Sentences with phrase «to play against the best»

When playing against the best teams in the world, it is the opponent who fears to step foot against that team.

«It's crazy, playing against the best players in the world,» he said after the game.

After the teams we played in this comp am really looking forward to playing against a good side win lose or draw.

This team has understood that when playing against the best, patience and intelligence will reward you.

The academy players will be playing against better opposition and that should help them to improve as well as making the transition to the senior side easier.

When you are playing against the best team in the world, if you are not brave, it is so difficult.

You have to play against better players to improve your own game.

Duval has always understood the value of playing against the best competition.

The Dutch boss believes United's unusual absence from the tournament is having a detrimental effect on the club's younger players, who need the challenge of playing against better players.

In seven games against each other, Kane has scored just once, and the United defender says playing against the best forwards brings out the best in him.

Even as he was dispossessed time and time again, he came back to try and take players on; a show of guts and confidence that will stand him in good stead as he tries to transform himself into a more efficient, effective iteration of himself, better prepared to try and play against the best Europe have to offer.

No point playing him against good team an he is rusty.

The upcoming Copa America tournament will be an opportunity for scouts to get a look at Santos wonderkid striker Gabriel Barbosa, aka Gabigol, firsthand while playing against the best players in North and South America.

You end up giving up too many big plays against well coached teams and / or talented teams.

This defense reminds me a lot of the Joe Lee Dunn era, dominates inferior teams and gives up huge plays against good teams.

Imran Tahir's broken finger means he will not play against the best players of spin in the world.

«If it happens, I could say I have made it because I have played against the best English player or Andrea Pirlo, the best Italian player».

Except for maybe Achraf, who has been playing for Castilla, players like Theo and Lorente should have done a better job against Leganea, considering they have already played against Good laliga sides prior to joining Madrid.

you'll play against the best on the biggest stage blah blah blah blah

In the mid 1990s, I had an opportunity to play against the best running back in California at that time San Mateo's Albert Tuipulotu as we were recipients of the 1996 San Mateo County National Football HS Hall of Fame Foundation Scholar - Athlete Award given to a RB and OL as Albert was the RB and I was the OL.

The u21s need to get promoted this season so that our young players are playing against the best again next year.

But I believe to play against better finisher is not justification for you to lose the game.Kane is not messi, or lewandoski, he rely heavily on service.why don't you prepare a team to cut supply for him, Kane was ineffective at emirates because he lacked service, bellerin awful, xaka, elneny, awful, they gave much time and space ericksen, son, dembele, Davies to find Kane.he got four or five chances he scored one.if aubameyang got the same chances he would score either..

In September, the most versatile player in college added to her repertoire by practicing and playing against the best vets in the world as the only collegian on the U.S. team that took gold at the world championship in Istanbul.

asks Macy, a question that makes sense if the goal is to win a state championship, as opposed to playing against the best possible postseason competition and thus likely losing along the way.

McIlroy did that in three marquee events, playing against the best fields in the world.

Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield overtook Trevor Knight for the starting job and has done exactly what Sooner fans were hoping: look spectacular against outmanned opponents (against Akron and Tulsa: 77 percent completion rate, 15.9 yards per completions, seven TDs, no picks, and a passer rating greater than 200) and make the key plays against a better opponent.

«It was awesome to get all the way to state and play against the best girls in California.

But as well as ability to pull a stunning solo effort out of the hat, it is also more difficult to score a great goal at an important time; when the pressure is on, that's when the best players do their stuff; playing against better quality of opposition means you have to do something a bit more special, and to have the guts to try it.

«I always relish playing against the best players and I think Bainesy has probably gone up a level the last couple of years, even though he was always a good player.

I believe you can trace the resurrection of Spurs back to that dreadful day in Oct 2008 when we drew 4 - 4 at THOF; for the first time in an epoch, we let them off the hook, we gave them the belief that it was possible to get something from a lost cause playing against a better team.

Admittedly, Liverpool's defensive shape for the opening 37 minutes was hardly archetypal, but when playing against the best attacking side in the league at home, I'd be surprised to find anyone who thought Agüero, Jesus, Silva and De Bruyme were not going to cause Liverpool problems.

Julie Robinson, general secretary of the Independent Schools Council (ISC), put the «unusually high» proportion of independent school Olympic medallists down to the sector's «broad range of sports and activities offered, good facilities, elite coaching and full fixture lists playing against the best school teams.

When playing against a well organised team evading the hunters can be an incredibly challenging and supremely entertaining experience.

I believe that these changes will help to add an element of strategy to team selection, and during the game; ensure that the best play against the best and that decisions that should be «out» are given as such.

Davenport put any doubts I had about his ability to play against better competition during this year's Senior Bowl.

«This club have backed us right from the start from when I first came in, they want to play against the best sides in the country and then think about Europe.

In seven games against each other, Kane has scored just once, and the United defender says playing against the best...

in both the pass and the run he is graded higher, and played against better opposition.

«Now it's important to come back with good concentration for the first game after ten days off, and I prefer to play against a good team for the concentration and the good spirit.»

It is a great challenge to be playing against the best players in the world and I always wanted to play in the Premier League and be a part of this league.

At least we get the chance to play against the best

In a very real sense, sending this team to Santiago was an insult not only to the host nation of Chile but to all who expected to see and play against our best.

«One is that we played against a good side who are unbeaten in Italy for a long, long time and you could see why.

You should see how good England are when they play against a good team even with Wilshere.

When you get to play against good teams you can get better.

He has played against the best in the world, and he should be able to hold his own in the EuroLeague... Gustavo Ayon looked great over there last year.