Sentences with phrase «starting pecking»

Raheem Sterling and Andros Townsend had gotten ahead of Walcott in the England starting pecking order when Walcott was sidelined with that long injury.

«Instead of pecking at the floor, for instance, they start pecking at each other's feathers,» Rodenburg says.

In the morning I'd take my notes down to my «Man Cave» and start pecking away.

And while Amazon started shipping the new Kindle tablet a day earlier than planned, critics flew in to start pecking out the Bezosian liver.

As soon as you start up and the game gets your save file ready, an adorable pigeon starts pecking away at a pile of edamame:

Map out your career plan in manageable bites so you will not become overwhelmed, and then start pecking away at that plan slowly but surely.

Not exact matches

Walcott and Iwobi are down the pecking order but most clubs outside the top six would start them every week, and Arsene Wenger now has great options with Welbeck, Lacazette and Ozil playing well in a forward position.

Considering Arsenal's tight schedule, the duo are not going to play every game and with a few more performances like the one against Hull, Mohammed Elneny may well rise above the pecking order in central midfield before the start of next season.

Higuain has been so good for Napoli in recent years that he is now in front of Sergio Aguero, who only started one of five games at the Copa America, in the Argentina pecking order and the Man City striker is widely regarded as one of, if not the very, best forwards in the Premier League.

Firmly ahead of Kieran Gibbs in the pecking order, Nacho Monreal should start at left - back again this weekend for the trip to Selhurst Park.

It is like he knows his position in the pecking order and he is desperate to overturn that, to convince the manager he is good enough to start.

Possibly still ahead of Aleksandar Kolarov in the pecking order, Gael Clichy seems likely to start in this game.

Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba have been firmly ahead of Herrera in the pecking order at Old Trafford, so if Fabinho or Vidal arrived, they would presumably push one of those players out of the starting XI.

After Wenger started Danny Welbeck against Tottenham last weekend it looked as though the Englishman had overtaken the big Frenchman in the pecking order, for a while at least.

Rugani made a total of 17 appearances for Juventus last season and has struggled to break into the starting line - up with Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini all ahead of the 21 - year - old in the pecking order.

The 31 - year - old has slipped down the pecking order at Arsenal and is not sure of his place in the starting XI.

He needs to swallow his pride, and start working his socks off, because currently he's way down in the pecking order.

Last season he started just five league games, with the last coming in March against Queens Park Rangers and with the likes of Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla ahead of him in the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium, it could be a little while longer before Rosicky starts another league game.

Salah made six Premier League starts last term but has managed just 12 minutes of top tier action during the current campaign and is way down Mourinho's pecking order behind the likes of Eden Hazard, Willian and Andre Schurrle.

At the moment Squad player (i don't mean that in a derogatory way) He won't start over Alexis, Ozil, Walcott, Lacazette and Lemar / Mbappe (if they come) He can start in FA Cup / League Cup matches There won't be African Cup of Nations until 2019 so he won't miss matches and can try to force himself up the pecking order

Perhaps Wenger's being cautious with Holding, because Calum Chambers started off very promisingly at the club but because he was perhaps over utilised he seemed to fall down the pecking order after a few sub-par performances.

Bendtner has not had a good start to the season and is currently behind Robin van Persie and Marouane Chamakh in the pecking order and has not started as many games as he would have liked to.

Previously a key player at Arsenal, Kieran Gibbs is now behind Nacho Monreal in the pecking order but should be handed a start at White Hart Lane.

One is a French starting forward and the other is just a one trick pony that is way down the pecking order of a worse nation than France.

Fears have grown to start this season as he wasn't even on the bench for the Champions League qualifier against Hoffenheim earlier this week, with Daniel Sturridge and summer signing Dominic Solanke ahead of him in the pecking order.

Right now, Fleming is absolutely in the top 5, so unless the pecking order changes I would expect him to start at guard or tackle.

For now Campbell starts RW, Ox is behind him in the pecking order as Theo will be battling Giroud / Alexis for their spots.

Seemingly ahead of Kieran Gibbs in the pecking order now, Nacho Monreal should start for Arsenal at left - back this weekend.

Shaqiri has made just three Bundesliga starts for Bayern this season as he finds himself stuck behind Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery in the Allianz Arena pecking order, leading to Pep Guardiola's side considering allowing his departure.

If he can embrace the role of the super sub without starting to sulk about being behind Laca and Sanchez in the pecking order he can be a massive asset.

The problem is that neither of those are likely to even start the game on Saturday as they have been moved down the pecking order.

Williams was clearly at the top of the pecking order, Villeneuve's pole lap time half - a-second up on the best placed Ferrari of Eddie Irvine, who would start the race from third.

The hypothetical used to determine this year's pecking order: The starting quarterback of a league - average team goes down with a freak injury, and early reports offer no sign of his imminent return.

There are many things about the start of a new season to look forward to - learning the pecking order of the teams, seeing which drivers are on form, and simply getting to enjoy the racing again.

With Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain all ahead of him in the pecking order, I really can not see him breaking into the starting eleven any time soon.

And if the most important position on the pitch hasn't got a clear and distinct pecking order, it all starts to falls apart.

Gabriel has picked up only 37 Premier League starts since making the switch, with many of those coming down to injuries from players ahead of him in the pecking order.

If he starts to find form with Ajax again, he could overtake Andreas Cornelius and Niklas Bendtner in the pecking order.

The 29 - year - old, who has dropped down the pecking order at the King Power Stadium, has scored 12 times in 20 starts and 21 substitute outings for the Foxes across all competitions.

He has falling down the pecking order at Tottenham, with the likes of Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb, who returns from African Cup Of Nations duty soon, and Mousa Dembele being handed starting places ahead of Capoue.

Johan Djourou, now firmly fourth in the pecking order of central defenders at the club, got his first start of the season against Coventry.

The former star has fallen in the pecking order with the bookmakers putting him out at 50/1 for a January move at the start of the season, it looks like the bookmakers think that Rooney will be shipped off in the next window and replaced with another high earning superstar.

After a promising start to life in Serie A, with two goals on his debut, the 23 - year - old fell down the pecking order and has since hinted his desire to leave the club.

Mateo Kovacic: Like the above - mentioned duo, Kovacic earned just 19 starts in La Liga last season as he often found himself behind the likes of Casemiro and Luka Modric in the pecking order.

However, a disappointing performance in the 2015/16 season has seen Skrtel fall down the pecking order in Klopp's starting XI.

The left - back is behind Nacho Monreal in the pecking order having started just 13 games in all competitions this season, while the Gunners hope to sign left - back Ben Chilwell from Leicester as cover.

Mandzukic has fallen down the pecking order at Bayern after failing to hold down a regular place in their starting XI under Pep Guardiola.

Paulinho seems to be ahead of Gomes in Valverde's pecking order, and facing a physical team like Getafe should be a nice opportunity to test Paulinho from the start.

While these numbers are in no way eye - popping, Ricci was thrust into a starting role out of necessity and has been serviceable; it'll be interesting to see where he is in the pecking order in January when Berardi and Politano return from injury.

The 31 - year - old Frenchman is yet to start a league game for Arsene Wenger's side this season, with club - record summer signing Alexandre Lacazette ahead of him in the pecking order.