Sentences with phrase «with key injuries»

On a stranger note, Osborne was keen to point out that momentum could be interpreted as whether or not a team had suffered major injuries down the stretch, and even said that a team with key injuries hypothetically slotted at No. 3 could be — hypothetically, of course — jumped by a healthier No. 5 that had (you guessed it) «more momentum.»

Though to be fair to the» Hawks, Blair Walsh cost them an 11 - 5 season last year and their defense was dealing with some key injuries.

Wenger has proven yet again what a stubborn senile old fool he is by his neglecting to strengthen our defensive option, season after season we have put up with this and yes we did win the fa cup last season but given a chance to build on that Wenger has chosen to stick with a squad that already shows with key injuries how weak we are in some areas!

However, even with the key injury, the public has continued to pound Clemson, providing added contrarian value.

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If all of the teams that finished 4th - 10th didn't deal with injuries to key players it's very possible that that Portland wouldn't have made the playoffs at all.

It is not yet known how serious the injury sustained by Vidal is, but his club, Juventus, will be hoping that it is only a minor knock rather than recurrence of his knee problems, with the former Bayer Leverkusen man being a key part of Massimiliano Allegri's set - up in Turin as he looks to secure a fourth consecutive Serie A title.

Our current fitness coach and his assistant have stayed the same since 2001, and a slight shake - up could well be needed, especially with our title credentials having been dented year - in year - out due to injuries to key players.

The Gunners have been plagued by injuries to a number of key players already this season and with Chamberlain continuing to struggle to fully establish himself in the side this will come as another setback in his short career.

Is he just teasing us or is Wenger really thinking of risking our key player in a cup game against lower league opposition after all the injury problems we have already been hit with?

It's been eight years and 20 matches since Arsenal and Tottenham ended goalless and with a number of injury doubts concerning key defensive players such as Shkodran Mustafi (Thigh), Hugo Lloris (Groin) and Toby Alderweireld (Hamstring), Arsene Wenger and Mauricio Pochettino may have to reshuffle their back - lines presenting a potentially open North London derby.

More worrying for Villa fans is that their back four has been decimated with injuries — particularly to key defender Ron Vlaar who sustained a knock on international duty, while Phillippe Senderos and Nathan Baker are also doubts.

With 23 points in 22 games, the Panthers weren't doing that bad — especially considering the injuries to some key players.

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One key injury for Dallas: David Irving, PFF's eighth - best pass - rushing DT, is doubtful with a concussion.

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Jack has endured a torrid time with injuries over the years, and was given an extended time to rehabilitate with limited minutes to build up his strength and fitness when returning, but is now commanding a key role in our side.

We are already limping into the season with injuries to key players.

Okay it will be a shock if either wins it but they have both been blessed with hardly any injury problems and things have just gone their way at crucial times, while Wenger has had to cope with dodgy referee decisions as well as big injuries to key players like Cazorla, Alexis, Coquelin, Welbeck, Wilshere and more.

As noted by The Mirror last week, Jurgen Klopp has been linked with a raid on his former club for the talented teenager in January, as they look to deal with the loss of Danny Ings to injury while Sadio Mane will be absent for a key period due to the African Cup of Nations.

And, with both sides plagued by injuries to key players, Wenger and Pellegrini will have their thinking caps on, when it comes to picking their strongest possible starting lineups.

Typically these periods in past few seasons has seen us chasing the top table team with average of 10 points, then comes our end of season charge which has seen us having more points than any other epl team in the final two months of the season over the past few years as well.This is mostly due to injuries plaguing key members our team around this period every year, apparently we've gone through our rough mid season patch again or might still be going through seeing as we have list some key players like carzola, bellerin to injuries again.

But Roberto Martinez must do so without several key players as he is forced to deal with an injury crisis at DW Stadium.

That has now gone of course, and there will be plenty of debate as to where the blame for this lies, with Arsene Wenger a prime candidate but a lot of injury problems, bad luck and poor form from certain key players along the way.

United could do with Pogba back in their side after some slightly less convincing performances of late, with the 24 - year - old one of many key players currently missing through injury.

The Argentine superstar has been one of the Citizens» key performers this season, and despite missing seven weeks of the campaign with an earlier injury, he's the club's top scorer with nine strikes.

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With three of the Suns» key players — Barkley, Johnson (chicken pox) and Danny Ainge (sprained left ankle)-- out with injuries and another, last season's rookie find, forward Richard Dumas, undergoing drug rehab, Ceballos has done more than his share to compensWith three of the Suns» key players — Barkley, Johnson (chicken pox) and Danny Ainge (sprained left ankle)-- out with injuries and another, last season's rookie find, forward Richard Dumas, undergoing drug rehab, Ceballos has done more than his share to compenswith injuries and another, last season's rookie find, forward Richard Dumas, undergoing drug rehab, Ceballos has done more than his share to compensate.

With a below average line, and injuries to key players, some can fairly be blamed on those factors.

They play the Oakland Raiders in Philly and not only are the Raiders traveling across the country they are also dealing with injuries to key offensive players.

Key players with long term injuries EVERY year.

Now 25, the Spain international will surely be hoping to further establish himself as a key man at Bayern after initially struggling with injury upon his arrival in Bavaria.

Hull have their own injury problems, with some key players like Dawson and Diame out of action, so Arsenal really should have too much for the tigers once again.

Please just mention one manager that you know, who will be competing on all three fronts, with these amount of injuries to key players, as we are having?

Coquelin was a key part of this, and though Gabriel didn't play a major part, I'm sure you can agree if Mertz or Kos had been hit with an injury you would have felt a lot more secure having him as back - up instead of Chambers or Monreal??

The team is missing a lot of key players to injury and suspension and we are going to be tired after the game against QPR with 10 men.

We come into the match with some key players missing, with both first - choice goalkeepers David Ospina and Petr Cech missing with injury, stand - in skipper Laurent Koscielny out.

Humanity is the key word with most of your comments, I agree that it is disgusting to wish death or bodily injury towards anybody, but I doubt that those fan's sincerely meant it!

The Dutch manager's side has been plagued with injuries this season, with a number of key players missing large chunks of the campaign.

But for sure underinvestment doesn't deliver especially if u want to compete on two big fronts... Bellerin is the first of our young players to come through in quite some time lots of expectation in last 6 years but can't think of a real quality player from the academy... Wilshere might if injuries hadn't prevented... Spurs now looking better on that front Attitude is key I agree totally... love the way Leicester hunt down ball in packs and break with 3 or even 4 players moving at speed...

Its arsenal dude, you know we're always knackered with injuries to key players.

We came second to Leicester mainly because of the much greater demands on the squad from our competing intensely on 3 fronts, playing 2 tough games every week without any respite — whilst Leicester had only the League to focus on, with only one game a week and crucially were given 2 weeks off to rest and recover their energy levels — over a period in which we were handicapped by many injuries, loss of form and confidence to key players whilst Leicester had no such handicaps.

With Alexis being a key player for Arsenal, we can not risk him picking up an injury so Wenger will have to be very careful as he prepares the team to face Everton.

If there have to be injuries, everyone with a head on their shoulders would want it to be to a player who is not a key player.

However, Klopp has been dealt some bad injury luck this week, as not only was it announced that Joel Matip will miss the rest of the season, the German tactician has other key individuals struggling with issues.

Brendan Rodgers will be hoping it's an injury that won't keep Lallana out for much longer with a number of key fixtures coming thick and fast over the next few weeks.

«You look at the A's [with all the injuries they've had to key players] and it's amazing that they're right in the race,» says Toronto manager Cito Gaston.

So it is no wonder that Wenger was left scratching his head after losing both of the key midfielders on Saturday; the Welshman with a hamstring problem and the Arsenal captain with a calf injury.

Well if our key players wasnt set back with injuries, and with some poor results, who knows we could have been top of the pile!

The Falcons (5 - 9) are struggling with injuries among several key players, but none is more notable than the hip ailment plaguing superstar wideout Julio Jones.

Not only could we be hit with the usual raft of injury problems, but we might find that a few key players are not playing as well as might have expected.