Sentences with phrase «better than in the first game»

Not exact matches

We're very good at launching Mario Party - type games — that's one franchise that does better in Canada than other markets, for example — but when it comes to launching new IP it's a huge challenge in today's world, where consumers are just bombarded with entertainment options that didn't exist when we first launched Mario 30 years ago.

His résumé is enough to justify it: two - time MVP, first unanimous MVP, scoring champion, NBA champion, best player on a team that won more regular season games than any team in NBA history.

In TV this year, Dan and I enjoyed True Detective, Orange is the New Black, Alpha House (whose second season was way better than the first), The Cosmos, and (pleased don't judge) Game of Thrones.

Never expect more than 20 games in a season with form and fitness together from Ramsey so the best option is buy Goretzka and send Nelson on year long loan to a bottom club and the boy will be good enough for first team football in full swing from next year.

I feel for him completely, he's easily good enough as rotation in our first 11 — nobody can sit here and tell me he wouldn't have been better off in a number of games than Ozil / Cazorla who are run into the ground.

Here's a few things to remind you why it's silly: The Rangers won 10 games in a row last year, there were two week stretches of last season where the Angels were better than the Astros, the Angels have yet to play a serious contender, as already stated the Reds were 1st in the NL Central to start the season, the Brewers were in first until a little bit after the all start break (if I remember correctly), literally thousands of other examples of teams starting hot and then finishing outside of the playoffs.

People keep using stats to defend him because that's the only way to defend him.When you watch him most at times you he hardly wows you or is any special.Can i ask a question couldn't Chamakh or Bendtner or Aliadiere score about 15 - 18 goals with this super super creative arsenal midfield.I mean lets be honest if Chamakh in his first season should have scored 20 goals in EPL many people would still want him out you know why because watching every aspect of his game and also analyzing every aspect of his game he was below average in his time at arsenal to be honest.So its not only about stats because stats do nt tell me the whole story about a player though they are facts and don't lie the eyes do nt lie.And with this same eyes we look at players and say Aguero is better thab Bony, Costa is better than Remy, and so on.

Austin scored 18 goals at better than a goal every two games in his first season as a Premier League player and the fact that he did it for a club that was getting beaten all the time and was relegated should be even more impressive.

It was their first Flag Football Game as a unit and Flag Football more than any other sport really does take some time to get some chemistry with one another... ATO SR has played in several All Sports Series Leagues and they know full well how to score on the Offensive end when timing is such a key factor.

Team Massel left Week 3 still looking for their first win but they did play well in a Game where the score makes it seem like it was further apart than it actually was.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

The Gunners have always got through those play - off games even though it was sometimes a close call, but for the first time in two decades the Gunners will not be involved with the elite of Europe and Arsene Wenger has admitted that this is not good, in a report by The Mirror, but he also played it down a little bit by claiming that the English Premier League and the title race is now more important and more of interest to fans than the UCL and maybe the fact that Arsenal have not looked remotely like winning it since we lost to Barcelona in the final makes that true.

It's not that a day of games topped by Michigan State and Ohio State clashing in Urban Meyer's first taste of conference play as a Big Ten coach is boring; it's just that that game and Baylor's trip to West Virginia represent the only two games between ranked teams on Saturday, and it feels like this week may have cashed its This Game Will Be Better Than You Think chit on Washington's upset of Stanford on Thursday nigame and Baylor's trip to West Virginia represent the only two games between ranked teams on Saturday, and it feels like this week may have cashed its This Game Will Be Better Than You Think chit on Washington's upset of Stanford on Thursday niGame Will Be Better Than You Think chit on Washington's upset of Stanford on Thursday night.

I would not eqbt to see that match... sure walcott can take the place of alexis when the second has been more important for us in 3 years than the first in 10 years... im not ok with alexis attitude yesterday but u do nt know if that was because he was sustituted... maybe he was not ok with his performance or he want mire goals, and thats ok for me, that attituted u will never see in theo because he born here under wenger and he is ok with his wages that he do nt deserve and being 4th... im ok with alexis attitud in boros game, because a draw was not enought for arsenal, and im ok with him when he ask for the salary he does diserve... for me he is one of the best in the epl, maybe the best, and without any question who makes things happen in our team... he deserves 200 or 250k a week more than any in our team, even moseur wenger... ozil deserve 180k only because he is going up with his performances and have show more attitud than ever... ur famous theo deserve 80k or go and play at west ham

With a 48 - 17 record at week's end, 2 1/2 games better than Seattle's, Utah is poised to gain home court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs for the first time in history.

I think the good thing about Weber is that he won't be needing to do what Zeke did (in hopes of the passing game being better than it was the first 10 games or so)

With Xavi being gradually retired, Kroos would have been the perfect player to replace him in the long term; and indeed the stats from the first ten games of La Liga this year show Xavi is the only player in the league with better pass completion stats than the German.

So I think Henry is right, one of the big 3 is not going to drop the ball too much and we will drop the ball sooner rather than later, unless you consider dropping 5 points in the first 3 games the same as dropping the season, which it very well might be.

I texted a friend of mine and said a high school coaching staff could have put together a better game plan than PSU's in the first half.

Claude Puel has seen his new Southampton side struggle to only gain one point from the first three games of the season, but he believes his team is better than that and will give Arsenal a run for their money in Saturday's game at the Emirates.

Assuming that Wenger does agree that the 26 - year old forward who has settled right in to English football and scored 14 Premier League goals in his first season at this level at a rate of better than a goal every other game, would actually improve the goal shy Arsenal attack, there would still be a few obstacles in the way of Arsenal signing him.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

Our player of the season so far?Certainly the most consistent.JACK AND OZIL CONTRACTS - just get them signed up for F *** S SAKE.Jack doesn't want to go anywhere and Ozil will have his choice of big clubs to choose from if allowed to be able to go on a free.How about giving out a statement of our ambitions (yeah right) and show were prepared to pay whatever it takes (up to the point of being ridiculous) to SIGN the best and KEEP the best» These two are the best we have so get them sorted early to send out a message of how serious we intend to be.AUBAMEYANG - So what if he has a contract.So did Sanchez.Offer the right money to Dortmund and the player and he will be ours.What is there to question over this deal?He is a proven goalscorer.We have just lost one.Get the deal done.GIROUD - Get rid of him to Dortmund if they want him either by selling or if it sweetens the deal just loan him till the end of the season.He was a back up when Sanchez was here and will be on the mix of back ups if Auba signs.He has a World Cup squad to fight for just to be considered so needs to be playing every week.We do not need him if Auba signs and would demand better than him if the deal fails to happen.Just get rid.JONNY EVANS - I'm not sure.Agree Kos needs nursing through games and we do not have consistent performers to come in if he is injured or rested mainly due to both Chambers and Holdimg not progressing through as much as we first thought and hoped for.Gooners have always been patient and supportive of the youngsters as they have come through but question marks to the whole coaching staff as to why these two seem to have stalled as much as they have done.Steve Bould - What do you do?You should be ashamed.

«Of course I want to play every game but it's the decision of the coach, he makes the decision and picks the first XI and when he thinks the players on the pitch are better than me or in better form than me then they have to play.

best formation is 4 -5-1, high pressure and fast counter attack, something like Klopp did with BvB seasons ago, Ozil vision, Walcott speed and Sanchez class can defeat anyone, passing is good but when opponent like Watford just sit and wait its hard to pass and score, start game with high pressure and fast counters than in second half start playing pass game, so with right balance it could be done, something we did against Liverpool last year on Emirates, first half high pressure and counter while in second half passing and controling game.

Arsenal was given one of the weakest team in this CL competition.Everybody expected a win, like by big margin but the whole match there was no fight and desire.The game was so poor at all front last night.City and Man Utd played their hearts out even though they were defeated.Man Utd players witnessed a horrific injury to their team mate, that will affect their focus and rhythm but they fought with desire to win the game till the end.City were the better team than Juventus, they played really good.I have even read an article on Sky that states even though Man utd and City is defeated they still can qualify the group stage, thats how their performance were reassuring.But Arsenal were really poor from starting the game till end.Zagreb got their first win in CL since 1999, that says it all.

We saw Dame drop 25 a game in his first ever playoff series against a much better defender than Jrue Holiday (who's fantastic, don't get me wrong).

We have lost three games in row for the first time in ten years but it is now high time that our blip ended, and if we now go on a sizzling unbeaten run then we can still run away with the Premier League title, and where better to begin that run than White Hart Lane?

Luckily Arsene had a chance to rest a lot of our first team in the Sunderland game at the weekend, so we should have our best side out and fit and fresh for the challenge from Liverpool, who have also had more than their fair share of fixture congestion lately....

I think i did nt see the same match than monreal and mr wenger... we were extremly awefull in the first half, manu would score 3 with shrek... then we draw the game with a deflected shot and the only other clear shot was one of giroud (i did nt blame him because his control from a bad ozils pass was very good)... for me we werent even near to win the game and we were lucky to get a draw... very much to improve, we get our 3 spot, but the fact that wenger did nt even recognise our bad game worrie me

In the second half we played much better than the first, we were lucky because we could score and draw the game.

I hope I'm wrong but this could be the most damaging win when it comes to transfers... winning 1 game, after about 20 minutes of really good play, is of little consequence in the grand scheme of things... only those with the most selfish of intentions would suggest otherwise... the only reason we're even in this predicament, where were celebrating our first victory of 2018 against a bottom half squad who is managed by possibly the only individual more antiquated than our manager, is because of Wenger's ridiculous mishandling of his contract last year combined with his mishandling of the contracts of our top players this year; a fact that he himself admitted to... so before you get too excited about the possibilities of our current roster don't forget what has happened over the last several years and pray to the gods of football that real quality reinforcements like Auba are on the way, which could have happened years ago for less money and we might have been holding a trophy of some significance, or this brief respite will be followed by the usual mediocrity and stagnation

The first playoff games were less than 48 hours away, but not one of the four opening - round matchups had been determined, and the Boston - Buffalo brouhaha for first place in the Adams Division — and a bye in the best - of - three preliminary series — still had not been decided.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Off topic anyone notice how ozil was used on the left wing last season and the first part of this season and he was under performing fans and pundits were all saying how wenger should build the team around ozil since that was his best position and he cost us 42m well since his return he has only played either cam or right wing (he said in a interview that those were his fav positions since he played them at real) taking the place of an in form cazorla and it all seems to work I think wenger has done this all on purpose because if u look at ozils overall performance after his injury its much better than before, he tackles, wins the ball back and covers more distance than anyone else wenger does this often using players out of position for a while only to make their overall game better and mostly it works genius

It might be good for Boise State to play somewhere other than Boise, as the Broncos are riding their first two - game home losing streak in decades.

Even though Tom Brady has been suspended for the first four games of the season, the New England Patriots -LRB--240) have better odds of winning their division than any team in football.

There was nothing better than Vince Coleman reaching first base in his prime, and he was the only reason I would check the games of the week to see if the Cardinals were playing.

Sober, industrious and otherwise well - adjusted men have been known to fall into gargling, sputtering rages as, sitting helplessly before their TV sets, they feel themselves assaulted by Allen's tedious, drawn - out explanations («For the benefit of those not so familiar with the game, the infield fly rule states that, with first and second base or first, second and third occupied and less than two out, a ball which in the judgment of the umpire,» etc..

After averaging 4.5 catches and 70 receiving yards per game over his first four NFL seasons, Johnson has gone about redefining his position over the last three, playing it better, one could argue, than anyone in the history of the game.

Grbac was at his best on a 72 - yard drive late in the first half, after the Bears had controlled the ball for more than 21 minutes with a quick - hitting passing game.

The only closest player to Cazorla in terms of technical ability and intelligence is Jack Wilshere yet people want him sold because he's not world class as if those playing there are world class.I hope Wilshere is given the opportunity to challenge for the CM because with a run of games I believe he can put in better performances than Ramsey and Xhaka.Wilshere is a very intelligent player who can vary his game to play with anyone in the centre.I also hope Cazorla comes back quickly.We need the Coqzorla partnership back again.Xhaka won't stand the test of time in this Arsenal lineup because if he's a CM then he's not doing enough or if he's a DM he can't defend.He'll be surpsssed in the future unless Wenger continues to do him a favour like he's already doing.He's a massivel overrated player and it's debatable if he's the kind of player we needed in the first place before signing him.

Their biggest problem was they had the equivalent of Witzmann starting, Devey starting, and then Erving being the first one off the bench and no matter how good those other guys are it's never going to result in your line being anything better than average and you'll have games where they actually look pretty shitty.

Marcus Davenport showed up at the University of Texas at San Antonio — which played its first game in 2011 — weighing less than 200 pounds, having switched positions late in high school and viewing football as a means to a good education rather than a potential lifelong pursuit.

His all important headed effort gave us the lead in the first leg, while his acrobatic finish in the second proved to be nothing more than a consolation.Regardless, Giroud is still the holder of an impressive record, despite many Arsenal fans feeling he's nowhere near good enough to be playing for the club.Few strikers get the better of Manuel Neuer — a player widely regarded as the best goalkeeeper in the game — and even fewer score against him with regularity condolence to the families affected by the Paris terror attack - the whole world let's pray that no more life goes down

Except this zone was better than the February version, holding Marquette to just eight points for nearly the first 14 minutes of the game in a 55 — 39 beatdown.

Cazorla and Ramsey are in terrible form, Welbeck is becoming a Giroud type finisher (Giroud still has a better first touch than Welbeck) and Mertesacker is probably stoned every game.

Why are we keep talking about Europa League Arsenal are way better than just Europa League for cry out loud we still have the chance to go through our group stage we have 2 more games to play if we beat our 2 remaining of games which i believe we'll, then we'll still go through even though there is a lot of injuries in the team right now but we still have a good squad to beat any of those 2 team let's under the fact that Arsenal made mistakes on their first 2 games & of course our 4th game to bayern but they ain't s ** t

People say that's better than some of our best strikers when they played their first 100 games, but put it in perspective.

The first half line is a better reflection than the game line of what will happen early in the game.