Sentences with phrase «run at opponents»

The young man has an eye for goal from both open play and set pieces, he has the ability to run at opponents at pace and he looks completely at ease with high pressure situations (using the November Merseyside derby as a prime example).

He is good but given that the focal point of the attack for Arsenal is Giroud, he won't fair well, I've always said if you where to give our «wingers» artistic license to play as inside forwards instead of on the overlap trying to cross it in to Gioud they will be a he'll of a lot better, Walcott and Ox preseason and Campbell world cup and Alexis Sanchez Copa America and now Gnabry are all self evident having a deep lying forward / target man is impeding their ability to perform well because there spending 70 % of the time trying to cross instead of run at opponents

The Ox has made great progress this year... he runs at opponents, uses his physique to fight for possession, just needs more time to have the composure to finish.

Constantly running at his opponents and creating space for others allowed City back into the game, he filled Anfield with fear and barring the smallest margins could have won the game.

Not exact matches

But gun control advocates doubt that Trump really means what he says, after he ran for office warning that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would remove the constitutional right to bear arms and he rode into the White House with the firm backing of the NRA, which opposes most attempts at real change.

I think Cain would be an easy mark for Obama, who at this point won't run on his record but on his comparative superiority to his opponent.

In her eyes, by running ahead of the people, the now - infamous 1973 decision gave «opponents of access to abortion a target to aim at relentlessly.»

Against Sunderland, the Gunners need to make their passing and attacks count, and get this game done and dusted by Half - Time; failing which, the aforementioned duo of Johnson and Wickham will start growing in stature and pose serious problems for the Arsenal backline that can be rattled when their opponents start running at them.

What's the point of having all these playmakers with no - one willing to make forward runs or space opponents as they all want the ball at their feet?

Kick off is at 19:45, and the home side will be looking to extend an unbeaten run against their opponents at Villa Park which stretches back to 1974.

We usually start slow in games but we should avoid this by all means tonight, an early away goal from our opponents tonight can really destabilize our team and change the whole complexion of the game, besides will be missing our battler in midfield who runs at the same pace the whole game to dig us out the hole in the dying minutes of the game.

if you have a speedy winger capable of beating defender of putting in a decent cross why not make sure they are given as much of a chance to run at defenders as possible whilst the box is not yet packed with opponents.

They allow too much time on the ball, and allow opponents to turn and run at our defense.

Transgressions: Yelling at opponents for breaking different unwritten rules that include, but are not limited to: flipping bats, being mad at just missing a pitch down the middle, staring at home runs, running the bases too slowly, popping gum incorrectly, preferring creamy peanut butter, looking like maybe thinking about staring at a home run one day.

Miami's running attack will be sound with veterans John Acuff and Joe Mira at halfback, and Fullback Doug McGee, whose specialty is knocking himself out ramming into an opponent's end zone.

Giants, Skins, 49ers and Bears, all who were ranked bottom third of run defenses, with Chicago highest at 22nd against the run, are our first four opponents.

Looks like AC Milan are on a decent unbeaten run at the moment and judging by GotNoIdea's last few predictions (e.g. «Tonight's opponent is just Brighton, no match for Arsenal with their 200 million fire power») I fear the worst.

Colorado beat Toronto, 4 - 2, at Air Canada Centre last night, running its win streak to 10 straight games, while outscoring opponents by a combined 41 - 16 in those victories.

They only know how to run or at best muscle opponents out, though, the ones in Arsenal don't still do this.

i think as a team every player shud be willing to die 4 the team and that means dropping back and defending collectively, our most playrs are weak defensivly lyk wilshere ozil cazorla ramsey jst look at the everton 2nd goal wen Lukaku ran frm the midway to set up the goal our playrz did nt nt track back n it z always lyk that with every counter our opponents create u feel we wil concede a goal... we nid 6 sanchez in the team!

Opponents averaged just 10.5 yards per completion, meaning they were forced to either remain extremely patient or lean on a run game that moved backwards a decent amount (Fresno was 32nd in stuff rate, run stops at or behind the line).

Secondarily, when the tackle is tasked with blocking an opponent on a running play, can he push the opponent out of the way or at least shield the opponent from the ball carrier?

Wednesday's resounding 6 - 0 win over Champions League opponents Ludogorets showcased Arsene Wenger's side at their free - flowing best, and given his tendency to set up his side up conservatively anyway, there must be a temptation for Karanka to adopt an extremely defensive approach in an attempt to prevent Arsenal running riot.

A former backup quarterback at Florida, Schottenheimer often pilots the scout team, the unit that runs the offense of that week's opponent against the Rams» first - team defense in practice.

If Villa was at Euro 2012, there's no real reason to think that he'd add a particularly new dimension at centre forward, especially since his hypothetical opponents are running on anti-Spain tactics at least partially designed to shut down a side with Villa in it.

Watching Henry picking up the ball just inside the opponents half, then running at the defence, going round a player, heading towards the edge of the box, opening up his body and you just knew the ball was going to curl inside the far post.

But, with Aaron Rodgers potentially returning in two weeks, and next week's opponent being the Browns, the Packers are in a position to make a run at the perfect time.

By design, the opponents will cross each other diagonally as they take to their sidelines, the visitors running straight at the teeth of Ohio State football.

I didn't watch the match last night as I was on the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contenders

Costello and his aggressive assistant Tom Nissalke — the Bucks are one of the few NBA teams with a full - time assistant coach who has only minor scouting responsibilities — looked at motion picture films of each of their playoff opponents eight or 10 times to prepare for Milwaukee's run to the championship.

I always marveled at the fact that they were in such great condition that they had spare oxygen in their lungs to waste jaw - jacking at their opponent after running all over the damn field.

Once Davis was on campus, coaches found him to be a ferocious and technically sound tackler — traits Davis attributes to his penchant for «running over opponents instead of around them» in his tailback days at Randolph - Clay.

His desire to go forward, to provoke opponents, to run at people, creates danger.

Andy Murray has clearly inserted himself as his most formidable opponent ahead of Roger Federer, but players like Milos Raonic and Alexander Zverev could make a run at them this tournament.

Obviously Liverpool are on a great run themselves in the League and are closing in on Man United and Arsenal in the race for the Top Four, but with the confidence Arsenal have shown in their efforts to defend their trophy means we could be in for a classic feast at Wembley in May whoever our opponents are in the Final!

He handles the ball like the point guard, he beats up his opponents with the dribble on the regular occasions, there is no need for him to speed up, that's not his game, if he try that he will become turnover prone player, he's adjusting the game up to his own speed, sometimes when he sees advantages he can be even quicker, how many centers can run the fast break with the ball, run over the entire Clipper defense and throw the perfect alley op pass to Millsap for the dunk??? Nothing wrong with his handle and speed, I don't agree with you at all about improvement of his game.

With Michu's main strength being running onto a through pass played by one of Swansea's more gifted ball players such as Britton or de Guzman there may be no better opponent to play against than Arsenal with their main problem in defence as seen at White Hart Lane last week is keeping a stable and aware defensive line once they have pushed up further out of their own half.

We did nt get it and the longer the season goes on the more dependant we will become on goals from midfield, which makes our attacking predictable and easy to defend, we have no element of surprise in attack, nobody dribbles or runs past an opponent at pace at Arsenal, its all based on rotating positions and passing until a gap opens, the big sides, and smaller ones aswel wont always give you the gap, and even when the gap does prevent itself your depending on Giroud being clinical enough to take the chance, and he is not clinical.

Mahrez's ability to take the ball into tight spaces and come out the other side, and beat multiple opponents with his runs on the ball, has been akin to how the danger of Eden Hazard saw him occupy two or more defenders himself for at times for Chelsea last year.

UEFA.com runs through the last eight, taking a closer look at their form and head - to - head records against their potential opponents.

Jinxing past opponents, turning and running at them with the panache we have come to know and love, Hazard capped the night off with a customary goal at home.

We do have two north group games remaining, games at Hull and Barnsley, which were previously postponed, but this game kicks off a run of four games against the teams in the south and Charlton will prove tough opponents.

But Salah had Salah scored earlier it could very well have been a different game, this is one too many hypotheticals though, and the real issue is not how the forwards played — because they were promising before the red card, and Salah continued running behind, to no avail (thanks to the lack of vision from the midfield) before he was substituted at half time — instead it was how the team reacted to being a man and a goal down, away from home, and it brought back memories of that capitulation against Sevilla — Liverpool's next opponent — in the Europa League Final.

Whereas their opponents boast a five match winning run at home, Hull unwillingly put up a three match losing rut on the road.

They'll be an awkward opponent, at St. Andrews in particular, but it's going to be extremely difficult for Birmingham to play to that very same level that they did last season, so we envisage a more rocky campaign ahead this time around although if Zigic gets his head in front then Birmingham may have just enough to fend off the drop for the second season running.

West Ham have a five match unbeaten run at home to protect on Saturday, but they aim at the weekend won't just be to stretch this confidence building home run of theirs but more about attaining all three points on a ground where they've recently been quite formidable and against an opponent seriously struggling for results, form and confidence.

On Saturday, Stoke put their four - match unbeaten run well and truly on the line away at Bolton, and although their opponents haven't won a match at home this season, Stoke manager Tony Pulis will be all too aware of the threat Bolton pose to his side's impressive run of form.

One of the two announced Democratic LG candidates, Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence took some subtle swipes at his opponent, Bill Samuels, who has pledged to primary whomever the presumptive gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, picks as his running mate.

A guy who invested in downtown buffalo when everyone else gave up on the inner city while his opponent was carefully reinventing himself as a calm, aloof, controlled and experienced outsider, who just happened to have a former governor (a crappy one at that), married a Kennedy for her name and got cuckolded in the process, wasted billions on bad sub-prime mortgages and canal money, ran against Carl McCall earning the everlasting respect of the African - Americans in NYS, and now sounds suspiciously like Elliot Spitzer.

Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo has fired back at state Conservative Chairman Mike Long for suggesting he should stop running for governor or resign his party post, saying Long himself should resign if his preferred gubernatorial candidate (and Lorigo's primary opponent), Rick Lazio loses.