Sentence examples for a crunching tackle from inspiring English sources

Davis made a crunching tackle in a drill, cheered on by teammates.

Roy Aitken's sending off for a crunching tackle on McGhee changed the complexion of the match.

The 36-year-old was hobbling around following full-time after a crunching tackle required his substitution.

1.29pm GMT 43 min: Westwood wins the ball in the centre circle with a crunching tackle on Kagawa.

He was everywhere, one second turning Andrea Pirlo inside out and the next subjecting Marco Verratti to a crunching tackle.

Liebrich, though, would finally clip those wings, a crunching tackle (with the score at 5-1) causing a hairline fracture of Puskas's ankle.

The Giants and Williams have not elaborated on what additional damage was done to his wrist when he was hit Sunday by Dallas linebacker Jamal Brooks, whose helmet struck Williams in the right arm and chest during a fierce, crunching tackle.

Indeed, when he returned to the City Ground as a Manchester City player his first crunching tackle on a home player was greeted with cheers from all the fans.

"There were a few crunching tackles but generally it was a game played in a good spirit and very competitive.

Last year, Alastair Campbell became embroiled in a melee between his son and boyband The Wanted during a game in Burnley after he was subject to a few crunching tackles.

The drills were approached with good spirit, as some senior journalists pledged that they would stick to writing about football, but a few crunching tackles brought home the competitive nature of the session.