Sentences with phrase «play in front of the goal»

They're still young, but they need more quality play in front of the goal.

Apart from a bizarre event which saw Giroud stop play in front of goal when he thought he was offside — despite the flag staying down, both sides were enjoying only half chances.

I think we did a good job in the second half, and we had more of the play in front of their goal and in the final third.

Not exact matches

Even if Walcott plays I think there is a case to be made for Lucas to start ahead of Alex Iwobi, who is showing some great skills but needs to be sharper in front of goal.

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.

That he is just the one to take the pressure off Giroud (so he can play with more freedom and confidence in front of goal)?

Arsenal's style of play has often been to cross the ball into Giroud, as that is where his biggest strengths lie, but with Lucas Perez, the feeders of the ball can finally attempt a variation of passes in order to get our newest face in front of goal.

Don't get me wrong, we played fantastic and limited Hull to scraps, that being said there is still a lack of ruthlessness in front of goal.

Last season he banged in goals against our biggest rivals, became a very important part of our link and hold up play and showed that his work rate was outstanding defending from the front, covering at corners and a showing a deft touch that defies his size.

The way we play helps us a lot to be in front of the goal all the time.»

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

You have to play the ball right in front of goal for him to shoot.

I think Cavani on the team sheet looks sexy as hell, and probably plays out all right on a console or PC simulation but it would be foolish to think such a purchase immediately converts in to an extra 30 goals a season, glory on all fronts and a continuation of the Arsenal playing style we admire.

In complete contrast to that spell, he has fitted in perfectly with Liverpool's style of play, using his pace, movement and eye for goal to great effect in a front three for Klopp, alongside Roberto Firmino and Sadio ManIn complete contrast to that spell, he has fitted in perfectly with Liverpool's style of play, using his pace, movement and eye for goal to great effect in a front three for Klopp, alongside Roberto Firmino and Sadio Manin perfectly with Liverpool's style of play, using his pace, movement and eye for goal to great effect in a front three for Klopp, alongside Roberto Firmino and Sadio Manin a front three for Klopp, alongside Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.

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.

Back home where he belongs, in front of the fans he's been wanting to play for, surrounded by cool heads with enough winning experience, with a 3 - goal advantage, and all the obvious talent he possesses... i know he'll do great.

It remains to be seen where Sanogo will end up, but it is thought that Arsene Wenger is keen for him to be playing regularly for a Premier League club to help him gain the experience needed to shine at the top level for his Arsenal side after something of a difficult start in front of goal since he joined the Gunners last season.

He has improved in several aspects of his game: his positioning, hold up play, shooting, use of his strenght and composure in front of goal.

gary liniker is spot on playing in front of a arsenal midfield should garentee you 25 + goals i just hope wenger is not so deluded on giroud lets hope a cf is coming in

Ospina deserved MOTM.He made some outstanding saves.@Invincibles49 If u play the same starting for a stretch of 11 - 12 matches without rotation then they would be fatigued and lack clinicalness in front of goal.

And i couldnt even believe i would wish it Ospina in front of the goal line, plus someone tell wenger not to play BFG in matches that requires strength please... I ran away away from rehersals just to go watch our opening game and i was f * ked, next week??

because the lack of discipline in arsenal team.Look at ferguson as Manchester united; no almighty, no big and no important players.Sanctions are front of players» doors whoever you are.I know someone is chosen as discipline mate in arsenal but a lot of complain between them.Arsenal players, their body language looks like they hate themselves.There are no unity between them.They are not happy.they do not want play for one (one team one goal or one team, one leader and one goal) because many of them they are there for longtime why them just come and become a leader.this is a question of light of one of you.and you can be lighted by him.One thing arsenal players forget.let light of one of you to be shone then you are going to get your part.

And also 2015 - 2016 when Giroud went 15 games in a row without scoring a goal, Wenger played Walcott up front instead of Alexis who is a better finisher and following season proved he could score 20 + PL goals.

Profligacy in front of goal didn't help their cause either and, at the end of it all, it was another European game which played out in a set pattern.

Morata ended a three - month dry spell in front of goal earlier this week by bagging a well earned brace against Inter Milan, and Pombo certainly played her part in his resurrection.

but i don't see him as a cam i see him as a cm, he is not good with his back to goal he's better when he can see whats in front of him then drive past players and play 1 - 2's that start attacks.

Of course he's proven effective with his goal tally, but with Giroud not getting as involved in the build up play (based on the amount of touches he gets) suggests to me that a lot of the time, the striker position is being wasted in front of goaOf course he's proven effective with his goal tally, but with Giroud not getting as involved in the build up play (based on the amount of touches he gets) suggests to me that a lot of the time, the striker position is being wasted in front of goaof touches he gets) suggests to me that a lot of the time, the striker position is being wasted in front of goaof the time, the striker position is being wasted in front of goaof goal.

In many ways I think Alexis up front does offer that extra presence in front of goal, but it has meant we've had to change our style of play to some extenIn many ways I think Alexis up front does offer that extra presence in front of goal, but it has meant we've had to change our style of play to some extenin front of goal, but it has meant we've had to change our style of play to some extent.

Kosc should have played better OX should have thrown himself in front of the first goal rather than turning his back.

hope that mr stubborn plays Lucas cause he is deadly in front of goal = gooner for ever

Can be frustrating watching Arsenal play, especially in front of goal!

Ox for example often plays wide and takes the ball deep to cut it back in front of goal — this is devastating but there was almost none of that today (some from Bellerin).

We scored two goals when Ramsey was playing no10, we had Coq and Ellneny making a wall in front of the defence.

Juve playmaker Giovinco has been linked with the club several times in the past, and looks a player who could fit in well into Arsenal's system with his neat link - up play, while French striker Gignac is in fine form in front of goal at the moment, with 12 goals in just 9 games this term.

Giroud is still with Arsenal just because he is French and no one want to buy him, any good striker plays in front of Ozil and Cazorla can score at least 40 goals per season, Wenger waste our time with Giroud and Walcott

Ozil must be unbelievably frustrated... On the positive elnenys link up play was good if not his composure in front of goal

If Iwobi continues to play and improve as he has been doing over the last couple of years, especially if he can sharpen up in front of goal, I would not be surprised to see Barcelona or another huge club try to sign him, so these words from his dad are great news for the Gunners.

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

This will also give the players on the wings more room to attack as Sanchez playing in front of the Monaco goal will likely result in Monaco assigning more than one defender to him.

Waited about 3 months then signed him from Newcastle for # 47,500, played his first game the following Saturday against Leicester City reserves in front of a crowd of over 11,000 and made his debut for the first team the following week against Bolton, beat them 5 - 1, George scored two goals.

Henry wasn't deployed solely in the centre - forward role during his time in the principality, playing across the whole front - line and manages his best season in 1996/97 with nine goals in 36 games in the French league and was Young Player of the Year.

With Ozil in great form in front of goal and with Giroud fit again, can Wenger stop worrying about Alexis Sanchez and make sure the Chilean is at no risk before playing him again?

Callum Wilson, at 23 years of age, he is developed enough to start, whilst also having time to improve, he has already scored 4 this season all coming in his last 2 games, he has decent pace and seems very composed in front of goal and he averages just 2 shots per goal, one big plus about this deal would be that he would not be too expensive, playing for bournemouth I could see him coming for less than # 10million.

Last but least Ozïl, the talent is there and we know it: on any given day at the top of his form he is arguably the best # 10 in the world and just need performances like this and the previous one to show it and remind everyone (what a pass for Giroud); will do a lot for his confidence and also felt he could've been more involved in the team play but that will come with game time (got 90 mins today)... Hopefully that doesn't stop until season's end and keep them passes and goals coming... Dare I say I would've love to see once a front of Alexis, Ozïl, Walcott / Chamberlaine and Cazorla (mouthwatering)!!!

He should be playing because he does cause problems in front of goal with strength instead of speed.

It's all well and good to play tikka takka and not even shoot when in front of goal.

funny u could boldly defend his «hold - up» plays but could barely comment on his potency and wastefulness in front of goal!

Has so much to offer with his general play, battling qualities, and calmness in front of goal.

«I think he has improved his link up play since he has arrived and in front of goal as well.

He adds very little in build up play and defense and often miss clear cut chances he gets in front of goal.