Sentences with phrase «one's reading of the game»

Good reading of the game is an essential part of it.

On a technical level he is as assured as he is with reading of the game.

In his few appearances he's shown an excellent reading of the game that makes much of what he does look simple.

Both ball playing central defenders, happy to bring the ball out, not afraid of a tackle, with top class reading of the game.

Has the lot just lacks reading of the game sometimes, still very young.

Is he the influential captain we so evidently missed during the winter months last season or is he the struggling defender whose reading of the game and positioning leaves something to be desired?

With three goals already for club and country his influence is best seen is his majestic passing and clever reading of the game.

His leadership quality, good reading of the game and pace of the other 2 will compensate for his lack of pace.

Poor reading of the game as Welbeck should have come in earlier to provide height for route 1 as the Plan B when we clearly couldn't string three passes together.

He has learned to channel better his aggressiveness and combine that with his outstanding athleticism and improved reading of the game.

We have matured and developed into a team which nobody will look forward to playing and i believe Artetas reading of the game along with his vision and maturity is going to do just fine.

Djourou's reading of the game needs to improve though.

Speaking of his quality, scouting reports highlight aerial power and reading of the game as strengths, while he plays for a Valencia team often on the front foot.

Not only was Koscielny superb in the air against Newcastle, his tracking of runners and reading of the game allowed us to operate without too much fear of a counter-attack.

With excellent physical strength and agility to go with a great reading of the game and a good range of passing, I believe the Frenchman has everything needed to play there and can also be very effective making forward runs from the middle of the park.

We may feel that Mertesacker is slower than Gabriel, but his excellent reading of the game makes for a great partnership with Koscielny and they have served us wonferfully for the last few years.

Stamina, tracking, timing, anticipation and reading of the game go a lot further when defending.

Typical of the Spain international, he frustrated Diego Simeone's side with his intelligent reading of the game.

With the pace and trickery of Raheem Sterling and Phillipe Coutinho to deal with, I hope that the boss is right to opt for our giant German's Premier League experience and reading of the game over the pace and tigerish defending of our January transfer signing.

The stature and aerial prowess of the German combined with his experience and reading of the game seemed to perfectly complement the pace, aggression and front foot defending of the Frenchman.

Everyone knows he lacks pace and for the most part makes up for it with brilliant reading of the game and timing of his challenges but when he IS beaten by a ball that goes over his head, he doesn't even put in the effort to sprint back, he just accepts defeat / relies on others to bail him out.

He'd be a good signing for any top club, free or otherwise, as long that club can accept he does have an at times rather poor reading of the game defensively and lacks truly elite technique and agility.

The Dutchman has a superb reading of the game and fits in with the manager's ideal of a ball - playing centre half.

He stands out for his technical ability and his unsurpassed reading of the game

He does not look ready for the games in the Premier League and is completely outwitted by opposition midfielders, only to be saved mostly by N'Golo Kante's careful reading of the game.

Completed 6 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 5 clearances in what was a decent defensive performance, and showed good reading of the game whilst Skrtel was off the pitch receiving treatment.

Along with an astute reading of the game and a tenacious attitude, Kanté's incredible energy sees him reclaim loose possession constantly.

Tomori's versatility and impressive reading of the game could see him involved with the first - team next season, especially if injuries strike to senior players.

Grim Fandango Anniversary Event In honor of Grim Fandango's 20th anniversary, Double Fine is bringing together the original cast and a full orchestra to do a live read of the game's script.

Dead Island isn't the best game series out there but it's better than this empty, linear, clunky, ugly, cheap, dumb, glitchy (well, glitchier) piece of dogshit, and that's the most accurate review you will ever read of this game.

Back to Arteta, i can remember games were he looked very accomplished and had excellent reading of the game, versus the games paciest yeah for sure sometimes he struggled, but who does nt against the quickest.

He also made a few key tackles and interceptions and seems to have a great reading of the game and even though his position was the deep lying midfielder, Xhaka still made the joint most key passes of any player with three.

Has a lack of pace, but his experience and reading of the game makes up for that and will be a much calmer partner than the varied Mangala.

But for the last two seasons or so it has been the combination of the Frenchman's abilities of aggression, pace and playing on the front foot alongside the calmness, aerial ability, and reading of the game that his usual partner at the heart of defence Per Mertesacker has, that has given Arsenal a much more solid platform at the back.

He always puts us under pressure due to his poor tackling, poor position and reading of the game..

Wenger was stupid in his Reading of this game, he should know better.

He still needs to work on his reading of the game a bit, got turned too easily a couple times.

Cech is however, in his reading of the game, natural attributes, and decision making is not just superior but tried and tested which is verified by his champions league medal and premier league titles.

He lacks in athletic ability to make a top level defender (can get bullied off the ball by a stronger striker), but he's a very smart player, so his positioning and reading of the game is excellent.

While naturally talented, he is primarily a shot - stopper and very poor at the reading of the game.

Szczesny can develop into a great keeper and hopefully Cech will be able to improve his reading of the game by increasing his knowledge, however he is far to inconsistent and makes basic mistakes to even compete for 1st choice at the moment.

Yet to be seen how he can shield the back 4 as a DM but indications would suggest that he could do a good job against the mid / lower table sides (physical strength, read of the game, tackles, interceptions, distribution, composure... all seem pretty good)

Nevertheless, Luciano Spalletti will hope to keep hold of his star defensive ace if possible, with Manolas undoubtedly establishing himself as one of the best in his position in Serie A with his strength, speed and reading of the game all making him a stand - out player.

His reading of the game — highlighted in his average of 2.7 interceptions per UCL game — could have made the difference in halting Barca's attacking trio.

Even though he doesn't have enough pace as we would have loved, he compensates for his lack of pace with his good reading of the game to know when to make last ditch tackles and timely interceptions....

Terry's experience showed with his reading of the game, yet Mourinho will need a better performance at Stamford Bridge.

He is more of a reader of a game that creates chances by his impeccable passing and reading of the game.