Sentences with phrase «more time on the ball»

Not all of those runs directly result in chance creation but even when they don't, the opposing team is forced further back to allow other players more time on the ball.

The wide spaces give you a little more time on the ball and the emphasis is very much on football, not tricks.

«But he's pushing everything further forward, he's heading balls down and people like Ozil get more time on the ball.»

Constantly wanted more time on the ball than Liverpool were prepared to afford him.

We played chelsea and for more period of the game than us, they had us pinned in around the 18 yard box, and had more time on the ball in those dangerous areas than us.

we need him to realise he is better in the deep lying role similar to le coq, england play him there and he was able to spend a bit more time on the ball allowing him to play brilliant passes such as the ox goal vs scotland If he could make the permanent switch to the deep lying midfield role it would benefit arsenal and england he could also make cameos off the bench in attacking roles like he did in the FA cup final

1) The low pressure and weak physicality of the spanish league meant that ozil was able to glide past challenges and had much more time on the ball to pick his pass.

Don't think FC had a huge amount of defensive work to do and accordingly he was actually able to spend more time on the ball than normal showing a bit more of his playing ability.

He should, therefore, be tailor - made for the Premier League, with more time on the ball and the promise of a greater calibre of team - mate arriving during the summer transfer window allowing him to scale even greater heights and earn even more plaudits.

After some time Messi got frustrated and came deeper in search of more time on the ball.

Having Martial and Lingard out wide to provide pace and stretch Stoke's defence allowed Mata and Rooney more time on the ball and one can only hope Van Gaal will not revert to type in the future.

When he first came he probably thought he'd get more time on the ball but he quickly had to realise that you don't get it in the Premier League.

After he's won the ball it always seems to be that he thinks he has more time on the ball than he actually has and so gets tackled.

Ramsey is a # 8 matching him with the other teams # 8 because it give him more time on the ball and the freedom to make runs unmarked.

«At Arsenal You have more time on the ball; midfielders, especially those who move between the lines, have more space.

Take an example, Chelsea also hide their key play maker (fabregas) behind a line of willian, Oscar and hazard.this is to give him more time on the ball.

He has more time on the ball and as such his technical deficiencies become more exposed as he tries to be constructive, much the same as Stones at Man City.

Luiz has always been one of the best passers in the world — regardless of position — and the new system gave him more time on the ball and more defensive support.

«I feel comfortable there [in a central attacking role] because I get more time on the ball.

Domestically Berezutskiy is used to more time on the ball, and his long range passing is normally a useful feature of CSKA's play, so if he can provide an added option in possession like he has shown he can, the likes of Smolov and Kokorin can benefit from the counter attacks that come from Berezutskiy's balls forward.