Sentences with phrase «goals at both ends though»

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Though the statement was broadly worded, it outlined some plans to address lingering issues between the two nations, including the reunification of families divided during the Korean War and a goal to end the antagonizing propaganda broadcasts at the border.

For now though, it seems as though he's happy to confide in Griezmann, with both players potentially leaving Madrid at the end of the season as the Frenchman is also having his struggles for Atleti, scoring just three goals and providing three assists in 14 appearances in all competitions.

With goals still dried up at the other end of the pitch (though Aaron Ramsey would want to blame lack of technology for the «no - goal - show» against Liverpool), Wenger will require much more from his back four.

I get the criticisms, I truly do, but a lot of fans blindly deny the fact that he does score goals for us, and highlight his drought at the end of season as though that was the story of his season with us, neglecting the fact that before that he was scoring near on a goal a game in a time where we desperately needed it to secure CL football when it was in no way guaranteed..

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

Seriously I don't need this on a Friday night!!!! Welbeck can go now for 35 m proven goal scorer!!!! Sadly though this isn't a team that will be in there at the end....

Macclesfield Town shipped three unanswered goals to Oxford United in a replay, Woking lost to Accrington Stanley by the same scoreline, Solihull Moors were thumped 6 - 2 by Luton Town, and though Braintree Town scored twice against Millwall, they let in five at the other end.

Even though majority of the recent matches for both clubs have ended up with more than 2.5 goals and the reverse fixture also produced a similar outcome, this is a match that could be a tight affair with a lot at stake for both clubs coming into this match.

West Brom should at the end of the day, squeeze out a win in this one though, perhaps even only by a one goal margin.

And even though their European campaign ended in disappointment with a 3 - 0 loss away to Roma which saw the Catalans crash out of the Champions League on away goals after a 4 - 1 win at home, two trophies would still represent a successful season after all the turbulence in the summer.

Was unable to stop the goal at the end of the first half though.

Steven Gerrard led the charge that March afternoon with two assists and a goal, though one of the biggest celebrations ensued when Aldridge tapped home at the Kop end from the midfielder's perfect cross.

The Potters though have scored just the three goals in their last five Premier league games so there are clear problems at both ends for them.

Make adventure and health your main goals, though tired kiddos at the end of the day is certainly a perk.

Forty - four years struggling with weight and body image in which no matter what I did I was always thinking that the goal was «almost there» but «failing» at the end... gaining and losing between 30 and 40 pounds, always feeling that there was something wrong with me, though at the same time deep inside knowing that there had to be another way of approaching thes -LSB-...]

At the end of the day, New American Paintings» number one goal is to offer deserving artists a vehicle though which there work can be discovered by an engaged and geographically diverse audience.

My goal is to at least double my units by the end of this year, and achieve full financial freedom for my family by 2026... though I'm hopeful that as I keep learning and growing, it will snowball even faster than that.