Sentences with phrase «needed strengthening»

Evaluated player's skills and abilities, which needed strengthening for overall team improvement

Firstly, you promised the world to aim to limit temperature increases to below 2 °C, and to review from 2013 - 2015 whether this aim needed strengthening to 1.5 °C.

Even though parent involvement is a defining feature of IDEA, Congress, as part of the 1997 reauthorization of IDEA, believed that parental involvement needed strengthening.

America is overdue for a thorough upgrading of federal education data gathering and analysis, primarily housed at the National Center for Education Statistics, as well as needed strengthening and expansion of - and enhanced independence for - the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

One was to identify aspects of teaching that needed strengthening across the school, such as student engagement in learning, and plan appropriate professional learning opportunities to meet that need.

As you can see, each employee in this example had been facing different difficulties and needed strengthening in another field, and each of their learning journeys had evolved completely different, based on their personal needs and expertise.

Elisabeth Parsons of Core Expectations was pivotal in identifying that my pelvic floor was weak and needed strengthening.

The power of these steps resides in the realization that this person and the affair we are having with them were put in our path to expand us, to show us where we needed strengthening and what needed our attention.

This is one important way of approaching a much needed strengthening of our body politic.»

In the same year, Microsoft said the STEM pipeline needed strengthening because 1.2 million US jobs would open up in computing by 2020 — and only 40,000 more Americans would have degrees in those subjects by then.

My diagnosis was that his gut needed strengthening.

Although Mauricio Pochettino had very little time to assess his squad and see what areas needed strengthening, the Argentine still made six signings over the summer window (seven, including Dele Alli in January), and some have been successes, whilst some have been flops.

He was always replacing and buying like for like in the different positions that needed strengthening and sometimes better players too.

One of the biggest complaints over the last few years has been that Wenger has not invested in the key positions that needed strengthening, but that has now been rectified this summer, so if we put up a strong fight but still only came second or third, would we still be happy with Wenger knowing that he did his very best?

I like Cech, not just his ability but his attitude as well, however the goalkeeper position was not one that needed strengthening and I do not think that this season cech has saved us the 10 points John Terry was reported as saying.

People I think underestimated how far we were from being a top side and were saying we only need 2 players 2 seasons ago in reality most of the team needed strengthening.

Wenger ignored every area that needed strengthening, and instead, decided we needed another play - maker, despite Cazorla only arriving a year before, and he was outstanding!

If Wenger knew the CB positions needed strengthening why did he leave it till the last minute to try and get Jonny Evans?Why was it not addressed last summer?

Our defence has clearly needed strengthening for years now but is being neglected.

When we signed Ozil, there were way more positions that needed strengthening first: GK, CB, DM, RW, LW, CF. I'm also talking about the balance of the whole team, not between Santi and Ozil.

The midfield needed strengthening, but it is 100 % NOT the priority.

Most fans, and dare I say, some AKBs included, knew we needed strengthening for three reasons:

We finished 12 points or so behind Chelsea and at full tilt they were a team better than ours and as such the writing was on the wall for needed strengthening... we didn't strengthen enough and as such the exact same thing happened.

Basically thierry was saying that the whole spine of the team needed strengthening, ok he stressed a striker but that could have been that our goal scorers with pace are not good enough, ie welbeck or sanchez.

I made up my mind that we needed strengthening through the middle, a goalkeeper and a centre half who between them could stop goals, and somebody up front to create goals and score them.»

«Their defence is a complete mess, [it] desperately needed strengthening and nothing done there apart from [Sead] Kolasinac who is only a partial solution.

Rather, it is because of the difficulty of prising these players away from their respective clubs, although he agrees that there were areas that needed strengthening.

The weaknesses spotted last year were highlighted again... CAM played out of position on the left, lack of mobility at CB and much needed strengthening in CDM position.

The three conclusions of the Limits to Growth referred to above are still valid and only needed strengthening (p. xv).

The most impactful initiative has been the initiation of a banking union in mid-2012, but this remains incomplete and needs strengthening.

All the names of the martyrs indicate Greek of Asiatic origins and the fact that they addressed themselves to the churches of the provinces of Asia and Phrygia in their hour of need strengthens the Assumption that most of the martyrs were from Asia.

I think those positions need strengthening more as I don't see Sterling as a CF at all, but rather a winger / striker which we already have a plethora of.

It is a recurring theme at arsenal, we know the positions that need strengthening but nothing actually happens.

What's AW's excuse for not buying in other areas we need strengthening too (DM / CB)?

but are you saying that by buying the players of the positions we NEED strengthening does guarantee it?

And what other positions do you think that Arsenal need strengthening in if we delve into the market?

He specifically said DEFENSIVELY which to me is saying he feels he has enough in the two positions we all feel need strengthening.

Arsene Wenger has seemingly identified the main areas that need strengthening after another failed Premier League title challenge this term, and it looks as though these world class names could be just what the club needs to establish themselves as a force again.

If at 6 pm we see that Wenger is putting all his faith in Giroud, Walcott, Welbeck and Coquelin in the keys areas that need strengthening I'll be distraught Also Wenger in France?

goalkeepers - cech ospina rightbacks - chambers debuchy bellerin centrebacks - gabriel koscienly chambers mertz leftbacks - monreal gibbs dms - le coq flamini arteta cms - cazorla wilshere ramsey rw - wilshere ox ramsey am - ozil cazorla rosicky lw - welbeck sanchez walcott st - walcott giroud welbeck sanchez now if there is a place that needs strengthening its the dm position.I know I am going to be slated for this but i agree with wenger that buying isnt the problem nor the answer.With players like sanchez ozil le coq bellerin and monreal always improving I will say buying inteferes witg thw teams understandinf and personal improvement of players

That mark about Ozil needing strengthen his body is unimportant.

But we need strengthening bad after not buying last season.

Tiemoue Bakayoko, Andrea Belotti and Raphael Varane complete the line - up, and in truth, it's easy to see where they're going with the list as ultimately it addresses areas of the Man Utd squad that certainly need strengthening.

2) Where does your squad still need strengthening?

2) Where does your side still need strengthening?

2) Where does your side need strengthening and who should you sign to do so?

i believe we do need strengthening (DM, ST and backup CB).

Antonio Conte signed N'Golo Kante from Leicester City this past summer, but with Cesc Fabregas struggling for playing time and John Obi Mikel seemingly leaving Stamford Bridge when his contract expires at the end of the season, the Chelsea midfield will need strengthening.

And your comments pertaining to Wengers genuine belief that the midfield doesn't need strengthening is all you need 2 know about Arsenals ability to win anything of Merit next season.

I know it's not even July 1st yet but I for one will be amazed if we get anyone substantial, especially in the areas we so need strengthening.