Sentences with phrase «play against better competition»

Will need to see them play against better competition (I mean, our April schedule has been tilted towards playing the dregs of the league), but good teams beat the teams they're supposed to beat.
«I really enjoyed myself playing against the best competition in the country.

Not exact matches

She's playing in a good league, having the chance to play with good teammates against good competition can only help her.
Granted, McDermott did it against much better competition in the Missouri Valley and Big East, but buckets are buckets and Daum can get them regardless of who he's playing.
It would be a good test to see him play against OHL and WHL competition.
I would just like to add as well that we played against a good Bayern team who have won this competition [recently], and who have 11 top - class players.
He's at the front of the line to be a main contributor for awhile and until somebody comes along that: Plays better, more regularly, for a better team against better competition and his around the same age then he's gonna get some leeway.
He said: «Well after the shambles of Arsenal's last home game in this competition, when they nearly blew it against Ostersund, Arsene Wenger will play a strong line - up with a free weekend to follow.
Seeing playing time against good competition, while also advancing your game from high school ball can not be understated, in my opinion.
The question is, «is his better play against weaker competition good enough?»
In recent history, Gabby Palmieri and Zoe Nightingale logged serious playing time as underclassmen, but Edwards is no stranger to playing well against older competition.
«It's always difficult to start well in the competition and when you play away against a Championship team — it's always very intense and the Championship teams are ready to face you.
I am glad of the news cause Arsenal play against man against the best men Arsenal are growing big they will beat bayern comfortably and move on to beat the rest competition like that make champions a proper challenge brilliant looking forward for it but we meet everton first let us concentrate on that one first and move on come on the Arsenal its our season to push and take all
Arsene Wenger has already let the Arsenal fans know that he is not making this quarter - final Carabao Cup clash against West Ham any more of a priority than he normally does, and is planning to play a mixture of youth and fringe players even though this competition is probably our best chance of a trophy this season.
West Brom have played well against tough competition in their last two matches and should be able to get a point on the road.
«Willis has played better basketball against me than any center I've ever faced in playoff competition,» Wilt declared unequivocally.
Croatia have an overall stronger team, they've played better against tougher competition, and should be getting their best player Luka Modric back.
I believe that playing regularly in the Premier League 2 competition with the odd ten or fifteen minutes in the first team is better for a player's development and integration than turning out for Peterboro against Rochdale in a League 1 relegation scrap.
The 23 - year - old has played in 19 games this season in all competitions, picking up two goals and two assists so far, including scoring against Juve in October as well.
Oxlade - Chamberlain insists playing in Europe's premier club competition against the best sides from the continent is about more than money in the club's coffers.
Walter I was referring to the way chelsea play at home against the top 4 I always judge these games on would I be happy in a champs league tie to get a 0 - 0 at home and history tells us a draw at home to a close rival is not good enough in any competition.
Andriy Shevchenko — an unmatched legend in European football — could well be for one last time playing at the knock - out stages in a European competition but serving a suspension, he can not take the field against Braga — The Portuguese newbies in the European scene.
The Wildcats started conference play with six - straight losses before closing with three wins against weaker competition, and losing their bowl game handily to a better Arkansas team.
Having a team like Man United in the competition, playing matches against teams like Feyenoord and Fenerbahce — I do not have a vision about the Ukrainian team and their quality — is good for us.»
Leeds United didn't look as good as they did against Burton Albion, as Birmingham City played well for large stretches of the match, but they did just enough to claim another victory and are undefeated in all competitions, have kept six straight clean sheets in the Championship and have yet to concede a goal at Elland Road.
There's still a Serie A title to be won, as well as a Coppa Italia final to be played next Wednesday against Lazio, and it would be a shame if the distraction of a Champions League final seen the club falter in other competitions.
Among the possible draft choices, Baker Mayfield led the way, with a 75 % chance of becoming a better player than Keenum, (he put up similar stats to Keenum in college, but played against higher level competition).
He's played against top competition, usually charged with covering the opposing team's best receiver.
But for his senior year, the star decided to transfer to Michigan for a chance to play under John Beilein and have a chance to compete against better competition.
Radford, whose council also supported several of their own candidates, said the election was one of the most highly politicized in years, with unions aligned against the business community as well as the parent group — a competition that's still playing out.
Software teams have been battling StarCraft - playing AIs against each other for years in the AIIDE StarCraft AI Competition, but when pitted against humans, the best flesh - and - blood players still have the edge.
These competitions play a vital role in raising skills standards among young people and provide an opportunity for competitors to challenge themselves against the best in the country.
However, you can't tell me in all good consciousness that Wii Sports Bowling is really considered «active» when you play it, unless you take the competition seriously against your family (which you should).
The subject paragraph best exemplifies the: playing to win at all costs attitude of the Competition Bureau, as the Commissioner desperately set aside any notion of objectivity to create a fictional accounting that simply can't be reconciled against reality!
Hi Robert: One would think that RECO is playing the competition game by arranging to have different education providers square off against one another to determine which provider is turning out the best graduates, at least as far as short - term curriculum recall is concerned.
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