Sentences with phrase «off pace»

United, though, are never far off the pace and a 20th successive home win in the Barclay's Premier League − what would also be their fourth consecutive league victory over Man City at Old Trafford − would see them erase Man City's two - point advantage and replace them at the summit.

Paris Saint - Germain may be off the pace in Ligue 1 but their thumping victory over Barcelona shows Unai Emery can fulfill his Champions League remit...

James Milner — 5.5 Missed a good chance in the opening minutes after being set up by Firmino, looked off the pace despite getting the odd cross in.

The visitors were off the pace in the first half, as shown when Eric Dier was caught napping on the ball by Mane in the lead - up to Liverpool's second goal two minutes later, before the Senegalese found Adam Lallana just inside the box.

World junior champion Jodie Williams was further off the pace, running 7.32 to place sixth in her semi.

In mitigation, they had had to chop and change personnel - the injured Georginio Wijnaldum was a particular loss; his replacement Emre Can looked off the pace - with goalkeeper Loris Karius then reacting sharply to shovel away Rashford's dangerous low, outswinging cross as Ibrahimovic waited to pounce.

Not for the first time this season, he looked off the pace, his touch and passing deserting him.

2 goals and 2 assists in his last 7 games is solid, and 15 goal contributions in 21 games is hot stuff, and yet he looks off the pace almost every time he touches the ball.

The defeat now means we are way off the pace for top four, and after the rest of the weekend's results, we find ourselves in 6th place and sliding down the table.

Looking like legitimate title contenders in the first half of the season, the clubs seemed off the pace after the turn of the year and settled for top four finishes.

Along with Rooney, Memphis and Shweini also look somewhat off the pace, and whilst United just about deserved the 3 points last night, there need for improvement is clear.

The season started off slowly, with Manchester United falling off the pace with their worst start to the Premier League ever!

Neck - and - neck with Manchester City at the end of September, Manchester United have fallen off the pace after a 0 - 0 draw at Liverpool and successive away defeats against Huddersfield Town and Chelsea.

A loss to Arsenal would see them drop further off the pace, while their rivals move even further clear.

Costa scored 16 goals in all competitions last season, but looked unmotivated and off the pace for much of the time under Mourinho's management.

Chelsea have put in a tame defence of their Premier League title as they are already 15 points off the pace.

He started the game well off the pace and was not creating any opportunities for Samed Yesil, the young German who was isolated for the majority of the first half.

The most assuring aspect with Wigan is that they have this uncanny knack of never allowing themselves to fall behind or off the pace, with a morale boosting result never too far away.

Lose however, and they could find themselves further off the pace.

A defeat last night would have meant we were well off the pace, but now if we can put together a nice run over the next few weeks, there's no reason we can get back into a top four position, Spurs definitely due a blip and we are well and truly overdue a slice of luck and some more fortuitous refereeing decisions.

We were off the pace last season, then clawed our way back close to the top.

Having made a clean sweep to the titles last year, Mercedes continued where they left off at the 2015 opener in Australia with Lewis Hamilton leading home a 1 - 2 and Sebastian Vettel from Ferrari more than 30s off the pace in third place.

AVB knows that is his job and, with Chelsea a mess and Arsenal faltering, Liverpool way off the pace and last year's surprise package, Newcastle, looking more likely to be fighting off relegation than fighting for the CL qualification spots, it seems more than likely we've the squad to do it.

Would he be woefully off the pace?

Arsenal remain just four points off the pace of United with a home fixture with the Red Devils looming in just a couple of months.

Apart from one good left footed shot he was sloppy and off the pace, as he has been for much of the season so far.

I don't think AC Milan are all that good, Napoli look a better side with better players, don't understand why they are so far off the pace in Italy.

His first booking for diving in on Blind showed a man off pace, it was little wonder he was taken off at half - time.

Basel are currently 4 points off the pace, chasing Young Boys, in the Swiss Super League.

The result was a free - fall from League title contention to significantly off pace for Champions League qualification all after the break.

Although Fabregas had now emerged as a truly outstanding player, scoring 19 goals from midfield, Arsenal were still off the pace in the league, finishing third, while they lost to Barcelona in the quarter - finals of the Champions League.

And finally, Manchester City (2.15 WilliamHill) are in action on Sunday — The only fixture on Sunday not to be shown live on any broadcast — as Roberto Mancini takes his side to The Hawthorns in a game they simple must win following back - to - back defeats in the league, three in all competitions, with the latter the most humiliating as City lost to a team from Poland who are 14 points off the pace in their domestic league and starring relegation slap - bang in the face.

In spite of the fact his team are five points off the pace currently set by Manchester United at the top of the league, and even though he's overseen Chelsea's worst first half to the a Premiership season since 2001/2002, Carlo Ancelotti insists Chelsea are still involved in this intriguing race for the that title and that they will fight to the very death as they look to defend their crown.

Laurent Koscielny was well off the pace and let Ulloa run by him to meet Schlupp's cross and fire a powerful header past Wojciech Szczesny to level the scores.

Liverpool had dropped off the pace by the time the two teams met at the Etihad.

Following Chelsea's midweek performance against Aston Villa, it may be too soon for Juan Mata to start as he looked a little off the pace due to not getting as many minutes in preseason as he would have hoped following an extended holiday due to international duty.

Embed from Getty Images The Gunners look set to go another season without a Premier League title in their hands as they sit nine point off the pace of leaders Chelsea going into the...

Last year also a big improvement in how cars looked, Ferrari threw a serious title challenge that saw Vettel leading as late as September and despite starting the season 1s off the pace, Red Bull made big inroads into the leaders and also won three races, Mexico certainly on merit.

Plus two back to back defeats in the League has already put Chelsea way off the pace at top of the table.

The four - time World Champion looked well off the pace in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix and Rosberg admits it looks like he has lost a «touch of motivation», but he says it is only a matter of time before the Brit comes back.

A little bit off the pace but that's understandable considering the nasty head injury he's been recovering from all week.

Force India's Esteban Ocon starts from the lofty heights of P3 at Monza, with both Ferraris way off the pace in wet conditions on home soil.

But, with the engine penalties to Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo and both Ferraris way off the pace, it puts the young Frenchman into the lofty heights of P3 on Sunday.

During the first week of January 2016, the club sat atop the league, two points ahead of Leicester City, three ahead of Manchester City and with Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea a mile off the pace.

«It's up to each player to be assessing his team - mates and, if he thinks they're slightly off the pace, to have the confidence to gee them up.

Spurs faced being six points off the pace until Eriksen's long - range strike with 12 minutes left at Selhurst Park secured a 1 - 0 triumph and ensured the gap to leaders Chelsea is just four.

A little bit off the pace today after starting in mid week, Eriksen could have played a lot better, but he nearly scored from his free kick which was eventually turned home by Harry Kane.

However, after his hat - trick against Chievo, the Croatian has been woefully off the pace.

Both Ferrari drivers were off the pace on Friday on a track expected to suit them, while both McLaren - Honda cars were in the top 10.

Aside from a counterattack that Branimir Hrgota and Raffael overplayed, Gladbach were off the pace.