Sentences with phrase «as short»

Your entry can be as long or as short as you like, just do your best to stick to the Queen's English.

«I want to bring in players who are here for the long - term as well as the short and hopefully these two are here for the long - term.»

BoyleSports made Barcelona as short as 1 - 1,000 to make the semi-finals ahead of their trip to Rome but the Italian outfit became only the third team in Champions League history to overturn a first - leg defeat of three goals or more.

The report from the Mirror further goes on to suggest that the player was brought in not just as a short - term replacement for Coquelin but rather as a long - term prospect for Arsenal's midfield as the North London club look set to let go of Mikel Arteta, Tomas Rosicky and Mathieu Flamini in the summer.

An employee at Betstars has claimed that he is likely to arrive at Arsenal this summer, with odds as short as 5/4 for him to complete the move from Barca.

Let me first give a very simple description of plyometric activity: It's basically defined as movement that enables a muscle to reach maximum strength in as short time as possible.

At the time of writing, Wenger is as short as 10/1 with Paddy Power to be the next Premier League manager to leave.

After our long period of uncertainty over Le Prof's future, it would seem that the bookies and gamblers are now certain that Wenger will be renewing his contract and he is as short as 1/5 on to stay.

Sanchez, as short as he is is having a fabulous header and for his height he is anticipating to perfection.

But just as the short ones at 7 and 13 earlier slid over the lip, Spieth's biggest early season thorn - in - the - side poked out once again: short - to - midrange putting.

In other words: You have to be a really good player to survive as a short - armed power forward in the NBA.

Arsenal take on Stoke at the Brittania Stadium this weekend in the second game of the season, and the Gunners have always found it hard going up there so I am surprised to find that the Gunners are as short as 4/5 with Coral to win the game, although the Gunners showed great fighting spirit to get a dramatic late win over Leicester last week.

At 30 years - of - age, Turan does not pose a long - term prospect for the role, but should be in his prime at present and could well be seen as a short - term prospect, and Barcelona have no reason to ask for too high a fee due to his limited squad role and his age.

Granted, Sam Ficken's leg helped the Nittany Lions in the bowl win, but he was scattershot, nearly making the same percentage of long kicks as short kicks.

The only reason that he's still at Arsenal is that there are few other teams who would be prepared to pay his wages and only Barcelona it would seem prepared to pay a fee.If they want him they can have him as short of Wenger leaving and a new Manager being able to re-motivste him..

We'll see how it shakes out long - term, but as a short - term cage - rattler, I have no issue with it; get everyone sticking their noses in the playbook more than they might have otherwise, because it's an entirely new system, under what to all appearances looks to be a much more demanding coaching staff.

Our guys should have their heads up high following a near - perfect run of form of late, and I can't see anything but a confident win today, as reflected in the odds, which have us unbackable at as short as 1/12 with some bookmakers.

AS SHORT - TERM accommodations go, it would be tough to find two settings in the U.S. as disparate as the Westin in the heart of New York City and the Comfort Suites situated in the middle of a field in Gadsden, Ala..

The Telegraph recently reported that Chelsea were most likely to wait until the summer to part ways with the 48 - year - old, despite some talk from the Times that former Watford manager Marco Silva could be drafted in as a short - term appointment.

Yorkhill is the favourite for this but the money has come in for Top Notch, who is now as short as 6/1 in places.

I see Vardy as a short team fix (maybe for 2 or 3 season's) as Wenger might still feel Welbeck would be first choice in a few seasons or Wenger just wants Vardy to take him across the line and allow whoever will come after him to buy that WC striker we are craving for.

Over as short distance muscle is an advantage.

I don't know how I feel about the situation, as its a short blurb and I haven't really seen anything else.

Unbeaten in the Champions League so far and currently as short as 7/1 to win the title with the latest Premier League odds, Wenger's men won't fear anyone at the moment, especially if they can add a couple of new faces in January.

Sacked Chelsea boss Mourinho has been heavily tipped to replace the Dutchman at Old Trafford and is as short as 1/6 with some bookmakers to do so.

I originally envisioned him as a short, squat fellow with more hair on his face than the top of his head, but...

But personally, I don't think we're as short as a lot of fans suggest.

The ex-Player-Of-The-Season is as short as 1/12 with PaddyPower, and 1/10 with William Hill and Betfred, but the very best price you can get is 1/5 from Betfair so they all seem to think it is a certainty.

However, Darnold carried a lot of the weight for the USC offense, ranked No. 6 in passer rating among Power 5 QBs in games against teams with winning records, and threw for 4,143 yards and 31 touchdowns while rushing for another five TDs as a short - yardage option.

psg want rid of lavezzi... 5 mill bid as short term fix - hes quality - we would only couple years at most outta him but still,

The 18m euros only works out at around 14 million GBP, which is surely worth a punt as a short term backup to Olivier Giroud.

The Brazilian winger however has confirmed that he intends to leave his club come the summer, and we were as short as 1/10 (1.1) to sign the wonderkid during the January transfer window.

Negatives - most people consider him as a short term option and his age would be a factor as he is 58 years old.

As well as their short - term mission, both men have another thing in common, for they were part of the coaching staff at Tottenham together not so long ago.

scholes is looking out for England he sees what most see unlike most fans on here his not ignorant of wheelchair's short comings as his short history point out other wise it may be a case of the more things change the more there stay the same for willchair and 22 is not young in footballing term 9 to 19 is young and where potential should only be talked about in terms of whether or not a player will be good or great to complement a group / squad.

The Bournemouth manager is now the outright favourite to come in when Arsene does finally give up the hotseat, currently being priced as short as 2/1 (3.0) for the role, with the next in the market being Ralph Hasenhuttl at a shortest - priced 8/1 (9.0).

i really would be surprised if in the next few games we did nt do really well now that i) we are taking some long shots as well as short, and ii) our strikers have tasted what its like to hit the target.

Like Huth and Morgan, Fuchs is older, but he is not a long - time LC player and his performance this past year might encourage a team like Everton, Tottenham, or even Chelsea, Arsenal, or Man City; to bring him in as a short - term option.

If the bigger twin - engines and turboprops belong in the limousine class, then such practical workhorses as short takeoff and landing (STOL) planes and seaplanes must be likened to jeeps and dune buggies.

We all know that Flamini was brought in as a short term measure after we failed to get our targets, Cabaye or Gustavo.

The league would borrow a handful of stars from Mexican professional teams, only to have the intended audience shrug at what it saw as short - term rentals.

That he isn't a finished product and needs to continue learning is generally seen as his short coming.

As short sighted as the manager...

After being linked heavily with Liverpool and Barcelona the last few days, Lemar is now as short as 9/4 (best price 12/1) to make the move to the Emirates, after being available at 33/1 just last night.

«And you know, it was real frustrating because I had thought of myself as a short - track driver, and I thought that I had honed these skills on these short tracks in the Southeast, and this should be where I excel the most.»

The in - demand Monaco winger has been as short as 1/5 to make the move already this summer.

Barkley is priced up at a tasty 16/1 (17.0) to join us, while Lukaku is as short as 8/1 (9.0) with one bookmaker, but a biggest price 28/1 (29.0) to wear our famous red after the summer.

Thomas Tuchel is 10/1 with one bookmaker but is as short as 4/1 with another.

But if he doesn't perform then it may be as short as one game.

With Arsenal already looking as short as a sausage dog in defence, with Gabriel and Per Mertesacker ruled out for quite a while, not even Arsene Wenger would think it was a good idea to let one of the few central defensive options left at the Emirates leave the club, whether om a temporary or permanent basis.