Sentences with phrase «key role players»

Kansas lost five - star recruit Billy Preston after he went to play pro ball in Bosnia, and they lost the majority of their starters and other key role players from last year's team.

More than anything, the early results are telling us that some of the Thunder's key role players are mightily replaceable.

After several years of NBA irrelevancy, Richard Jefferson has improbably become a key role player for the East's best team.

The American Institute for Preventative Medicine cites it as a key role player and contributing factor in both heart disease and cancer, two of the leading causes of death in the United States.

Objective Statement — Become a key role player in providing quality solutions for the data analysis and information control functions of the firm.

Not exact matches

«Donki has the potential to become a key player, but it's the new CEO's role to decide who the company will tie up with» in the event of consolidation in the industry, said Mr Kazahaya.

The Ox should be looking to play a relatively key role in our side this season, continuing on from where he left off last term, but his contract has been allowed to run into it's final 12 months, and we can't allow ourselves to lose a large number of players for free in 12 months time.

Herewith, other players — all of whom are in the Hall of Fame or willbe — who have performed key roles in the shadow of a superstar.

The France international has been a key performer for the Blues, winning PFA Player of the Year after his star role in their Premier League triumph last May.

«It's been good watching the younger players develop into key roles this year,» Fellner said.

However, it doesn't appear as though he'll have much success with an enquiry for Pulisic, as Dortmund's intention is pretty clear in that they wish to keep him at the club for as long as possible and not view him as a means of making a healthy profit on a player that they've played a key role in developing.

It remains to be seen if Los Blancos would agree to such a move, with Asensio and Varane two young players who've played a key role in Zinedine Zidane's side in recent times.

The gross mismanagement of Arsenal during June - Aug of this year is currently my feature case as a prototype of the worst possible bungling of personnel resources and mis - assignment of employee resources to roles (as just a few of many possible examples, sitting Kola & Laca last match, starting Welbeck who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, playing Bellerin at LWB, third straight laughable team assignments in a row, seriously considering loaning out our 2nd best center back, letting multiple key players enter the final year of contract, etc etc etc) imaginable.

The Niners entered their Week 1 matchup without key offensive role players Ted Ginn and Brandon Jacobs but left Green Bay without adding anyone notable to the injury report.

Despite possessing a handful of players who played key roles on last year's run to the title, it was freshman Zach Norvell Jr. who took, and made, the biggest shot of the game for Mark Few's team.

With veteran help in short supply, talented first - year players are stepping into key roles for contenders, adding an X-factor to the wide - open playoff races

I for one believe he will play a big role this season as people tend to forget our injury record to key players.

At his peak, Ramires was a key player for Chelsea, playing a big role in their memorable 2011/12 Champions League triumph when he netted a stunner against Barcelona in the semi-final second leg, though he missed the final through suspension.

The 30 - year - old scored four goals before a knee injury hampered his progress, playing a key role in Mourinho's side despite largely being a utility player prior to that in his Old Trafford career.

Our key players should be ready to play extra roles.

The Bavarian giants won't want to lose such an important player on the cheap, with Alaba playing a key role in their side for the best part of seven seasons now.

I hope Iwobi can take their roles and hopefully Wenger would adjust the tactic according to the availability of the key players.

Former Chelsea player and coach Ray Wilkins has been particularly vocal in his criticism of the move, citing the Serbian's key role in Chelsea winning the title last season.

He has an extensive background with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) as he was the Director of Player Engagement for four years before arriving in Tempe, playing a key role in cultivating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with current and former players, business partners and other stakehPlayers Association (NFLPA) as he was the Director of Player Engagement for four years before arriving in Tempe, playing a key role in cultivating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with current and former players, business partners and other stakehplayers, business partners and other stakeholders.

There has to be several players of high caliber and for that there has to be a farm - system and youth system that will provide great young players, or more money and luck to get players who can play those key thankless roles of being competent, while the flashy ones get the credit.

There is undoubtedly a top - class player there, but with debate raging over whether or not Jose Mourinho is using him in the right position and role at Man Utd, this potential new signing could be key to entirely unlocking his quality.

Injuries have played a massive role in this series, with both teams seeing key players miss time.

Should this system stay in place, that could well pose a huge threats to a number of key players places in the squad, with more numbers needed in defence and midfield, than in the attacking roles.

I appreciate all 4 players, but to win games we need goals (obviously) and that's the key role of the ST. With our injury woes, I'd rather be safe than sorry and buy another one.

Wilshere has very poor stat for a player playing in central role (key passes, assists, tackle etc).

Silva has been one of City's best players for many years now, and has once again played a key role in their tremendous success this term.

The key to these signings mostly comes down to identifying role players who can really help offering more $ $ than anyone else without busting the cap.

The Gunners do have a relatively deep squad and so will be confident of having players able to step in to fill the voids, but ultimately that is an important quintet of players who all play key roles and so it remains to be seen how they cope without them.

The new Nigerian signing played a key role in helping his his Under - 17 international side to win the World Cup, and was nominated the most valuable player of the tournament, previously won by Kelechi Nwakali, Toni Kross and former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

The former Arsenal academy star has been one of our better players since his return, and was being eyed for a key role in the England set - up for the upcoming World Cup in Russia, and his form this season would have been a huge plus for his country.

Unfortunately for United, Di Maria has not looked the same player for United as the one who shone for so many years at Real, where he played a key role in the club winning their tenth Champions League title just months before moving to England.

Danny Welbeck is a player who will be challenging for the same role, and he has proved to be a key player when fit so far this season.

Konoplyanka could have been a good player to take this role, with fast movement and direct running a key part of his game.

Roma boast a wealth of midfield players including Daniele Ross, Radja Nainggolan and Kevin Strootman, which would all be expected to play key roles for the campaign, which most likely has discouraged Wilshere to move outside the UK.

Key to his exclusion is the variety of options available to the coach, especially players who can play in more than one role like Shehu Abdullahi and Wilfred Ndidi unlike Esiti who is only best as a defensive midfielder.

The uncertainty of manager Arsene Wenger's future is said to have played a key role in the player's decision, and the club are still to restart talks with the World Cup winner.

Oxlade - Chamberlain allegedly wants to leave to become a key player at another side, and to start to develop consistently playing in the same role.

He was a virtual ever - present for the Foxes, playing a key role in the club's remarkable title triumph, and was nominated for the Professional Footballers» Association Player of the Year award,

Jürgen Klopp himself presents a rather intriguing prospect too, he is very much focussed on the concept of team building, and a collective ethos and spirit, in which the sum of the parts is greater than the value of the individual parts themselves — maybe Klopp will go some way to healing the hurt left from Suarez's departure, as he himself is also immensely popular amongst the fans, but his players will certainly have a key role in that becoming a reality, as ultimately it is performances on the pitch that mean the most to the fans.

Why they need him: The Bavarians are yet another big club with an ageing key player who needs replacing in a role Hazard could fill with ease.

A 3 - 2 win for the USA was fuel for a run to the quarterfinals, and played a key role in eliminating former World Player of the Year Luis Figo's Portugal out of the World Cup.

Rene Meulensteen, a former coach at Manchester United during the reign of Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken about consistency amongst the young players being the key to them earning much bigger roles at the club.

The 43 - year - old is currently the assistant manager of Jong Ajax — the club's reserve team, which plays a key role in the development of players from its much - heralded academy.

Tianjin had lodged a world - record attempt to sign Costa during the winter transfer window, but their approach was knocked back by the Blues» hierarchy, who felt the player had a key role to play in their run - in to the title.

Adriano The winger was one of Sevilla's liveliest players against Middlebrough and also had a key role in the 2007 showpiece against Espanyol, opening the scoring in the 2 - 2 draw.