Sentences with phrase «teams are playing wide»

No goals yet but as a sporting spectacle both teams are playing wide open and going for it.

Not exact matches

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With United thus far often having to resort to playing strikers Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in wide positions, Perisic could be the final piece in Mourinho's team looking to challenge for the title this year.

Jack was poor for the majority of the 2013 - 2014 campaign in his preferred position, was then played out of position wide in an effort to be played into form (at the expense of the team mind you) and that's okay.

I do think with his skill he will figure out how to play well with him, but I don't think we will ever get his best with the way the team is currently set up unless we have a central striker who is more comfortable on the wings and willing to step out wide while Alexis roams around.

Ozil was very ineffective in that no10 role, he doesn't get in between the lines, hes a good passer but he doesn't go past players at will and hes very 1 footed, he doesn't score enough goals to be a no10 in a League or CL winning team, i think we need either Cazorla or maybe Sanchez or even Chamberlain in that role in seasons to come, Ozil will have to play wide coming in the way Messi did for Barca this season

Because Bryant was so wide, it would bust the inside zone rules of a read - option play for the guard to go out there and double - team.

as long as king jack is alright i mean the team plays around jack so what ever will we do without our main man doesn't matter our slow dm are even more exposed doesn't matter if our best player last season is a showdow of himself since he is playing higher up and doesn't matter one of the best playmakers has been shifted out wide that all means nothing what matters is king jack stays fit and all listen to his commands in wenger we trust

The centre forwards at Bayern, PSG, Juve, Real, Chelsea, Man City and Barca all had totals in the teens for their league goals from open play and all (bar Chelsea) were comfortably outscored by wide forwards / second strikers in their teams.

David played wide receiver at Utah and was a member of the Baltimore Ravens» 2012 Super Bowl championship team.

With the signing of Draxler it is believed that Wenger will be happy with the number of wide forwards at his disposal for next season which will include Welbeck, who Wenger feels needs more time before playing as the teams main central striker.

Inviting pressure is always dangerous and never wanted BUT you can choose how deep you start your defence, how high you start your attack and how wide you play your team.

Podolski is an adaptable attacker who can also play out wide as well as in his preferred position up front and Liverpool are keen to bring in the hugely experienced attacker who has amassed a hugely impressive 95 international caps, notching up a whopping 43 goals for the German national team in the process.

the solution to the packing teams are doing versus us at home is to play wide and not always go thru giroud (too predictable, too clogged) do nt keep doing what you're doing.

Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!

i would also like to ask wenger stop wasting players in particular positions, ramsay, wilshere, ozil, and cazola playing wide leaves us with an unbalance team, these are central players, so play them where they are best suited.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

The guy kept our season afloat for the first 4 months with his goals, scored the goal to secure UCL group stages, scored both semi-final goals to take us to FA cup final, is the club's top scorer, has been involved in more goals + assists than anyone in the PL, scored more goals than the media's fave Costa from a deeper, wider position, plays every second of every game as if it was his last, is always smiling, helped instill a hungrier work ethic in the team — all in a first season.

Welbeck and Walcott don't add the same qualities as Sanchez and OX bring to the team when playing wide in terms of dribbling, beating a man even passing the ball and this is required in this level for that position.

And someone mentioned the other day, sometimes you have to look at the entire team defensively, not just defenders, if it's wide open play then there is only so much that a defender can do to look solid.

I'm hopeful that he can turn the corner this year, as the team has better balance when actual wingers play wide, not Ramsey / Jack.

«If a team is a one - back offense with three or four wide receivers in the set, we match their personnel and play nickel or dime.

Stronger defensively wenger has tried to integrate the 4 -14-1 tactics in certain games this works well against those team who like to play with an ATt mid but it didn't offer much support to the wide men as there starting positions was very deep.

Perez is currently third in - line for a role at centre - forward, but has been fielded on the wide left this term, and may find himself being played out of his favoured role if he is to break into the first - team squad.

There is no doubt that Ozil is our best Number 10, but he should also be capable of playing out wide if his team needs him to.

My real concern is up front, for the wide positions and cf we have a total of 5 first team players, Welbeck, Giroud, Walcott, Ox and Sanchez also Cazorla Ramsey and Ozil will play a game or 2 out wide but I really think we need either a winger or a striker, they don't even need to be out of this world someone like Mertens, Callejon, Pedro, Immobile, Llorente, Austin, Pelle would do.

His physical play on wide receiver blocks required that he often be double teamed on bubble screens...

He needs to be ruthless and drop either Cazorla or Ramsey and play balanced team with two wide players Walcott / Ox on right.

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

Willian is excellent defensively but he doesn't give Chelsea the natural width other teams get from wide forwards, which isn't surprising because he isn't a winger he played as a no. 10 for Shaktar.

One of the biggest reasons for the Bengals» offensive struggles was the team's inablity to get the ball into the hands of their biggest play - maker, wide receiver A.J. Green.

i know silva plays wide too, but look at city's team, they have solid midfielders to cover up and silva's work rate is a lot higher than ozil's.

Aaron Ramsey also makes the team and I can only assume he will play out wide as Ozil will be in his usual number 10 role.

it might work against smaller teams when we would have all the possession but i do nt expect ozil to be playing wide against city.

Absent a league - wide policy or decision - making body in situations like this, I'm okay with the team keeping him until it plays out further, even if they look like bad guys in the process.

If he wants the Iniesta / Xavi combo that he craves, then it's Mesut and santi (look how well he and the team are doing not playing wide for Jack) and a proper Yaya / Busquets type CDM.

However with Arsenal Ozil often plays wide, rather than centrally in mid field and is not supported by robust ball winning / defensive midfielders, as he is when playing for the German national team.

No matter how you slice it, you can't run an uptempo offence with Giroud on the pitch and that means sideways soccer and an over-reliance on crosses into the box, thereby negating many of the very reasons Lacazette was on your radar in the first place... we simply aren't clinical enough from wide positions to continue with that approach, which is why many fans have been clamoring for a viable alternative to Giroud for several years... once again this isn't an attack on Giroud, he clearly has some tangible skills, but his mere presence on the pitch greatly impacts your tactical options... Giroud's weaknesses are simply highlighted by the way in which our offence now moves in a more horizontal than vertical manner, which allows most teams ample time to regroup defensively before a scoring opportunity even arises... a player of Ibra's or Benzema's ilk would have been far more effective as they had size, speed and the first touch capabilities required to for intricate link - up play... once again square peg in a round hole

Alone up front playing for a possession team is not that environment nor is playing wide in a possession team.

A 4 -3-3 system is favoured by Barca, Real Madrid and Man City and Bayern, the top four teams in Europe.It suits the attacking philosophy of Arsene Wenger which is to his credit.Unfortunately we do not have the top quality defenders these teams have nor a dominant DM.Nevertheless it is the best system for our current team which is top heavy in attacking midfielders hence the need to play Ozil and Mik in wide positions.In my opinion the most balanced central midfield would consist of Elneny, Ramsay and Wilshere.Elneny was first class against Watford yet was left out against an average Milan side to accommodate the ever present Xhaka who will no doubt feature against CSK.

was it just me that was nervous everytime reading were attacking it made me realise how confident ospina makes me feel i hope he plays final ramsey on wing isnt as effective against lesser opposition we needed pace out wide (as when theo came on he caused problems) giroud has developed into a world class forward on his day the team was lifted when was on alexis is a life saver win vs chelsea break the wenger - mourinho hoodoo, 2nd in prem and fa cup will be a fantastic season COYG

I think the team is fine playing the narrow formation we have right now, but if we continue to play with it I would like to see more long shots to vary the offense and maybe a few more wide overlaps from Ozil and Cazorla.

Ramsey has had one good season for us since his horrible injury, he needlessly gives the ball away much too often and his finishing is even worse than Giroud's... once again we have fallen in love with the idea of what could have been... Ramsey has only scored 2 meaningful goals in his entire Arsenal tenure: one in Turkey and the other in last year's FA Cup, which is not near enough to make him a centerpiece of this offence... likewise simply his presence on the team sheet has led Wenger into making horrible tactical blunders because he will force Ramsey into the lineup even when it doesn't make sense... just think of all those games when Ramsey was played out wide on the right, which forced the RB to come up into the play far more often, and deeper, because Ramsey invariably would find himself in a more central position leaving us far more vulnerable to the counterattack..

As it stands, this squad is fairly well positioned to compete for the Wenger Cup and make a deep run in the Europa, if and only if we play first stringers in Europe and use the bench for the League and FA Cups... that being said, and based on the fragility of the manager and the team in recent campaigns, it's more likely that Wenger will focus on a top 4 finish and the FA Cup... while the reasons for such an approach may appear logical, it would confirm a rather disturbing trend and appear counter intuitive for any team which claims to have higher aspirations... I feel that Wenger simply can't afford to put all his eggs in the Europa basket because if he fails the potential backlash could cripple any top 4 chances due to the aforementioned fragile psyche that tends to rear it's ugly head like our own personal groundhog day each and every February... furthermore, can you even imagine Wenger bringing in the necessary recruits to adequately supply top quality lineups in a Thursday / Sunday dominated schedule; based on everything I've seen in recent years, I can't see that happening... in fact, mark my words, it's more likely that we see Lacazette playing out wide in Alexis's position with Giroud at striker, than we see Wenger make the necessary moves to right this ship... god, I hope I'm wrong but is it really that far - fetched considering what we've witnessed for past several years

Manuel Pellegrini only plays one way, he will simply try to out football you, in Spain packing defenses and forcing teams out wide isn't a common occurrence and Pellegrini struggles with that.

24 - year - old wide - man Cheryshev has represented Real Madrid for over a decade but is still yet to play a single La Liga fixture for the Bernabeu side and is behind the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Isco and James Rodriguez in the club's first - team pecking order.

So Giroud's inclusion was good but the battle was lost in the midfield, Spurs played exactly like you should have vs a team sitting deep, push the ball out wide, spread the full backs and put the ball in behind and apply waves of pressure.

giroud would play on the wing if asked (he seems a honest player like that) i am sure, its just that he would struggle out there to do what a wide forward could, at his age his skill sets are unchangeable usually generally he is a c / f and that's what he is good at but i could be wrong though, as for cavani he seems to openly want to refuse to play on the wing (i think he plays there grudgingly atm) and states it publicly thus undermining his managers ability to know here to place him in the team team wenger wont have this from any player at arsenal

As you pointed out — his top tally was 21... playing from wide in a team half as talented as our current one.

And it's best when arguably the best 10 in our team is used in the central role and not played out of position out wide, agree?