Sentences with phrase «striker shot wide»

Spurs should have gone in front eight minutes later when Josh Lillis could not hold a Son shot but the forward dithered when the ball came back to him and, when he eventually found Fernando Llorente, the striker shot wide with the keeper stranded but defenders on the line.

Not exact matches

Even if they don't put in a lot of crosses, the players draw defenders wide to stretch the defense and look for passes back to the midfield behind the striker where space may open up for a key pass or a shot from distance.

Alexandre Lacazette is not the biggest or strongest of strikers and while the likes of Romelu Lukaku at Man United, Alvaro Morata at Chelsea, Salah at Chelsea and Gabriel Jesus at Man City had started the news season like trains, Lacazette's return was not so good and he had missed a great chance to take all three points off Chelsea when he put Ramsey's rebounded shot well wide.

Greystar United nearly went 2 - 0 up but unfortunately, for them their striker Evan Otway had a nightmare as he scuffed his left footed shot, causing the ball to go well wide of an open goal.

The French striker would go much closer 90 seconds before full - time when Alex Iwobi played him in behind the Spurs defence but Lacazette curled a shot just wide of Hugo Lloris» far post.

In the early stages of the match, Wilshere eased a pass through opposition's defense for in form striker Olivier Giroud but the summer signing could only drag the shot wide.

John Terry then nodded a corner wide for Villa before, later in the half, striker Keinan Davis turned well on the edge of the penalty area and fired a low shot wide.

Chelsea's first real attempt came in stoppage time in the first half when striker Diego Costa's shot was wide from the post.

Miro Muheim and Harvey St Clair have been deployed as wing - backs on occasion but are at their best in the central attacking roles behind the striker, roving into spaces between the lines and coming inside from wide positions to use their dangerous shots, whilst Charlie Wakefield is more effective out wide, using the space to beat his man, and is the best crosser of a ball in the team.

Sturridge's best position is definitely as a central striker too, but in his best season to date he also shared that role — so there are no qualms about him playing as part of two upfront — however he does have the versatility to be deployed as a wide inside forward, where he can cut in and shoot — although this negates his natural goal - poaching ability.

The former Liverpool striker sent an attempted lob well wide with just Karius to beat and then shot over the bar after Van Dijk had been caught in possession by Andros Townsend.

Jobi McAnuff then curled a shot wide of the angle for Reading, who brought on defender Alex Pearce for the injured Morrison while striker Noel Hunt replaced Tabb.

After missing a shot wide in the 9th minute, the striker connected in the 26th minute after receiving a cross from Antonio Candreva and pushing past Villarreal goalkeeper Andrés Fernandez.