Sentences with phrase «back at the top of their game»

It was a merciless sentiment from women's soccer's most merciless goal scorer, suddenly back at the top of her game.

After coasting for a number of years, Steven Soderbergh is back at the top of his game.

After a couple of questionable turns (The Cobbler, for instance), it's great to see this excellent filmmaker back at the top of his game.

This looks like it might actually be really quite wonderful, Disney is back at the top of their game.

Whilst aspects of the film are a little predictable (within the first ten minutes I'd worked out exactly what type of characters Whannell and Angus Sampson were going to play, even though they didn't appear until much later), this film sees the Melbourne boys back at the top of their game.

Not exact matches

Injuries played a role in these breakdowns — only two of the top six tacklers on the line played in all 13 games, and thanks to injuries and shuffling, 15 different defensive backs recorded at least 5 tackles.

With three at the back, that's now 11 wins from 12 games, 4 wins out of 5 against top teams, and 2 trophies out of a possible 2.

Chambers, Holding and Bielik are not ready for prolonged spells at centre back, one or two games partnering Koscielny would be OK (depending on the opponent) but we could in theory find ourselves playing catchup with the top sides after a couple of weeks if things go wrong against Liverpool and Leicester.

He said, «Yes it was very important to get the win after losing one game and drawing another and it was important to get back to winning ways and close the gap on the top and it was nice to do it at home in front of the fans.

The 26 - year - old is regarded as one of the top full - backs in the game at the moment and looks ideal to play wing - back in Conte's 3 -4-3 or 3 -5-2 systems.

OU's top four backs have combined to average 187 rushing yards per game at 6.9 yards per carry and have gained at least five yards on 51 percent of their carries (the national average is 39 percent).

Back on top of the NFC North and hosting a playoff game, just like we all expected at Thanksgiving.

I even thought top clubs were in for him.Some three or 2 seasons back many here were debating why he should be our main striker.As soon as you mention any other strikers name people would come out with stats and many things defending him.Even Wenger has defended him blindly in the past.People say Wenger's stubborn yeah.But don't we know that there's a reason why everything happens?Honestly speaking he's the reason why Arsene Wenger has failed to sign a top notch striker because he still believes in him.The funny thing is we signed Welbeck at that time who to me did nothing before to be the main man here.People keep saying Welbeck is hardworking and that he works his socks off.But the question is was that our reason for signing him.Welbeck being signed to challenge Giroud tells me a lot about Giroud's quality.Even Walcott (no offence to him) who has zero CF qualities was even chosen over him for a string of games and all in all I think he did well but has too many defeciencies for that role.We've compromised as a club and it'll come back to bite us.

Now that we are out of contention for a place in the top four, the time has come to give youngsters like Chambers, Holding and Maitland Miles a run of games to prove themselves.Play Chambers and Holding together in a flat back four with MN at defensive mid flank ed by Ramsay and Wilshire.

That result may have brought us back to challenge at the top of table, but it also means that Tottenham are still unbeaten after the first 7 League games and are setting themselves up to go for gold themselves this season.

Cody Bellinger hit a three - run home run in the top of the fifth off Collin McHugh to make it 7 - 4 Dodgers, but The «Stros got it right back in the bottom of that inning thanks to the aforementioned Altuve home run, which knotted the game at 7 - all.

This was the biggest «turn the channel, forget about the game, glance up at the little score box in the top right of the screen 20 minutes later, do a double take, turn the game back on» game of the entire tournament.

Well, it didn't take long for Ohio St. to fire back at Michigan St. with a complaint of their own, following allegations that Urban Meyer's team handed over game film late and, on top of that, doctored it beforehand.

And theres also the fact that every time we hit the top of the league the wheels seem to fall off in the next game and so on until we are snuggling back in our comfort zone (4th) You will always get moans and groans from fans, especially in games where we should have got something out of it, yet I can't stand the lemmings that moan at the moaners lol?

Still, it could be argued that actually Rodgers really benefitted from a specific set of circumstances that year — Luis Suarez being at the very top of his game (something that would have happened under any manager), Daniel Sturridge staying relatively injury free (clearly a bit of a one - off, based on his record since), and above all a lack of real competition elsewhere: Chelsea were in transition and poor in their first season with Jose Mourinho back at the helm, Arsenal imploded as they usually do after a fine start, and Manchester United were nowhere to be seen in terms of the title race with David Moyes» disastrous reign seeing them finish 7th and struggling to cope with the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Deny it all you want but since Fabregas left Arsenal our frre flowing football has really declined.It feels like am the only one who thinks we lack real penetration and ideas in the final third of opponents.Also in 14/15 sesson I lost count of our misplaced passes and poor gameplay overall.We've been very very poor in our passing game for some seasons now.For a game like this to work you need players whonhold the ball very well and are possession efficient.Look at the Arsenal starting lineup and compare it to that of years back and you'll know what I mean.We have very few possession efficient players which is causing this problem.We don't have many players who can actually hold the ball and play the ball.That's what differentiates us from the top passing teams.

The Packers are back on top of the NFC North and hosting a playoff game, just like we all expected at Thanksgiving

They have a shelf life of 8/10 years at the very top if they are lucky so who can begrudge them the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun is shining... am not saying Sanchez is not money driven but the way the guy plays i can mortgage my life he actually enjoys the game, enjoys wining first and foremost then money comes 2nd... like the author of the article rightly pointed out, he was in Messi's shadow at Barca and could not express himself fully, now he is at a club where he is the main man and given a free role and license to express himself and i very much doubt if he will want to go to a club like Madrid (as been rumoured in the dailies today) to relieve the bad experience he suffered at Barca because let us face facts, he is never going to displace CR7 as the main man, so even if Madrid sells Benzema or Bale to make room for him he will be back to the same position he was at Barca, this time he will be playing 2nd fiddle to CR7 so my guess is all the Madrid talks is been fed the press by his agents to drive a hard bargain when contract extension talks resumes.....

We dominated Sp ** s at The Emirates earlier this season and with better finishing and composure in the second half we could easily have doubled that score.The team were focused and kept a good shape all through the game.We should not need motivating for a game as big as this.The fact it's a NLD is important enough but 3 points will put us in with a chance of getting back into the mix for a top 4 finish.Anything less and we will struggle.

If it wasn't us chasing the six points back I would think all they have to do is win each of next games til the team at top feels pressure and they slip a little, however with it being us even if that scenario played out I would not put a single cent on us taking advantage of the slip.

The Tiger Woods - Sergio Garcia rift would never have gone public back in the day when Jack Nicklaus was at the top of his game.

Come May, there will be at least eight defeats total, Wenger trophy will be there and we can move on to the next season, where manure and chelski come back strong and city stays on top of their game, Klopp's Liverpool gels in better and Wenger continues to disregard flaws of his squad and stays happy with the 3rd, 4th place.

He is not a quality striker because he makes a lot of mistakes in his game.The fact that he scores 20 goals does not mean he is a quality back up striker.It is one thing to be a goal scorer and another thing to be a good or average player.Goal scoring is a very important aspect of a player but not the only aspect.Trust me you can score 20 goals in all competitions and still be average.If Chamakh, Gervinho and all the so called flops scored this same goals they would still have been considered not good enough for Arsenal.His game is just not good enough and I for one believe even if no one believes that we can get a backup striker who is better than him and also a top centre forward.Its all about mentality and willingness.Forget his goals and look at his game or else you'll force me to bring up strikers in the world who have scored his same goals and are even considered terrible.

On the back nine he began to play at the top of his game and got a stroke back from round Harry with a birdie on the 11th hole and another with a long putt on the 12th.

After we gave Chelski a good spanking last season in probably Conte's fifth or sixth game in charge he immediately re organised them and went through till the new year unbeaten.He had them very solid at the back and scoring goals for fun.And all this with a squad of players he inherited and their top striker Costa wanting Away.They ended up romping to the Premiere League Title scoring loads more goals and conceding far less than Wengers Arsenal.We by the way are treading water at best this season and would not bet on us finishing above Chelski even allowing for the season they are having.

We can not take any of these games lightly after tonight's game against BATE, and I am sure that there will need to be changes by the time we facr Newcastle at home in one of our easier games, but until then I expect Wenger to play with his strongest side available as we fight to get back into the Top Four.

Until the fans forcefully take the club back, the usual continues: Arsene's legacy of loving failure and excuses, arsenal being brilliant for some weeks and losing decisive games at crucial time, a good run at fa cup, injuries more than any other top club, AKBs declaring total support for brilliant Wenger, the American animal torturer giving prof contract extension, Usmanov making weak attempts at takeover, Dangote forever promising to buy us out; and in that time, all the major clubs each clinch a prem title again, even spud having a taste, while for almost two decades we have been dreaming under Arsene's sedatives!

and of course any given 90 minutes has its own specifics its the beauty of the game but the reality is that wenger will never bring top trophies back to this club and if that is what you want as a fan you should be calling for a change at the top... oh and at the same time why not pretend that camren diaz is on top of you easing the pain of another half baked wenger inspired performance!!!

I see him making a big impact at Arsenal in the nearest future but for now he has to settle for back up and accept the fact that Bellerin is on top of his game.

However, three weeks later and suddenly the same old problems are back and Smith wasn't finished there with his criticism as he also argued that the top players at the club, namely Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, have a habit of going missing in the big games.

Arsenal have already lost five games and are 7th in the table at the moment, behind Burnley, showing little sign that they'll improve sufficiently to get back into the top four at the end of the campaign.

Yet top of the pile is an Argentina international who has an impressive haul of 94 goals in 143 games since first arriving at the Etihad Stadium back in 2011 and probably justified his # 38m transfer fee by scoring the goal that sealed the title for the Citizens in dramatic fashion in 2011/12.

The top five receiving targets are all back, as are five offensive linemen who started at least eight games last year, three of five primary defensive linemen, two starting linebackers, and three - fourths of the starting secondary.

Arsenal get back to Premier League action this weekend, but as our game against AFC Bournemouth is due to be played on Sunday and the way that the other weekend fixtures are set then we could be six points off the top of the league table when we kick off at the Emirates Stadium.

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The bonus of the Gunners finishing second is that our games will be played at home but after blowing such a great chance and with this sort of thing seeming to hang over the club like a dark cloud, will Steve Gatting be able to inspire his young charges to bounce back and win a place in the top division for next season?

Overall I am happy with a draw... Yes we could easily have won the game if giroud had taken some of the easy chances he was presented with, but the spuds could just have easily gone 2 - 0 up a number of times... We could have gone top of the league today but with all the injuries at the moment the most important thing is that we didn't lose ground on city... Looking forward to after the international break when we will have the majority of our players back #COYG

The Tigers otherwise played at the 81st percentile or higher in every game and are scheduled to return last year's quarterback, every rusher (including that Leonard Fournette guy), 10 of their top 11 receiving targets, every defensive lineman, and nine of 10 defensive backs.

Letting 90 million walk out the door at the end of the season is plain foolish but if you do that you better have a vision that includes these two players playing every PL game and getting you back to the top 4.

In ten games with Les Verts to date, the right back has 4 goals; the crucial debut opener against Amiens when Gasset's side were still glancing over their shoulders, a injury time equaliser in the derby with Lyon, the opener against top 6 rivals Nantes and another later winner to see of Strasbourg at the weekend.

Chelsea have been in formidable form since Conte switched to a 3 -4-2-1 system on the back of a chastening 3 - 0 loss at Emirates Stadium in September, and Pires acknowledges the Gunners have little margin for error with 15 top - fight games remaining this term.

Arsenal won just one of their six games against top - four opposition last term and go into the match at the Emirates on the back of a bitter 3 - 2 defeat by Olympiakos in the Champions League.

They take on a Burnley side who are running with a bit of confidence having won back to back games in the top flight having hammered Sunderland at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Preview & Lineups: Real Madrid are coming into this game on the back of a massive 1 - 1 draw against arch rivals Barcelona which kept their lead at top of the table to 6 points.

Real Madrid are coming back from UAE after winning their third Club World Cup in as many years and will be hoping to get the better of Barcelona and reduce their lead at top of the table to 8 points with a game in hand.