Sentences with phrase «than his opponents on»
Arsenal were slightly better than their opponents on the day, but still would be pretty pleased taking a point back to North London.
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So you imagine that the English side will be more geared up for this than their opponents on the night.
Not exact matches
Does a man who received almost 3 million fewer votes than his opponent in the election really have the political capital to carry on like this?
The challenge devised by die - hard opponents of the law, often derided by critics as «Obamacare,» relied on four words -; established by the state -; in the more than 900 - page law.
Verbal data dumps, though, are almost always meant to overwhelm the audience with facts they can't quite check on the spot, and Redford's wasn't any more dishonest than most — let alone those of some of the Keystone opponents.
Instead, Spidey has to be faster and more clever than his opponents — and a large part of that depends on the situational awareness that makes his Spidey - sense tingle.
His opponent, Republican Beth Grossman, had spent more than two decades in the DA's office and ran on her experience with the position.
In fact, throughout the election season, it has appeared that Republicans have fielded more attacks from their supposed friends on the right than their political opponents on the left.
Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would largely eliminate, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.
Opponents of the state and local tax deduction, which the bill would sharply limit, argue it's regressive and concentrates benefits on rich states rather than poor ones that actually need the money.
And for the Wildrose, a vote for the motion, even by one or two of that party's MLAs, would have done a lot of demonstrate the party is more moderate on social issues than its opponents claim.
For one thing, it's heartening to see the Republicans stand fast for a change and actually follow through on something their constituents have demanded and expected from them, rather than caving in the face of criticism from their liberal opponents in Congress and the press.
One drawback of these developments is that they have tended to be confrontational, with punch - and - counterpunch tactics on both sides, each dedicated to defeating the opponent rather than to exploring the possibility of rapprochement.
They know better than to tug on an opponent's jersey, run out the clock or take a dive to fake a foul.
Thou shalt not fight for Jesus Aggressive argument bent on winning and humiliating the opponent rather than bringing them over to your side is so unappealing.
It use to be about how to best serve the nation, and now it seems to be mostly about getting more of your pieces on the board than your opponent.
«Over a number of decades we were political opponents and held very different views on many, many issues but the one thing we were absolutely united on was the principle that our people were better able to govern themselves than any British government.
Though he subjects his liberal opponents to a scathing critique, George aims to establish civil liberties on a more secure foundation than the anti-perfectionists propose.
On the social level the contemplative easily intuits the roots of war: fear of self and others that springs from inability to trust God; the unrecognized self - hatred that we project onto others; the illusory view that our political ideals are purer than our opponents», and the accompanying moral paralysis that stems from an exaggerated sense of guilt about holding this illusion.
On every other occasion it was our laid back approach against mostly smaller teams that cost us points, where we take the results or points for granted just because opponent is considered smaller than Arsenal.
Or have I got it all wrong and all an opponent has to do on corners is hang out on the goal - line and wait for anything that comes to him from anything or anyone other than a teammate?
I have given up on Arsene since 2008 I love him but I think he has lost the plot, the most annoying thing about him is his thinking of our player is better than our opponent no matter who we are playing which is a rung mentality because it obvious sometime we are not still not change his tactics for us to get something out of the game.
The rest is out of their hands, especially against opponents that might be slightly better on paper than them.
Since most of these teams» opponents are coming off a full week of rest, they are at more of a disadvantage than two teams playing on a Saturday.
They beat up the other opponent on the defensive side and asked Isiah to assert himself fully when they needed him most rather than all the time.
The figure on the other side of the net feels less like an opponent than a collaborator.
I think Aubameyang and Beloti are the Best option for now if we really want to spend big at least, since we changed into this formation 3.4.2.1, we look solid, Beloti may be more realistic than Aubameyang, if you noticed, a pacy striking force makes us press high on opponents, but if we give him up to 230 wages per week and buy him for 50 - 55 million pounds i think Aubameyang would come, but if not Beloti is the perfect other option.
Chicago took the lead on two separate occasions, had more shots than Phoenix and won the faceoff battle, but let their opponents back into the game twice on their home ice.
The Foxes have started the Premier League season better than their points total would suggest, after facing some tough opening opponents and a win here will hopefully allow them to kick on this month.
Opponents threw 3 percent more frequently than the national average on standard downs and almost 5 percent more frequently on passing downs.
But the» 96 — 97 team, which lost in the NCAA final to Arizona, ran the same stuff with less famous personnel (guards Wayne Turner and Anthony Epps) and better statistics, forcing turnovers on 29.8 % of their opponents» possessions, a higher rate than any team in kenpom.com's database, which only goes back to 2002.
Lets put focus on our strength rather than opponent's weakness.Am sure if we turn up with confidence and concertration during the game we have the chance to beat the stronger Manure team let alone this one which we believe is a bit weak.
Also disappointing is how horrendous Buatsi's opponent is, seeing as Josh was announced as being on the undercard months ago and they had more than enough time to get a worthwhile guy.
* Playing Theo is the hardest thing to watch, would rather gamble with Neilson * The Ox would do a better job than Bellerin at RWB * Kola should be playing LWB * Ramsey is a different player when he starts & being an impact sub * Giroud & Laca should start together especially physical (away) games * Ozil is good but... well maybe should rotate with Iwobi * Xhaka should work on reducing costly errors * can't trust Monreal, seems like a target for our opponents wherever he plays they wan na go thru him!!!
It is just Ozil's way of playing, he focused more on seeing opportunities to unleash through - balls to his teammates, rather than battling the opponent physically.
Like what @dave said, Arsenal needs an upgrade to Giroud, a striker that is good in the air, quick, willing to take on the opponent's defenders, has good dribbling and can score more than twenty league goals in a season.
I can understand that to some extent as we do seem to be getting hit with the same old bad luck on the injury front, but I think we have a lot of reasons to look forward to our next match, especially as our opponents Man United are in a much worse situation than we are.
Goals win you games, and when he is on the field, our team score more than the opponents.
This is a huge positive and it is important that we focus on the future rather than the Chelsea loss because our next opponent is Southampton and they have added Charlie Austin to their attack.
No - one is asking him to all of a sudden become braver than brave, the effort to just try use your strength as best you can when staying on the ball, and constantly get face to face with an opponent whilst swinging a leg towards winning the ball.
A twenty year old kid who has done nothing more than beat some opponents one on one and score a less than large number of goals versus a German world cup winner who sees passes very few players can see.
best formation is 4 -5-1, high pressure and fast counter attack, something like Klopp did with BvB seasons ago, Ozil vision, Walcott speed and Sanchez class can defeat anyone, passing is good but when opponent like Watford just sit and wait its hard to pass and score, start game with high pressure and fast counters than in second half start playing pass game, so with right balance it could be done, something we did against Liverpool last year on Emirates, first half high pressure and counter while in second half passing and controling game.
I think any premiership defence would have stopped ALL FIVE of our goals — none more than that of Alexis where two opponents threw themselves on the floor without touching the ball (or Alexis) allowing him to take his time and pick his spot for his goal.
This is a distinctly American sport, emphasizing the time an opponent is controlled on the mat, rather than the lifts and throws favored more on the international stage.
On to West Ham, they are a pain in the Arse for any side, Slaven Bilic is a very methodical man (he's d #ck) but his tactics are well calculated, for those who followed his career should be aware he is the master of the «smash an grab» especailly against opponents who are better than his own team.
I think the key of the game will be more on our side than on the opponents» side.
Because we are conceeding more from set pieces than scoring on our opponents!
Koeman could be a realistic replacement, Even Bilic would be a more tactical improvement than what wenger is, because under Wenger, Arsenal's plan B is to cheer on our rivals opponents!?
Since 2005, NBA playoff teams receiving no more than 40 % of spread tickets have gone 211 - 183 ATS (53.6 %) when there hasn't been a Pinnacle steam move triggered on their opponent.
On Raw he's got a nice bit of room in the upper mid-card as a babyface, more time and room than he would have had on Smackdown certainly, and he's quite a few opponents to potentially feud with in Mahal, Ziggler, Roode, McIntyre, Corbin, and morOn Raw he's got a nice bit of room in the upper mid-card as a babyface, more time and room than he would have had on Smackdown certainly, and he's quite a few opponents to potentially feud with in Mahal, Ziggler, Roode, McIntyre, Corbin, and moron Smackdown certainly, and he's quite a few opponents to potentially feud with in Mahal, Ziggler, Roode, McIntyre, Corbin, and more.