Sentences with phrase «third of the pitch»

Sanchez is still bedding in, and hasn't made a staunch impact at his new club; Cazorla, during Ozil's absence, will see plenty of game time, and will be hoping to bring some incision into Arsenal's play from the middle - third of the pitch; Wilshere, having shown glimpses of his ability already this season, could be the player who gives Arsenal the cutting edge, during this tough period for the club.

I saw more bad passes than interceptions and the ball always seemed to run away from us in final third of the pitch.

Arsenal are lost don't know what to do in the last third of the pitch.

It was our way: energy and determination in the last third of the pitch.»

It's in the final third of the pitch that the Gunners have their key players starting with the pacey Wales international Aaron Ramsey, able to find the empty space between the lines.

In the final third of the pitch, the forward movements are slow as if players fear to receive a pass.

Jack is at his best moving forward in the final third of the pitch, his penetration in his running is his best characteristic.

The second half saw the match deteriorate, with it largely contained in the middle third of the pitch.

To which the opposition allow us to have the ball in our two thirds of the pitch and sit ten men behind the ball.

Quick recycling is key when we win the ball in our third of the pitch.

However, given the Tigers» ammunition in the middle and final - third of the pitch, Arsenal will have their task cut - out, though Wenger's wizards should win the game.

Arsenal were aided by Besiktas's lack of quality, in the final third of the pitch, but take no credit away from the Arsenal backline, which ensured that the Turkish outfit had no clear chances over the entirety of 90 minutes.

Ian Wright has sung the praises of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, but has urged him to be given less responsibilities outside the final third of the pitch.

Arsenal haven't a clue in the last third of the pitch.

Arsene Wenger's team frequently dominate possession against both teams, but as soon as it gets to the final third of the pitch the opposition is defending so deeply and compactly that there is scarcely any space to exploit.

I still can't find a clip where it shows what happens right from the kick off after Sanchez's goal, after the replay they easily are into our third of the pitch straight away.

Arsenal are already looking pretty shaky in the final third of the pitch, with no recognised striker, a bunch of «out of form wingers» and an Alex Iwobi injury, yet Campbell still was not named in the squad for the match against Liverpool or Leicester, despite being capable of covering for Olivier Giroud.

Thought Cech was MOTM in second half — he is so calm and so in control of the last third of the pitch.

we're going to have to absorb a fair amount of pressure and imo giroud offers an outlet as he keeps possession better in the middle and attacking third of the pitch, unless we're looking to play counter attacking football I think he'll start

Arsenal's flair and ammunition in the middle and final - third of the pitch mean that they won't go a lot of games without scoring, which, subsequently, emphasizes the dogmatism to remain watertight at the back.

Many fans from both sides have been taking to Twitter to point out quite how much the Armenia international has lost possession in the final third of the pitch at Wembley this afternoon.

Wilshere can drive forward, and give Arsenal a goal scoring threat but, if you're expecting the Englishman to keep Arsenal ticking in the middle and final third of the pitch, I am afraid that the 22 - year old has done very little to promise that much, at this stage of his career.

It wasn't his best position, as he lacks the pace to truly surge down the outside and whip a cross in, but it still allowed him to have a decisive impact in the attacking third of the pitch.

Even with his excellent start to the campaign, there remain some lingering doubts about his decision making in the final third of the pitch, a contributing factor, perhaps, to the fact that the football betting markets still have him out at 20/1 to win the PFA Player of the Year award.

They used to pick the through balls in the middle third of the pitch and have the final attacker / midfielder run into space and create a 1v1, and score.

An Enganche, meanwhile, is more of a traditional playmaker who predominantly holds his central position in the final third of the pitch, rather than roaming around looking for space.

Referees should be able to use videos to ensure decisions in the final third of the pitch are correct, according to MK Dons boss Karl Robinson.

We started brightly enough, pressing Everton in their third of the pitch and not allowing Howard, Jagielka or Stones time on the ball to pick out Lukaku and build from there, or play through their midfield, this meant we were winning back possession regularly enough and dominating the game.

It's a major blow for the club, who rely heavily on his creative attacking runs down the flanks and his lightning pace in the final third of the pitch.

The 19 year - old completed 93.5 per cent of his passes overall with a staggering 91 per cent of his passes in the final third of the pitch.

City were the team with everything to lose, playing better and taking the game into United's final third of the pitch.

but they pointed out Barca play their football in the final third of the pitch — i.e. around the oppositions defensive area, which is quite different from what we've seen at Arsenal.

With the Socceroos needing more depth in the final third of the pitch, why not take an in - form attacker who can't do any wrong at the moment?

Ince takes up the central attacking midfield role and plays an important part in his team's progression of the ball through the middle third of the pitch.

We just don't have the ability in the final - third of the pitch to kill - off the game.

With the 30 - year - old, Madrid looked very poor in the final third of the pitch.

It was difficult leaving Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Angel Di Maria out of this side, such has been their consistent brilliance in the attacking third of the pitch, but in the interest of balance, we've plumped for the brilliant Marco Verratti in the anchorman role in front of the back four.

The biggest improvement is in the final third of the pitch where he has an 82 % accuracy so far this season, compared to just 72 % last year.

Similarly, he was better in every third of the pitch last season as well.

As Liverpool have possession of the ball in the final third of the pitch we see Roberto Firmino make the kind of run that has almost become his trademark over the course of the season.

Yet again Spurs are left to try to access the final third of the pitch through direct passes.

Here Liverpool have possession of the ball out in the wide areas and although they have four other players in the final third of the pitch they are still unable to threaten in behind the Hull defensive line.

Santos has also been hugely impressive in an attacking sense, showing great skill and a good instinct for the pass in the final third of the pitch.

This is a worry for a team who look light of options in the final third of the pitch.

But the deeper role restricts Pogba's ability to influence the game in the final third of the pitch.

He is a defenders nightmare and is capable of causing havoc in the final third of the pitch.

In short, Arsenal built up play well but the decision - making in the final third of the pitch (particularly Walcott's) ultimately caused the play to break down

For him to have the best opportunity of success at Old Trafford, Pogba needs to be playing in the final third of the pitch as much as possible.»

Clinical would be the word to describe how their business of late, with all three of their victories this season coming via the aid of a clean sheet, and it's just as well as Everton have been struggling to assert themselves in the final third of the pitch.

He usually lunges in vain attempts to make tackles in the attacking third of the pitch only to leave himself woefully out of position for the inevitable counter from the opposition.