Sentences with phrase «of quality on the ball»

Long - term questions linger over the futures of Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany due to the former's lack of quality on the ball (at least in comparison to the goalkeepers Guardiola has previously worked with) and the latter's woeful injury record.

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While Antonio Conte will hope to see him use his physicality and technical quality to hold up the ball and link play up while also bagging goals himself, Giroud was the provider on this occasion as his deft flick allowed Hazard to break free in front of goal to put Chelsea ahead.

On top of Debuchy not being ready yet, Bellerin has pace, quality on the ball and is SpanisOn top of Debuchy not being ready yet, Bellerin has pace, quality on the ball and is Spanison the ball and is Spanish.

Wud put arteta in Xl with le coq, Ramsey, Sanchez and santi, with ozil coming on as sub or roaring with any of the others, put swap arteta with theo once his back to full match fitness (been a little off every time his played) I always feel better wen Ramsey plays, offers something different and aterta us just arsenal quality, versitile and can pass the ball don't need to argue for Sanchez le coq or santi and I think ozil will get plenty of games anyway

Against slow mid table teams where we get so much space and time on the ball he looks fine, but when it matters in games of equal or better quality he never shows up.

«Sometimes when a team go through a difficult stretch, it's easy to slip a little in your reactions or your closing down, or when you're on the ball it can be your movement or the quality of your passing.

«He took advantage of the mistakes they made but he's also got a super quality — he's quickly on your feet which is why he wins many balls that normal players don't.

The confidence on the ball, the slickness and speed of their passing, their work rate all over the pitch, the quality of both of Silva's goals.

Although he has been dropped to the bench in recent games, the Spaniard has looked a class act in many of United's games this season, giving them the composure and quality on the ball that they've needed for so long in midfield.

With two assists in a thrilling game, David Silva was instrumental for Manchester City as they took all three points in a tricky encounter against Hull City at the KC Stadium, showing all the class and quality on the ball that has made him one of Europe's best playmakers for the last few years.

Aside from the goal though, he's been one of, if not the best, players on the pitch in the last two games, as his all - round technical quality on the ball is making a huge different for Fernando Santos and his men, and he looks like he is going to relish playing a pivotal role in Guardiola's side next season and beyond.

«We have some quality players so the basis of our play is to keep the ball, maintain possession for long periods and get into the opposition half by playing the ball around — that's what we try to do,» Nacho said on Arsenal.com.

The only Spurs player to show consistent quality on the ball — rarely giving it away in the heat of the midfield battle.

All of Anderson Talisca's qualities were on display last night, and he showed flashes of brilliance, but his goal was all too easy, as he made a clever run off the back of the defence at a corner before sweeping the bouncing ball into the net.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

The French midfielder said, «His quality on the ball, his range of passing, passing the ball from deep [is great].

Well sead looks like the real deal.Physically strong, mentally tough, good control and quality on the ball and above all a FIGHTER.Let us hope that this performance yesterday was just a sign of things to come and that he will continue to give these kind of performances on a consistent basis coz we desperately need everyone to step up in order to win the epl.

After that it depends a lot on if we dominate the game and the quality of the balls we get.

Sanchez just keeps losing the ball, I mean he loses the ball too often and he tries to do too much with the ball instead of making a decent pass, when it works out it is quality but when it doesn't it just disgusts me, I am not taking anything from his performance today, but he is our best player on the pitch, its high time he started acting like it... and Rosicky for MOTM

I Think he is the only true striker arsenal has and he was not used to the best of the abilities, meaning arsenal did not use true wide players who could cross the ball on a dime, he would have had a far higher goals to game ratio, he would be a terrible lost and not easily replaceable, base on his many qualities (i actually sound like Wenger).

But for sure underinvestment doesn't deliver especially if u want to compete on two big fronts... Bellerin is the first of our young players to come through in quite some time lots of expectation in last 6 years but can't think of a real quality player from the academy... Wilshere might if injuries hadn't prevented... Spurs now looking better on that front Attitude is key I agree totally... love the way Leicester hunt down ball in packs and break with 3 or even 4 players moving at speed...

mates its time we say hard truths and stand by them.we want arsenal to win the title not arsen so spending is not an issue.this season we hve seen how our squad is of average quality only three or four world class players.is wenger the man to take us the next level.someone who drops joel and picks Walcott who is currently playing like an amateur.our midfield is shocking we keep passing the ball backwards till we concede is when we st art shifting gears.we need more urgency from both the players and manager.play the same way everyweek and expect a win.its time arsenal moves on we need new man at the helm to lead the club.

He has improved on the quality of his finishing as well and let's not forget that he's surrounded by players who can contribute, who can create crosses, give final balls and then feed your strikers with quality.

Our team is out of balance in a major way, too heavy on midfield players who like the ball on their foot and dribble in the middle of the park and too light on true dominant box to box midfield leaders and too light on attacking goals scoring wide players and void of a top quality striker.

Santi was terrible and Ramsey passed back and lost the ball with his usual aplomb... Sick of the idiot ozil comments on this site... The guy oozes quality even on his off days... Three points a relief (and undeserved) April could be a hard month

He and Theo on the same side of the technical ability and quality final ball of one player.

That's why he maybe has to stay on his feet more or improve the quality of his tackling, because you want the right commitment and you want the right level of winning the ball

Now while you could say that Bayern's passing style and quality may not have given us a lot of choice but the report goes on to prove that this reduced insistence on possession is a plan, or plan B if you will, because it contains a table of the ten games we have won under the prof with the lowest percentage of the ball.

On Man Utd, there was this this team who had good quality of ball possession, but they don't score.

While I am no manager, I'd seek a strong defensive midfielder in the summer to partner Wilshere or Rambo, replace Cech with a ball playing goalkeeper of significant quality and consider replacing Bellerin on the right of our defence.

My reasoning is that the Vikings need some real difference makers in the trenches on both sides of the ball (OG / C / DT / OT), and most mocks I've seen show most of the «starter quality» are gone by the third round, certainly by the fourth.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Meanwhile, Alexis Sanchez was in and out of the game in the first half but he really turned it on after the half - time interval as Brighton couldn't deal with his movement and quality on the ball.

Hes a jedi but i agree we need cazorla back or player like him or rosicky or song and coquin wasnt song who can still play with the passing of the other players in the team xhaka is usually good on ball but so bad off of it hes been a bust so far we almost need the french connection again they have quality players we could use but honestly i think auba will be more effective on flank pnce we get laca back it takes alot of strength to play up front in the premier league it takes two years to rebuild in pl at least bit we have had two rough years and not nearly as rough as chelseas or man u or Liverpool or well this is as big as totteham will be before we make them drop down again and oh do nt forget man city either lets remember our history

Lacked a bit of his usual quality on the ball but his low cross found Oscar for the opener and marshalled his flank well.

In the clip — which shows Memphis showboating with United wonderkid Josh Harrop — the former PSV Eindhoven star is seen demonstrating some of his remarkable footwork, his agility on the ball and his excellent quality of invention.

Linked with a # 37m move to Liverpool from Serie A giants AS Roma, Miralem Pjanic has the quality on the ball and range of passing to be a fine replacement for what Gerrard brought to the Liverpool team.

Overall, Wenger's system is heavily reliant on quality passing, and technical ability, especially in central midfield when one doesn't get a lot of time on the ball.

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 enough.

The league has yried that but liverpool even us with coqueluin in and liverpool won pace and pressure and if we add pass on flanks wilshere can be a release valve with his quick feet and first 10 yards of pace a lay off to ozil for a quality ball and pace will close them down and stretch them out

Wilshere needs another manager to improve... I have a lot of time for him but he stands around too much waiting for ball whereas before he used to hunt for the ball... but whatever happens we are 6 players short of a quality team... years of penny pinching and over indulging crap players by a clueless manager who is a legend in his own mind... people go on about guardiolas spending in the summer but the team we are now watching play the best football in epl history only has 2 new additions from last year Emerson and walker... I guess mendy would start if fit... we have 2 new players too but we are further behind than ever!!

The 19 year old has showed his quality of passing on the ball and midfield creativity, features that he has also shown for both the Arsenal first team and the Under 21's.

It's clear that sterling is already a better player for England because his first touch, movement off ball and dribbling are superior... Best let the ox who is work in progress be given a starting chance... Whippets can be brought on in last 20 minutes when defences are tired... But should sell him in January as part of package to bring in reus or player of real quality

A player will not change our fortunes — we have enough quality in the team if the manager does not force people to play out of their positions and if the players do their job — Next match Arsenal should just focus on shutting shop at Liverpool and go for a cleansheet — the midfield needs to be told to focus on disrupting more and just give the ball to ozil / Sanchez — just sit back and stop attacks.

Injuries have held the international back at Liverpool in recent years, but he had previously been one of the team's most important players, combining strong defensive ability with high work rate and quality on the ball.

decent but just not enough creativity in the middle of the park... elneny passes the ball backwards more than ramsey... xhaka does not move ball on quickly enough... iwobi fine but ox and bellerin looked very poor so still the same issue... quality midfield ballplayer and attacking options still needed

Quality is not all about goals or stats you know.If it was a lot of Arsenal players would have been sold and many players would not even be regarded.People need to look at the bigger picture.He scored 16 goals last two season as the starting CF.You and I know that based on the chances he gets he should've been doing better.The guy is not even a clinical player from what we watch yet people will always deny that fact.The only case people make up for Giroud is his goals.They can't even talk about his quality on the ball and others because it's non existent.He was part of the reason why Arsenal couldn't win the trophy in 15/16 season.It's a shame we are compromising and refuse to state things the way they are.Even if Giroud scores 40 goals in the EPL qualoty wise he's still aQuality is not all about goals or stats you know.If it was a lot of Arsenal players would have been sold and many players would not even be regarded.People need to look at the bigger picture.He scored 16 goals last two season as the starting CF.You and I know that based on the chances he gets he should've been doing better.The guy is not even a clinical player from what we watch yet people will always deny that fact.The only case people make up for Giroud is his goals.They can't even talk about his quality on the ball and others because it's non existent.He was part of the reason why Arsenal couldn't win the trophy in 15/16 season.It's a shame we are compromising and refuse to state things the way they are.Even if Giroud scores 40 goals in the EPL qualoty wise he's still aquality on the ball and others because it's non existent.He was part of the reason why Arsenal couldn't win the trophy in 15/16 season.It's a shame we are compromising and refuse to state things the way they are.Even if Giroud scores 40 goals in the EPL qualoty wise he's still average.

More often than not, the player without the ball has the advantage of moving more freely than the player with the ball and obviously it depends on the quality of the players involved.?

you people are genuinely clueless... he had the highest pass rate of any arsenal player including a couple of ozil quality... he is the only central player we have who can open up play from the middle... he holds on to ball too long sometimes in part because his support is from donkeys like ramsey and walcott

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