Sentences with phrase «league level as»

On the other hand, there is a precedent, with Francisco Rodriguez improving in that regard while thriving at the major league level as a 20 - year - old phenom.

Not exact matches

Investments in technology have also been made at the league and franchise level - virtual reality, in - game wearable tech (the Motus Baseball Sleeve measuring stress on elbows and the Zephyr Bioharness monitoring heart and breathing rates) and the recent announcement of Blast Motion as the official «bat sensor technology» analyzing swings.

But TV ratings and digital broadcasts are measured in totally different ways, and when Next Level Media broke the numbers apart, it concluded that at least four times as many people watched an NBA Finals game on average as tuned in for League of Legends finals.

The findings, which controlled for such factors as skill level and league ranking, were significant enough to garner a call from Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets (who holds an MBA).

But determined Italian champions Juve drew level seven minutes later, with one of the finest goals seen in a Champions League final, as Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic beat Real keeper Keylor Navas with a perfectly executed overhead kick.

Caster Semenya will bid to move the spotlight from new IAAF rules for female athletes who have high testosterone levels firmly back to the track as the Diamond League gets under way in Doha on Friday.

Arsenal are readying a bid for Barcelona attacker Pedro Rodriguez as sources within the Nou Camp have confirmed that high level scouts from the North London side have been spotted at matches state Tribalfootball, even before the two teams were drawn to meet each other in Champions League action.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

Despite a lack of Champions League football, I firmly believe that Arsenal still has been the reputation and financial stability to compete for top - quality talent, but it appears as though Wenger has started with his Europa League - level recruitment.

The board DO NT WANT US TO WIN THE EPL as it will mean the level of fans ambition is raised to champions league glory, and this would mean spending shed loads of money and the Board do nt want that at all!!!

The title race will then be blown wide open as Spurs will be level on points with the league leaders and Arsenal will be six points behind the Foxes with a game in hand.

Despite failing to seal a victory in the second leg, as Wolfsburg came from 2 - 0 behind to level the score on the night, Napoli have proved why they are the team that Fiorentina, Sevilla, and Dnipro will want to avoid in the semi-final draw of the Europa League.

That, too, is by design, as GM Dick Williams and the front office have been adamant about letting the young players they've brought in through their litany of trades take their lumps and mature at the big league level.

The Premier League and Bundesliga distribute TV rights quite equally, so clubs like United, Arsenal, Bayern etc haven't had the same level of income as they would have if they sold their own rights like Barca / Real.

vs. the newest expansion team, the Napa Silverados, offer a high level of professional, minor league baseball as well as a fun and unique fan experience including great food, family - based entertainment and «outside the box» promotions and special events.

I think circumstances in the game can lead to settling for a point etc, but we as Arsenal must travel to any team in the league with the absolute belief that should we perform to our level we WILL win.

Despite being injured for the majority of the loan, he did not bring a level of quality to win a Premier League title, especially in comparison to players Arsenal were linked to at the time, such as Blaise Matuidi.

As a result, the 2014 NBA draft could be the most talented group of rookies to come into the league in a long time, with freshman like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle all considered franchise - level talents.

Harden is seen as a max - level talent across the league and apparently will get that in Houston.

On an individual level, Mkhitaryan has also been voted the Armenian Footballer of the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2012, as well as the Ukranian league's best player in 2012.

Though he has yet to be untested at the highest level, he has helped Basel win three league titles as well as collecting a hatful of international cpas with the Egyptian national side.

However, as noted in the report, Spurs are not interested in allowing clubs a chance to prise the 45 - year - old away, while Pochettino himself is said to be happy at the club as he looks to take them to the next level and really push the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City for the Premier League title.

This European hegemony was matched at a domestic level: between» 03 - 04 and» 08 - 09, the Premier League's Big Four finished as the Premier League's top four in all but one season,» 04 - 05.

Having got the ball rolling with excellent spells at Espanyol and Southampton, the Argentine tactician has taken himself and Spurs to the next level since arriving at White Hart Lane as the club are in the midst of a Premier League title race for the second consecutive season.

After not appearing in affiliated ball in the United States or Japan since 2011, after not appearing in a level higher than an American independent league since 2014, the soon - to - be 41 - year - old got a minor - league deal from the Baltimore Orioles after spending years reinventing himself as a knuckleballer.

There are NO other teams in the league that have accomplished anything close to what the Sixers did this year who had their best players be a rookie and a 2nd year player, some of the teams that Philly is most often compared to in regards to young talent are Minnesota (they won less games than Philly, Wiggins sucks, and they were buoyed by Jimmy Butler as a veteran star) and the Lakers (most people don't view anybody on the Lakers on the same level as Embiid or Simmons and they only won 35 games this year).

i think i'm going to commit myself to getting back to picking regularly, however as far as setting up a full scale BECW, i would love to be apart of it, even be a captain again, but i don't think i've the time to actually be a commissioner or whatever of that level of league.

Middlesbrough are looking to be on course to return to the Premier League next year, but they have been given a reminder that they will not find it quite as easy at the higher level, but, to be fair, they will rarely play another team in such brilliant form as Arsenal were yesterday....

Perhaps a study into the birthplaces of the foreign legion would be equally interesting as would a study into the players who play at football league level.

Contrary to popular beliefs, the last two games have shown that we're a level above what we were for the past several seasons and can definitely win the league this season if we iron out a few issues such as, team selection, gelling of new players and tactics.

It's quite the drop off considering Antonio Conte won the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge last year, as the Italian tactician and his players simply haven't been able to recreate that level of success.

Eventually when these types of player come to higher level i.e. premiere league, they start to fade as there are far more better players than him in that category, for example Joel Cambell, Benik afobe, Bendtner, Arshavin etc..

Major League Soccer has made significant headway in improving club football by expanding to massive markets like New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Chicago — and in expanding, they've let in a lot of sensational talent that could definitely compete at the highest levels of European football as well.

I have a thought on this, the EPL is the most competitive league in the world but the top teams in the league which are Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man United, Liverpool have all dropped their levels which is why none of them can compete in the champions league against the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern or Atletico, as great an advert it is that Leicester won but it's a serious indictment on the big teams that they won!

The Premier is more competitive, I'll give you that, but no team in our league is on the same level as Barca, and Real.

Certainly, Arsenal are not on the same level as Barcelona, who have 23 La Liga titles, 27 Copa del Reys and five Champions League crowns.

It wasn't a move that paid off for either himself or the club, though, as they were relegated from the Premier League and he had a disastrous campaign on a personal level.

But as they graduate to Super AMOLED level during the winter campaign when Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck would have been back and 1 or 2 top quality additions are added to the team by the Boss, the Gunners will totally become unstoppable by any of their title rivals as they cruise home with the Premier League title in May next year.

Maybe you are right but of the rumoured 150M we still have payment commitments from previous transfers that have not been completed, then wages which will be a big issue since a 40 - 60M player will probably be on 180 - 200k, also we will most likely be getting a reject like James Rodriguez or Turan since we are out of the champions league and if they are on the same level as ozil then we might as well not bother with them, then add onto the fact it may not be easy to get rid of our unwanted players like Walcott for example who will pay his 140k ontop of a 20M transfer fee?

If he can develop consistency in his increased contact rate and ability to draw walks, his other numbers should rise, also, maybe enough to produce at a major league level, even if as a utility player.

of course the games against stoke, leicester etc would have gone a long way to seeing us challenge for the title last season but for a long time now we've been labelled flat track bullies i.e we are generally very good at beating opponents outside the top six but our record against man utd and chelsea maybe even city quite recently has not reflected a team on the same level as those going for the premier league title.

For me Lacazette is the same level as Campbell, doubt if he is good enough to help us win the league.

Changes at the big league level are opening doors for nonslugging prospects such as Eric Duncan

3 League titles / 6 Fa cups and constant champions league last 16odd years out of 19 also but no matter what anyone says his time as our coach has come to an end even if we win the league which in fairness we have a great shot so going out of Europe could help us win the league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this year if we had brought in more than Cech and that is Wengers League titles / 6 Fa cups and constant champions league last 16odd years out of 19 also but no matter what anyone says his time as our coach has come to an end even if we win the league which in fairness we have a great shot so going out of Europe could help us win the league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this year if we had brought in more than Cech and that is Wengers league last 16odd years out of 19 also but no matter what anyone says his time as our coach has come to an end even if we win the league which in fairness we have a great shot so going out of Europe could help us win the league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this year if we had brought in more than Cech and that is Wengers league which in fairness we have a great shot so going out of Europe could help us win the league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this year if we had brought in more than Cech and that is Wengers league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this year if we had brought in more than Cech and that is Wengers fault!

And as his career is a late bloomer he is likely to want to grab any chance he can get to play at the highest level, so being able to offer the chance of a Premier League title as well as Champions League football playing alongside the likes of Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Cazorla must surely put the Gunners in a strong position.

As for our current league standing, if win our game in hand then beat spurs and man city we will be level on points with both in the race for runners up.

EPL teams get found out in the UCL because the level of technical ability of the players and tactical awareness is below expectations as compared to teams in other major leagues.

Emilio Martinez looks like he could well grow into a Premier League level goalkeeper in the future, but unfortunately I don't think he is trusted as our second - choice option, let alone first.

11 years without a league trophy.This is why Wengers philosophy is very flawed, as nice an fuzzy as it sound, it doesn't help us compete at the elite level

He may want or even deserve Tavares - level money, but I don't think the rest of the league views him as a Tavares - level player.