________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________C________o________h________e________s________i________o________n________ ________i________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________s________t________a________t________e________ ________o________f________ ________s________t________i________c________k________i________n________g________ ________t________o________g________e________t________h________e________r________ ________a________n________d________ ________f________o________r________m________i________n________g________ ________a________ ________u________n________i________f________i________e________d________ ________w________h________o________l________e________.________ ________I________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________x________t________ ________g________i________v________e________n________,________ ________i________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________t________h________e________ ________t________e________a________m________ ________i________s________ ________n________o________t________ ________w________o________r________k________i________n________g________ ________t________o________g________e________t________h________e________r________ ________a________s________ ________o________n________e________ ________u________n________i________t________ ________a________n________d________ ________t________h________i________s________ ________i________s________ ________c________a________u________s________i________n________g________ ________t________h________e________m________ ________t________o________ ________l________o________s________e________.________

________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________R________i________d________i________c________u________l________o________u________s________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________a________b________s________u________r________d________l________y________ ________u________n________r________e________a________s________o________n________a________b________l________e________,________ ________u________n________s________o________u________n________d________,________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________c________o________n________g________r________u________o________u________s________.________ ________I________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________x________t________ ________g________i________v________e________n________,________ ________i________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________t________ ________i________s________ ________u________n________l________i________k________e________l________y________ ________f________o________r________ ________a________ ________t________e________a________m________ ________t________o________ ________l________o________s________e________ ________t________h________r________e________e________ ________g________a________m________e________s________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________r________o________w________.________

To have the shirt on means to be a loyal supporter of a team, even when they are not doing well. For example, 'I have been a fan of Manchester United since I was a child, so I have the shirt on.'

The crowd goes mad means that the audience is very excited and enthusiastic. For example, 'When the home team scored the winning goal, the crowd went mad.'

Not the better team means that a team is not the strongest or most skilled team in a competition. For example, 'The team was not the better team, but they still managed to win the game.'

________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________E________x________p________l________o________d________e________s________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________o________ ________b________u________r________s________t________ ________o________r________ ________s________h________a________t________t________e________r________ ________v________i________o________l________e________n________t________l________y________ ________a________n________d________ ________n________o________i________s________i________l________y________.________ ________I________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________x________t________ ________g________i________v________e________n________,________ ________i________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________r________o________w________d________ ________w________a________s________ ________v________e________r________y________ ________e________x________c________i________t________e________d________.________

________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________O________d________d________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________s________t________r________a________n________g________e________ ________o________r________ ________u________n________u________s________u________a________l________.________ ________I________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________x________t________ ________g________i________v________e________n________,________ ________i________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________t________h________e________ ________t________e________a________m________ ________i________s________ ________n________o________t________ ________p________e________r________f________o________r________m________i________n________g________ ________a________s________ ________w________e________l________l________ ________a________s________ ________t________h________e________y________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________.________

To carry that team means to be the main contributor to a team's success. For example, 'The star player carried that team to victory.'

________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________A________n________o________n________y________m________o________u________s________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________h________a________v________i________n________g________ ________a________n________ ________u________n________k________n________o________w________n________ ________o________r________ ________u________n________a________c________k________n________o________w________l________e________d________g________e________d________ ________n________a________m________e________.________ ________I________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________x________t________ ________g________i________v________e________n________,________ ________i________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________M________e________s________s________i________ ________w________a________s________ ________n________o________t________ ________p________l________a________y________i________n________g________ ________t________o________ ________h________i________s________ ________u________s________u________a________l________ ________s________t________a________n________d________a________r________d________.________

________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________P________r________e________m________i________u________m________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________o________f________ ________e________x________c________e________p________t________i________o________n________a________l________ ________q________u________a________l________i________t________y________ ________o________r________ ________g________r________e________a________t________e________r________ ________v________a________l________u________e________ ________t________h________a________n________ ________o________t________h________e________r________s________ ________o________f________ ________i________t________s________ ________k________i________n________d________.________ ________I________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________x________t________ ________g________i________v________e________n________,________ ________i________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________n________t________ ________a________v________a________i________l________a________b________l________e________ ________o________n________ ________E________S________P________N________ ________P________l________u________s________ ________i________s________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________h________i________g________h________e________r________ ________q________u________a________l________i________t________y________ ________t________h________a________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________n________t________e________n________t________ ________a________v________a________i________l________a________b________l________e________ ________o________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________E________S________P________N________ ________a________p________p________.________

Sweating means to be very nervous or anxious. For example, 'I was sweating before my job interview.'

(noun) Cohesion is the state of sticking together and forming a unified whole. In the context given, it means that the team is not working together as one unit and this is causing them to lose.

(adjective) Ridiculous means something that is absurdly unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous. In the context given, it means that it is unlikely for a team to lose three games in a row.

To have the shirt on means to be a loyal supporter of a team, even when they are not doing well. For example, 'I have been a fan of Manchester United since I was a child, so I have the shirt on.'

The crowd goes mad means that the audience is very excited and enthusiastic. For example, 'When the home team scored the winning goal, the crowd went mad.'

Not the better team means that a team is not the strongest or most skilled team in a competition. For example, 'The team was not the better team, but they still managed to win the game.'

(verb) Explodes means to burst or shatter violently and noisily. In the context given, it means that the crowd was very excited.

(adjective) Odd means strange or unusual. In the context given, it means that the team is not performing as well as they used to.

To carry that team means to be the main contributor to a team's success. For example, 'The star player carried that team to victory.'

(adjective) Anonymous means having an unknown or unacknowledged name. In the context given, it means that Messi was not playing to his usual standard.

(adjective) Premium means of exceptional quality or greater value than others of its kind. In the context given, it means that the content available on ESPN Plus is of a higher quality than the content available on the ESPN app.

Sweating means to be very nervous or anxious. For example, 'I was sweating before my job interview.'

(noun) Cohesion is the state of sticking together and forming a unified whole. In the context given, it means that the team is not working together as one unit and this is causing them to lose.

(adjective) Ridiculous means something that is absurdly unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous. In the context given, it means that it is unlikely for a team to lose three games in a row.

To have the shirt on means to be a loyal supporter of a team, even when they are not doing well. For example, 'I have been a fan of Manchester United since I was a child, so I have the shirt on.'

The crowd goes mad means that the audience is very excited and enthusiastic. For example, 'When the home team scored the winning goal, the crowd went mad.'

Not the better team means that a team is not the strongest or most skilled team in a competition. For example, 'The team was not the better team, but they still managed to win the game.'

(verb) Explodes means to burst or shatter violently and noisily. In the context given, it means that the crowd was very excited.

(adjective) Odd means strange or unusual. In the context given, it means that the team is not performing as well as they used to.

To carry that team means to be the main contributor to a team's success. For example, 'The star player carried that team to victory.'

(adjective) Anonymous means having an unknown or unacknowledged name. In the context given, it means that Messi was not playing to his usual standard.

(adjective) Premium means of exceptional quality or greater value than others of its kind. In the context given, it means that the content available on ESPN Plus is of a higher quality than the content available on the ESPN app.

Sweating means to be very nervous or anxious. For example, 'I was sweating before my job interview.'