Sentences with phrase «quality of opposition»

That goes to show the poor quality of opposition in this competition.

But as well as ability to pull a stunning solo effort out of the hat, it is also more difficult to score a great goal at an important time; when the pressure is on, that's when the best players do their stuff; playing against better quality of opposition means you have to do something a bit more special, and to have the guts to try it.

Even the most quality of opposition should be wary of the speed and incisiveness of our attack when the numbers are in our favour.

Leandro Paredes» European experience will likely be called upon at some point, after only featuring off the bench at the weekend, while Matias Kranvitter's playing days in Spain will no doubt be harnessed to best cope with the undoubted qualities of their opposition.

As good as Halo and Forza are, it needs something special that competes with the serious quality of the opposition.

As Mourinho has said, having two teams in a league who regularly score 100 - 120 goals a season is not a great indicator of the quality of the opposition in the lower half of the table.

Many believe he should be given the opportunity to start which would certainly be a considerably less substantial risk than usual given the quality of the opposition.

Similarly, with the reserve side having been relegated to the Segunda B Division, it remains to be seen whether the quality of opposition the club are set to meet this season will truly be useful for the youngsters» development.

It doesn't matter the quality of the opposition, you fight with what you got to the end with the right tactics.

We drew Monaco and we all got excited, thinking that our failure to get through the round of sixteen in recent past was due to the quality of opposition we've had to face.

We are in pre-season and there is no permutation of performances, score - lines, quality of opposition, Wenger sound bites that could possibly occur where someone could not find the negative.

The critics may have different say on the suitability of Walcott, the missed chances and the quality of opposition.

I see what you're trying to do, but the quality of our opposition isn't worth that much change.

He beat Barcelona and Bayern in successive rounds, with a squad that, with all my respect, can not match the quality of the opposition.

So if you're inefficient in college, that's not going to change, no matter the line in front of you, the quality of opposition, etc..

Draxler has no EPL experience and at best he will need to adjust to the physical side of the EPL, the pace and quality of the opposition.

Don't know how useful it is, as it won't tell the whole story - they are in different leagues & the quality of opposition will be different, they're in different teams with different teammate abilities, & they are at different stages in their career, plus there are other big aspects to their games not considered - but it definitely gives you an idea of their eye for goal & their finishing ability:

Forget the quality of opposition etc and other churlish remarks but our attacking boys done good; Ramsey for Wales, Welbz for England, Alexis for Chile, Mesut for Germany — brief but bright cameos from Santi and Ollie, appearances for Theo and Poldi (Low has him inked in as an 80 min impact guy — easier to do in an international setting than at club level).

It was always going to be a difficult draw given the quality of the opposition remaining as Atletico Madrid, Marseille and RB Salzburg all awaited their fate too.

All depends on the quality of the opposition too.

It was the quality of the opposition and a wild moment by a former Chelsea defender that allowed the score to look so respectable, rather than a rampant Chelsea performance.

The winger had a sprightly game, always looking up for it despite the quality of the opposition.

After their hard - working, industrious and combative performance against Arsenal in their very last outing, it was impossible for us to oppose Blackburn Rovers despite the quality of the opposition.

League form is the best indicator of whether a team is likely to score or not, weighted by the quality of opposition.

But one must be mindful of the quality of the opposition while judging his performance.

Players earn Elo points by their record, including the quality of the opposition they beat.