Sentences with phrase «come against poor»

Most of our league wins have come against poor / average sides, and hardly any of them have been convincing, despite having some top players in our squad.
Apart from the Man City game, all our wins have come against poor / average opposition.

Not exact matches

Allen came out a poor second in some polite verbal jousting — most likely a case of an amateur agnostic pitted against a professional religionist.
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
I have come to believe that low - intensity conflict is for the United States a global strategy of warfare waged against the poor.
The word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying: Thus says the LORD of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
The U.S. war against the poor may one day come home with a vengeance.
Aside from a poor two - week span against Maryland and Rutgers, though, the defense came through.
Mr Wenger is consistent in that he invariably speaks nonsense particularly when it comes to the art of defending where «his» team have been deficient for the past decade.Had we kept a clean sheet against Man Utd and Southampton we would have picked up 6 points.Simple logic is something AW is now incapable of putting into practise and along with his poor recent record in the transfer market eg Xhaka and Mustafi the Board of Arsenal Football club should be making him accountable for the teams continued lack of success.Will this happen?
On a side note, I couldn't help but think 2 predominant thoughts when watching the game against Bournemouth on the weekend: (1) Wenger is still willing to put his own personal agenda ahead of the team's best interests when it comes to team selection, which luckily for us didn't cost us the 3 points this time and (2) if Eddie Howe is earmarked to be the successor we are in deep trouble because he's simply a poor man's version of our present manager, as he's tactically inept and has an even worse road record.
I can't believe we will ever come up against a more rubbish Man Utd side again, and rather than bury them for once, we yet again put in a poor performance, and I think a lot of it is down to Wenger.
We still struggle, look shaky and uncomfortable when we come up against any team that plays a high intensity game, teams that don't give us time on the ball, in your face etc all give us a hard time, Watford did that in the first half but poor final 3rd quality saved us, in the second half they were tired and knackered so we took advantage.
Due to the poor performance from Radamel Falcao against the League One side, he could end up coming straight back in to the side for the Colombian.
As for the transfers, I said he could have done better, but we are starting to buy the world class players that arsenal deserves... My point is that on the day it's arsenals 11 against the opposition 11, and it's up to the players to get the win... Wenger plays a big part in the tactics and formations yes... However ultimately it's down to the players to come up with the result... I think the players get away with poor performances too lightly as wenger gets the brunt of the criticism, ultimately it was a poor performance by the players yesterday not by wenger
England may be unbeaten in Qualifying, but they really have not come up against any strong teams at all, and Switzerland are definitely the best of a poor bunch.
Yeah against poor opposition we can get away with playing 5 CAMS but like you said when it comes to the big boys we need width and pace.
De Gea had his critics at the start of the season following poor performances against Liverpool and Blackburn respectively, yet the 21 year old has come on leaps and bounds in the second half of the season, putting in some impressive match winning displays for Sir Alex's side.
Will be interesting to come on here if he has a poor game against Cty, assuming he plays.
OT: The first time I was happy for the international break due to our awful injury crisis and our poor performance against Spurs... But I am already bored now, come Saturday...
Somehow, despite the poor form of the likes of Chris Smalling and Phil Jones at the back, Lindelof still hasn't been able to get much of a look in from Jose Mourinho, who has started the player just seven times in the Premier League, with the last of those coming against Everton on New Year's Day.
To play poor and come away from Old Trafford against a Jose Mourinho side can't be a bad thing.
I see what you are saying but I stand by my word Ramsey is a better box to box player than santi cazorla.Cazorla would not stand a chance against him if he had the 2013/2014 form even at his best.Cazorla's best comes from the Amf even if you try to deny it.Cazorla is better at Amf than at box to box where Ramsey is better than him.You need a player like Ramsey at box at box.He just cant be ignored unless at poor form.I am not short sighted or do i judge a playuer by one game.
The ones thar come to mind are his poor touch against chelsea when he was one on one against courtis and him losing the ball in our defensive third tgat led to chelsea's first goal.
So there, playing against a team that came to get a draw, in horrible conditions, against a bent ref, and still we hear how poor Arsenal were.
Martial's future, in particular, has come under question over the past weeks and the Frenchman has plenty to prove after a poor substitute performance against the Baggies.
Chelsea will be pleased with their performance and draw at Anfield against Liverpool, which came as poor timing after a long trip to Azerbaijan in the Champions League in midweek for them.
Juventus have one goal and one goal only — get back to winning in Serie A. And with one of Italy's cellar dwellers coming to Turin, can Juve get over their poor run of form and get three points once more against Livorno?
David Luiz may have returned last weekend, but we don't expect him to feature in this one, after a pretty poor display when he came back in against second tier opposition.
Bacary Sagna — has been playing very poor recently, in arguably the worst form of his Arsenal career, and now coming up against good wingers, he will have to be on top of his game.
Having recently come under fire after a poor display against Man City, it will be interesting to see how Antonio Conte approaches the second leg.
Had a couple of poor games lately and his likely rest against Newport is coming at a good time.
KEY FACT: Watford's only home Premier League victory against Southampton came in December 1999 MATCH ODDS: Watford 6/4 Draw 12/5 Southampton 2/1 bet365 Pick: Southampton to win @ 2/1 ANDY SAYS: Another close game, but I think Southampton might get something... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: With Watford missing so many players, could be a bore draw... 0 - 0 SILKY SAYS: Have to side with Watford, Southampton have been so poor... 2 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Nathan Redmond at just under # 1 looks a great buy
They've claimed back to back 2 - 1 wins in the league, but they came against some really poor defences.
Slovenia had a golden opportunity on 10 minutes to take the lead when Eric Dier's poor backpass allowed Roman Bezjak through and, although Hart came out to make a positive intervention, England failed to clear and Jasmin Kurtic curled a shot against the post.
Hannover's poor run of form finally came to end against Werder Bremen on Friday night.
When taken with Spalletti's poor tactical performances against Lazio and in European competition, this is just one more sign that Spalletti may not be wearing a Roma tracksuit come the fall.
Aston Villa are a poor 3 -4-6 in their own building with their only wins on home soil coming against Norwich, Wigan and Blackburn.
Enough to dampen spirits so that their three - match unbeaten run in all competitions comes crashing to an end at Bloomfield Road against the poorest outfit in the Premier League during 2011?
And a loan agreement that imposes structural adjustment against the wishes of the domestic political class (not to mention the people) is barely worth the paper it's written on, and is certainly a very poor predictor of what policy changes we'll actually see over the coming years.
Weighed against should be the increasing evidence that poorer drivers are being forced off the roads by expensive fuel prices, with less money is coming into the Treasury as a result.
To safeguard against that outcome, the report authors recommend that countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide more eco-friendly methods to farmers and workers, and come up with plans to make sure those most vulnerable to climate change — especially the poor — will retain rights and security.
In the vein of «us poor guys against those rich s.o.b.s» begun with Animal House comes this slapstick laden farce of the same hijinks on a snobby golf course.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung - Hun Lee, Vincent D'Onofrio, Manuel Garcia - Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard and Matt Bomer SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
The latest rework centres upon seven gunmen who come together in the post-Civil War Wild West to help a poor village against a band of savage thieves.
Like all standardized tests, the Common Core SBAC discriminates against students who come from poor households, students who are not fluent in the English language and students who have special education needs.
high road noise, rough idle, front passenger seat shakes when idling, seat belt buckles rattle against the interior side panels, doors are poor quality, fan comes on in the off position.I took the car to the dealer three times to fix fan switch and they said that there was nothing wrong with the switch and that they would fix it but I would have to sign a disclaimer form.I traded the hunk of junk and lost a lot of money.
It's a lot harder than it looks, and do you really want the bad reviews that come from a poor narrating performance when listeners judge you against the professionals?
Those of you voting against credit cards are missing a lot, and in my opinion are probably those that have poor money managing skills and irresponsible when it comes to spending power.
I was pretty confident with my conclusions until I came across several articles that claim stocks are, in fact, a poor hedge against inflation.
Many of the issues surrounding electric bicycles started to come up as a result of poor riding behavior exhibited by the food delivery personnel in Manhattan who often ride on the sidewalks or against the traffic using scooter - like electric bikes.
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