Sentences with phrase «to have more of the ball»

Either way, we stayed in the game and despite United having more of the ball in the first half it was indeed them that run out of legs.

But United had more of the ball as expected and Palace failed to get meaningful chances in the final third.

Also having alot of the ball doesn't equate to goals scored and games won... Roma drew with Barca but guess who had more of the ball....

The boss felt that Arsenal were better before the break and we certainly had more of the ball although I can not recall too much goalmouth action there either apart from a great cross from Kolasinac that Theo Walcott should have buried.

In second half another story, Bayern took the control, had more of ball possession but Pep Guardiola's side failed to make at least a one shot until the end of game.

«City have the highest possession rate - 64 % - in the Premier League this season, but I don't think they will have more of the ball at White Hart Lane - and Tottenham will be dangerous whenever they come forward.

The 22 year - old is an exciting player for a full back, and waltzed past players at will during the 2010 World Cup for Portugal, but the fact that Liverpool play a more pressing game these days than under Roy Hodgson means that they are likely to have more of the ball as well as play a higher line.

Swansea beat Man U — again guess who had more of the ball...

Everton came back after that and started to have more of the ball and use it well.

He said that we started better, had more of the ball, that we were a very good Arsenal and crucially, for me, was that Mourinho identified that the first goal was the turning point.

Arsenal are going to have more of the ball than us, so we have to have a good defensive shape.

They will have more of the ball than us so we will have to as a consequence defend for most of the time and will need that double defensive pairing of El Neny Coq.

We need to let them have more of the ball and hit them on the break.

Bayern is not like City, Man U or Chelsea where in recent times we allow them to have more of the ball and pick them when they loose it, Bayern or Pep's teams chew up teams that dare them that way, the best way is to keep them running around minus the ball while keeping our shape and taking the chances we create.

To me, it makes sense that if you have better defensive players, then your attacking players are going to thrive, as they will have more of the ball, won't be chasing games from losing positions, and will be able to concentrate more on going forward.

But I thought we let them have more of the ball than originally intended to.

Southampton set up with a deep defense allowing Chelsea to have more of the ball and try to catch them on counters.

They had more of the ball in the opening 45 minutes, and out - shot Newcastle by six efforts to two.

16: Stoke have had more of the ball, 67 per cent, but it's been fairly even in terms of action in both halves so far.

In the teams they play it is very much backs to the wall and they defend a lot, whereas at clubs like Arsenal you have more of the ball so procession on the ball is more of a requirement as is constant concentration even without the ball