Sentences with phrase «early season surprise»

Still there is always the odd early season surprise.

Perth are the early season surprise packet having beaten Wellington away in round one and reigning champions Brisbane Roar 3 - 2 last Sunday.

Not exact matches

I think one of the reasons they did well late in the game last season is because Musgrave was running plays to set up other plays later in the game, like running a play 3 - 4 times early, then showing the same look later while changing it enough to surprise the defense.

You're surprised how West Ham got Payet?let's be honest here before the season he had with the Hammers Payet was a player who hadn't fulfilled his potential and no big teams wanted him which is why now at 29 years old he's starting to show why he was touted as the next big thing in his earlier days!

At 3 - 0, the Eagles have been arguably the season's biggest early surprise.

Arsenal have another chance to prove that the Emirates is becoming a fortress for the Gunners, and although our away form has been awful this season, we did manage to put five past Everton at Goodison Park early iin the season, so it is little surprise that we are very short favourites in the betting with 10Bet before the game started.

After Arsene Wenger described the 20 - year old as one of the big surprises of the season, praising his mentality for pushing on and showing mental strength after some early struggles as well as the quality of his recent performances, the young Gunner has reinforced his position at the club with his warm words.

To my surprise, Clowney actually thrived at defensive end early in the season, which the Texans sorely needed with J.J. Watt trying to come back from a serious back injury.

I'm not going to be surprised to see him starting by the end of the season, and possibly early in the season.

Those factors considered, it's not surprising that FSU is already topping the way - too - early polls for next season — the Noles have taken the No. 1 position in early assessments from ESPN and USA Today.

Chelsea's decision to rest both Eden Hazard and Willian is perhaps all the more surprising considering they lost 3 - 2 at home to Burnley earlier in the season.

All too often the early - season surprise turns out to be a mirage: See the 2003 Royals,»05 Orioles and the»08 Marlins.

Every other season Wenger says we have to get through play offs before we can attract big players, according to wenger, Sanchez was a exception he was a surprise early last season.

Zaha was previously linked with City earlier this season by the Daily Mirror in a potential # 40million move, and it's little surprise top clubs could be paying attention to him after some eye - catching displays at Selhurst Park.

We also have posted early NBA Futures for the 2014 - 15 season where a surprise team is looming with the 6th best odds.

Given his fine form for Roma last season, it's also quite surprising no one else was in for him earlier.

Given their huge national fan base and strong season to date, it comes as no surprise that Notre Dame has attracted 78 % of spread tickets in the early going.

It's hard to know what to do with surprising developments early in the season.

Red Schoendienst flashed early in the season but injuries and age slowed him down The surprise team of the year the St Louis Cardinals couldn't win a game in the first week of the season and were in fifth place in July, but they came fast and actually threatened the Pirates in August.

And so the Orange did, beating the previously undefeated Gators 85 — 73 and cementing its place as the biggest surprise of the early season.

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Knicks start receiving more public support next season, which could create contrarian value by fading New York in early season games.

Yes, it may be surprising to see «CR7» high on the list, but early season injuries, couple with a suspension, has seen him score 22 goals in La Liga.

They have thus far lived up to that billing and as such, being 8 points behind them doesn't surprise me, that didn't stop us from giving them a 3 - 0 hiding earlier in the season however.

Still, it seems clear the England international is not considered a long - term solution in that position, though the interest in Sandro is also a surprise given Mourinho's praise of Shaw's improvement earlier this season.

Defending champion California, Cincinnati and Ohio State, the nation's top three teams, as expected, successfully negotiated early tests to reach the semifinals, but with them came a surprise — NYU, a team that has looked both good and terrible in regular season play.

A handful of contenders from last year are struggling to stay afloat, while some early - season surprises are about to show us if they are the real deal or not.

Although some bettors may be surprised to see this prop posted so early in the season, one coach had already been fired at this time last year.

«Playing against them earlier in the season, I was pleasantly surprised,» said Williamson.

In it, Owen was asked about current Reds star Roberto Firmino and his response was surprising; he said he was split on him and claimed that he'd played well against Manchester City and Chelsea earlier in the season, but didn't do it enough and was only giving one good performance in five or six games.

Facing one of the surprise on this early part of season, La Viola were not having things easy though Vincenzo Montella's men did made a bright start on that encounter with Borja Valero opening the score after just five minutes of play.

It was confirmed earlier this week that Mourinho will be leaving Real Madrid come the end of the season, and indeed this news was not met with surprise.

The Clarets pulled off that surprise point at the Etihad earlier in the season, battling back from two goals down to pinch a point.

Sir Alex Ferguson had a little dig at some of his peers earlier this week when claiming he was surprised at the manner in which some of this season's results have been perceived, with the Scot of the opinion that the Premier League has arguably never been so competitive as it is right now.

Newcastle collected a surprise 1 - 1 draw at home against Liverpool earlier time season and that is back to back Premier League draws played out between them.

The two sides met earlier this season in a friendly which ended 0 - 0 but it would be a big surprise if Cesena manage to get anything out of this game.

I for one am surprised that Janssen hasn't kicked on after an impressive string of performances early on in the season.

Morgan Schneiderlin admits he was surprised to experience a backlash from Everton fans earlier in the season, after reports he was sent home from training.

Bolton sprung a 2 - 0 surprise on Cardiff earlier this season on home soil against the Bluebirds and that snapped a two - match losing sequence that they were on against the Welsh club.

However Monaco has been superb all season and if they score early on we might in for a surprise.

A good start to the season is always welcome as it serves to relieve any early pressure or uncertainty but it would be a surprise to earn such a luxury this coming season.

«With relations between manager and owner Roman Abramovich somewhat delicate and Conte often coming across frustrated in interviews, it would be a real surprise if he remained in charge next season and an early exit is now becoming a real possibility.»

The women's 3000m steeplechase saw brave running from Emma Coburn — surprise winner in Shanghai earlier this season — as she further impressed with a 9:14.12 personal best, a mark not far off the US record.

I think I can remember him scoring one away at Leicester earlier in the season and that surprised me at the back post, seeing the little man get up and score a header.

Season 1996/1997 ended with a disappointing surprise as Eric Cantona announced his early retirement from playing football — 30 years old that time -, but there were good moments that season such as United away title decider against Liverpool at AnSeason 1996/1997 ended with a disappointing surprise as Eric Cantona announced his early retirement from playing football — 30 years old that time -, but there were good moments that season such as United away title decider against Liverpool at Anseason such as United away title decider against Liverpool at Anfield.

Arsene Wenger turned up so early for his first press conference of the new season that he caught a few reporters by surprise.

@Rilub, I fully agree with this guy writting for dailymail, i think I ve already stated this matter here previousely; some guys here said that im obsessed with the young - age fact of our players but to me thats simply the truth.No other manager would have reached this stage at season end with this kind of squad, comon guys 7 out of 11 players are merely 22 yrs old, most of them arent even 22 but still 21 and half of them arent much PL experienced; reached the 1 / 2final of CL, 4th on the PL, 1 / 2final fa cup.Look at the goal scored despite of our bad start early this season.This team is gonna surprise many people next season, we will all sit here and watch, I can even bet to anyone for at least a silverware.

It is difficult to side away from West Brom being the season's early surprise package, with the Baggies currently sitting in sixth position despite only gaining promotion last season, but Bolton's rock - solid opening would certainly push the Baggies close as no - one really anticipated that Bolton would be competing for a top - ten finish this season.

I was happily surprised to see that eHarmony.com has an early gift for us this holiday season.

Many have speculated a fall release date for awards season, but with the U.K. going early, it likely means, «Trance» is more taut thriller than Oscar contender and we wouldn't be surprised to hear the U.S. follow suit with a spring or summer release bow.

Following that, it's no surprise that while the Cinturato All Season hangs on impressively well on dry roads when the pace quickens, the sickeningly light sensation brought on by understeer arrived through the steering wheel of our Mk7 Golf test car noticeably earlier than with most premium summer tyres.