Sentences with phrase «tougher as your opponents»

Not exact matches

Theo is fine as a CF.. He has been playing on the left and I think we can all say that Theo is not as effective on the left compared to the right or as a CF.. It will be good to leave Theo to focus solely on the CF role as it will give Giroud a tougher competition for the starting spot and that will only benefit us fans when we have 2 different style CF to fcuk over opponents with We have a Plan B with Theo and I think that is very important.

I have it on good authority that many of these guys will be familiar with the 16 ″ as well so Team Witt could be a tough opponent over the final stretch of the Regular Season and into the Playoffs.

Now in terms of Bottom - 6 opponents they pulled as tough a draw as there is..

The quick start and veteran moxie all lends to great timing, as the Ugly Eagles have moved to a tougher, deeper league in the Diablo Athletic League's Valley Conference, with some considerably potent new opponents.

CSKA Moscow, Lazio and Sporting Lisbon represent the tougher ties, while Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco, who knocked out Arsenal on away goals earlier in the campaign, are possibly the trickiest opponent.

It is questionable as to whether Norwich will be a tougher game than any of our Europa League opponents, so I really can't see Wenger changing a winning formula, especially in a home tie.

It might seem tough to have to face the same opponents, Hull City, as in that Wembley final, but this is no time to feel sorry for ourselves.

A tough conference opponent, as they are 20 - 8 right now.

Arsenal are facing a tough task tomorrow, as despite beating the spuds on Wednesday, the players are not exactly flying high after a slow and goal shy start to the season, while our Premier League opponents Leicester City are on a brilliant run of form and have taken the Premier League by storm.

Mats Hummels, the guy everybody around here and their mother want at their club and undoubtedly a world class defender, named Giroud as one of the 3 toughest opponents he faced (other two being Lewandowski and Mandžukič).

As for Wales - who had apparently deliberately selected tough opponents with a view toward self - improvement - they will look toward their next two competitive games, Montenegro at home and England away, with apprehension and dread respectively.

Wonderboy is a real tough opponent and hopefully Till gives a good account of himself out there since he's been pretty entertaining in the lead up to this fight and I'd like to see him stick around as a contender.

Southampton's schedule is about the same as Swansea's (the two opponents not in common have 85 points for Southampton and 88 for Swansea) except Swansea has an extra home game and gets a tough opponent and an easy opponent instead of two mid-table ones.

City are yet to have their blip, and we all know it happens to every team that plays in the elite European competition, especially as they progress further and face tougher opponents, so I am not going to argue with that.

I didn't watch the match last night as I was on the field playing I ran my heels off I was in their faces I was angry I got a well - deserved yellow and could have been sent off later on I intercepted a good few balls and assisted with 2 goals and won the match From the highlights and the analysis I understand the Arsenal were weak in midfield the Arsenal needs an enforcer someone just like me a motivator and in the face of the opponents a thorn in the side I also believe MR wenger was at fault we all knew we would be weak in defence the least MR wenger should have had is a strong fresh midfield after all we had a tough encounter with city + traveling why didn't he use Rosciky, Carzola and Campbell On a different note I like chamberland stature he is tall and has pace and energy why not adapt him to the defensive midfield position with clear emphasis to be in the opponents face The arsenal and Mr wenger need to wake up fast now we have this weekend to prepare for Chelsea if we believe we are title contenders

How well we square up in games against these two teams, as tough opponents as they, & with so much at stake and within reach, at such a desperate time in the season, will really show what we are made of and can surely give us a lot to look forward to next season.

In that time he's established himself as one of the most exciting and talented drivers on the grid, and a thoroughly tough opponent for Daniel Ricciardo.

You say that but fan - fave Hummels named Giroud as one of the 4 toughest opponents he had ever faced.

Yes but had to laugh at Johnson being touted as Joshua's «toughest» opponent to date.

Both teams struggled to pick up momentum early in the season as they faced off against a slew of tough opponents.

Like how Man city got to play Liverpool on Tuesday then play against Spurs on Saturday, and they weren't even tired even though both opponents are super tough and timing is the same as when arsenal played CSKA then came to play against the mighty Newcastle.

They are in store for a tough game no matter what in the Elite 8 however, as they will play one of the Top 2 Seeds in 16 ″ Softball — we'll find out who their opponent is below!

The defence is tough as well and if your opponent gets through they'll have done very well.

White Hart Lane has always been a tough venue for an opponent to play their football in, as it has been this season in fairness, Only Wigan Athletic, of all the teams, have beaten them in their own backyard in a league contest thus far, with Man City and Chelsea being held to draws and Liverpool and, fittingly, Aston Villa being put to the sword in 2 - 1 defeats.

We've reached the final four games of the year, and as tradition seems to dictate, that means it's time for MU to play their three toughest opponents.

I had tweeted champions league dis morning that - as an Arsenal fan - i'd prefer Dortmund or (our devil) Barca or any tough opponent will make me have unpalatable enjoyment of watching my dear team stretched to d limit with probably little chance, and watching great football.

In fairness, Bruce should be delighted with his current squad, the same squad which avoided defeat against Sunday's opponent's Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham, as well as record a stunning 3 - 0 win over defending champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the latter an emphatic result which Sir Alex Ferguson cited as just one piece of evidence to suggest that Sunday's visit of Steve Bruce's Sunderland will be one of his side's toughest home games of the entire season.

My concern is that in the tougher games to come the lack of a third creative outlet will mean, as Tim alluded to already, it will be relatively easy for opponents to close down Alexis and Mesut thereby snuffing out our chance creators.

All of these games have come against non-conference opponents, of course, and Stanford is as tough as they come.

However, China brought tougher opponents as they managed a 1 - 1 draw against Bayern Read More...

' Big Sam» has been known to use some rough, tough and even down right dirty tactics to disrupt the pattern of his opponents play, but his efforts to halt a pacey Tottenham Hotspur maybe in vein as Rovers aim to better their drastically bad away record of one away win all season.

Newcastle away from home will be just as tough a fixture as Spurs at White Hart Lane, perhaps even more - so given the importance our opponents will place on this competition, and it should be a cracking contest.

This will be one of the toughest games in Liverpool's group (as if Udinese and Di natale weren't tough enough), but we all know that Liverpool teams relish a challenge, but it's just a question of whether they will be aware of the strength of this previously unknown opponent.

Lallana was replaced by Daniel Sturridge but he found it tough going as well and was booked for diving in the Swansea penalty area by referee Michael Oliver as Liverpool resorted to desperate measures against measured opponents for whom Sigurdsson shone.

That is because the clubs dropping down from the UEFA Champions League will make their starts and it means that front - runner from the group stage of the competition, such as Arsenal and AC Milan may not ultimately look quite as strong now with the addition of more tough opponents joining the fray.

Italy will be facing a tough task on their Euro 2016 last 16 round with Spain as their opponent, but Azzurri's defender, Giorgio Chiellini is not losing any confidence of his team's opportunity.

Sites that have been around for years and have many, many links to them will be tough opponents, as will traditional news sites and (often) government sites.

In the meantime, District Attorney Rice will stay the same course as every campaign she has ever run, each time beating tough Republican opponents: an issues - based discussion rooted in sincerity, honesty, transparency and accountability.

Miliband's opponents, however, want to paint him as tough on the causes of big business — a prospective Prime Minister who will send investors fleeing these shores.

Opponents criticized the president's move as a politically themed effort to energize Democrats before tough midterm elections that threaten to give Republicans control of the Senate.

Your heart is pounding as you stand face to face with your toughest opponent yet — yourself!

Since i am a tough staring contest opponent, i kept my gaze locked as i extended my hand and made the introductions.

As we celebrate 30 years of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Evander Holyfield gives an in - depth look into one of his toughest opponents Michael «Dynamite» Dokes.

In the latest installment of ALL ACCESS, SHOWTIME SPORTS takes you beyond the ring and into the training room with an unprecedented look at Adrien Broner (27 - 0, 22 KO's) as he prepares to defend his title at the Alamodome in San Antonio against the toughest opponent of his career: hard - hitting Marcos Maidana (34 - 3, 31 KO's).

Soundly beating the final, toughest opponent, you can almost sense the tears of pride in their eyes as

Either that or he has a plug and play screenwriting program that no one has told me about, because his script contains the underdog who makes good, a training montage, a love interest, a tough - as - nails mentor / opponent, a ragtag group of friends, an uninvolved father, a scene next to a hospital bed, and many more to name.

The aquacade reached its climax when a professional hula dancer by the name of Girlie McShane shook her ample hips awhile, and a local wrestler named Al Karasak, a former ballerino, demonstrated that he was as tough as he was delicate when he pinned an opponent pronto on the deck.

Sent to Capcom as a New Year's gift, the video series follows Street Fighter «s hairy - kneed Hercules in the fight against his toughest opponent, the human condition.

The split screen matches against bots are a lot tougher than expected, but are still predictable and will not give the same experience as playing against human opponents.

As you get better at the games, Xbox Live will slowly increase your player rank to take on tougher opponents at every level of gameplay.