

That is, of course, by far the best value. In crunch time they only allow outstanding 14.3 goals per 50 possessions. Once again, the defending champions are especially outstanding in defence, where they clearly lead the league with 24.9 goals conceded per 50 possessions. The only team whose crunch-time goal difference is even better is Barça. Their possession-adjusted goal difference improves from 2.6 goals per 50 possessions in regular time to 6.0 in crunch time. In defence, Bennet Wiegert’s team improves from 27.3 goals conceded per 50 possessions to 24.0 in crunch time. While all teams see their attacking stats deteriorate slightly in crunch time and their defensive stats improve slightly, the German champions are the only team to get to the same level offensively as they did throughout the game, scoring 29.9 goals per 50 possessions.

The best offensive team in crunch time is SC Magdeburg. Right after Carlos Ortega's team are Veszprém and Kielce, who both had eight crunch-time games and have each won six – 1.5 points per game. Only their game against Kiel ended in a draw. The Catalans have won four of their five crunch-time games. The most successful crunch-time team, however, is Barça. In contrast, OTP Bank-Pick Szeged and Aalborg Håndbold have the lowest number of crunch-time moments, as their games matched the definition just three times. Dinamo Bucuresti, THW Kiel and GOG all have one less. The team with the most crunch-time games are Telekom Veszprém HC and Industria Kielce with eight each. Accordingly, 47 of the 104 games (45.2 per cent) in the current season went into crunch time. The last six minutes of all matches were considered if the gap between the two teams was two goals or less at least once.

Sometimes it’s the last five minutes of any game without consideration of the score. Sometimes it is the last 15 minutes in close games. There is no universal definition of crunch time. Now it is a matter of putting the best possible performance on the field, as there is a maximum of one more return match to make up for a suboptimal performance. This week we have the last games of the group stage: from then on, everything is at stake in the knockout phase. I think I've reached 'crunch time' in this programme.It’s crunch time in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League. You really need to change your priorities. So, Rob, your crunch time is just about what you'll be crunching tomorrow. And if we don't order them today, we won't have anything to eat in tomorrow's meeting. But, Rob, I'm still not clear why it's crunch time for our big office project?Ĭome on, Feifei, you know – the project we've been working on for months.Įxactly! We have to decide today which biscuits we're going to buy for our meetings. We're finding out about the expression 'crunch time', which describes an important moment in a situation where a difficult or decisive decision has to be made. This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English. It's crunch time for us tomorrow – that's when we find out if our building plans have been approved. The team are doing well but come crunch time, will they score that vital goal? We've reached crunch time in our relationship – I'm going to ask my boyfriend to move in with me. Why don't I finish these crisps while we hear some examples of the expression 'crunch time'? And it's crunch time for our big project. Crunch time is an important or critical time when a decisive or difficult decision has to be made. No, no – I didn't mean it's time to crunch crisps. You said 'crunch time' – time to start crunching these delicious crisps. Yes, it is! Remember that big project we've all been working on? And it's an important day in the office today, isn't it Feifei? Hello I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak.Īnd hello, this is Rob.
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Find out exactly what the phrase is and how to use in this video. Feifei's not impressed and has her own eating-related project to get her teeth into. A biscuit-related project has reached an important stage and Rob has just the right phrase to use.
