Sentences with phrase «roles as bench»

It just didn't seem to work out for him though and, in my opinion, he finally seemed to resign himself to his role as a bench warmer.

Not exact matches

This ensures we have a deep bench of people who can step into leadership roles as the need arises.

There were a number of playoff teams interested in adding Williams as a bench scorer, but his removal from the market now puts more focus on Memphis Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans, who could fill a similar role.

1) On the pitch: - we always start 3 -4-3 but always switch back to a back 4... it isn't tactical as we look bad in both - Bellerin playibg LWB when you have the best in the bundesliga last season on the bench - Welbeck playing the striker role when he can do everything but score when you have Lacazette a record signing on the - Monreal in back 3 when you have Kostafi who can flank Per in the middle protecting him against pace as well as having a commending figure and - Telling Xhaka to not play as a 3rd offensive player when Ramsey dashes - Playing a guy in Ox so out of position and persisting with him over preseason as if he would be there for years when it is clear he doesn't want to play for us (his case is a weird one)

As the Big East's Sixth Man of the Year last year at Syracuse, he's proven he can come off the bench and contribute in a big way although he's clearly disappointed with the diminished role after beginning the season as a starteAs the Big East's Sixth Man of the Year last year at Syracuse, he's proven he can come off the bench and contribute in a big way although he's clearly disappointed with the diminished role after beginning the season as a starteas a starter.

When we were asking Wenger to spend big to buy Lacazette some few seasons back people said he is not proven on the big stage yet and that he was in the French League.Today, we are in a similar situation and we are going to bid a whooping # 50 for a player who'll probably be benched if Sanchez stays and take up the leading role if he leaves.Whrre's the sense in all this?Probably, long term he might be worth it but as of now he ain't.

One more year as bench player alongside chambers who hopefully will grow in to role this season otherwise we will need to find alternative

Pretty much every player who split roles between starting and bench either performed better as a starter or had a negligible statistical difference (McConnell, Okafor, Henderson, TLC, Saric, Rodriguez).

If Le Prof decided to sell Jack, Ozil or Santi than yes Vidal would be an incredible addition, but he isn't as good as Le Coq in the DM role and Wenger would never bench Ramsey regardless of form for the Chileans inclusion.

By then, though, Hector Bellerin had cemented his role in the Arsenal first team and Debuchy was suddenly in the unwanted position on the bench and his attitude after that frankly stinked as he was desperate to win his place back in the France team again.

Now the boys on the bench are referred to as «role players.»

Impressing in spells off the bench will hopefully be an easier platform to build on and their roles will grow with their confidence as the season gets more advanced.

Great veterans off the bench, and they seem willing to stick around on lesser roles (though perhaps not as lesser as Rosicky saw last season when he was healthy for the run - in and didn't sniff the field).

Calum Chambers is on the bench and we might well see him get another chance in that role as well.

why did we play Welbeck in the striker's role... no one can question his heart but to have a player with such limited first - touch and finishing skills against such a game opponent with Lacazette on the bench is almost unforgivable... maybe it's because Welbeck tows the party line or maybe it's because Welbeck doesn't know anything but 100 % on the pitch, unfortunately neither of these qualities makes him a capable starting striker on a team with any real aspirations... I can only hope that he was being showcased for a move elsewhere, as there was some talk last week about some interest from Everton... if he moved on that would be the only silver lining of this coach's decision, but once again it wouldn't excuse this club for putting business decisions ahead of fielding the best possible team to secure 3 points at Anfield

for barca they've got alcacer sitting on the bench week in week out... I mean giroud knows certainly that wenger wud push iwobi off the left to accommodate sanchez there so as to put him in the cf role....

You could see the disappointment etched onto the face of the Frenchman as he sat on the bench but afterwards in his interview KLacazette accepted the situation and he clearly understands his role as a team player.

Would prefer to think of this as each club helping themselves, but we are paying the premium to get Auba, while weakening Plan B with Giroud off the bench, a role in which he delivers often.

That said, he still has some inconsistencies in his game, and I see him as best suited for that swing - tackle first man off the bench role.

The upbeat atmosphere was contagious throughout the Cavs bench as role players went above their typical role.

This could be a great game for Wilshere to come back and I think he could excel from a deeper role, bench Xhaka and give him the fight to start in the team as he has been pretty regular in the starting lineup even if his form doesn't exactly warrant it.

Carneiro has since had her role with Chelsea vastly reduced, and has been banned from the matchday bench for Sunday evening's game against last season's runners - up Manchester City, as reported on Tuesday evening by the Telegraph.

Alexis should also be very high on the shortlist to be included in your fantasy team, as he is relishing his new role in the side, but there is the possibility that Olivier Giroud could well be selected to play up front now he has returned to fitness, and the Chilean could suffer if he is benched or put back in his previous role.

We have plenty of midfeilders that can play the striker role and plenty of those same players on the bench as well with no playing time because of a crowded team.

At third behind Riley and JCE all you have is basically Rio and org guys / guys who I think could have some big league future but in more of a bench role than as an everyday player

Rookie Mike Glennon assumed the starting role in Week 4 as Freeman was benched and kept from the sideline.

Despite always turning up for France, the case has unfortunately been very different for the Frenchman at club level, with the player being benched in favour of Alexis Sanchez in the early part of the season and largely taking up the role of an impact sub as the season progressed and his situation does not look likely to improve with the Gunners being linked with the likes of Mbappe and Lacazette.

I really feel for him.He was treated without respect I remember saying here that our season also depended on him because we knew Welbeck and Giroud were not good enough.However, he came and didn't really impress in the CF role but impressed on the wing but I felt he would've done very well in the Ozil role earlier in the season.He used to be an AMF for Deportivo but they changed him to a CF.This is why I believe he shouldn't have been signed in the first place.It was poor business from Arsenal to sign him because we needed a typical killer CF.Lucas is a more of a No. 10 style kind of player as he played there for Deportivo prior to the season where he played CF.If you look at his style of play you can see that he's not your typical CF.think Wenger benched him because he didn't solve our CF problem but I guess it's not Lucas» fault.

That doesn't mean it will fail, of course: Hill was previously the assistant GM and was already Jennings» boss in baseball ops, and Jennings has experience as a scout and will work with bench coach, Mike Goff, who has served in that role previously for the Mariners.

Wilshere must be benched as a team we play better with him on the bench, our performances as a team this season have been awful and it's no coincidence that it coincides with Wilshere being in the number 10 role, he simply doesn't Assist enough, doesn't Score enough and he also holds onto the ball far too long without releasing it!

This past season, Arsenal had many options for centre - forward, and more often than not the Frenchman was either used as a supersub or left on the bench, and with the Gunners being linked with even more top strikers like Kylian Mbappe and Alexandre Lacazette he is worried that he will still be left with a bit - part role next season.

N'Zonzi played a key role in the win against United, while Pogba's recent demise continued as he could only make the bench for Jose Mourinho's side.

With Oxlade - Chamberlain, Welbeck, Wilshere, and Iwobi knocking on the door, and possibly taking up some roles in the bench, the first IX as well as the Bench will be strong enough to go all out in the title cbench, the first IX as well as the Bench will be strong enough to go all out in the title cBench will be strong enough to go all out in the title chase.

And since we certainly can't bench Ozil for Ramsey and we equally need to play Ozil and Carzola together, the only option left is to use Ramsey as a sub for Carzola, or bring him in at the 70th minute when Ozil burns out to play the B2B role while Carzola moves into the playmaker / CAM role.

We can not bench Sanchez in the center role for Perez as he is not a winger.

However, I think he is best as a bench role as he is already here.

Surely, Berahino would have been a great addition both as an alternative to Kane, an impact player off the bench, or an alternative playing in the Rodriguez role.

Daniel Sturridge was back available after returning to fitness, which saw Jack Wilshere dropped to the bench to allow Rooney and Sturridge to work as a two, and Gerrard and Lampard to continue their partnership in the holding roles.

Mr Mourinho that's what I can call u because you are not special any more, you open your eyes and see what MATA did and you see how he control the mildfield as well which we are such a chances since we started this season when u said Oscar is ur no 10, if you are talking of 10 the player must ready to let pass flow all over the attacking role, so ever in your life bench our best player any more if you want to be successful in Chelsea and if you know its not good for you sell him to MAN U or Arsenal and see it will finish you Mr Morinho.....

Chelsea would do well to make a bid for him in the hope of employing him up there with Drogba and Anelka in a 4 -3-3 or as Drogba» strike partner in a 4 -4-2 with Anelka either on the bench or in an advanced midfield role on the right.

Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne should be motivated after being relegated to a bench role in Italy's playoff loss to Sweden — which was seen as one of the main tactical reasons for the 1 - 0 aggregate defeat Monday.

Frustrating form earned him a bench role in his first full season as veteran Drogba led the line but after winning the UCL, Drogba departed and claimed that Torres is Chelsea's future.

Zidane convinced James Rodriguez, Alvaro Morata, Isco and Danilo to accept their roles as glorified bench players.

She concedes that squaring her business life and role as a peer is a difficult balancing act, but relishes the «curiosity and appetite for knowledge» on the red benches.

But friends of Kennedy say that he does see a future role for himself in the party, if not as leader for a second time, then, at least, in a very senior role on the Lib Dem front bench.

Howls of delight soon went up from the opposition benches as Cameron hopefully championed the role of his big society — a joke the PM had probably wished he'd left in the cracker.

It came as Mr Corbyn tightened his grip on the party with the completion of a shadow cabinet reshuffle which saw a host of allies handed front bench roles.

Since you first entered Parliament in 1970, and over forty years since your first Front Bench role as a PPS, your passion for getting things done and the energy you have brought to your Cabinet posts has not diminished one bit.

«On the announcement of the three line whip on the Article 50 vote, I therefore feel I have no choice but to resign from my front bench role as Shadow Minister for Early Years,» she said.

He was a shadow Labour spokesman throughout the 1980s before serving as Home Secretary, from 1997, in Tony Blair's first term as PM, becoming Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 and then holding a series of other front bench roles until Labour lost power in 2010.