Sentences with phrase «playing long shots»

Not exact matches

He's already played a thunderous trailer for Halo 4, the forthcoming instalment of Microsoft's bestselling alien shoot -»em - up, and now dims the lights again for another preview, this time for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, the next title in the long - running super-spy series.

Woods opened in August 2017 as a 100/1 long - shot to take the green jacket at the Masters, but after a month of solid play during which viewers have seen flashes of the Tiger of old, Woods» odds have fallen all the way down to 16/1, the seventh best odds in the field.

This is the exact opposite outcome of a single - shot Prisoners» Dilemma, where the rational strategy is to be mean; when you're playing for the long run it is better to be nice — you'll make up any short - term losses with long - term gains.

They've gotten a lot of play in the media because mass shootings have long been a major television news topic and because high school students getting involved in political activism is a noteworthy story.

A day before the post calling out award shows, he posted another image to Instagram: A screen shot of Bethel Music's «No Longer Slaves» playing on his iPhone with the caption, «This song puts my heart and soul at ease.»

According to Netzer, «criticism of legal gambling smacks of nannying ordinary working and retired folks: We the affluent, who would not dream of playing numbers whether legal or illegal, long shots on the races or for jackpots at slot machines, don't want you, the unwashed, to enjoy your simple pleasures.»

So Long's Irish came at them early with screens and play - action shots intended to force the Spartans to back out of the box or risk a quick death.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

However the Ballon d'or is so bias and obvious such that they will always give it to the play who scores the most, most popular, etc therefore its a long shot for Ozil.

The 24 - year old guard averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds in 75 games while playing lockdown defense and shooting better than 40 % from long range.

That doesn't make him the 50th best goalie of all time by a long shot, it just means the numbers don't reflect the era you played in.

The Los Angeles captain has played unbelievable hockey all evening long in Game 1, and it was his laser beam of a wrist shot from 33 feet out that beat Mike Smith and gave the Kings their third lead of the hockey game, 3 - 2.

Now this is a long shot but just think about it... Bellerin can play their and that would allow Debuchy to get game time as well, Bellerin would be good enough to help defend as he is a damn good RB right now!

guy couldnt pass the ball wright, can not shot, not just he missing chances but he miss the ball all the time, slowing the tempo, no pace no speed old story, on one on one no way he can pass the player, dribble like my grandma... and you tell me how the guy with this attributes can be no. 1 striker and play in the best league in the world and probably one of the best clubs in the world... as long as i am alive i would ask myself how giroud stray in arsenal and be no. 1 striker... even my little cousin make a jokes about him, its obvious like a day... guy is laughingstock!!!

And I believe the Gunners will be very professional in their game this afternoon to take a very good care of Romelu Lukaku and long shot ranger — Ross Barkley threats from threatening the total collection of all the 3 points by Arsenal which will be played for in the game.

And i thought chambers played well he was our best defender by a long shot, he looks quicker and looked strong.

Garcia re-ignited his long - running feud with Woods during The Players Championship when he accused his would - be rival of distracting him as he played a shot during the third round at TPC Sawgrass.

The play, while well - designed, was a long - shot anyway.

Funny for so long I've been saying I'd like to see ox playing in the middle and got shot down in flames.

He also added Williams, whose long - range shooting and ability to play as a floor - spacing four should make the Hornets far more versatile.

He and Ozil were centered around all of our decent play and the team HAS GOT TO take long shots if they want to play this narrow formation.

He started pushed slightly further forward ahead of Coquelin, and played a number of good passes and took a few long shots.

Really wish Santi could get back his scoring form in that new role his playing, its been a while since we last saw the Carzola special long range shot!

Phil is playing really well and is close to getting that win, but the blown chance delivered the win to a long shot and a name that this sport had forgotten.

thissss, has good long range shooting, not bad positional sense as well as being mobile enough to play the channels, strong enough to play alone but most of all he can pass and play combinations which is quintessential for our style of play.

People rate Cazorla above Ramsey in the CM position only because its been quite a long time since Ramsey played there and in football world memory is very shot lived.

and this might be a long shot, but if dortmund don't qualify for europe and walcott doesn't sign his contract extension then we should go all out for marco reus (and play danny as a ST from here on out).

Then reportedly saying... short pass, long pass, tactical intelligence, distance shooting, personality, organizing play and that last magic pass..

Finally, and to reiterate an earlier point, the way forward for this club is to stop paying below average bench players so much money and to focus the bulk of the weekly wages on establishing a dominant starting 11... this will require the club to eat some wages in order to ship some players out, get rid of any deadwood over the age of 21, develop a cutting edge scouting service and put your money where your mouth is for once... I would much rather have a starting 11 that was world - class and give some reasonably paid young blue - chippers playing time when injuries occur than have 2 or 3 world class players surrounded by a plethora of overpaid and underwhelming players... management would no longer be able to sell their half - baked plans to the fans under the guise of «winning now», which any intelligent fan knows is a crap - shoot at best, and instead create a a squad that provides hope for the present and the future... this is exactly the model that has been used by Barcelona, Real & Bayern, so it should be good enough for us... by the way, until Messi & Ronaldo re-signed just recently all 3 clubs weekly wages were on par with ours... think about that for a second or two

Justin Holiday is part of a long and proud lineage of Bulls players that started the year knowing they were playing for a bad team and figured they'd up their standing in the league and take as many shots as possible.

I agree when I see one shot on goal against us and them playing the entire team behind the ball, our CB's should be able to handle that and Cech should be able to come out easily for long balls.

you wont see a cazorla or a xavi losing possession, not only that but they drive the team forward.but unfortunately u hav players like ramsey, who do nt drive the attack like the above two, also he loses possessions sometimes by attempting fancy moves.its sad ramsey gives more importance to style over substance.unfortunately, i feel players like ramsey hav contributed to arsenal's inability... imagine a team like barcelona playing with him, constantly losing posession leading to conceding goals and so on.difference is barca's manager wud take them out, while under wenger u r rewarded with the nxt game!!!! i do nt deny he was top notch a season or two back, but now hes a liability imo and need to change his mentality.even that opportunity he got against tottenham where thought longer before taking a shot thus giving defender time to get to him and take off the ball.i bet if it was cazorla, arsenal wud hav scored...

Thurmond can play a high post and hook, Lee patrols up close for the tap - ins and now there is Lucas for the longer outside shots or the quick drive - in and layup.

Our player saves it and clears it off the line straight off the pitch — you will see at least 10 times in a weekend of football that a player shoots and is then connected with by the opposition — these are not fouls because the advantage is the shot and once it has been taken as long as the ball is out of playing distance of the fouled player then the foul is irrelevant.

Despite a semi-respectable 42.9 percent mark from the floor, Kentucky didn't play their best offensive game by a long shot.

and ramsey too, he should not be on the starting 11 too much show off and ego, missplaced pass, too much backward pass even other player already moving forward to create an attack that make me so mad and more sick watching him plays, and wasting chance with shooting the ball from long distance even there is other player to pass with better position.

How long we got to stand for this Ramsey, weak shots, misplaced passes, was he playing in the second half?

Do nt worry, we got XHAKA, who have same skills as cazorla, good dribling, long shot, freekick, crossing, passing, vision, 2 footed and can play in many position such as both winger, am, cm and dlp.

im glad today arsenal perform all out, no burden, good to watch, not playing target man strategy, some mf / winger try shoot long range.

He was playing well w / this unit before going down so once he gets back into things he should be okay, as long as the hand brace isn't impeding his shot.

If Xhaka can prove he can play in the left side of the Centre - Mid three, he too has those long range shots he announced himself with to the EPL with when he arrived.

Yes cos he is good... must we loose all our products?mhki & o'zil r sumhow low paced in terms of tracking bak but r very offensive & creative.we need a stud, shield to play alongside jack.xhaka shouldn't do defensive duties, we need his long range shots & passes.bellerin is poor in crossing into d box but very fast in tracking back.kos, Montreal r not very fast.its better to try kolasinic in d defensive role.we can do better!

I think the team is fine playing the narrow formation we have right now, but if we continue to play with it I would like to see more long shots to vary the offense and maybe a few more wide overlaps from Ozil and Cazorla.

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

So it's not a surprise that we're getting even worse, because we've still got the same inept manager calling the shots, and since last season, we now have so many players that no longer want to play for Wenger, Arsenal, or both.

Even with the Bills playing man to man, as long as they make sure they keep good pass rush lanes, especially to Taylor's throwing hand, then they would have had a good shot to contain him.

But we all know Tiger doesn't prefer to alter his schedule, and humbling himself to play the annual Greensboro stop just to get into the playoffs would be a long shot.

Texas coach Tom Penders, whose Long - horns lost 84 - 76 to the Redmen, thinks the Johnnies» combination of prudent shooting and frontcourt size could be enough to undo the teetering Buckeyes — but only «if they can play in a rhythm and hit their free throws, because Ohio State puts you on the line a lot.»

Xhaka, who I like, or at least I like the Xhaka who plays for the Swiss national squad, has shown to be in way over his head in the premiership... of course he showed late in the year that he can stretch the field with the long ball but our squad isn't really set - up for that style of play... most of his long passes are in the air not on the ground and our squad without Giroud, which should have been sold the minute the transfer window officially opened, is one of the smallest in England... we need someone who can pick out the runs of our forwards in the lanes and who is fast enough to come forward into space without conceding his defensive responsibilities... we rarely see him shoot or even be in a position on the field to do so, we rarely, if ever, see him used for set pieces and it appears that the only person at the club who has ever coached him up when it comes to tackling is Coq, which explains his atrocious disciplinary record... maybe it's me but didn't you see him coming in and contributing more from an offensive perspective, with his killer left foot, than a deep - lying midfielder... if that wasn't the case we are the stupidest team alive for taking him over Kante

Much like the No. 1 seed in their region, the Bearcats have ground their opponents down with defense and are more than comfortable playing plodding games in the 50s (or lower), but if those shots stop falling through unfamiliar rims, their slow pace can keep lesser teams within striking distance longer than Mick Cronin would prefer.