Sentences with phrase «play on and off the ball»

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

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.

Not exact matches

You might have heard one story about one isolated incident, but I've served an LDS Mission in Panama and played ball all the time on my day off.

If Poldi does go we will go all out for Reus, he wants to join Arsenal because of his hero Rosicky, Dortmund have slowly weakened their stance on Reus and a transfer, so things are moving along behind the scenes.Reus had in principal agreed to join us before the World Cup, then he got injured so we backed off, he's back now so once we beat Beskitas we will get Reus I have no doubts.OT didn't think Alexis set the world alight yesterday playing CF jury still out on wether he can play there, he worked tirelessly throughout but kept losing the ball and misplaced passes, he will come good just needs time to adjust

* We purchase a top quality striker, Benzema, Higuain, Lacazette (choose your pic) * We give Theo a full season to prove himself up front and hopefully he can stay fit and improve with his hold up play, his movement off the ball and finishing has improved immensely (His finish in the FA Cup final wasn't as easy as he made it look... with his weaker foot) and we then sign Reus to play on the right.

Wud put arteta in Xl with le coq, Ramsey, Sanchez and santi, with ozil coming on as sub or roaring with any of the others, put swap arteta with theo once his back to full match fitness (been a little off every time his played) I always feel better wen Ramsey plays, offers something different and aterta us just arsenal quality, versitile and can pass the ball don't need to argue for Sanchez le coq or santi and I think ozil will get plenty of games anyway

He can create shots from anywhere on the floor and can easily play off the ball thanks to a steadily improving catch - and - shooting jumper.

Steven your correct mustafi was back pedaling eyes on ball aguero had feet planted with no attempt or even looking at the ball he intentionally interfered with that space and it gets called all year its a clear foul if he trys for a header or makes an attempt for the ball then it is legal bit that was illegal you cant plant your feet make no attempt to play or battle fpr ball and just put your shoulder into back of a backpedaling defender but honestly the officiating across the whole league this year has been an embarrassment to professional officials of all sports its been bad game after game they need a real looking after and more training in off season

When you are playing football and you got a high ball to control the slightest touch will push you off it for sure eguaro pushed mustafi but mustafi should have stock his leg out to bring him down or elbowed him in the face well i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones period

Got the first W of the Season and now that the monkey is off their backs they can concentrate on just playing good ball.

On 4th Down and the final play of the Game, Team Kollada picked it off on a jump ball in the back of the endzone, and remarkably # 7 Seeded Team Kollada had done it, they are the CHAMPOn 4th Down and the final play of the Game, Team Kollada picked it off on a jump ball in the back of the endzone, and remarkably # 7 Seeded Team Kollada had done it, they are the CHAMPon a jump ball in the back of the endzone, and remarkably # 7 Seeded Team Kollada had done it, they are the CHAMPS!

Arsenal are better off not having too much possession in order to win more, against Man United we must let them have the ball and play on the counter attack!

The way you scheme around those deficiencies is to play a weak or light front to invite the other team into running the ball often for mostly successes, and to play Peters far off his receiver to invite passes his way that he still might be able to make a play on or at least keep the play in front of him.

This was Kenny Thomas — a gentle, sober child who had gone to church twice a week for as long as he could remember, who towered over his teammates on the varsity, who one afternoon came off the court and told his father that, God willing, he wanted to play college ball.

He's a 34 - year - old who doesn't mess up and can play on or off the ball, making him an ideal fit in the Denver backcourt.

i wuldnt swap iwobi for chamberlain, I agree on ramsey and elneny tho, don't think they should be starting, wenger doesn't really helps ramsey's case either, playing him out of postion isn't helping any one, wenger betta start growing the balls to sub off ozil if he is having an off day

... comes right down into the waiting arms of Mr. Wynn, who hustled his ass off to get over there and in good position to make a play on Austin had he caught the ball.

Then Hazard came on, Morata went off, and Pedro was forced to play farther back, and he and Moses were forced to play the roles of intermediaries for getting the ball to Hazard (who then mostly stood around with the ball or tried to dance around with it ineffectually).

Nevertheless, there were some top performances across the pitch for the visitors, namely Lingard who received the man of the match award from BT Sport as he was a constant threat for United with his clever play on the ball and runs off it.

The issue with playing Ramsey on the wing in my opinion, is the fact that he lacks pace and his ball control is at times a bit off.

Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

I was very impressed with Giroud's performance when he came on, He has definitely shown his hunger and desire to play lately And the way he gets back to help out with the defending, at one point I thought he was Koscielny, in the way he took the ball off a Munich player, just as he was going to shoand desire to play lately And the way he gets back to help out with the defending, at one point I thought he was Koscielny, in the way he took the ball off a Munich player, just as he was going to shoAnd the way he gets back to help out with the defending, at one point I thought he was Koscielny, in the way he took the ball off a Munich player, just as he was going to shoot.

We have target man who feeds off of tap - ins and headers and a playmaker who loves to play through balls out to wingers with pace, so I have no idea why Wenger keeps playing with Cazorla on the left.

It's a shame because we played welll for 70 minutes and then the wheels fell off when we didn't know what to do with the ball on the edge of their box....

I knew it was going to be one - on - one with no one in the middle, and I just got off the ball and just tried to make a play.»

What that teaches us is this, one bad signing can destroy a team season, Xhaka possesses none of the credential Arsenal need his lack of stamina effects his ability to move up the pitch and distribute the ball and hence close the opposition down, his poor acceleration put him in at a massive disadvantage in taking on the one on one chase back toward his goal, his sluggish tackling causes him to get sent off and his poor positioning allow the opposition plenty of space to exploit, Xhaka overall style of play is going to cause Arsenal huge problems for the foreseeable future.

we have shown times without number we don't do pressure, we lack grit and balls, so if the title race goes to the wire, with each match plays dxd under enormous pressure to hold on to the top spot or chase the leaders down you cn be rest assured we will find a way to bottle it, its what we do best...... and as soon as we are out of contention and pressure is off, just watch us rack up wins after wins, in time to nab the 4th spot

I like him, he works hard on and off the ball but he is a goal poacher so his playing style is very limited.

He is playing fine defensively, but he won't do anything on offense if we aren't running 6 - 10 PnRs with him a game and using off ball action.

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

Hes a jedi but i agree we need cazorla back or player like him or rosicky or song and coquin wasnt song who can still play with the passing of the other players in the team xhaka is usually good on ball but so bad off of it hes been a bust so far we almost need the french connection again they have quality players we could use but honestly i think auba will be more effective on flank pnce we get laca back it takes alot of strength to play up front in the premier league it takes two years to rebuild in pl at least bit we have had two rough years and not nearly as rough as chelseas or man u or Liverpool or well this is as big as totteham will be before we make them drop down again and oh do nt forget man city either lets remember our history

On the very next play I guess Cherilus was fed up or something, because he came off the ball and was very aggressive in pushing his hands forcefully into Irving's facemask.

No, not because he scored last night but because he is fast, strong in the tackle, cynical, brave, has guts, does not get bullied on or off the ball, gets into good goal scoring positions from set plays and corner kicks, good on the ball and can also play out from the defence.....

and ramsey too, he should not be on the starting 11 too much show off and ego, missplaced pass, too much backward pass even other player already moving forward to create an attack that make me so mad and more sick watching him plays, and wasting chance with shooting the ball from long distance even there is other player to pass with better position.

He goes from being in possession of the ball to having a heavy touch and now he is reaching out or sliding in to win the ball back he just lost (with his QUALITY dribbling into players not around them) YES on very rare occasions he pulls off some flicks and one touch play but NOT constant enough.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

NOP is forcing everyone else other than Lillard to make a play, so we're gonna have to let Nurk take on more responsibility and let CJ and Dame play off ball more.

He still worked as hard as ever to fine - tune his shot and advance his ball handling skills, but not getting «played» had affected his mood on and off the court.

Gundy was the OC for Les Miles in Stillwater, and while Gundy embraced the spread pretty quickly, he always maintained an emphasis on running the ball and throwing vertical routes off play action.

Whyare we not playing AMN as our CDM?Jack - Showed passion and tried to get on the ball but crowded out all too often.Zhaka - Just F**k OFF FFS.Ozil - We couldn't get him on the ball.Mikki - now knows what a NLD is all about.Auba - Ditto Iwobi - JUST WHY HE IS EVEN ON THE BENCH SUMS UP WENGER F**king USELESS.Laca - So shot of confidence.Welbeck - tries his best.Not good enougon the ball but crowded out all too often.Zhaka - Just F**k OFF FFS.Ozil - We couldn't get him on the ball.Mikki - now knows what a NLD is all about.Auba - Ditto Iwobi - JUST WHY HE IS EVEN ON THE BENCH SUMS UP WENGER F**king USELESS.Laca - So shot of confidence.Welbeck - tries his best.Not good enougon the ball.Mikki - now knows what a NLD is all about.Auba - Ditto Iwobi - JUST WHY HE IS EVEN ON THE BENCH SUMS UP WENGER F**king USELESS.Laca - So shot of confidence.Welbeck - tries his best.Not good enougON THE BENCH SUMS UP WENGER F**king USELESS.Laca - So shot of confidence.Welbeck - tries his best.Not good enough.

Off topic anyone notice how ozil was used on the left wing last season and the first part of this season and he was under performing fans and pundits were all saying how wenger should build the team around ozil since that was his best position and he cost us 42m well since his return he has only played either cam or right wing (he said in a interview that those were his fav positions since he played them at real) taking the place of an in form cazorla and it all seems to work I think wenger has done this all on purpose because if u look at ozils overall performance after his injury its much better than before, he tackles, wins the ball back and covers more distance than anyone else wenger does this often using players out of position for a while only to make their overall game better and mostly it works genius

I didn't watch the match last night as I was on the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contendeon the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contendeon I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contendeOn a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contenders

The players on each side of him and in front of him play balls to him and then make the run off that pass.

@Dee @ease Like I wrote» IF we play our way and do it right» Players not tracking back, gettin easily knocked off the ball, not pressin off the ball, layin down on the pitch waiting for the ref to call foul, while the opposition runs through us, no that is not AW's tactics gone wrong.

Ozil kind of has to be built around as his skillset requires others to play off more than Cazorla's, who can create magic on the ball very well and is just more adaptable to nearly any type of player.

One discovers that there are teams that prefer to drive the ball deep down the field with a single kick and hope to win the ultimate scramble for it; teams that have super-duper wingers like Stanley Matthews, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, who can carry the ball single - footedly down the sideline before looping a pass to the forwards bunched in front of the goal; teams that specialize in position play, with a fullback bringing the ball up 20 yards, then passing off to a halfback and retaining his position, and so on down the field; teams that pass and pass and pass, cuties in spikes, until one begins to wonder if anyone knows how to shoot.

Watching the game last night was really frustrating when they took giroud off and we were crossing the ball in to no one walking did nt even look like he was bothered or even on the pitch u can't cross a ball to a player like walcott or even play him as a single striker he just ai nt good enough i really liked walcott but i honestly cant see him as a striker for arsenal, he's better on the wing, my opinion we should get dm and spend whatever money is left on a bloody striker and not a shit 1, someone when a opposing team looks on the team sheet and thinks ah he's gonna give us some shit today

Smith didn't, either, except on two occasions when he lost his head, checked off the coach's plays and ran the ball on sneaks.

But Kane consistently had Chiellini beaten from the first whistle, skipping past him on the dribble, making Chiellini read runs off the ball wrong, and continually pulling him out of position and left well outside the play with his hold - up play and distribution.

An unfit alexis looses the ball a lot but it don't matter coz xhaka will loose it way more as ozil waits for the ball and monreal backs off and let's anyone run threw on goal aswell as the weak mentality of kicking the ball out of play for no reason and not even trying to argue with the officials we might as well chuck Alexis in and out him in goal then put giroud at CB!