playmaking style is perfectly suited to the quick, counterattacking prowess of the Swiss front three.

Sakho also looked to initiate attacks whenever possible with quick balls by - passing the midfield or by using the long diagonal ball to Clyne.

When on the ball, Henderson has an admirable passing range, much like his position demands, and can either play a long diagonal ball to the wingers, or look to create linear options closer by.

improving fast penetration into the final third via long splitting passes between midfield lines and diagonal through - balls in central areas, and,

As you can see, Dzeko connected with The Predator six times, two thirds of which were long, diagonal passes meant to spring Gervinho down the right flank.

Gross was on fire just three minutes into the second half too when he drove forward after a pass from Tomer Hemed and scored from long range with a neat diagonal finish.

While he may have completed 91 % of passes, more often looking to play it smart rather than going for the eye - catching Hollywood balls to switch the play or ping a long diagonal out to the corners that look impressive but rarely have the pace to open up defences, his defensive work was less compelling.

Short, long, defence - splitting or diagonal, he crafted and stretched play once again with his passing range, even if his influence diminished after the interval - and he shanked a couple of efforts well wide.

Since his first season in Germany, Xhaka's average pass accuracy rate has not dipped below 85 % and while he generally keeps things simple when it comes to distribution, he does have a penchant for spraying long - distance diagonal passes from his left central midfield pocket across the pitch.