Sentence examples for poor touch from inspiring English sources

If they lose, Gomez will rue his poor touch in front of goal.

Bradley makes a poor touch than fouls Muller in trying to recover.

I am asking for the ball, but I've taken a poor touch and I've kicked it off the lad who has closed me down.

The Portugal forward gathered his poor touch before blasting a low shot past Valdes from just inside the area to score for the fifth straight game against Barcelona.

There was a lack of technique on the ball, including poor touch and control, although they were given enough space to get away with it.

His poor touch allowed Wilshere to pinch the ball and he quickly played it long, from right to left, into Giroud's path.

The first half was scrappy, as poor touches derailed each side's attempts to play their usual high tempo games.

For their part, New England were harrying the opposition with plenty of energy early, but some poor touches meant they were slow to settle.

I still believe that Bradley's endlessly replayed part in the sequence of events that led to Portugal's dramatic equalizer – when he was bundled off the ball deep into injury time – have made his poor touches artificially emphasized.

They don't seem to be eviscerating the Inter defence with their usual verve and are losing possession more often than you'd expect as a result of misplaced passes and poor touches.

Too many runs into dead ends; too many poor touches at crucial moments when trying to make space for shots; too many moments where Zardes has looked nothing like a lethal international finisher.