Sentences with phrase «captaining the side on»

He became an official leader in the squad too, captaining the side on a number of occasions and establishing a good relationship with his fellow players.

Evans, who was captaining the side on a bitterly cold night in the East Midlands, had the first real chance for either side with a free - kick on the edge of the area that Conor Grant had won but he could not keep his strike down.

Terry, 35, has made 703 appearances since his Chelsea debut in October 1998 and has captained the side on more than 500 occasions.

Not exact matches

At last, ferryboat captains would know how to address morticians and ancestral dukes could be seated on the proper side of film stars.

For anyone who loved eating the stuffed deviled crabs on the Captain's Platter at your seaside fry spot, dinner at this comfort - food enclave comes with a heaping side of nostalgia.

The local press are fearful that their team could well lose a series on home soil for the first time since 1987 giving captain Ricky Ponting the dubious honour of being the first Australian to lead his side to three Ashes series defeats in over a century.

Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has accused Chelsea of getting referee Mike Dean on their side during the 1 - 0 win over the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge, putting them 10 points clear at the top of the league.

Woods was certainly within the circle of trust that's been established in the assistant captain ranks on the American side in these recent team competitions.

England captain Wayne Rooney has warned his latest international teammate Harry Kane to watch out for the tricks of the Italian defenders during the two sides» friendly in Turin on Tuesday, reports the BBC.

Against Southampton, with Vincent Kompany benched, Lampard captained the home side, and scored something of a vintage Lampard effort with a precise finish on 31 minutes.

Captain Ben «thunder» Lazarov went a perfect 3 for 3 from the plate but just didn't get enough help from his teammates on the offensive side of the ball.

Captain Anna Gibson (Exeter) aimed to motivate her side with pre-Varsity homemade lasagna and the team descended on London fresh as a daisy.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has put his personal feelings to one side and has heaped praise on Chelsea captain John Terry for his fantastic performances this season.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is back in training ahead of his side's trip to face former manager Roy Hodgson at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

Fans of the North London side will hope that Podolski can forge an effective partnership with club captain Robin Van Persie, who has become a player that the Gunners have become to reliant on over the past couple of seasons.

Cahill captained the side in the absence of John Terry during the Champions League opener against Macabbi Tel - Aviv on Wednesday night as the west London outfit returned to form with a convincing 4 - 0 victory over the Israeli side thanks to goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

In an interesting preview to Arsenal's FA Cup semi-fnal at Wembley on Saturday, we will be taking on the Reading U21 side at the Emirates, and Jack Wilshere has been named as captain for the night.

Although now a veteran of the Red Devils side, their captain and enforcer on the pitch is still a world - class talent and is a stalwart in the team.

My point is that the Captains job is on the pitch and the off field side of things is down to the manager and in the past few season's history has proven that Wenger just picks his lineup and tells them to go out and enjoy themselves.

Manuel Pellegrini's side appeared to have secured the Aston Villa captain on Friday when the 2014 Premier League champions met his # 8 million fee release clause.

The 18 year old captained the Nigerian national side at the Fifa under 17's World Cup in 2015 and was named the Player of the Tournament as his side went on to lift the trophy.

In spite of all the seasoned internationals in the side, there seems to be no communication, which does not say much about the captain on the day.

Hammers captain Mark Noble criticised his sides performance on the night and stated that no excuses can be made.

Chelsea are desperate for the 20 - year - old to become the first player to come through their academy and make an impact on the senior side since captain John Terry in the late 1990s.

Works well with Cahill by his side, and as the Chelsea captain, Tewrry's basically the first name on the team sheet.

The former Gunners youth product has long been considered a future captain of our side, but has looked like an exit could be on the cards in recent seasons.

He had the cheek to criticise the side for the stoke showing when he was the captain on the day and completelywent missing!

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has backed club captain and star striker Wayne Rooney to end his recent goal drought against Liverpool, and is hopeful that the England international will lead his side to victory at Anfield on Sunday.

Captain Cris Carter will have John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff on his side, striving to defeat Team Irvin in the 2015 Pro Bowl.

As the Daily Star puts it, the United captain will be looking to pile on the misery against their neighbours, with Manuel Pellegrini's side at risk of losing a fifth game out of just eleven Premier League matches.

On our side of the fence we have the excellent and encouraging news reported by Metro is that Arsenal will be seriously strengthened at the back with our defensive mainstay and stand in captain Laurent Koscielny back in training after a small lay - off due to a hamstring injury picked up in the defeat to Bayern Munich.

United new - boy Marcos Rojo may well go on to become a top Premier League centre - back, but at the moment it is surely the more experienced John Terry who gets the nod, with the former England captain being a great leader and inspirational performer for Jose Mourinho's side.

But hopefully the club captain will be available again for the Gunners» next game against Man United and he is well aware of how important it is for the players to get the fans back on side again.

Not to be Captain Obvious, but she has a tendency to wear pantsuits, which, in general, are on the dowdy, conservative side.

The decision to let those strikers leave Old Trafford came back to haunt the Dutchman against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night as his side struggled with the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, who missed the game at the Philips Stadion through injury.

What I do know is Matt «sudo Captain» Howard will be yelling «Bump, Set, Spike» to his teammates each and every time the ball is on their side of the court.

Captain Jordan Krawitz leads his Sammy SO crew into their first All Sports Series Playoff Games together while on the other side Captain Leland Pew will be leading his Team, a group that won the whole thing this past Fall, in what will be their last ride in Bloomington together as a unit.

At 20 years old Gabby has moved from captaining the under 19s performance league side to focusing solely on being a senior player.

If the Spanish international is to be banned, then it is unlikely to appease West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, who this week bemoaned the retrospective charge of Crystal Palace's captain Mile Jedinak, explaining that the subsequent decision — following an attempted elbow on striker Diafra Sakho — was too late to make any difference to his side, and it appears that history may repeat itself for a second week in a row.

However, for me the weakest Arsenal side is the one that lost 3 - 0 to Manchester City on the day after Gallas was stripped of the captain's armband.

Arsenal were the side to pass up on signing their former club captain in the summer, much to the surprise of their fans, a decision which looked even worse when he signed for rivals Chelsea.

Won his challenges and led his side from defence, an assured game from the Chelsea captain who deserves a lot of plaudits should his team go on to lift the Premier League trophy.

The game began with early nerves from both sides, NSW got first points on the board 12 minutes in with a penalty goal off the boot of the captain, veteran Ash Hewson.

And that's exactly what captain Juli Inkster's players did after what unfolded on the 17th green in the match that ended in tears, finger - pointing on both sides of the field, the thrilling surge by Team USA, and an eventual emotional mea culpa from the embattled Pettersen.

Fast forward to the more successful 90's — United had Eric Cantona, probably the most iconic footballer to have put the red shirt on, who served as one of the leaders even without the armband, inspiring the youngsters and later went on to captain the side himself, in the double winning 1995/96 season.

Those on his side appreciate all he does for the club, as a player and a captain.

With Adam Johnson and David Silva in good form this season, and captain Tevez running the show for them, there is no doubt about the quality of the side that will take to the field on Sunday.

Rooney is the Three Lions» captain and all - time record goalscorer, but debate is raging over his place in the side after Roy Hodgson's men beat world champions Germany on Saturday night.

What's extremely poor is that between him and Liam Cooper they have five red cards, and have ended up missing nineteen matches, these two are the captains of this side and for me they should never captain the side again based on this.

He has already appeared, on numerous occasions, at a level above the Premier League — becoming the youngest player to captain a side in the Champions League when passed the armband by Porto in October 2015 at the tender age of 18 years and 221 days.