Sentences with phrase «reign over the game»

Their reign over the game has been a fantastic thing.

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Ahead of the Big Game on Sunday, February 4, Harpoon Brewery is wagering against Philadelphia - based Yards Brewing Company that the New England Patriots will reign supreme over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Just as the Gunners are getting over our own injury crisis and are looking to build a decent run of results together, following on from a 2 - 0 win over Hull City in the FA cup and a 3 - 0 defeat of Stoke City yesterday, our next Premier League game throws up an away game with the reigning EPL champions.

After losing four of their first five games with Kyle Orton under center, John Fox and John Elway caved to the mounting pressure of Denver - area billboards and handed the reigns over to Tim Tebow.

Following victories for Arsenal and Manchester United over the weekend, the reigning Premier League champions dropped down to fourth in the table ahead of their game against Crystal Palace on Monday night.

The reigning MVP had 43 points, including the go - ahead 3 - pointer with 56 seconds to play, and the Thunder scored the final 10 points of the game to escape with a 124 - 116 victory over the Suns on Friday night.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

The 1963 NCAA title game between Loyola of Chicago and Cincinnati was surely one of the most memorable in tournament history: It was the last title game to be decided in overtime; the last one before UCLA began its intimidating reign of 10 championships, including seven in a row, over the next 12 years; the first one to be played under a lucrative new six - year television contract that launched college basketball into the big - money era; and, most significantly, the first in which the majority of players on both sides were black — or, as most of the nation was still saying back in March of 1963, Negro.

Just look at tommorows game when tottenham will hit us hard.Wengers reign is over

He wasn't alone in his failure to look sharp or secure in possession, but as the match - winner, it seemed as though the state of the game had suited him; not as an opportunity for England's all - time leading goal - scorer to show his class and reign over an otherwise mediocre contest but as a match more in - fitting with his own mediocrity.

Now 5 games into the new season and Liverpool have already scalped victories over Arsenal, Chelsea and reigning champions Leicester City while drawing away at Tottenham.

He has brought in potentially great players, brought up wonderful youth players, developed the infrastructure to achieve great things, fought against the dinosaurs entrenched in the 19th century who are ¨ running ¨ the game, displayed dignity and nobility in the face of unremitting criticism from a small band of Arsenal ¨ supporters ¨ and the media, endured xenophobic pundits, questionable officiating, lean years after the stadium build, ever expanding competition for players from richer clubs and yet stayed true to his principles and still managed to bring in trophies and success over his 21 year reign.

And the victory for PSG against Marseille on the weekend is no exception, coming just over a week before the reigning French champions» biggest game of the season against Chelsea in the Champions League last 16.

City though have won their last four home Premier League games against reigning champions — each of the last two was by a three - goal margin and over 2.5 goals at Sky Bet is a price of 5/6, while city to win by a 3 - goal margin is a price of 4/1.

Apple Music's wide platform compatibility — including Android — gives it a serious shot at Spotify's reign over the streaming game.

This sequel to the surprise hit adaptation of a popular video game, Mortal Kombat, sees John R. Leonetti (The Butterfly Effect 2), cinematographer for the first film, take over the reigns from Paul W.S. Anderson as director, mostly to disappointing results.

As the game progresses, players may need to take control over zones by pushing out the local reigning gang and taking over their operation, thus unlocking a string of other missions and activities in that zone.

Pereira would certainly make a fine host, having reigned over Attack of the Show and various game shows.

Madden 18 is a rewarding and highly enjoyable game that offers its players a chance of glory and a free reign over how they want to become a franchise legend.

Before Microsoft took over the reigns of the Minecraft phenomenon, Sony published the game on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita.

Turtle Beach has been in the headset game for a long time, and in that time has reigned supreme over its» competitors.

Anarchy Reigns is the new beat»em up style game from Platinum games, which looks like it's going to deliver the over the top action insanity that the development studio is well known for.

As the game progresses, players may need to take control over zones by pushing out the local reigning gang and taking over their operation, thus unlocking a string of other missions and activities in that zone.

Back then, there was one game that reigned supreme over all others.

Twilight Princess has had the biggest map size in a Zelda game for years now; that reign is officially over.

These games are not afraid to hand over the reigns and let the player drive, trusting that the world - building, emergent game systems and rich environmental storytelling will transport the player solidly into another reality in which they can lose themselves.

Indie games are reigning supreme over bigger budgeted titles, and the digital space is more accessible to consumers and developers than it's ever been.

Not that Killzone's a bad game, but it's quite clear that Sony wanted a Halo - equivalent game to put under their belts so essentially pushed the studio towards that IP rather than letting them have free reign over what it wanted to do.

Over the many years of Harvest Moon's reign, there has always been one reoccurring request from players, and that is allowing us to marry someone of the same sex in - game.

Jim: For the past few years, developers Telltale and Double Fine have continued to reign over the adventure game genre.

Pulling the setting from the sprawling Arkham Asylum and giving players free reign over part of Gotham set the Arkham series as the definitive superhero game.

Since 2K Games took over the reigns, a kind of happy medium between the arcade simplicity of early Smackdown games and the more methodical grappling of the AKI games has been reached.

Currently, Ready At Dawn is working on their upcoming game, De-formers, a «third - person smash «em arena combat game», where eight players control different Forms as they engage in melee combat in order to survive and «reign over the other players».