Our main objective tonight would be to limit the damage for as long as possible and see if any opportunities open up on the
other side of the pitch.
I thought we might be going for both to be honest, as they operate on
different sides of the pitch but if it is to be just one then which would you prefer?
Lots of touches in both left central and
right sides of the pitch, and that makes me believe that as a free - roaming number 10 he plays at his best.
His major weaknesses apart from the petulance when he doesn't get his way (most big players do same; Suarez, Ronaldo, and even Messi) is poor positional discipline as he tends to roam from the
left side of the pitch in search of the ball.
As play progresses, shown in the third picture, Mane finds himself on the left
hand side of the pitch close to Coutinho again but in a pocket of space.
In a game that the former Ayr United boss did little research on - he singled out Juan Carlos Oblitas, Peru's left winger, as no threat to his left back Martin Buchan... despite them playing on
opposite sides of the pitch.
While analysing the tactical trends that emerged during the 2009 - 10 Premier League season, Football Further speculated that the increasing popularity of «inside - out» wingers could lead to full - backs being re-deployed on the opposite
side of the pitch in a bid to counter the threat of wide players cutting in from the flanks onto their stronger feet.
The graphic below from WhoScored shows how much the team relied on the right
side of the pitch for their attacking play.
From a Real Madrid perspective, while it's always great to see top clubs at full strength to deliver the best possible spectacle, they'll surely see any absences on the other
side of the pitch as bonuses.
Both the wingers Coman and Costa stayed out wide even when the ball was in the opposite
side of the pitch with the fullbacks and midfielder supporting them.
In all team sports, the secret is to overload one
side of the pitch so that the opponent must tilt its own defence to cope.
He now plays on
Kos side of the pitch but I don't foresee any problems for him to switch to Mert side as I believe he has the required presence, tackling skills and positioning sense to do so.
Even yesterday a really long and really high ball came over from
Debuchys side of pitch reaching all the way over to gibbs and a qpr player... for the life of me i do nt know why Sczcez did nt just take two steps and collect it.
Arsenal vs Monaco; all three goals had nothing to do with Coquelin; the first one was Welbeck losing the ball and Kongdogbia getting a really lucky deflection for the goal by shooting very far out (which normally wouldn't be a goal) and on Cazorla's
side of the pitch who didn't close down fast enough.
Not to bash on wenger, because i do very well understand why he would play him on the
lateral side of the pitch: He simply is not good enough as a goalscorer, and can not hold up and serve others like Giroud does.
In addition, he is also supposed to be our creative player which means he roams out of position to the other
side of the pitch if need be, leaving the right side without a bite or exit option when we have possession.
Meanwhile, up the other
side of the pitch Roberto Firmino is claiming all the plaudits for his efforts in - front of goal, but Lallana is not going unnoticed either.
You might think players would move in every direction equally, giving an average of 90 degrees, but they seem to open up that angle as they travel up and down the
longer side of the pitch.
The Ox and Monreal were seen to be arguing down that left
hand side of the pitch, with Monreal showing concerns about Chambo's lack of tracking back.
Johnson was moved to the
left side of the pitch by Kenny Dalglish a few weeks ago, in order to accommodate 20 - year - old Martin Kelly in the other full - back position, while Bardsley has been filling in at left - back since taking over from the injured Kieran Richardson (himself a converted midfielder) at the end of September.
Here, fans can purchase their longside upper and longside lower tickets and are housed on the
same side of the pitch as the West Ham players dugout.
When Ramsey makes is automatic -LRB-????) return to the starting 11lets pray to the heavens that AW has instilled the fear of God in him and his B2B tendencies concentrate on the
defensive side of the pitch.
Customers can sit here with Longside Lower seats from Football Ticket Pad, enjoying seats close to the action and on the same
side of the pitch as the players tunnel and technical area.
Eden Hazard carries a great threat on the
opposite side of the pitch, but Willian, Juan Cuadrado, and Ramires were all used on the right with varying degrees of success last season.
He is fierce and inspiring and needs to influence more than one
side of the pitch.
Theres Probably a notice board on
the side of the pitch stating» Ball not included»?
2) You clearly didn't watch or pay attention in the Monaco match because Kongdogbia's goal was on Cazorla's
side of the pitch.
The defender, playing as a left wing back, was frustratingly caught in possession multiple times and failed to provide the outlet for the team on
his side of the pitch.
It's not that he walks down
the side of the pitch and watches a screen, and the people in the stand freeze up there until he has made a decision.
He was a major outlet for Ozil and Cazorla especially... if he wasn't at the end of those chances, his diagonal runs to the left
side of the pitch was creating space for others and Sanchez to come in on goal.
You had times where you had players on the ground at
both sides of the pitch because of that total commitment.
«Of course, if we go the way where the referee walks down
the side of the pitch and watches a screen, I say, «Leave it at home».
On the other
side of the pitch we could play Rodriguez as the other wingback.
Tomlinson, clearly shaken, limped around for a while before being subbed off and emptying his guts onto
the side of the pitch.
Her positioning, runs off the ball, defencive work and yeah, dominance of the right
side of the pitch, was exceptional.
Meanwhile, should he arrive from Leicester, N'Golo Kante would become the natural defensive midfielder that would do the key role, allowing Cesc Fabregas to provide some help on
both sides of the pitch.
One could argue, maybe Wenger was experimenting, maybe he wanted to see if Bellerin could do a job on the other
side of the pitch.
Phrases with «side of the pitch»