Sentences with phrase «plays up to the competition»

Team Gutman has played up to competition all season long but has dropped a few Games to Teams below them in the Standings..

This is a group that plays up to the competition of the best Teams in the League but is also allowing the Teams with lesser records to hang around with them.

Not exact matches

According to the bank, that service «levels the playing field for U.S. goods and services going up against foreign competition» and supports American jobs.

The Golden Arches has also started to promote a value play on certain breakfast sandwiches after seeing competition heat up during that very important time of day.

Some popular dating apps tried to make light of Facebook's dating play, which could dial up competition.

«So our goal is for the competition is constantly play catch up opposed to moving ahead of us.»

Adelaide could be the next to join the list but as a central attacking midfielder, I think he will likely play as third choice back up behind Mesut Ozil and Santiago Cazorla, mainly featuring in domestic cup competitions.

Giroud is a great option to have leading the line, as he can hold up the play strongly as well as score with either foot or his head, but to get the best out of him he needs competition, and that is what is expected from Arsenal this summer.

The England international has been linked with a potential January move in order to gain regular action ahead of the World Cup competition in Russia next summer, but Arsene Wenger appears to be keen to bring Wilshere up to strength, and I believe he has a role to play in our first - team.

I just feel that sticking with wenger, as a fan, I'm essentially saying I'm happy with 4th place, to play in a European competition we realistically can't win, as arsene is simply incapable of winning the league again, football has moved on, arsene hasn't kept up unfortunately.

This is a Group that has played up and down to their competition all year..

They've been playing up and down to competition all year long..

The 20 - year - old linked up with Brendan Rodgers last summer, and went on to score 32 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions as he played a fundamental role in Celtic's treble - winning campaign.

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.

Bale has a superb debut season at Real Madrid, notching up 22 goals in all competitions and playing a key role in their Champions League title triumph, however the 25 - year - old failed to hit the same heights in 2014/15 and became something of a scapegoat for the failures that ultimately led to the sacking of manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Playing in the competition has been blamed for making them come up short in the race to get in to the Champions League in recent years.

I was comfortable with a two - goalie system going into the playoffs, and advocated «play until you lose» for each guy to keep them each fresh and up the competition between the two of them.

If I was in the manager's shoes, Jenkinson would replace Debuchy as back up, and give the Englishman a role to play in the domestic cup competitions.

First off, Lucas Perez, who despite having competition from Wenger's keen interest to play Olivier Giroud, did actually start for the Gunners up top.

The former PSV star has made just eight appearances in all competitions so far this year, totalling 134 minutes of playing time and has struggled to live up to expectations since his move last year.

Chambers is currently away on international duty with the England Under - 21 squad as they aim for glory in the European Under - 21 Championships in Poland, and his performances in the competition may well be his last chance to show Wenger he is up for the task of playing under him this term.

The clubs say it is unfair on them because their players will not have a holiday if they go to the competition, play again next season and then follow it up with the senior event in 2012.

However, it would not be delusional on the part of the Frenchman to play two up front in domestic competitions, and ensuring safety - first formations while lining up in Europe.

I want us to come 3rd and get Europa league it will give the team a wake up call and we will have a huge chance of winning a European competition for once Only downside is will our squad be big enough to play Thursday Sunday till the end of the season

And in competitions that are up for grabs, the wise play is to look for teams that have been there before.

Ineligible to play for the Catalan giants due to representing Liverpool in the earlier rounds, Coutinho's European appearances for the Reds mean he could be given a winners» medal if the club end up going all the way in the competition.

The players will have played just a few months of football leading up to the competition, and shouldn't have had to deal with congested fixtures for the most part.

We need more quality in the striker position and I think Wenger has painted himself into a corner by saying that any forward purchased will not replace but play with Giroud, where is the desire to do better or simply show up when there's a lack of direct competition.

Productivity will shoot up amongst the players as there'll be healthy competition to claim their role in our playing XI.

Both players are versatile enough to be considered as capable of playing higher up the pitch, however, whilst it is vital that Louis van Gaal fills his squad with both quality competition and players who can cover a number of positions if he is to bring his 5 -3-2 system that he has being using with the Netherlands at the World Cup to Old Trafford.

Valencia, playing both up front and out wide, managed just five goals and three assists in all competitions in 2014/15, but has had a big - money price tag slapped onto his head by the Hammers, according to the Daily Express.

Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline

The 20 - year - old is one of the biggest prospects at the Emirates Stadium, but struggled for playing time last season due to some injury problems and increased competition for places up front.

With this level of competition, expect some of them to wake up from their graves, like Walcott (used to be deemed unworthy for playing with the first team squad) and Coquelin (used to be loaned out and was about to be released).

Walcott is not a LAM but a CF, instead of saying «oooh he can't do it because of his recent games where he has played OUT OF POSITION» how about thinking «Hmmm, when he played CF and competed with Giroud then both our CF picked up and we was lucky to have that competition»...

If we're not careful in as much as bucking up our ideas we can say goodbye to CL competition for a consecutive season, we could kiss bye to st. totteringham's day and come up short against the spuds in several competitions played at wembley or at home.

The girls» high school golf season will ramp up immediately when school starts in August, allowing some of the local junior golfers the opportunity to carry the momentum of elite competition from the summer into league and section play.

And with the competition for the title looking strong this year with Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho taking over at Man City and Man United while Chelsea are sure to be a threat again under Antonio Conte, Arsenal can not afford to get off to a poor start and be having to play catch up from the very beginning.

It's easy to see how the 26 - year - old could fit in perfectly at the Bernabeu, showing great skill and intelligence in his play this term to notch up 11 goals and 18 assists in all competitions.

These guys are always competitive with everyone and tend to «play up» to the competition when facing the very best in the League.

And to think that, merely to defend a three goal lead to the porous defence of such low class teams as CSKA on Thursday and in the runner up European competition at that, Wenger was only left with puerile dross like Xhaka, Elneny and Iwobi to play in our midfield.

That's no joke, considering one superstar seemed washed up and over the hill until team play with the youngsters put a giddyup up in his step, another has not actually trod a golf track in competition since January but went slo - mo to prove he's prepping for a return, and the third is stuck in «neutral» after only the second winless season of his 10 - year career.

«It's obviously well documented that I want to play up front but there's a lot of competition for places here.

It is known that in a World Cup year that players will do their best to build up their form ahead of the competition, and our superstar Alexis will no longer have that target in mind, but does that mean he can concentrate on his playing days for us?

Walcott wanted to play up front and Wenger did it (did not work at all) but I think OX would have succeeded in the center and could have been good competition for Xhaka.

We encouraged him to just stay away from the arena because we just knew that it was just going to be a real opportunity for him to clear his head and getting anywhere near the competition was going to be almost like suiting up and playing.

Walcott picked up his usual injury, Giroud's lack of competition either meant that he burnt out by playing too many games, or simply suffered due to being too relaxed with no rival.

If Szczesny Doesn't mind coming back to play for Arsenal then we should bring him back as No. 1 keeper with Cech as back up, Cech didn't exactly fill me with confidence due to his performances last season and needs to do better, maybe Szczesny will be better competition for the ex Chelsea player.

When I say compete I mean play to win the competition and not just make up the numbers.

He Lacks competition but he is 100 % fit and is yet to integrate into the team... u knw he's bin out for months, also we have gnarby coming back, and bellerin could also play up thr.......