Another of the quality Aubameyang provides which proves him asset for Arsenal is his movement off the ball which misleads the defender leading directly to creativity
around opposition penalty area.
Hazard loves to pick up the ball on the left wing, and drive through the midfield into
the opposition penalty area.
You have to get CLOSE ENOUGH to
the opposition penalty area to get those kinds of luck.
Sorry for continually being ignorant and missing the point («your» point to be precise)-- but playing one - twos with Alexis in
the opposition penalty area in the Copa and being deployed at the head of Juve's midfield diamond is not convincing me that his coaches / managers see his best position as a disciplined holding midfield player.
The Belgium international went missing, not having a touch in
the opposition penalty area until the 78th minute — and that was a pretty botched first touch that saw a chance go astray as well.
Lukaku had just one shot today and no touches in
the opposition penalty area — alarming numbers that will give Chelsea fans even more reason to gloat.
Him and Ramsay only think about attacking, just do your role and let the front four do their roles, the reasons as to why we always get counter attacks is because jack and Ramsay are always in
the oppositions penalty area leaving the defensive midfielder alone against 4 guys, let them move when its necessary
He spends more time outside and away from
the opposition penalty area than inside..
Real Sociedad's used the player more in an attacking role — emphasised by the 74 touches he's taken in
the opposition penalty area this season — and while it leaves him exposed at times when it comes to defending, his pace can get him out of trouble.
Perhaps the most eye - catching thing about Coleman's performances for the Goodison Park outfit this season was how often he found himself in a goal - scoring position in
the opposition penalty area.
Scott Sinclair, who has so often been the spark for the hosts, once again turned provider as he jinked his way past challenges in
the opposition penalty area before laying the assist for his teammate.
We also saw a shift back towards the way that Liverpool had been playing in various matches with the increase in movement and interplay around
the oppositions penalty area that was so successful in recent matches against Leicester City and Hull City.
As a full back, Alves doesn't find himself in
the opposition penalty area many time.
Overall, Tottenham completed more passes than us (370 to 297), but we made more than twice as many (nine to four) as them in
the opposition penalty area.
(A Guardian Chalkboards comparison of their passing statistics highlights the unsurprising fact that Aquilani plays slightly further forward than Lucas and is more involved in Liverpool's approach play around
the opposition penalty area.)
Kouyaté was up near
the opposition penalty area.
Some of our attacking play leading up to
the opposition penalty area has been scintillating.