Sentences with phrase «side of the pitch for»

That is why I think Arsene Wenger may swap his full backs on both sides of the pitch for tonight.

The graphic below from WhoScored shows how much the team relied on the right side of the pitch for their attacking play.

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Dennis Martinez, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, once crushed the left side of Kirby's face with a pitch.

Recall his Season - Five «Cinderella» pitch for Butler Footwear, which turned on a spookily brilliant psychological explication of the fairy tale: «She's running down this dark side - street... and she's only got this one incredible shoe for her incredible gown, so she's hobbling — wounded prey.

Jose Mourinho's side look to be targeting a big name for that area of the pitch, having also been linked with Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale by the Sun last month.

A few seasons ago Arsenal fans were stuck watching a bunch of «mediocre» players represent the famous Arsenal in a side that had serious cause for concern in every position on the pitch.

With a huge plethora of right sided midfielders, RM is the least important position on the whole pitch for us to try and make a signing.

As a result, it would surely require a player to head out first to make space for Werner, but having spent so heavily on their attack, it's only logical that they address their issues at the other end of the pitch given that they possess the worst defensive record of the top seven Premier League sides this season having conceded 36 goals in 27 games.

but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look at how he celebrate his goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..

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.

There is still time for Arsenal to rescue the campaign and lift the EPL trophy in May and I'm sure that all Gooners will be Geordies for the night when Newcastle take on Leicester tonight, but it will take an epic comeback like the one produced by the Arsenal side of the late 80s, the one in the film Fever Pitch that blew a promising position and then went on a late run that culminated in a title decider on the last day at Anfield.

And if down the stretch we're in it but need more pitching, we've got one of the minors best pitchers (Luzardo) as a possible reinforcement (I know, I know, he's almost certainly not coming up this year, but I can dream — as a side note, I really think teams like the A's should be more aggressive with promoting pitchers who have shown they can pitch and have stuff that seems like it can get out major leaguers — why wait when they'll probably just blow out their elbow anyway — might as well get some quality innings out of them in the majors — yeah, I'm salty about Puk, but whatever, I've held this belief for a long time).

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.

Tomlinson, clearly shaken, limped around for a while before being subbed off and emptying his guts onto the side of the pitch.

Fabregas first came up against Mourinho during his time as an Arsenal player, when his Chelsea side were one of their biggest rivals due to their competing for the same prizes on the pitch and the ongoing war of words between Mourinho and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

The 18 - year - old has enjoyed an impressive season in the Championship for the Midlands side, which has included a remarkable goal against play off hopefuls Wolves where he slotted home after taking the ball for the entire length of the pitch in a 2 - 1 win over their rivals.

However, I can see it being a tough night for the Gunners for all sorts of reasons, including the pitch and the fact that the home side will be totally fired up while Arsenal are not in a good place right now.

Carlos Santana made Tanaka work a bit, getting to a full count and fouling a pitch off, and then he got the first hit of the game for either side with a single to right.

I feel sorry for Bellerin a lot of the time, he very rarely has any support down the right side of the pitch.

There were strong performances throughout the Arsenal team as we played host to a very strong and defensively organised Chelsea side yesterday, with players like Coquelin, Ramsey and Cazorla as well as all four defenders having a shout for the Man of the Match award but I am giving it to Mesut Ozil who linked our play and was all over the pitch and never stopped until the end.

If Arsenal stick with three centre backs then Mustafi must be considered a far better choice for the third birth alongside Kos and Holding rather then Monreal.Kolasinac has to come back in at left eing - back and Bellerin revert to the right.Midfield is a very different matter.Arsenal still desperately need a proper defensive central player.Ozil in this current side can not be considered anything more than a luxury.All of Bournemouth's creativity will come down the flanks so it's necessary to put players on to the pitch who are prepared to fulfill their defensive duties.This also means that unless Ramsey can work out that he's playing in midfield not as a number 10 he has no place on the team either.

The French international has really looked the part this season in Ronald Koeman's impressive side, and could be just the player Arsenal need in that part of the pitch as they look for an upgrade on the likes of Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini.

Iwobi still has two more days before the first African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mohamed Elneny's Egypt side, so with both of our newest stars on the pitch it could be an interesting game for us Gooners to watch.

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?

However, I would say that this is not just a battle between Monreal and Mahrez but a battle for control of that side of the pitch, with the Foxes right back Danny Simpson and our Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez included.

This trio of teenaged midfielders may eventually be the go - to starting trio in the center of the pitch for the USMNT if things pan out for them, but what's truly impressive is that all three of them are already making an impact for their respective club sides despite their young age.

For a striker that has over 100 caps and nearly 50 goals for one of the best international sides in the world, and a very good strike rate for Arsenal when he does get on the pitch, it must be hard to understand why Arsene Wenger so rarely calls upon his talents in front of goal, or brings him with no time to influence a gaFor a striker that has over 100 caps and nearly 50 goals for one of the best international sides in the world, and a very good strike rate for Arsenal when he does get on the pitch, it must be hard to understand why Arsene Wenger so rarely calls upon his talents in front of goal, or brings him with no time to influence a gafor one of the best international sides in the world, and a very good strike rate for Arsenal when he does get on the pitch, it must be hard to understand why Arsene Wenger so rarely calls upon his talents in front of goal, or brings him with no time to influence a gafor Arsenal when he does get on the pitch, it must be hard to understand why Arsene Wenger so rarely calls upon his talents in front of goal, or brings him with no time to influence a game.

«After, we defended very well on some situations and it was very disappointing to give the ball away with just 10 seconds to go in the first - half with a throw - in for us in the other side of the pitch.

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

2) Invitation to attack us — Arsenal football philosophy had quietly shifted and now we were inviting opponents to come and attack us as they would see we were not operating in full attack gears and it was easy for them to get into our defending side of the pitch much quicker as they countered lesser bodies on the way.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo was walking off the pitch for halftime with his teammate Sergio Ramos against Atlético Madrid during the Copa del Rey semifinals when a fan tossed and nailed Ronaldo right in the side of the head with a lighter.

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

Gaitan could be the perfect replacement for him with his ability to play on both sides of the pitch.

The tactical side of things might work for him as well as the Gunners will expect to be as dominant and as far forward on the pitch, but then again perhaps the pace of Welbeck could swing things in his favour and he did play well on Friday.

He blames the defending... well then here's an idea: don't play two LB's in a back three, maybe sign a DM for once in your life, and don't play an out of form RWB on the other side of the pitch.

Admit it Arsenal fans, you were thinking at half time, when the under performing Arsenal team trudged off the Emirates stadium pitch trailing to a Cologne side that had lost all of their games so far this season, that the Europa League was going to be yet another nightmare for us Gooners.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has slammed the condition of the Anfield pitch this season, describing it as «awful» for the game he wants his side to play, the Daily Mail reports.

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.

Speaking questioned about the possibility of his side moving for Sanchez, Guardiola said that «On the pitch you know.

If that wasn't enough for Arsenal fans to be excited about, the Express also note that Arsene Wenger could switch his focus to West Bromwich Albion defender Jonny Evans if a deal is done, strengthening at the other end of the pitch to ensure there is balance in the side.

we could've won Bayern... I put ramsey in there as he would add more defensive stability in the middle of the pitch... and in the match itself we had about 4 - 5 counters, imagine ox walcot alexis flying on either side... that's terrorising for any defense in Europe

Not only have Arsenal had to deal with more injury problems than all of our Premier League rivals over the last 10 years, but we also seem to lose players from the same area of the pitch at the same time, making the job of selecting a strong and well balanced side something of a nightmare for Arsene Wenger.

Kouyate is the top tackler in the West Ham side as you can see from the Squawka.com chart and he gives them huge energy as well in the centre of the pitch, so he would have been a big miss for the Hammers on Saturday.

Loic Perrin has been a leader of Saint - Etiennes team for the last 4 seasons hes a LEADER on the pitch Versatile and hes tough as any ive seen him man handle Ibrahimovic and hes not just a blast the ball clear type of player he always looks for the pass and prolific in the air he would bring something to Arsenal that we need, Do nt talk about what league players are from Koscielny actually came from Ligue2 and hes a Boss, Alexis came from barcalona and hes little pitbull two player on the opposite sides of Ex-Club levels so you cant talk about what league they are from to judge on ability.

We need a new striker, a new holding midfielder and a replacement for Alexis who has that special talent, and we also need more leaders brought into the side who can fire us up on the pitch, while also replacing any of the dead wood.

In an ideal world we have two DM with forward going abilities (which are limited for Coquelin) so we can play real wingers on both sides of the pitch and don't have to deploy a central midfield player like Ramsey who neither has the natural instincts of a winger nor the the burst of speed.

It also frees up more game time for promising youngsters who have time on there side to still make it and change the narrative (gibbs, ox, iwobi and ramsey) looking for more responsability and consistent minutes 4 - Probably involve both Sanchez and Özil in recruiting pitch and ask for input of who they like (doesn't mean you go with what they say bit just showing a different approach and the commitment to do better.

We may as well have had a big sign saying «come f @ # k me here» on our left side, but now I highly doubt any team would view it as anything but problematic for them at both ends of the pitch.

First of all, the ref tried to keep 22 men on the pitch for BOTH sides, there were decisions that other refs would have disagreed with but once he let one or two go he had set the bar.

As Kroos ai nt about to drop back and cover for Carvajal anytime soon nor will he be seen storming up the pitch to send in crosses or make dangerous plays from the right hand side of the pitch and switched him with bale 20 mins into the match.