Sentences with phrase «ability to get»

And then on top of that, a serious injury, followed by another, less serious injury, completely broke his ability to get into a rhythm.

Though at 31 he is losing a bit of his pace, his wicked cross and ability to get beyond the opposition is still there, as he proved with another assist at the weekend.

However, this is Leeds United and although it now seems he's been told to do what he's doing with the team he needs to be showing us a lot more of his ability to get the team playing otherwise he won't last long.

The hold up play, the aggression, and the ability to get the wingers into goal scoring position has been lost as of late.

I say that because Sanchez will have a difficult choice to make: If no one improves our offer (assuming there is one) before the window closes and he chooses to play his contract out he runs the risk of having a serious injury midway through the season which will reduce his ability to get the kind of five year contract I am sure he is hoping for, where as if he accepts ours he is safe for the next, extremely important and perhaps the last five years of his playing career but one thing is sure and I say it again only a fool would sign before exploring all the possibilities and that in itself made and makes it impossible for the club to have «made» him sign earlier.

They were smashed off the park in their last away venture, losing 4 - 1 at Man City, although the positives to take from Rovers» recent away trips has been their ability to get on the score sheet, scoring in three successive away games, albeit managing just the one on each occasion.

I can see the likeness to Milner but Geordie had more ability to get past a defender & get the cross in.

The biggest strength is the ability to get after the QB with anyone.

One thing to watch is their ability to get to the free throw line.

He has the ability to get by players and get into crossing positions but the delivery is often poor and this makes it very frustrating to watch Albrighton in action.

Although he was not the most successful striker at the club, his patience and ability to get goals with limited playing time made him popular with Chelsea fans.

Signing someone who was young, pacey, and with the ability to get you off your seat was the perfect tonic to get United back where they belong... top.

But Conte feels it is not the formation that matters so much as the ability to get the best out of the players he has available to him.

Whether or not Bruce did enough during his first year at the club to prove he is the man to get the most out of this talented but battered squad might be up for debate, but his ability to get teams promoted definitely isn't.

«His physical output is excellent, he would be one of our top players in that area as well, which will hopefully bring us a lot more excitement and more ability to get forward quicker and create.

A season full of proving people wrong — from the new manager to the ability to get it done in Europe and all the way back again — has been wonderful to witness.

However, his movement and ability to get open was good, resulting in just missing a few crosses.

The Algerian's ability to get past players, and the extra attention it brings, only helps to open up more gaps for the likes of Vardy to punch through.

But the loss of so many key players for months at a time (including the loss of an entire speciality — full backs — for weeks and weeks) has clearly had a big impact on our ability to get a consistent run of form going.

Arsenal fans had been won over by Wenger, enthralled by talent like Patrick Vieira, boosted with players like Marc Overmars, and an ability to get the best out of Dennis Bergkamp.

It's something at least for Yids to be able to say, «We have a more annoying and opinionated fan than you...» Though Jamie is not a guy I'd want to be sat next to at the Lane every other weekend, I have to admire his enthusiasm and his uncanny ability to get «right up» the noses of Arsenal fans.

Season is still quite long, and ability to get good results despite numerous injures, is an indication of a team that can win the big trophies.

That said, he is unwavering in his approach to the game — it is no different to how he would prepare for playing West Bromwich Albion, for example — and as always, he thinks Watford have the ability to get all three points.

But there is strong mutual admiration between the bosses, with Klopp unstinting in his praise for Guardiola's ability to get his players to give life to his purist principles.

The Seahawks will be confident in their ability to get Brown's fitness under control.

«His bread - and - butter has been hitting the outside shot, but his ability to get to the basket and get to the foul line has added 8 - 10 points per game for him.»

Who knows he cold end up surprising up all and end up being our own * Macherano * I would play Gibbs and Debuchy at full backs as we need their ability to get forward cause the only way we gonna beat this sturdy looking Newcastle defence is by taking the game to them and start like we did in Turkey.

Because we're not sure what type of player and / or skill set is needed to get around this course, I'm starting my US Open card off with Reed, a player who has both tournament experience at Chambers Bay and the ability to get hot and make birdies (Reed currently ranks 12th in average birdies per round this season).

«Two years ago, Tepper headed up a consortium that agreed to help auto manufacturer Delphi exit from Chapter 11 protection — only to pull out at the last minute after the credit markets seized up, stymieing the company's ability to get financing.

Even with this, there have been doubts over their ability to get in to the top four.

«You never go into a game thinking one of your best players or best guards in the league is going to get 50, but he has the ability to get high numbers when he's aggressive,» Brooks said.

Captain Jeremy Bauer's guys just had the ability to get hot and it would be game over.

This is a Team that has enough ability to get hot in the second half and come into the Playoffs with a great seed.

He has solid mechanics, good range from three and the ability to get into the paint and kick the ball out.

It went wrong this summer because he overrated his ability to get Sanchez to sign a new contract.

... I think that certainly aids your ability to get that done,» Colbert said Thursday, via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Nobody will mistake Evans for a young Randy Moss, but I don't have concerns about his ability to get open down the field.

His ability to get up and down and make birdies can wear on opponents and has led to a 6 -4-1 Ryder Cup record in three appearances.

They were peerless in their ability to get a hit.

Like you say, the 49ers are going to start the run on the position now at # 9, which could possibly having a trickle down effect on the Bills» ability to get one of the top LBs.

The insatiable hunger of managers for LOOGYs has led some to rely on players whose ability to get lefthanders out is more theoretical than practical — or, at least, is mitigated by the LOOGYs» ineffectiveness against righthanded batters, often pinch hitters, that they sometimes must face.

Oliver and Rhodes are the latest members of an order of relievers with a rare skill that has allowed them to sustain unusually long careers: the ability to get lefthanded hitters out.

It will impact his ability to get into the NBA.

But in the end, it was Mayweather's ability to get his hard right hands, uppercuts and jabs in with enough regularity to take most of the fight.

Smith is a side - to - sideline dynamo who showed last season that he has some ability to get after the quarterback.

Their ability to get pressure with a standard pass - rush is the most underrated aspect of their team.

The Red Sox are still interested, though, the Padres» interest likely diminishes their ability to get the deal they would want, and the Cardinals have reportedly jumped in on both Hamels and David Price in their search for one more reliable starter.

On defense, I will be paying attention to 3rd down efficiency (the ability to get off the field), sacks and also turnovers.

We showed nonetheless the ability to get 3 pts which bonds well for our ability to win when we are not playing well.

He was advocating that had Carsen been the primary ball handler his creativity and ability to get in the lane would have gotten better looks and more high percentage shots for guys like Cline, Mathias, PJ compared to the looks they got when teams weren't committed to stopping Haas.