Sentences with phrase «natural ability on the ball»
Barkley's physicality, speed and natural ability on the ball is comparable to only one other English player: Paul Gascoigne.
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The OXs natural abilities really suites the RWB role and that will help him hide his main shortcoming which is his lousy final ball, until a time when he sorts that out and he can then advance to the right of the attack which is his second best position at the moment — Just like Gareth Bale did at Tottenham but on the left side of the pitch.
The other thing is that although Gotze could play on the wing for Arsenal like he has done occasionally for his national side, he isn't a natural winger in the sense that he is more direct with build up play, passing and the ball at his feet, rather than the pace, ability to beat a player and to put crosses in as you'd expect from a «real» winger.