Sentences with phrase «playing early balls»

Roma counteracted the rossoneri's approach by playing early balls to Dzeko and Salah, then counter-pressing to win second balls:

Not exact matches

In those days, the early»40s, stoop ball was as popular as stick ball or punch ball, but I suspect it is now dying out; there are fewer stoops — the old brownstones that bore them are being torn down — and more cars are crossing the field of play, impeding the game and endangering the players.

Xhaka plays in an identical fashion to Coquelin, he sits deep and hold his position and pass the ball early and simple without taking any risk his best attribute is tackling.

They played team ball and despite losing Captain Jack early in this one to a bad ankle (feel better soon!)

Their Losses came early in the year and they are currently playing their best ball.

It will also mean a more direct style of play, the standard «out - ball» will be the threaded pass through the middle and this will come earlier than we are accustomed to in any passage of play.

1621 Massachusetts governor William Bradford bans the playing of «stoole - ball,» an early form of cricket, at the settlement of Plymouth on Christmas Day

That was my biggest bitch about yesterday; a LOT of passes went to a Thorn who was standing still, and a lot of them had enough pace that the receiver couldn't immediately turn on the ball but had to take a touch to control it — that's what happened to Horan with the Nairn steal; she was stationary, facing downfield, and had to settle the ball just long enough to let Nairn (who had read the play WAY early, since Sonnett telegraphed her pass like she used a high - lighter on it...) step through Horan and take.

We were up 10 in the early 4rth and remember the defense giving the offense the ball back... That was the time in the game when you put your foot on their throats... You play with all the energy and passion in the world and you put the game out of reach with a touchdown or even a field goal... You don't play not to loose, you come out aggressive as hell... Come out 5 wides with grant in the slot or something crazy that theyve never seen the whole game and you shredd their asses... You don't keep it close at that point because Brady will make plays and refs to as well to beat you.

He needs to play his game but learn to release the ball earlier, not keep inviting people to tackle him.

(if he can't get back because he's «injured» then surely he doesn't take off like that...) 76:46 Nouhou skies his attempt on goal 76:50 (at the earliest) ball is put back in play by SKC (ESPN is busy showing the replay not the action on the field) 77:01 long ball is played from the SKC defense down Nouhou's side

Funny thing is the gentleman who i think is most suited played in the pre-season game, they call him the LITTLE MAGICIAN, SANTI CAZORLA, welcome back, in the earlier part of our game our passes were going astray losing the ball too frequently, then santi started drifting back closer to Xhaka and Coquelin and started to get the passes going, which then provided us with chances.

Mark Donnal will play his final year of college ball in the ACC for Clemson: Some early morning college hoops news: Mark...

The World War II vet and former catcher set aside his own ball - playing dreams to support his family and filled his son's head with the game at an early age, always making time after a day at the paper mill for a quick father - son catch.

Early last season, I was critical of Thorns playing too much negative possession football - where the ball goes sideways / backwards with no risk, but little reward.

Coquelin played well but when xhaka came on wow, his positional play and awareness for long early balls!

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

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

I hope we don't try to play the defensive game because they are dangerous in and around our box, they were unlucky not to score one or two more goals in the first leg at Emirates and if they find their confidence with home advantage and their fans getting behind them it could be curtains for us, i don't think they will allow us the same space as they did last week so lets take the game to them early and keep the ball in their half with high possession,

my concern with Sanchez is not his team mates its his game play lately he has become a ball huger, his not releasing the ball early or his trying too hard to go it alone

My intent is to let other parents know that no matter how much your child loves baseball (that is the most common thing I hear when I ask my friends why they have their kid playing so much travel ball, «but Blaine, he LOVES baseball»... maybe), many kids will STOP playing earlier rather than later if they are overexposed.

I hope Ramsey does play well but the truth is, he can not spread passes the way Cazorla does, he can not hold the ball well in tight spaces, time and time he has been given chances to do that but the result has been the same, remember the West ham game earlier this season, we were without bite and toothless, I do hope he proves me wrong this time.

Now as I said earlier, our attacking play will change now, which means a lot less through balls, and defences have a much easier time marking Giroud.

On a similar play earlier in the game, Ball made another great read but also ended the play with a subtly impressive fast - break finish.

Last year, he had early tee times every day as he struggled to keep the ball in play off the tee and tumbled down the board.

«I think we played our best game of the season, in terms of what we demand from ourselves with the quality of our attack, how early we won the ball back, how consistent we were throughout the game, the number of chances we created, and all that considering the opposition we were playing against.

Holding's a ball playing one, but too early.

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

Poker has been played in the United States since the early 1800s, but LaVar Ball is about to change everything about the game.

Bailey's early teammates included Darrell Green and Deion Sanders, who would come to be regarded as the Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln on the Mount Rushmore of shutdown corners, even though the gap between their playing styles was as yawning as the South Dakota prairie: Green liked to get physical, while the ball - hawking, contact - averse Sanders excelled in space.

Against Indiana four nights earlier he sprinted the length of the floor to intercept a pass and, in the same motion, passed the ball behind his back to a trailing teammate to start a fast break, a play so beautifully timed that it looked choreographed.

After playing controlled ball early — first 20 attempts: 15 - for - 20 for 129 yards — Boykin finished playing risky.

defensive area i think its important to not play the ball forward in midfield too early, we should be patient so to draw in those two players behind their striker, we need to detach the three forwards away from the four in midfield... if we can do that well and Sanchez can beat moreno heading toward goal one of the three defenders must come to Sanchez... also crucial to have three Arsenal players arriving in their box, Ramsey Giroud and another looking from a pass from Sanchez.

Johnny Haynes, the first # 100 a week footballer, what a passer of a ball, saw him play as a ten year old in an early 60's 2 - 2 draw against Arsenal over the Easter period at Craven Cottage, David Herd scored both our goals, remember it well as a youngster for the longest bus ride I'd ever done at that time, 22 bus, East London To Putney.

There are plenty of international games still to be played and this Arsenal fan will not be able to relax until the last ball has been kicked by our international players, most likely by Alexis Sanchez or David Ospina whose nations both play World Cup qualifiers in the early hours of Wednesday morning in South America.

You could mention how coq would be back to cover, but he will be preoccupied Chelsea as i mentioned earlier will not play Oscar up front, Drogba is fit we all know what he is capable of, even if he doesn't get anywhere near the ball, he is a proven striker in the league with an eye for goal, and ridiculously overpowered and still quick for his age, if his on the pitch his job would be to draw coq away from the heart of the midfield.

English football's relationship with the ball - playing central defender is an interesting one: it (if we may for a moment reduce such a complex muddle of thought and action to a singular entity) loves them in theory, it sanctifies them when they're Bobby Moore, but it doesn't entirely trust them, and it certainly doesn't have time for them in the early formative years, when all that ball playing seems to detract from the serious business of stopping goals.

Their early season shooting woes are gone, they're sharing the ball more and they're playing like a contender.

Great Reception???, tell you the truth Im not one of those gunners who started supporting the gunners during the invicibles or early Wenger double winning years, quite honestly i wasnt ineterested in football and I liked a certain Crespo and Shevchenko meaning I liked the blue half of London, surprisingly when Mourinho joined I stopped watching football all together, till one glorious Champions League Night, It was my first ever Match there was a certain 20 year old highly rated youngster who scored a wonder goal that day he played with such skill and passion ever since then I started supporting arsenal that was during the barren years.I actually liked Barcelona because of their similarity with the arsenal, so when Fabregas joined Barca I started to watch them a bit more I still loved Arsenal and I was extremely passionate, the other players i adored left in painful manners, while some left which was still painful: i.e Eboue.I always taught cesc would come back and when it was official he was leaving Barca i said Finally almost hosting a party.Well reports started coming out that he is going to join chelsea and i laughed so hard and said he would be the last player on earth to do that, when it became official words cant express how i felt, He was the reason I started watching football he lit up the emirates with exquisite touches through balls to walcott, its a shame I would have preferred he joined bayern, or remained in barca its terrible reading the comments he made recently about the emirates, This was a captain, someone who led, anyways, like ive learnt and Arsenal have learnt, We do nt live in the past Like Liverpool (no pun) WE ARE THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE (Crowley)(Puma) WE ARE ARSENAL.....

Chambers has a lot of potential already drafted for England senior team, which i thought came too early, but it gives him something to get back to, he as the potential to become a ball playing center - half, seems to be growing in body and experience.

Aaron Ramsey played a delightful ball in to Hector Bellerin early on in the game, which almost saw us score

Dembele screwed a Scott Brown pass wide of the target early in the second half as PSG began to play keep ball before stepping it up again in the latter stages.

With the ball - playing defender role set to stopper, the idea is that the defender pushes up ahead of his other two central defenders, wins the ball early and can then execute accurate through balls when the opponent least expects it.

The 1900 match was scrappy, and (like earlier matches) was played with bandy sticks and a lacrosse ball.

This time Huddlestone was involved earlier in the move, playing a ball over the top to Lawrence.

Arsenal had the better of the early stages as Gilberto Silva ensuring Ronaldinho couldn't get on the ball, and they played the ball forward with quick one - twos: Henry, Freddie Ljungberg and Ashley Cole down the left and Aleksandr Hleb coming off the wing to add to Gilberto Silva, Cesc Fabregas and Robert Pires in the middle.

He did not release the ball early enough at times and the long balls he played reminded us of how bad he can be.

This saw us focus our play in the attacking third with moving the ball early to Walker and Lennon so that they could isolate one - against - one with Riise.

Although the goals were not flooding in early on in the season, Janssen's hold up play appeared to be strong and he could lay a good ball off or in behind the defence.

That streak was snapped early in the game when freshmen forward Amber Birchwell got behind the MU defense on a ball played from near midfield by Theresa Durkee and beat Maddy Henry one - on - one to give Providence the first half lead.