Sentences with phrase «to score from open play»

But the worst thing is we didn't score from open play with such attacking prowess.

Otherwise they will struggle to score from open play again.

In terms of type of goals, the top ten strikers have generally scored from open play or counter attacks.

Moreover, they haven't scored from open play in 340 minutes of away play, yet another disturbing fact about Rovers» drab away fortunes.

Hopelessly off topic and unashamedly selective stats but which striker from this list of esteemed world class strikers (excepting our 2 of course) should we buy from this ranking table based on league goals scored from open play in the last 2 seasons:

He then scored from open play for the first time, netting the last goal in a 3 - 0 away win Español.

Their match - winner on a sunny Saturday afternoon in East Anglia was Juan Mata, a player who had been stuck with a rather unwanted record of his own having not scored from open play since facing Sunderland on September 26.

Next will be we concede to many early goals or we are not scoring from open play etc..

Giroud doesn't look sharp enough to score from open play today, but he looks like he may get lucky on a corner or free kick.

Giroud scored from open play once for every 165 minutes on the pitch.

Cazorla does nt score from open play anymore.

However, Mauricio Pochettino's side have now gone four games without scoring from open play in all competitions after Vincent Janssen's second penalty in a week saw them scrape a 1 - 1 draw at home to Leicester City.

The 20 - year - old duly responded by finally breaking the club's duck by scoring from open play with a strike to end their run of six games in which they could not find the net without the aid of a set piece or a penalty.

Cazorla can't score from open play now, can he?

Former Mexican Under - 23 goalkeeper Oscar Perez scored from open play in injury time against South Korea in an international friendly played in the US.

Admittedly four were from the penalty spot, but the fifth was scored from open play against Wivenhoe in 1991, one of seven Woking scored that day.

Cardiff haven't done anything to their squad over the summer and for a side that struggled to score from open play last season, that could be a concern.

Butland prevented three or four goals and didn't have much chance with the one scored from open play given the room Aubameyang was given to shoot.

However, Barcelona can afford to be a bit slack from 12 yards considering they can not stop scoring from open play.

The same was true when Santi Cazorla was in central midfield, and although Elneny's energy and ability to score from open play makes the situation slightly less dire, Arsenal are still highly flawed in the midfield.

That is still 27 goals scored from open play and a better return than any off our strikers since RVP left.

Vincent Janssen arrived at White Hart Lane last summer for a considerable fee of # 17m, and has failed to find his shooting boots in a Spurs shirt as yet, failing to score from open play since his summer switch.

He rose to head home a corner in the dying minutes of Serie A game against Udinese, becoming only the second goalkeeper to score from open play in the Italian league in the process.

He is yet to score from open play for Spurs in the Premier League this season but the team has a lot of new signings who will gel in time.

It is quite amazing that Olivier Giroud has scored five goals in his last five games for Arsenal, but he has actually only started one game, and in that match it was the first one that he didn't score from open play.

Very nice article... My take on the article is that the quality of a striker is not only about the goals scored from open play, there are other factors like:

Because Morata seems to be unable to score from open plays and can not score from set pieces either.

Well done to Giroud, although he wouldn't have scored from open play!

Arsenal will struggle to score from open plays and this would be where Giroud can help us with his dominance in the air.

You could also say, however, that the penalty Lewandowski scored in the 9th minute was extremely soft and that both Ozil and Lacazette were unlucky not to score from open play.

@gulla0 And you should remember, that the 1st time we beat them convincingly 5 - 2 they had 11 men... The 2nd match they did not score from open play, but had to rely on a dodgy penalty given.

So far this season Spurs, despite creating a host of chances, have found it hard to score from open play, due to a lack of support from midfield to help Roberto Soldado in the attacking third.

In contrast, Pochettino has had to rely heavily on 21 - year - old Harry Winks, who has been impressive this season, and has been forced to employ Heung - Min Son as a striker with # 17m signing Janssen yet to score from open play.

When the England hitman was sidelined Pochettino was forced to pick between winger Heung - min Son and and Dutch flop Janssen who took until April to score from open play in the Premier League last term.

Emmanuel Adebayor's header in the 2 - 1 loss to Watford last time out was the first time a Palace striker has scored from open play in the Premier League this season, with a return of just 27 goals in 26 games inferior to everyone in the division but Aston Villa, Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion.

Eriksen came into a team, which before Norwich City's visit, had struggled to score from open play.

He hasn't scored from open play their since 12 February (5 games).

The Dutchman has failed to score from open play in a Spurs shirt, and you have to question whether he can provide decent enough backup for Harry Kane.

And while the first and third goals saw him score from open play the second one saw the Togolese striker net from the penalty spot, a job usually left to Adebayor's striker partner Robin van Persie.

The goal galvanised the Gunners and it became a case of how many they would score; and with a different referee they could have added a few penalties to the haul of three scored from open play.

The Dutchman has yet to score from open play in a Spurs shirt, but has converted on four occasions from the spot this season, the latest of those coming in the 4 - 3 win over Wycombe.

The Netherlands international, 22, has impressed in patches for Spurs but he is yet to score from open play, with his only goal coming from the penalty spot in the 5 - 0 win over Gillingham in the EFL Cup.