Sentences with phrase «on and off the pitch for»

Neymar would be a huge signing on and off the pitch for Man Utd, but this one is certainly a transfer story that will be difficult to believe until there is serious and tangible evidence that Neymar is considering a move to Manchester.

I have heard people talking about a staleness that can creep in when the players are dealing with the same man at the top for so long and to be perfectly honest I am struggling to remember when the problems both on and off the pitch for Arsenal went on for so long.

Tension is building on and off the pitch for Conte, as he hopes to significantly bolster his squad before the deadline passes, despite having already signed Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Alvaro Morata this summer.

Life is good on and off the pitch for Man Utd ace Jesse Lingard it seems.

With the club in it's strongest state both on and off the pitch for a number of years, Arsenal should be optimistic that they can improve from the season prior and it will duly be expected.

Given Cazorla's importance both on and off the pitch for Arsenal, his continued absence through injury will surely affect the Gunners in a negative fashion and it remains to be seen as to whether the veteran can return to his best if and when he regains full fitness.

Not exact matches

Four teams of food truck wannabes pitch their food and food truck concepts to an expert panel of judges, but only two get selected to face off on the streets of Niagara, selling their food from customized food trucks for two intense days.

Nevertheless, a player of his standing on and off the pitch would be a huge coup for Chelsea if such a move were to materialise, although with no mention of a transfer fee or whether or not his wage demands could be met by the Blues, it seems like it's still a long way off from becoming a reality.

It seems the good news just keeps coming for Messi on and off the pitch...

Start laying in the foundations for a new manager now, get the right type of support and in 12 months time when Wengers contract runs out we bid him a good farewell and remember the good he done, it gives the club 12 months to make the changes and then we can show any great manager that we mean business on the pitch and not just off it.

«It is important for his development that he is given the time to adapt to his new surroundings both on and off the pitch and we believe that by coming to us in January it will give him the best opportunity to do so.»

It is incredibly satisfying to see the team really starting to click both on and off the pitch and despite being in low positions on our Saturday league, I have high hopes we will turn it around this term when we re-meet teams that I know we can give a run for their money.

Off the pitch, the Spos have had a bigger presence than ever before, and we are starting to make a name for ourselves within OUHC with a strong attendance every Wednesday and numbers increasing on a Saturday night.

We played Cambridge 2s in a BUCS league match in the second week of term and lost 6 - 0, we then drew them in the second round of the BUCS cup and lost 3 - 1, holding them at 1 - 1 for much of the game before conceding two late goals — I think the contrast between these two results (and the performances) is a testament to our hard work on and off the pitch and gives us a lot to be optimistic about looking forward to next term.

for a tough physical centre back his silence on and off the pitch is remarkable?

It seems as though she's a mystery blonde for now as no one has declared who she is, but Pedro looks to be a happy man off the pitch and Chelsea fans will hope it translates to positive performances on it.

Our board has recently stated that whoever is manager will take FULL responsibility for the actions of the club's decisions both on and off the pitch even though he plays no part in most of them.

He praised his dazzling displays to keep the club on course for even more honours, amid politics and transfer controversy off the pitch.

One of the most famous rivalries, Teddy Sheringham and Andrew Cole played alongside each other for many successful years at Manchester United, even though the two could not stand each other off the pitch, with Cole long holding a grudge against Sheringham for snubbing him on his England debut.

Len Shackleton, the former Newcastle United and Sunderland striker, nicknamed «The Clown Prince of Football», was renowned for his humour both on and off the pitch yet, 55 years on, that blank page of football still resonates with the majority of football fans and footballers.

The match in question, sometimes referred to as the «Battle of the Bridge» for the fighting that took place on and off the pitch, featured Chelsea overcoming a 2 - 0 deficit to tie the game against Tottenham and deprive the Spurs of their last chance to stave off Leicester City in the Premier League title chase.

Now, on the first pitch to Gross, Henderson took off for the suddenly — and conveniently — open second base.

16:09 — Daniel Amartey was only on the pitch for 16 minutes and nine seconds for Leicester City before being given two cautions and sent off.

He's a leader on, and off the pitch (we've been begging for leaders for years), and even gets criticised for that.

Da Costa declared that he had lined up Pereira as a possible successor to Villas - Boas «about a month» before the 33 year - old departed for Chelsea, and whilst there may be an element of exaggeration in what he said, there is little doubt that continuity is a prized commodity at the Dragão, on and off the pitch.

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!!!

Nevertheless, there were some top performances across the pitch for the visitors, namely Lingard who received the man of the match award from BT Sport as he was a constant threat for United with his clever play on the ball and runs off it.

Most of us were on Wenger's case until very recently seeing that we didn't understand what his overall game plan [on and off the pitch] was and we had good reason to doubt him but at least the criticisms were meant to be of a constructive nature but I fail to understand folks who come on here to spew bile even when things are finally looking up for once in a very long while.

«Arsene and I have conducted a full review of our on and off pitch activities to identify areas for improvement to build a sustained tale challenge.

However, things have deteriorated for him in his second year, as he has struggled with fitness and form and issues both on and off the pitch.

Sadly for Arsenal Sanchez is a liability both on and off the pitch.

The pair played against each other at the Euro's this summer and so they won't let family blood get in the way of their professionalism on the pitch, which is good for Arsenal given that Wednesday night is likely to be the first time Xhaka has managed to pull off a starting role in the squad.

The club also received a boost on and off the pitch and are challenging for honors again.

Tomorrow is a must win game no Excuses time for the bottlers to stop talking off the pitch and deliver on it, anything but a win and you can not only consider the title race over but id say top four also because spurs, liverpool etc are defo on their way up.

Instead, Wenger strengthened the one area on the pitch that didn't strengthening, CM position, and in Kallstrom we had a very average player with no pace and to top it all off... he couldn't even play for about 6 weeks due to injury.

Unlike Ozil and many others the DCM meant I could n`t pay the rent and putting food on the table for the kids was the stuff heart attacks were made of (and I had them too) so I «m not at all concerned with Mr Ozil «s «off pitch «problems.

When Arsene Wenger first took over as the new manager of Arsenal Football Club over 18 years ago, the Frenchman was not very well known but he soon became known around the world for his innovative ideas, both on and off the pitch.

What that teaches us is this, one bad signing can destroy a team season, Xhaka possesses none of the credential Arsenal need his lack of stamina effects his ability to move up the pitch and distribute the ball and hence close the opposition down, his poor acceleration put him in at a massive disadvantage in taking on the one on one chase back toward his goal, his sluggish tackling causes him to get sent off and his poor positioning allow the opposition plenty of space to exploit, Xhaka overall style of play is going to cause Arsenal huge problems for the foreseeable future.

Well written, but I think it will fall on deaf ears, my fear is as follows, it will take a loss in money for the manager and board to change, this will only come if we finish out of the top 4, but knowing the board they would still give home a season to try again, I feel very sorry for Sanchez, he is total quality and deserves better, most of the other players look settled, turn up give70 % and get paid, no matter what level you play at you should come off the pitch thinking I gave everything, how many of our players could say that, they lack motivation, player for player we are as good if not better than athletico Madrid but they have a manger that gets 100 % out of every player, Klopp is the same, but why would they leave their clubs to come here with a boar that cares about money not entertainment, Wenger was a lucky manager he inherited a top defence now his luck has run out

The way Sanchez has been playing and acting on and off the pitch lately, I'd swap him for Aguero in a heartbeat.

The 20 - year - old has bagged 15 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions, while his youthful exuberance, energy and passion for the club is evident whenever he takes to the pitch with his tireless effort on and off the ball.

They compete for the fans... buy players to make the fans happy... even change managers for the sake of the fans... and, little wonder they get so successful on and off the pitch.

Further, he'll be hoping to make his senior Italy debut this week after being called up to the squad to face Argentina and England during the international break, and so life is seemingly good for the youngster both on and off the pitch right now.

He'll be looked upon in the future as an absolute legend of the game, on and off the pitch, for what he's done for the club.»

If and really I mean hypothetically if we as fans who pour our hard worked money into this organization & do something shocking to show our disagreement & frustration with the players, the coach & upper management (for how everything is managed & handle on / off the pitch), they would have to take notice & do something of there own!

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

Aurier arrived in London with a reputation for being a hot - head on and off the pitch having been involved in various controversies, and he lived up to that billing at the weekend.

I for one know that wenger has done a shit load both on and off of the pitch.

Such has been the positive way in which he has settled in the Far East both on and off the pitch, it sounds as though it will be a difficult decision for the 28 - year - old to move his family again, but when Barcelona come calling, surely it's impossible to turn down.

Also, the German has been guilty at times of not being a great leader on the pitch, ducking at corners and getting himself stupidly sent off against Chelsea for a lunge on Costa last season are two recent examples.