Sentences with phrase «in a tight game against»

In a series that has been razor - thin, it's the Portland Trail Blazers that have found a way to come out ahead in tight games against the Houston Rockets.

Honestly, in tight games against a stubborn defence, I used to wonder if Alexis would purposely hit the odd miss pass, to a defender that does not want that ball at his feet with players closing in.

In a tight game against Stoke, van Persie came off the bench in the 66th minute, and scored 6 minutes later, to turn in Gervinho's cross from the narrowest of angles.

Not exact matches

During Penn State's first game in 2012 (against Ohio University), the announcers said that Penn State has more tight ends on their roster than other football teams

Considering Arsenal's tight schedule, the duo are not going to play every game and with a few more performances like the one against Hull, Mohammed Elneny may well rise above the pecking order in central midfield before the start of next season.

He only started 16 Serie A games & finished with 7 goals & 7 assists in a tight Serie A. He's a big game player - scored in the Champions League final against Barcelona in 2014/15 & both legs of the semis against Real, & the recent Italian Cup final this season with his first touch.

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez left Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals in the first quarter after he rolled his ankle when blocking on a passing play.

Once again yesterday, in the very tough and tight match against Newcastle United, Petr Cech kept Arsenal in the game at key moments and that gave us the platform to nick all three points.

DFS edge: It's hard to trust TE Hunter Henry in cash games — he has three or fewer targets in five games — but his upside is undeniable, and he's made a habit of producing against teams weak in tight end defense: Dolphins (Week 2), Giants (Week 5), Raiders (Week 6), Broncos (Week 7), Cowboys (Week 12), and Browns (Week 13).

The Patriots tight end suffered a high ankle sprain in the AFC Championship game and, while he's expected to play against the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, he probably won't be 100 percent.

For myself, Reinhart remains inconsistent, remains ineffective 5on5 and offers zero to defending in a penalty killing role... or defending against the other teams best players... or defending in tight games.

His main job is to score in tight matches like this and crucial ones like against Spurs (and countless other games I have been subjected to watch in pure disgust for the past three seasons with him up there) to turn draws into wins.

Jermichael Finley was in Ohio preparing for the Green Bay Packers» upcoming preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but the birth of the standout tight end's new baby will keep him from playing this week.

If that Chelsea game was anything to go by his time on the wing playing 1 on 1 against a defender has improved his touch and distribution and he looks like he'd be devestating in tight areas back in the middle now.

In the net singles final, against Verdy, Shults sprinted and lunged and rainbow - kicked all over the playing area (which is the size of a badminton court), but he was eventually done in by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to onIn the net singles final, against Verdy, Shults sprinted and lunged and rainbow - kicked all over the playing area (which is the size of a badminton court), but he was eventually done in by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to onin by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to one.

We had such players once in Thierry Henry and Patrick Viera and they won us tight games too against very good opposition.

The New England Patriots may be getting tight end Aaron Hernandez back in time for their Week 5 game against the Denver Broncos, as the young pass - catcher was listed as questionable on the team's Friday injury report.

«ÄúFirst game of the year, against the Colts, there «Äôs all this talk about what Corey Dillon will mean to the running game; they come out in three wides, two tights and no Corey, no huddle.

Arsenal have lost their last two away league games, and they were games they'd be expected to win against two sides (Bournemouth and Swansea) involved in the tight battle to avoid the drop this season.

The NFL suspended Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski one game following his WWE - style late hit on Tre'Davious White in Sunday's game against the Bills.

He caught fire, playing nearly perfect ball in the Big Ten title game against Wisconsin and throwing four TDs in the tight Rose Bowl loss to USC.

If he comes off the bench he will definitely bring with him added confidence for the team and will be against tired players so will have a guaranteed impact and in a tight game at home when we will more than likely be the ones searching for a goal later on that can make all the difference.

Interestingly enough we scored in each of our group stage games and won all our games where we didn't concede, so if we deploy Cech on goal and make it tight at the back, we'll be up for it against any side!

The Indians lost against the Mariners but the Astros won so the race for best record in the American League remains tight, with Houston only 1.5 games back.

Also, I think that he may see him as a big game player, when his pace and counter attacking threat can be more of use in a tighter game instead of being wasted against a deep lying defence.

Comparing Kondogbia to Sterling is laughable, Kondogbia won the u20 world cup, played at Sevilla in La Liga then went onto Monaco, for one so young he's done more than you know and it's not just against Arsenal, the Juventus game he held his own that was a tight 2 legged affair he wasn't overwhelmed by facing a midfield trio of Vidal, Pirlo and Pogba

The broke open what was a tight Game at halftime against Team Kaplan and went on to Win by 40 + in what was an extremely dominant second half that showcases what they can do when they catch fire..

effectively what the pattern you have seen is for Man City game... The idea am calling for is to ease in Debuchy and Gibbs into the three man defensive unit so that within 2 or three matches, we will have to use just three of our 6 defenders in a typical game and rotating so that they can carry us he whole hog... the wingers will typically occupy the Wingbacks unless of course there is need to protect a lead in a very tight game against a very dangerous side (You may have 5 players defenders in the field then).

The idea am calling for is to ease in Debuchy and Gibbs into the three man defensive unit so that within 2 or three matches, we will have to use just three of our 6 defenders in a typical game and rotating so that they can carry us he whole hog... the wingers will typically occupy the Wingbacks unless of course there is need to protect a lead in a very tight game against a very dangerous side (You may have 5 players defenders in the field then).

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez suffered a right ankle injury against the Arizona Cardinals early in the game and did not return.

That ace we need in tight games, like against Besiktas or against City.

As Arsenal went into the game against Bournemouth on Monday in the midst of a tight Christmas schedule, the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger chose to rest a few players.

i agree andy but its not just the 4 years of hard work that should be taken into account, firstly the fai hav missed out on millions at a time where money is already tight, and more importantly the fact that given, kilbane, o shea, dunne, duff, whelan and keane may be too old when the next one comes around and for a professional footballer to hav a chance to represent his country on the biggest stage of all taken away in this manner is cruel, there can be no argument against technology when there is so much at stake as for henry being labelled a cheat i do not agree as it came at him so quick and although he in fact handled it twice i do not believe it was pre-meditated like maradonnas effort or that disgusting dive by anelka at 0 - 1... can any1 who watched the game live please tell me how lass diarra stayed on the pitch let alone avoided a yellow??

The Clarets have the ten goals in their fourteen home games this season, but defensively they have been tight as well with just an average of 0.8 goals per game against them at Turf Moor.

Against Costa earlier this season, I felt it was this duo's best game together, and we need to see them touch - tight to the striker in order to put him off his goalscoring form.

Players like Rooney and Sigurdsson have the quality that means Everton will often win closely fought games against weaker or equal opponents, but just keeping it tight and organised will probably end up in a lot of draws too.

In a tight battle against Kalmar at the top, the team needed to win all their remaining games, and Wernbloom helped them to get all the points.

Cardiff have scored a healthy 26 goals in their 14 home games this season which is an average of 1.8 goals per game and defensively they have been really tight with them averaging under a goal per game against them.

Michigan tight end Jake Butt, one of the top players at his position in college football, was knocked out of the Wolverines» Orange Bowl game against Florida State Friday with a knee injury.

Pellegrini's game plan was working and City had fared better in keeping the midfield tight than against other tougher opposition.

Galatasaray have some quality players in their squad and we can expect a tight game on Saturday where Jose Mourinho will be looking to get back on track after terrible tour of China where they lost against Dortmund and friendly game City was canceled due to poor pitch conditions.

The game does have some poor spots where the camera works against you, sunch as in the crowd and / or a tight spot, causing you not to be able to see your fighter.

Features • Sci - Fi action / adventure combines aerial and on - foot combat for a totally unique third - person shooter experience • Will's jetpack delives total freedom of movement allowing players to race against UFOs in high - speed chases and rain death from above onto unsuspecting otherworldly foes • Speed and scale unmatched by any other action title: send Will zipping through tight corridors and then out into immense canyons and futuristic geoscapes • Gravity - defying vertical combat system, where moving up is the only way to bring your enemies down • Seemless transition between jetpack flight, ship - to - ship dog fighting and third - person shoot - «em - up action all exists within the same level — not broken up into different «areas» • Unique grip system that allows the players to scale walls by jumping from surface to surface and hijack UFO's while in mid-air • Huge bosses that require fast reflexes and aerial barnstorming manoeuvres to defeat • Developed by Airtight Studios, a new group featuring team members from the Crimson Skies series of video games