Sentence examples for control of possession from inspiring English sources

Everton responded by gaining control of possession, but failed to pose any attacking threat.

Arsenal, however, took stock and, slowly but surely, took control of possession.

Those opportunities, it is almost needless to say, belied Spain's control of possession and general menace when they had it.

At 1-0 down, however, Uruguay sat deeper, England had control of possession, and now needed to penetrate a packed defence.

Saints were in control of possession for much of the first period and carved out good chances for Billy Mehmet and the striker Michael Higdon in particular.

They started the game with complete control of possession, even if, as is often the case, they struggled to turn that into chances.

The lack of a strong running game also limits their ability to control time of possession.

Arizona's lack of a strong running game also limits its ability to control time of possession.

Duke 6-2) is having a great season: They have a top 25 passing offense, and they have been able to control time of possession despite a shaky running game.

For a couple of years, Spain and Barça had seemed like teams from another planet, their control of the possession so absolute they looked unbeatable.

The Aironi defence was robust, but again mistakes cost the hosts further tries, with prop Joe Rees losing control of maul possession for the Italians to turn over on their own line.