Sentences with phrase «good during the last season»

He played very well during the last season.

Not exact matches

The 20 - year - old, who made just one appearance as a substitute for Germany during the Euro U21 tournament earlier in the summer, missed the entire 2014 - 15 campaign as he recovered from a serious knee injury sustained in the previous season and it's been well over a year since his last competitive game for the club.

Schottenheimer says that Thomas has made good on his vow and that though he has averaged just nine sacks in the last three years — compared with 14 1/2 during his first four years — last season was his best ever.

The 20 - year - old is on loan at Goodison Park from Chelsea this season, having impressed during his time at West Brom last season in a temporary switch away from Stamford Bridge as well.

Chivas got the better of América during last year's regular season match, pulling off a stunning 3 - 0 win in Mexico City.

Remy enjoyed a hugely successful season out on loan at Newcastle United last term, scoring 14 goals in 24 Premier League starts, and Wenger is believed to have been attendance as France thumped Norway in Tuesday night's World Cup warm - up, during which the former Marseille man combined well with Olivier Giroud.

The young German missed the whole of last season through injury, but did show glimpses of his talent for the Gunners during the 2013 - 14 season and could well be in Ozil's ultimate XI ten years from now...

Still looks far from his best, despite a few flashes of the excellent understanding he demonstrated with Costa during the early part of last season.

I don't agree, he certainly doesn't always have a good game as his 11/12 game run without a goal during Jan / Feb last season showed.

Heavy trading during the past two seasons and a thorough search of the farm system produced last year a hard - hitting lineup that gave the Cubs the best team they've had in a long time.

And when you look back at the last decade, none of those youngsters have progressed in the way that they were hyped up to and yes I'm talking about the likes of Ramsey, Walcott, Jack Wheelchair and the Ox who all had a one season wonder of some sort, during one point in their Arsenal careers, thus far and We can't keep using this excuse for not buying ready made quality, which would instantly improve our chances of winning a major trophy or two, but No, Wenger wants to stick with a theory which clearly isn't working for us on the pitch, but he doesn't really care, as long as it works out well for saving the penny's and the pounds, in the place where it matters most for Arsenal fc, in the bank.

The Braves».610 winning percentage over the last five seasons is 69 points higher than that of the White Sox -LRB-.541), owners of the second - best record in the major leagues during that same span.

Their bulky offensive line, heralded during last season's Super Bowl run as the league's best, has at times looked old, fat and fragile.

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

That's during your so - called last season best period.

In his last season in F1 in 2007 (so not even during his good years!)

Sanchez who has played well in only one match this season (v Everton) should have been sold for # 50 m during the last transfer window.

Even though the preseason games may not give the complete picture, there is a clear change in tactics which were even observed in some of the matches during the last season as well.

Injuries clearly played their part in our downfall this term, but for me, Arsene Wenger should be well aware that we ALWAYS lose a number of players during the season, and should have used the summer window last year to bring in two or three outfield players (instead of 0).

Those looking for additional picks should know that our College Football Best Bets posted a 66 - 54 ATS record last season (+5.9 units won) and a 53 - 38 ATS record (+10.97 units won) during the 2013 - 14 season.

If it was during the summer I would say yes he was one of the best players in la liga last season, t has struggled this year I would also consider Pizarro as the main cdm at Sevilla.

Baka is extremely young (22), really only has 1 good season to his name, doesn't speak the language, comes from a diff country and diff size of club, and he was expected to replace Matic — who despite all of his faults, had a very big season last year and was a huge part of our 13 game winning steak (contributing 6 assists during it, besides all of the leg work)

Alexis is a good player.He was a massive player for us last season.I remember during the earlier stages of the season, Wenger changed the starting 11 just to get the best out of him.

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...

I'm not saying we would see the same Ramsey from that season but it's definitely not a coincidence that his best form has come in the last 10 games, during the same time that we switched to a 343 and gave him a free role in the CM position.

Until last season, when he won the starting job in training camp and ran for an NFC - best 1,405 yards, Davis was known mostly for being the guy on the wrong end of a sucker punch thrown by teammate Michael Westbrook during a 1996 practice.

He continued: «Nobody knows today if Sanchez will be in the final year of his contract next season, because he can as well extend his contract with us at the start of the season or during the season, so it's not necessarily the last year of his contract with Arsenal.»

Emiliano Martinez also did well when deputising for the duo on occasions last season, and he was also praised by Arsene Wenger for his ability during the previous campaign, and he could well try and stake his own claim for more regular action.

Apart from the Liverpool game, Chambers played well in CB last season and during preseason so to claim that our defense is weak is pathetic.

Did any of you guys see the analysis of Giroud from last season, on multiple occasions we had possession in their half lasting maybe an average of 4/5 minutes — during this period Giroud made on average 6/7 good runs anticipating the cross... but it never came.

Ramsey's performances this season, prior to injuring his hamstring in the first North London derby of this season, have been decent; but, given Ramsey's rise in stature and the expectations he has to live up to, as a result of his good performances in the last couple of campaigns, he wouldn't be satisfied with his displays — which included 2 goals and 1 assist — during the early phase of the ongoing season.

During the stretch run last year, Jimenez started the final seven games of the regular season and the first three of the playoffs at left back over other, more natural players at the position and performed well.

During the 2015/16 season, Spurs finished 3rd and they went one better during the last camDuring the 2015/16 season, Spurs finished 3rd and they went one better during the last camduring the last campaign.

Conceding a goal in the last minute against your promotion rivals can be a bitter pill to swallow at the best of times but imagine how Wycombe Wanderers felt when Colchester United goalie Scott Barrett scored in the dying minutes of injury time during the 1991/92 season.

Similarly, Fellaini looked as influential as he did during United's previous best run under Van Gaal where they beat Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester City in a six - game sequence of consecutive wins last season, during which the Belgian was used to bully opposing right - backs and midfielders to great effect.

Unfortunately, he is yet another player to have left for bigger and better things during the current transfer window by transferring to Ligue 1 rivals Monaco, who finished ten places higher than Marseille last season.

Despite facing absentees during the course of this season, Balotelli still managed to grab a very good amount of goals for his side and becoming Milan's vocal point in the attack with Stephan El Shaaray, who coincidentally suffered a drought in the second part of last season.

He made just one senior appearance last season, putting on a good performance during Arsenal's famous 7 - 5 away win at Reading.

Immobile endured a terrible spell with Borussia Dortmund last season and his loan spell at Sevilla during the current campaign has not been much better.

Even during each of the games we lost, we controlled possession for long periods and Cardiff's players strike me as so good that this shouldn't happen as regularly as I saw it happen last season.

Under Kenny Dalglish last season, Liverpool were good enough in possession and they were unlucky in hitting the woodwork 33 times during their campaign.

Now the club faces the uninspiring choice of signing either or both to new, expensive contracts that will likely last well beyond their peak years — both will turn 30 during the 2018 - 19 season — or losing them for free while entering an inflated transfer market with a need to replace their two best players.

Although the fact can not be denied that this was only a pre-season game, the victory does give a psychological edge to United, as was the case last season, when the Red Devils beat Chelsea and then went on to win three out of four games during the season en - route to winning the League as well as knocking the Blues out of the Champions League.

Schmeichel played a key role in helping Leicester win the title last season and he has continued his fine form during the current campaign as well, despite the Foxes» struggles.

During the last international break, Hart said: «I want to finish the season well, the best I can for Torino.

While a serious knee injury sustained in during our Champions League exit against Bayern Munich in March 2014 has clearly been a major contributory factor in the German appearing to lose his place in the manager's plans (he did not play any first - team football last term), Reine - Adelaide might do well take note of the manner in which his colleague's career has stuttered since he stood - out in the build - up to the 2013/14 season.

He noted, with enthusiasm, how he felt Mourinho had found his best position last season in a deep - lying midfield role while saying the exact same thing during his time at Arsenal when deployed higher up the field.

Although their defensive record wasn't too bad during the last season, even having the fourth - best defence isn't good enough when a side has ambitions to win league titles, regardless of how well their attacking unit performs.

I bought this top last fall before a weekend reunion with some of my favorites from college, thinking it would serve me well during the holiday season.

The off the shoulder top trend, which was a big hype during last season, is still going on and this is a good news because I'm a huge fan of this style.