Sentences with phrase «close team mate»

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This was because Bottas was seemingly struggling to close on the Ferraris and Hamilton had better pace at the time, but Hamilton promised that if he couldn't get through, he'd give the spot back to his team - mate.

This follows the Sun claiming United were interested in both him and his team - mate Danny Rose ahead of the summer transfer window, in what looks like potentially being a worrying close - season for Spurs.

He came close to leaving last summer and could be easier to lure away from St Mary's than his team - mate.

I remember him chasing down when he played as the lone striker in his second game, he was absolutely hustling the opposition player, he looks behind him and his team mates were jogging around the half way line, he was so bemused he was encouraging them to close down like he was..

Danny is a 15 minute player, after 15 minutes of each game he just disappears and all he does is run, close down, lose passes, he just does not give much as a striker, we down talk Giroud but he gives us more than danny, he will work hard, assist, score sometimes and bring this team mates into play... Welbeck has got the worst link up play ever, his first touch is so bad, whenever the ball gets to him we know it won't stick and that means he will be chasing down the ball due to his poor first touch.

The Ferrari 156/85 was, unsurprisingly, the car Ferrari used in 1985 and Johansson's team - mate Michele Alboreto came close to winning the championship with it, before five consecutive car failures in the last five races scuppered his chances.

It is not likely to get any easier for the Costa Rica international star Joel Campbell to force his way into the Arsenal first team, with our flying England forward Theo Walcott getting closer to full match fitness and his two international team mates Danny Welbeck and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain giving Arsene Wenger better striking options than we have had for many a year.

I have been one of Ozil's biggest critics since he joined... But this season he is completely a different player, he is so bullish, he is showing leadership, amazing stamina, very strong on the ball so not easily bullied, runs and closes down with purpose, he is a man now, he is now bullish towards his team mates and always demanding etc..

Many expected Sebastian Vettel to be the lead contender for P1 on the Monaco GP grid and the four - time champion ran his team - mate close.

Even though the Arsenal and Chile international forward was nowhere near the Karaiskakis Stadium, I reckon that Alexis Sanchez would have been keeping a close eye on what his Arsenal team mates were up to and I bet that no one was more pleased that him at the performance and the 3 - 0 result that puts our name into the draw for the knockout phase of the Champions League.

link it back to the point i made earlier» this is rubbish, my point is that the premier league wasn't very competitive this year, Chelseas easy win giving proof to this point.What you've done is talk a whole load of rubbish about wins of 2 goals or more.A quick tip mate people judge the competitiveness of a competition by how close the top teams are, not the mid table ones

Sanchez is pleading with his team mates to push on and close down (like his old team mates did) but we just don't have the desire or muscle to achieve this..

Despite a solid weekend in Sochi which saw him come close to pole and then score his first podium of the year, Kimi Raikkonen has come under fire this year for his apparent lack of performance relative to his Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel.

A DM will not make a difference as long as we play the way we play, Sanchez still has that Barcelona «press as a pack mentality», the way he was pressing and kept asking his team mates to join him in hunting for that ball was amazing, but non of our players had the same attitude, I don't know why but our play changed since 2010, we don't dominate games any more, we look so slow to close down, it always feels like we are just waiting for the opposition to misplace the ball and then we he ago, it is so easy to play against as their is no intensity and the other team has all the time to run at us and play defense splitting passes..

Who else comes close?Henderson is nowhere near Jacks level and now struggles to get a regular place in his clubs side.Llanana ditto Henderson.Oxlade Chamberline ditto his two club mates unless played wide.Dier is useless.How has this overrated clogger even got in his club side let alone start for his country?Barkley is either injured or not even close to the Chelski first team so he's not going.Livermore?

... what happened to Ivan and Wenger putting a buy - back clause in his contract when they sold him to Bremen (Madrid, Barcelona and Juve do this)... mate i think you should also add the likes of Debuchy, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Walcott cos if you can keep this dudes and not send them on loan, rather give them new contracts then this guy should have been given ample opportunity in the first team... Bayern only acted wisely cos they know the young lad who scored 11 gaols in 27 bundesliga appearances is more like the future of the German squad and since Sanchez» weekly pay is just too much for a German club to pay Gnabry can offer them something close to it (Sanchez any day though)

On the contrary, Cech is ever closer to being at Arsenal that his team mates at Chelsea feel they could be up against him in the first match of next season.

If you look at the whole goal - scorer thing from high up there are only 2 guys who get close to a god - like «guaranteed goals» status; Ronaldo and Messi and even they have the benefit of world class team mates, 30 odd «easy» matches a season where they can fill their boots, operating from a stable system for a long period of time now etc..

The Frenchman also confirmed that Mbappe's Monaco team - mate Thomas Lemar is a player he is interested in, although talk of a move being close is nothing but speculation.

You can always see him trying to encourage his team mates to press with, he keeps calling him, you can see his hand signals in most games, he is always asking them to join in closing and pressing for the ball, but what do they do?

«I had windows where I had to leave players out completely and when the window closed get him back in the team and what that represents — winning his team - mates over and the fans over.

sanchez screaming can be annoying but If you close down and chase up front and turn then see all your team mates deep back holding.

The 25 - year - old's importance to the team is highlighted by the fact that he has averaged far more passes than any of his team - mates; the closest to his 111 per game is Kalidou Koulibaly with 86.5.

The 25 - year - old will grace the pitch with the world's greatest player in the eyes of many, and a former team - § mate whom he came so close to winning the Premier League title with, Luis Suarez.

Nicknamed Sergio Ramos by close friend and team - mates he was giving a rating of 6.5 out of 10 for his performance in the game, and it could also mean an extended stay in the starting line up.

Mikel Arteta has given a ringing endorsement of Arsenal's new signings after taking a close look at his new team - mates in pre-season.

Valtteri Bottas says he is paying close attention to how his new team mate operates as he makes up for lost time at Mercedes.

Closing in on 200 Premier League games for City (he is currently on 196), Silva has created 59 goals for his team - mates to date — not including domestic or European cup matches.

Talking point: Northern Ireland showed more attacking intent than against Poland after manager Michael O'Neill made a number of changes from the opening game against Poland, including dropping striker Kyle Lafferty to the bench, Conor Washington came in and worked hard to close down Ukraine's defenders, while his team - mates closely marshalled Ukraine's wide man, Andriy Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka.

Ahead of his first season in F1, Jolyon Palmer reckons having his own car rather than driving a team - mate's will allow him to close the gap to Pastor Maldonado..

With his reading of opponents and awareness of where his team - mates are, he often finds time to set himself up to close down attackers and take the ball cleanly.

The FA Cup eluded the club until 1970 but Bentley and his team - mates in the early 1950s came closer than many Chelsea teams prior to then with two runs to the semi-final in three seasons, both ended by Arsenal after replays at White Hart Lane.

As per the provided Metro link, Gundogan's team mate Mats Hummels is also closing in to join the Red Devils this summer.

And with the Merseyside club closing in on a deal for Saints team - mate Rickie Lambert, Hamann feels Liverpool should push on and seal a deal for the talented midfielder as they look to bolster their squad ahead of a return to Champions League football.

There's been an about turn from goalkeeper Matt Gilks who had looked set to move to Scotland to sign for Hearts; today's news is that he's close to making a move to Rangers and ready to once again become a team mate of Joey Barton.

Although he and team mate Kevin Magnussen each won seven races, Nasr built up a comfortable lead in the points early in the year and Magnussen couldn't close the gap.

He's done great in qualifying the last 2 races although his team mate was close.

Saúl Ñíguez's three goals against Italy have thrust the Spain striker to the top of the U21 EURO's adidas Golden Boot rankings, with team - mate Marco Asensio his closest rival.

It looked as though England's chance to win the game went in the 84th minute as Alli steered a shot over from close range after Vardy had won the ball back in Germany's area and teed him up, but his club team - mate Dier got him off the hook in the 91st minute as he headed home his first England goal, sending the away fans wild in the process.

The Sunday Mirror revealed that sources close to Benzema, who turned 28 on Saturday, say he has been underwhelmed by a perceived lack of support from some team - mates over the Mathieu Valbuena sex tape affair in which he has become embroiled and that he is open to a move to the Premier League.

The two drivers had different opinions regarding their battle with Perez saying his team - mate never got close enough to pass while Ocon was frustrated by Perez refusing to play the team game.

As the season drew to a close that seemed to be the end of it: Massa was heading to retirement and Bottas would be team mate to incoming rookie Lance Stroll in 2017.

To come so close was hard but the performance the lads put in was amazing — I was incredibly proud of all of my team - mates for the way they battled.A lesser team would have thought, «we are four goals down against AC Milan, it's not going to happen,» but we went out there and gave everything.

The Ivory Coast international put himself forward to close down almost every threat that dared to step foot into his side's half, and he wasn't shy in giving his new team mates commands.

Coolest feature about the game is that sticking close to your team mates earns you an XP multiplier.

For another, she predictably ends up falling for coach Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), much to the disgust of team mate and close friend Jules (Keira Knightley).

The Engage System is activated when team mates stay close to each other during missions to help promote close team work when striking Aragami.

She gets more satisfying material in the film's closing notes, as she wrestles with the weight of hiding a lesbian affair from the world and the fact that even her close team - mates don't expect her to win.

After Matt Neal takes out his team - mate in Race 2, the championship standings are closer than ever.

Olly Gavin, team - mate Jan Magnussen and their Corvette C6R survived two hours of close combat to finish second in the American Le Mans Series at Long Beach, the second round of the series.