Sentences with phrase «players on either side appeared»

Not exact matches

FC Koln do not appear a huge threat on paper, but players can often be lifted by a big occasion and against a side who are expected to win, and we mustn't get complacent.

Not every player who appears on the right side of a midfield formation is a winger.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Man United boss Louis van Gaal is set to spend big this summer, striker Robin Van Persie has publicly stated that the Premier League side are set to spend # 200m on new players (Via ESPN), and having already snapped up Dutch winger Memphis Depay is appears further signings are imminent.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Indeed, Arsene Wenger's side are understood to be closing in on the double signing of Granit Xhaka and Adrien Rabiot, players who would appear to be of a different calibre to Saivet.

While the stats don't appear promising for the Colombia international — no goals, no assists, just 0.7 shots per game, 0.5 key passes per game and only 0.4 dribbles per game [via WhoScored]-- it's crucial to remember that this is a player who arrived into a side that was on course for the Premier League title — an XI that Jose Mourinho wasn't eager to unsettle with a new signing.

With McTominay behind him, Redmond didn't appear to have much of an actual role in the side and would likely have been one of the player's manager Warren Joyce was referring to when he said after the match that they looked like a group of individuals thrown together with no plan on and off the ball.

He has already appeared, on numerous occasions, at a level above the Premier League — becoming the youngest player to captain a side in the Champions League when passed the armband by Porto in October 2015 at the tender age of 18 years and 221 days.

But it appears boss Luis Enrique is not in the least bit concerned as he is adamant that the world's top players are either on his side or on the other side of the «el Clasico» rivalry.

Ronald Koeman's side spent an excess of # 120m on eight separate players in the summer, but they appear short of a marksman, who could handle the burden of former ace Romelu Lukaku.

One of few players on the home side who at least appeared to be giving it his all — provided an attacking outlet throughout.

However, they will need to keep on the right side of Carlton Cole though as he appears their shining light and the player that could evidentially decide how their season pans out.

This may mean taking a hit on a couple of players but as it appears that there won't be a high level of investment from the owner then we need to free up as much of the wage budget as possible and allocate that money to quality players who will improve the side.

The French forward was close to agreeing a # 30 million deal with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian last week, however according to a brief statement appearing on Cologne's official website on Wednesday, neither side could reach an agreement for the player.

Lucas was one of few players on either side who appeared to understand this type of game.

Yet unlike standard puzzle games that have new gems falling from the top only, in Galactrix, gems can appear from any side of the grid, depending on which direction players move the gems in order to match them.

«The Galaxy Player 70 Plus appears to be a powered - up version of its 5 - inch device from last year, side - stepping the design tweaks we saw last week on the Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 — the other new (similarly long - winded) Android PMP from Samsung.»

- two new circuits: Pac - Man Stadium and Namco Circuit - photo frames were added to the right side of the screen - when you hit an opponent with an item, a big picture of them appear on the screen - get a visible warning anytime someone has thrown an item at you - selection of recommended courses (6 of the 12 available in the game), ranked by difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard - all 12 courses (+ their mirrored version) are still available by pressing the Mario button - three Trial Karts - players with BaNa Passport get new special items such as Bowser's shell, Triple Green Shells, and more - players with BaNa Passport get 50 Mario coins if you chose to keep playing - get a special kart (Lightning Champ) and 12 items (Red Shell, Green Shell, Banana, Hammer, Paper Mushroom, Mega Mushroom, POW Block, and more) when you register with a Bana Passport - jump by pressing the Mario button - Mario coins to collect during races - new default item configuration - removal of the Team Play mode

Keeping in mind these are European release dates, these include: Splash and Crash on February 28th, an unusual looking puzzle game where you control a rock falling into a well (trust me it looks more fun than it sounds); Code of Princess in Spring, a side - scrolling beat - em - up RPG which looks amazing; a new Inazuma Eleven game will be available in the summer, and it appears to be an insane soccer RPG with matches that look like something out of Dragon Ball Z, and will come in two versions like Pokemon; Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is coming May 17th, complete with 4 player co-op, randomly generated dungeons and the ability to customise cities; a new Mario vs Donkey Kong title for the second Quarter; and finally, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for the summer.

On the plus side, control is more consistent than it is on the 3DS version of Snake Eater - simply by virtue of the fact that performance doesn't appear to fluctuate in the slightest and the player adapts over time to the updatOn the plus side, control is more consistent than it is on the 3DS version of Snake Eater - simply by virtue of the fact that performance doesn't appear to fluctuate in the slightest and the player adapts over time to the updaton the 3DS version of Snake Eater - simply by virtue of the fact that performance doesn't appear to fluctuate in the slightest and the player adapts over time to the update.