Sentences with phrase «width of the pitch»

The three midfielders would struggle to cover the whole width of the pitch.

Also agree we don't use full width of pitch..

But city are better than us at using width of the pitch to hurt teams, like what I said about Bellerin.

He hadnt got the pace to run all along width of pitch but was always adept at intercepting... i think he could sit back and pick a man knowing the lads have him covered.

The three of them can cover the entire width of the pitch, making it almost impossible for the opponents to catch Chelsea off - guard.

The Foxes will still have the massive Robert Huth but without Morgan they should be much more susceptible to balls into the box, which is why I think Arsenal should also go back to the old back four system and get the full backs to get forward and use the whole width of our pitch.

The move had begun with Chris Smalling laying the ball left to Marcos Rojo and had then crossed the full width of the pitch four times before arriving with Schweinsteiger.

If only he could stick to his wing position and use the width of the pitch, and not stroll all over the pitch like Gervinhno.

It is games like this in which the talents of Giroud can be most useful, as we can use the width of the pitch and get balls in the box to exploit his size and power in the air, while his strength and ability as a target man to hold the ball up and bring other players around him into the game is a huge weapon.

The same squad that unnecessarily plays three, creative and central midfielders that sacrifice the width of the pitch and provide minimal defensive steel when possession is lost

He doesn't have the width of the pitch to cover, he doesn't have to track back every time (because we play a loaded midfield) and he doesn't often get beaten by players and need to chase them.

The played a very tight diamond formation which we failed to counter by utilizing the width of the pitch.

OG needs to rove and we need to start using the width of the pitch.

The Baggies were coming back into the game by now and were using the width of the pitch to stretch Arsenal.

Since Villa are going to sit back and defend, we really need to make the best use of the width of the pitch and we can only do so by playing two natural wingers out wide.

What Walcott and Rashford will be tasked with is stretching the Maltese defenders across the width of the pitch, creating space in the middle for the likes of Sturridge, Wayne Rooney and Dele Alli to exploit, while also coming inside to offer an additional goal threat when suitable.

It now means Arsenal have goal - threats across the width of the pitch, rather than relying on one or two to score.

With the ball going down the wings, the back four frequently needed to shift across to cover but were instead left stretched across the width of the pitch.

Coupled with Bonucci's long pass ability, Juventus was able to completely stretch Monaco's defense using the full length and width of the pitch.

In fairness, he doesn't look all that at face value, however we've seen him on numerous occasion and can honestly say we reckon he'll be a massive success with City provided they use the width of the pitch a little more.

Not much to do defensively, as Exeter barely used the width of the pitch.