Sentences with phrase «played in a tight game»

According to Brendan Quinn, the Wolverines and Rockets played in a tight game with several standouts for UM (Wagner, Abdur Rahkman, Zavier Simpson, Eli Brooks, Isaiah Livers, Charles Matthews).

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Considering Arsenal's tight schedule, the duo are not going to play every game and with a few more performances like the one against Hull, Mohammed Elneny may well rise above the pecking order in central midfield before the start of next season.
We have extra cover now in midfield and I thinking some games we can now play tight Nick a gaol and lock up to a 451
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez left Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals in the first quarter after he rolled his ankle when blocking on a passing play.
Five plays later Aikman threw a six - yard touchdown pass to tight end Eric Bjornson to send the game into overtime, and then he completed all five of his pass attempts in OT to set up Chris Boniol's game - deciding 29 - yard field goal.
The Patriots tight end suffered a high ankle sprain in the AFC Championship game and, while he's expected to play against the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, he probably won't be 100 percent.
The reason most 4 - 3 teams don't major in under fronts is because it leaves them vulnerable to strongside runs, because most 4 - 3 defensive ends — Jared Allen being the prototype here — wouldn't do so well taking the pounding of playing a five - technique to the tight end side all game.
Tight odds, like the ones you see in all three SEC West battles above, turn into 1s and 0s when the games are played.
Sporting Kansas City's Zusi, playing in the All - Star game in front of his own fans, came off early with complaints about a «tight quad».
Because the tight end is alone and a legitimate threat in the passing game, the cornerback to that side locks in on him even though he is supposed to be playing Cover 3.
Jermichael Finley was in Ohio preparing for the Green Bay Packers» upcoming preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but the birth of the standout tight end's new baby will keep him from playing this week.
If that Chelsea game was anything to go by his time on the wing playing 1 on 1 against a defender has improved his touch and distribution and he looks like he'd be devestating in tight areas back in the middle now.
Yes but there's already enough offence in the team so I wud play debuchy to make sure of a tight defence in d opening game.
Normally, the guy Newton looks for the most in the passing game is tight end Greg Olsen, but Phillips didn't let him breathe all game by giving him different looks from play to play.
This article will show you how using the tight end like this in the run game opens up their play - action passing game by giving Ryan the windows to hit his deep crossing routes.
Privately, he said last week that he would ask Kotite to put «more of the plays I like» in the game plan — plays that have Byars going in motion and catching balls in the flat, plays in which the tight end is the primary receiver.
Beat a top team and we are lucky, beat a lower team and we should be beating them anyway, lose when playing a too risky brand of football and we are inept, win a tight game playing ugly it is not acceptable nor the Arsenal way, win by 3 goals and it should have been 5, keep playing the same predictable way every game and we should vary it more, vary our pattern of play and we should go back to doing what we used to, win 2 - 0 and keep a clean sheet and we should have been more adventurous to improve goal difference, win 2 - 1 and concede in the last minute and we were naive not to shut up shop, win 12 out of the last 15 games and it should have been 15 wins......... blah, blah.
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 onIn 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 onin by the vicious serve of his opponent, who won a tight contest, two games to one.
In fact I remember a commentator speaking in general terms that Italian referees were more sticklers on fouls than Brits, meaning they called a tighter game and that sometimes Italy suffered in international competitions when playing under the eye of Latin American refs because they were used to more protection and more game stoppageIn fact I remember a commentator speaking in general terms that Italian referees were more sticklers on fouls than Brits, meaning they called a tighter game and that sometimes Italy suffered in international competitions when playing under the eye of Latin American refs because they were used to more protection and more game stoppagein general terms that Italian referees were more sticklers on fouls than Brits, meaning they called a tighter game and that sometimes Italy suffered in international competitions when playing under the eye of Latin American refs because they were used to more protection and more game stoppagein international competitions when playing under the eye of Latin American refs because they were used to more protection and more game stoppages.
I believe what makes cazorla the player he is, is the ball rarely gets lost at his feet, he can dribble in tight spaces or pass the ball for that clear cut chance, plays with his right or left, great at dead ball situation, accurate shooting, his tempo is amazing too he will slow it down or speed it up based on the circumstances, an intelligent player that can read the game a lack of pace but that means nothing when you are this talented!!
nobody in their right mind who has played this game thinks that was intentional on a tight game with a 2 - 2 count.
I hope Ramsey does play well but the truth is, he can not spread passes the way Cazorla does, he can not hold the ball well in tight spaces, time and time he has been given chances to do that but the result has been the same, remember the West ham game earlier this season, we were without bite and toothless, I do hope he proves me wrong this time.
I paid attention at what elneny play he is very calm and his pass rate was successful mind you side ways but he lobed in few balls I think he was to scared to leave a gap well done for me cause we controlled the game nicely wellbeck did well too i thought if any one could score it would be him was a bit disappointed with Campbell he spieled a few pass but did well with the free kick Barcelona is different i do nt know how Mr wenger will approach it but we need a tight midfield to eliminate the three we need to score our chances looking forward for it
Will Syracuse playing a tight opening game actually help them in their quest for a national title?
He caught fire, playing nearly perfect ball in the Big Ten title game against Wisconsin and throwing four TDs in the tight Rose Bowl loss to USC.
Arizona trailed Colorado, 13 - 10, late in the second quarter on Saturday, but in a seven - drive span the Wildcats gained 425 yards (12.9 per play) and turned a surprisingly tight game into a 44 - 20 laugher.
If he wants to play like Barcelona, then he will need to go and buy players who can keep possession, dribble in tight spaces, control a pass and control a game.
That's a lot of games combined with the regular season and international play (which many top players participate in), so you have to wonder if Pittsburgh will run out of gas at some point, especially given how it has walked the tight rope winning games despite losing the possession battle.
Seems to me that Spo game planned around beating the 5 out offense that burned him in game 1, Heat defense was playing tight.
Southern Miss and the UAB zombie program each went 6 - 2 in conference play, and Seth Littrell's North Texas won a series of tight games — 46 - 43 over UAB, 29 - 26 over UTSA, 24 - 23 over Louisiana Tech — to eke out a conference title game bid.
Wenger has now explained his view on the 21 year - old, saying: «I like the fact that he can play in tight areas, that he turns the game forwards, that he's very mobile.
Comparing Kondogbia to Sterling is laughable, Kondogbia won the u20 world cup, played at Sevilla in La Liga then went onto Monaco, for one so young he's done more than you know and it's not just against Arsenal, the Juventus game he held his own that was a tight 2 legged affair he wasn't overwhelmed by facing a midfield trio of Vidal, Pirlo and Pogba
They played them to a tremendously tight first half but in the final stretch of the Game they couldn't match the top squad shot for shot.
Despite recording just 14 tackles in six games, the tight end / linebacker played an important role in Folsom's championship run.
A scene from spring: Rangers shortstop Jeff Kunkel makes sensational plays in the third and sixth innings, but in the ninth, in a tight game, he boots a simple grounder.
Tight end Sean McKeon plays a large role in the passing game and moves very well for someone at 6 - 5, 250 lbs.
The manager has been forced to rotate owing to a tight schedule which sees them play three games in seven days.
Tight end and 2018 signee Mustapha Muhammad will play in his second postseason all - star game this week when he takes part in the Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu.
Spurs fans were left angered as they saw their side let a lead slip, but more so about the fact that Tottenham will have to play yet another game in what is already a very tight schedule for Mauricio Pochettino's side.
The Red Devils have no major injury concerns heading into the game, despite a tight schedule that has seen them play two of the three games they have scheduled in one week.
Playing in the number 10 role, Coutinho has the ability to change games within a second, and if Francis Coquelin isn't tight to him there's no doubt he'll have a go at goal.
In the last game of the season, third - choice Jed Steer was given the jersey, so Sherwood is playing his cards tight to his chest.
The game at Turf Moor was a tight encounter with only a late goal from Ashley Barnes turning it in Burnley's favour, but the visitors are playing such confident football now that I think they will not be fazed turning up to play a Stoke team out of form and with the worst defensive record in the Premier League.
He's been a major part of the title push of the Under 21 team in the current campaign, driving the team on from his advanced midfield position and often playing a crucial role in swinging tighter games in United's favour.
The sides have met six times since December 2012 in EPL action and each game has been played tight with no victory been by more than one goal.
His composure and confidence to wriggle out of tight situations and drive his side forward has proven to be an effective tool for Gladbach and his stamina enables him to travel from box - to - box in each game he plays.
It'll be tight, but if we can get everybody in and out of the tub fast enough, maybe we can even play a board game or start a craft before bed...»
The controls in general feel laggy, perhaps as a result of the way the game is buffered on the Wii U, but I played the game side - by - side with DKCR and it was like night and day how much more responsive and tight DKCR was.
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I spent numerous hours playing the game with my best friend from school, finding it hilarious as we crashed into buildings while undertaking tight turns to try and get the upper hand on each other in a dogfight.
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