Sentences with phrase «side of the pitch with»

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.

Not exact matches

Ivan Savvides, one of Greece's richest men, joined a pitch invasion in the closing minutes of a clash with Athens side AEK

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

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.

The second half and the whole of extra time really showed that Kante really is one of the Blues» most important players, with the away side looking like a completely different beast whenever he's on the pitch in comparison to when he's not.

ozil in another team with good runners and commitment will thrive, not all this side ways passing and sticking him to the left or right corner of the pitch... he is lazy but he is full of results in his past club... how cum wenger can't bring out the ball in him....

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.

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..

Still, Calhanoglu's sublime effort is a reminder of the threat Milan pose in most areas of the pitch, with Gennaro Gattuso's side in largely fine form since he took over despite the recent setback against Arsenal.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Wellbeck and Chambers far too clumsy with the ball at their feet to both be playing on the same side of the pitch

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.

Team Spirit — With players like Ozil and Sanchez in positions that they can influence both wings of play, the team spirit in the side will spread across the pitch much easier.

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.

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 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.

In the end, amid rumours that the entire of Queen's Park Rangers» side were set to «snub» John Terry's limpid and outstretched foreleg in solidarity with Anton Ferdinand, the FA did the sensible thing, and sent both sides onto the pitch without insisting that they line - up in front of the director's box and wobble one another wrists.

Casemiro immediately understands the danger inherent in the situation (giving away the ball on your side of the pitch to a speedy attacker that has the high pressing attackers already with him).

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

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.

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.

Willian beat De Gea with a similar shot — near post thunderbolt, albeit on the other side of the pitch — on the weekend.

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

Through balls from Ramsey and Carzola (if he finds his boots) and factor in big Welbeck's turn of speed with Sanchez pulling defenders all over the left side of the pitch and we could (if Wenger doesn't slow it down) have some beautiful attacking / counter attacking football on the horizon.

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

Wenger's side have looked far less reliant on him in recent weeks however, with the entire team starting to click once again, and goals coming from all areas of the pitch.

Bottas was on the inside and clashed wheels with Raikkonen, which pitched the Ferrari into the side of Verstappen's Red Bull.

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.

The fact is that this team has waited a long time to have such a vocal and focused leader on the pitch who likewise possessed such talents, whereas this club, instead of embracing his passion to succeed by bringing in the necessary transfers and handing him the armband, they seemed to side with the overpaid and under - performing lesser lights.

Chelsea have looked an unbalanced and unconvincing side in most areas of the pitch, with Hazard one of the few to keep performing at the high level set last season.

Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle of the pitch... Lacazette can not play so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type of role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left side and Ox and Bellerin on the right, which would stretch defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide

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.

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.

You seem more concerned with the financial side of the club rather than the succes on the pitch... are you a fan or a board member?

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.

He does all the good work - runs with the ball into dangerous areas and then gives it away with a poor pass - which then starts a counter attack and leaves his side of the pitch exposed.

The Red Devils manager has a lack of natural left - footers on that side of the pitch, with Luke Shaw out of the picture and the right - footed Ashley Young usually filling in as first choice in that role.

Considering the amount on young players in our side last night and a lack of «leader» on the pitch, I think we should be pleased with the fact we've qualified and we've done so without using many (if any) of our first XI.

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.

His sudden improvement is partly the consequence of Leicester's improved organisation higher up the pitch, with the forwards keeping the side compact, allowing the central midfielders to drop deep and protect the centre - backs closely.

Our prospects elsewhere on the pitch are full of promise with Ramsey, Walcott, Wilshire and Fabregas representing the crown jewels of the side in the coming years — and yes, I expect Fabregas to stay.

In contrast, he did share some positive news on Nacho Monreal, with the Spaniard key at both ends of the pitch in recent weeks, pairing his defensive work with important goals and assists for his side.

For those not familiar with the French International, Valbuena is a right - footed player who usually patrols the left side of the pitch.

Indeed, in the first half there was probably too much of that, with little time on the ball for either side and a tendency to release the ball rather too quickly either out of a desire to get it up to the other end of the pitch as quickly as possible or to get out of the way of a set of flying studs heading in your direction.

Another Mo Show I really am becoming a broken record now... When Mohamed Salah stepped onto the pitch in the second - half, Liverpool were struggling to contend with the increasing pressure of the home side.