Sentences with phrase «than a soft player»

He can see, for example, that sometimes a coach needs to use a tough player with lousy stats, rather than a soft player with a shimmering analytics profile.

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It's a similar sentiment, softer stance, and less offensive take on it than what Texans owner Bob McNair had at the owners meeting when he said «we can't have the inmates running the prison,» in reference to players kneeling during the anthem.

As teams get better at evaluating players, they're inclined to pay for projected performance, rather than service time or the soft qualities associated with veterans.

Last week against the Islanders, Savage, who has soft hands and a rocket shot, scored four goals and added two assists, more points than any Montreal player had gotten on the road since Joe Malone in 1917.

On the other hand, players continued to insist that No. 2's greens were slower, faster, firmer or softer than they had been the round before.

selling the best players coz they are more ambitions than Wenger and his entire management has been the norm at Arsenal, Sanchez will leave and we will remain with the same soft average players

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

How many goals have we conceded due to his continual failure to track back with his man?We are desperate for someone to play as a CDM and we will continue to have a soft underbelly until a top draw player is introduced.Elneny sat deep for the 2nd half of the semi-final against Chelski and we immediately looked more compact and solid.The Back 4 had protection and we were rarely under pressure.Elneney is not the long term answer and is a squad player at best but he is more solid than Xhaka defensively although not as capable when in possession.

Scooba boys were the last in the country to eschew leather helmets, because Bull Cyclone believed that the hard modern helmets caused more injuries than they prevented.He thought his players would be better off with the nice, soft leather helmets — especially if they were decked out with skull and crossbones.

«It's becoming more and more difficult for everybody, because the modern player is a little bit softer than the player in the past, because hunger and desire go hand - in - hand.

i'm fed up of clubs thinking Arsenal is a soft touch just about every decent player we have are been pursued by top clubs and some below us WTF it means we are no better than Southampton Benfica Ajax

other than that well what can we say from top 4 we are now top 6 and descending... all this being said the penalty was soft and both City players were offside...

If you were like me a Berkamp fan and are of a certain age then there is a linage that you have followed: you loved Liam Brady, you secretly admired Paul Davis more than Rocastle, you liked Merson, you thought and think that Bergkamp was and is the greatest player you have ever seen in an Arsenal shirt and you were a great admirer of Pires and yes you still have a soft spot for Fabrigas.

Because safety baseballs are softer than regular youth baseballs, they don't hurt as much when they hit a player.

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The confirmation of a release date comes nearly one month after the game was first unveiled in late October, after which it soft launched on the Australian iOS App Store and climbed to the top of the charts there faster than either Super Mario Run or Fire Emblem Heroes.When it launches later this week, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will be a miniaturized version of the main games in the series, allowing players to visit and manage a campsite in lieu of a full village.