Jagielka and Keane, who boast 44 England caps between them, formed the cornerstone of Everton's success over Stoke prior to last month's international break, presenting a formidable barrier for their hosts to overcome, while using their respective
qualities on the ball as the springboard for Toffees attacks.
Not exact matches
While Antonio Conte will hope to see him use his physicality and technical
quality to hold up the
ball and link play up while also bagging goals himself, Giroud was the provider
on this occasion
as his deft flick allowed Hazard to break free in front of goal to put Chelsea ahead.
* 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
Playing in a back three significantly benefitted him, offering him protection
on either side
as well
as a licence to move forward with the
ball and showcase his other
qualities.
With two assists in a thrilling game, David Silva was instrumental for Manchester City
as they took all three points in a tricky encounter against Hull City at the KC Stadium, showing all the class and
quality on the
ball that has made him one of Europe's best playmakers for the last few years.
Although there is an argument to suggest that the Dutchman's versatility and
quality on the
ball could make him an important squad member, it doesn't appear
as though it will be enough to save his Old Trafford career.
Aside from the goal though, he's been one of, if not the best, players
on the pitch in the last two games,
as his all - round technical
quality on the
ball is making a huge different for Fernando Santos and his men, and he looks like he is going to relish playing a pivotal role in Guardiola's side next season and beyond.
All of Anderson Talisca's
qualities were
on display last night, and he showed flashes of brilliance, but his goal was all too easy,
as he made a clever run off the back of the defence at a corner before sweeping the bouncing
ball into the net.
In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead
on the left and Ox
on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied
on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but
on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put
on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name
on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy
on the pitch, but neither are top
quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players
on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies...
as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long
ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the
ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)
lst season at stamford bridge, was the first time i saw that 4 -1-4-1 formation being used, and for some weird reason i feel a very strange negative vibe and well all know the outcome.the manager has come back with this formation and its not yielding result, but he still sticks with it.i do nt know much about formations dear friends, but if you are playing a slow dm in arteta and a very very slow cb, then you are toast against
quality teams with sound tactics.wen playing wellbeck
as a lone striker, i think 4 -2-3-1, will work better, but if we have a big player like oliver (boooos), thn we can try the 4 -1-4-1, thingy cos he can hold the ball for our midfielders to run in.but on the overall, shame on wenger for not giving our defence a good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURT
as a lone striker, i think 4 -2-3-1, will work better, but if we have a big player like oliver (boooos), thn we can try the 4 -1-4-1, thingy cos he can hold the
ball for our midfielders to run in.but
on the overall, shame
on wenger for not giving our defence a good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT TO B REGARDED
AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURT
AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURTS.
He has improved
on the
quality of his finishing
as well and let's not forget that he's surrounded by players who can contribute, who can create crosses, give final
balls and then feed your strikers with
quality.
Showed
quality and dexterity
on the
ball as he skipped past FC Basel players.
Has the Giroud
qualities and can take
on a defender
as well if there's no one to lay off the
ball to.
Riccardo Saponara was a threat throughout the encounter against his former club, and his
quality on the
ball made the difference
as he set Zielinski free down the right - hand side before the midfield ace sent his effort through Gianluigi Donnarumma's legs.
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
Meanwhile, Alexis Sanchez was in and out of the game in the first half but he really turned it
on after the half - time interval
as Brighton couldn't deal with his movement and
quality on the
ball.
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
Willian scores top marks in this one
as he was unfortunate not to have more than the one goal, and the Brazilian was a constant threat to the visitors with his technical
quality on the
ball.
Linked with a # 37m move to Liverpool from Serie A giants
AS Roma, Miralem Pjanic has the
quality on the
ball and range of passing to be a fine replacement for what Gerrard brought to the Liverpool team.
It's clear that sterling is already a better player for England because his first touch, movement off
ball and dribbling are superior... Best let the ox who is work in progress be given a starting chance... Whippets can be brought
on in last 20 minutes when defences are tired... But should sell him in January
as part of package to bring in reus or player of real
quality
Tireless effort from the Chilean international
as usual, but perhaps lacked
quality on the
ball with his distribution even though he was dangerous
on the break.
Quality is not all about goals or stats you know.If it was a lot of Arsenal players would have been sold and many players would not even be regarded.People need to look at the bigger picture.He scored 16 goals last two season as the starting CF.You and I know that based on the chances he gets he should've been doing better.The guy is not even a clinical player from what we watch yet people will always deny that fact.The only case people make up for Giroud is his goals.They can't even talk about his quality on the ball and others because it's non existent.He was part of the reason why Arsenal couldn't win the trophy in 15/16 season.It's a shame we are compromising and refuse to state things the way they are.Even if Giroud scores 40 goals in the EPL qualoty wise he's still a
Quality is not all about goals or stats you know.If it was a lot of Arsenal players would have been sold and many players would not even be regarded.People need to look at the bigger picture.He scored 16 goals last two season
as the starting CF.You and I know that based
on the chances he gets he should've been doing better.The guy is not even a clinical player from what we watch yet people will always deny that fact.The only case people make up for Giroud is his goals.They can't even talk about his
quality on the ball and others because it's non existent.He was part of the reason why Arsenal couldn't win the trophy in 15/16 season.It's a shame we are compromising and refuse to state things the way they are.Even if Giroud scores 40 goals in the EPL qualoty wise he's still a
quality on the
ball and others because it's non existent.He was part of the reason why Arsenal couldn't win the trophy in 15/16 season.It's a shame we are compromising and refuse to state things the way they are.Even if Giroud scores 40 goals in the EPL qualoty wise he's still average.
His energy, combativeness and
quality on the
ball have made him irreplaceable for Chelsea, while he's also established himself
as a key figure for France too.
Sanchez's
quality on the
ball will be instrumental to Arsenal's quest for three points against Stoke City
as his potential to win matches is not in doubt,
as was evident against West Ham following a well - deserved hat - trick.
Having Axetze in front
as an outlet would instead have result in more
quality on shooting, or providing dangerous
balls into the box.
Pairing defensive solidity with technical
quality on the
ball, he'll arguably be a perfect fit for Guardiola's style of play, while he'll add much - needed depth in the backline
as he will undoubtedly hope to displace either Stones or Otamendi in the starting line - up.
Will Bruin and Chad Marshall's ability to flick
on from free kicks and corners should lead to high -
quality second -
ball opportunities
as well.
Though his value to his team out
on the wing, and
quality on the
ball and in the dribble, remains
as high
as ever, he is no longer a player that can be relied upon to be ready and available to make the difference when it matters most.
As noted above, until Alberto consistently starts league games in this position, it is difficult to truly develop a sense for how he will cope against high quality opposition on the ball as a trequartist
As noted above, until Alberto consistently starts league games in this position, it is difficult to truly develop a sense for how he will cope against high
quality opposition
on the
ball as a trequartist
as a trequartista.
Walcott is fast and will be the best in the world if he continiously works
on the way he handles the
ball,
as well
as Nasri who
on the other hand do nt really have a speedy run but very compact
on the way he moves
on the pitch and fast enough when he dribbles.But for the two lads to be compared with Rosicky, Pires, Hleb and bergkamp is still a bit of a question.Arshavin is one of these players who plays like Rosicky or Hleb but has got lil bit more
quality such
as: more goal minded, more agressive, and more intelligent.We really need Arshavin, not only to get trophies but to get our beautifull play back in the game again.Cant wait to see Walcott and especially Fab back again.I beleive many Fans out there are dreamin to see this line up = Sagna - Gallas - Djourou - Clichy Toure Walcott - Fab — Rosicky Arsha Ade
It was important for me to treat it
as a normal game because I knew with the
quality we had
on the pitch, people like Cesc and Marco van Ginkel would keep
on finding me and playing me the
ball.»
It surely hasn't been helped by the release of Dragon
Ball FighterZ, another excellent
quality tag fighter that's muscled in
on MVC's territory, though it's still a shocker and surely a blow for Capcom — even the much derided Street Fighter X Tekken got two years
as an EVO tournament game.
In fact, we'd go
as far to say the Audi A6 sedan is very competitive overall in this regard, with the build
quality being testament to just how
on the
ball the car was when it went
on sale in 2011.
On the inside, there's the usual obvious material
quality to admire,
as well
as an appealing smattering of classic GTI trim additions: tartan cloth seats, a special steering wheel and instrument cluster, and the obligatory golf
ball - themed gearlever.
The new owner can speed things up by making a concerted effort new day to bond with the dog, giving lots of
quality time, playing
ball, going
on walks, and teaching basic behaviors such
as «look at me», «sit» etc..