Sentences with phrase «back was on top of his game»

The 26 - year - old left back was on top of his game, and won a joint game - high five tackles in the game.

Not exact matches

However, «it becomes a little bit of a game how long to sit back and enjoy being on top without potentially doing damage to future performance,» says Etkin.

A few years back, my doctor told me to eat it once or twice a week to try to improve my «good» HDL cholesterol, and for a while I was on top of my game!

Now Louis van Gaal's side are looking to get back on track in the league, having won only two of the last six games in the English top flight.

They sit in eighth place in the Serie A table after 11 games, 12 points adrift of the top four, while they've been held to back - to - back goalless draws by AEK Athens in the Europa League over the last fortnight to really ramp up the pressure on Montella.

I don't think it's a gamble that should be enough to win n if it doesn't seem to be working unleash santi, ozil, sanchez I just feel in regards to priority the chelsea game could really define our season therefore that is more important, win it n what a Massive boost it will give Lose n all the negativity press etc comes flooding back in n right on top of Arsenal.

Bottom line, if he is angered bench the players who were not good enough and play those who deserve some game time based on the Southampton game or on games where they had a positive impact: - Take Özil out and play Ox in the hole (he has to understand your the highest paid player of the club, your given freedom like nobody else and your even seeking even more money with a new contract you can't play like that ever and go AWOL)- Put Sanchez on the wing or up top but put Welbeck in (Walcott didn't track back near enough for the Alsonso goal)- Iwobi has been bright from the wing let him play there - Xhaka has to go back in the holding midfield role and I would take out Coquelin because he could've taken a foul on the hazard's goal.

Alexis came with a good spirit, seing Ozil on board, thinking a team would be built around them but year after year, it is no top class addition with a guessing game plan, weakness all over the pitch, players out of position, a team scared to play and lost as manager... Sanchez then started to ask more money, we said no as to Ozil; waiting 6 month later to be on last year contract... The all management is nuts and Alexis or any players try until they get fed up, Ozil plays to get fit for wrld cup and his value back...

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.

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).

Poor officiating decisions been this way all year the officials are performing terribly poor finishing been this way all year laca will do better next year auba is to new to the club and epl he is finding how mich effort you need the hard way he should of scored and that is a blatant foul on mustafi people keep saying he put his hands up when he was hit, well that is the natural reaction when back pedaling eyes on ball and someone plants there feet and pits a shoulder in your back your arms come up its nature but we suffered again from poor finishin i do nt care what sport that is high action especially football and hockey of you do nt finish your chances you create when on top the other side most likely will when they get theres its been ou achilles heel this year we.cant kill games because we have missed our created.chances

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.

The 17 - year - old was on top of his game as the Norwegian side went 3 - 0 up inside 30 minutes during the recent Europa League tie, before the Bundesliga side came back and won 3 - 4.

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.

whatever the assessment of last five years (It was clear to me back then that his managerial style would not deliver top trophies given the players he was promoting) when excuses about what happened ten years previously and the budget constraint don't apply his performance this year should be enough to see his reign come to an end... Football clubs that rely on past glories have no place in the modern game... ask villa fans

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

Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players are under severe pressure after crashing out of the Champions League and slipping out of the top four of the Premier League in recent weeks, although there is the cushion of knowing that we have two games in hand on fourth placed Liverpool and would go back above them if we win them.

I respect him a ton for what he did as a fighter but I remember as far back in the last days of PRIDE it was clear that he wasn't on top of the game any more.

Mesut ozil is getting back on top of his game!

I thought people here were debating about two or three seasons back why he should be our top striker.When I thought the Monaco match was the icing on the cake to show how average he was it seems just like Wenger we» will never learn our lesson.Now people our okay with him being a super sub which is debatable.Giroud was a super sub in games last season because he wasn't played when he was supposed to.He's not your ideal super sub because he very hardly creates but rather requires people to create for him.Most of the time super subs are the one's who tend to create the chances and open up spaces in the opposition defence.West ham are ready to pay and hence we should demand more from them.We can then use the money from his sale on far better players.Given the same seasons, time and chances a lot of average strikers can do better than what he did.This is because Arsenal create a lot of chances and it just needs someone who can finish.Goodbye!.

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.

Felt exactly the same way, maybe not like crying but certainly frustrated seeing how other clubs acquire our players and make them fit perfectly on their game, Jenk and Song covering the back and well now feel like crying, FAB leader in assists commanding the Midfield and responsible for Chelsea being on top of the league, meantime let's face it, lately our players are running on the pitch like wild geese with no clear tactics, abusing this tiki taka BS, running thru the middle like rams with no clear options, getting injured in the process and we all know why and who is responsible, enough said...

Reminding the world why he's one of the top running backs in the game right now, he ran for 132 yards on 27 carries and added a touchdown.

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.

so what is the frenchman going to do about it... 11 year olds and aging keepers is not the answer thats for sure... big game ahead for him this afternoon on all levels and his idiotic decision to start with ramsey on the right says everything about why his (ten years of unfounded) arrogance will not take us back to the very top

Anyway it is the first game, but back to reality for all those who thought we were going to win the league or were contender... Same old Arsenal (and Wenger) not bringing the players we need and gambling on guys like Welbeck (sh*t player), Wilshere (eternal hope, but will never be top) and more of the same Wenger craps!

But he is now back and has been a massive part of his club's climb up the Bundesliga into sixth, while they also sit on top of their Champions League group and need just one point from the next two games to guarantee a place in the next round.

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.

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.

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

Kos was class last night always looking to pass forward and drive forward from the back and he got the same as ramsey: / Ozil once again showing his class Walcott worked hard as well BFG actually good game against top opposition without getting caught out to far up field Bellerin needs to concentrate a bit more on his defending of late but you can let him off as hes still only 20

So, as I said on a number of posts, good team effort against Chelsea, loved the pressing and discipline and now let's hope the boys can reproduce that for every game because that is what it takes to get back to the top 4.

«Despite that, there were enough chances to come back and I don't know if you have watched many top - level games, but when you have 33 shots on goal in a game of that stature, it means that our dominance was top class.

Well ignoring the fantasy for now, we come into the game on the back of a loss, although with both of our two top scorers having been benched this weekend, will hopefully be fresh to give us our best chance of trying to claw our way back.

After this weekend's games, which saw Liverpool, Tottenham and Man United all win, we are now ten points of the Top Four and our game in hand will be against today's victors Man City on Thursday, which nobody can seriously believe we have any chance of even getting our pride back by beating the side that has only lost one League game all season.

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.

That last game I was willing our players to just get on top of them up the bloody tempo but too many of them were either tired or out of sorts, then Elneny start chasing down the ball down and in the 70/80 odd minute he chased it from our area all the way back up to their GK pressuring each man all along the way.

Following Week 3, they too are just on the cusp of jumping several Top Teams after Week 4 Hoops... Remember, Hoops Game are worth 15 points in the Standings and Team Delta Sig sit just 12 points back of the two Teams tied for first..

On top of that, Wenger does not know how to manage his squad... Sanchez is tired because he played almost all the games due to no descend back up.

There is a fact (or are facts) about Arsenal... As soon as we will get our players back we will go on a run of games and clinch a top four position.

Spurs have been defensively sound this season, and have conceded just 18 goals in 22 games so far — the fewest in the top flight, and despite having two left - backs already in the shape of Danny Rose and Ben Davies, manager Mauricio Pochettino is still keen to bring the Gambian international on board.

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

So while our sting among the top four was short lived after Eden Hazard scored the only goal of the game against Bournemouth to put Chelsea back above us, Arsenal are in the quarter - finals of the Carabao cup and in pole position to finish on top of our Europa League group.

Fast - forward mid February, with 22 games played, Bayern are back on top of the league, a whopping 18 points clear of second - placed RB Leipzig.

«And then on top of that have I got my short game back, which was nice.»

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.

Let me hope Flamini will manage to do a Fellaini kind of thing.But if we play our game based on counter attacks like we did to spurs then we are as good as any one for top three.But if our injured players come back early especially Diaby, Frimpong, Podolski, Chamberlain and Walcott stays fit then we are contenders for the trophy.