Sentences with phrase «play from the back»

So I for one am pleased that he tries to play from the back when he can.

The ball playing from the back and total possession football they can play in any area of the park is what lets them win.

The fact that we constantly play from the back to a player that can't handle pressure and pressing is just laughable.

The plan before the tournament was to play it from the back twice, then dial it down and play it from the front twice.

As seen in the pre-season friendly against Middlesborough last weekend, Di Matteo's side looked comfortable in possession in the first half and patiently built play from the back while dominating the tempo of the game.

Players like Ramsey, Flamini, Coquelin and even Elneny have a serious inability of starting play from the back and building our game.

Arsenal also plays from the back more and confidently work their way up field with him in the team.

Everyone knows arsenal plays from the back, that we don't shoot, that we like tiki taka passes around defenders, that we're not a threat on the air and we can't defend worth nothing.

«A lot of singles players like to stay back and dictate play from the back line, but you need someone to dominate the net and put pressure on opponents with a more aggressive mindset.»

Firstly, Liverpool played from the back, Secondly Arsenal was very poor at closing them down and thirdly Szczesny kick almost every ball he received long handing possession immediately back to Liverpool.

I would go 2 strikers against Chelsea... Logic behind is that Chelsea play from Back....

He is a scratch golfer who insists on playing from the back tees, needles his opponents and refuses to yield the shortest gim me putt.

A calmness in build - up play from the back saw Elias Kachunga race onto Laurent Depoitre's cultured flick before laying into substitute Rajiv van La Parra, but the Dutchman went down under a challenge from Matt Lowton which referee Christopher Kavanagh adjudged there to have been no contact.

he f» ed himself no doubt but i still miss all the trick plays from back then...

If teams want to play from the back like Chelsea and Manchester city do then YES.

Even the smaller teams are now playing from the back without panicking which the almighty arsenal goalkeeper and defenders can not try without conceding goals by some funny errors.

More importantly, we must press teams that play from the back high up the pitch get quick scores and make the right subs no later the 60 minute

Limit turnovers playing from the back.

The Dutchman was solid defensively for the most part while playing his usual important role in building play from the back for the Red Devils.

I'd be ready to bring Ox in there, for his dribbling quality, if slow playing from the back.

Besiktas played from the back against Arsenal at the emirates we lost control in that match and almost got knockout of the Champions Leage.

For example, we allow stoke to play we did not close them down effectively and effeciently that allow them to have almost 50 % possession in the entire match, Stoke is very good at winning long ball in the air but yet still rather than play from the back Ospina kick most ball long, this allow Stoke a foothold in the game.

«We need to find more solutions as a team playing from the back up to the front and through the whole team.

Once you saw Van Dijk playing it from the back and into our half, unfettered, you knew we had given up trying...

«Are they good enough to play from the back all the time?

«He is physically strong and he is very good playing from back (to goal) and also with good technique he sees the goal very well and has a good shot.

Celta play a very aggressive, possession - based style with high pressing and some great buildup play from the back.

There was also less playing from the back — partly due to the visitors rarely troubling the home defence until the later stages of the game, but also perhaps because City needed to take three points and get back to winning ways.

However, he has also proven to be a top defender with the ball at his feet in terms of starting play from the back and picking out passes, and combine that with the fact that he's English, and it's no surprise Pochettino wants to add him to his Tottenham squad.

Becoming more attack minded players, with allot of work focused on building play from the back.

-- Liverpool played from the back, Arsenal did not close them down quickly collectively and effectlively.

Gueye is a strong tackler, but he can also play from the back and is able to distribute quickly — something which Granit Xhaka struggles with.

He dictates our play from the back and frequently tops our completed passes and passing accuracy stats in every game he plays.

Elneny tend to follow the ball all around the pitch in a defensive position, when the opposition keeper has the ball he tend to move up the pitch forcing his front 3 to move higher up preventing teams from building from the back he also drops right back forcing his two central defender wide enabling Arsenal to play from the back he also control the offensive flow of Arsenal game.

Manolas combines the qualities of an old - fashioned centre - half with the modern need to build play from the back; indeed he has had one of the top pass completion records in Serie A and is also a dominating figure in the air.

The other problem with Xhaka is this, he seems to be too statics in games, when Arsenal try to play from the back his style of play frequently get them lock dowm in risky triangular one two passes in front of their own goal.

Pep sent out Joe Hart on loan because he wanted a certain type of goal keeper for Man city and wanted to play from the back, that is not to say Joe Hart isn't good, matter of fact Pep was even benching Aguero at one point and sought alternative options.

Also the build up play from the back is negative and flat footed.Again lack of pace is responsible.

The reason why Spurs dominated us in terms of possession and control of midfield is because our keeper Ospina kick everyball long handling easy possession to Spurs and our front three gave Spurs too much room to play from the back, their defence was allowed to thread ball through us straight to thier midfield.

Mawson fits the bill in the sense that he has proven he can offer solidity at the back, but as required at Tottenham and in truth all top European clubs now, he has proven he's comfortable on the ball too and can build play from the back.

On run plays, the lighter and quicker defensive tackles such as Hurst can quickly shoot through gaps to cut off the front - side of run plays or to clean up plays from the back - side.

Nesta stands out from other defenders in Italian history due to his ball - playing ability, skill, vision and passing, which allowed him to bring the ball out of the defence and start plays from the back.

The first 20 minutes played out as expected with Atletico pressing really hard high up the pitch and not giving Bayern any chance to build play from the back.

Leonardo Bonucci (6.25): While he did well in terms of building the play from the back, there were moments in the game that the former Bari defender looked suspect at the back.

He could be the rock we need at the back, a man that can hold his own and handle the rest of the defenders, while Verm is relatively quick and can start the play from the back with some quality passes.

When it is Matip and Van Dijk paired, the club will also have one of the tallest centre half partnerships not only in England but in the game, but a partnership that despite its height remains highly skilled on the ball, able to pass themselves out of danger and to build play from the back.

The club's inability to build - up play from the back is a glaring weakness, and their two best offensive players, Ivan Perisic and Mauro Icardi, have been virtually invisible since the 5 - 0 trashing of Chievo Verona on December 3rd, Inter's last win.