Sentences with phrase «playing tika»

He turned our team of men playing direct football into a group of diminutive sis * ies playing tika taka football for no good reason (it has improved a bit under ozil)... (avg height of 2003 - 04 mid 184.6 cm....

we knew giroud was gonna just stand inside the box 24/7 and wait for a header or tap - in; left - footed wilshere wouldnt fancy crossing a ball on the right but shift to the middle and play tika - taka; right - footed sanchez would never stand wide and make space for midfielder but forever dribble to the right and wan na take a shot.

Not exact matches

More recently it has been defensive disorganisation and predictable forward play (too much attempted tika - taka nonsense played in front of opposition defences with runs coming too late).

but more importantly it should tell you that wenger no longer has a grasp on the strengths and weaknesses of his team, or, indeed, what kind of football he is trying to play... heard a lot of people waffling on about the end of tika tak... we never got there because too many first team players lack the skills to do that kind of football... ramsey walcott giroud merteshaker coquelin are not that kind of player... nor do we rapidly convert defence in to attack as we used to or press teams in their own half..

I see us aiming to be more like that Bayern team of four years ago rather than being a tika taka.We look like we can mix it up if needed, this team can play long ball, short passes, and soak up pressure better than before.

I don't care where the club ends up by the end of that season, but I do know that I won't be as frustrated with the way they play on the pitch as I have been for at least four years now, since their failing tika - taka side pass, back pass style of football became too obvious.

We play way too much tika taka for him to flourish well since he's more of a direct and one dimensional player.

He prefers possession, tika - taka, whereas France are more direct, and play to Giroud's strengths, with his partner really benefiting.

Wenger will never ever change our style of play (tika - taka) even though most teams in the prem have figured us out before the game even starts.