Sentences with phrase «middle of the pitch»

if a player gets frustrated and fed up, he goes, rather it's Sanchez, Théo, the OX or Wilshere... As soon as Jurgen Klopp speaks to him, it be over with; that dude his really putting fire into players and have them on their toes, running, fighting as loud and crazy he is on side line... He will fit their play and bring something miss since courtinho left, bit of magig in middle of the pitch..

Ozil spent more time at middle of pitch when wilshere was not present in villa and galatasaray game.

I certainly thought that the congested middle of the pitch against Liverpool would have meant that the England forward was an ideal man to bring in, but then again he has not exactly changed the games when coming on as a sub so far.

Wengers failure to address the necessity of a ball winning, middle of the pitch enforcer has plagued Arsenal year after year after freaking year.

Passes by half: 1st half passing heavily concentrated in middle of the pitch and in a line level with left hand side of 6 yard box downwards

Against Reading he was terrible and left the middle of the pitch too much.

For Arsenal, the tempo has to be very high and passes in the middle of the pitch has to be very quick and incisive.

It means controlling the middle of the pitch with Sead.

I remember him defending staunchly against Hazard in our 3 - 0 win against Chelsea, and although he isn't the best in the middle of the pitch he's dangerous near the opponent's 18 - yard box.

Possession is a misleading indicator of dominance, especially when all we do is pass the ball around the middle of the pitch and the perimeter of the box.

I remember the Chelsea game, they (Chelsea) did not look threatening or comfortable in the middle of the pitch until Coquelin got injured.

He quietly reflected then Adam, Vieira would knock heads in te middle of the pitch

Cazorla himself appears to be very happy in his new position as well and perhaps that is because of the extra defensive strength and protection that the breakthrough of the brilliant Francis Coquelin has given him in the middle of the pitch.

Both were physical bullies and bossed the middle of the pitch.

Arsenal could easily slot Ramsey into the # 10 roll and partner Xhaka and El Neny in the middle of the pitch.

I don't understand why he constantly plays long balls down the middle of the pitch (maybe he's been told to try to pick out Altidore?)

Controlling the game from the middle of the pitch, Stewart played 60 short passes and 8 long balls, more than anyone else in the game.

Wenger did no play in the middle of the pitch, Ramsay did, and he thought he was a # 10 today.

We saw during the Euro 2016 tournament this summer that our new signing had a good football brain and the ability to control a game and set the tempo with his passing from the middle of the pitch.

Imagine Vidal and Kante in the middle of the pitch instead of Elneny and Xhaka.

When our player got the ball in the middle of the pitch, they immediately fall back deep and deny all our pacy runner space at the back to operate.

Fred and Seri would add more physicality and real energy in the middle of the pitch, while Jorginho has shown he can dictate the tempo of games and boss things with possession for Napoli.

We are a one trick pony attacking, 100 passes in the middle of the pitch before losing possession.

Should have absolutely dominated the middle of the pitch.

There is a huge gap in the middle of the pitch and it looked like the gateway to heaven for Liverpool.

but we have Cazorla and Rambo for the middle of the pitch, with Ox groomed to play there long - term.

Abandon your defensive work and leave him isolated and overrun in the middle of the pitch.

More senior midfield figures like Paulinho, Etienne Capoue and Benjamin Stambouli have played their part at various points but Spurs lack a dominant, streetwise figure in the middle of the pitch who is capable of taking the pressure off Mason and Bentaleb.

You've got a guy here who was so paramount to Chelsea along with [N'Golo] Kante in the middle of the pitch, winning the championship for Chelsea the year before and all of a sudden you've sold him to one of or the biggest rival we have.»

The two players could interchange the DM and CM roles and make it hard for opponents to do much in the middle of the pitch.

However, it doesn't look as though the work in the transfer market is done for Villa, with Di Matteo now prioritising his midfield as he looks to add some steel and presence in the middle of the pitch.

It would also reduce the chance of use being cought on the counter through the middle of the pitch.

The Daily Express claims that Chelsea are one of several clubs to have identified the teenager as a summer target, with the west London outfit preparing to add more youth to the ranks and competition for places in the middle of the pitch.

Ask Walcott what he will do when Ospina lofts a goal kick in the middle of the pitch.

Jack would've just dribbled into the middle of the pitch and lost the ball.

Used in the middle of the pitch, Sead will make Xhaka's defensive duties easier, allowing for the passing game to get even better.

Ozil santi Coq sanchez rambo all outstanding in the middle of the pitch.

And Chelsea won most of the 50/50 balls in the middle of the pitch.

Who the hell picks ozil and tells the midfielders to keep dropping deep without applying pressure on the ball in the middle of the pitch (Ozil doesn't give a rats arse to move and Bayern are too good to let them just walk through the middle of the ground for the whole game)?

To play in the middle of the pitch you need to be good on the ball.

Not sure if CC21 is the answer in the middle of the pitch but I know I wan na give it a try.

i think we should revert back to a 4411 or maybe a diamond formation until le coq gets back, it would make us more compact in the middle of the pitch as a team.

The 18 - year - old has been dubbed as the «new Michael Essien» by some due to his powerful displays in the middle of the pitch.

Who the hell picks ozil and tells the midfielders to keep dropping deep without applying pressure on the ball in the middle of the pitch?