Sentences with phrase «very tough side»

The purchase of Wanyama has made them a very tough side.
That's because the two megapowers of international football were drawn against Iran and Morocco, two smaller but very tough sides that will not make it easy for their bigger foes to get past them.

Not exact matches

While the Greek side described the talks as very tough and creditors said they were difficult, a second round of negotiations was set for 11 p.m. local time.
It's very possible to convert to judaism and in the conservative and reform you can also be considered jewish on your dads side, however it's tougher than your average conversion, it takes years and you have to really commit to it.
If the stems and center veins are very tough, Marcia Kiesel advises removing them: Fold the kale leaves in half with the vein side out, then pull up on the stems.
If you leave this silver skin on, when it's cooked it will tighten up that section of the medallion and synch up the meat on that side, making it tough and not cook very evenly.
Like another reviewer here commented (Petra) there was nothing quick about this 22 minute chicken masala... By the time I was finished washing, slicing, cutting and cooking everything I was in about 3 hours... I doubled this recipe... It came out very good looking just like the photo at the top... Some people here commented that the recipe was bland so I added a 3/4 teaspoon of both cumin and coriander powder to the sauce... Nothing bland about this... It was on the spicy side... Not marinading the chicken in yogurt didn't make much of a difference... I used chicken tenders... When are they ever tough or chewy anyway...
With 15 seconds left on the clock and an opportunity to take the Championship game into overtime, Team Bollier would miss a very tough and contested three pointer that hit the side of the rim and lose in the title game by the final score of 80 - 77.
In the women's match, Oxford had a tough time against a very strong Cambridge side and, unfortunately, lost their match with a final score of 12 - 23.
With the way we played i guess Wenger was aiming for a defensive and counter attacking game, perhaps not to overwork the players since most if not all of them will be facing a very tough Everton side this weekend.
We weren't the better side and unzue wasn't the better tactician, we drew this match without 8 of our most regular players at a very tough ground.
The Gunners are nine points behind Mourinho's men after a tough start to the season, but just as our injury crisis is easing off and we are going into a nice looking run of fixtures, losing Costa would be a real blow and they face an away trip to a Crystal Palace side that had a good win in their last game and who Neil Warnock will have very well organised.
This will not be one of those easier games as you all expect, but a very tough game for our Gunners, since we are playing a reserve side against them.
Zidane was a tough guy who imposed himself against very good sides.
Have a feeling that arsenal will get 22 points from the remaining 8 matches but the important question will leicester drop 10 points in their remaining 7 games Mathematically this could happen as they have very tough matches to come So we must concentrate on our matches but leicester must drop pointa as well (goal difference will be on our side if we win the coming matches the goal difference is five goals now)
It's a typical Warnock side that's hard working, tough to beat and not very easy on the eye.
But, while the 2017 F1 season has been very tough for McLaren, Alonso thinks — on the personal side — it's been «very, very good».
Shearer has revealed that he was very surprised in the way they allowed the German side to dominate them in the second half, especially after fighting their way back into the tie after a tough 20 minutes at the start of the match.
With no disrespect to Chamberlain, he has been in and out of the Arsenal side and, when the big names are fit and ready to play, it's very tough for the 21 - year old to get starting berths in what is a decent Arsenal squad, embellished by names like Ozil, Walcott, Sanchez and Ramsey.
It was hard work for Arsenal and a very close run thing against a confident, tough and well organised Southampton side, especially with their keeper having one of those nights when it looked like nothing could beat him.
Swansea need points as they fight to secure their own Premier League future but Carvalhal says they will find it tough against a side he considers very worthy champions.
No 4/5 ANDY SAYS: Close game here but I have to go for the home side to land the three points... 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I can see Burnley getting something here, maybe not the win but at a draw... 2 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Tough call, but Southampton should have enough for the win... 2 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Virgil van Dijk still looks a very good buy at just over # 1.50
KEY FACT: This is the first top - flight encounter between Huddersfield and Brighton MATCH ODDS: Huddersfield 17/10 Draw 21/10 Brighton 2/1 bet365 Pick: Half time score 0 - 0 @ 6/5 ANDY SAYS: Home win here for me, be close but think Town will win... 2 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Hard not to see SILKY SAYS: Tough one to call, but will just side with Huddersfield... 2 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: At 64p, Solly March is very much one to watch for Brighton
A key figure at the Roma renaissance since 2014, the tough tackling Belgian midfielder would be a huge loss for the Capital side, but Antonio Conte, among others, is very interesting in swooping for him.
The Croatian boss has said in a post-tournament interview that he and his players compiled and studied many games of their opponents to become very well - prepared for tough matches, so the same can be expected when his side comes up against the Gunners.
The home game in 2010 was won easily 2 - 0, but the away match in August 2009 was lost 1 - 0 against a very tough, defensive side.
Those are three tough fixtures and Rovers did well to avoid defeat in all three, but all three were at home and while Blackburn are undefeated in their last two away ventures in the league, both of those away encounters were against the two sides right at the very bottom of the table in Burnley (0 - 1) and Portsmouth (0 - 0).
Three of these guys do bat from the left side which is tough against a hard throwing southpaw but all in all there is the potential for the San Francisco bats to get can get shut down a bit and we could very easily see both starters go deep into this thing in a low scoring affair that can go either way.
Nélson Semedo will also have a tough time on the right side with Marcos Acuña, who's a very good crosser and will deliver dangerous balls into the box, and that's where Bas Dost will be waiting.
Louisiana: Talk to a handful of Republican strategists who are closely involved with Senate races and they generally grant that this election cycle is going to be very tough for their side.
Confident, dominant, tough, very successful, gentleman, macho with an under lying sensitive side for a special lady.
She is tough, but at the same time shows us a suppressed side to Elizabeth in which she has a forgiving heart and is very vulnerable.
Meanwhile on the human side, Commander Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel), brother - in - law to the unifying King Llane Wrynn (Dominic Cooper), sees a threat to Azeroth's very existence, and joins forces with young renegade magician Khadgar (Ben Schnetzer) and tough - loving orc - human halfbreed Garona (Paula Patton), even as Medivh (Ben Foster), the magic - wielding high protector of Azeroth, seems off his Guardian game.
The side profile of the CrossPolo also shows very tough qualities.
This car fulfill my dezires, very smooth on tough roads compared to other cars at this prize tag, No jerkings or shakings at the speed of 110 km, mileage is around 15 - 16 in petrol k8 model, the features like touch screen, keyless entry, ABS with EBD, reverse parking sensors, front grill and headlamps are awesome, To be improved side and rear views because it looks so small when compared to the front view, mileage also to be improved, but this is not a big issue, comfort and smoothness are great.
When it comes to challenge, there's a very fine line between being satisfyingly tough and being infuriatingly unfair, yet Monster Max manages to (mostly) stay on the former side.
Of course, you might eventually have to give up, as the game is very much on the tough side.
In his interview, Roberts says that he has a very different perspective of lawyers than many of his medical colleagues, «nobody likes a lawyer until you need one...» But then he continues, ``... and then you want the toughest, meanest SOB, you can possibly find on your side
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