Sentences with phrase «than a bit player»

(And yes, the gentleman is more than a bit player in «Ragtime;» his father is Mike Nichols, a director who's handled his share of iconic rom - coms — «Working Girl,» «Heartburn,» «Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,» that sort of thing.)

A8 in the Market In terms of sales, the old A8 was little more than a bit player among top - shelf luxury sedans.

This year, Chibi - Robo turns ten, but this fifth outing for the robotic handyman will only provide further frustration for fans praying he'll one day become more than a bit player in Nintendo's roster.

If Nintendo chooses Sony, Japan will be forever lost to Microsoft and they'll end up as nothing more than bit players in the US only, losing to the combined East / West Appeal of Sony's regionalized franchises and Nintendo's worldwide appeal with their own games.

In at least two pictures, Director and Flute Soloist (both 2014), the musician is more a protagonist than a bit player.

Because the net sinks expand with accumulated volume (nobody can deny that), you can simply have the subtraction tracking the adding, and human contributions could be no more than bit players.

If the Sun is more than a bit player on climate the oceans should have already started cooling.

Not exact matches

The gameplay proper centers on capturing gyms scattered around the world, but to even try their hand at that, players have to have leveled their monsters quite a bit — most gyms I've checked out are held by monsters of over 1,000 combat power, which I haven't managed to build up over more than a month of casual but fairly consistent play.

In the latter battle, the SHE ETF remains a bit player: A little more than a year after its debut, it has only about $ 300 million in assets under management.

Datacenter YoY compared to Q1 2017 was +24 % with $ 5.2 B. Makes Epyc look more like a bit player rather than a major competitor.

Liverpool suffered greatly without injured Brazilian Lucas for more than half of last season, having to turn to inexperienced local born midfielder Jay Spearing, and Rodgers may see Fellaini as a player who can offer added bite when needed.

goodness i can't believe it people will still defend him.You know something when Giroud misses many chances like at Monaco i did not criticize him even based on that you know why?its because he has always not been clinical.The only way a team can improve is by indentifying its problems and solving them.Arsenal has Giroud as the main cf and Welbeck as backup to him.Giroud has done well scoring some goals some too important but collectively he does more harm than good.Do not use moments to judge a player judge him based on content.Giroud does not excel in many games than he excels in games.As a main cf you need to be consistent.I see people here saying Giroud can not dribble he cant do this he cant do that but its a bit crazy to criticize him for that because every player has his own style.Giroud limitations as a player costs arsenal and will cost us a lot.Most importantly his poor finishing which has cost us several times.Not good enough.His style of play is ok for us but a striker who can take on players and run behind defences very well would make us very strong and also should be clinical.For Welbeck he needs to works on his finishing and composure by doing the basic things right.He rushes infront of goal too much.For now he is just above average.However he can excel if he works on improving.Giroud and Welbeck will always be a pain in arsenal's neck for most part.Some will call me stupid but hey at least i want to analyze the problem.People may support Giroud or Welbeck to lead the line next season but as the saying goes if you fool me once shame on you but if you fool me twice shame on me.Will you let Giroud and Welbeck fool you again?

We are already a bit week in our ability to attract the world's best players so not being able to offer CL football IMO is a greater handicap than being able to tell an Aubamaynag we won the FA cup.

I think Costa's head more so than others has been turned because he was a bit late in developing, he was mid twenties before he start looking a monster player.

As much as i think that's ugly and a bit reckless as well, i think it's still better to have more players like him trying to penetrate defenses and run head on with the ball, than to have our team pass the ball at the edge of their box and do nothing else.

With the likes of Coquelin, Xhaka, Elneny and hopefully Cazorla competing for those midfield spots you could say that the always attack minded Welshman is a bit of a luxury player whose impact off the bench could be more than from the start, don't you think?

Even the title I have put at the top of this post could be seen as a bit on the harsh side on the 28 - year old, as he scored 19 goals for the Gunners last season, at a ratio of just better than one every other game, and he already has three for the new season so far, despite being well down the pecking order of forward players available to the boss.

While every Arsenal fan will be urging the players to give absolutely everything for a victory over table topping Leicester City tomorrow, our manager is often a bit more pragmatic than that and whereas we used to sometimes get caught out when throwing players forward, Arsene Wenger will now sometimes make sure of the point rather than risking all for the win.

I don't fancy Cabaye at all to be honest but he is more used to being a squad player than Cesc would ever have been and he has a bit more bite and defensive nous about him than Cesc.

Wenger and the Arsenal players need to do their bit, of course, and perform much better than they have been, but if Liverpool can further dent Chelsea's confidence, could we be set for a long overdue EPL win over them?

That does seem a bit long even for a player of his ability and Spurs could do well to cash in and make a decent amount from a player who may not have more than a couple of seasons left at his peak level.

Mind you, a typical Wenger transfer, a bit cheaper than a real decent transfer and a sort of midfield attack based player.

As I said below I don't fully understand it but there is a bit more to it than simply sticking your fastest player in there.

Patience is already thin after last season despite the FA Cup triumph, and while he has shown most recently with Rob Holding that spending extortionate amounts on players isn't always the recipe for success, Arsenal fans will surely be hoping for a bit more than this.

To look Pat flush in the eye because there's nothing that makes the lady crazier than a player who looks away from The Look, who tries to evade those two blue drill bits digging into her skull.

And as of mid August, 11 players have transferred out, a bit more than usual during a coaching transition.

«When they don't have their best player, you should be able to hang in there a little bit better than that,» LSU coach Will Wade said.

More so than say... Overwatch or Fortnite, but if you dig open world / single player stuff it's got quite a bit of content to keep you playing.

His movement in the box reminds me of Suarez a wee bit, he likes to quietly pick up areas rather than just showing Arsenal players what run he likes over and over.

If you get that ratio right and keep the right players healthy — obviously the former is a little bit more in your control than the latter — you have passed the roster balance test.

So I think that Suarez has been treated more harshly with regard to biting than players guilty of equally or more serious offences.

i am sorry to say, but i think wenger's going a bit senile — he certainly has too much belief in his players and judging from the # of times we play better in H2 than H1, it seems he does nt know how to motivate them before a game]

Winger Aaron Lennon has been little more than a bit part player under Pochettino this season and looks a far cry from the player who was so exhilerating under Harry Redknapp a few years ago.

Not a great sign for either player if Suarez has more bites than Iniesta has goals or assists in the last year...

However, Wenger's suggestion that Arsenal would not be a serious contender for Mbappe may just have been revealed to be a bit of a bluff by his former player and current member of the Arsenal coaching team, none other than the great Rober Pires.

Hopefully the rest factor of our regular players will prove to be more valuable than a bit of momentum.

For all the talk about Chelsea's depth you only have to look at their bench to see he didn't have too many potential game - changers, he had Remy but after that not too much eg: Cuadrado, Mikel, Loftus - Cheek, Ramires — bit of a mixed bag and for my money AS offered more than any of them as an impact player with a great engine to boot.

If Farmer is intentionally bringing in guys that can't beat the guy he drafted cuz he's afraid Pet may start someone over the player he drafted, then this organization is every bit as dysfunctional as the media would have you believe and Farmer should be fired faster than Haslam can say it.

I'm glad Wemger knows the players a bit better than you do and I think you are absolutely in the minority to say you'd have replaced him with Macey.

It seems a bit more than a coincidence that Crooks has just gone with the two players that scored against Huddersfield, but it was a vital win for the Eagles in the battle at the bottom of the Premier League table and so perhaps it can't be argued too much.

But sometimes it is easier to start the game and take the players off than when you go into the game a little bit tired, because you go with the game.

He DID have a couple of games with 25 % snap totals, and played bits of special teams, but it's a lot more accurate to say that Drango produced 7 AV (rounding down due to the extra chunks of playing time) per 16 starts than to represent him as a 4 AV player.

# 26 milion the article said, well, Wenger should bite off the arms of whoever offered that for a player who at most should not command more than a # 5million price tag... and yet we wonder at the dearth of home grown 2 English super talent lolll.....

Hiddink said, «I'd prefer to have players who sometimes you have to control or tell them «a little bit less» than have to push them a bit.

A) the new players aren't good enough to be better than the sum of their parts and MP isn't able to overcome lack of talent on scheme alone, tanking the season; or B) The Lions are victims of their own success, where the cheap bit players that MP has schemed in find more money elsewhere due to improved stats, and we're stuck playing roulette on cheap, short - term guys again.

Yes, we certainly need a player with those characteristics, preferably, a player who's a bit more physical than Cazorla is.

Also I haven't seen figures on Leicesters spending in 2015 buy my guess is that it was quite a bit higher than previous seasons give the number of players they brought in... some at bargain rates with hindsight... Wenger should be investing relative to clubs position as 7th richest club on planet and competing for top european honour..

i agree jenko is a decent back up, he has improved & matured quite a bit, he is a better player than 3 years ago and will continue to improve, the fact that he is a gunner at heart can only be a plus!!

Feels a bit like a panic buy but if he does nothing more than push Giroud so we see the player from the Euros rather that the player who went one - third of last season without scoring than he's worth every penny.

Now Arsene has sold Gabriel who for all mhis mistakes is better than Monreal, Kola, Chambers and Holding at CB.But as usual it always comes back to bite us doesn't it.I don't want Monreal or Kola at CB.Leave them at their original position to challenge for it.Also I feel we don't need 3 back against some teams.We neef to vary our formation with the players available.