Sentences with phrase «who captained the side»

Since then speculation has continued to encircle the 25 - year - old, who captained the side and scored a hat - trick in the 7 - 0 demolition of Spartak Moscow which booked their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League, with his Catalan suitors reportedly ready to make another approach.

Since then speculation has continued to surround the 25 - year - old, who captained the side and scored a hat trick in the 7 - 0 demolition of Spartak Moscow that booked their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League, with the La Liga leaders reportedly ready to make another approach.

James Milner, who captains the side in the absence of Jordan Henderson due to illness, moves to central midfield for the meeting with the La Liga side.

Not exact matches

«A lot of CEOs I come across are very driven and firm, and Christine is all of that, but she has this incredibly compassionate side too,» says Sue Matheson, who chairs the B.C. chapter of MacKay CEO Forums, where Day rubs shoulders with an otherwise all - male group of captains of industry.

There are plenty of new names — like Gwendoline Christie's Captain Phasma and Lupita Nyong» o's Maz Kanata — who don't get fleshed out as much, but half the fun of Star Wars has always been the deeply detailed narratives such side characters acquire over time.

It's like picking teams for any sport where no one wants to be picked by the Captain who's pants fell around his ankles tripping the whole team up and losing the game last time... the Christians are standing off to the side trying to hide behind the bleachers to avoid getting picked by him and being made to look foolish.

For anyone who loved eating the stuffed deviled crabs on the Captain's Platter at your seaside fry spot, dinner at this comfort - food enclave comes with a heaping side of nostalgia.

(As a side note, the Earl was a patron to Captain James Cook who discovered the Hawaiian Islands and, guess what, named them the Sandwich Islands.)

The Express report that Pep Guardiola will be without key defender and captain Vincent Kompany who has not travelled with the side.

There is not really anything at all wrong with what you say, the thing is though: I have seen some of the finest captains inside of football, hold nothing back, in confronting a teammate who is letting the side down.

The news that Arsenal are interested in the 23 year - old comes straight from the horses mouth, well from Tom Boyd, who is an ex-Celtic captain and is still at the Scottish giants, looking after the U-17 side.

out of last summers transfers the ONLY one who is real game changer is Mustafi, He hasnt been in the side long enough for it to be obvious yet but I feel he could well be the next club captain and leader at the back.

Fans of the North London side will hope that Podolski can forge an effective partnership with club captain Robin Van Persie, who has become a player that the Gunners have become to reliant on over the past couple of seasons.

Draxler, who has 40 appearances for his country, is prone to injury at times, but was made captain of the young German side that won the Confederations Cup and was even given the Golden Ball for the Best Player of the Tournament as well.

Pep Guardiola's side are set to go back in for Evans, after the Citizens saw saw their original bid of # 18M rejected by West Brom, who are eager to keep ahold of their 29 - year - old captain, report the Mirror.

The biggest of examples is of course our old midfield enforcer Patrick Captain Invincible Vieira who had underperformed by his own standards but would still have made most teams and would walk into this Arsenal side, yet pundits praised the decision applauding Wengers senses... having Gilberto eased a little of course.

Captain of the german U21 side, an obvious leader and a gritty, abrasive, hard working defensive midfielder who can control the game from the midfield.

It is not just Wenger who thinks it could be tough for the Gunners today either, as the Reading captain believes that this cup game is almost like a free hit for his promotion chasing side and that could see them produce a great game.

The Turkey captain — who can play in wide areas or in the centre of midfield — would be an excellent addition for the Red Devils and could help Louis van Gaal's side thrive in the Champions League.

United new - boy Marcos Rojo may well go on to become a top Premier League centre - back, but at the moment it is surely the more experienced John Terry who gets the nod, with the former England captain being a great leader and inspirational performer for Jose Mourinho's side.

The decision to let those strikers leave Old Trafford came back to haunt the Dutchman against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night as his side struggled with the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, who missed the game at the Philips Stadion through injury.

Team Toews beat Team Foligno (the squads are named for their captains, who draft players for each side) 17 — 12.

I remember we had a brilliant defender who managed to captain the side.

Terry who of - course captained the title - winning Chelsea side that Robben was part of is still to this day a huge inspiration to the Dutchman.

Another captain who helped pull his side to a victory at the weekend was Hull City centre back Curtis Davies, who was exceptional for the Tigers as he marshaled a usually dangerous Everton attack.

If the Spanish international is to be banned, then it is unlikely to appease West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, who this week bemoaned the retrospective charge of Crystal Palace's captain Mile Jedinak, explaining that the subsequent decision — following an attempted elbow on striker Diafra Sakho — was too late to make any difference to his side, and it appears that history may repeat itself for a second week in a row.

Won his challenges and led his side from defence, an assured game from the Chelsea captain who deserves a lot of plaudits should his team go on to lift the Premier League trophy.

Fast forward to the more successful 90's — United had Eric Cantona, probably the most iconic footballer to have put the red shirt on, who served as one of the leaders even without the armband, inspiring the youngsters and later went on to captain the side himself, in the double winning 1995/96 season.

Drawing his side from a large number of players with clubs in Europe, coach Aliou Cisse — who was captain of the 2002 team — has put together a formidable squad.

The 24 - year - old, dubbed «the next Xavi», has been lined up as a direct replacement for the outgoing Barcelona captain, who is set to join Qatari side Al - Sadd after 17 years in Catalonia.

Mauro Icardi, who is Inter's club - captain is the sole out - and - out striker in Luciano Spalletti's side, and the club have identified Giroud as a suitable competitor to the Argentine.

Evans, who was captaining the side on a bitterly cold night in the East Midlands, had the first real chance for either side with a free - kick on the edge of the area that Conor Grant had won but he could not keep his strike down.

The anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Monday told Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm, who captained the German national side to World Cu -LRB-...)

The 21 - year - old German international, who captained former side 1860 Munich while still in his teens, is blessed with a phenomenal passing range, the vision to identify and pick out colleagues in advanced areas, and an understanding of how to dictate tempo in the middle of the park.

We one striker like Lowandoski of Baryan munchi, one right back very good one then the captain Valencia can play right wing to make the right side strong and lastly we need one attacking midfielder who can replace Fefilani.

Schalke 04's loyal servant Benedikt Howedes — who is now captain of the side and has amassed over 300 appearances for the club — was the winner of the U19 gold prize in 2007.

Fiorentina tragically lost their beloved captain Davide Astori last month, but his presence is everlasting in the Viola side he left behind who are making a...

The new hero, Ray Wilkins (who had captained the side at just 18 years of age), had to be sold to Manchester United to help stabilise the team but with managers being changed at a rate akin to the modern game — three in four years — the Blues were set to begin life in the «80s in the second tier.

An excellent clean sheet against a Gunners side was largely thanks to the back four of Danny Simpon, Steven Taylor, captain Fabricio Coloccini andRyan Taylor, who stood tall in front of impressive keeper Tim Krul.

The talented goalkeeper, who's spent his entire professional career in Italy, will lead his side in their historic World Cup qualifying campaign after being appointed captain by their coach Albert Bunjaki.

As much as the red side of Merseyside can not stand the sight of Wayne Rooney it is a fact well known to football fans that the man who Liverpool supporters hate with the greatest intensity is without doubt Manchester United's club captain Gary Neville.

Brendan Rodgers» task has not been made easier by the loss of influential captain, Jordan Henderson, who has been side - lined after suffering a fractured foot in a training ground incident.

Welsh - speaker Jones, who left Australia as a young child and has been on Everton's books since the age of 12, has captained Wales sides at various levels.

Ibrahimovic has similar qualities to the former Ivory Coast captain, who now plays his football with MLS side Montreal Impact, and with his aerial presence, danger from long and short - range and hold - up play could be a striker that the counter-attacks come to, rather than a player to run alongside them on the break.

brazils current captain and midfielder gilberto to greek side for 1m... we cuda got at least 7 / 8M for a guy with his cv @any1 who thinks AWs stubborness is fading; il believe that when i see him splash out on proven quality in the positions we need, every arsenal fan, aswel as rival fans, know where we need to strenthen and sols signing wil not make us a stronger outfit at all, sol was a legend in his first spell with us but any arsenal fan who will be satisfied when this proves to be our only transfer activity does not want to win trophies... can u imagine the frustration of cesc, arsha, sagna and gallas???

Captain Caveman, who spent the previous years bouncing between Sevilla and Tottenham, looking decidedly average for both sides, to put it mildly, seemed like a lost cause and a wasted opportunity.

However, discontent among supporters on Tyneside has been partially dissipated by a trio of excellent signings: Georginio Wijnaldum, captain of PSV's Eredivisie - winning side and acclaimed as the Dutch Player of the Year (ahead of Memphis Depay); Aleksandar Mitrovic, a Serbian striker who Jose Mourinho claimed «has everything to be a European star»; and Chancel Mbemba, Mitrovic's former team - mate at Anderlecht and a central defender of uncertain age who, it's hoped, will shore up a porous back four.

SG On the flip side, he's a rare big - screen superhero who's actually decent, conscientious and honorable by character, like Wonder Woman or Captain America.

But Captain Marvel's nature as a period piece is set to rectify the situation, fittingly bringing Coulson and Clark Gregg, who's advocated for women in the MCU, back over to the movie side of things.

If you've already picked your side in the upcoming battle royale between former colleagues in Captain America: Civil War, you may know who is on Steve «Captain America» Rogers» side.