Sentences with phrase «last minute pitch»

Education funding advocates, including actress Cynthia Nixon, made a last minute pitch for extra money for schools in the state budget.

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Also, put in your pitch that you're willing to be a last minute guest.

BRAD LIDGE had just sandblasted the Cardinals, throwing two shutout innings to save the Astros» 5 — 2 Game 3 victory in the National League Championship Series last Saturday at Minute Maid Park, when Houston pitching coach Jim Hickey was asked about Lidge's availability for the next day.

There is no reason why Wenger should have left only small players on the pitch against big players in the last twenty minutes of the game.

The Belgian Number One striker Romelu Lukaku sat on the bench and watched his star studded team - mates fail to score for 75 minutes of last night's game against Finland, but he had to wait for the manager to put him on the pitch before he could score the equaliser himself!

He opened the scoring in the 2 - 0 triumph over FC Lorient two weekends ago and, despite only being on the pitch for 14 minutes last weekend, found the net as ASSE overcame relegation - threatened Metz at the Stade Saint - Symphorien

The game lasted five hours and eight minutes, and 462 pitches were thrown.

It was also good to see Alexis Sanchez back on the pitch even if it was only for the last 15 minutes, but it will be interesting to see his choice for the front line in next weeks game against Chelsea, but Le Prof likes problems like that!

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 why the Mets made a big last - minute pitch for David Cone on the free - agent market this winter.

How did Ozil last 90 minutes on the pitch.

There were ample opportunities for Chambers to get minutes last season with injuries to our other CD but Wenger kept Chambers of the pitch.

Under pain, he was forced to lunge at the ball like an overanxious rookie swinging — at the last minute — at a three - and - one pitch outside and low.

He always scores when Wenger is chasing a game and puts five strikers on the pitch for the last 20 minutes!

Easy victory especially if we leave Laca on the pitch for the last 20 minutes when the defenders will be tired.

There's been plenty of speculation surrounding the future of Olivier Giroud these last few weeks, with the Frenchman struggling to get minutes on the pitch.

Thankfully your not making those game decisions, Giroud was incredible all over the pitch and although his last ditch tackle in the box was a momemt of madness he controlled the game 4 80 minutes.

Skrtel was able to resume playing and lasted until the 72nd minute before being replaced, but it came after the medical staff rushed onto the pitch to offer assistance amid a worrying couple of minutes.

Again fortune intervened and when Le Prof finally picked him to play early last season he only managed 16 minutes on the pitch and went off with a hamstring injury.

The arrival of Lucas looked like a last minute panic buy by Wenger and it would seem that Le Prof didn't really rate him, despite giving us either a goal or an assist for every 44 minutes he was actually on the pitch.

Alexandre Lacazette arrived at Arsenal last summer with a massive goalscoring reputation in France, but Arsene Wenger did not seem to have placed his trust in the prolific Frenchman and the hitman rarely stayed on the pitch for more than 70 minutes at a time and the goals dried up.

The former England international striker played alongside the Armenian all - time international goalscorer at Manchester United last season, and both were limited in match - minutes, but Rooney saw plenty of the new Arsenal signings talent on the training pitch.

Between innings, the first pitch of the inning must be thrown within two minutes of the last pitch of the prior inning.

Despite the fact that Olivier Giroud only came on to the pitch for Arsenal last night with 25 minutes left on the clock, meaning he played for about half an hour with the injury time added, I think the France international forward was a good candidate for the best player in an Arsenal shirt.

While the boss has been giving Jack a fair few minutes on the pitch this season as he continues on the road to redemption after form and fitness deserted him for last few years, all five of his starts this year have been in the Europa League and Carabao Cup.

The Frenchman lasted 66 minutes on the pitch before he was replaced.

His last appearance came from the bench against Liverpool in the Champions League quarter - final, second - leg last week when the striker claimed he «couldn't run» after 24 minutes on the pitch.

Away from English football's obsessive coverage, Salah had grown and thrived as both provider and poacher, and in his last season at Roma he tallied 19 goals and 15 assists in all competitions — good for a goal or assist every 93 minutes the Egyptian star was on the pitch.

Instead of the usual last minute hoof into the danger area, a cleverly worked short corner ended with Reid firing a low shot through almost everyone on the pitch.

A pitch invader in a Honduran Liga Nacional game scores a last minute equaliser and the goal is allowed to stand.

Striker Stéfano Pinho, who scored the match - tying goal for Orlando City last week against D.C. United, had to be stretchered off the pitch after sustaining a right ankle injury in the 23rd minute.

«On the pitch I want to do my best always to fight until the last minute.

He has featured on the pitch for just 24 minutes in the Bundesliga in 2017 so far, and Dortmund will hope that his current medical condition does not have a lasting impact on him as a footballer.

Having watched Albrighton play the last twenty minutes of the Sunderland game, I have to say I was quite impressed with what the winger produced in the time he had on the pitch.

The midfielder lasted just 55 minutes before being replaced by fellow Spaniard Marcos Alonso, meaning that Lopetegui felt he has not had enough minutes on the pitch to be able to be part of his 23 - man squad.

In the last 20 minutes, the fans were on the pitch — they were not in the stands.

Pogba lasted just 19 minutes on the pitch during their encounter against Basel after he began to clutch the back of his thigh to limp off the field with loud resoundings of groans and sighs at Old Trafford.

«I'll have to look at Stephan Lichtsteiner, but whoever takes to the pitch will be in top condition because the game could last 120 minutes.»

After struggling to get the minutes on the pitch, only three appearances in the Premier League, all coming off the bench, The 22 - year - old attacker, Salah who joined Chelsea FC from Basel FC for # 11 million last January, decided to go on a loan to Serie A club, hoping to revive his career.

It was his last start for AC Milan since then and in the next five games he spent only 76 minutes on the pitch after coming on as a sub.

Last season Mkhitaryan saw the pitch for a total of 1,348 minutes; when it comes to this season, he's seen the field a total of 818 minutes.

The last match that Xavi Hernandez played for Barcelona was back in June 6 of 2015 when he entered the pitch at the 77th minute during the finals of the Champions League which saw Barcelona facing off with Juventus.

Last - man Baines crucially intervened on halfway to prevent Jesus from having an open pitch to sprint into as City tried to break from an Everton corner four minutes after the restart — and the away side, regardless of being three goals to the good, were showing no inclination to ease off the gas.

Wenger has got his tactics right in most of the games, but luck and lack of a leader on the pitch has prevented Arsenal from winning games; the inexplicable 4 - 4 draw against Newcastle showed how much an experienced head on the field was sorely missed, as the Gunners were completely clueless in the last twenty minutes of the game.

Even though there have been a lot of talks lately about Cristiano Ronaldo's physical condition, the 29 - year old didn't appear to have any problems on the pitch last night, and he even ended up playing the full 90 minutes in Real Madrid's 2 - 0 win over Cordoba.

Chelsea had been on top for most of the second half but were struggling to impose themselves at the last ten minutes, as Arsenal were doing well to hold onto the ball in the middle of the pitch as they continued to frustrate the home side.

Messi's problem was less serious than initially expected and he returned to training four days before the initial scheduled date, making his return to the pitch with a 35 - minute performance against Deportivo La Coruña last Saturday, and Leo even scored in a perfect warm - up for Wednesday's game.

WASHINGTON — Members of Upstate New York's congressional delegation are making a last - minute pitch to the Pentagon, asking military leaders to consider building a $ 3.6 billion missile interceptor site at Fort Drum.

The last - minute pitch is a bid to siphon votes from Democrat Kay Hagan so that the Republican can advance.