Sentences with phrase «field of play rather»

According to Jennings, he was told him to let himself get tackled in the field of play rather than score a touchdown.

Not exact matches

It may be a homegrown player rather than an international implant, but it would be remiss not to mention the impact Alibaba has on the playing field for competitors in the Chinese market, regardless of whether they're coming from local roots or from abroad.

Free trade requires a «level playing field,» in which the rules of the game are determined internationally rather than locally or nationally.

I've been really impressed with him since seeing him play for cardiff in the league and with our style of play I think he would be great back up for coquelin and I'd much rather see his tenacity on the field than arteta or flamini.

He is enjoying his futbol cos he is allowed to express himself on the field rather than been made to play a particular way that brings the best out of another player (ala barca - messi) and made to sit on the bench.

Other than that, we're on a equal playing field with the rest of our schedule - not saying we're going to win all those games, but the pessimism seems to be more being jaded as a Bucs fan rather than objectively looking at the teams on our schedule.

Choices, choices, choices, that's what happened to our once free - flowing, beautiful on the eyes brand of football... the move from Highbury was a friggin hoax played on all Gunner fans... North London football is now for the fat cats and wannabes, not for those of us who rather watch from home because we love the game and we would rather not pay a weeks wage to get a seat a 1/4 mile from the field of play... much like a high - end business that once cared deeply for the artisans who toiled to create something quite brilliant, they have become an assembly - line factory trying to get the most for the least while still raising the prices of their product..

You would think that he should act like a father figure to the players rather than to reach a level where you dislike a player to an extend that it spills even to the field of play.

At the moment it is certainly Arsene who is taking all the blame for the lack of football success — my question is — rather than focusing on the immediacy of what happens on the field of play and blaming the players and Arsene — shouldn't we be looking at what goes on in the USA and in the boardroom with the people who control the financial decisions about the investment in our players squad and ask when our major competitors are investing so much — why aren't Arsenal doing the same and investing more in players?

The term fits here with Beckham in terms of him channeling his intense passion and competitiveness into on - field play rather than to wild on - field and sideline antics.

«He needs to improve on that facet of his game — to play in his position rather than standing on the side of the football field.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Xhaka - 3 one competent pass doesn't make up for a rather careless performance... a handful of times he telegraphed passes in the worst part of the field when playing a counterattacking team and this needs to stop if he has any chance of maintaining that role... reminds me of a taller Arteta at Arsenal, which isn't a good memory

Yet with no substitutions available, Plánička opted to play on rather than leave the field of play.

really, as a young starlet, would you rather play in a club liek wolves that has all the money in the world, backing of mendes, all wonderkids prefer wolves over liverpool and have real ambition — who btw beat liverpool last year hard, with a mega weak squad whilst liverpool fielded a full strength squad.....

Perhaps it need not be a single player that makes up for Suarez, but a few: Daniel Sturridge can directly replace the goals that Suarez provided, and also has his individual flair about him, but that magical quality that Suarez had, whilst unique to him, is remarkably alike to a young Brazilian no. 10 with more than a touch of flair playing for Liverpool, a player very similar to Suarez in some ways — his quiet nature off the field, and dazzling on the ball skills when on the pitch — yet also different, a creative player rather than a destroyer of opposition teams.

However, this has not been enough to convince a player of Ospina's calibre, who is desperate to showcase his qualities on the playing field rather than warm the substitutes» bench.

Rather than trying to figure out ways to get as many attackers as he can on the field (experimenting with playing Dybala and Messi together, or playing two strikers ahead of Messi or other super attacking options) he's committed to playing with Messi and one striker.

The former Burnley manager doesn't allow his players to get down about any mishaps or on - field disappointments, instead he would rather his side get straight back down to business and continue playing with an element of joy and satisfaction, with the football at times on display from Bolton out of this world considering the manner in which they gained promotion to the top - flight some nine years ago.

What we did (in the Colorado Family Planning Initiative) is kind of flip the mindset, so rather than introducing all contraception as being on the same playing field, we said, «Let's start with what is most effective.»

However, when the small independent film — which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member — is denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven... Artistic accomplishments in film should not be compromised in an effort to protect the interests of the major studios.»

To that end, the filmmaker smartly levels the playing field rather than allowing for even the slightest possibility of sensationalism.

And annual tests help level the playing field between schools, enabling policymakers to judge schools based on how well they serve their students, rather than the type of students they serve.

In his research, the academic found that having someone around to play a «grandmother role» — chatting and offering simple words of encouragement rather than instruction — helped boost student learning and level the playing field for those from disadvantaged backgrounds with limited or no access to education.

«We need a system that funds schools according to the needs of their pupils rather than their postcode, levelling the playing field and giving parents the confidence that every child will have an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.»

«We need a system that funds schools according to the needs of their pupils rather than their postcode, levelling the playing field,» said Ms Greening.

The last few Nintendo fans on this list aren't just one celebrity in particular, but rather they're a group of athletes who prove that playing as a team when off the field is just as important as putting in work during their soccer matches.

Making it a more even playing field and giving us the beautiful game as it should be played, tactically rather than just a bunch of people using their faster players to just sprint constantly down the wings.

Keeping everyone on an even playing field is a big aspect of showcasing the skill and talent of the different competitors in the game itself, rather than their skill with a controller alone.

Rather than articulate universal visual codes for collective mobilization, these works reduce the specific lives and experiences of those represented in the images to a pictorial field for the artist to play upon; the fetishized beauty of documented protest rendered even more beautiful, and even less capable of stimulating social change, by its sublimation through the commercially - viable language of abstract painting.

A business model that prices air travel as a last resort rather than as mass transport could succeed in spite of eco-taxes — but only if there is a level playing field.

«Rather than propose rule changes that may be obsolete by the time they were approved, it was decided that the rules should broaden the scope of covered entities thereby protecting the public and putting all such entities on a level playing field.»

Dan Caplis can level the playing field by collecting evidence that supports the facts of the case, rather than the bias.

When it comes to battery life, the Moto Z packs a rather small 2,600 mAh battery, compared to the 3,600 mAh unit of the Galaxy S7 Edge, but the playing field is a lot more even when considering the Moto Z Force and its 3,500 mAh battery.

A more wide - ranging definition of equality, which focuses on outcomes (such as in terms of equality of protection of culture) rather than on inputs (such as by purely guaranteeing equality of opportunities, as if there were a level playing field) is needed.

If anything, the current environment is one where the industry is likely to see the playing field leveled by less aggressive regulatory oversight for banks rather than any expansion of regulatory authority for fintechs, he adds.