Sentences with phrase «big point in the season»

«At the end of the game I was over the moon because it was a big point in the season to beat them, but getting sent off and knowing that I wouldn't be able to play in the next few games was hard to take.

Not exact matches

The S&P 500 was up over 300 points from the February and March lows largely in anticipation of «earnings season» but in the past two weeks, both the S&P and the NASDAQ have been hobbled by a «sell the news» behavioral quirk, which, for me, is a sure - fire signal that bigger investors are viewing Q1 / 2018 as the peak for the business cycle.

If we lose this weekend we could drop down to fourth place in the table and possibly nine points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea, and if we really want to stamp our claim for this season's big trophy, then we should be going all out for the win.

So far that is Wenger's biggest mistake and it will haunt him (and us) all season — either he drops his captain (and then what is the point of having a captain if you don't play him) or he perseveres with him when we clearly need someone better in that position and get hammered by the Chelseas of this world again this coming season.

The biggest difference maker in his game THIS season compared to at any point so far as a pro, including college.

In the marquee game of this season's ACC / Big Ten Challenge, Duke opened as a 12 - point favorite against Michigan State at Olympic.

You can argue that he improved during the second half of the season — which you pointed out in the numbers — but what you failed to mention is that he was 57.89 percent (44 - for - 76) in games away from home during Big Ten play.

The other big point the boss made, however, could be good news for Arsenal fans, because the Frenchman suggested that being in the Europa League this season could actually boost our own EPL trophy chances.

His final line in the Kings» 90 - 87 win, to that point the team's biggest game of the season: a game - high 26 points, five assists and five rebounds.

Our biggest loss in the past 3 seasons (including this one) has been 18 points @ Indiana.

Everton bought Klaasen (captain) last season (id hope we are in for bigger targets than everton) Ajax missed out on the league by 1 point but made a Europa league final.

Kansas hasn't received much respect this season as a legitimate contender, finding itself as a 1.5 - point underdog in the Big 12 tournament championship game against West Virginia and a 3 - point underdog in the Elite Eight against No. 2 Duke.

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.

South Florida (currently 2 - 5, 0 - 3 in the Big East) is a major disappointment, and while Pitt (still a Big East member for now) has improved, the Panthers are still 0 - 3 in conference and did still start the season with a 14 - point loss to Youngstown State.

So far this season, ULM has beaten one SEC team (then No. 8 Arkansas) by three points in overtime, lost to another by three points in OT (Auburn) and traded leads all night with a Big 12 team only to fall by five (Baylor).

Los Merengues need to step things up in a big way soon, or their form will continue to deteriorate to the point where they'll have to fight just to make the Champions League next season — and with just a one - point cushion on fifth place coming into this match, their fight for that relevance may be coming sooner rather than later.

«Ozil is a flop, he doesn't turn up in big matches» — Games Ozil involved in: Win over United, win over Bayern, win over Chelsea (community shield), played all 90 mins, won most points in 2015, top assists so far this season.

With big, soft hands and an 84 - inch wingspan, Appel is the best passing post in the country; in addition to leading the team in scoring (16.1 points a game) and rebounding (9.2) last season, she was second in assists, with nearly three a game.

We know we don't spend in January, and we can't compete with big spenders (i.e. City Chelsea, Utd) so, we need to pick up points now, and see what happens in Jan... We stand a chance dis season, we really do!!!!

Not only do the Gunners need to banish the painful memories of last season, we badly need the three points in order to close to within just a game of our top four rivals Man United and to keep the gap to the top no bigger than 10 points.

Lopez's mediocre play, a hamstring injury to senior forward Charles Minlend that has kept him out all season and the lack of a decent point guard added up to an 8 - 10 record for St. John's, including a 2 - 8 mark in the Big East, going into Wednesday's game against Boston College.

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.

Point taken regarding OG but by the same token Costa hasn't scored in Europe this season nor scored against the big teams and has only scored decisive PL goals in 2 matches.

This form has seen them shoot into second place in the Premier league table just 2 - points behind early leaders Chelsea and fans will be hoping that these big injury set - backs will not have too great of an effect on their club's form as the season progresses and they will welcome back Flores when he returns from his suspension in several week's time.

As I've pointed out in previous posts, there's no guarantees in a lot of the big name strikers being linked with us in terms of adapting to the league and productivity in their first season.

I tell you from a footballing point of view scoring 8 goals you got have players that know where the goal posts are it takes energy and creativity to score 8 yes I agree vikings changed their players because their league is starting i think tomorrow so yes they were not a big team team but to say that Arsenal were not strong thats a bit to much and I say it again you need energy and creativity to score 8 I was very happy they did that Arsenal are well known for creating chances yesterday they converted them chances into Goals this should be the norm and I hope this will give them a lesson on how to win a game as they did nt dwell about with the ball it was goal after goal and that tells me that they went for the goals directly and I hope and wish the young guns all the best and to do well in the next season

Alot of questions for a «BIG» club that spent virtually no money in the last 2 windows and stubbornly trots out the same players that choked against Monaco in the CL and finished 12 points behind title winners Chelsea last season

It therefore comes as little surprise that one of the game's biggest talking points will be Harry Kane, a 21 - year - old centre forward who before this season had only played in 14 Premier League matches, scoring just three goals.

Big difference this time is it puts them a mere one point ahead of us & we have a better run in of fixtures than them to the end of the season!

February 14 2016: «Super Sunday» — a big turning point in the season!

This season everything is really tight so the small details make a big difference and for them it has made a big difference in terms of their number of points.

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.

With Jameer Nelson hurt, Turkoglu served as the point forward, leading the Magic in assists as they made a surprise trip to the Finals and ended one of the few seasons in Boston's Big Three championship window.

It is going down to the wire this season and next season it is hostile environment Wenger will be in and a title will go a long way in helping him get some points for staying in line with the Europe's biggest.

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

It didn't look as though the concerned parties were too embarrassed though, as in the bigger picture it could yet prove to be a pivotal goal in Newcastle's season as they sit three points adrift of safety but with a game in hand on 17th - placed Norwich City.

The Gunners lack of success in the big and even in the mediocre games hindered the Gunners from lifting the Barclays Premier League trophy last season, when they missed it by some whiskers of points.

SI looked at every season in the big four sports since 1966 — the Super Bowl era — giving cities points for winning (five for a championship, three for a conference title, one for a division title) while deducting one for a last - place finish, two for being worst in the conference and three for having the worst record in the league.

This season has been a peculiar one, with none of the big players actually vying for the title, leaving Leicester out in front, with our noisy neighbours the only team within 10 points of them.

While a look at the Arsenal result in the Premier League today, 5 - 1 away to West Ham who under Slaven Bilic took four points off us last season, looks great and is certainly a big boost to our chances of challenging for the EPL title, the scoreline was given a huge coat of gloss with a late flurry of goals.

Realistically speaking, I think we should beat Watford at home tonight, and although Liverpool have had an horrific week, they have performed well in the big games this season, so Chelsea dropping points at Anfield isn't too far fetched.

Losing James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao during the summer was a big loss for Leonardo Jardim who has found the pressure of repeating last season's title challenge difficult to handle, and despite a wonderful unbeaten run during December and January which produced 11 victories in 12 games, a difficult February has left them 11 points adrift of Ligue 1 leaders Lyon.

Yet more often than not he's got the beating of Wenger, and 100 % of the time in league matches Wenger has * never * had the beating of Mourinho, and those four points a season in Chelsea's favour make the gap look much bigger than it ought to be.

The biggest thing for me is if you look back at the games last season we dropped points in, they were probably games we were expected to win.

there is some suggestion that wenger is backtracking on his fervent stance regarding what players would be staying at the club for the remainder of the season... some might deduce that this is all part of a much bigger, more elaborate plan... by shifting the blame wenger is attempting to, not so slyly, flip the narrative... by doing so he hopes to evoke empathy from his most ardent supporters, while attempting to rally any fence - sitters, whose faith was waning unless a more legitimate agent of blame emerges... unfortunately, and incredibly insulting to the fans, when wenger attempts to spin a tale and / or tries to eat his own words, he doesn't seem to play it all the way through in his head, so invariably gaping holes emerge... say we believed his version of the truth, would that not make him either an incredibly well - paid custodian of destruction or a spineless jellyfish because what manager worth his weight in salt would stay at a club that didn't give him final say after 20 years of supposed «success»... no matter the answer, neither bodes well for us... how ironic, in a way, since many pundits claim this team has lacked a «spine» for some years now... so whether we win, lose or draw on Sunday is frankly immaterial, as the problems will remain, and although it will be easier to digest if we left the Pool with 3 points, it might just be the worst result for the betterment of this club... a fact that both breaks my heart and baffles the mind

He's started his senior season with big productive numbers in two games, averaging 19.0 points, 20.5 rebounds, 7.0 blocks and 6.0 assists per game.

Perhaps the presence of Petr Cech behind him in both those games helped and it was nerves that had been his biggest negative point when played in the middle last season.

Bender scored 17 of his career - high 20 points in the second half, Jackson had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the first double - double of his rookie season, and the Phoenix reserves played a big role in the Suns» 114 - 100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Sure, a schedule that included Colorado Mines, Colorado College, and Denver wasn't judged to be as difficult as that of Minnesota, which won the Western (Big Ten) that season, but CSU's SRS score (a points - based team - comparison tool explained here) was No. 6 in the country.

The No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles took care of business Saturday afternoon in the Big East regular season finale against the No. 11 Georgetown Hoyas, winning in decisive fashion, 83 - 69, behind a herculean effort from forward Jae Crowder, who punished the Georgetown front line with 26 points, 14 rebounds and five steals.