Sentences with phrase «over the course of the season as»

Mourinho's affection for Manchester United, due to the club's history and status within world football, is well known and the speculation linking the two has grown over the course of the season as the Red Devils continue to stutter along under Van Gaal's management.

Then it builds over the course of the season as you spend time together at the ballpark and away from the field, as you share laughs together, as you overcome challenges together, and as you face the opposition together.

Not exact matches

But in television, compelling characters are especially crucial, as they're tasked with holding the interest of viewers over the course of a season or an entire series.

Over the course of six seasons, viewers have watched the firm's partners battle for business, come to blows, grow big, get acquired, fall apart, relaunch as a start - up, lose key clients, gain even better clients — and most recently, merge with a rival.

Bringing in close to $ 800 million in total sales over the course of a cookie season, the cookie program enables girls nationwide to think big as they take action in their communities on issues they're passionate about.

Not all issues can be fake - resolved over the course of an episode or season, especially not involving conditions as difficult as abuse, mental illness, and addiction.

The salad is called insalata di rinforzo --» reinforcement salad» — is because it was customary in the old days to make a first batch as an antipasto on Christmas Eve and to keep on «reinforcing» it with more cauliflower and condiments over the course of the holiday season, so there would always be some of it on hand up until New Years.

So Arsenal have the same number of players in it as Chelsea and if you think this is a bizarre anomaly due to the way their stats are compiled, consider also the fact that, statistically speaking, the Gunners were also the best team over the course of the season according to Squawka.com.

The lesser fans of lesser teams will say it was because the Vikings got the game at home (as if the NFL knew back in 2014 when they gave the game to Minneapolis that the 2017 Vikings were going to be really good), but really it's because Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman have built the best defense in the National Football League over the course of the last four seasons since Zimmer's arrival.

More on that below... As a reminder, each Team will get 2 Double Headers over the course of the Regular Season.

I will not be surprised if us Arsenal fans are naming Theo as our player of the season, not betting on it either but I will not be surprised if he does step up that much over the course of the season.

Bryant, who has played 1,179 regular season games over the course of his career, is the NBA's scoring leader for the 2012 - 13 season with an average of 27.9 points per game as of Dec. 5.

Definitely... Over the course of a season winning games while playing badly is important and imperative to a title winning side as Chelsea showed last season.

It remains to be seen whether or not his strategy backfires as that doesn't seem like it's enough firepower to compete on various fronts over the course of a gruelling season.

The fact that he's heading into the season as the starter also means Kelce should have more opportunities in the passing game over the course of the season.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

It's pretty different from total football as he's looking to limit how much players run / work (or overwork) over the course of a season.

The German international has been linked with a move to Merseyside at various points over the course of the season and is expected to move on at the end of the season thanks to a clause in his contract that will allow him to leave for as little as $ 8m.

It may be wise for such a key player, who is likely to play the majority of games next season, to have a longer rest over the course of the summer, but a bit of light training surely would help Wenger's cause of having as many fit players available for the Premier League opener as possible.

Very few of them seem to have changed their minds much, as we keep hearing such doubts like, «have Arsenal got the leaders we need to get through the tough times» and «can the Gunners keep it up over the course of the season rather than just a few patches of good performances»?

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Over the course of this season our expectations as title winners went sky high only to see the outcomes — our results and league position — suddenly come crashing down in free fall.

They are useful though as cover for short term injuries, international weeks, FA and League cup but not regular game plans unless they prove themselves in that role over the course of next season, which would then, be a bonus...

The team as a whole has had too many players putting in bad performances over the course of season.

It feels like there's a lot of joy out there, and that's when its dangerous for owners / managers etc, once again you take the joy of supporting a club fans will get excited again, they pay for their tickets, buy their shirts, tune in to contribute to a business and feel mighty proud of that as Gazidis suggests everyone should, they do it because they want the fun of supporting the club they love and not knowing what is going to happen over the course of a season, all they know is that their club is trying to be as successful as possible.

Great assessment but for it to happen more so over the course of the season: 1) Sanchez & Walcott must continue to score 1st and if not assist as they do at the moment 2) Özil has to be consistent & help our offense flow continuously 3) Gabriel & Bellerin must continue to progress the way they do 4) Ox has to found some end product & be more strong defensively 5) Cech has to keep pulling those saves 6) Coquelin not getting injured + Ramsey & Cazorla getting a couple 7) Wenger's getting his tactics & subs close to on point albeit a few occasions

There has been a lot of talk about Bellerin and his potential over the last year or so, and of course he will improve with time and experience, but as a Metro report shows, his stats show that the young Gunner is already the best right back in the EPL this season.

As for Wall's shooting, improving his shot selection could easily make the difference of 2 - 3 points per game, and that's the difference between 6 - 7 wins over the course of a season.

I guess that the future of Arsene Wenger as the manager of Arsenal could depend on what happens with the Gunners on the pitch over the course of the current season, although I am not sure if winning the Premier League title or another big trophy would make him more or less likely to stay.

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

With the a draining Europa League campaign coming up for the Gunners next season they are going to need more depth to their squad as when you consider there are 38 league games, up to 15 games in the Europa League (should they reach the final) up to 6 games in the FA Cup and the same in the League Cup, Arsenal could end up playing in 65 games over the course of the season.

Because as long as the coaching staff remained in place (and even Ladouceur was sticking around) the team's preparedness, execution and trademark improvement over the course of a season, would undoubtedly remain.

You never really know what will happen in football, of course, but just like with the decisions of officials there is a theory that all sorts of things that are seen as good or bad luck tend to even themselves up over the course of a season.

Over the course of the season, Jenkinson has been in great form and it seems as though Wenger has been impressed enough to keep him on the Arsenal books.

If he is to evolve into DLP as well who can spread the play efficiently and set the tempo in our play that was never going to happen over the course of half a season.

Andretti has long been known as an oval ace over his nine seasons of competition but struggled on the road and street courses until he spent time in Europe honing his skills.

Mustafi of course improved with Valencia and became rather solid at the back, as he came top of the leaderboard for the most successful tackles over the course of the season during his time in Spain.

I get ergs point you cant keep crying about refereeing decisions and tbh im not too bothered these things tend to balance out over the course of the season and its also part of the home advantage as that foul on mertesacker is definately a free kick at the emirates.

He's going to have some terrifying moments hooking up with Jimmy G, and should have his best fantasy football season, but I won't be surprised if he's supplanted as the starting RB at some point over the course of the season

Keeping him as a super sub would be great or being a starter in some games over the course of the season is not a problem at all for me!!

It would become apparent over the years in the team that leadership as much as skills has a major role to play in the course of a season.

In turn, that means the 27 - year - old could earn # 41.6 m over the course of the deal, as he becomes one of the highest paid players at Man Utd having proven his importance last season after establishing himself as a key figure for Mourinho.

Tottenham, at full strength, are second to no team on this island, but unless they make significant squad reinforcements — or recruit Lance Armstrong as their new fitness coach — they are likely to remain second at best over the course of a full season.

As long as we were able to maintain a respectable ROI, the increased number of plays would lead to more units won and therefore greater profits over the course of the seasoAs long as we were able to maintain a respectable ROI, the increased number of plays would lead to more units won and therefore greater profits over the course of the seasoas we were able to maintain a respectable ROI, the increased number of plays would lead to more units won and therefore greater profits over the course of the season.

over the course of a season every team gets their fair share of bad and good decisions going for them, using this as an excuse for yet again failing to rise up to the occasion is borderline stupid....

But Fernando - who this season alone has already targeted Q3 in every race and thinks the team can challenge the top three in the championship over the course of the next few races - is confused as to why people have such high expectations of the team.

Just as hard to predict, though, is which other clubs are going to be the strongest, as we saw last season that there are some very strong contenders and that things can soon change over the course of the season.

That didn't just happen overnight, though, as his value steadily grew over the course of the season.

When I say that the season could be over for Arsenal as early as Saturday I mean, of course, our hopes of winning the Premier League again, the trophy that we last lifted after going a whole season without losing a single league game in 2003 - 04.

As the saying goes, «the house always wins,» but over the course of a long season there will be down weeks for contrarian bettors.