Sentences with phrase «going at this point in the season»

OK, sorry for the long winded intro this week, but there is a lot going at this point in the season!

Not exact matches

«There's a scene in Breaking Bad «s first season in which Walter White's hoodrat lab assistant Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) tells Walter he just can't «break bad,» and — when you first hear this snippet of dialogue — you assume what Jesse means is that you can't go from being a law - abiding chemistry teacher to an underground meth cooker... But this, it turns out, was not Jesse's point at all.

In each of the past six seasons, the Winston Cup points leader at the halfway point has gone on to win the title.

Wenger has mostly used the second string squad at the start of any season to great effect, most teams aren't at full strength or match fit and he plays that Wengerball numbers game, throwing in squad players who are fit and raring to go whilst the first team get ready, we'll win 2 of our 3 opening games and he'd rather that than splash 100m on 3 players and get the same amount of points.

I agree that at this point Mesut needs to go, but in his defense he hasn't played «central midfeild» as you say, all season.

If we start this season with those two in our starting 11 it will be a clear sign from this organization that nothing has changed and that we will never get it right until both Kroenke and Wenger are gone... neither one of these players should still be with our club at this point because they represent the settling half - measures that have plagued this team for a number of years... this is what I call the «no man's land» of the soccer world, where teams don't have enough talented young players, unlike a Monaco or Dortmund, because they have lost the plot from an organizational standpoint... they are so reliant on one individual to run the whole operation that their once relevant scouting department has become so antiquated that it can no longer find those hidden gems it once had... furthermore, when you leave all decision - making to a manager who despises any dissenting opinions, your management team becomes little more than a stagnant group of «yes men» and no new ideas emerge... so instead of developing a team with the qualities necessary to excel in a particular system, you continually make half - brain purchases year after year to stifle dissent from the ticket - buying public, then try desperately to finagle together a lineup regardless of what would make positional sense... have you ever heard of a team who plays players out of position so often... of course not because that manager would likely be fired and never work for a team of any consequence ever again

Clemson won't be 100 percent going into the Championship game, but at this point in the season, nobody is.

Team Kaplan is better than their record indicates and at one point in the Season it's going to show through..

Rafael Benitez's Newcastle side are just four points above the relegation zone right now, and as usual it is going to be a dogfight right until the end of the season with just 5 points separating 13th and 19th in the table at the moment, with just 8 games to go.

The Citizens have been immensely impressive this season, going on an absurd record - setting run of wins, and look to have all - but wrapped up the Premier League title at this early point in the term.

Could've gone for Krychowiak or Bender but opted to stay with Flamini and Arteta even though we all knew Coquelin and Cazorla would get injured at some point in the season.

- Garth arrived in January - We were going into the season with 3 designated players (Oba, Clint, and Valdez with Ozzie bought down with allocation)-- I don't recall rumors of Lodeiro at that point because a new DP wasn't on the horizon.

But with his workload to this point in the season, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes down at some point during these last two games.

By far the best article I have ever read on this site, there was no bias or empty statements, just cold hard facts, the writer even respected wengers budget but still pointed to where he should've improved, there are no excuses, what you read is literrally all u get with arsene, if you gave him a budget of 9m or 1 billion, he will ALWAYS take the risk cause he doesn't give a fk about the consequences as if he was a teenager raging through puberty, his stubborn is absolutely pathetic, can you believe he turned down signing a keeper when almunia was shocking, can you believe he didn't sign a CB when squillaci was awful, can you believe that he REFUSED to sign a CDM for almost 8 years, CAN you believe on one of the most important transfer windows of arsenals history, arsene decided to go host charity matches in rome, that's right instead of trying hard for the fans that have respected him and pay him one of the highest managerial wages in the world, he decided to do what he pleased as usual, cause he doesn't answer to anyone, nor does he giving a flying fk, gazidis a man i thought was also a crook went and did arsene's job for him and at least got us a striker (which cost us the title in january last season) and arsene foolishly proclaims that «if i was here we wouldn't of signed danny» meaning we wouldn't of had ANY recognised cf till giroud recovered, arsene wenger is a joke of the highest order, lack of respect, lack of shame and lack order, i despise him

Nervous start — usual criticism at the beginning of the season, with the lack of spending Ramsey's first blood — Arsenal shocked the league, we played brilliant football, scoring beautiful goals, all seemed like a decent season for us Coq red card — injury crisis struck, the lack of bench depth put pressure on the team, the downfall of performance caused crucial points Alexis» goal when down to ten men - it all seemed like arsenal would lose out in the title race again but arsenal somehow surprised the league again, saying aye we got the quality but we just ai nt gonna show in week in week out Draw in NLD with 10 men — can't really complain about it but you ain't happy.

4th place gone, football quality at an all time low, a half empty stadium... the furure ai nt what it used to be... junkies in cold turkey... wenger pretending that more points than last season means progress... the man is a charlatan of the first order.

No matter what happened in the other Premier League games set to be played this weekend, there was always going to be a lot of pressure on Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players after our side had fallen out of the top four and into the worst position at this point of a season for over 10 years.

The board needs to come out and clarify things as well as apologize for the way the season has gone vowing to do everything in there power this summer to put things back on the right path... Seems like one protest won't be enough at this point...

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

Sadly that didn't go as planned for City and now they are in a straight fight with Arsenal for automatic qualification to next seasons Champions League, and if they beat the Gunners this weekend they will leapfrog Arsenal into third on goal difference with just one game to play, so Arsene Wenger will be desperate to get at least a point to keep us in the driving seat.

Last season they first lost 75 - 74, and then in a January rematch had them down by 18 points before the momentum turned and they finally fell, 112 - 104, only a month before the Bulldogs would go on to a shot at the NAIA Division II national title.

If we can push on from that performance and go on the sort of run that we normally see from Arsenal at this point in the season then you never know.

VanVleet missed a game - winning shot at the buzzer against Kentucky in last season's Round of 32, and he seemed to be committed to not letting things get to that point this go - round.

San Francisco takes on Philly (combined 74 points in second halves this season) at home next week, meaning Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick are going to need to figure out how to score in the second half if they want to avoid a 1 - 3 record.

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

We don't likely see him this year, but with Smoak and Morales both going into next season without a contract in 2020, there could easily be spot for him at some point next year if he can get back on track this year.

There were no FAB 50 rankings in 2014 and again last season, but at some point if all goes well we'll do final rankings for those seasons just to have no holes in the archives.

Starting at their 21 - yard line, less than two minutes to go with two timeouts left, down three points, the Baltimore Ravens» season came down to Joe Flacco's ability to lead them in a winning drive.

Sell him and use the proceeds to get Van Dijk, you might think he is a luxury at this point but when you consider that Mert and KOs are already over 30 and increasingly injury prone, the glut of reliable coordinators we think we have in defence can quickly disappear like Cazorla in Midfield last season to the point where even Wilshere had to go on loan.

Even after Suarez and the 40 million plus one saga where he was clearly angling for a move to us, the Kop still gave him a standing ovation during a pre-season game, a gesture I believed went a long way in making him stay at least for that season and give his absolute best to the club even if it were inevitable that he was going to leave at some point because the club clearly did not match his ambitions.

people are pointing out that is Kroenke's fault but the reality is Koroenke did not buy yaya Sanogo, Kallstrom, Park Yung and last year Takuma Assano (loaned to germany) to mention few of the average players got in transfers.Kroenke gave 100 million last summer so why not going for Abumayang at that time for 60 - 70 millions or Lacaztte (40 — 50 reports in Spain indicate he's going to Atletico) and another 30 - 40 millions for DM (we got Xhaka but i believe next season the guy will be much better) so the lack of reinforcing the Key positions needed is his fault.

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I think the point to all of this is if you sign your players early, they bed into the team, join in pre-season games and are ready to go at the start of the season.

The way this season has gone in the EPL or around the world this season makes you think if AW would have paid for 3 outfield players we would be at least 9 - 12 points clear.

Our season is in need of saving at present, having fallen to five points off the top four, and our best bet on playing Champions League football looks like winning the Europa League, although there is still a long way to go in the competition.

I seem to remember early last season going through this same scenario, when we were even further behind the League leaders (in fact relegation was mentioned at one point) but our «despicable manager» turned it around, brought Arsenal all the way back up to Third Place, and helped us to retain the FA Cup before the seasons end.

These games tend to happen earlier in the season when FBS teams are playing FCS teams, and this year 30 + point road dogs have gone an astounding 51 - 20 ATS for +27 units.

At that point our season was looking in deep trouble but Ospina stepped up in style and helped us to go on a great run which saw us improve on the usual fourth place and win a second FA cup in a row.

All our summer signings are doing well, we are much better than last season going forward (although more suspected in defence) The official hate us — at Everton now Hull, 4 more points -15 total and things would be completely different, that's how close it is.

If u are an arsenal fan u wil realise there are two parts in an arsenal season... the first part is when we are winning and we think that we are the best team in the world at that point Wenger is a god and every Arsenal playr is a world class player at this point also Arsenal need no signings... then the 2nd part is when reality hits us hard in the face, we are eliminated in all competetion injuries come in and everyone is singing WENGER MUST GO... haha i ges at this time we are in the 1st part, we nid no signings and the squad is good enaf, there will be no injuries the whole season and Arsenal will win the EPL and the Cl next year hehe!

Celtic have been extremely dominant in the Scottish Premiership this season, managing a staggering 91 points in 33 games, going unbeaten across the campaign thus far, but this is the Old Firm Derby, so there's always everything at stake.

Using Bet Labs software, I found that second half underdogs of at least 7 - points have gone 131 - 90 ATS (59.3 %) in regular season games.

Our research found that teams who have held their opponent to under 60 - points in consecutive games have gone 64 - 34 ATS (65.3 %) including a 5 - 1 ATS record this season.

But yet again we have a horrendous streak of giving up point to everyone like an open bar while we are in front row seat looking at the season going away... And that is not because we bought / didn't bought players.

Both inherited programs at low points — Iowa was 3 - 8 in 1998 and went 4 - 19 in Ferentz's first two seasons (1999 - 00), while Wake Forest had gone to two bowls in 20 years pre-Grobe — and both turned fortunes around significantly.

Marseille have been impressive this season under the guidance of maverick head coach Marcelo Bielsa and could go seven points clear at the top of the French top tier with victory in the capital.

my expectations are pretty low for this season, all im hoping for at this point is we draft well but knowing this team we're gonna take ridley in the 1st and shaquem griffin in the 2nd

After recording one of their most impressive performances of the season in a 1 - 0 win over Leicester City, Liverpool found themselves going up against 19th - ranked Sunderland with a chance at three easy points.

Plus, we all know that we are going to be short in (add positions here) at some point in the season, due to injuries!

Chelsea will no doubt pose the bigger test, especially having to travel to them, but both are huge games at a pivotal point in our season, and a win on Thursday could give us a needed boost before going to Stamford Bridge.