Sentences with phrase «team starters when»

Arsene Wenger seemed to have given up on Gabriel as a regular first team starter when Le Prof decided to splash out 34 Million to bring in Shohkran Mustafi as well this summer, and it looked like Gabriel was set to be a permanent fixture on the bench.

Not exact matches

They were that team plus an improved Jeff Kent plus an improved leadoff situation plus a frontline starter plus a reliever who threw 100 mph back when that was a rarity.

That's the kind of fourth starter a great team can use, especially when the other three starters are either Cy Young winners or contending for the award this year.

I have not missed an AFC game in years, Giroud can be lazy and that happens more when he is an unquestioned starter, when he has lost his place for brief periods then he has come back and been a CF that looks like he could lead a EPL team... if he could keep that consistency.

I think we can agree when a team uses a draft pick on either of those positions they are expected to be the starter.

Although, when the buzzer sounded and even without several starters, it was Team Bulwa who would extend their record 13 - Game streak on Sunday.

because all the people who talk like he is the savior of our franchise and make comments like the one above (implying his ability alone will be enough to overcome any and all shortcomings by his team) will be the same people who throw him under the bus and crucify him online when he hits an almost inevitable rough patch as a young, 1st year starter in the nfl.

This was my 1 gripe also.I just thought when the other team waves the white flag at 4 minutes left and down by 20 that is your green light to unload the bench and rest the starters / key players..

Obviously the best approach would be to stop counting when the winning team takes its starters out, but pulling that information isn't possible with the tools we have at our disposal.

After Bacary Sagna left for Manchester City last summer, Jenkinson was hopeful of being an automatic starter in the team, but he realised when Wenger bought Debuchy that he would be spending most of his time on the bench again.

Similar situations played out for other top free agents like Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta, who both ended up signing with the one team that made a serious offer, and they were lucky compared to the likes of Lance Lynn, a No. 2 starter who had to settle for what would have looked like a free agent bargain back in 2005 when he was first drafted out of high school.

Another sophomore starter, Mel Nowell, will enjoy the benefit of veteran guidance when he lines up next to one of the best guards in the conference, Larry Siegfried, who led the team in scoring last year.

Gibbs was 22 when he was a regular 1st team starter.

How does one explain lack of first team action for some of our bench players like Campbell, Rosicky, and Poldi when many of the starters have been so inconsistent?

I'd have focused more on Torres (which I did), the lack of CB depth (I'd prefer to have two quality CBs to back up a 3 back rather than just one with one of the starters being a converted CDM), the lack of players who fit the outside mid role well in this formation (which, hey, maybe that's part of what you were referring to), and the fact that when you play more attackers higher up the pitch, it often requires a team to be able to implement a high pressuring defensive line (Dempsey and Bruin are not suited for that).

So I hereby resolve not to complain too much when a contending team appears to mortgage its future for an extra player, a middle reliever, or a No. 1 starter.

now regular starters is why we are failing to dominate teams even when we dominate possession... Lateral football silly flicks hopeful shooting... Need a quality replacement for carzola for second half of season to get best from ozil and Sanchez...

It may seem a little bit odd to say this after Rob Holding was an unused substitute for most of his debut season as an Arsenal player, especially after this summer of international competition when his club and country colleague Calum Chambers was selected ahead of him for the England under 21 team every time, but I believe that the young defender is going to be a regular first team starter for us next season.

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

As you can see, when this group of MLB starters took the mound for their respective teams, MLB bettors earned a profit of +2.88 Units and a 4.8 % ROI.

The problem is, Koscielny is a nailed down starter, so he goes straight back in the team when fit, which most likely means Gabriel dropping to the bench as Mertesacker does seem to be one of Wenger's favourites (and they always play, even if it has to be in completely the wrong position... they'll play).

Jack Wilshere received a staggering 22 offers.Maybe he chose Palace because he wanted to stay in England because Inter Milan, Valencia, Juventus, Roma and a lot of other teams are in for him.Wow then they must be average.Haven't they checked his stats?Don't they know he's injury prone?Do they think he's anything special?He should take the opportunity and leave to fulfill his potential.Isn't he tired of being undervalued?After all it is claimed he is not going to be a starter for Arsenal again.Doesn't he know potential can never be taken away from a player it's only form which is altered.Why does he persist when he has clubs begging to sign him and give him the chance?

When you are playing a lottery team without 5 STARTERS on a BACK TO BACK you should rest your stars.

When I was in high school I played basketball on the JV team my sophomore year but I wasn't a starter.

Cincinnati Reds (Last Week: 26): When four of your five starters combine for an ERA of 6.58 and only one everyday player has an OPS + above 100, then you've got a formula for the team's worst start in 87 years.

Very true we can't keep blaming injuries because all teams suffer from them, we lack depth in the striker position, we need a striker with pace who'll be a starter against the likes of Terry, Shawcross, Williams etc then we use Giroud as a plan B when a physical presence is needed

When the 31 other teams were naming starters of the OL in the preseason, we were just throwing out different combos FOR LITERALLY NO F *** ING REASON!!!

But he gets found out as a starter, which is why i think, when Gabriel finds his feet, he'll put Per on the bench and truly strengthen this team.

When you bet against the public in the NBA, you're never going to be taking teams like the Warriors, Spurs, or Cavs... unless Ty Lue decides to rest every starter, which is about once a week.

Um pesonal experiments sorry nobody gave him 150million pounds to sign eonaldo or messi or 100 million pounds to sign a player oh plus another 400million to fill out the other ten sorry he was given ants and has still won our record signing 55million i mean other teams are able to spend more on bench sore pine slivered second strings than hes been on starters over the years and hes still won only manager invincible oh and then when the other clubs new we were low on cash and winning started injuring our star players and do nt say it does nt happen cause it does um he still won whole given ants to spend hes done amazing extend please one or to bad seasons compared to twenty great seasons and had our strikers finished their chances this year in 5 or six key matches we'd be sitting pretty reall only 3 or two and a draw or saw and we'd be sittingin the thick of itextend now that the board an owner are willing to spend snails for him finally atleast a little more than ants cause of inflation

(1) this squad has way too many moving parts and very few of our players are good enough at their preferred position let alone relying on them in whatever position Wenger and his magic eight ball decide in the tunnel prior to the game... when teams do this it generally signals issues within the club, much like Jose last year and Van Gael before him... no one gets settled, the chemistry is almost non-existent and if provides a built - in excuse when the team comes up short... these issues fall squarely on Wenger, both for his decisions regarding players coming in and for his inability to rid the team of those players who aren't cutting it... in actually fact we have only 6 real starters on this current squad and that's being generous (Sanchez, Ozil, Lacazette, Sead, Kos & Cazorla)... which is discouraging because Cazorla is injured and might never play again, Sanchez is wanting out and the club is lying to us about his injury status, Lacazette receives no service, Ozil is relatively disinterested out there, Kos is getting up there and Sead is just trying to settle in... there isn't a single other player that would start regularly on any of the other top 3 teams, which should be the standard... imagine this team moving forward if Wenger only sells before the window closes

West Coast teams are frequently slow starters when playing on the East Coast.

I was not impressed at all by him when we played Villa or for teh national team (for which he plays very few games as a starter).

When teams announce their Opening Day starters, I am so in.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

why is wenger giving some of our first team starters extended break when other teams already have thier euro finalist ready for the next season, if we get creamed by pool wenger will have an excuse of us not having a full squad

DiVincenzo cut out a snippet of the net, and it wasn't lost on him or his coach, Jay Wright, how DiVincenzo had evolved from the flashy and sometimes problematic freshman who had been injured and redshirted during the team's national title run two years ago to solid if unspectacular reserve last year to this season, when he served as more of a sixth starter than a sixth man.

Gibbs I agree isn't a starter but as a back up he's more then good enough The position we really need to worry about us right back were relying on a 20 yr old who yes is quality but it's asking a lot of him esp when / if he gets injured, even when debuchy took over from sagna in french team I didn't rate him then I dint rate him now average at best.

tuchel has left borussia already!!!!! Jardim spent like 80m in total on his team that won the french league and got to semis of CL Klopp is managing a team that has one quality player and james milner as a regular starter and still finished above us... the lament that there is no alternative was wrong when mouthed by thacherite a ****** and is wrong when mouthed by forth (now fifth) place junkies

The forward frees up plenty of space for his team - mates in attack, and has been a menace to defences, and has argued by pundits as a must - starter when fit.

You do know we was a main starter in the team when we won most points in England last year right?

Shaw is next in line to do the same with his own slot out on the left of the defence now the only part of the team lacking an obvious, first - choice starter to staff it when all players are fit and available.

I'd like to see him on rotation as a starter for Dembele and as an impact sub in the attacking 3 to add pace and crossing when teams have parked the bus.

For although, at 22, Oxlade - Chamberlain still has time on his side when it comes to establishing himself as an automatic starter at Arsenal, the fact that he has already made 86 appearances for the first team (42 starts, 23 last season) and has yet to nail - down a starting - spot has prompted some Gooners to question whether he is worth his place in the squad?

José Mourinho rested several usual starters, but decided to play Ronaldo upfront the whole game, as he knew the Portuguese star could make the difference even when the team doesn't play well at all.

He staked his claim for the starters» gloves regardless when Moore returns with a string of fine saves to get Chris Wilders» team off to the best of starts.

Your new starters will be looking at your L&D teams for support, especially during their first few weeks with the company, so it's important that your administrators know how to use the system and can demonstrate knowledge and confidence when it comes to understanding the features of the tool and how to best support new starters.

When you first start FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) you are given a starter pack of players.

You could even say that the best coverage is equivalent to having a skilled sixth man on the Wildcats basketball team that you can turn to when a starter gets injured.

I love how fast paced it is and seeing new talent join the teams, especially when some of the new starters give experienced staff a run for their money!