Sentences with phrase «win balls in the midfield»

Winning the ball in midfield, maybe a tall strong player is a positive thing, but, he also has to be very good and doing something with it once he has.

he is playing back a bit further than a traditional 4 -3-3, but he has a 3 man defense behind him so he doesn't have to spend so much time focusing on defending and can use that time to win balls in the midfield and push forward.

He often sets the tone for his side as he wins the ball in midfield areas before launching a Manchester United attack.

As stated before, in the 4 -5-1 Gueye is left alone in front of the defence, which means he doesn't get the opportunity to push forward and win the ball in the midfield as he has to worry about leaving space in front of his centre - backs.

Not exact matches

The visitors must embark on 50 - 50 challenges if with clear intentions of winning it especially the aerial balls which can be crucial mostly in midfield in the entire course of the game.

the truth is that arsenal are not a coherent team anymore... not clear what their footballing strategy is... seem to have given up on passing game for counterattack which might work in odd games but wont win us anything unless we have a midfield that can hold on to ball because we will be under the kosh most of game and will eventually buckle... but the problem was clear at half time in this gane and wenger did nt do anything about it... and if he is paid for anything it is to make those kind of critical decisions....

After winning the ball back in their own penalty area, Palace's defense found Bolasie, who beat the Liverpool midfield and Glen Johnson by himself.

What made Foy's disastrous decision even more hard to fathom was the fact that just ten minutes earlier the situation was reversed and Evra fairly won the ball from the German midfielder and was through on goal with support either side of him, when the referee decided to blow his whistle and get attention for Ballack who was in fact perfectly fine.

Deployed in the anchoring midfield role, Mascherano has made countless tackles, passed the ball well, and won back possession with interceptions.

Today winning teams have 9 or even 10 players, who press and defend as soon as the ball is lost, and especially the midfielders and wingers are «2 way players», who are nearly all are as good in defending as in attacking.

We had a World Class GK behind a Defence that he trusted.We had midfielders who could win the ball and use it.We had wide men with vision AND pace.We had a NO10 who was a genius and strikers in all those years who could deliver.

Ozil is a luxury when played with Ramsey and Xhakha as it means there is very little ball winning and no control of the game going on in the midfield area thus exposing the backline.

He needs to be played in an attacking role where he doesn't need to go to ground trying to win the ball back from deep midfield.

We actually have a strong back four + a good goalkeeper, but our midfield is so bad in protecting and winning the ball back it is a joke.

Statistically Goretzka is the best ball winning midfielder out of those in the list, I'm so glad you listed him there.

Kondogbia has pace, is aggressive, is less injury prone, and tracks back to win balls a lot when lost in midfield!

I could have given a few Arsenal players the Man of the Match award for yesterday's hard fought win at Newcastle, with Cazorla's probing and patient passing as well as Oxlade - Chamberlain's direct approach and shot for the goal being key factors, but for me the anchoring presence of Coquelin in midfield and his ability to keep the ball and his cool amid concerted pressure was brilliant.

He needs to look at gerrard and see how he plays his game or even xabi alonso, they control the midfield but not by holding on the ball forever and trying to win every challenge, wilshere looked good in englands last couple of games just picking that ball up and pinging it around the pitch

We truly need Ramsey though he makes foolish decision with the ball he doesn't look like he's serious on the ball he works hard for the team tirelessly, Ramsey is very good in marking and winning possession for the team I'm pretty sure arsene will keep him in the team if we can get a midfielder like kante then our midfield is surely balanced

Long term problems are that our team doesn't know how to win the ball back except when it's deep in our midfield in which case it's defenders or DMF winning the ball, or Sanchez.

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

A steady presence in midfield as he overcame some early sloppiness on the ball to provide the hosts with important defensive coverage to win the midfield battle.

Powerful and explosive attack wise while players like Perez, Sanchez and Welbeck will win the ball back for us when not in possesion Basically the five in midfield will defend together but when in attack Xhaka stays back.

We need some midfielders that can be strong and battle for us!!!! al our midfield are forward thinking and there is such a big hole from them and the back 4, It does not matter who we have playing at the back we will always get attacked with goals against us with the style of midfielders we have, Let get some steel in the middle of the park, Lets bring in some players that other teams feel fear playing against us, Look back at our best teams and we have always had players that will get back and cover and can tackle and win balls in the middle of the park, So many of our midfield now can, t even get back never mind win the ball back when we need it, It is NOT about the price of players it is all about buying players that can balance a good strong team, At time we need to buy a player who is not a star but is good at doing what we need him to do,

Also, if Ramsey were fit, I'd definitely have him in my first eleven... Ramsey could not play with Coquelin at the base of midfield because until most recently, he needed to have a ball carrier right next to him right after winning the ball and in most cases Ramsey was always very far from him but Cazorla is far more disciplined in positioning hence why «Coqzorla» works so well however with Xhaka, its quite different because he can carry and distribute his own balls and frees Ramsey up to roam which is where he thrives best, it is no coincidence that Ramsey had his best season playing with Arteta but while Arteta could also carry and distribute his own balls he is no ball winner like Xhaka or Coquelin.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

The issue is that to make the team successful around a forward line of Lacazette and Aubameyang, Arsenal need a DM to sit in front of the back 3 or 4 and at least one hardworking, hard tackling, ball winning midfielder.

However with Arsenal Ozil often plays wide, rather than centrally in mid field and is not supported by robust ball winning / defensive midfielders, as he is when playing for the German national team.

Because our midfielders are not organized and disciplined enough in pressing and defending, it gives us 2 problems: 1 — Our defense is under too much pressure 2 — We don't get enough «easy» goals by winning the ball back close to the opponents goal

Granted BD had fresher legs but the easy way which they won back the ball by forcing our midfielders in a blind alley was really depressing, if you going to camp out on you 18 yard box you must have a release valve or 2 which i though was ALEX and DANNY.

I didn't watch the match last night as I was on the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contenders

I don't think his job is to initiate attack, he's main job is to win the ball back and play a simple pass to our more offensive players, and he is not bad in possession as d stat and u re suggest, and I don't see any tactical reason behind carzola being backward order than ramsey being injured, nobody initiate our attack better than ramsey and dats d work of a box to box midfielder and not the defensive midfielder.

In addition to playing splendid passes from midfield, the Welshman was also putting his foot in to win the ball and was also seen making those late runs from midfield and getting into great positions, attributes that were so characteristic of him last seasoIn addition to playing splendid passes from midfield, the Welshman was also putting his foot in to win the ball and was also seen making those late runs from midfield and getting into great positions, attributes that were so characteristic of him last seasoin to win the ball and was also seen making those late runs from midfield and getting into great positions, attributes that were so characteristic of him last season.

We didn't win the ball back in the midfield and we lost it too many times there because of misplaced passes and we were too cautious going forward and sat back and rely only on counter-attacks which ended with losing possession.

Liverpool will close us down very quickly and move fast with numbers so we wont have enough time on the ball the midfield and defense most be well tuned with the midfield and the out field players must defend and go for the ball straight away if they loose it so the essence for the liverpool match is one touch football for the ball to end in their net direct football we did it with the 8 0 win

To me, i feel xhaka is well needed in dis new formation (d 3 -4-3) n moreso, he is a typical arsenal kind of player... can hold on to d ball n distribute it with precision... all we need to succeed with dis new formation is to get a combative football playing midfielder dat can win d ball n move with it... in d mould of naby keita, verrati n even Everton's gana can do d job or better still, take renato sanchez on loan... doubt if he is going to get enough playing time as he would want at bayern dis season again coz of their luxury of midfield player, not sure if he will be in d 1st team with vidal n thiago alcantara unbenchable n anceloti having a soft spot for kimmich (just as wenger has for Ramsey) I think if we propose a loan deal for renato sanchez dah bayern will grant it

As much as I'd like to see Chambers in the middle (provided he is mentally recovered from Sunday), I'm much more interested in seeing if there is any change in the team's mentality — do we collectively compete to win the ball back, if we are up with 20 minutes to go will our wing backs and box2box midfielder play more pragmatically etc. etc..

He is good at turning on the ball so is great for starting moves in the midfield and has a knack for beating players if we win quick turn over.

here is the simple truth a team that has walcott giroud campbell merteshaker flamini and ramsey starting wont win trophies... not one is a top class player in their position... having two on the park on regular basis is not a problem and three can probably still ensure 4th place... if we want to go beyond that we need to bring in two top class players in to the midfield and attack (thats in addition to the quality returnees we do have) and to increase the work rate particulalry when we do nt have the ball by a good ammount... that was true 3 years ago 3 months ago and 3 days ago... wenger had the nerve recently to say not signing an outfielder in the summer had been vindicated... the man has been drinking his own kool aid

Key for me is how aggressive we are... We need to be winning the 50 - 50 balls in the midfield and surging up field in packs while leaving key areas covered to protect against the counter attack.

Arsenal look so much better with two ball winning central midfielder's, as opposed to the usual one or even none in some cases!

You mentioned N'zonzi is good at taking ball off players and standing strong which is as important for a defensive midfielder to have in terms of winning possession and defending.

We lack any form of presence in midfield, no true ball winning mid we were just outmuscled throughout the game.

She and Long were ball magnets in defensive midfield, she quickly adapted to the weather and played a number of nice through balls throughout the game, and won several great tackles including one of her patented moves where she pops up with the ball and is immediately off in the opposite direction in the 33rd minute.

Romeu has become Southampton's chief ball - winner in midfield winning 56 tackles this season.

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.

Atlanta midfielder Darlington Nagbe won a botched pass in the midfield and set up a long ball to Hector Villalba, who nutmegged defender Steven Birnbaum.

Player like Saido Berahino, a young proven goal scorer in the Premier League, Sven Bender and Christophe Kramer who are ball winning defensive midfielders, the type that Pochettino loves, and all these players show to us, the fans, that the manager is finally picking players and the board are going after them and pursuing them.

Dier is really playing well at the holding midfield position, but in modern football the holding midfielder needs to do a bit more than just win the ball.

Born on 18th July 1987, the ball - winning defensive midfielder began his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda, making his senior debut in the Argentine...