Sentences with phrase «on and off the ball»

, get a performance, be good on and off the ball and see where it takes us.

Despite being out for seven - eight weeks, the playmaker has been a fantastic player to watch on and off the ball.

He's come up against class strikers week in week out, all whom offer completely different qualities on and off the ball.

Of course they are told what position they will be playing and what their duties on and off the ball might be.

They guy was bad on and off the ball.

But it's hard to drop him because of his work rate on and off the ball, and the goal threat he gives us from midfield.

Their reactions to on and off ball situations will determine the outcome of the match.

He can be a threat on and off the ball and wouldn't be tasked with creating too much of his own offense as a member of the Warriors.

Direct running at defenders, a threat on the counter, and a good amount of running for the team on and off the ball during the 25 minutes he was on the pitch.

Due to his speed across the ground, long legs and strength on and off the ball, smaller midfielders often don't stand a chance.

However, still not effective enough as he needs to do more on and off the ball.

We have no structure, discipline, players look terrified on and off the ball, we play ourselves into trouble, there doesn't look to be any talking that goes on.

The Chilean has displaced Olivier Giroud as our favoured striker this term, highlighting his ability on and off the ball, and his goalscoring threat is much stronger than that of Ozil.

22 - year old Luke Shaw, despite his obvious talent on and off the ball — has not been able to nail down the left - back position in the first team squad that is currently occupied by a 32 - year old Ashley Young who is enjoying a career revival at Old Trafford.

He combined well with the likes of Mane and Firmino, passed the ball brilliantly, has a fantastic cross and makes incisive, intelligent runs on and off the ball.

The only good things to come out of that match was that Bielik looked good coming on and Campbell works really hard on and off the ball with plenty of tackles as well so he should be able to provide decent backup with all these new injuries.

It has to be Ander Herrera... intelligent on and off the ball... he's got the passion and the guts... and he's not afraid of doing what's necessary to win games sometimes and more importantly committed to the cause.

Question marks could be raised about his celebrations, but as for his impact on the game, it's a fair argument to suggest that he deserves a place in the team of the week as he was crucial on and off the ball for Jose Mourinho's men at the weekend with his energy, determination, movement and clinical finishing.

His intangibles and ability to play on and off the ball are appealing, though he may have challenges defensively at the NBA level.

Sané is strong on and off the ball and standing 6ft 4ins it's little surprise he is rarely beaten in the air.

There is a lot of doubt surrounding Walcott's ability to play as a striker, because even though he has shown that he has the pace desired from a frontman, as well as a striker's finishing ability in him, his inconsistency and weak physicality on and off the ball means that he can be easily lost during games, especially against the tougher oppositions.

The 20 - year - old has bagged 15 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions, while his youthful exuberance, energy and passion for the club is evident whenever he takes to the pitch with his tireless effort on and off the ball.

than you would have both flanks bombing forward on and off the ball along with jack or aaron dribbling or running down the middle.

Exactly, Coquelin was arguably MOTM in his recent performances and has showed a level of maturity on and off the ball that has frankly stunned me (in a good way).

He wasn't able to get into the final third and cause problems for the opposition with his passing and moving on and off the ball to create opportunities, where Hughes is at his best.

Cazorla's passing, techniques and INTELLIGENCE on and off the ball very well complements Coquelin's aggressiveness, athleticism and WILLINGNESS to defend for the team.

Giroud is not the answer, you need pace, skill to benifit Ozils touch, mabey when Wilshire gets in you will appreciate Ozil more as he has skill and pace on and off the ball.

He's the type of pleyer I thought wilshere would progress into, both quite aggressive on and off the ball with good close dribbling and passing range.

He's good with positioning, very aware of surroundings, calm on and off the ball and good with his feet, however, he goes aggressively into tackles and attacks the high balls.

Relentless on and off the ball from them this afternoon.

Comfortable on and off the ball, Süle has been a revelation at Hoffenheim since making his debut in 2013, and has played every single minute of Bundesliga action in 2015/16.

Jesse Lingard is a great performer, showing his class on and off the ball.

With McTominay behind him, Redmond didn't appear to have much of an actual role in the side and would likely have been one of the player's manager Warren Joyce was referring to when he said after the match that they looked like a group of individuals thrown together with no plan on and off the ball.

But my question remains — would Aquilani have the pace and energy on and off the ball to cope in the Premiership?

The Frenchman is still being classed as a waste of money by the ABU's yet he has been playing consistently for weeks now, putting another match into United's grasp with his decent display on and off the ball.

What's particularly interesting to note in todays game is D'Ambrosio's positioning on and off the ball.

Messi will typically steal the headlines but Neymar's brilliance on and off the ball is clear to all fans of Barcelona.

Arsenal lost their discipline on and off the ball in the second half, losing shape in possession and out of possession, committing a lot of unnecessary fouls, and earning several yellow cards.

His positioning, ability on and off the ball and his pace caused problems for Real Salt Lake, which will give him the confidence early on in the pre-season tour ahead of the big matches against Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Especially for a team like Arsenal who so heavily depend on fluid movement on and off the ball, a deeper understanding of you teammates is a priority.

Say what you like about them, Ox will come good and no one in the squad works harder on and off the ball than Ramsey.

22 - year old Luke Shaw, despite his obvious talent on and off the ball - has not been able to nail down the left - back position in the first team squad that is currently occupied by a 32 - year old Ashley Young who is enjoying...

He makes some strong runs on and off the ball, causing all kinds of trouble for defences.

Jeff Reine - Adelaide was today named in Arsenal's first pre-season match agains Lens and made some impressive moves and decisions both on and off the ball for the duration of the game.

His intangibles and ability to play on and off the ball are appealing, and he'd give the Nets another piece to play with in the backcourt.

But one interesting factor has been Tottenham's rise from top - four challengers to true title contenders who are excellent to watch on and off the ball.