Sentences with phrase «same number of teams»

«We want to keep year after year the same number of teams in the Champions League and Europa League».

Not exact matches

The firm's derivatives strategy team has concocted a trade known as a put spread: Buy a specific number of S&P 500 contracts expiring in February with a strike price of 2,525, while selling the same number of February puts with a strike price of 2,400.

What hasn't changed at AngelPad: it continues work with roughly the same, low, double - digit number of founding teams as it always has.

Wenger has mostly used the second string squad at the start of any season to great effect, most teams aren't at full strength or match fit and he plays that Wengerball numbers game, throwing in squad players who are fit and raring to go whilst the first team get ready, we'll win 2 of our 3 opening games and he'd rather that than splash 100m on 3 players and get the same amount of points.

So Arsenal have the same number of players in it as Chelsea and if you think this is a bizarre anomaly due to the way their stats are compiled, consider also the fact that, statistically speaking, the Gunners were also the best team over the course of the season according to Squawka.com.

Mert is the captain of this team and is stating the facts, we have the least number of goals in the top 4, even last season it was the same thing.

The fact that both teams managed the same number of wins in that span without Ronaldo and Messi, despite the fact that Argentina had far tougher opponents, seems to back up the general trend through their careers.

Typical Arsenal fan article... a win against an average in a cup game and suddenly Arteta and Flamini are top dogs deserving of a squad number... and when we come across a half decent team and their limitations are exposed the same clueless fan like the writer of this article will scream blue murder.....

Another positive is that Ozil is in a team that has another no. 10, cazorla who has the same number of assists since last seadon, both are ahead of the likes of Silva, Gerrard and Navas so it is likely that were either of them to retain the position for an extended period their states would be better.

The two Premier League giants are arguably in need of strengthening in a number of the same areas at the moment, with both teams looking short of options in defence and midfield this season.

You have the same number of bowl teams.

We can track where Izzo ranks among all tournament coaches in the 64 - team bracket era1 by comparing his actual wins to the number we'd expect of a team with the same seedings and pre-tournamentSimple Rating System (SRS) ratings.

Of course it is still a reach to say the Mustangs, from a two - bid league, with a first - year head coach, in the same region as the defending national champions and pre-season favorites, can get to Glendale, but I haven't seen a more worthy team with that number next to their name in a long time.

His teams lost eight of 13 games over that stretch — the same number that Texas had lost in the six full seasons preceding it.

When you look at birth certificates and voter registration and spend all this time hunting, with this witch hunt that's been going on for the last number of months, I can't help but question whether the same thing would have been done from another team from another place, another race.»

There's games where Steph is invisible and it doesn't matter because the rest of the team is so good I think the same can be said for Kyrie, although that dude is a gamer Chris Paul has a (possibly unfair) reputation as a playoff choker, overall his numbers are fine, but there's definitely been some late miscues that normally don't happen

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

The only rule is that the players with the same number can't be on the field at the same time, which usually means that teams have a player on the offensive and defensive side of the ball with the same.

Let's see who'd be more electrifying, Let's see who'll make d right kinda changes and the number of subs in each team, Let's who'd read the game properly, Lets see who'd spend more time on the bench, Lets see who'd spend more time barking at players, Lets see who'd sub players first, Let's see who'd continue playing the same Line - up prior to their Last defeat........

Top two teams last season were the same two teams with the fewest number of injuries.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

I tend to define «scoring opportunities» as trips inside the opponent's 40; the teams made nearly the same number of trips, but while UCLA scored six touchdowns and a field goal in eight trips (points per trip: 5.6), the Buffs settled for five field goals and missed two of them (points per trip: 3.3).

The problem in trying to export that to other teams is that there is no Draft Pick Fairy that can go around and award everyone else the same number of extra draft picks.

Otherwise you get the same issue of retiring numbers for players that many / most fans don't remember playing for the team.

The Nigerian international appears to be Wenger's latest pet, having broken into the first - team squad with a number of impressive displays, but so far this season he has failed to find the same vein of form.

Iwobi is now on first team duties and will be looking to have the same kind of impact next season, as the former owner of the number 17 shirt, Alexis Sanchez, has had with the club.

We can expect the same numbers across the 20 teams again only difference will be the number of times team's matches have been shown live in 2017 - 18 season.

Coming to the centre back partnership, if you watched the match you must have notice that on a number of occasions Kos and Gabriel went for the same ball creating potentially dangerous situations for the team.

Not every team has played the same number of games at this point, so you'll see some teams playing twice within a week to catch up, like Middlesbrough and Man Utd last week.

BWRAO: While there's a good number of the same players around from the last time Barcelona won the Champions League four years ago, how does this team compare to that one?

As there are no set payoffs for tying a number of teams together in parlays for baseball, you can use this same simple formula to work out your baseball parlays as well.

While each team has the same number of players, the most consistent attacking sides progress the ball by using overloads, creating superiority with a cluster of players (and triangles) that exceeds the number of defenders.

A significant number of respondents (47 %) believe expansion is essential, saying that the A-League is suffering because «it's a bit boring playing the same teams year - in, year - out three times over.»

That second play - off place from the south group could still go to any number of teams and it might just be the same in the north group.

The seeding for the playoffs is based on points per match as not all of the teams across divisions play the same number of matches.

When more than one team finishes on a same level of points, the goal difference will be decisive, and if that gives no outcome the number of goals scored determines the final ranking of a team.

This Wednesday the top two placed teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid who currently share the same number of points, with the Los Blancos having one game less played so...

Some of Real Madrid's star players will be treated the same by manager Zinedine Zidane, so it will not be a major moan-fest if Pogba does not start as other players will be looking for a chance to show what they can do, proving themselves to the manager who is looking to increase the number of trusted players in his team this coming season.

The boo's (Kevin Saunders September 14, 2013 at 21:20) are the result of a build up of frustration by supporters who have turned up in good numbers, week after week following Paul Lambert's arrival, supporting the team through thick and thin, yet still witness the same sub-standard home showings, the same failings, and the same problems that we have experienced since day one.

This is because of the two teams finishing the same number of points in the table.

In that same period, Chelsea have lost first - team players for almost half the number of days as Arsenal at 7,217.

Mascherano will take the number 14 shirt — the same he wore at Barcelona and for his country — and team up with another Argentina international, Ezequiel Lavezzi, at Hebei, who are based in the northern city of Qinhuangdao and are coached by former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini.

But if we use Transfermarkt's team value ranking, the top five teams in France (Lacazette scoring record) are PSG (2 in 12), Monaco (5 in 6), Lyon, Marseille (4 in 11), Nice (7 in 9), and if we want the same number of clubs to compare I have to throw in Bordeaux (6 in 12).

However, we shouldn't discount just how strong Sunderland have been defensively this season, a team who have kept the same number of clean sheets as Manchester City (11).

If, at the end of the 90 minutes tonight, the two teams have the same number of aggregate goals, the team with the most away goals will progress to the quarter - finals.

With Sanchez presumably undroppable at the moment, Martial and Marcus Rashford are vying for a position on one side of the attack, but the pair are capable of slotting into the same team, should the Chilean feature in the number 10 position.

Adding to the intrigue, both Longo's team and Lettre's team have submitted approximately the same number of committeemen to the Board of Elections.

Surprisingly, the team also calculated that the average number of E.T. signals crossing Earth at a given time should equal the number of civilizations currently transmitting — even if the civilizations we hear from aren't the same ones presently broadcasting.

The fact that two teams saw what looks like the same combination — as well as the number of instances of the particle seen by each team — makes this the strongest evidence yet for a structure made of more than three quarks.

For one measure, the fraction of science and engineering papers written in teams has steadily increased between 1955 and 2000, from about 50 % to 80 %, with the average number of co-authors nearly doubling during the same period.