Words and phrases from week 16’s podcast.
to blast a€“ to verbally attack, to shoot strongly
E.g. Terry Venables blasts international friendlies as a waste of time
to assault a€“ to attack, to hit
E.g. The ball boy assaulted the goalkeeper with an iron bar
a shambles a€“ a mess, complete disorder
E.g. Italy are a complete shambles off the pitch: crowd trouble, stadiums closed and last yeara€™s scandal as well
win (number) games in a row a€“ win games one after the other, no losses
E.g. They have won 15 games in a row.
a brawl a€“ a fight usually involving more than two people
E.g. QPR were involved in a mass brawl with the Chinese team
vital a€“ extremely important
E.g. Come off the bench and score a vital goal
have a soft spot for something a€“ to like something, have a sentimental feeling
E.g. Damian has got a soft spot for London clubs
to be on the slide a€“ having bad results, going down, deteriorating
E.g. Bremen are on the slide
to pull one out of the hat / bag a€“ get a surprise result, to surprise people (like a magician)
E.g. I think Madrid will pull one out of the hat
