Sentences with phrase «team by any stretch»

if we get a draw, let alone a win against milan — and they arent a great team by any stretch of the imagination — the usual suspects will be back on their football cosmic jive with their half backed histories, bizarro use of «the facts» and fear mongering about an uncertain future... until of course someone dumps us out of the europa cup..

That 0 - 12 team he took over was not an 0 - 12 talent team by any stretch, it was probably a 5 - 7 win team.

Any big club would have moved the manager on after an 8 - 2 defeat but not arsenal football club we get slaughtered 6 - 0, 6 - 3 5 - 0, 5 - 1 twice against Bayern Munich and might I add not an awesome Bayern team by any stretch of the imagination..

Norwich are not a terrible team by any stretch, they showed that last season by giving us two very difficult matches, but they have looked disorganised so far this season and are yet to register a win.

Not exact matches

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By contrast, the team in Jones» laboratory, located in a rural stretch along Puget Sound, lets dough rise for as long as 12 hours — and they've found that the longer it rises, the less potent the gluten that remains in the finished bread.

The following January, Hein was stretching outside the stadium, preparing to go for a run, when he was accosted by Don James, a 6» 2», 260 - pound noseguard on the Bears» football team.

I don't even believe the people who so blindly support Wenger are Arsenal fans by any stretch of the term — you want success for the team regardless of who is the manager.

They got a decent lead in the first half and despite various runs by Team Holzman, it was Team Zimmerman icing the Game with free throws down the stretch.

Run after run resulted in huge momentum swings and down the stretch we'd go with both Teams thinking it was their for the taking... Even into the final minute these Teams were just separated by a point..

Down the stretch Team Cohen trailed by a few and kept trying to overcome the lead but just couldn't..

They led by as much as 19 in the second half before Team Silver mounted a big time comeback and cut the lead to a 1 - possession Game down the stretch.

They were up on Team Lalez by double figures before having a bad stretch..

I'm not implying by any stretch of the imagination that this scenario would have worked out well for the players in question, but it would be the best thing for the team, especially since Jay clearly doesn't have the confidence to put Reynolds in there yet.

The draw of the no - back is pretty obvious: If you identify a mismatch, you can quickly and cleanly exploit it by stretching the defense from sideline to sideline, minimizing the opportunities for double - teams and picking apart a mismatched defender (as long as you have the time to throw the ball).

And, hell, that might be right: LSU just ran through a stretch of six SEC teams in seven weeks, including four of the five other ones in the top 12 of the BCS standings, and came out 4 - 2 with losses by eight points on the road to Florida and four points at home to «Bama.

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

You should now see us start to stretch teams more by the use of pace and we should also be a lot more dangerous on the counter attack.

We all know their hot start was aided by a home - heavy schedule, but even after a brutal stretch of 13 straight games against.500 or better teams, they were still 19 - 14 with Reggie playing.

On a stranger note, Osborne was keen to point out that momentum could be interpreted as whether or not a team had suffered major injuries down the stretch, and even said that a team with key injuries hypothetically slotted at No. 3 could be — hypothetically, of course — jumped by a healthier No. 5 that had (you guessed it) «more momentum.»

And by giving our 3 first team players extended breaks, don't you think it'll further stretch our supposedly thinner squad?

Bosh admits the Heat had been «embarrassed on national TV» during the recent skid, a 10 - day stretch characterized by poor execution and off - the - court drama, including Spoelstra's revelation after a loss to Chicago that unnamed players were shedding tears in the locker room, and TNT's Charles Barkley's excoriating the team to «quit whining and bitching like a little girl.»

That formation isn't used by many (if any) clubs because it's just doesn't gives the team the width to stretch the opposition defense.

Actions speak louder than words, that's true again.My simple view is that he is not a perfect man in what he does by any stretch of the imagination, that's why we all go through the motions with the performance of the team all the time.

My idea is that; we started with a strong team and when we substitute, we added into our game pace; by that time they (Spuds) must have wear out and we can now use pace to stretch them to breaking point.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Minutes later, as the last of the stragglers came around the corner and entered the final stretch, team members gathered in a loose huddle by the finish line.

DLo from a team impact perspective is being outplayed by Dinwiddie and Levert at PG, and Okafor by two SFs that may play some time at PF on other teams but masquerade as stretch 5s for the Nets.

Our team won't look the same by any stretch of the imagination....

But Bowyer also knew that if he was going to revitalize his career, then the team co-owned by Tony Stewart and Gene Haas presented him with the best opportunity to snap a winless stretch that extended to Oct. 2012 and had made him largely irrelevant in recent seasons.

She replied «I put on the same clothes, doe the same stretches, by doing the same routine before every game and for my team we have a pregame ritual in which we listen to five slow jam songs in that specific order before every game.»

Back on its too - tiny field on that late fall day, the team starts off practice with a number of stretches, led by the captains.

It's difficult to imagine a calendar of this size not being contested by F1 teams who are already going to be stretched to the limit.

So the team that produced what might be college football's best seven - year stretch was playing at one of many schools hurt by the redirection of resources to fight Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.)

While it would by no means clinch the cup, it's not a stretch to say that Euro captain Darren Clarke himself would have told you that if Rory did not win that opening match, his team had no chance.

But a hallmark of Juve's record - setting run of league titles has been the team's ability to take the bull by the horns as the season turns to the home stretch.

However, the team's confidence is likely to be dented after the loss they suffered at the hands of Chelsea, and a squad which has already been stretched by injuries and suspensions, will have to fight off the fatigue that is bound to creep in after what has been a hectic last four days for them on the road.

The Gunners did suffer unwanted injuries that will stretch the squad in the coming weeks, but hopefully those will be offset by the confidence returning to a team that had looked low on it in the last month as Arsenal romped to a 4 - 0 victory on Humberside.

In the end, the two teams exchanged buckets down the stretch, but Caris LeVert took Bismack Biyombo to the hole and converted on an and - one to put Brooklyn up by one with a minute remaining.

Defeat by a Dutch team in the doldrums appeared highly unlikely for long stretches of the match, only for lax defending and a pair of disputed refereeing decisions to deliver victory for Danny Blind's team.

After Marouane Chamakh broke his goal drought - stretching back to November - by turning in a Tomas Rosicky cross, it looked as if this would be one of those nights where the team's technical proficiency would be far too much for their lower league counterparts to handle (it's been a while since we've had one of those games).

Sevilla's fans were noisy throughout and their intensity was matched by their team, with Muriel setting the tone with an effort bound for the bottom corner until De Gea's intervention at full stretch.

City have been an unpredictable sort on the road so far, winning just one of their opening three away fixtures in the league: Tottenham Hotspur (0 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0L) and Wigan Athletic (0 - 2W), while they were dumped out of the League Cup by West Brom at The Hawthorns last month, so there are still some fragilities that need to be ironed out by manager Roberto Mancini although the team have collectively dusted themselves off admirably and will stretch their unbeaten run to five games so long as they get a result away at Blackpool, who have yet to win a home fixture in the league up till now.

As a high school running back stretches forward to get that extra yard, he is met with a ferocious blow to the head by the opposing team's linebacker.

The team compared those distances with the expansion of space as measured by the stretching of light from receding galaxies.

Now a team led by physicist Andre Clairon of the Paris Observatory in France has stretched out the interaction time drastically by using a trick with two laser beams to launch a single «ball» of 600,000 cesium atoms into a vacuum.

According to recent measurements by a Nobel prizewinning team, space is stretching 9 per cent faster than we think it should be — yanking distant galaxies away from us at a rate that defies easy explanation.

By stretching a silicone and fiberglass shell over a robotic skeleton, the artist / engineering team managed to create a stunningly realistic illusion of a living, breathing dinosaur.

Hu's team looked for signs of hydrogen, a signature of star formation, suitably stretched by redshift during its passage across the universe.