Sentences with phrase «appearance off the bench»

He's barely featured at all this season, restricted to brief cameo appearances off the bench for most of the campaign.

The 21 - year - old forward rose to prominence for Barca last season, making his first La Liga appearance off the bench in January and going on to play 22 games for the first - team.

The Frenchman has made more appearances off the bench this season than from the start and could be tempted by the lure of regular first - team football.

Giroud hasn't started a game yet this season, despite making multiple appearances off the bench.

Both were outstanding last term, but have been reduced to bit part appearances off the bench for the Red Devils this term as Zlatan Ibrahimovic leads the line with great success.

He mustered two league starts in August, and two more appearances off the bench before succumbing to an ankle injury.

While I certainly do not believe that the 30 - year - old is a hitman that can carry the team to the title, there can be no denying that the player is a valuable asset to the team, as we have seen from his cameo appearances off the bench in recent times.

The Brazilian attacking midfielder is hitting peak form at the most opportune time, having made a remarkable appearance off the bench in the first leg.

He's been in good form, but as someone who needs to be confident to play well, I hope he hasn't played himself out - of - form with a pretty woeful appearance off the bench.

Philip Billing made his second appearance off the bench following his 14 - month ankle injury lay - off sooner than expected in place of Danny Williams, who had taken a knock.

However, the winger has struggled to make an impact at the Etihad Stadium this term, making just one Premier League appearance off the bench, and has now joined Scottish champions Celtic.

Arsene Wenger is known to like a low transfer fee and will see the 24 - year - old as an ideal replacement for Mikel Arteta, who looks set to either leave the club or be restricted to appearances off the bench next season.

The Dutchman has scored on four occasions this season for the Lilywhites, but all four have come from the penalty spot, and Janssen's inability to find the target from open play has seen the 22 - year - old's first team chances limited to appearances off the bench under Mauricio Pochettino.

Luciano Spaletti has alluded to the fact that he will probably start the same eleven again, with the possibility of Yann Karamoh making a more regular appearance off the bench as his fitness improves.

The former Newcastle man is limited to appearances off the bench for Spurs, and now has a new theory as to why he has failed to hit the heights expected of him at White Hart Lane.

If we take a more detailed look at Giroud's stats he actually scored 14 goals from only 21 STARTS + 6 appearances off the bench in the Premier League, and 19 goals from only 26 starts in all comps.

Meanwhile, in the NRL last season, Mailata made 12 appearances off the bench, scoring eight tries while averaging 21 minutes per game.

But recent injuries have caused him to be reintroduced to the group, then the squad, and then finally back to first team action with an appearance off the bench.

Statistically speaking, Lukas has not started a single game for Arsenal in the League and has only made four appearances off the bench.

Great to see the lads coming back... But for consistency and stability at a crucial stage of the season, I can only see Debuchy coming back in the starting 11 (not to say that Bellarin hasn't been doing a great job) and for players like Jack and Arteta maybe some appearances off the bench depending on how the match is going.

The 29 - year - old started only seven league games last season, with his 22 appearances off the bench making him the most used top - flight substitute.

Cantona left the club at the end of the 1996/97 season, playing 185 times, one appearance off the bench, scoring 82 goals for the club.

However, he could be called upon to make an appearance off the bench.

After two appearances off the bench it may well be time to start with Andy Carroll.

He certainly has a bright future ahead of him, this season he has made 1 start and 2 appearances off the bench for the first - team, I'm yet to see him have a bad game.

Sam Gibson has also made one start and one substitution to date for Liversedge, whilst George Danaher has made two appearances off the bench.

The 23 - year - old has struggled for regular first - team football at Chelsea, making just one start in the Premier League this season with another 19 appearances off the bench.