Sentences with phrase «team moving the ball»

Offensively he helped the team move the ball forward with simple, crisp, direct passing, something the team seems to have been missing lately.

The American team moved the ball with rapid tic - tac - toe passing, reminiscent of the great Soviet hockey teams, and were tough defensively.

For those who pass from the GK, this phase sees the team move the ball from CB's to FBs and CM / DM to remain as a unit while bringing the ball forward to the halfway line.

The balance seems to have changed again with the team moving the ball faster and creating more chances.

Not exact matches

The whole team seemed to be moving he ball a lot quicker than in previous games.

«We were the team that played the best football by getting the ball down, passing and moving and creating chances.

Its not like teams weren't moving the ball on us, even bad offensive teams.

I'll go a step further if Van Djik hasn't signed for Liverpool I would try to make a move and here is why: 1) Prem experience 2) Southampton plays a similar style of football than Arsenal 3) He can play in both a 3 and 4 man defense with his ability on the ball 4) Mustafi has been up and down and I don't know which one we're getting ahead of next season and will it be for 38 weeks 5) Mertesacker will go into a non playing role 6) Chambers has played well at Boro but well enough to play a big role into this team... not really and could be used in any deal for Van Djik 7) Koscielny is our best defenders but is dealing with a chronic injury not only that he hasn't made the best decisions at times Everything mentioned above will free wages but also increase Wenger money to spend!

Present day Ozil is often blamed for the Arsenal loses and in truth at most times should be, his moods dictates the way arsenal plays, he dictates the tempo of how arsenal plays and once he begins to lose balls and things not going his way he tends to shrink away from the ball, he is not a player who is going to call for the ball, get in the game by doing some defensive work or get the ball to get some fouls and move the team upwards.

Wenger has long moved away from keep ball, we still have quite a high number because all top teams will have an above average number due to sit back teams who allow insane levels.

Team Watts moved the ball well and saw especially strong ball movement from Alex Sacks.

They weren't able to defeat the powerhouse # 3 Team Wellek but they kept it close throughout the Game and they now should have some confidence that they can move the ball and score.

The guard play on both Teams is spectacular and the ball moves really well on both sides.

We have to move the ball faster and break faster, we can not let teams set up in their box with 8 to 10 defenders and expect to walk the ball into the goal.

Small rule change for 2OT — the ball was moved into the 5 for the Teams...

Team Castriano did have the ball with a chance to win it but Chi O would make one last Defensive stand and move on to the Championship!

There is plenty of firepower on this Team, and when they move the ball they have shooters ready to let it fly.

Both Teams want to move the ball as several guys on both Teams are comfortable with the ball in the open court.

Both Teams shot the ball well in the 1st Half but Team McNichols would open up a lead moving in to the second half — thanks in large part to Romeo Magloire and his 33 points.

This team knows who's hot and moves the ball around well.

Carroll, however, was able to get the ball moving against Liverpool, and by finding pockets of space he allowed his team to create attacking opportunities.

Xhaka — paid $ 3 million more for him than Kante was sold for... another of the many ridiculous Wenger sanctioned moves... like some of his skills, especially his long - ball potential but he's looked a shadow of his Swiss National team self and that really worries me... too slow and can't seem to master the timing needed to tackle in the open field... this might have something to do with the lack of leadership and coaching on this team, made more obvious by the fact that when he plays with Coquelin he plays in a deeper role (WTF???)

I still remember how Overmars & Pires push the ball forward and finish it with a swift move... They often scored themselves before the box becomes crowded with opponents... rather than losing the ball inside a crowded box through an unsuccessful cross... Now every team in Europe knows how to hold Arsenal... Just defend with 9 players and leave ahead a fox in the box...

After neither team could move the ball on its initial possession in overtime, Montana took over on his own 20.

Basically, good teams were able to move the ball against Florida.

this is also the only way you can see ball more with guardiola teams otherwise he will have 4 options for the passer you cut the angle in 2 - 3 they will move quickly using the other.

And I'll also add that the problem with Arsenal finding it difficult to beat «BUS PARKING TEAMS» is our over play, the ball hardly moves in dangerous areas of the opponents final 3rd.

East Netherlands Goalie Maanen moves in to snatch ball off foot of West Germany's Quast in game won by Dutch team, 6 - 1.

arsenal fan we all love the team but when the ball move wide no willing runners inside the box

The feeling you get when you realize the other team couldn't move the ball only to have the ball moved on them seems more demoralizing than scoring right away and it only means the other squad has to do the same.

What that teaches us is this, one bad signing can destroy a team season, Xhaka possesses none of the credential Arsenal need his lack of stamina effects his ability to move up the pitch and distribute the ball and hence close the opposition down, his poor acceleration put him in at a massive disadvantage in taking on the one on one chase back toward his goal, his sluggish tackling causes him to get sent off and his poor positioning allow the opposition plenty of space to exploit, Xhaka overall style of play is going to cause Arsenal huge problems for the foreseeable future.

The team really moved the ball quick which resulted in some sustained pressure which delivered in the final third.

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

Chicago was one of the first teams to figure out how to move the ball via forward pass, but the Maroons aren't on the 100 percent list.

Uh, Nelson against bayern's of the world, joke, he «s still very young Ah, gutted, why are we no more talking about Thomas lemar, we need his creative and zeal to move the ball forward ability in this arsenal team.

my preferred choice would be lacazette because of his age and and on top of his goals & he has a good few assists, i watched lukaku yesterday and the guy is no team player i understand that to be a good striker you have to be a bit selfish & self confident to a certain degree but he took it to far you could see de bruyne wasn, t happy with lukaku and when he had the chance to give lukaku the ball he didn, t and lastly he will be cheaper and might have a good chance to get him cos he wants to move to the pl but to a bigger team than west ham, spuds..!!

My analysis therefore is that while Liverpool moved the ball very well in the first half, won back possession extremely well, and had 80 % possession, our team defended well, as such Szczesny had little to do except to pick the ball from the net in the 44th minute.

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.

Some people may think, «Oh he hasn't touched the ball for 15 minutes» but you're moving all the time, taking players and creating space for team - mates.

We need someone that can take responsibility in the middle of the park, someone that can drive us forward, someone that will take any game by the scruff of the neck when we need to score in the middle of d park, we have that in front, Ah, gutted, why are we no more talking about Thomas lemar, we need his creative and zeal to move the ball forward ability in this arsenal team.

Arsenal started well and could easily have been over the hill and far away by the time Calum Chambers found a fantastic finish to an Alexis Sanchez through ball and a sweeping team move to open the scoring after 19 minutes.

The likes of koscielny, coquelin, monreal and ospina have also made a difference, but also wenger has made changes to the attacking side of the game, players like podolski and sanogo have been moved out as they simply offer little to the team in way of work rate when we don't have the ball.

Valladolid are the kind of team people like me love to watch — they're spunky, move the ball around well, use the pitch well, and have a tough time defending on occasion.

Football is an evolving game a game on the move with a moving ball every game is different the knowing opposing players trade run skill is the key all 11 most play with the same key on the same key exactly like an orchestra else it will not sound any good you can have messie and renaldo and zidan on your team but trust me if they are not in tune and well - tuned a street team from Rochdale would give them a good hiding the question here is why would you sign a player for 100 million while you can develop 100 players for the same money and bring your players to dominate football rather than club dominating football with non-national ’s

There was a lack if cohesion; Players were not working as a team; some players were not tracking back and defending; the ball was moving too slowly forward; and players were missing focus.

I think Coquelin has covered our needs for a defensive midfielder, but we still need another option in the team with a more ball - playing approach, especially because Arteta is coming to the end of his career and Flamini will, I think, be moved on this sommer.

Saint Mary's: The Gaels did a good job moving and sharing the ball with 24 assists, a staple of Bennett's teams.

Since Gab came into the side the team have been better balanced, also moving the ball forward more quickly and generally much more fluid and comfortable.

But did you notice on Saturday that we actually moved the ball around a lot quicker and we stopped looking for him on the left so he can keep cutting inside and estimg up laca space I believe laca suffered a bit with him in the team as the sevice was lacking to him and it always went to Sanchez and now he is suffering from a lack of confidence He will come good and now we have an awesome front line again.

They see a team with only about a 68 percent chance of beating a Miami team that can move the ball.