Basically the freeze did not provide the depth of the subject. Either you compose based on the ball perspective or the player perspective. In this instance, 3rd party audience doesn't entice the view.
i have one 950 Ixus and owned a ex Sony T-series.. with face recognition focus feature..
Conclusion ... cannot make it. Perhaps give another 5-10 years to have this technology matured
Overcooked PS touchup. Also what is the theme? Didn't see one.
Technically, if one's overdone the PS touchup, imho nothing much that we can comment on the framing, exposure. etc.
Interesting. But to further improve the pictures, you have to add the filters to enhance the effects.
So this is best that you can get with this compostion.