Sentence examples for only a substitute from inspiring English sources

His desire for a move was not motivated by money alone, but by the fact that he was too often only a substitute player.

On the first weekend, he was in the starting 11 in a defeat by Ipswich, but was only a substitute in the next Premiership game against Arsenal.

The namesake, St. Julien Marshall, was only a substitute end on the football team, however, while the future Chief of Staff was what is called by sportswriters a tower of strength in the line.

But he was only a substitute for a high-profile Champions League fixture at Real Madrid and for the Premier League visit of Stoke City.

Gary Cahill was only a substitute at Goodison Park while Branislav Ivanovic, so reliable for so long, has seen his form collapse.

James Morrison was only a substitute for West Brom against Chelsea, while fellow midfielder James McArthur was on the Wigan Athletic bench until the final seconds against Yeovil Town.

Juan Sebastian Veron, back from Argentina's midweek win in Japan, was used only as a substitute, but even without the jet-lag he would have toiled to equal Scholes' wide-awake prompting.

"Yambo, I only taught in the poor kids' school, and only as a substitute, because with this foul war I never even graduated from college.

And why Juan Mata, last season's most inspirational forward, appeared only as a substitute.

Weiss came to Paris only as a substitute for Timothy Goebel, who had to withdraw with a hip injury.

Only one, a substitute teacher, had graduated from high school and had some post-high-school education.