Sentences with phrase «top of the game without»

But, not even a man with substantial genetic advantages like The Gift himself could reach the very top of the game without a ton of hard work and a superb training routine.

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She left Starbucks (sbux) in February 2007 at the top of her game — when she took over in 2004, the stock price of Starbucks Japan was in the low teens; when she left, it was in the low 50s — without another gig lined up.

Without doubt, as the year 2017 quickly unfolds, it is highly recommended that business owners, managers, recruiters, and all professionals remain abreast of such trends as it will impact what strategies and tools they will need to utilize in order to remain at the top of their game.

However, «it becomes a little bit of a game how long to sit back and enjoy being on top without potentially doing damage to future performance,» says Etkin.

I know from my own experience that much of what Cardone is saying is actually true - being at the top of your game is not a walk in the park and success rarely comes without a burning obsession driving it - I felt much of what was valuable in the book really could be summed up in the title.

Wengers method of bluffing the board & fans to keep him for a further season... > We loose enough games to take us completely off winning the league, then say it wasn't in our control, we then fight till the end and win last few games so we look good and like we worked hard to earn the 4th place trophy.He then links us with awesome transfers (which we all know wont happen), and finally while Man U / City and Chelsea organise pre-season friendlies against top clubs, we play the weak ones, win and look all good to go next season without any additions... AND THEN REALITY STRIKES..

We simply can't go into the season without dropping some players, we'll be watching all these top managers luring some of the games best players and then there would be us going with the very same make - up of every failed season before this one.

Two games and two defeats without their top scorer will be enough for Pochettino, who seemed to hint there's a decent chance of that trend coming to an end for the visit of Madrid this week.

A run of eight games without a clean sheet is Cech's worse ever run in the league and I think despite remaining adamant he can play at the top for several more years to come, it could be argued that his level of play is slowly beginning to fall with age.

You expect him to be on top of his game and to stay better than the other top bakeries whom have all gotten better than they were last year without improving what he worked with last year but instead depleting it?

Giroud plays week in week out and gets a lot of flack as he's gone 8 games without a goal, yet theo who can be totally anonymous in games, then gets a little fortunate with every shot going in and scores a hat trick is suddenly a top quality striker?

Also, Chelsea have looked unstoppable in recent times, they have won their last 5 games without conceding a goal so it is really important that we match their run and stay on top of our game.

Without a win in four games Monk will be keen to acquire new talents this month so as to keep his side in the top half of the table and one imagines the South Wales side would look to sign a striker to make up for the loss of Bony.

Arsene Wenger was understandably delighted to see the Gunners win their fourth game in a row without conceding, and believes that the squad is now nearly at the top of their game.

or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?

Giroud reminds me a bit of Dimitar Berbatov, as a matter of fact I am wholeheartedly convinced Giroud is Berbatov in disguise, because he is the only striker I have witnessed who can go more than two months without a goal and finish amongst the top 3 strikers in the Premier League, completely similar in style, both very classy finishers, brilliant hold up play they are also both lazy as hell and occasionally turn up in random clusters of games which 80 percent of the time are worthless in the hopes of winning any silverware, but do just about enough to convince you that they are better than they are.

Walcott is cap and shows no signs of improving the sad fact is that OF just isn't top premier league winning g standard I'll get sagged for this but he's no Thierry Henry and without a player who can turn a game like king Henry we will NEVER win another real tropof improving the sad fact is that OF just isn't top premier league winning g standard I'll get sagged for this but he's no Thierry Henry and without a player who can turn a game like king Henry we will NEVER win another real tropOF just isn't top premier league winning g standard I'll get sagged for this but he's no Thierry Henry and without a player who can turn a game like king Henry we will NEVER win another real trophy

The Ravens will be without their top corner, Jimmy Smith, who's serving the second of a four - game suspension for PEDs.

The Arsenal fans who have had enough of Wenger and believe that there must be a change at the top were certainly given some more rope last night after the Foxes beat Liverpool in the first game without their title winning manager and the change in all of their effort and application on the pitch was clear to see.

And this is exactly what I was saying: we were on top of the game and yes, we would have scored again without a doubt.

Without sounding like Arsen Wanger bashing most injuries are because of not having a choice of good players on the bench for rotation (not good enough in terms of for a top club) so he keeps playing his best 11 if they are not injured and we all know what happens after a while what with international duties and CL other cup games they start cracking,

Without Rosicky, however, and with every game now taking on more importance, I can see Wenger relying on the creative talents of our top attacking midfielder more and more.

Boro will attempt to end a run of six games without a victory as they travel to North London, but their task could hardly be tougher as they prepare to take on an Arsenal side who are joint - top of the Premier League after winning their last seven matches in all competitions.

The Red Devils dropped out of the Premier League top four yesterday after falling to a 2 - 1 home defeat to Norwich City, and are now six games without a win in all competitions.

Very worried about todays game monreal cb alongside mert both slow bellerin little experience and not proven yet think hull will come and have a right go at exploiting those weaknesses just can't see us keeping clean sheet just hope going forward we are on top form we are gona need to score a few to win this hull can't be underestimated they done best business in transfer market without a doubt and they can seriously hurt us if we are not on top of our game!

But the strength of the system, lies in its potential to compliment a squad like Arsenal's to be at the very top of their game, getting all dependable players into the first eleven, easing the younger players into the side and allow super attack mindedness to be implemented without interfering with the defensive setup.

I got to listen to him on a bunch of Maple Leaf games this year and he was always on top of the play without interjecting himself too much or butchering the calls.

Kos was class last night always looking to pass forward and drive forward from the back and he got the same as ramsey: / Ozil once again showing his class Walcott worked hard as well BFG actually good game against top opposition without getting caught out to far up field Bellerin needs to concentrate a bit more on his defending of late but you can let him off as hes still only 20

With ten games gone Reading already find themselves 9 points off the top 6 and could be without a number of key players for their clash with Norwich.

Hate to say it but I cant see him playing a lot of games at top level anymore without getting hurt.

The Bulldogs — with an RPI ranking of 39 — will enter the tournament without a single top - 50 win, probably because of non-league games against Gonzaga, Kansas State, Seton Hall and Minnesota, all of whom are in the top 100, but only one of whom is joining UGA in the field.

The stats show that Man City concede a lot more goals, lose more games and win less without Kompany, but can Arsenal take advantage of this and secure a top three finish?

The Gunners seem to be heading towards a successive season without a top - four finish and with Brighton themselves in a good vein of form, expect a game at hand for Arsene Wenger & co..

They are without a clean sheet in any of their last five away games now in the top flight.

Sky Bet League One Sky Sports Football & Main Event, 7.45 pm Thursday Blackburn have slipped out of Sky Bet League One's automatic promotion places after nearly three weeks without a game but they can return to the top of the table by beating playoff - chasing Bradford at Ewood Park.

The good news for Napoli boss is that his team reacted well in the first of four games in which they will have to play without their top striker Higuain, who's serving a suspension, which he picked up in the game with Udinese.

Madrid's stats are straight - up elite — shots for, shots against, goals, goals against, and expected goals all say they might be the top team on the planet — but on a game - by - game basis, the team is as volatile as they could possibly be without negating the first part of this sentence.

Huddersfield are without Nahki Wells, Jonathan Hogg, Martin Cranie and Jon Stankovic KEY FACT: Huddersfield's last top - flight match was in April 1972 and was also away at Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Palace 4/5 Draw 12/5 Huddersfield 15/4 ANDY SAYS: Be an interesting one this, and I think my old club might get held here — 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Such a tough call, how do Palace play under De Boer, I will give them the benefit of the doubt — 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Be a close game this one, but I fully expect Palace just to have too much — 2 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Crystal Palace and under 2.5 goals @ 21/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Christian Benteke is still a class performer and for us could still be a very good addition to your portfolio

Hodgson's first match in charge saw Palace lose 1 - 0 at home to Crystal Palace; that meant the Club became the first in top - flight history to lose its opening five games of the season without scoring a goal.

A Gareth Bale double helped Real Madrid end a run of four games without victory and close the gap on Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Everton had gone five games in the top flight without a win before Wednesday night's 3 - 0 defeat of Newcastle and Martinez was spotted celebrating in style, letting loose and cutting shapes at a Jason Derulo gig, as papped by Andy Ha.

They also rewrote a raft of other single - season top - flight records, among them the longest winning sequence in a season (14), the best start (eight wins), the most away wins (14 by early May), the longest spell without conceding a goal at the start of a season (495 minutes) and the biggest goal - difference (+76, with three games to go), not to mention the most points and the most wins.

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Ironically, Everton have coped admirably without their top - scorer, who has nine league goals for the term, scoring a minimum of two goals in four of their last five league games.

A mid table club taken to the very top of the game, without investment or weakening of rivals.

Everton have been thee class act in recent weeks, with David Moyes» men not only producing the sort of form which is likely to bring welcomed attention to the club for a change — the Toffees are now top of the form table for the past six games — but also many an eye - catching performance which should provide concerned supporters, who are all too aware of the financial state of the club and that big - named targets are unlikely to be arriving at Goodison in the summer without fresh investment, with encouragement ahead of next season's exploits.

Having the said that reading the words «Brazilian playmaker» historically is always an exciting prospect and although it's not top of the shopping list Bernard would without a doubt add exuberance and flair to an Arsenal side criticised for lacking that special player in the big games.

United haven't been at the races in terms of performance this season, but Louis Van Gaal's team have apparently found a way to win vital games without playing fantastic, a key part to a sides place into the top four, a trait Tottenham are starting to pick up gradually throughout the season.

Unlike other European countries who have a complete shutdown of their top division in December, the Premier League break would be staggered so there would be no weekend without Premier League football because there would be five games on the first weekend and five on the following weekend.

Even though many were strongly of the opinion that Sir Alex's charges wouldn't go through the remainder of the season unbeaten, it was still a shock when their impressive streak of 29 top - flight games without defeat came crashing to an abrupt end, not least because of where it occurred and who against.