Sentences with phrase «against dropping points»

Not exact matches

Kobe Bryant laced up for the last time last night as an NBA player, putting on a jaw - dropping 60 - point performance against the Utah Jazz.

It's still not great, of course, and as far as traditional equities markets go, a cost 50 % decline is a disaster, but in the cryptocurrency markets, and especially against the backdrop of the bloodbath we have seen across other points over the last few weeks, it's a drop in the ocean.

It was, I suspect, at the point when the penny finally dropped, that this Pope was as anti-relativist and anti-secularist as he had ever been, and that the battle against the secularisation of the modern world was going to be the great work of his pontificate, that the secularists began to think of actually organising against him.

We've dropped a few points, but this is a great chance to go and win against a big team and get our season up and running.»

Try flipping the argument and ask why so called top teams drop so many points against the bottom 6 clubs?

I would rather have us win the so called lessee teams home and away and drop a few points against the bigger boys.

And the other 2 co-leaders dropped points against teams we've beaten: Tottenham drew at Burnley: we won there (with the ugliest goal ever... but we won) City drew at home to Southampton: we won our home game against Southampton

Misfiring L'pool will drop points against smaller teams, we need to win ours and we can fight for top 4 (4th spot)

Just perusing last years fixtures and discounting the losses to Chelsea and Manure Arsenal dropped roughly 10 points against the likes of Southampton, Swansea (lost 2x), Stoke, Sunderland, Leicester, Hull City, Liverpool (96 minute Skyrtel equalizer playing a man down).

Chelsea struggled against Swansea, and Mourinho will naturally be disappointed at having dropped two points.

Arsene Wenger was obviously not happy that Arsenal dropped three points against one of our direct rivals for fourth place, but although he rued the defensive «mistakes» he felt that his team were tired but refused to blame anyone for the calamitous two goals we conceded.

Chelsea look strong and don't look like they will drop too many points, they can afford to draw against the other top 6 teams whilst we need to beat them.

City are better than us this season, so I wouldn't read too much into that result, the game against Stoke is more important — we can't afford to drop anymore «easy» points.

I concede that the Premier league is the most competive professional league in world football and every team loses a game or two they shouldnt (especially on the road) but unfortunately when you only able to secure 7 out of 24 available points against Manure / Shitty / Spuds / Cheshit you CANT drop points in such fixtures.

May sound perverse but I think a more evenly matched top 5 will offer us a better chance of at least still being in the mix later in the season — no one team likely to dominate and walk away with it and all dropping a few points against each other.

Finally this squad has shown over the years to lack character and fighting spirit resulting in an ever predictable amount of dropped points against small teams and an inability to deal with pressure.

I don't expect them to drop points against Stoke and Bournemouth at home, Bournemouth will show fight but I don't think they will get anything.

This is a team we dropped 5 points against, getting battered by a team we just beat on Monday.

By the time we face Chelsea on Sunday, Arsenal could have dropped to third in the table if both Leicester and Man City pick up points, so we really need to make a statement by beating our arch rivals by hook or by crook, if only to break our horrible record against them.

On Monday, he dropped 53 points to go along with 17 rebounds, five blocks and three assists against the Suns.

The home game against Hull City kick started a run of four winnable games in the Premier League for the Wenger's wizards who, owing to their insipid display, dropped two crucial points that surely would have hurt the North Londoners» prospects at the time.

Fans, however, are more focused on the bizarre decision to bench Kolasinac for what is arguably a must - win game after dropping points against West Ham.

An attributable factor to our dropping of points in winnable games on Saturdays was almost definitely our domination of our BUCS league on Wednesdays and, therefore, complacency against stronger Saturday opponents.

Please guys let's not get carried away with the draw against spurs, there is a lot of football still to be played and I'm almost certain our rivals will definitely drop points!

I personally don't, he misses too many chances to be relied on Had it not been for Moses, we'd have dropped points cause he missed a one - on - one, same way we dropped points in the 2 - 2 against Arsenal cause he missed 3 (THREE) one - on - ones I really think we should be looking for a reliable striker, and start considering putting Morata on the bench

However, there was a late sting in the tail for Nigeria — who dropped points against Tanzania earlier in the campaign to leave their participation at the continental showpiece early next year in doubt — as Salah, currently on loan at AS Roma from Chelsea, struck in the 90th minute to rescue a point for the Pharaohs.

You can lose to a team in a game but beat them in the table because they drop points against lesser teams.

Last seasosn they dropped 17 points against Norwich, Southampton, Stoke, AstonV, Cardiff and Sunderland.

City dropped points against West Ham, and Lester, as good as they are, will not last.

Dropping points against lower ranked teams is what costs you the Premiership.

The Red Raiders sputtered toward the end of the regular season, dropping four consecutive games against Baylor, Oklahoma State, Kansas and West Virginia before a March 3 win over TCU, as senior point guard Keenan Evans nursed a toe injury.

we still have 35 more games to go and obviously other teams will definately drop points and Arsenal needs to make sure they win their big games against the top teams.

United have already dropped 7 points against teams they needed to beat, that will cost them in the end..

Unless there is a bomb dropped on Stamford bridge during the City match taking out both teams I just do not see how Arsenal is going to make up over 10 points against both City and Chelsea.

However, it is Laurent Blanc's side who hold top spot, with Lyon having dropped two points away at Olympique de Marseille, before suffering a shock defeat at home against OGC Nice.

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Arsenal dropped three points at Wembley this afternoon against Tottenham and fans were quick to turn on forward Alexandre Lacazette.

Their other two games are at home and it is hard to see them dropping points against Galatasaray or Anderlecht, but you never know.

Watching the program before knowing the results one would have thought that Arsenal had dropped points against West Ham.

Wenger still started the season trying to bomb forward against our opponents leading to some silly points dropped.

And they did drop points against Man United and Aston Villa but we did not punish them and now all their big players are back.

Fielding the top team we can is obviously a priority... But the same fans who seem to preach that, are the same ones who will relentlessly berate Wenger if an injury occurs or we pull up sluggish and drop points against a very organized, hard - working Everton..

Chelsea didn't drop points at QPR or against Manchester United — they were very consistent and only lost two games.

After ostensibly dropping two points against Liverpool last night, Arsenal could really do with getting back to winning ways against Stoke City on Sunday and banishing the frustration from last nights game.

Firstly, what these stats do nt show is how often we drop points against the top 6 teams.

«We are determined to bounce back from the disappointment of dropping points at home, though I don't think we played badly at all against Blackburn.

Christiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid are really hitting form at the right time and are now more motivated for ucl, but their being 15 points behind Barcelona, knocked out of the Copa Del Rey and dropping unnecessary points against small teams, this season, should also not be taken for granted.

Drawing against weak opponents is points dropped.

The loss drops Douglass down to the fourth and final spot in points standings, but they still qualify for a first - round playoff game against defending state champ Franklin on the road the following Friday.

Our rivals will drop points too, many of them against each other.