Sentences with phrase «second season performance»

Not exact matches

We all thought iwobi was good (by his performances at the end of second last season) and wenger thought so too and that kept him from adding attacking reinforcements for the last season.

And now that the 27 - year old has put in two excellent performances with some top class saves against Tottenham and Hull, we are starting to remember the way he impressed when coming in for the out of form Szczesny in the second half of last season.

Aside from Montero tearing Chambers a new one, he had some outstanding performances for us, so much so that a lot of us were disappointed he seemed to disappear for the second half of the season.

The fact that IMO the second best B2B in the league last season (behind Toure) is being kept from his preferred position by the tiny spaniard speaks volumes about his performances.

He ended up doing the full season anyway and ended up putting in some of his most famous drives - including that immense wet - weather performance at Donington Park - on his way to second in the championship behind Alain Prost.

Then a whole seasons experience with 30 + year old pros and a manager with over 40 years experience and off the back of a cup performance in which he dueled with the toughest striker around and didn't come off second best, he comes off all that yet he lacks confidence, plus he's second guessing his choices and doesn't look as fit as when we first signed him.

On the very first pass of their first preseason game, Sanchez, the second - year quarterback whose performance might determine whether the Jets» season ends in Dallas (site of the Super Bowl) or in disappointment, threw an interception that Giants defensive back Antrel Rolle returned for a near touchdown.

The North London side forked out # 15m for Andrei Arshavin after his supreme performances at the Euro 2008 finals but he failed to meet those heights but could still have a second wind and at 31 still has a few seasons in the tank, well worth considering.

With sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson in a rhythm and a relentless defense never letting up, the Tigers answered the naysayers who second - guessed them after a late - season swoon and an up - and - down performance against North Carolina in the 2015 ACC Championship.

He is one of those players that put in a stellar performance in the second half of last season.

In the end, the best conclusion of what we make of the West's poor performance during bowl season is that the division had one of the elements needed to be the best of all - time (depth), but not the second (elite teams at the top).

Colin Wilson had a marker and an assist Sunday night, recording his second two - point performance of the season, and giving him 100 career goals overall.

He did immensely well in his first season... But attitude and poor performances galore second season.

After the disaster of losing our second Champions League game at home to Olympiacos, Arsenal produced arguably the best performance of the season to blow Manchester United out of the water and canter to a 3 - 0 win.

The Goodwins had a clause in the deal that allowed Lillard to opt out if he reached certain performance - based parameters, which he did following his second season.

Why were we OUTPLAYED OUTHOUGHT and pretty much 2nd best against a side who will probably only just realise their ambition of staying in thePremier league?Simple.They have a manager who COACHES and MOTIVATES his players to achieve to their abilities.When was the last time we could say this?Wenger somehow achieved this in last seasons cup final by getting a fantastic performance on the day with a second rate / string goalkeeper a back three which included a novice, a left back and BFG playing after 37 minutes of football the whole season.Thats not forgetting OX playing LWB.Why can't Wenger Coach and Motivate Players for a season any more?Start the clear out with Wenger and get someone in who can

Rooney scored the second of three United goals against Hull, a performance that thrilled Van Gaal, who said: «It was the best match of our season.

Conte made a great start to life at Chelsea last season, winning the Premier League title and reaching the FA Cup final before a significant dip in performances in his second season.

Last season Alexis was brilliant in 1st half of the season and his performance slumped in second half.

The centre back featured a lot more in his second season and he has just done his reputation no harm at all with his performances for Belgium at Euro 2016, although he was unable to help them avoid an early exit because he was suspended for the quarter - final clash with Wales.

The Brazilian international bagged his 11th Premier League goal of the season to emerge as the star performer for the visitors, while Simon Mignolet deserves credit for his second - half save in particular to deny Matt Phillips to preserve Liverpool's lead as he put in a great performance too.

Dip in performance in second half of season with rally at end once winning the PL is out of reach.

• SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE: After finishing third at state in the 100 hurdles with a section - record time of 13.69 seconds, Pugh recorded the top time in the nation this season (40.57 seconds) to claim the state title in the 300 hurdles.

«My second season here was complicated, I had kept a certain level of performance but collectively there were too many gaps and it had been against the big teams,» Sky Sports quotes him as saying.

OX is becoming close second peace of S ** t, he was the 12th man for Liverpool when we played them, i lay most of the blame for our pore performance to him and at the end of the season if Liverpool are ahead of us by just one or two points then i will think differently

can u ever write an article without mocking arsene or wishing his reign to come to an end it is ok sometimes but every time come on man give it a break on to our defence there are only 2 games in this season where team's overall defensive performance can be taken to doubt first was pool because of both first team defenders out second is olympiakos where u can point to team not defending so well on corner that also was actually an individual mistake by ospina which changed the game so our defence is doing good job give credit where it is due of course it would be interesting to see whether we can contain the most inform team in Europe.

De Gea had his critics at the start of the season following poor performances against Liverpool and Blackburn respectively, yet the 21 year old has come on leaps and bounds in the second half of the season, putting in some impressive match winning displays for Sir Alex's side.

Whilst the centre - back is near - certain to go, Olivier's poor performances in the second half of the season would have possibly seen him miss out, however due to Benzema missing out, the Arsenal striker remains likely to be included.

Without any action to get down on (besides the Home Run Derby and Midsummer Classic itself), sharp and square bettors alike are forced to take a step back, reflect on their first - half performance, re-examine winning and losing strategies and prepare for the second - half of the season.

In a nutshell there were so many factors that led to the sterler performance in the second half of the season apart from Francis.

Although National League teams have a losing record during interleague play this season, it's actually been second - best performance in our database.

«This season we didn't start too well, it was a bit interrupted, but the second half of the season we have been really good and consistent in our performances.

The performances in the second half of the year (calendar year 2015) were in stark contrast to the first half of the season, and from a points tally perspective, perhaps just 1 - 2 points off the eventual champions.

I said it before and got thumbed down but Sanchez's performance in the second half of last season were atrocious, he missed easy chances, lost the ball while trying too much, didn't look interested, and supporters forgot all that because he ran around a lot.

Playing next to youngster Eric Dier, Vertonghen has had to mentor him while also putting in assured performances, particularly in the second half of the season.

The 19 - year - old broke into the Reds starting XI after returning from a loan spell at Championship outfit Derby County during the second half of last season and turned in a man - of - the - match performance in the Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park last January.

Alexis in his second season after a freakishly brilliant start, Ozil coming in to consistent form at the end of his second season, Coq now with a proper body of work under his belt and a whole summer to work on it, Bellerin with his first season jitters out of his system, Giroud finally realising he might be a pretty decent striker, Gab with some solid performances and the close - season to bond further, Monreal maturing in to an unspectacular but tremendously solid FB, Ospina settled — it is my opinion that these and others will be what will bring the bigger improvements and the consistency needed next year rather than any wholesale changes.

That was Cameron's second straight 18 - point performance to bring his season average up to just shy of 15 PPG.

Let's not go overboard over one performance.Elneney is bang average in his Premier League outings and nothing more.Agaist the Spuds at Wembley he was given the job to protect the defence and in the Second Half he was anonymous as they completely over ran us.He is a squad player and nothing more.If Wenger felt differently he would have used him more and when you think of the second rate performances of both Xhaka and Wilshere this season that really does sum Second Half he was anonymous as they completely over ran us.He is a squad player and nothing more.If Wenger felt differently he would have used him more and when you think of the second rate performances of both Xhaka and Wilshere this season that really does sum second rate performances of both Xhaka and Wilshere this season that really does sum it up.

MVP and All - Star candidate Sterling Williams did what he has been doing all season for Team Hanessian, leading them in scoring by dropping a massive 28 - point performance to down the defending Champs for the second time this season.

His 27 - point, nine - rebound performance in the second game of the season in a loss to Kansas on a highly publicized ESPN game verified all the hype behind his game.

A scintillating first half with three goals was followed by a controlled and battling performance in the second half, so the Arsenal stars at both ends of the pitch were left feeling much better about the chances of challenging for the title this season.

The Hammers have not been sufficiently impressed by Song's performances in the second half of this season, despite a fine start to life at Upton Park when he arrived on loan from La Liga.

Arsene Wenger was clearly delighted by the strong performance of his Arsenal players last night, but he was just as clearly devastated and almost at a loss for words that the victory over Borussia Dortmund exacted the heavy price of two more Gunners joining the ever growing and continued injury list that is in danger of destroying a second season in a row for Arsenal.

After a storming second half of the season, however, the Frenchman has become a fixture at the heart of our team and his performance at Wembley yesterday was even better than usual.

After the Arsenal forward Theo Walcott missed out on the England squad for the disappointing Euro 2016 tournament in the summer, which was a result of his poor form at club level in the second half of last season, he seems to have got his act together and has been producing some great performances for the Gunners.

The Hammers will look for a much improved performance in their second match of the season, next Saturday at Southampton.

Lacazette's performance was a clear positive for manager Arsene Wenger, who also gave a start to Sanchez for only the second time this season, following the Chile international's collapsed move to Manchester City in the summer.

The Europa League quarterfinal second leg was probably Atleti's worst performance of the season, but they got away with it.

The 23 - year - old's time is second on the all - time British list behind Zola Budd's 4:17.57 Long jumper Shara Proctor produced a season's best performance to finish third in Oslo while Anyika Onuora and Tiffany Porter both came fourth in the women's 400m and 100m respectively.