Sentences with phrase «against tough teams with»

I fully expect us to lose the next 3 games against tough teams with Petty at the helm.

Wenger still needs to incorporate some steel into that midfield and until he does this, we will always look great against weaker teams but struggle against tougher teams with better tactics.

Not exact matches

And we were also promised that the sequel would include Cable, a tough - as - nails mutant mercenary who frequently finds himself teamed up with Deadpool, against his better judgment.

Team Sternberg had to rid themselves of the Dynasty Team Hakimian in the Sweet16 and followed up with a tough W against 8.

As a result, they were tasked with a very tough opening round match - up against # 3 Team Hanessian and came up just a little short, falling by a final score of 82 - 69.

With little to separate either team four weeks out from the opening kick, it's tough to go against the player just days away from winning the Heisman Trophy.

Minnesota will graduate just one senior (Akeem Springs) after an impressive 24 - 10 season that concluded with a tough first round tournament loss against an under - seeded Middle Tennessee State team.

They got back on the right track with a hard - fought W against a sneaky good (and big) Team Gutman squad who has played many top Teams tough all season long.

The group stage of the 2014/15 Champions League kicks off on Tuesday evening, with two English teams in action — Liverpool return to the competition with a home game against Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad, whilst Arsenal face a tough trip to Borussia Dortmund.

Having to score three goals is a tough task against any team, let alone in the champions league, in the last 16, away from home, against the team with the best defensive record in the competition, on a narrow pitch with little space to create chances...

With tougher opposition coming up in their next game against Switzerland, England fans could have cause to be concerned by their team's continued lack of ability to break sides down, as well as a perceived lack of desire from Redknapp's point of view.

Still people bang on about klopp... yet Arsene who competes in the worlds toughest league, against several hugely bankrolled teams, with the same injury problems, with our players bought off like nothing Klopp has ever faced from Bayern — still finishes top four year in year out and has never languished at the bottom of the league.

It may look like a tough call to take all three points against a Man United team that is unbeaten in 25 League fixtures, but as we know with Arsenal, anything is possible.

They are a tough team to play against, they are a young team who like to play with the ball so I'm happy they have started well.»

watching my team against Ireland yesterday even tough we won i wasn, t impressedit, we only start playing with purpose when we go behind and when we, re in front we slow down our play, i thought koscielny had a decent game with a couple of good clearance and his job was made more difficult by adil rami who is a burden on the team and always one mistake away, giroud can, t be blamed for his first half performance the guy was starved of any service and it, s only when griezman was moved to his favourite position that giroud started making the difference what a great assist, by the way shane long dived for the penalty but that, s ok we are square now with the irish we had henry, s handball & they had the penalty!!

Cazorla is not the best defender and against tough teams he may struggle — he was clearly playing a deeper role — and vs. Chelsea he would thus be needed to sometimes defend with the DM and stand strong on the ball.

The Seahawks also have to deal with another elite team in their division in the Cardinals, as well as several tough non-division games against the Panthers, Patriots, and Packers.

Finally, if Wenger really cares that Arsenal go to the next level with Lacazette in the striker's role he will need to surround him with the proper kinds of players, those who compliment his skills and give him a legitimate chance to lead the line... if they can spread the opposing teams back line with Sanchez on the left and someone of consequence on the right (must purchase this individual), this would likely create some space for Ozil in the middle of the pitch... having 3 players who can not only create their own opportunities, but provide assists and make well - timed runs, could bring some much - needed directness back into our ticky - tack approach of late... unfortunately instead of making the tough decisions and spending the supporters money in the right places, we instead have wasted so much time bashing our heads against the same brick wall over and over again and expecting different results..

With a healthy Franklin and home games against the three toughest teams on that list, the Tigers would be positioned not only for a run at the SEC East title, but a run as the favorite for the East title following the win over Georgia.

They say this team might only have about a 58 percent chance of winning on the road against a Louisville team with one of the nation's toughest, most aggressive defenses.

How well we square up in games against these two teams, as tough opponents as they, & with so much at stake and within reach, at such a desperate time in the season, will really show what we are made of and can surely give us a lot to look forward to next season.

It looked like it might be another tough night for Germany against a well drilled and hard working Georgia team, but shortly before the break Ozil found Gotze in the box and with a bit of luck he found Reus who finished well.

They were slated with a tough opening week draw against the defending champions Team Lalez and came up short, losing by a final score of 80 - 64.

They'll look to shake off this tough loss quickly in Week 16 with a divisional match - up against a 5 - 10 Team Malvin squad that is coming off a nice Week 15 victory.

They have a lot of talent on this squad and while they ran into a tough matchup with # 1 Team Tri Delt / SAE last Wednesday they will look to rebound this coming Wednesday Night with another Flag Football Game against Team Alpha Phi / ZBT.

The championship game of the tournament presented a tough line - up of Cambridge, with a 0.5 - point handicap, against the London team.

While this is clearly a step - up in talent level — they showed the ability to navigate through a really tough field of Teams and get Wins with their backs against the wall.

The coach knows that the zone is a bad defense against that team, and has to make a tough decision: Do I dance with the girl I brought to the dance (the zone), or do I give my team a better chance to win by changing things up?

Wenger made a few changes before the last round tie against Burnley and we only ended up with a narrow 2 - 1 win with many scares before the end, and if we again play a weakened team we can expect an even tougher fight from the Tigers.

Barca supporters will be hoping that the right - back is slightly more serious on the pitch, with his team needing a win against their Bundesliga rivals ahead of their tough away leg at the Allianz Arena.

The team has a tough schedule, beginning with an Aug. 25 season - opener at home against Jesuit - Carmichael..

It's tough to not take the points when you're getting a team as good as K State with a Senior quarterback who are playing against a redshirt Freshman like Mariota.

«Coming out with this great group of girls, and competing and winning against a very tough team, it's like a surreal feeling.

The Suns play the league's toughest schedule from here on out, with only a handful of remaining games against teams under.500 for the season.

After a tough film session that night, head coach Gary Lewis said the team responded well and were «excellent» two days later against New York City FC for an hour and created a couple of good chances but had little to show for it in the end with a 3 - 0 loss.

KEY FACT: Palace have won only one of their last 11 Premier League matches against Man City MATCH ODDS: Palace 10/1 Draw 11/2 Man City 2/7 bet365 Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 11/10 ANDY SAYS: I think my former team will find this mission a bit too difficult, has to be City... 1 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: I think this could be tougher than some think, but City just edging it... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Two of my former sides here and I have to go with City, too easy....1 - 4 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne remains the biggest bargain on the Index

KEY FACT: Burnley are unbeaten in their three home Premier League matches against Stoke MATCH ODDS: Burnley 13/10 Draw 11/5 Stoke 13/5 bet365 Pick: Both Teams To Score @Evens ANDY SAYS: Tough game this, but Burnley at home on a winter's night, have to go with them... 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I think Stoke have been poor recently so have to go Burnley... 2 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Have to think Burnley will just about have too much for Stoke here... 2 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Xherdan Shaqiri is still a class act but not only jut over 70p

Having won against Fleetwood this week, the youth team are back on their travels tomorrow with a tough away game against Bury who are currently second favourites to win the league for a second successive season.

New Ground, new Manager (against all morals), New team (with very little of the team ethic that we know and love), new backroom staff (again, the loyalty these people showed us through the tough times and it gets thrown in their faces), throwing money around like we are a rich club, despite writing off millions that we owe to local businesses.

I think we played a good game with good intensity against a tough team.

KEY FACT: Everton have lost only one of their last 19 Premier League matches against newly - promoted teams MATCH ODDS: Brighton 11/5 Draw 2/1 Everton 11/8 ANDY SAYS: I think Brighton could claim a home win here, against a poor Everton... 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Tough call, I think Everton might just have too much for Brighton... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: I have to go with Everton, I think Brighton have been poor so far... 0 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Idrissa Gueye at 59p looks a great buy under any circumstance

Yesterday, the artist formerly known as the Believeland Cavaliers were faced with a tough task by playing with basically an entire new team against the top team in the east — on Paul Pierce day to boot.

David Moyes has experienced a tough start to life at Old Trafford, and will hope to bounce back from that defeat to Liverpool with a win against Crystal Palace, a team who they have not lost against in the last 8 league meetings between the two sides.

Matt Targett is the only player missing for Southampton KEY FACT: Stoke won only three of their last 15 home matches against Southampton MATCH ODDS: Stoke 19/10 Draw 21/10 Southampton 29/20 ANDY SAYS: Another close one, but I think Southampton are the better team so I will go with them... 1 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Tough call, depends which Stoke turns up, home win but could go either way... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Two equally matched teams, close on — draw for me but with goals... 2 - 2 LADBROKES PICK: Stoke v Southampton BTTS — NO @ 20/23 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Virgil Van Dijk is back on the up, # 1.35 is still good value

This will be a tough outing for Arsenal to end their away campaign with as Blackburn have been rock - solid and resilient against the elite teams in the league this season.

With fixtures ahead against Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United, Allardyce's side face the toughest schedule of any of the teams fighting for Premier League survival.

It will be tough test against Galatasaray, they are a very physical team and don't let their opposition get away with ease, they man mark well and prefer not to concede goals.

Wednesday's match against Real Monarchs SLC was always gonna be a tough matchup for Seattle Sounders FC 2; the Monarchs are just a better team who are much more concerned with winning USL than S2 is.

Up to four of you team up and then, after deciding on which of the four weapon loadouts you each want to play with, you're dropped into a spooky environment and must survive for as long as possible against increasingly tough waves of undead.

Players can team up with characters that appear in the TV series, or find friends who also own the game and a Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS system to connect via local wireless to battle it out or team up against tough opponents in the Ranking Battle co-op mode.