Sentences with phrase «back of the top spot»

From a Standings side, they stay basically a Game back of the top spots..

City have yet to lose this season and Arsenal are nine points back of the top spot in the league.

Not exact matches

At McCann back in 2006, Edwards helped make the influential «Mad World» spot for Gears of War, which sold 2 million copies in six weeks, reportedly increased Xbox Live subscription by 50 % in that time, and made the song «Mad World» the top seller on iTunes.

So when one of its biggest spokesjocks has slowly, somewhat quietly, built his reputation back up within the sport to regain the top spot, is it really a surprise that Nike would use it as an opportunity to tweak the doubters?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers managed to trade back five spots in the first round and still get one of the top defensive linemen in this year's class.

Just back from two intensive days of trend - spotting at last week's Natural Products Scandinavia, Karina Kaae Hermansen offers her take on the top trends you'll need to know to stay relevant to the sustainability and health conscious consumers of tomorro

«So when the opportunity came up, my partners and I brought back all this authentic Mexican decor to try and recreate the vibe, the atmosphere of our favorite vacation spot, a cozy, relaxed place where friends and family can share a delicious food and top - notch tequila at reasonable prices»

But, other than those three, Wenger must also make sure the rest of the squad is in tip top condition, and one worrying position for Gooners is the left - back spot, with Nacho Monreal approaching 30 and his backup Kieran Gibbs suffering the English disease of injuries and inconsistency.

Lets go back a couple of seasons when we was top of the league all the way to xmas then come the end of the season we just about got fourth spot

Again, when everyone is fully fit, I think we will dominate the back end of the season, and get us a top 4 spot... I am not saying that this is acceptable, but it wont be a complete disaster!

There are so many good Teams this Season that it is going be tough for anyone to just rattle off a ton of Wins in a row — which means you can't get too many Games Back if you intend to get a top spot come the Spring..

Team Nolan will take on Team Wolter (who sits a Game Back of them) in Week 7 while Team Murphy will play Team Schwartz who have lost two straight and currently hold one of the Top - 6 spots..

BIGGEST MOVERS: Amador Valley is back in the top spot after the first two weeks of April.

The good news is, if we can finally close the deal on Lemar and bring in a top class midfielder to take Ozil's spot (and ideally also an imposing holding midfielder and either another top class center back and / or Mustafi reaching more of his potential consistently), next year and beyond could be a lot of fun!

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

it goes without saying that AW must leave and another coach to come he can stay close to the team as manager or head of board but it is clear that our team is in need for so many years of a defensive midfielder (William Carvalho) and a left back (J Rodriguez) on top of them if we buy Mbappe and this player from Celtic, Dembele i believe our team will be in very good shape as we will have players to cover all spots in good order we can get rid of players such as elneny, gabriel, debuchy, jekinson, lucas, chamberlain, mertezaker, coq and get back jack wilshere who together with ramsey, xhaka, santi they can make a quite productive midfield together with Carvalho watching their backs if we sell ozil, sanchez we can move for 3 more players such as gueye, mahrez and gibson

Writing in his column for the Daily Mail, the former Reds defender feels the club have done well to get back into contention for a top four spot, despite spending around # 150m on a host of new players in the summer.

Or at least that's what the UEFA rankings are saying, after Liverpool moved back into the top spot ahead of Chelsea.

The contenders for the title have all strengthened and not many fans would back against Man City with Pep in charge (not my choice) taking top spot with the other 3 places up for grabs but there are a lot of permutations to take place that can and will have an effect on the outcome.

We have already had the bonus of seeing Alexis Sanchez overcome the knock to his Arsenal and play for Chile and now the news that our creator in chief Ozil is going to be okay to line up against Pep Guardiola's team is a major boost to our hopes of getting back on track and finishing in the top four spots to ensure another Champions League place.

The negativity on this site is unreal, 2 points off top spot, we've dragged ourselves back to contention In ucl and 1 of the teams above us is Leicester who will fade away, why can't our fans stop whining?

Yeah, it's not that any of those spots would necessarily be a bad pick, but there certainly aren't gaping holes at those positions that preclude the Eagles from taking Guice or any other running back at 32 if he's at the top of their board at that point.

If the Premier League season finishes in the way that most of the football experts think it will then the current top three in the table will occupy the same positions as we do now, with Arsenal finishing third behind Tottenham in the runners - up spot and Leicester City completing the biggest upset since Brian Clough took newly promoted Nottingham Forest to the title back in the late 1970s.

Only Monreal has been decent in defense.The rest have been poor and the likes of Mustafi and Kolasinic should be sold on asap.I feel sorry for B ellerin who needs a re st and some real competition to get him going again.Why has AMN not been tried at right back.He did well as a makeshift left back despite being naturally right footed.Wenger does not seem to trust our younger defenders who really should be tried and tested in league matches as we are out of contention for a top four spot..

With the top spot on the podium already assured by the time of her third run, she then authored an even more unforgettable victory lap, landing back - to - back 1080s en route to a 98.25.

The LSU Tigers take back the top spot in the Week 5 BlogPoll, and do so by rolling up the most first - place votes of any team in 2011.

I agree with you the players need some heat to perform to theor abilities and stop wasting created opportunities to kill games and or hold onto leads and i agree they need some heat to kick em in the arse to prevent them from under performing against milan but milan isnt city or chelsea but we need to beat them to get far in competition but i do nt think the players missing chances this year is whole heartey down to the manager and we need to finish out the year strong but with cazorla comong back and strengthening some spots in off season and now praying we finally have jack back this squad looks dangerous next year and wenger will have a good year with arsenal next year cazorla and another player will take time off xhaka and or put more pressure on him to perform but we have had success in recent seasons barley missing out on top four last year with highest points to ever miss out yes they need heat to perform strong rest of year but it is not wengers time to go yet be needs another season and if these two years are falling off we have done better than are rivals in are tough years

The Bulldogs and Northern Illinois both remain undefeated and in the top 16 of the BCS standings (if a mid-major finishes in the top 16 and ahead of a BCS - conference champion — i.e. No. 19 UCF, most likely — it gets a BCS spot), and while NIU pulled ahead thanks to the BCS computers last week, the Bulldogs could still sneak back ahead with a dominant couple of late - season performances.

If they hold them to a draw however, they still have a chance of winning top spot back over three return games.

Team Lalez will get their Top - 5 spot back after Week 6 should they prevail against Team Purimetla in The Bucket List Game of the Week..

A more likely scenario now is that we might very well as soon as this year fall out of the top 4, lose key players like Sanchez and Ozil and probably Bellerin and other special players, see Wenger quit in a huff, replace him with an inexperienced manager and spend years and years dreaming about getting back to a top 4 spot.

Wenger changed the formation from his classic adaptation of the 442 to the more attacking 4231; but now he's on board the three at the back train, with the Gunners looking to finish the season with a top four spot.

Last season, for instance, Arsene Wenger kept insisting that his players had the right character but there was not a lot of evidence to back him up as we slipped from top spot at Christmas to hand Leicester City the title.

Manchester united had a difficult start to the season but right now, they have gotten their groove back and if Arsenal is not careful, they will clinch the top four spot at the end of the season at the expense of Arsenal, unless Wenger sits up!

The 28 - year - old bounced back from the disappointment of finishing third at last weekend's Anniversary Games by returning to the top spot of the podium.

McIlroy is currently the world's number four player — «Back to Ringo,» he joked — but feels no need to try to force his way back to top spot and dethrone Dustin Johnson from the top of the official world golf rankBack to Ringo,» he joked — but feels no need to try to force his way back to top spot and dethrone Dustin Johnson from the top of the official world golf rankback to top spot and dethrone Dustin Johnson from the top of the official world golf ranking.

In the 2012/13 Premier League season Cech made 118 saves - «far more than any other goalkeeper at a club pushing for a top - four spot - «as Chelsea's central defence revolved in front of him, with concerns over John Terry's fitness and David Luiz's fitness for purpose as a centre - back, while behind him the crowd took vocal exception to the interim manager.

Liverpool's «SAS» were dovetailing perfectly, but back - to - back defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea knocked Liverpool off top spot, and the stuffing out of their leading man.

This time the Red Devils are as far back as seventh, struggling to even get into a Europa League spot, let alone compete for the title, while under the tutelage of Northern Irishman Rodgers, Liverpool have consolidated their position at the top of the table and are now in a genuinely great position to win the championship for the first time in the Premier League era.

Instead, Arsenal would be top of the league on goal difference, with the Foxes one spot back.

Former left - back claims Man City goalkeeper should be on Roy Hodgson's list of top five spot - kick takers

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Even before Portugal's triumph at last year's Euros, centre back Jose Fonte had had an impressive season with Southampton as the Saints got the license to treat the rest of the league to a treat of attractive football in the top flight league in England and still manage to stay afloat far away from relegation, above the mid table as they battled Everton for the Europa League spot.

After first league defeat (Chelsea 2 - 1) and elimination from Uefa champions league, Manchester City will look to bounce back, and Roberto Mancini's expensively assembled squad face their first real test of the campaign.Although they still sit two points clear of rivals Manchester United at the top of the Premier League, and in their 15 matches racked 49 goals, with possible defeat and Man Utd win over QPR (video) will they lose top spot of Premier league.What make this match more interest is several Arsenal players which now play for Citizens.

Back in Champions League action against Borussia Dortmund three days later, the perfect stage to bounce back, a win at fortress Signal Iduna Park, top spot of Group H secuBack in Champions League action against Borussia Dortmund three days later, the perfect stage to bounce back, a win at fortress Signal Iduna Park, top spot of Group H secuback, a win at fortress Signal Iduna Park, top spot of Group H secured.

Yann Kermogant pulled one back from the spot but Scott Hogan netted his sixth goal of the month to wrap up the win four minutes from time and send The Bees into the top four.

Atletico really need the win in this one to boost their chance of landing a top three spot this season, back Simeone's men to pull it out of the bag by nothing more than a one goal margin.

The origins of this classic blouse go back to the 1950s, when Coco Chanel could often be spotted sporting the feminine top.

Soft spots are located on the top, back, and sides of a baby's head.

With huge slices of hand - tossed, freshly made pizza topped with ample portions of everything from meat and veggies to their famous pesto - artichoke special, Tony's is a great spot to grab a quick bite before heading back out to the snow.