Sentences with phrase «better since last season»

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NEW YORK (Reuters)- Upper middle - class shoppers spooked by a whipsawing stock market and shoppers waiting till the last minute for the best deals could result in the weakest U.S. holiday sales season for retailers since the recession, AlixPartners said.

The season for fresh beets has just recently ended, but since they keep rather well in the refrigerator, I'm able to share this recipe from Green Kitchen Stories in conjunction with meeting David, Luise, and little Elsa at their book signing on Goodge Street last week.

Ever since I discovered Summer Shandy last year I've been waiting for its appearance again for the season — it's just so good and so refreshing!

The lesser fans of lesser teams will say it was because the Vikings got the game at home (as if the NFL knew back in 2014 when they gave the game to Minneapolis that the 2017 Vikings were going to be really good), but really it's because Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman have built the best defense in the National Football League over the course of the last four seasons since Zimmer's arrival.

Nikita Kucherov had two goals Sunday, upping his total to a team - best 36 in 2017 - 18, and giving him 76 since the beginning of last season overall — tied with Alex Ovechkin for second most in the league (Patrik Laine — 79).

Lukaku hasn't got into the goalscoring groove that he had at Goodison Park last season so far since making his move from Chelsea permanent, but a scuffed finish at Burnley yesterday could give the Belgian the confidence needed to kick on and find his best form.

And you have to wonder what has happened to the player who looked pretty good in his debut season but has hardly featured since recovering from his injury problems last season.

i think we've all been speculating this since well before last season ended and the day is so close now

Things I like: Getting the Patriots early feels like a good thing, especially since they started slow last season.

I for one think Man Utd and Liverpool have made better signings than last summer and are stronger and Chelsea without signing anyone will be a force again since they won it last season and Man City will definitely add and are already stronger with Sterling who I think is a definite upgrade to Navas.

Well we haven't had any of these excuses since the back end of last season, and yet the problems remain.

The Saints have managed to find the net in 8 of their last 9 Premiership games — much to do with the guile of Dusan Tadic, Morgan Schneiderlin & Victor Wanyama, who have created a plethora of chances for Graziano Pellè, who has settled in well since his move from Feyenoord, and has already bagged 10 goals this season.

Flamini — unfortunately for him he's already been replaced by Le Coq he had a good spell last season when he rejoined the club been a bit inconsistent since.

It was only in January that Mourinho was praising Shaw as being one of the best left - backs in football, as per the club's site, but the mood and situation has seemingly changed significantly since then, going back to last season when he publicly criticised him, as noted by BT Sport.

Walcott enjoyed one of his best campaigns in an Arsenal shirt last season, clocking up 19 goals in all competitions, but found himself predominantly benched this term with a new formation needing one less attacking players limiting him to less than 50 minutes of game time in the Premier League since the start of the new term.

17 Mark Martin's 17th - place finish in points last season was MARTIN his worst since 1988; his best days appear to be behind him.

It's been four years since John Danks» last good season and Hector Noesi is still looking for his first.

The 20 - year - old, who made just one appearance as a substitute for Germany during the Euro U21 tournament earlier in the summer, missed the entire 2014 - 15 campaign as he recovered from a serious knee injury sustained in the previous season and it's been well over a year since his last competitive game for the club.

Last year the Commodores were 5 -4-1, their first winning season since 1960, and what's more, their frosh were perhaps best in the league.

Another area i feel we should adress is our mildfied, since carzola get injuries every time, i think we need well experienced players like Andres Iniesta of Barcelona would be a massive adding to our midfield, he wants to leave Barca, he wants new challenge, we could make him come to Arsenal, and give him up to 280 weakly wages and take him for 2 years, but with Wenger our coach i doubt it, Getting a Deffensive midfielder in person of Everton Idrissa Guaye, won most tackles last season, won 2nd most tackles 2 seasons ago, very similar to kante.

as long as king jack is alright i mean the team plays around jack so what ever will we do without our main man doesn't matter our slow dm are even more exposed doesn't matter if our best player last season is a showdow of himself since he is playing higher up and doesn't matter one of the best playmakers has been shifted out wide that all means nothing what matters is king jack stays fit and all listen to his commands in wenger we trust

Meanwhile, Chelsea no. 1 n0.13 Thibaut Courtois has told Sky Sports that he has «never felt so good» since arriving at Chelsea and that his game has «improved a lot in the last two seasons».

Tulane Coach Buddy Teevens said after last season that 1994 would be the team's best year since he arrived.

Rookie pitchers accounted for nearly 20 % of all starts in the majors last season, the highest such percentage since the World War II era (rookies made better than 22 % of major league starts in each year from 1943 through» 45).

Despite a poor start to the season that had left them in real danger of missing out on European football altogether next season, Monaco were doing their best to recover and had won ten and drawn one of their 11 games since their last defeat in November.

Giroud needs walcott to keep him on his toes bt he injured too as well as welbeck whos been njured since last season!

Lussi does have good ball control, but so far things haven't come together for her ever since she was suspended last season.

I still feel that we should be concentrating on the Premier League since there's a good chance we can progress to the knockout rounds of EL with playing Wilshere, Iwobi, Nelson, Debuchy, etc... I don't care much for Europa League in general, and want us out of that competition, but it is another piece of silverware, and in the end it might be the best chance of getting back into CL (just like ManU did last season).

Griffin completed 69.6 percent of his passes for 220 yards with only one turnover, and his Total QBR of 76.2 was his best in any complete game since Week 7 of last season against the Chicago Bears (91.8).

The Barcelona academy graduate has just kept getting better and better since the two injury problems that hit the unlucky Matthieu Debuchy last season gave him his first team chance.

Much was made that it was close to three years since the Chelsea boss» last trophy, but his time at Real Madrid was not all doom and gloom as he also inspired a 1 - 0 Copa Del Rey win over Barcelona, who at the time were by far the best team in the world and who won La Liga and the Champions League that same season.

Imagine someone whispering in your ear, «Bryce Harper has one of the best offensive seasons since Barry Bonds, too» before last season.

Of those only gustavo would have made sense the last couple of season Mills, Wanyama, schnederlin, McCarthy were still very raw in terms of ability Capoue has hardly featured for Spurs Tiote, Diame will hardly get any better Bender has been shocking since 2012 season Martinez we could never afford him 32m at the time he left

To be honest we payed 42m for Ozil and in his first season we all know he did not shine as expected, the same is with Di maria i think.I really like Di Maria since his madrid days.last seaon, he started really great but faded as the season pregressed.The guy is the third best assist in epl last season and scored 4 goals.And their is all those burgular incident, i am sure that must unsettle him a bit.Ozil has a better season than his debut season, I think the same true for Di Maria.Even though he is playing for Man U, I think he is class.

That would actually be our best season since we last won the league back in 2004, so if wenger did leave then where is the mess that he would be leaving behind?

McAlarney, whomade 44.1 % of his 245 long - range attempts last season, so enjoyed having thehot hand overseas — «That's the best I've ever seen him shoot,» Harangodysays — that teammates have since caught him practicing with the internationalball that was used on the tour.

Judging our players, there is something very wrong with spirit in team, Ramsey our best player last season, is so bad that he couldnt make in burnleys 11, same goes to cazorla, but this is happening since 2011, our passing game is nowhere near it should be, and real problem is that we do nt have players to do passing game, we have fastest players in epl and we are not using that, why?

He is a very good striker and if he had to start he would do fine I am sick to death of defending him Giroud has scored 3 goals in 5 PL matches (as a sub) He has scored 2 CL goals so far 87 Goals Total for us since he joined # 1 last season in headed goals in the PL 6th Top scorer last season with 16 goals (taking into account a 12 match goalless spell) He is far from bad

But I have never seen such a show of unity and solidarity to back him like some SPECIAL PLAYER has been getting since last season even if he was played in his so called best position for all of last season, but he did fck all playing in that position.

Tottenham have arguably been the best overall team the last couple seasons but they haven't won a top - division title since 1961 and have +1000 odds for 2017 - 18.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Walcot has over 100 goals for arsenal fc, i don't think there is any English wiger currently playing top flight football that has scored more goals, the change in formation might not have done him any good, buh for d fact that dude is our 2nd top scorer despite playing fewer games and considering that dude was our 2nd top scorer last season shows his importance to this club, since it's obvious he has lost d love of d fans who prefers a flamboyant buh less effective player I think he should go to where he will be more valued, i love theo, very cool headed and very hardworking, his records r there for all to c

The Sad truth still remains that Maureen has been better than Wenger ever since he came to the Premier league... much so that Wenger has never beaten him in the league... not even the poorest Chelsea team in over a decade last season.

But ever since he took the gloves for the Gunners after Szczesny compunded a poor performance in Southampton by being caught enjoying a crafty ciggy in the showers, the Colombian has done everything asked of him and more, highlighted by his stats being better than all the best Premier League keepers like De Gea, Courtois, Lloris and Cech's from last season.

Falcao joined the Blues on a season long loan deal from French giants Monaco, where he was hoping to fare better than he did in a similar spell with Manchester United last term, but he has not featured for the club since the end of October.

They started the season as the comeback kings, but since christmas their defence has been solid and our low scoring attack will have to do a better job than in the last few rounds.

Take last season as a prime example, because just at the halfway point of the season when the big Frenchman was on fire and was well on the way to proving all the doubters wrong once and for all, it all turned around and Giroud then endured his worst period since joining the Gunners.

lol at the expert fanbase deriding our own players Ramsey is a fantastic footballer with a great engine and a work ethic gives his all when he playes H was one of the best players at the last euros or did people forget that It's really sad to se our moronic fanbase who keep attacking their own players as if they know all about football and tactics Do you forget that he has scored in two cup finals Ask yourselves what have you achieved when criticising others At the rate at icy the moronic Arsenal fanbase hating their own players and Manager so viciously what too player would cme and play for us Look at teams like pool or spuds don't an fuk all but their fans support their teams no matter what It used to be like that at Arsenal but now we have the worst fanbase in football I know because I have bee a season t it holder since the 70s Hat a spoilt bunch of useless fans we have now mrs so sad to see COYG

The French international left us in the lurch without a straight replacement if Bellerin got injured in the second half of last season, and he has never been happy about sitting on the bench ever since here covered from his injury - so the sooner Wenger brings in a suitable replacement the better, but I can't say that I will be happy to see Ospina leave, although he is obviously too good to be sitting on the bench....

Arsenal has had a big problem in defense since FOREVER, even though BFG and Kos did well for most of last season.