There is the argument that friendlies foster team building and show how players perform at the highest level, but it's doubtful that coaches will learn much from games where not all of their players were available against foes whom they're unlikely to see in major tournaments.
"The money the region has spent shows ambition and it is now down to the players to perform on the field and take the step forward, " he said.
While the players have managed to perform on the ice, the lack of home matches is having an impact on the club's finances off it.
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The duo whose real names are Thomas Bangalter and Guy De Homem-Christo, told Rolling Stone magazine they hired "top-notch session players" to perform on the album.
He wishes that the NFL would allow football agents with clients participating in the Combine the opportunity to receive a pass into the stadium to watch the players perform their drills.
The point about games is that they make players want to perform difficult tasks and pay for the privilege, says Brian Burke of Gartner, a consultancy.
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One other proposal will allow teams to keep players on the physically unable to perform list through Week 11 instead of Week 9.
Despite the injuries to key players, Hadden remains confident that the starting XV can perform against Wales.
Team owner Woody Johnson has a history of demanding personnel changes, with coaches and players, when the team doesn't perform to its expectations.
But the point is that, just as the top players' swings and styles are different, so is the pace of play at which they perform their best.
Thus, the benefit of the bargain is to attend the game, not necessarily see specific players perform.
Whodunit fetish notwithstanding, the Wenger Principle holds that O'Neill is doing a better job than Bruce because he's better at the nuts and bolts of the job: working with his players in training to make them perform better during games.
"Without the big players, there's a question about how well its shares will perform, " says a fund manager in New York.
Manning entered training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP ) list, a category reserved for players unable to pass a physical entering camp.
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The money at stake for players in terms of salary, and teams in terms of revenues from pennant chases, is just too great to expect players to risk injury to perform in an exhibition game, regardless of whether home-field advantage in the World Series is on the line.
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Today, most players perform Bigaglia's sonata on a soprano recorder, but we wanted a more extreme sound suitable for the dramatic character of the music.
And Scolari hinted that his players were tactically naive and did not perform as he wanted, although he admitted it was vital to have got the victory.
There were grumblings of discontent from some - eager to remind the players that thousands of pounds have been spent and just as many miles travelled to watch them perform.
This weapon also blends in with the new cover system, where players are able to reach over cover, and around cover, and perform brutal finishing moves.
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As for Gloucester, they are the great underachievers at the moment, and their fans deserve better - Bryan Redpath is under pressure to get his players to perform.
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