Sentences with phrase «midfielder tracks the run»

The 1st goal, Nzonzi runs into the space behind Gibbs, no midfielder tracks the run.

Not exact matches

his weaknesses are his ability to defend — can't tackle, badly positioned, doesn't track runners, always breaks forward on runs and leaves gaping chasms in midfield that Xhaka can't cover alone, all of which makes him a bad central midfielder..

And then we have Aaron Ramsey... who right now looks like our best midfielder... makes good runs into box, goal threat, but also loses possession and doesn't track back to defend.....

But it's a midfielder who needs to track that run, not Koscielny's job to cover two players over 3 - 4 yards in a split - second...

Let's not get carried away and think Wenger has learned his lessons he has not overnight become a tactical genius he was forced to play that way when ozil was not fit to play had he been available he would definitely played and then would have same defensive problems as before with midfield over run and ozil not tracking back to help so probably would have been beaten!!

The other good thing about Le Coq is he's not frightened to shout instructions at his defensive and midfield team - mates to track back, cover runs, make tackles.

A quality Striker such as Podolski does not need to back track and defend, he must challenge the Defenders and wait for counterattacks, a striker role is to sprint from midfield to goal, is not running all over the pitch as I see GIROUD and WELBECK, defending posts against corners, no wonder at the 60th minute they disappear, you need strong legs to score....

It does not change the fact that he can not run, can not track a direct opponent (requirement for all midfielders), can not tackle, gives the ball away in dangerous areas, does not have very good stamina and is a physical coward.

Walcott who still after 10 years in the league can't hold a run without been offside and the miracle of midfield Xhaka / Ramsey / Wilshere who can't track an opponent.

I keep reading comment after comment from 98 % of Gooners on here saying how some players are not good at tracking back or defending so they should be moved into midfield where you have Ramsey, Flamini and Arteta to do all the running and grafting for them.

We need a young keeper to eventually replace cech (donnuramma, lafont fom toulouse or butland if we can't get those two) we also must have a creative midfield player to replace cazorla (naby Keita, rabiot) a hard tackler to break up the play (idriss gueye, nzonzi) and a striker lacazette / aubameyang / belotti... keep him at all costs but if Sanchez leaves costa, dembele from Dortmund, or mpabbe but I don't think that he's feasible, not mahrez too lazy for me if Alexis is leaving I want a world class player to replace our superstar who runs everywhere and never stops fighting for the ball not a one season wonder who's gonna leave every two years for the African cup and never tracks back.

The progression for O'Keeffe was a natural transition from constant running as a soccer midfielder to the more peaceful distance running on the track and trails.

He now tracks back, runs faster and tackles harder in midfield, similar to the role that Di Maria played at the Bernabeu last season.

Matip and Klavan were struggling marking both Agüero and Jesus, whilst a bank of three midfielders ahead of them should provide protection and the capacity to track runs into the half spaces.

They regularly got beyond their Reading counterparts and the visiting attacking midfielders did not look like they wanted to track the pair's runs.

Adrian I guess there is afraid that Santi and Rambo at the heart of midfield would be a little lightweight, Ox has engine to track back, Santi is running on fumes, would potentially switch TR7 into the midfield with Rambo but on a booking already again risky.

Kenedy swung a low delivery into the penalty area that Milivojevic missed and when Martin Kelly failed to track Diame's run, the Senegal midfielder was free to finish from close range.

A minute later, however, he lost a vertical run from the center midfield — tracking middle runs has been a problem for the Sounders.

They're constantly being sucked in to midfield when there's already ample cover and the centre backs track every single run in behind from the strikers.