Sentences with phrase «twelfth man»
The phrase "twelfth man" refers to the fans or supporters of a sports team who are considered to have a great influence on the team's success. It symbolizes the enthusiasm and support of the fans, who are like an extra player contributing to the team's performance. Full definition
The home support will be a big twelfth man for them here and with Liverpool treading on shaky ground having picked up just one win in their last matches in all competitions, a place in the fourth round of the league cup could be beckoning.
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What is really needed today, for the good of the club, is for fans to put their personal grievances to one side for the time being and play the part of the crucial twelfth man.
It is a shame we didn't get the third goal and the ref was Monaco's twelfth man.
I think we should not let Sanchez play against City we don't want the same scenario as OX against Liverpool the twelfth man
Londoners u are the twelfth man on that pitch, give us a shout, give them a run, lets rump upon dem Babylons
Now if we can just get the Twelfth Man to leave him alone to get on with his job we may start to see some more success on the pitch as well....
Fortunately, we are at home for the game against Stoke, where we should also have the boost of the fans as the «twelfth man» and the confidence of being on a winning run.
But Princeton's Jack White scored anyway in a game known thereafter as the Twelfth Man Game.
In a 1974 game at Palmer, Rutgers fans were so excited by their team's 6 - 0 lead late in the fourth quarter that many of them — shades of the Twelfth Man Game — descended on the field and tore down the goalposts.
we are missing Hector Bellerin, when his playing its as if arsenal have a twelfth man, the way he sprints forward to help with attack and sprints back to defend, i think OX dose a good job on the right while Bellerin is out
OX should of never played that game against the club which he mentally was already playing for and we are direct competition for fourth place so he was the twelfth man for Liverpool, can you blame him?
The fan is supposed to be the players» twelfth man.
Tottenham right - back Kyle Walker yesterday posted on social media to thank the Spurs fans for being the «twelfth man'this season, pushing them to secure their place in the top four, while enjoying having scored the most league goals and conceding the least.
Some players talk about how fan support helps them in home games — The Twelfth Man and all that — but then other players muddy the waters by saying a loud crowd motivates them extra in away games.
It truly can be the twelfth man.
The fans are that twelfth man and every team needs their twelfth man to succeed.
That is the whole idea of the twelfth man on the pitch.
It does greatly and that is the reason why supporters are called the twelfth man.
Since 1922 the Texas A & amp; M student body — a.k.a. the Twelfth Man — has stood ready to serve the Aggie football squad.
The noise and atmosphere generated by their crowd is incredible, literally serving as a twelfth man at times.
Because of their continued support of the team during the campaign, Gareth Bale famously described the Welsh fans as their «twelfth man».