Sentences with phrase «play between the sticks»

Opsina should be playing between the sticks instead of our usual rash and impulsive stopper.

The Belgian has been playing between the sticks for most of the season despite periods of poor form.

Can we play them both between the sticks?

The current campaign is nearly over, and with questions having been raised over Petr Cech's retained ability this season, we thought we'd delve into who else could play between the sticks for next term.

Iker Casillas would normally be his 1st and only choice to play between the sticks.

Not exact matches

Between our community involvement and work - hard / play - hard philosophy, people want to stick around.»

I would have considered what James said if i have not started watching football when he was still between the sticks, he was one hell of a crap even at 30, not to mention the shit club he was playing for.

If Arsenal stick to the slow build - up play, he should focus on attacking the posts for low crosses and latching onto through balls played in between defenders.

But, goalkeeper Grant has played excellently between the sticks, especially in a spectacular display acquiring Stoke a point versus Manchester United in a 1 - 1 draw.

Bitterly she studied the list of 200 other universities offering her scholarships and searched for a team with no dictator, no system to submit to, somewhere she could play the splashy, spinning, behind - the - back - and - between - the - legs game she loved, light it up for 30 a night and stick it to that cruel lady who...

Arsene Wenger has made it an Arsenal tradition that his reserve goalkeeper who plays in the FA Cup games, even if it is a semi-final or Final, and this years demotion meant that Wojciech Szczesny was between the sticks against Reading yesterday.

watching him play players out of position, stick with favourites while better players rot on the bench, subbing uselessly at the 80th minute, not rotating between CL and PL games, not buying the best players to save a few million........

Since that change Arsenal have played 11 games with the Colombian between the sticks and the Gunners have won ELEVEN of them — and six of those games have ended with clean sheets.

If he plays well against Hull, Ospina could continue between the sticks when Arsenal host Stoke in the Premier League a week later.

The problem for me is that he will probably feel that a move to Arsenal may see his playing opportuniies more limited than if he went to a side like Manchester City because of our current number one Petr Cech, while Pep Guardiola is clearly looking for a regular starter between the sticks after Cludio Brove endure a pretty poor debut season in England.

For the hosts goalkeeper Stephen Henderson will miss the opportunity to play against his former team due to a shoulder injury and Nick Pope will fill in between the sticks.

Szcz is playing very well at Roma since the new manager arrived and is also back in between the sticks for Poland.

The Spanish boss is claimed to prefer a ball - playing shot - stopper between the sticks, much like Manuel Neuer, which has seen Willy Caballero preferred for the opening two matches of the season.

Liverpool are considering a surprise move for Barcelona goalkeeper Marc - Andre ter Stegen in a bid to solve their crisis between the sticks, report the Daily Star, with the German international having been forced to play second fiddle to Claudio Bravo since joining from Borussia Monchengladbach for # 9.7 million in the summer.

Will Wenger stick with his lone front man approach and choose between Welbeck and Giroud or will he move Welbeck out to the left where he has often played for Man United and England.

No way we would have nicked that point playing so poorly for the majority of the match without him between the sticks... People put out these predictions earlier in the season.

Nicolas Douchez will play ahead of Salvatore Sirigu between the sticks, retaining his role as PSG's keeper for the cups.

The speed and spontaneity of lacrosse may initially draw kids in, but many become more absorbed after they learn of its Native American provenance: that it was considered a gift of the Creator, whom you played to please; that it was used to settle disputes between tribes and to help assure a good harvest; that to give a player the ability to strike suddenly, an elder might scratch him with rattlesnake fangs or smear him with ash from a tree struck by lightning; that even today, when an Iroquois player dies, he is buried with his stick.

Get in another DM to compete with and play alongside Le Coq Schnederlin Khedira, Hummels, Or Vidal (Maybe) Possibly a goalkeeper as Chesney is too unreliable and as Much as I like Ospina we need another keeper between the sticks at certain points.

The prolific playmaker wriggled between two defenders, with a minute movement of the Left Stick, before playing a precise one - two with Lionel Messi.

Edward Nash, who enjoyed spells between the sticks with Swindon Town, Crystal Palace and Brentford, played Minor Counties for Wiltshire after retiring from football, keeping wicket.

Tottenham have been stuck in a pattern of finishing between 14th and 10th in Premier League and dreams of playing the Champions League are exactly that, just dreams.

Martyn only played 23 times for England in his career but in my opinion and in a lot of England and Leeds fans minds, he should have been a more regular feature between the sticks for England.

Whenever he played in central defense he looked ruthless, engaging the ball, making crunching tackles, winning headers, making last - ditch interceptions, was one of the first to wade into fights between players, and just generally got «stuck in», as coaches like to say.

City have since signed Benfica's Ederson to take up the role between the sticks, and it looks likely that Bravo could play deputy with Hart yearning for playing time elsewhere.

Sticking with Man United for a moment, Paul Pogba has played down talk of a feud between him and Mourinho in a recent interview with French outlet Telefoot.

Cech who has spent 11 years in between the sticks for the Blue's is unwilling to play second fiddle to new - boy Thibaut Courtois next season and Chelsea are prepared to grant Cech, one of their longest serving players, his wish by letting him leave to any club of his choice.

A first - team player for Athletic Club since 2007, when he left Espanyol to sign for the Bilbao - based side — whose Cantera policy dictates that only Basque nationals can play for the club — Iraizoz remains a fixture in the starting line - up between the sticks.

While the mothers, some holding babies, sat chatting in a rough circle, the toddlers, some chewing on carrot sticks and other tasty snacks, or swigging from cups, played singly or together in constantly changing formations, with much to - ing and fro - ing between rooms.

Let me be the first to say that the only thing worse than being terribly sick and pregnant is being sick, pregnant, and having your spouse be legitimately more sick so you're stuck playing nurse in between bouts of sickness.

Unfortunately, despite starring popular and normally enjoyable actors like Freeman (10 Items or Less, Lucky Number Slevin) and Cusack (The Ice Harvest, Must Love Dogs), The Contract is a very routine thriller, where an average Joe gets stuck in the middle of a heated battle between cops and criminals, forced to play the hero in order to do what's right and to gain back he respect of his rebellious son.

Russell Crowe plays a zero - population - growth Noah in a movie stuck between being a straightforward Biblical epic and a full - tilt - boogie arthouse film

For a child to play an instrument, she needs to stick to her goals, pay sustained attention, and be flexible enough to switch back and forth between tempos and styles.

«Messy play» - a learning mechanism whereby children are encouraged to get stuck in to exploring the world through various different textures (such as sifting through a sandpit with their hands, mushing mud through their palms or squelching goo between their fingers)- is essential for their social, emotional and cognitive development.

I guess if you are really into semi interactive movies its cool, but I would rather play my games than wiggle a stick and play Simon says in between watching cinematic clips.

Developed by Magic Pockets, this side - scrolling beat - em - up bridges the gap between the show's first and second seasons, and gamers can look forward to four - person, local, drop - in / drop - out co-op (but only on the console versions) as they fight over who gets to play as Donnie because he will clearly have the longest range with his STICK.

Switching between all of these modes is extremely easy too, and it never felt like I was stuck playing one thing or another.

I made sure to hop between different weapons for different quests, to try and sample a broader variety of play styles as well, instead of sticking with the long ranged cannon I started with.

Silent Hill Shattered Memories plays differently between platforms; on the Wii, the motion controls are used to physically turn knobs, pick up objects, etc. (Much like in Heavy Rain) On PlayStation 2 and PSP, the analog sticks allow for more accurate movement, alleviating some of the reported frustration.

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Beyond the pre-order bonus — which tipped $ 1m of in - game cash into player's accounts, split in $ 500,000 increments between the online and campaign mode — returning players have some new weapons to play with, vehicles to drive and activities to get stuck into.

You can also play the single player mode as 2 player co-op by controlling each analog stick separately between 2 people.

While the gameplay was a lot of fun, what really stuck out were the environments, the unique world (The Last of Us» environments immediately reminded me of Enslaved) and the emotional bond between Monkey (played and voiced by the fantastic Andy Serkis) and Trip.

The Puerto Rico - based artists have studied the ephemeral nature of collective drawing with monumental sticks of chalk at the Biennial de Lima, Peru (Chalk [Lima], 1998 — 2002); the imprints of colonial, nationalist, and military violence on the diverse populations and landscapes of Vieques, Puerto Rico (Land Mark (Foot Prints), 2001 — 2002; Land Mark, 2003; Returning a Sound, 2004; Under Discussion, 2006 and Half Mast / Full Mast, 2011); and the resonance of playing, warping and combining music from various moments in history (Clamor, 2006; Wake Up, 2007; Sediments Sentiments - Figures of Speech, 2008; Stop, Repair, Prepare: Variations on Ode to Joy for a Prepared Piano, 2008; Raptor's Rapture, 2012; Apotomē, 2013; 3, 2013); as well as the entanglement between biophysics, semiotics and actuality (Growth, 2004; Puerto Rican Light - Cueva Vientos, 2015).

Politico reports (sub req'd) that the Energy Department plans to stick with its «case - by - case» approach to approving natural gas export projects — even as some policymakers say speeding up the process would send a strong signal that the United States is a leader in global energy markets, expanding its ability to broaden supply options and defuse energy - related standoffs like the one playing out between Russia and Ukraine.