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the passing crisp \'and first time\'

English translation: the passing quick and accurate and struck without stopping and controlling the ball

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English term or phrase:the passing crisp \'and first time\'
Selected answer:the passing quick and accurate and struck without stopping and controlling the ball
Entered by: Charles Davis

16:21 Nov 9, 2017
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / soccer
English term or phrase: the passing crisp \'and first time\'
Conte might have reflected that it should not have taken so long to find a way through, but they got there in the end and when the goal came it was gorgeous. Marcos Alonso, N’Golo Kanté, Tiémoué Bakayoko, and Alonso again made it,

the passing crisp and first time in and around the Atlético area until the goal was at their mercy. The man who finally slipped in the knife was Michy Batshuayi. He had come on a few minutes earlier, with Willian. The change had been a surprise yet, ultimately, the victory was not. The winner came from Chelsea’s 18th shot.

I know crisp pass is a quick pass, but I've never red like this: 'and first time'.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/27/atletico-ma...
mohamed015
Morocco
the passing quick and accurate and struck without stopping and controlling the ball
Explanation:
"A crisp pass or crisp passing describes passes that are quick and accurate. The player strikes the ball firmly and cleanly and it goes directly to his or her team-mate."
http://languagecaster.com/football-language-crisp-pass/

This page actually uses your text as an example.

To me, crisp also implies cleanly struck.

"First time is used in football to describe when a player gives a pass or hits a shot without having to control the ball beforehand. A first-time shot can often catch the defence out as they are not ready, while a first-time pass can also open up a defence. Players who use this skill often have good technique as they need to rely on their touch, their control and their vision."
http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-first-time/

So to say that the passing was "first time" means that each player passed the ball to the next as the ball reached them, in one fluid movement without interruption.
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Charles Davis
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Local time: 10:01
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4 +4the passing quick and accurate and struck without stopping and controlling the ball
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the passing quick and accurate and struck without stopping and controlling the ball


Explanation:
"A crisp pass or crisp passing describes passes that are quick and accurate. The player strikes the ball firmly and cleanly and it goes directly to his or her team-mate."
http://languagecaster.com/football-language-crisp-pass/

This page actually uses your text as an example.

To me, crisp also implies cleanly struck.

"First time is used in football to describe when a player gives a pass or hits a shot without having to control the ball beforehand. A first-time shot can often catch the defence out as they are not ready, while a first-time pass can also open up a defence. Players who use this skill often have good technique as they need to rely on their touch, their control and their vision."
http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-first-time/

So to say that the passing was "first time" means that each player passed the ball to the next as the ball reached them, in one fluid movement without interruption.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 10:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
1 min
  -> Thanks :)
agree  B D Finch: I must admit that, on first reading, I had visions of potato crisps wafting over the pitch.
19 hrs
  -> Well, Messi does appear in adverts for potato crisps, at least on Spanish TV. Thanks!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina :)
agree  acetran
10 days
  -> Thanks, acetran :)
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