Sentences with phrase «less than in the first game»

I still had to look up a few things online, but probably less than in the first game.

I have to admit there was more than one occasion where I jumped when something unexpected happened but overall the scares were less than in the first game.

Not exact matches

With Arsenal now fully underway with pre-season training and the first pre-season game against Lens being less than a week away, Gooners are excited to see the players back in action.

39 goals and 11 assist in 44 games, and only 1 penalty taken and no «shoulder goals», in his first season no less, is more than enough to make any opposing fan jealous.

With less than 2 minutes left in the game if the Chargers get 1 first down they win the game.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

The Bearcats led by double - digits before the under 4 timeout of the first half, and led by 22 points with less than 11 minutes to go in the game.

In less than two weeks, the Gunners will run out for the first game of pre-season against a Singapore select XI in their national stadium, so I expect that the players that have not been given extended summer breaks will be back in training next weeIn less than two weeks, the Gunners will run out for the first game of pre-season against a Singapore select XI in their national stadium, so I expect that the players that have not been given extended summer breaks will be back in training next weein their national stadium, so I expect that the players that have not been given extended summer breaks will be back in training next weein training next week.

I strongly believe he should / will be given another season at least to show what he can do albeit in a different role to which he wants... he will have ro reinvent himself and learn to play and score from the wings because to be perfectly frank he had more than enough time and games to show he can top strike for us when he first joined and Giroud was out Injured and he was less than impressive goals wise.....

The Spurs will finish the season with less than 50 wins in a full 82 - game season for the first time since 1997.

On the following Bucs drive on offense with less than three minutes to go in the game and the Cowboys holding onto a 26 - 20 lead, Irving went right back to work on the very first play.

I hope I'm wrong but this could be the most damaging win when it comes to transfers... winning 1 game, after about 20 minutes of really good play, is of little consequence in the grand scheme of things... only those with the most selfish of intentions would suggest otherwise... the only reason we're even in this predicament, where were celebrating our first victory of 2018 against a bottom half squad who is managed by possibly the only individual more antiquated than our manager, is because of Wenger's ridiculous mishandling of his contract last year combined with his mishandling of the contracts of our top players this year; a fact that he himself admitted to... so before you get too excited about the possibilities of our current roster don't forget what has happened over the last several years and pray to the gods of football that real quality reinforcements like Auba are on the way, which could have happened years ago for less money and we might have been holding a trophy of some significance, or this brief respite will be followed by the usual mediocrity and stagnation

The first playoff games were less than 48 hours away, but not one of the four opening - round matchups had been determined, and the Boston - Buffalo brouhaha for first place in the Adams Division — and a bye in the best - of - three preliminary series — still had not been decided.

We ended a four - game winless streak with our 2 - 0 victory at Bournemouth last Sunday — goals from Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain in the space of less than 90 seconds midway through the first half put the game to bed.

3 is a silent pick em so money line the game with a dog of 3 pts or less, 85 % of teams that cover 3 points as dogs win the game outright so why give the books any more than you have to, make sure you take dogs in first half ONLY, i cant stress this enough, more times than not if a dog will cover the game, (big dogs +7 or higher) they will show up early and you do not want to get screwed in the 2nd half by blowing the cover, these are things the sports books never would tell you but surely will save you a lot of aggravation in the LONG RUN

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Now in our first three games this season we have been less than impressive.

After watching the Yankees hold the vaunted Texas offense to less than a run a game (and Gonzalez to a.130 average and one RBI) in consecutive playoff sweeps of the Rangers in 1998 and» 99, Oates and general manager Doug Melvin have adopted a youth - oriented, pitching - first approach.

You may think that his goal tally of just less than a goal every other league game is not all that impressive, especially in UKraine but that is over nine seasons and his first three years were relatively unproductive.

But seeing for the first time several Arsenal players not even giving close to 100 % in a Champions League game was no less than a disgrace, and I firmly believed, that would and should be the end of Wenger's reign.

Sober, industrious and otherwise well - adjusted men have been known to fall into gargling, sputtering rages as, sitting helplessly before their TV sets, they feel themselves assaulted by Allen's tedious, drawn - out explanations («For the benefit of those not so familiar with the game, the infield fly rule states that, with first and second base or first, second and third occupied and less than two out, a ball which in the judgment of the umpire,» etc..

Keep in mind though, this was a less than average St. Louis defense and it was his first preseason game.

Marcus Davenport showed up at the University of Texas at San Antonio — which played its first game in 2011 — weighing less than 200 pounds, having switched positions late in high school and viewing football as a means to a good education rather than a potential lifelong pursuit.

The Lakers and Mavericks would face each other in the first round of the playoffs if the season ended today as the No. 3 vs. No. 6 match - up, but the Clippers are just one game behind the Lakers in the standings, and if there's one lower - seeded team the Lakers would want to face less than the Mavericks, it's probably the Grizzlies (the current No. 5 seed).

Anything less than a win in last night's game against Bolivia could have seen them eliminated, and the first big chance of the game (on 40 minutes) fell of course to Alexis.

Yesterday in the first quarter of the Packers Vikings game, this guy named Aaron Rodgers was body slammed by Anthony Barr in a less than fortunate manner.

In Week 3, Dustin Hopkins kicked five field goals, including a game - winning 37 yarder with less than two minutes remaining, to give the Redskins their first victory of the season.

After just 39 games for the Shakers, Southall was snapped up by Everton, completing an amazing transformation - in just less than two years, he had gone from working on a building site to playing First Division football.

Since breaking into the QPR first team in 2000, Pacquette has played for 29 different teams, playing less than 10 games for more than half of those teams.

However, ask a City supporter and they would tell you that the game is up there with the self - styled «biggest - ever derby» — when Vincent Kompany's headed goal sealed a 1 - 0 victory in April 2012 and put City in pole position to win their first league title in 44 years less than two weeks later.

Following a less than convincing 3 - 2 win in their opener against Minnesota United, the Quakes dropped successive games to first Sporting Kansas City on the road and New York City FC at home.

In Guardiola's risk assessment, the league is as good as won, so the United game has become nothing less than an irrelevant distraction in the midst of six crucial days between Wednesday's first - leg at Anfield and next Tuesday's return game at the EtihaIn Guardiola's risk assessment, the league is as good as won, so the United game has become nothing less than an irrelevant distraction in the midst of six crucial days between Wednesday's first - leg at Anfield and next Tuesday's return game at the Etihain the midst of six crucial days between Wednesday's first - leg at Anfield and next Tuesday's return game at the Etihad.

While there was less than 18,000 watching the first game between these in the FA Cup a week or so ago, any fans turning up at Turf Moor in midweek to see the replay will be hoping for more of a spectacle this time around.

And less than 72 hours will elapse before we take to the field for the very first home Premier League game in front of 57,000 spectators on Sunday at our new stadium.

Having been drawn into arguably the toughest group in World Cup history, the United States needed nothing less than 3 points in their first game against the team that had previously knocked them out of two World Cups in a row.

When we sold him to Blackpool for # 1m, a lot of fans were annoyed, whilst others saw it as a fair amount for somebody who'd played less than 20 games in the first team.

Providence struck first late in the game but DePaul equalized with less than a minute to play.

If we look at the Premier League games that we have played in the twenty - first century (season 2000 - 2001 onwards), then out of 264 home games, just 17 have ended as 0 - 0 draws which is less than the top flight average.

Linked to a sooner return to his home country, with Bologna allegedly interested in signing him back, Italian international forward Manolo Gabbiadini (26), as his agent, Silvio Pagliari, stated: «First things first, we must point out Manolo is playing in Premier League, and, even if he's getting less game time than before right now, he'll give a lot of thought before leaFirst things first, we must point out Manolo is playing in Premier League, and, even if he's getting less game time than before right now, he'll give a lot of thought before leafirst, we must point out Manolo is playing in Premier League, and, even if he's getting less game time than before right now, he'll give a lot of thought before leaving.

In part, some of the less - than - impressive underlying numbers have been caused by a desire to defend first, either through choice by shutting down games against key rivals, or having secured early leads.

Less than two weeks after the the tragedy, United played their first game, with blanks where the names of the players should have been in the matchday programme.

The only player missing the deciding match on the tie is the cause of all the controversy surrounding the first game: striker Fernando Torres, who scored and was sent off in less than 15 minutes at the Camp Nou, will not be available for the game at Calderón.

Less than 40 % of spread bets are on the Browns +8 in the first game of the season.

This game does everything, to appear normal, the first «real game» for virtual reality; and yet paradoxically amazes less than other titles already available for PlayStation VR; little titles that actually appear much more in line with the technology itself, and slightly surpass the the (still) majestic Robinson the Journey.

Everything that you expect to see visualized in «Solo,» based on your experience with previously stated «Star Wars» mythology, gets served up on a silver platter, from young Han Solo's first meeting with Chewbacca to Han winning the Millennium Falcon in a card game from its original owner, Lando Calrissian, and making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs (that parsecs are a unit of distance, not time, is properly explained at last), to the fact that Wookiees hate to lose at three - dimensional chess and are strong enough to rip people's arms from their sockets.

Yet unlike so many of the director's previous cinematic puzzle games, Redbelt cares far less about tricking its audience than about plumbing its protagonist's psyche in a way both viscerally exciting and intensely analytical, a nifty trick that's aided by a host of uniformly sturdy but tonally divergent supporting actors (dainty Emily Mortimer, chilly Rebecca Pidgeon, hammy Rodrigo Santoro, goofy Tim Allen) who don't, at first glance, seem well - suited to coexist with each other.

The psychological horror definitely plays a much bigger part in Outlast 2 than in the first game, and with that comes much less jump scare moments and more moments focused on messing with the player's mind, which I appreciated.

3: «Get Out» or Luca Guadagnino's achingly tender «Call Me by Your Name» will emerge as a popular first choice among Oscar voters, and a film that was made for considerably less than $ 10 million will win Best Picture for the second year in a row, confirming that «Moonlight» changed the game in more ways than one and forever altered our idea of what constitutes an «Oscar Movie.»

Overall, everything feels less personal and compelling than it did in the first game.

Tied 14 - 14 with less than 5 seconds left on the clock, 28 yards stood between his team — the Duval Charter High School Panthers — and their first playoff game in school history.