Sentences with phrase «over an opponent plays»

Having a height advantage over an opponent plays a huge role in determining who will win.

Not exact matches

Thankfully, he will not play on the national level - Obama's team is just drooling over the thought of Perry being his opponent.
Since the dawn of time, competitors have looked for something to give them an edge over their opponent and to me that is fair play.
«I am ready to play every day as long as our opponent has had the same recovery time over Christmas, it's not normal.
Of course, it's far from over yet but in another pressure game we failed to turn up and failed to properly punish the weaknesses of an opponent (two midfielders playing at centre half LOL, hardly even challenged them physically and didn't make it an issue for them).
Theo is fine as a CF.. He has been playing on the left and I think we can all say that Theo is not as effective on the left compared to the right or as a CF.. It will be good to leave Theo to focus solely on the CF role as it will give Giroud a tougher competition for the starting spot and that will only benefit us fans when we have 2 different style CF to fcuk over opponents with We have a Plan B with Theo and I think that is very important.
Team Deutsch was not able to come away with the Win over Team Purimetla on Sunday Night but they did play a really solid Game against a very formidable opponent and was in it until the very end.
Their 6 - opponents have a combined record of 10 - Games over.500 and in the past 4 weeks they've played # 2 Harris, # 3 Maione, # 10 Kozin and # 4 Zimmerman (this past Sunday)..
You know what you are going to get from these guys each and every week — gritty defense, hustle plays all over the place, 25 + points from Jabarri «maybe the best scorer in the League» Reynolds and 15 - 20 points from Evan «one of the best 2nd options in the League» Zahniser... The difference between Ws and Ls for these guys usually come down to a few missed / made jump shots between them and their opponents.
Over the years the Chargers have been burned when other teams run play action passes to the tight end in the flat when the opponents are in this formation.
Can you see that is why he has to retire and maybe take a position upstairs and let a young manager with fresh ideas, who knows how to make substitutions at the right time and also make tactical changes during matches and also set up his team according to the opponents we are playing, who will choose hard work over favoritism.
He goes over the opponents and talks of the good things we did the last time we played them and the bad things, too.
or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?
Their opponents simply seemed to be taken over by some sort of fear factor because they froze on the day as if totally overawed by a few big names (as you seem to be) and did not play to their normal standards.
And I'll also add that the problem with Arsenal finding it difficult to beat «BUS PARKING TEAMS» is our over play, the ball hardly moves in dangerous areas of the opponents final 3rd.
The Gunners do normally have the superiority over opponents in terms of technical ability and class so maybe it makes sense to play the way we do on a regular basis.
Over these last seven games Minnesota has a 30.4 power - play percentage (7 - for - 23) and has allowed opponents to score on only 9.5 percent of their power plays (2 - for - 21).
In the net singles final, against Verdy, Shults sprinted and lunged and rainbow - kicked all over the playing area (which is the size of a badminton court), but he was eventually done in by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to one.
When you have players like Toure and Aguero the opponent will not even think about attacking you as much because they would rather defend which essentially hands City control over the majority of games they play.
Another reason for injuries... the expansive game we play encourages opponents to get over physical... also there is the fact that our players arent what you would call big strapping bruisers.
The 28 - year - old will no doubt be delighted to play in such a big game for his club, with United looking to open up a potential ten - point lead over their opponents if they win this weekend.
You'd have more of a point if Arsenal played defensively but we do nt, so we do rely more on outscoring opponents over keeping clean sheets.
With all respect Sir, Theo Walcott despite a long serving player is not Asenal material he does nt even know how to play simple one two he always tried to force his way past opponent and being one of the highest player in arsenal payroll — if the main reason for him being around for over 10 years because some regulation mandate then yes — i mean home grown and all those quota things.
And they were playing an opponent that closely resembled literal hell on wheels, which ran them over.
But the FA who normally charged erring player on the field of play not capture by the match referee during the game are yet to say anything over this very serious issue of deliberate pushing by the opponent player to a dangerous fittings outside the field of play to cause serious body harm.
In fact, of the Wildcats» 28 nonconference opponents over the last eight regular seasons, only two went on to have winning records for the season in which they played Kansas State.
Clemson has been playing its best football of the year over its last four games going 4 - 0 SU and ATS and outscoring opponents 164 to 30 in a stretch of games that included conference tests against Florida State and Miami.
Both College of Charleston, which took care of the ball better than anyone in the Colonial, and potential second - round opponent Clemson, which plays relentless interior defense despite not having a player over 6» 9», could stop the shorthanded Tigers short of a measuring - stick Sweet 16 game against top - seeded Kansas.
Mourinho's genius tag is a bit over the top IMO — picking the games to play your own game and being able to differentiate these from those where you should concentrate on stopping the opponents playing is not MENSA grade thinking.
But fortunately for Alabama, the breakdown of Saban's machine designed to digest opponents over 60 minutes of grinding football sparked a confusion that produced something much more captivating and memorable: A team of outrageously good individual players playing catch - up on offense, desperate, intense effort on defense, and a sideline so emotional that Mekhi Brown took his on - field tussling with Georgia to his teammates and coaches.
With 18 - year - old Marcus Rashford now leading the line, with Martial supporting his attacks from the left, the right flank looks to be in need of a player who fits the profile of Wilfried Zaha — a winger who can take defenders on, stretch the play, sprint clear on the counter and keep opponents guessing over what he will do next.
In 2018, Pittsburgh will play one AFC North opponent over the final eight weeks - the Bengals in Week 17.
They each face two legged ties against tough opponents, but all three play for the team favoured by the bookies over two legs.
Matic is known for his intelligence on the field and reading of the game, he has been a consistent performer throughout his career and his combative style allows him to have a big advantage over his opponents as he sits deep at the base of the midfield to break down the oppositions play.
«We have just played a brilliant, outstanding game, but we are bound to get a really strong opponent in the next round and we will have to do it all over again.»
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KEY FACT: United have been eliminated from the League Cup in two of the past three games played at Old Trafford against lower - league opponents MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 1/12 Draw 11/1 Burton 25/1 ANDY SAYS: Yeah, United will not be troubled in this one... 4 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Jose will put up a good defence and they will come through this... 4 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Easy and comfortable win for United, big score coming too... 5 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Marcus Rashford is up to over # 3 but still looks a very good investment
However, that could all change on Saturday against an opponent he's thoroughly enjoyed playing against over the years.
«If the team performance is good and we're much more organised than our opponents, then it's easier to play in the midfield,» he explained after Wednesday's win over the Red Devils, in which he helped to stifle United's attempts to attack and drove us forward in the other direction.
Winning their previous meeting in such thrilling fashion, Bayern remain cautious over their opponent's threat as the home side keep on playing their usual attacking approach.
As soon as the Baggies were reduced to ten men, Blackpool went on the front foot and took it to their opponents, playing all the football and making the numerical really count by moving West Brom all over the pitch.
Hon. Razak Atunwa joins Nigerians within and outside the country in applauding the Golden Eaglets» enthralling 2 - 0 victory over their Malian opponents in the Final match played at the early hours of Monday.
If you play field or court sports that involve plenty of starts and stops, having the ability to reach your top speed quickly — from a standstill or from a jog — can give you an advantage over your opponent.
Human opponents are much more challenging than the bots, which does make the game more fun, but playing through similar looking jungles over and over takes its toll.
And if you've played the Arkham games, you'll be keen to notice that the combat style of the movie looks just the like game with Batman flipping over opponents backs, using cape to stun, and even incorporates gadget use.
Secondly, rather than playing against the same opponents over and over the game will now periodically split the two teams up, update skill levels and then find new matches.
In order to advance, players battle in turn - based, head - to - head «match - three» style puzzle games in one of three distinct gameplay modes: Single - player allows gamers to battle against the computer AI as they embark on over 150 challenging quests, Instant Action allows gamers to jump in and immediately play continuous battles to level - up characters without participating in quests, and Multiplayer allows gamers to battle live opponents via wireless connectivity.
Playing against actual people has several advantages over computer controlled opponents.
As opposed to previous entries, where you just fight X opponents and then a boss over and over, the levels are broken up into different play styles.
Additionally, Developer Samurai Punk must have a great sense of humour because I found myself extremely intrigued and entertained at the sly comments made by the quirky voice over guy when when eliminating an opponent, even the text - based comments kept everyone that was playing highly entertained.
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