Sentences with phrase «goal over the first year»

What's a reasonable goal over the first year?

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Dong says the company is «absolutely on track» to hit its goal, particularly invigorated by a 25 % surge year over year in Nike's overall China market in the first three quarters of 2016.

From our early roots of being the first company in the world to build a fully - integrated Bitcoin pilot system for a major bank, over the subsequent few years launching consumer wallets, exchanges, and merchant services to become the market leader in Southeast Asia and Africa, starting to build our UK presence in 2016 and now finally launching across the wider Europe: we are now one giant leap closer to our goal of bringing digital currency to everyone, everywhere.

The first budget of Premier Rachel Notley «s NDP government includes a 15 percent increase in capital spending over the next five years, with a goal to create jobs and tackle the province's aging and neglected hospitals, schools, roads and other public infrastructure.

The 19 - year - old scored his first Premier League goal in Saturday's 2 - 0 win over Everton and made his full Champions League debut in Barcelona earlier in the week.

The 22 year old already has 10 international goals, and made history and became the darling of his nation by scoring in Poland's first ever victory over Germany.

Jack Wilshere's physical powers have been intensely tested in the last few weeks as Arsene Wenger has picked the 25 year - old for every single Arsenal game over the intense Xmas period, and he showed he was just as fit today as when he first played by being as impressive as usual and even scoring his first goal in the Premier League for two and a half years.

The 20 - year - old scored his first goal for the club in their FA Cup win over Scunthorpe United earlier this month as he was handed the second half of the clash to impress.

From being a first choice to being benched to being an understudy to one of the world's best goal keepers — this may not do justice to the journey of Szczesny over the past year.

The 26 - year old has only been with the German Bundesliga champions for one season after all and with 25 goals in his first season at a rate of just over one every other game, it is not as if he has been a flop.

The 17 - year - old midfielder, who scored his first senior goal in last weekend's FA Cup fifth - round win over Aston Villa, is now committed to the club until 2014.

On 20 February 2016, Mbappé scored his first senior goal for the club, a stoppage - time goal in a home Ligue 1 3 — 1 win over Troyes; at the age of 17 years and 62 days, he became the youngest goalscorer in Monaco's history — displacing Thierry Henry in the process.

When injuries to Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial left Louis van Gaal with a striking crisis, 18 - year - old Rashford stepped up to the plate and scored four goals in his first two games to spark victories over FC Midtjylland and Arsenal.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

It was the 26 - year - old's first goals of the new season and it will surely boost his confidence after he came in for criticism from a selection of Gunners supporters following his performance playing as a centre - forward in the 1 - 0 win over Newcastle United last weekend.

Although they've had poor domestic performances, Monaco did qualify top of their group despite scoring just four goals, earning them a spot in the knockout stages in the competition for the first time in over 10 years.

Behold as Rosicky gets his first injury free season in over 10 years, tops the goal scorers chart and steers Sparta Prague to the title!

The 26 year old South American came to the fore over the past 18 months, first completing the last campaign with 15 goals in all competitions, before impressing at last summer's World Cup finals.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side are lacking a truly prolific goal - scorer with first - choice forward Olivier Giroud failing to hit the heights over the course of his three years at the Emirates Stadium.

his goal on Sunday was his first away goal for the club, in almost 5 years and over all in all competition he's scored well under 20 goals... am sure there are many many defenders with better scoring ratio....

Jordan Henderson scored his first goal in over a year against Leicester this evening, as the England captain scored his side's third goal of the game to put the Reds firmly in the driving seat.

He has over the years developed a decent, (note decent, not GOOD,) shot when not under physical threat near goal (which is rare in our Prem league, for obvious reasons that teams fight and care) He still has little dribbling ability and virtually always hits the first defender on his crosses.

His opening goal in the 4 - 1 win over Fulham in the FA Cup came a staggering 20 years after his first goal in the competition, while he has now scored in a remarkable 23 consecutive top - flight seasons.

He was understandably over the moon after scoring his first senior goal since he was on loan at Hull City over two years ago.

There is a saying that Arsenal fans might want to think about as we try to get over the pain of losing to our north London rivals Tottenham for the first time since goals from Bale and Lennon beat us at White Hart Lane nearly two years ago.

We beat a PL record with the first goal, that's huge, think about all the great ball playing sides over the last twenty years.

You may think that his goal tally of just less than a goal every other league game is not all that impressive, especially in UKraine but that is over nine seasons and his first three years were relatively unproductive.

The treble was Rooney's first goals for the club in 10 games since netting in the 3 - 1 victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford back in April and many on Twitter have congratulated the 29 - year - old.

Nigeria ended a 19 - year Africa Cup of Nations title drought Sunday with a 1 - 0 final victory over Burkina Faso at Soccer City thanks to a late first - half goal from Sunday Mba.

Johnny Haynes, the first # 100 a week footballer, what a passer of a ball, saw him play as a ten year old in an early 60's 2 - 2 draw against Arsenal over the Easter period at Craven Cottage, David Herd scored both our goals, remember it well as a youngster for the longest bus ride I'd ever done at that time, 22 bus, East London To Putney.

The 24 - year - old has reportedly attracted the attention of several leading clubs across Europe after his strong performances for the Foxes in the first half of the season, including a goal an an assist in Monday's 2 - 1 victory over champions Chelsea.

The Hammers have hemorrhaged goals this season it might be worth giving the 18 - year - old a proper run in the first team to see what has been learned over the past few years.

For the first time in the Premier League two clubs scored over 100 goals (Manchester City - 102 & Liverpool - 101) despite the divisional total slumping to a five year low; (1052 vs 942); Jose Mourinho lost his first EPL home game in 78 matches and that victory helped Sunderland to become only the second team ever to survive the drop having been bottom at Christmas.

In midfield, United started with Marouane Fellaini, who scored the opening goal in the closing stages of a tepid first half, set up by the 32 - year old German veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger who started his first game for Manchester United in over a year.

MF Franck Ribery, 6 — Pretty lively in the first half and forced a fantastic save from David Soria to deny him a first Champions League goal in over three years.

Striker Jermaine Beckford became the first Leeds striker for over 30 years to score 30 goals in a season, and the campaign eventually ended with Play - Off heartache yet again after Millwall progressed 2 - 1 on aggregate in the semi-final, following a 1 - 1 draw at Elland Road.

On the other hand, Christian Eriksen has contributed a number of key late goals in his two years at the club, whilst Nacer Chadli, who had a rocky first season, has been able to put himself on the scoresheet twelve times over the course of last season.

He made his senior debut on November 16, 2010, and scored his first international goal in Scotland's 3 - 0 win over the Faroe Islands at the age of 18 years, 10 months and 20 days.

But Leeds did score 81 league goals - four players scored more than 10 for the first time in over 20 years - and Grayson's men would have secured a top - six finish at the first time of asking had it not been for a disappointing end to the season.

The 21 - year - old has been with Saint - Etienne since 2011 when he signed as a youngster from hometown club UJA Alfortville, and netted the opening goal in ASSE's 3 - 0 victory over Amiens on Saturday after being given an opportunity in the Stephanois» first team.

The Italian's faith in the 25 - year - old was rewarded with the second goal in Chelsea's tense 3 - 2 win over Rovers in the EFL Cup, his first goal for the club since 2013.

The Baggies hadn't managed to take a single point off of the 18 - time English champions in nine previous Premier League encounters, failing to even register a goal during those nine meetings, but two second - half penalties from midfielder Chris Brunt cancelled out Martin Skrtel's opener for the visitors and sealed the Midlands club's first win over Liverpool for 30 - years.

The 25 - year - old netted a goal in his only game for Leicester City's first - team in a 4 - 1 win over Sheffield United in the League Cup.

It was the Brazilian's first Liverpool goal in over six years.

Due to Mertens» success this season, fans may have forgotten that the 23 - year - old Polish man started off his Napoli career with seven goals in his first nine matches, two of which came on his home debut in a 4 - 2 win over AC Milan.

The rout of Villa at The Emirates saw Theo Walcott mark his first start in over a year with a goal - and Wenger believes that even if Sanchez fails to recover in time, the Gunners will still pose enough of a threat in attack.

3 — The three goals scored inside the opening 10 minutes of Everton's 4 - 2 win over Leicester City is the first time a Premier League game has seen a trio of goals so early in more than six years (since Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal in February 2011).

Iwobi was on target in both of those games, and his goalscoring form continued to the end of the month when he scored his first headed goal in his side's 2 - 0 win over Crystal Palace on Yew Year's Day.

He scored his first international goal in two years in a 4 - 0 win over Slovakia in March 2009, and also created another for Wayne Rooney.

«I feel like I'm playing the best football I've played in recent years and I feel very good with my team - mates around me and with the work we're doing here,» said the 30 - year - old, who scored his first goal in over four years in our 3 - 0 win over AFC Wimbledon in the previous round of the FA Cup.