Sentences with phrase «players win back the ball»

In fact, you can say, that today you aren't really an offensive football team, if you can't make your offensive players win back the ball high up on the pitch.

Added to his impressive passing on Saturday, Schneiderlin also made the highest number of «recoveries» - when a player wins back the ball after it has gone loose - with his 15 the most for an outfield player.

Not exact matches

Half the time the players wait for the ball and let the Dortmund defender to apply pressure and win it back

These players do allot for a championship winning side, one thing they do is they make you harder to beat with their Sanchez like attitude when it comes to winning the ball back, another is you do nt feel the loss of the man he comes in for as much as you would usually.

And unlike us they like to use physical players capable of winning the ball back from the opponent.

An anchor man is expected to provide cover for the back four, hang back win balls and the pass it on to the more creative players to contribute to the attacks.

Against West Ham he went to intercept a Hammer on the wing near the corner flag and in a dangerous position for a cross, he closed the player down but whe a West Ham player arrived behind him and an Arsenal player was closing from his right he dropped back to cover the pass to the 2nd West Ham player instead of trying to win the ball.

Liverpool took the game to us, we sat too deep and didn't press the Liverpool players hard enough to win the ball back in the first half.

It is no cioncidences that we are having clean sheets when our offensive players are fighting hard to win back the ball when they lose it in offensive positions.

Ozil isn't the type of player who try to win back a lost ball.

as for me ozil is a talented and skilful player but having only that is not enough to win the ever getting stronger premier leage teams, he has to train hard for endurance and be a fighter, he has to come back and press on the opponent defense and even midfieldes to disposes the ball when arsenal loose the ball and go back fast attacking like iwobi and welbeck are doing.

They did not only win but passed the ball well, attacked well and defended resolutely with players that would have been on the bench but for injuries and suspension of Kolshieny So Ozil could track back and defend with a sliding tackle?

Coquelin has done the type of job Xhaka could benefit from playing next to in pre season, nippy tackling player to win the ball back and to release it to either a wingback or Xhaka to drive the game forward.

Pace only part of his problem... though a big one... his distribution of ball out if defence is awful... one of worst in EPL... slows down our forward movement massively and often puts receiving player in akward situation wher only option is back pass... He is also average in air... So his one quality is positional sense so he is alright as a bench player which is how Germany use him... So yes the guy is right we will not win league with this mertesaker starting

There are too many players in the squad that believe that they have no responsibility to defend and win the ball back.

We don't need a b2b player as we have Ramsey Cazorla, Rosicky, Wilshere, Ox but it may be a decent compromise if he is very good at tackling, winning back balls, playing across the field, linking defense to offense etc

Our players are to weak in winning the ball back that we are forced to play this way.

Most of our players are not hungry to make tackles and win the ball back.

If Ramsey AND Ozil are both more focused on being in the right place for when someone else wins the ball back then we have to central players who are not defending, leaving more for Xhaka who isn't the most agile of players.

At least Peps teams have always been very entertaining, pressing high and winning ball back ASAP, high tempo with top players in the mix to add the flair.

Our unbeaten year, we had players who did not pass the ball around waiting for an opening, they sat back a bit more and hit them fast and hard when we won the ball back, meanwhile the opposition has gaps which pace and skill exploited.

A lot of their midfield players are very similar, very technically gifted players but Khedira will win the ball back to allow others to go and play.

We already have too many offensive players who aren't willing to defend, track back and win the ball back.

gibbs played well and deserves a higher rating so does holding apart his mistake that cost us a goal also i'm delighted for perez i've noticed on a technical level he is not what you would called a typical arsenal player his first touch & control are not the best he tends to lose a ball a bit too much and needs at least 2 touches i could be wrong and may be it is because he is just back from injury or he was a bit nervous on his return, i know people will say that it doesn't really matter as long as he scores the reason why we bought him and they could be wright anyway great win, performance and topping the group great, COYG!

When they loose the ball all 10 players work hard at pressing and defending until they win the ball back.

Our attacking players will have a big job of ensuring that they take the pressure off the defence by consistently exploiting Newcastle and winning the ball back in our attacking third.

You are only guaranteed that Sanchez and Coquelin will fight very hard to win the ball back EVERY game, you can't say the same about other players.

The players need to be told in no uncertain terms what they need to do — protect the back 4 at all costs and when you win the ball pass it to Ozil / Sanchez and let them do the rest.

Having Wilshere sit behind, Mkhi partnering him and Ozil ahead means he has good players to pass to if he wins the ball back.

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

anything but a win will make 4th place an increasingly distant goal... to be honest we should be able to beat this lot woy has tightened them up but hardly turned them in to big hitters but i do nt think wenger can motivate the team anymore so its all about whether players show up on the night... wilshere needs to get on the ball more partnered with elneny who is probably the most reliable of a hapless riumvirate, kosalinac and debuchy given roles in a back 4... if sanchez wants to showcase his skills i can see a 2 1 victory... otherwise could be looking at another embarassing loss... pathetic that we have fallen to this level of speculation

Part of the problem seems to be, we are mainly / only producing talents for attacking positions, but we are always in need of players, who can defend and win the ball back.

how can a modern day manager canot get a player which he pays millions to trot back to defend or try to get back and win the ball he lost, you all know who I mean (Ozil)

, Arsenal is not a charity, Arsenal is a football club trying to to win EPL, not a charity trying to help a player who is overated and useless, he got pay to play a football, not to operate patients and he got 75m a week to be able to pass the ball correctly, never mind score or assist, I get 480 # / week if my confidence is low my boss will give me a kick at back side to sort my self out or the door, we do not have to risk our chance of winning the game for a sake of Ox, bench him, the best player plays, we don't gonna miss is scoring ability or his assist, we will be less frustrated if he is on the bench typical English player!

Powerful and explosive attack wise while players like Perez, Sanchez and Welbeck will win the ball back for us when not in possesion Basically the five in midfield will defend together but when in attack Xhaka stays back.

For a B2B player he rarely wins the ball back

Vieira was a top B2B player but he played with the ball ahead of him which meant he could soak up any attack instantly and win the ball back in dangerous areas, with Gilberto sitting deep and we had a solid CM that played with the ball ahead of them.

I fully understand we just lost one game and uts not the end of the world but am struggling to deal with is the consistent lack of mental toughness that are the hallmarks of all title winning teams... we need to be proactive and stop been reactionary, simples... we had what is in all honesty a good couple of matches begining of the season WINNABLE games but we already fell short at the first hurdle now all the talk is about bouncing back, whatever happened to eyes on the ball straight from the off... a Westham side with a new manager, some new players and a 16 year old making his debut beating Arsenal at home is just plain disgraceful and whatever happens next does not in any way mitigate against that.....

But, Muller offers so much more — he is willing to chase back and win the ball off the opposition, whilst he also drifts out to the right flank and into the pockets of space created when either Ozil or Gotze break forward as the most advanced player.

We need some midfielders that can be strong and battle for us!!!! al our midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

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.

His role is to win the ball back, give it to the more creative players in the team..

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

Another random thought I had with B2B partnerships and how Cazorla has been, Ozil doesn't like to score compared to assisting... He has put his foot in a bit more often at the end of the season and he was fighting to win the ball back when he lost it, could Ozil become a B2B player?

«The players are so quick and when we lose the ball we want to be aggressive and win it back quickly,» Rooney was quoted as saying on Fifa.com.

I don't think his job is to initiate attack, he's main job is to win the ball back and play a simple pass to our more offensive players, and he is not bad in possession as d stat and u re suggest, and I don't see any tactical reason behind carzola being backward order than ramsey being injured, nobody initiate our attack better than ramsey and dats d work of a box to box midfielder and not the defensive midfielder.

However, the 29 - year - old made it clear that there has been a shift in tactics when the team looses possession with the players under instructions to hunt down the opposition in packs in an attempt to win back the ball early — also known as «little furies».

Your inter Milan comeback clip, had me searching for other Arsenal comebacks it's been a while since we beat Chelsea so I wanted to relive our 5 - 3 comeback, the first two goals how can a shorter player win an aerial ball against a giant had to be a Big German Rhino, then Terry's goal and we have not been able to get a centre back since?

It is the Wenger syndrome — no players are coached and required to do the dirty work (win the ball back and protect the defense).