Sentences with phrase «n't part of their pitch»

The three attorneys say that issuing written conclusions about the arguments isn't part of their pitch and emphasize that they will only venture an opinion about whether those who hire them are likely to win or lose if asked.

Not exact matches

Pub restaurants tend to have less expensive menus than most other restaurants, so once you've savored ideas over lunch you can offer to buy your client a drink at the bar — but plying them with drink shouldn't be part of your sales pitch...

Lamb can't resist one last sales pitch: «It is an opportunity for an individual to own part of creation — the largest diamond in existence and a piece of history.»

Even if you don't lead with it, including an emotional appeal is still an important part of your pitch.

That, in a way, is part of Birchbox's pitch to brand clients: We're connecting you with incremental, new customers, not ones that are already your biggest fans.

This is because Job title is a basic, fundamental part of the Ideal Customer Profile: Even if every other piece of the puzzle is perfect — the right industry, the right time, a perfect pitch — if the prospect is in the wrong department, or doesn't have purchasing power... nothing else matters.

Pitching is different from selling a product, because it is not part of our regular business practice, it is not something that relates to our core competence, and it tends not to happen in a repeatable and scalable way.

Don't make jokes the main part of your pitch.

And part of that, again, was because people were judging what the business was, what the product was — and until you were able to interact with them and pitch them, you weren't able to break that barrier.

No one could, for instance, no matter how fine his eyesight or physical coordination, hit a major - league pitch with a cylindrical bat if there were not some prior attunement on his part to the subtle spiritual force that flows through all things, a sort of Zen cultivation of the mindless mind, in which the impossible is accomplished because it somehow simply accomplishes itself in us.

To all of these responses I will say something along the lines of explaining what is in the meal and asking them to pitch in with part of the cooking process (which they LOVE), and then on days where that doesn't work.

Yes, you want to win every game you are part of, as you don't step out on to the pitch thinking of anything other than three points and a win; each game has its own «consequence» — but over a 38 - game season — one's title ambitions won't face obituary by the result of this clash between Everton and Arsenal.

Injuries may have been a part of the reasoning for his stagnation in recent seasons, but it can not be argued that when he is fit, his inconsistency on the pitch is the main factor for why he doesn't get a good run of games and why he hasn't developed to the expected potential.

If it wasn't followed up with this guy telling people to use products his company pushes as part of their «scientific» pitching program to find out if it's true.

Another part of that has to do with 23 different hitters not being ready for a specific pitch at a specific time.

Part of being a professional football player is earning your salary on the pitch, not on the bench.

Although the current hybrid engines produce a fairly interesting noise, they can't match the old V8s and V10s for that high - pitched scream which used to provide such an ear - shattering and chest - piercing part of the F1 - watching experience.

He joked about how being able to wear Jordan cleats on the field is even part of his gamesmanship — opposing batters are always trying to sneak a look at his shoes, so he'll make sure to pull the pants up and make a show of tying them, so his opponents are thinking about the kicks and not the next pitch that's coming.

United spent heavily on attacking players over the summer, and while this list is not made up entirely of defenders, it is clear that van Gaal now feels he needs to switch his focus to that part of the pitch.

If Gausman and Bundy can be reliable pitchers, if Cashner doesn't regress, if Cobb can pitch a sub - 4.00 ERA with half his games in hitter - friendly Camden Yards, if Tillman can have a huge comeback year, if the bullpen continues to be strong, if Brach can be a solid closer until Britton's return, if Davis and Trumbo can find their batting stroke again, if Mancini and Schoop replicate last season, if Manny continues to be Manny at short and with his improved swing, if Adam is still Adam, if Beckham can learn to play defense at 3rd and be August - Beckham instead of September - Beckham at the plate, if the catchers can somehow do their part, and if the O's figure out their right field situation (and all of that put together is one big IF).....

Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!

Walcott does not mind at all though and accepts it all as part of football and will use it to» spur» him on to greater things on the pitch.

I'd have focused more on Torres (which I did), the lack of CB depth (I'd prefer to have two quality CBs to back up a 3 back rather than just one with one of the starters being a converted CDM), the lack of players who fit the outside mid role well in this formation (which, hey, maybe that's part of what you were referring to), and the fact that when you play more attackers higher up the pitch, it often requires a team to be able to implement a high pressuring defensive line (Dempsey and Bruin are not suited for that).

After losing Luis Suarez to Barcelona in the summer, Liverpool have not looked at their best in attack, and it could be that the highly impressive N'Koudou could be the answer to their problems in that part of the pitch.

The part of the puzzle that is missing may not be a striker or a DM but a captain, or more importantly a «leader «out there on the pitch directing traffic.

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

I am wondering why Martial doesn't get more time on the pitch, particularly when Sanchez turns in another performance of such epic shitness, and when that happens I wonder if that's part of the answer.

«I think issues off the pitch have played a role and Wenger has decided that Jack isn't part of his plans any more.

Wenger has now seemingly disregarded the role as a leader on the pitch, by passing the armband onto Per Mertesacker, who not only played a bit - part role for us last season, but is also ruled out for the majority of the playing season.

without such a DM, we need 5 defender as we do but still don't fill the hole in center defending part of the pitch, no one in front of Kos wo is alone, Mustafi is no security, he just better than Mertesaker wich is bad... easy to destroy us in that area and where you score goals.

Part of the reason he threw the curve just 12.8 % of the time in his rookie year was because it wasn't a very good pitch.

How can we possibly pay 3/4 million a year for a club captain who has not been on the pitch for the best part of 2 years?

The above mentioned players were not the finest group to tread the Highbury pitch yet were part of the most successful team the club has ever had and all playing for the same manager we have now.

«He spent a good part of spring training atthe [World Baseball Classic], so he didn't really have a chance to compete fora starting spot,» says pitching coach Rick Anderson.

ARSENAL football club are in top 3 in history to win the most titles in the english league we was successful before wenger im sorry but 2 titles in 18 years is simply not good enough and in his 2nd part of his reign we as fans have had to endure some of the most embarrassing moments both on and off the pitch.

Ivanovic has not only been part of one of the league's strongest defences, he has also contributed at the other end of the pitch, scoring three in his last five Premier League appearances, as well as Chelsea's vital away goal against PSG in the Champions League

The player, however, is a threat for the opposition in every part of the pitch, and he doesn't shy away from taking chances.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

The 27 - year - old former Manchester United man does not even particularly face a great deal of competition for a spot at centre - back at the moment, with only Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka currently looking the best options in that part of the pitch.

Some, sadly no longer with us, but they are still part of match days and their legacy didn't just occur on the football pitch.

Not like they have to read the game in a completely different part of the pitch, anticipate oppositions decisions at different points of the attack, withstand heavier pressing and ball retention or pass in higher traffic..

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...

If not for injuries and poor overall fitness in the latter part of his career, the original Ronaldo would surely be higher on this list on pure talent alone, having looked unplayable on the pitch at times and inspiring Brazil to glory in the 2002 World Cup almost entirely by himself.

Mikel Arteta may not have had his most productive of seasons in an Arsenal shirt this year, as injury problems as well as form and fitness issues have seen the Arsenal captain's role on the pitch reduced to a bit part one of just two starts and 11 sub appearances.

Part of the reason we are much better defensively with Ramsey on the pitch on the right wing is because of Cazorla's limited defensive abilities and Ramsey helps out with those defensive duties much more than Ox or Walcott — although Walcott doesn't seem to be diploid on the right wing any more.

Why not buy a winger to play as a winger and a number 10 to play as a number 10 instead of trying to play three players intent on occupying the same part of the pitch?

Were just not good enough at the moment in any part of the pitch.

That's not a criticism, by the way: that plan is part of what makes Rizzo Rizzo, since it gives him more plate coverage, but it's also why he led in hit by pitches with 24 and now his hand stings.

Doug Fister pitched for the Astros in 2016 and it didn't go so well, but some mechanical adjustments helped him become a key part of Boston's rotation down the stretch this summer.

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.