Sentences with phrase «playing at this level because»

«They need to show are they capable of playing at this level because you'd have to say for most of the season it's not shown that way.

Not exact matches

«If they're not willing to play at that level, then I'm not going to go in there in the first place, because all I'm doing is kicking a problem down the field,» he says.

At the level of subordinate, mutable, material causes, then, there is plenty of room for the unintended, though always because there are already definite purposes in play; but from the vantage of the ultimate Cause, who knows and wills all that has being, motion, or life in any way, there is no such thing as chance.

I've been hesitant to answer this question at one level because hindsight is 20/20, and it feels a little less than honest to (a) see how things play out and then (b) pronounce how I should have done things differently.

When a team relies heavily on one player or position (QB, EDGE Rusher, WR, RB, etc.) the odds of them succeeding goes way down because of the odds of them getting hurt or playing hurt at a lower level.

The guy is not a RWB nor is he a CM.Just by looking at how he plays you can tell he was made to be a winger.A wingback can be viewed as a defensive winger.He does well there because he's able to play like a winger.However, if you ask me he's terrible defensively.But I like the fact that he tracks back when he plays as a winger.At CM, he's able to do very welll because his passing and crossing is excellent.However, over there he's forced to restrict his runs and risk taking a bit because he's playing at the center.As winger he has full freedom to expres himself.Here, he can use his running, crossing, risk taking and dribbling to great effect All he needs is to develop that certain level of cobsistency.He can really come good because he's shown he can.

Jack went with England to the Euros after barely playing at club level, and it'll be the same for the WC, because England are so bad, especially in central midfield.

I for one think he needs to be loan out because I believe he will improve faster if he have the chance to play regularly at CB at other lower level clubs but I do nt think this will happen if he were to stay at Arsenal this season.

When everything is coming up roses for these players on the court then they are top level team (even without Kawhi) however because of the characteristics of the group players we have for us to play at high level at least 80 % of things should be in our favor.

Another interesting statistic in defence of Ozil, would be that football is a team sport, and that it's sometimes hard for certain individuals to perform at their normal level when you're playing in a weakened team due to injuries or because your team is a generally poor side.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

If you're not going to invest in a legitimate DM who can actually play at this level, then you might as well play nobody and just roll with your best 3 attacking midfielders, because playing a player who clearly isn't good enough anymore hurts the team more than having no DM would.

Just because Bould (who has been given NO chance by Wenger, clearly, and they are virtual strangers when sitting side by side on the bench, it seems) SEEMS not to have pulled up any trees, it would be foolish in the extreme to give a blanket ban to all ex - Wenger players who have played at TRUE top level.

I am holding on to my last hopes that we can tie him down with a new contract, because the rest of the team is simply not good enough / lack the passion required to play (and win) at the very top level.

Clubs buying established defenders etc for stupid money is detrimental to football, because the younger players have less of a chance to play at the top level.

At the moment he plays more than Kieran Gibbs but I think I'm a bit spoilt there because Gibbs has come back and has shown again on Saturday [that he plays] at a very, very strong leveAt the moment he plays more than Kieran Gibbs but I think I'm a bit spoilt there because Gibbs has come back and has shown again on Saturday [that he plays] at a very, very strong leveat a very, very strong level.

«I think the tag - up rule allowed bigger people to play at a lesser skill level because you didn't have to handle the puck,» says Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Brad McCrimmon, a 17 - year veteran.

gibbs played well and deserves a higher rating so does holding apart his mistake that cost us a goal also i'm delighted for perez i've noticed on a technical level he is not what you would called a typical arsenal player his first touch & control are not the best he tends to lose a ball a bit too much and needs at least 2 touches i could be wrong and may be it is because he is just back from injury or he was a bit nervous on his return, i know people will say that it doesn't really matter as long as he scores the reason why we bought him and they could be wright anyway great win, performance and topping the group great, COYG!

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

I said experiment because I am not sure how their chemistry would work out on the pitch as we do not see them everyday in training... for example I am not sure if Neny can play the defensive role as effectively as Coq, but since Coq is not performing at the level we usually expect of him anyway, I would pun for Neny there for now... Based on what I have seen so far, I would say Neny defensive game would be based on covering and interceptions rather than going in strongly for tackles like Coq but the plus is he runs and covers more ground than Flamini, and his movement and ball distribution is definitely better than both Flamini and Coq.

Unlike Coquelin and Bellerin, Koscielny's career is closer to the end than it is beginning, because at 31 years old his ability to play at the top level, especially in a fast paced premier league, may begin to fall with age.

A lot of kids are here because this is the only way for them to play at this level.

It is a real shame about Auba, we have a fair chance in this cup because we're used to playing at a higher level.

«It's weird now because I never would have thought that we would be playing football at this level with him getting offers from everybody.»

«He's not playing at the same level as last season because last season he was a surprise, but he's improving.

He is mentally and physically exhausted at this point because he is not used to playing this much at this level.

The comparison between Arsenal and the match that played in semi of champions league is not justice to Arsenal players because 70 % are not at the level they play in and a careful reason would be that teams in Spain are very careless in procession and easy to score against and in the Bundesliga it is a one man show.

We now have the worst coach in football being embolden to play a selfish and embarrassing brand of football to protect his legacy all because the best coach on the team has his side of the ball playing at an elite level.

Just watched MOTD and paused the game at the part where Giroud put the ball in the net in the first half which was given offside, well I've just checked it over and over about 10 times and the Watford number 2 played Giroud onside, he was level when the ball was played but the Lino didn't see him because he was directly behind OG, we should of been 1 — 0 up in the first half.

Because Akpom is 20 - years old and playing at the higher level of the English Championship you would think he is closer to the Arsenal team and his loan spell at Hull has been quite successful.

I hope baby please that Flamini and Arteta play at a high level for the next 3 - 4 months if Wenger refuses to sign someone in January because that's a LOT of matches in 12 plus weeks

«They have a taste for more, because I think when you play at the level we have played in recent games, they enjoy it,» Le Prof said.

They have the opportunity to go play at the FCS level on scholarship because of financial backing from these types of games.

That means he's got the closing speed to chase plays down from behind, which makes him tough to block from pulling linemen and other OLs at the second level because it can be difficult to get a good angle on him.

I think this game was a game too many for him because he has played at a high intensity level for 2 straight months....

OK, 1 percent of the players (or less) will go on to success at the next level, but 99 percent of them will stop playing after high school because — wait for it — they're not that good.

love kos but the only problem is with him being such a vital member of the first eleven he's gonna be expected to play every game, with his chronic achilles injury I fear he might not be able to do this at the top level into his mid thirties but obviously hope he proves otherwise because he's a top quality defender.

You might not have noticed because the progress stopped when injuries ravaged the two - deep, but for the first two - thirds of the year, Purdue was playing at a top - 60 or top - 70 level.

That's probably better than all the matches, maybe, but at the end of this it's always better to play in the Champions League and all the cups and play all the matches, because you can compare yourself with higher - level opponents.»

I don't think we'll have a real chance at the CL until after the Messi / Ronaldo era, because after those two, it's a far more level playing field.

«We've shown that we are at the same level if we want to be because we play great football, defend well with a great solidarity and compactness.

AW was interested at young Zlatan but the ex Ajax man turned him down because he didn't want to play youth level even for awhile.

«Since Cazorla has started playing centrally — he played wide a lot and now he's at a level of his career where he can have more influence centrally — he's been fantastic because he gets you out of pressure in very tight situations.

It is too soon to say whether that will be the case or not, because even though he was a bit below par in our last game, which saw Arsenal humbled 4 - 0 by Liverpool at Anfield, it was his first game of the season at club level and the whole Arsenal team played poorly.

High school sports are valuable not because of newspaper stories or scholarship offers or the number of students who watch from the pool deck, but rather for what the process of playing at a competitive level teaches those who compete.

That chambers recked my head far to many mistakes today and to be fair he wasn't at fault for all the goals because the goals came from the runners running into the box you have to have people picking these runners When I am on the pitch playing I get annoyed because defenders are very close to me so i seat back and wait for that moment to run into the space with a goal no one would even see me but that is on the local field and not on professional level come on seriously I can except cotinou free kick but elanas goal and cotinou second even mane the way he ran in for goal as if he was a hot knife cutting through butter unacceptable these mistakes are school errors 3 errors on the same match to much to digest

The guy has played and scored at the highest level for years... and the only reason why they would let him leave is because they have players like Ronaldo and Bale (in the top 5 best players on the planet) wanting to take his spot as CF. Right now, looking at what is available on the market, Benzema is our best option.

Lux said that Mascherano also wants to go back to play in Argentina — but added that for him it might not be the right moment because the defender was playing at a very good level and is still at one of the biggest clubs in the world.

My recommendation for him is to play AAU in the Bay Area this summer so he can easily play at the next level because he is quick on his feet and strides in full court at ease.

While still one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, Sergio Busquets has been uncharacteristically turnover prone, Andres Iniesta has struggled with form for the majority of the season and even though Xavi continues to play at a high level he had his playing time regulated because of injury concerns due to his age.