Sentences with phrase «team shaped up»

My «low» ratings is just testament to how well the team shaped up and how poor villa were no disrespect to our CB's.

Grover, who led the team in solo blocks last year, is excited to see how the team shapes up.

Here's how their teams shape up:

Not exact matches

Taylor says his team didn't want to use a thumbs up, so it tried a heart - shaped «like» button, much like Instagram and Tumblr use.

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Chef Mike Easton and his team craft the kind of gorgeous handmade pasta you'd normally only score during a serious evening of dining, so you might feel a little giddy sitting at a bare table in full daylight, slurping up fat pappardelle in Easton's signature brawny Bolognese or contemplating a novel shape like the lily-esque fiore tossed with green garlic and cream.

MAN — Roy Hodgson (7.5)-- Lining his team up in a risky diamond formation eventual paid off for Hodgson, despite the Three Lions losing their shape somewhat in the first half.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

We should have on average just over # 200,000,000 in our account when the season ends, not all for transfers but take out # 130,000,000, plus player sales & wages freed up it would leave our team in great shape and not a lot needed in the future with transfers.

It was noted by the referees watching that their more visible team shape and willingness to back each other up or offer an option more frequently than opponents quite often made the difference in harder games.

No shame in that as Team Massel is shaping up to be one of the favorites for the Crown..

He's putting up good numbers [averaging 14.9 points and 8.8 rebounds through Sunday, second on the team in both categories], and he's in much better shape than he was in the last two years.

You chalk up our solidity to Coquelin, but completely ignore the change in team shape and the new discipline our FB's had to have when we were in possession.

Here are how this year's last - place teams are shaping up for 2012, when they'll try to emulate the Snakes.

You will also see above in the navigation bar a section titled (Fantasy), here you will be able to check the progress of your team and how the league is shaping up.

Both teams go into the game on the back of disappointing defeats before the international break and Saturday evening's showdown is shaping up to be a spectacle.

Our main problem has been defending as a team and not necessarily the players defending, so even if we do get the DM and CB needed, we still need someone on the pitch to organise the players, now this is where i agree with Jamie Carragher about comments he made about Mert, he does not lead the young arsenal charges or commands his team to get in a defensive shape when they do not have the ball, he does not provide a back up for his young players who are under pressure or provide guidance on how to deal with the issues in the match.

Either way it's already shaping up to be a 4th place season... What is for sure is that the gulf between arsenal and the top teams in Europe is huge — watched 20 mins of bayern yday and the effort passion and skill level is so far beyond us it's actually quite shocking... The comparison between an aging robben and the whippet in his prime tells you just how mediocre the latter is but the single biggest difference is with the manager

This is how actually teams are shaping up for the future and by god, we were shaping this future for quite some time now.

yeah yeah...,...... I hope Wenger doesn't shock us all again and say «ifv u luk @ our team there is quality all around we will only add top top top quality if available by January.BT for now welbeck is shaping up and there is Walcott and giroud...... well u know d rest

Little - known Rick Wohlhuter, who is 5» 9», and Steve Williams, who is 6» 2», were the big guns at the national AAU championships and lead a U.S. team that shapes up as a winner against Russia next month

With the ways the other teams are shaping up: 1) New managers in EPL with quite the success (Pep, Klopp, Conte & possibly Mourinho) 2) Big money not afraid to spend And looking at the way the club, are lovely Arsenal they're playing for are doing: 1) Wenger not showing any sign of changing his approach on the market 2) Lack of accountability & ambition at every level Delaying there contract resigning for themselves is the smartest thing they can do!

the injury to Danny Welbeck and the struggles of Theo Walcott opening up a massive Mkhitaryan shaped gap in the Arsenal first team.

Obviously if you can play your game and no tweaks are needed, then none should be made (we've all seen «tinkerman» managers screw up and destroy team shape and winning form).

Sure, Ozil and Cazorla are going to get Walcott the ball if he plays up front, but the team shape will suffer and Sanchez, Ozil, and whoever is on the other wing have trouble figuring out where to be too often.

Bayern is not like City, Man U or Chelsea where in recent times we allow them to have more of the ball and pick them when they loose it, Bayern or Pep's teams chew up teams that dare them that way, the best way is to keep them running around minus the ball while keeping our shape and taking the chances we create.

Secondly, Wenger needs to become far more flexible when it comes to his formation selections... remember this is the same individual that hadn't used a 3 - back system for 20 years and only conceded to the experiment when the proverbial shit hit the fan... you know it killed him to adopt «Conte's» system, which is probably why he resisted so long; in fact his stubbornness to adjust even earlier might have cost us the 4 hole... much like most sports that have tactical formations, every team should have a «base» offensive and defensive scheme, but they likewise need to have some inherent flexibility depending on the opposing teams tactics and / or when specific substitutions are made... how many times have you watched a Wenger - run team make a late substitution but not change their shape on the pitch... furthermore, how many times have you seen our team fail to make the necessary adjustments at halftime due to Wenger's tactical stubbronness, which often led to giving up goals in the early minutes of the second - half... the best teams in the world know how to make halftime adjustments whereas we always seem to be surprised when the opposing team throws a wrinkle into the mix following halftime... this my friend is soccer 101

case 2 jurgen klopp he was always up on the touchline animated (he is a joy to watch just on his own without the team) talking to his players and encouraging them to keep chasing the ball down, and counter attack and he wasn't scared to make changes to the shape or tactics through out the game to gain advantage, where he could clued up manager (what wenger was once upon a time) he is the future of football management, take your bow klopp you earned it last night can only hope when the time comes we can convince to take us to the future of modern football.

While the majority of Gooners will say he is not good enough for Arsenal — Arsene will want to see what shape he is in during pre-season because anyone who has watched him in the U21 French team will all know that he has great quality in the right environment, it will be up to Arsene to decide whether that is with us this season.

Sloppy passing, an unfocused defence and a team playing consistently out of shape — sums up the game for Arsenal... we still need to strengthen in key positions, whilst having patience with the players we already have.

Team shape with the ball: our FB's aren't ahead of the ball now with our wide guys lined up across the opponents 18 yard box.

They won the top European trophy two years running, usually when a team wins that once they then find it more difficult to get themselves top shape and up for games the following campaign.

Every team that comes and shapes up like Swansea and Watford know they'll get chances and if they survive our weak attack they'll score.

They are still in great shape in terms of the Standings and if either Team Wellek or Team Zisook falter in the League's final week they could hop back up into the Top2.

These two Teams were separated by just 18 points in the Regular Season and on paper this is shaping up to be one of if not THE Opening Round Game to keep an eye on.

Team Mordini was a basketball power the first couple weeks and this is shaping up to be the game of Opening Round.

Launching up to # 6 after their second straight W is Team Jiminez who is really rounding into shape here.

but the correct call tonight, as he was our big disappointment tonight, even though, as so often, isolated by team set up shape.

* Keeps his shape, good discipline, counters quickly, carries the ball a long way up the pitch, aware of team - mates in better positions.

One thing at a time instead of complaining about them all and splitting us up into groups of fans with different goals, we may actually get the old Wenger back who had a large hand in shaping a team that went unbeaten... Who knows for sure?

Not only is it incredibly rare for favorites and ranked teams to qualify as contrarian plays, but it's also shaping up to be the least public support for the Seminoles in our database.

Recently was in the news that Guardiola MC manager warned overweigh players to shape up or be thrown out of team, saying it is not fair to the fans to pay top price to watch fat low performers play.

Think i would rather wait until the summer, let our injuries / young players integrate back / into the team and pick up young potentially WC players in the shape of W.Carvalho and K.Manolas, cost about 45 - 55m for both.

That already starts shaping up the team for that game, so the game against West Ham should be dealt with by playing players who we will rest against Monaco and by trying to rotate enough that we can still field the strongest team in both games.

Like the East Region, the South Region is shaping up to be a two team race as well, this time between Duke and Gonzaga, with Iowa State and Utah the closest contenders.

This is why we'll never ever win the league until this stops, our players just simply can not last the duration of playing a few games on the trot, they seriously need to shape up or medical team or training methods have to improve.

It feels like the team is in a losing mindset once they give up a goal, because their mentality changes and they start to look desperate, and get out of shape.

Sam Hinkie built the Sixers starting 5, cleaned up the team after the Disastrous Andrew Bynum deal where Phila lost 2 Starters & 3 — 1st Round Draft picks, got their Cap space in Great shape so they can sign Any Max Free Agent they want & set them up w / a boat load of 1st & 2nd Rnd Draft picks for several more years to come (Phila has 2 — 1st Rnd picks & 5 — 2nd Rnd picks in 2018) & he hired Brett Brown & implemented the playing style & locker room culture that have today & have used for 5 years.

Wengers tactical approach and selection are the issue here, not Ozil, not Cazorla, noteven the hapless Giroud who needs a kick up the arse, he is playing so many players out ofposition that we have no fluidity, shape or continuity in the team.

«All the premeditated tactical theories I'd learned about getting and staying in your shape, tracking back with your runner; all the things that had been drummed into me were thrown out over those two years because we had a player who could make up his own rules with the blessing of his team - mates.»