Sentences with phrase «n't reach the ball»

he was well positioned but could not reach the ball effectively.
There's one play where the Spurs almost stole the ball, but he can't reach the ball, it's like he turned into the Matrix slow - mo special effects.
Have you seen that one play, Spurs was supposed to steal the ball but Pau just can't reach the ball in time.
It's Cech in goal (although Ospina might be better at penalties, he again couldn't reach a ball that ended up hitting the post yesterday.
Grossman is the one I have wanted to upgrade for several years — and that is not so easy to do — playes good outfield (perhaps not reaching every ball Buxton could reach) but doesn't make mistakes, and hits well enough that there just isn't any bench players who do better.

Not exact matches

Boil sugar until temperature reaches the «soft - ball stage» (238 °F), and don't take your eyes off it.
If you don't have a candy thermometer, cook until it reaches soft ball stage.
Add the butter and cream (be careful as the mixture will sizzle and spatter) and continue to cook until the caramel temperature reaches between 250 ° and 260 ° on an instant - read thermometer (this is soft ball stage; if you don't have a thermometer, you can test the caramel by dropping a very small amount into a cup of ice water.
I believe tgere are 3 titke contenders this year Leicester, city and arsenal About Leicester they are doing great but there football depends on counter attacking and few quick passes to reach the ball to mahrez or vardy i don't think they can impress anybody if they faced teams that park the bus like what the teams do with arsenal and also any injury for mahrez or vardy will ruin there season so i don't consider them a real challenge and in an open game we got the best out of them and beat them with 5 goals to 2 so calm down gooners About city they had very impressing start for the season then they were vety baf winning most games by pure luck or last minute goals and they could be beaten easily Arsenal are the best team form we controled most of the games and the losses and draws were by bad referee decisions or bad luck and the 4 points margain with city could have been easily 10 or 12
Wenger feels that his players are doing the right things, up to a point, and that the accuracy of the final ball of the sharpness of the finishing will not stay tantalisingly out of reach for long.
Because he knew he would be able to get by Havenstein, he wasn't shocked by the moment and he was able to calmly reach out, knock the ball out of Goff's hand, pick it up, and run it back 21 yards for a touchdown.
He is not accurate and underthrows many passes a game where the receiver has to slow down or stop the route to reach back to get the ball.
But four of the runners reached when Montero dropped the ball or couldn't handle the pitch.
What if an offensive player fumbles near the goal line, when he's not reaching out and the ball bounces out of the end zone?
James caught the ball around the 1 - yard line, landed on one knee, wasn't touched and reached the ball across the goal line.
We were up 10 in the early 4rth and remember the defense giving the offense the ball back... That was the time in the game when you put your foot on their throats... You play with all the energy and passion in the world and you put the game out of reach with a touchdown or even a field goal... You don't play not to loose, you come out aggressive as hell... Come out 5 wides with grant in the slot or something crazy that theyve never seen the whole game and you shredd their asses... You don't keep it close at that point because Brady will make plays and refs to as well to beat you.
Teaching a guy with that kind of quickness off the ball to blow up his B gap when he sees reach blocks and try to turn any runs back while also giving him the option to slip underneath and make the play shouldn't be all that hard.
However, he can appear uncomfortable with the ball at his feet, and his decision making can be questionable — he's often been seen haring out of his box to reach the ball before a striker, and hasn't always proved successful.
The defender blocked any shot and the second time Giroud saw the ball late but couldn't reach it.
Also he got his hand on the ball i think, just did not reach it fully.
Last year Juan Marichal saw this activity, the plate umpire reaching in a special ball bag at his waist to introduce a special ball to the game, and not being aware of the procedure, Marichal felt that he was the victim of some odd plot, that perhaps the ball he would get from the umpire was going to pop in two and emit smoke as he gripped it for his screwball.
While Zlatan Ibrahimovic was fortunate to see the offside flag go up after missing from a yard out, it didn't take anything away from the delivery which should have been converted before the ball reached the back post.
Disappointment in the pre-season transfer window, followed by rationalizations of why we should give the team and Wenger a chance and not write them off before a ball is kicked in anger, followed by analyzing each set back as «too early to panic» followed by excuses about injuries and referees, followed by anger and disappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its half way point.
«Cech was never likely to reach that ball but he needs to communicate more to his back player and help organise them to make sure the chance doesn't arrive in the first place.
It was ridiculous to be standing in front of Aguero and his reaction to stand there appealing for a foul was pathetic but in my opinion it was technically a foul on him because the replay showed that Aguero looked at Mustafi before the ball reached them, and gave him a firm and sneaky shove from behind which Mustafi could not see coming.
I accept City is run on petro - dollars Chelski on Russian money and Utd is a debt mountain.But to me Wenger AND the Board show no ambition to reach that last step up.Again I accept we run on a business model and operate within our means but tell me why Wenger with his stranglehold on the Club and the entire Board with the exception of Ivan Gazidis licking his balls he doesn't force the issue.Oh but he gets a pay increase with his new contract despite failing to reach the minimum of Champions League
A proven retainer of the ball against top Premier League sides who has reached a level of maturity in which to step up to fight for titles and Champions League knockout rounds and not just Europa league spots.
Ok so Aston Villa were the underdogs but look at the fuss made out of a possible disallowed penalty and free kick outside the area for AV on the BBC, when Ozil was clearly brought down inside the penalty area, but didn't make a fuss about it, got up and carried on, Bellerin was smacked by Agbonlahor with what looked like a forearm smash, or possibly an elbow in head and was down for a while, when the ball was on it's way, but hadn't even reached him and we weren't even allowed a replay by the BBC, let alone a comment on a possible penalty / free kick / yellow card.
But Clayborn wasn't just looking to lay Prescott out on the play, instead reaching in and snatching the ball right out of Prescott's hand.
He goes from being in possession of the ball to having a heavy touch and now he is reaching out or sliding in to win the ball back he just lost (with his QUALITY dribbling into players not around them) YES on very rare occasions he pulls off some flicks and one touch play but NOT constant enounot around them) YES on very rare occasions he pulls off some flicks and one touch play but NOT constant enouNOT constant enough.
By that time, there are still players like Neymar, James, Bale, Pogba and Götze to compete with, and any of them have the same, if not better possibilities to reach the level required to win the ball.
We will be missing carzola couelin wilshire from midfield and welbeck for that period the el neny seems to be on the ball affair if at all true On the attacking front we are blessed with alexi campbel wolcot jerud ozil i do nt think Mr wenger will bring in any attackers but if he does it will show his intent Congratulation for reaching the pole position and my success enrich our new year
Before 1898, a player earned a steal not only in the traditional way but also by taking an extra base on a hit — i.e., reaching third from first on a single — or on an out, a fly ball for instance.
Mason is nowhere near a 3,000 - yard pace at the moment, partially because the Dawgs have been running the ball like crazy, and partially because the foursome listed above hasn't reached full health yet.
Ferguson is one of the country's more unique threats; when he reached the second level of a defense (which he didn't do as frequently as other backs in the conference), he was able to take the ball along way.
In desperation, Peterman, as he was going down, tried to throw the ball away, but it didn't reach the line of scrimmage, he was still in the pocket and there wasn't an eligible receiver in the vicinity.
We couldn't throw balls into the box, because nobody has a chance to reach them, but still we scored a header (tells you something about Olympiacos» defense), but every set piece was almost a goal.
His defensive efforts are particularly heavily criticised, with Ortego arguing that he should be more capable of carrying out defensive work considering he started his career as a full - back, and even alleging that Bale has been given a different defensive position at set - pieces because «he lacked concentration and was too passive, not attacking balls he should have reached
Whilst we may not be in the ball park of Norfolk based local radio, the excitement levels are reaching similar heights.
The ball did not need to reach its target at the far post, as Pope and Long got in a tangle at the near stick with the defender juggling the ball over the line for an own - goal.
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Apart from Giroud the team can not even reach a cross to head a ball; so they don't even try (except for Alexis — but the again he will try anything).
CHANCE: KANE CA N'T QUITE REACH AURIER»S HEADER - 34 mins Lloris was a spectator as we kept knocking the ball around in search of an opening in the first period.
As the match reached it's climax Harry Kane almost squeezed the ball into the net but David de Gea made an improvised save by sitting on the ball, not his greatest save, but it kept a valuable clean sheet.
Koscielny did not have the physique to allow an attacker to back into him and expect to come out with the ball so he would largely base his game upon coming around his opponent from the back and stealing the ball just before it reached the player.
Ramsey's injury seems to have resulted from combination of timing (Ramsey reached the ball a fraction of a second before Shawcross), positioning (the way Ramsey's foot was planted in the ground, and also seemed to be slightly twisted, meant that it couldn't bend to absorb any of the impact) and the size and weight difference between the two players (Shawcross is 6» 5 ″, and solidly built).
If your baby isn't really comfortable on his tummy or doesn't weight shift yet during tummy time, try putting him on his tummy on an exercise ball and slowly zooming him forward to the point where he can reach the play surface.
If your baby is not really comfortable on his tummy or does not weight shift yet during tummy time, try putting him on his tummy on an exercise ball and slowly zooming him forward to the point where he can reach the play surface.
You can help him practice shifting his weight by slowly tilting the ball to the left side (only, like, an inch or two, not a lot) while he reaches with his right.
Watch out, my friend — Obama's got reach (as long as he doesn't roll a gutter ball) and I guarantee that John McCain can take a hit and keep on going.
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