Sentences with phrase «with back to goal»

We'll never get the best out of him if we don't play him up top and play to his strengths (over the top as opposed to passing to him with his back to goal) but after he played out wide and got a couple of goals I fear Martinez has chosen that as his very public secret weapon!

Ozil fed Lacazette with a superb ball, and the striker with his back to goal spinned Cahill and fired an effort towards the bottom - right corner, only for Courtois to stretch across and made a fantastic save.

He demonstrates good link - up play with his back to goal, knocking one - touch passes into midfield before darting towards the penalty area.

I was pleased with his overall game; it was his best performance where he improved with his back to goal.

It came from giant German Mario Mandzukic, with his back to goal and defenders in his way, he acrobatically hooked the ball home in spectacular fashion.

The pass he laid on for Raheem Sterling - on the volley, with his back to goal and under pressure from a defender - was insane.

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.

Although he lacks pace and mobility, his aerial strength, physical presence and ability to link play with his back to goal have greatly impressed Wenger.

He's good in the box and in space behind a defense, he's a goal poacher.As a lone striker to carry a line his overall skill set is lacking and with his back to the goal he's ave at best.He also struggles in big games but that could be more about the tactics that don't suit his game as much as anything else

Giroud is not the problem — he is playing up top by himself and with his back to goal — he does not have another player charging forward from the midfield (Ramsey) to finish off the hold - up play.

Martial wins a freekick outside the box with his back to goal, receiving the pass from Carrick and drawing the foul.

Receiving the ball with his back to goal 25 yards out, the 18 - year - old shrugged off his man, beat another and sprinted into the channel to find Josh Dasilva in the box, whose shot was well chased down.

Olivier Giroud had Arsenal's best chance to equalise when he received the ball with his back to goal and turned well before striking his shot against the outside of the post, as the visitors threatened to punish United's profligacy.

Like it is always when you play against Zlatan [Ibrahimovic], other strikers, these kinds of strikers — tall, good with their back to the goal — you have to avoid the crosses and you have to avoid the passes.

Henry receives a pass from Patrick Vieira, with his back to goal.

In fact, Nick had several nice possessions where he took it with back to the goal, made the nice turn and continued the play.

Arteta and Wilshere combined to set up Lukas Podolski, who, with his back to the goal, and Gallas for close company, turned and shot.

He isn't mobile, nor agile; he can't join the build - up as in contrast to Carroll he doesn't like to play with his back to the goal; nor he is able to press actively from up front.

Then moments later, he managed to flick a header over the goalkeeper with his back to goal from a Mesut Ozil corner.

If the first was lucky, the second was sublime, Oscar expertly controlling Ashley Cole's pass with his back to goal before spinning and unleashing an unstoppable dipping curler into the top corner.

I have also learnt a lot, in particular with my back to goal.

He's strong on the ball, capable of holding up the ball with his back to goal and brushing off defensive pressure, but frequently lays it off quickly to his teammates — either back to the midfielders behind him or to the sides, before moving into space to receive it back again.

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.

Arnie was a great help in correcting my weaknesses, particularly in receiving the ball and moving off the ball with my back to goal.

And for that, PSG is getting a player as magnetic in his jersey as he is out of it, as good with his back to goal as he is at Instagram — a player with his own Jordan brand basketball shoe.

Almost scored a second when he let Walker's pass run across him with his back to goal, and totally caught out the defender, ran the show again, absolute brilliance.

A totally different player from Kane, from what little we know about N'Jie he is someone who carries the ball and arrives in the box at pace, not someone who plays across the line or with his back to goal.

The guy plays with his back to goal and that is what he is paid to do.

Supported by a striker who has great pace and directness who could run onto the fabulous through balls or play with his back to goal.

He said, «He has the kind of game which is linked with his back to goal, protection (of the ball), so he gets hit a lot, sometimes that game demands as well more commitment and toughness.

if you disagree tell me, which areas Walcott is superior the only ones i can think of are pace an maybe finishing, other than that when it comes to passing, shooting, dribbling, heading an playing with his back to goal the Ox is superior

OG is a target and does play with back to goal.

Yes, I think he has all the attributes of a good CF.. He can link up, he can play with back to goal.

In his time at the Emirates Stadium, Giroud has gone on to have a relatively successful time playing in a hold - up role with his back to goal and Wenger believes that in order to have an effective time in that position — his technical game has had to improve hugely.

He plays with his back to goal from just outside the box all the way to just over half.

When you try those triangles without someone to hold off a defender with his back to goal your success rate goes way down.

Giroud's game is to get everyone involved especially when the ball is played to him with his back to goal.

The son of an Elephant washer had bodyweight, strength, height and could play with his back to the goal, hold of centre - halves and muscle his way onto goal.

And he plays with his back to the goal!

As we all pined for over the summer, a player with the combined attributes of those two is exactly what the team needed, but as it stands, we have a quick player that likes to get in - behind and offers us no true threat in the build up or aerially, and then on the other side we have a strong player with back to the goal and in the air that offers us no true vertical threat in behind.

Bobby Murdoch, a hero of Lisbon, brought reassurance when, with his back to goal, he controlled the ball in the air with his right foot and pivoted to hook a wonderful left - footer high beyond Rangers Goalkeeper Erik Sorensen.

Ya you are right then I was more referring to the build up like Alexis's goal WOW Ramsey's first touch with his back to goal after the ball was fired into him was mesmerizing.

The only down side is that he can not hold men off with his back to goal or win it aerially but we know how some fans hate those traits so some will not care or else maybe they'll remark about bringing on Oli if that is whats needed.

What I loved about his game today even as much as his goal was his ability to find Laca with his back to goal and also his taking out someone bearing down on Cech from a throw in.

The problem Alexis has to overcome is getting used to playing with his back to goal — he has spent the greater part of his playing life facing the goal.

Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle of the pitch... Lacazette can not play so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type of role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left side and Ox and Bellerin on the right, which would stretch defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide

He is also the best on the league playing with his back to goal which allows everyone on the team to enter the attack zone.

The 22 - year - old received the ball just inside the penalty area with his back to goal, before an excellent first touch allowed him to volley home.

He received the ball with his back to goal, before smashing home his effort from the edge of the area.

With the scored tied at 1 - 1, El - Shaarawy demonstrated his enduring quality with a magical back heel, leaping to meet Ervin Zukanovic's cross with his back to goal, before flicking the ball past Nicola Leani.