Sentences with phrase «to get up the pitch»

Surprisingly enough he was strong in defence, had good positioning and supported attacks well, even getting up the pitch to get into a crossing position on the odd occasion.

This allowed West Ham to get up the pitch by simply hitting channels and not needing to play football.

Yes you can dribble, pass the effing ball and get it up the pitch.

It's hard to get up the pitch to score (not that it wouldnt be great to) but i am aware that the opponents could break quickly and i have to stop them first before the DM does.

A striker like Giroud allows your team to get up the pitch, sometimes regardless of the quality of the passes he is getting, because of his presence.

It is that drive and ability to get up the pitch that allows him to adapt to playing in the full back role and it is on display in Spurs» second goal.

Jan can get up the pitch and close down Coleman early, leaving Davies as a purely last stage defender, with Victor getting across to cover Barkley cutting in — with Dembele dropping back when they have the ball.

With Radamel Falcao being held quiet by Andrea Barzagli and Bernardo Silva held in check by Claudio Marchisio, there was very little support for Mbappé in the final third, especially during the spells of the match when João Moutinho was struggling to get up the pitch.