Sentences with phrase «players upfield»

With only three players upfield, the Hammers failed to conjure any kind of attacking threat — especially down the right hand side.

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The bus is the defence of course and all the other players too, with (maybe) just one left upfield.
a wide player or someone like paulinho / paco who can play upfield and let messi drop down was just unavoidable...
All that I have seen from Wilshere this season is get the ball, take it upfield until running directly into 1 - 2 opposing players, fall down, grimace, look at the ref with one hand up, then very slowly get up and meander back.
McDermott should bring back something similar to the Wide 9 that the players loved when Schwartz was here, and that means that players like Dareus will be able to penetrate upfield and make plays (and probably do it more enthusiastically as a result).
I have passionately wanted Wenger out for a full decade and one idiot who thinks we should just shut up and support this long term loser manager who has no tactics; can't use subs properly; mis handles players; plays them constantly out of position and who doesn't get the need for defence / attack balance (constantly sending two full backs upfield together and playing attacking midfielders as holding players) is in cloud cuckoo land.
Cazorla is the one player we trust to safely carry the ball upfield through a congested midfield but in his absence, the Ox can carry the ball upfield too but operating as a Left or Right Midfielder / Full Back not through the middle or as a winger, to play in the middle of the pitch, you have to be consistently reliable, and to play in the final third you need to be consistently incisive with a visible end product, the Ox ain't consistent and rarely has an end product but that boy sure can drive forward and when he drives, Ozil especially needs to stay close enough to him to receive the ball because we all know he's gonna make a terrible decision the closer he gets to goal.
Whoever signed off on getting that clueless lump upfield Benteke is a disgrace too the badge, this shit of buying average players for sometimes double or even treble there true value is a joke.IM SICK TO THE BACK TEETH OF FSG, TRANSFER COMMITTEE AND THAT KNO BHEAD AYRE RUNNING THIS GREAT CLUB... THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT!!!
Pressured by two more hounding Celtic players, Fernandinho produced a Cruyff turn to create space for himself and burst upfield.
Players (playing for the more sophisticated coaches) may be under instructions not to welly it upfield but abdicating the responsibility to a teammate is not really any better.
Luckily Svensson was there to cover in the 51st with all left - sided players caught upfield and shirking any defensive duties.
There are plenty of players who can ping the ball around the pitch, especially against a side as defensive as Galati who hardly sent anyone upfield to put pressure on the ball in the areas where Rooney received it, but how many can unlock defences in the way Rooney can, score spectacular goals or just make things happen in the final third?
Run After Catch, or RAC, is best when a catch is made in an open space, and will cause your player to turn upfield and maximize yardage.
The players could choose their club at the start of the season and play in an upfield position only.
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