Power, perseverance and a penchant for
decisive goals in the big moments have seen the imposing Croatian become an indispensable member of a Juventus side that has lifted consecutive domestic doubles and an Italian Super Cup since he arrived in Turin.
Despite this weakness, he seems to have a flair for the big occasion - scoring
the decisive goal in the Italian Cup final with his first touch yesterday - for example.
Instead Barton coolly slotted the penalty that ultimately ended up being
the decisive goal in the match.
He scored
a decisive goal in a hard fought match.
Instead, it was Marcus Berg who shouldered the scoring burden, tallying eight times in group play, while Jakob Johannsson delivered
the decisive goal in the playoff.
He had
the decisive goal in a gritty 2 - 1 win over Serra - San Mateo in the WCAL semifinals.
William Gallas helped France qualify by scoring
the decisive goal in their 1 - 1 extra-time draw with Ireland, heading home from one yard out in characteristic fashion after ex-Arsenal captain Thierry Henry's clear handball.
Meyer scored
the decisive goal in the 62nd minute to set up a nervy last half hour at Stadion Ljudski vrt, as with Chelsea leading Sporting 3 - 1 at Stamford Bridge, all Schalke needed to do was hold on to claim second place in the group.
Watch Arda Turan score
the decisive goal in Atlético's 3 - 1 2014 UEFA Champions League semi-final win against Chelsea.
The Arsenal forward struck
the decisive goal in the shoot - out with a «Panenka» to give the hosts their first ever major international trophy.
Ultimately, the penalty from Ricardo Rodriguez in the first leg proved to be
the decisive goal in the game.
To cap things off from a big game perspective, he also scored
the decisive goal in the European Cup semi final in 1969 to knock out holders Manchester United, on the way to lifting the trophy.
Not exact matches
That means if you set a firm
goal, clearly visualize it, and take
decisive action, it will eventually manifest
in reality.
There is another kind of thinking
in which ideas, ideals,
goals, are existential, efficacious, operationally powerful
in leading to
decisive change
in behavior.
Eternity has entered time
in incarnation and
in grace; time is thus held firm, as it were, and made
decisive by the presence of eternity, and directed toward its
goal.
He emphasized the active, integrating self (rather than the frail, victimized ego); held to a «soft» (rather than a «hard») determinism; had a strong interest
in future,
goal - directed strivings (rather than origins); emphasized the organism as a whole centered
in the self (rather than a conflict view of personality); regarded the striving for worth and power (rather than sexual striving) as the central dynamic
in mental health and illness; emphasized the possibilities for continuing change
in the later years (rather than regarding the early years as utterly
decisive)(2) It is clear from these motifs
in Adler's thought that his vision of human beings was positive and growth - centered.
Even when market with its
goal of economic growth became
decisive for economic activities
in capitalism, it was never accepted as
decisive for the lion - economic areas of social or cultural life.
That's a lot of money for a player who isn't quite as
decisive as the top individuals
in the world
in terms of
goals and assists, and so it remains to be seen whether or not it's a repeat situation from the summer.
Pepe's red card for a headbutt on Thomas Muller
in their opening 4 - 0 defeat to Germany proved to be the
decisive moment for Portugal, who went on to be eliminated from the competition on
goal difference by the USA.
There were no Philadelphia Flyers seven years ago, but now they own the hockey world after Parent's spectacular
goal - tending and Clarke's tenacious fore - checking and mastery of the face - offs destroyed Bobby Orr and the Bruins
in the
decisive sixth game.
«I want to take on the role of
goal - scorer, to score more,» he began,» I have always thought about making passes but, from now on, I know that I can be
decisive in front of
goal.
If there were question marks over why Balotelli was signed
in the summer, there will be even more people wondering why Rodgers threw on a player with only two
goals all season at such a
decisive moment
in his side's season.
While the 28 - year - old ended with eight
goals and three assists
in 40 appearances this season, he expects to be more
decisive next year having now had the benefit of settling
in to his surroundings and playing alongside his teammates.
In the fourth game of the semifinal series with Detroit — the decisive game — he scored three goals in the Canadiens» 4 - 3 victor
In the fourth game of the semifinal series with Detroit — the
decisive game — he scored three
goals in the Canadiens» 4 - 3 victor
in the Canadiens» 4 - 3 victory.
We need strength
in depth and most preferably of top quality who will contribute important and
decisive goals and support the
goals for effort.
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.
Monreal bagged the Sky Sports Man of the Match award and rightly so as aside from being
decisive for the first
goal, he was solid defensively too as he was key
in the win, while the statistics below courtesy of Sky Sports Statto show how impressive he was.
Despite being on top for 70 minutes after Diego Costa's
goal and the
decisive red card for Per Mertesacker that really left us
in the lurch, I never felt there was the cutting edge and spark
in our attacking forays to make the all - important breakthrough.
Made a costly error
in the build - up to the first Stoke
goal and aside from a freekick
in the first half, failed to have a
decisive impact
in the final third for his side.
It's arguably Gattuso's strongest line - up, with Andre Silva undoubtedly hoping to potentially come off the bench and make another
decisive impact after scoring the winning
goals against Genoa and Chievo
in the last two outings.
The Bianconeri were left to rue what could turn out to be a
decisive moment
in the tie when Higuain struck the crossbar with his second penalty of the game, before Christian Eriksen's free - kick after the interval ensured that his side hold the away
goal advantage heading into the second leg at Wembley next month.
Aguero is better
in terms of the
decisive edge — but even with him it is easy to over-estimate the number of true winning
goals he came up with
in the PL.
One winner against Liverpool and hat - trick
in win over Swansea — no other
decisive winning
goals.
He has only scored the
decisive or winning
goal in 2 matches (versus Liverpool and Swansea).
Arsenal have successfully navigated through Nasty Nervy November with a couple of draws but only the one defeat
in the League Cup, and we have started
Decisive December
in awesome style with 9
goals in our first two games and are sitting happily
in second place
in the Premier League.
Mourinho rose to prominence
in England after leading Porto to a shock victory over United
in the Champions League
in 2004, celebrating the
decisive goal at Old Trafford with an impromptu sprint down the touchline.
Sterling was back
in the thick of the action
in the 2 - 1 win to keep City's impressive start to the season going, as the England international won a penalty before scoring the winning
goal in a
decisive performance.
And Costa has done exceptionally well, no denying that, but look through his 17 PL
goals and off the top of my head I think his
goals only made the
decisive or winning difference
in 2 of his games.
He also looks much stronger, faster and more
decisive in front of
goal than Akpom.
He feels like the coach doesn't have faith
in him and yet still he is asked to be
decisive when he gets on the pitch,» [Bild via
Goal].
Got the
decisive goal with a lot left
in the game and were
in complete control.
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Los Blancos have a fantastic record
in the Champions League and are on the hunt for a third successive title; they'll be sure to be looking to grab a
decisive away
goal ahead of the second leg.
Influential forward Lionel Messi will miss the match as he continues to recover from a thigh injury, so Cesc Fabregas could start
in attack after scoring the
decisive goal against Celtic.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud made a
decisive comeback on Saturday with two
goals in his side's 4 - 1 win over Sunderland, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic's problems continue.
Man of the match — Henrikh Mkhitaryan:
In a game which lacked quality, Mkhitaryan provided a moment which, along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late
goal, proved
decisive.
De Bruyne has since gone on to become one of the best attacking midfielders
in Europe, scoring the
decisive goal as City beat PSG
in midweek to reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Firmino's positional play was the
decisive area
in him bagging his brace tonight, as Liverpool's first and third
goal relied on the player's instinctive play to score.
Yes you have to wonder how many
decisive goals there are for Real Madrid to score
in an average season.
So Benzema scored 3 more
goals and 8 more assists
in 9 extra games... ie the equivalent, if all were
decisive goals, to potentially 22 more points.