Sentences with phrase «game than facing»

And as for the sharp young lawyers who might yet become judges, I can think of few more stimulating challenges to raise their game than facing a retired judge across a courtroom.

We would rather share one lifetime with great games than face all the Ages of this world without them.

Not exact matches

Managing a team online is a whole different ball game than managing people face to face.

Local gamers also face tougher regulation than peers in the United States, South Korea or Japan, with a recent government push to emphasize «core socialist values» in entertainment products including songs, online streaming and video games.

But, more than anything, GamerGate highlights two competing narratives: journalistic integrity when writing about video games and the struggles women face in a male - dominated industry.

Yes, you want to win every game you are part of, as you don't step out on to the pitch thinking of anything other than three points and a win; each game has its own «consequence» — but over a 38 - game season — one's title ambitions won't face obituary by the result of this clash between Everton and Arsenal.

Heurelho Gomes has conceded 23 goals in eight Premier League games against Arsenal, nine more than any other team he has faced.

if u hv noticed his runs off the ball and the way he face the goal rather than showing his back and trying hold game he plays as outright striker... and walcot is injured so he cant play upfront for time being and abt alexis to be honest i hv not seen him play as a striker much... and as of now we hvnt sign a new striker..

Wenger said, «I try to transform it, yes because I feel because he was injured for a long time and he has the physical potential to win the challenges, to face the game will be easier for him than to play with his back to goal with the injuries he had.

For those of you who think Wilshere is good player you better wake up and face reality.Wilshere will never improve his game more than the level it is today so if you ask me to choose between Milner and Wilshere I will pick Milner with no second thought.Milner is versatile and can play in CM.

Facing a 33 - 32 deficit, Ertz made the biggest play of the game for the Eagles by catching a pass and diving into the end zone for a go - ahead touchdown with less than three minutes left in the game.

They will face off with # 1 next week in not but TWO games and, thus, have more than enough of an opportunity to hop right back into # 1 in the Power Rankings.

One thing to consider, though: The average spread in those 11 games was -17, and Monday's game will mark just the second time Saban faces a more assistant as less than a TD favorite.

It was apparent that most of them thought about the Atletico Madrid match more than this game, but they have to face West Ham first

«It is a nightmare how we played the first two games but we have to face the truth and that is that we have to score more than one goal against Olympiacos.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

Both teams have stuck with the squads that got them here, despite the fact that they're facing much different foes in this game than they did in the semifinal.

The Wolfpack are consistently good but never experience true success, and because Doeren hasn't changed that, either overall or in single - game upsets — at NCSU, he's 0 - 15 against P5 teams that finished with at least nine wins and 25 - 11 against everybody else — he is facing more pressure than his performance warrants.

They faced so much pressure from the established and holier - than - thou NFL leading up to that first title game that the granite coach suffered from insomnia.

but, here's a little reminder of his importance (i) upon arrival his was the goal that catapulted into th CL; (ii) when others were tired and unable to respond he has the strength of character to fight to bring us into the game; (iii) he scores the goal to save us face in FAC after last seasons fiasco; (iv) he is without equal our best player so he already earned the right to be in the highest bracket of epl strikers, we need sanchez desperately we've no choice other than to pay # 320K + and build into his deal performance rated enhancements so as we're all able to move forwards.

Can you blame Sanchez for not passing the ball to WIDEBECK, lately this man is never in position, WHY because he is defending and running all over the place, the clumsy GIROUD let's face it, he is better than WIDEBECK and works better for our team game, but far from being a surgical finisher.

He's never shown the consistent ability to hold the edge at the point of attack vs. the running game in college — and that was vs. much worse blockers and run offenses than he's normally going to face in the NFL.

Not only was Alabama facing more second - or third - and - longs than it was accustomed to facing, but the ground failures completely hindered the Tide's deadly play - action game.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

With no Friday night game in the Championship this weekend we're treated to no less than ten games this Saturday, with a Yorkshire derby to kick us off as Leeds Utd face Barnsley at Oakwell, while Middlesbrough take on Derby, Aston Villa play Ipswich & Chris Coleman's Sunderland will look to find a win at Burton.

You can play an online match of Popular Video Game and get virtually shot in the face by a 12 - year - old who is much better at it than you.

It was nice to see some smiles on fan faces after City, but we've not yet won anything and the Champions league is more likely gone than not, so unless we start producing winning performances in big games, and big games are coming thick and fast, we may find ourselves where we were just a week ago.

a highly physical team i understand that le coq can't play every game and needs resting, but we must not underestimate the team we r facing any less than chelseach.

The ugly face of modern football that knows nothing of the game's roots and the love of trying rather than just winning.

So yet again we face another second leg of having to go gung - ho for the jugular rather than doing the right thing and trying to get a result in the first game.

On the other hand, we face Burnley in the next round, and if the other Arsenal turn up, then we can easily lose that game, and we could in consequence go into December in 7th place, which really would be worse than anyone could have imagined at the start of the season.

Although even having just said that — away games against bottom 6 sides facing possible relegation are often a lot harder than facing any mid-table team.

Other than Arsenal having won their last four games without conceding a goal, they are a frightening team to face on any normal day, but Everton have got to not just overcome the Gunners, they also have to overcome a 20 year inferiority complex when it comes to away games against Arsenal.

How many times has a team averaging 40 points per game faced a defense allowing less than 14 points per game?

I suppose it would be very easy for anyone to pinpoint Alexis Sanchez as Arsenal's most dangerous player this season, but Man United's Angel Di Maria probably knows him better than anyone else after facing him in nine competitive games since 2011 in Spain and internationals between Argentina and Chile.

If the boss thinks he is fit enough to face another game four days after that, he might think that Diaby's qualities would be more useful than Arteta's in the high pressure of a local derby.

Opponents rearranging rotations to throw southpaws at the Yankees, take note: New York faced six lefthanded starters in its first 10 games and went 3 - 3, and through Sunday the Yankees» lineup was more effective against lefties -LRB-.289) than righties -LRB-.260).

Sarkisian inherits the NFL's No. 1 scoring offense, with plenty of both young and veteran talent, and likely a bit less in - game pressure to score than Shanahan faced at times, considering the rapidly improving Atlanta defense.

Arsenal were already up against it this weekend, as the fifth round of games in the Premier League season sees the Gunners travel to Stamford Bridge to take on the reigning EPL champions less than three days after facing the Ge4rman club FC Cologne in a Europa League clash, so the last thing Arsene Wenger needed was to lose one of his key players.

On the flip side, the Big Ten's Maryland Terrapins, Penn State Nittany Lions, and Nebraska Cornhuskers could conceivably win enough conference games to get back in the picture — though the Terps and Nittany Lions will face a far stronger group of opponents the rest of the way than the Huskers will.

2 L.A. Lakers Let's face it: The rust had started to appear on Michael Cooper's game even before last season, and Orlando Wool - ridge's main talent was to look better than anyone in NBA history while missing a layup.

Arsenal could face another Championship side when the draw for the next round is done, but if we are drawn against a big club, is it really more important for the second string to get another game than it is for Arsenal to get another step closer to a trophy?

Comparing Kondogbia to Sterling is laughable, Kondogbia won the u20 world cup, played at Sevilla in La Liga then went onto Monaco, for one so young he's done more than you know and it's not just against Arsenal, the Juventus game he held his own that was a tight 2 legged affair he wasn't overwhelmed by facing a midfield trio of Vidal, Pirlo and Pogba

This is game is like when you are filling out your March Madness Bracket — you get down to the Sweet Sixteen and realize that two teams you thought would advance far into the tourney happen to be facing each other earlier than you expected — so what do you do?

Rather than folding in the face of a daunting personnel disadvantage, the Crimson Tide cut into Minnesota's 11 - point lead to make it a one - possession game with under two minutes remaining.

All players should give 100 % in every game and if that means running non stop for 90 minutes plus or taking the ball in the face to stop a goal bound effort from the opposition then so be it, us fans should expect nothing less weather or not we are fans of Arsenal, Leicester or whoever, the players get paid thousands to do what i did for fun growing up only i ran for longer than these so called professionals.

Manchester United have to face Premier League leaders Chelsea, who have already beat them twice this term without conceding a single goal, and while the Red Devils can boast an unbeaten record in the league since they last took on the Blues in October, they have drawn much more games than they would wish to remember.

The Lakers and Mavericks would face each other in the first round of the playoffs if the season ended today as the No. 3 vs. No. 6 match - up, but the Clippers are just one game behind the Lakers in the standings, and if there's one lower - seeded team the Lakers would want to face less than the Mavericks, it's probably the Grizzlies (the current No. 5 seed).

Third - placed Liverpool have played a game more than United and face Crystal Palace before kick - off at Old Trafford.

We keep players like Ramsey and Walcott because of sentiment rather than quality, we have Mesut Ozil, who despite putting pictures with the Arsenal crest over his face, still don't turn up for a big game and the manager not once dares to drop him even from games where everyone knows he won't deliver.