have on the ball

It wasn’t just the distance in which he would boom his kicks, it was the pitching-wedge-like control he’d have on the ball near the end zone.

When I came over here, they were like, ‘Look, your curveball is your best pitch. Everyone tells you your best pitch should be your fastball. But with the amount of spin you have on the ball, you need to throw that more, and it will set up your fastball even more.’

“With as hard as guys are throwing right now and the movement they have on the ball, it makes sense,” M’s manager Scott Servais said.

For all of Arsenal's intricate passing, a team doesn't dominate a game or show how brilliant they are by the number of touches they have on the ball.