Sentences with phrase «with aerial balls»

The 25 - year - old has impressed at times alongside Smalling, but still occasionally struggles with aerial balls.

Mignolet does not deal well with aerial balls and will look to stay closer to his line.

Very poor for a very tall goalkeeper who should be comfortable with aerial balls.

If we have good memories xhaka played well in his first nld derby because he played as a cm and not a dm.he can not protect the defense but he has good attacking qualities of passing and shooting which he is among the best in the world in doing.He will also addd stee to our midfield and deal with the aerial balls.

Italian teams in general are capable with dealing with aerial balls, our defenders back then needed more help and less problems from the GK.

In situations where we play teams who defend so well, the top 9, who is usually big and strong, should be fed with aerial balls, which he may take delight in converting to goals!

If Chelsea could swing a deal for Reid in January, they would have a much more agile player capable of pressing higher in his back line, as well as being more than capable of dealing with aerial balls as he showed today.

Not exact matches

Pogba is an amazing talent, good reader of the game, has the physique, good with the ball at his feet, a mean shot fro outside, lots of speed and more than decent aerial game.

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.

Giroud is a significant loss given that he is a key option off the bench, offering a different dynamic in attack with his physicality, aerial strength and ability to build attacks and hold up the ball.

The former Nottingham Forest man has been West Ham's main weapon this season, and his aerial ability comes in particularly useful as a wing back, as the Englishman attacks the box late and with the opportunity to attack the ball above static defenders.

the club need an upgrade in that position cos if Sanchez can score that number of goals in his first season in that position (something Giroud hasn't done in how many seasons) then we should be looking for a player in the frame of PEA who can also use his head as well as win aerial balls and destroy defences with those guys behind him

@lucia Just watched a compilation» Mustafi v Burnley» Dude never loses sight of the ball and is an aerial monster... We no doubt will soon be seeing him bangin in headers from set pieces, with ease.

He protected the ball and linked up well with the speedier players; won most of the aerial balls and had a couple of good looks at goal.

However, thus far Arsene has shown that he wants Welbeck to play in a similar fashion to Giroud, holding the ball up with strength and winning the aerial battle.

Mertz is terrible at winning aerial balls and keeping up with players.

Matip's ability on the ball and aerial prowess have seen him quickly become a fan favourite at Liverpool, with it being obvious how much the Merseyside club miss the player when he's not in the starting eleven.

My only uncertainty with Ospina is his lack of size when it comes to aerial balls.

One of my main issues with Per is that he doesn't win nearly as many aerial balls as he should... He seems to always be waiting for the ball to come to him rather than attacking crosses... The same ball watching that all of our defenders are prone to and the cause of many dropped points this season...

Everytime the ball got hit long from the back we lost it, how are we meant to keep possesion from aerial balls with 4 attacking midgets??

Giroud had replaced Walcott and had then missed a great chance with his first touch and the questions about our scoring power were looming large, but Cazorla then provided a great ball and the French striker showed his aerial ability to head a second and seal the win.

ny gooner @ wat meks a gud defender is mo than just pace, yes per was exposd the last game bt mayb if it was flamini we cud av conceded mo than we did in tht game, per lacks pace bt has composure does the right position and also gud wen defendin aerial balls unlike flamini who makes rushy and costy decisions,, am nt a flamini hater becoz hes an arsenal player bt tht comparison i beg to differ bt i agree with on the otha part, up gunners

Christian Benteke (45 ′)-- 5.5 The big money striker showed fleeting moments of understanding with the returning Sturridge as he was often seen dropping deeper to win the aerial balls and knock it onto the advancing Sturridge.

On a final note, Loris Karius put in a decent performance, and dealt well, for the most part, with a number of aerial balls — something he struggled with initially.

The Serbian skipper gave his country the lead in Novi Sad on 33 minutes when he won an aerial challenge with the Israeli keeper and then, from a stationary position on the floor with his back to goal, skilfully hooked the loose, bouncing ball over his head and into the net.

As much as i admit he has been on his top form this season, there are some areas needing improvement; he needs to be composed with aerial balls.Otherwise, with ground balls, he is 100 % ok to me.goshgunnerfan

There's no good reason why Valencia can't be encouraged to take on his man and deliver high balls to either post, especially with Romelu Lukaku — whose aerial prowess is almost unmatched — waiting to receive them.

Eric Dier was moved to the middle to deal with any long aerial balls over the top.

Surprisingly, Vermaelen, who many fans generally consider a fantastic jumper, and hence a great header of the ball, won only 55.6 % of his aerial duels, while Koscielny, the defender with a slim frame contested 101 aerial duels at the rate 3.06 per game, winning 62.

Dealt with a number of looping balls into the box, and remained confident with his aerial ability and clearances.

This is in part due to their ageing squad (Denis Glushakov, Kombarov, Andrei Eschenko, Samedov, Luiz Adriano and Serdar Tasci are all aged 30 or over), but also their inability to defend transitions.They have come unstuck on numerous occasions by counter-attacks, and although Aduriz is an aerial powerhouse with little pace, Athletic's effective high press, pace and ability to hold onto the ball out wide and Iker Muniain, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Córdoba and Markel Susaeta may cause a few problems.

Raul García and Iñigo Lekue get forward and support the front three (whoever is chosen to flank Aduriz) as much as possible, with all designed to find the centrsl striker as effectively as possible, swinging balls early or driven across into dangerous positions in order to take advantage of his wonderful aerial prowess without putting too much stress on the 37 - year - old's legs.

The backline also kept its shape with discipline, snuffing out any long balls in behind and dealing strongly with aerial battles.

Andrey Arshavin scored a fine goal to bring the score back to 2 - 1, and with both Marouane Chamakh & Nicklas Bendtner both summoned from the bench, Arsenal exploited West Brom's own aerial vulnerabilities to equalise as Robin Van Persie (who is patently playing whilst unfit) scrambled the ball home after good work from both Arshavin & Bendtner.

Ibrahimovic would fit the bill as a well - suited foil for the Frenchman at Old Trafford, for one season at least, given his aerial presence, skill at holding up the ball, playing with his back to goal and finding the runs of teammates with a lay - off into the box.

Alejandro showed great skill and vision as he plucked a high aerial ball to the ground with an unreal first touch and supplemented that with an excellent backheel flick to feed striker Romario Vieira who somehow fluffed his lines when through on goal.

On a slightly separate note, when defending, Liverpool could adopt a 4 -4-1-1 with their long ball / counter-attacking outlet being Benteke, with Sturridge running off of him — this would help with Benteke winning aerial balls and not having players to lay the ball off to as seen earlier this season in games like the 3 - 1 defeat at Old Trafford.

They will deal with those balls all day, especially without the presence of a great aerial striker.

Bounce and spin your ball to reach incredible speeds, or launch yourself into aerial platforming routes to surprise your opponents with an attack from above!

There are three basic controls: the Triangle Button knocks balls up into the air for aerial shots and curves, the Square Button is for simply knocking a ball back to the other side with a Curve Shot, and the X Button is to shoot on the net.

Her paintings look like surrealist aerial views of abstract table scenes, populated with slick round balls and pieces of geometrically printed fabric.