Sentences with phrase «gunners side»

Defeat at home to Arsenal last time out, where they were comprehensively beaten by a Gunners side who strolled to a 3 - 0 victory at St Andrews, has meant Birmingham find only mediocre Wolves below them in the league, a harrowing sight in itself, though safety is just one win away and it is that factor alone which should provide motivation for the Birmingham camp.

An underperforming Gunners side took advantage of some abysmal Blackpool defending to close the gap on league leaders Manchester United to seven points.

An excellent clean sheet against a Gunners side was largely thanks to the back four of Danny Simpon, Steven Taylor, captain Fabricio Coloccini andRyan Taylor, who stood tall in front of impressive keeper Tim Krul.

Frenchman's style of play was so superior that in 2004, Fratton Park gave his Gunners side a standing ovation during Cup quarter - final

Can they play in the same conservative manner that they would have done against a Gunners side of they hadn't started the season so brightly?

Chelsea have lost just one of their last 12 competitive matches against Arsenal and will be taking on a Gunners side who are missing central defender, and arguably their best one, Laurent Koscielny.

The playmaker has established himself as a key player in the current Gunners side and is reported to be happy at the club.

The Blues delivered a gritty performance at Goodison to beat Gus Hiddink's men and reach the final four of the FA Cup, but now face a Gunners side hurting from a double cup elimination in the space of a week.

Broke in to the Gunners side in the the absence of Mathieu Debuchy last season.

Personally, I think that there is so much dynamism that he can bring to this Gunners side and I'd really like to see him get more opportunities so he gets the opportunity to do for Arsenal what he so efficiently did for his nation at the World Cup.

If they feel that the current Gunners side can do things right, shouldn't we Arsenal fans share some of that belief?

Paul Clement's men know they will face a stern examination against a Gunners side who have been in fine form at home this season.

If you'd ask me, there is certainly enough quality in the Gunners side to beat anybody in world football, it's just a matter of turning it up.

Sanchez is unarguably the biggest threat in this Gunners side while Welbeck has been another consistent performer up front, and Giroud has returned from injury in red - hot form.

And it helped, as did the better determination showed by the whole Gunners side.

The 25 year - old is believed to favour a central role in the Gunners side, but with Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere, Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka, Santi Cazorla, and Mesut Ozil vying for central roles also, that looks a big ask to hold down regularly.

As well as the vast array of talent in the Gunners side?

Arsenal completely dominated Southampton right from the start, and it seemed like every player in the makeshift Gunners side were on top form for the whole game.

The football media and the Arsenal fans, players and manager have been feeling more and more optimistic as the current Gunners side continues to look better and extends the great run of form that has seen Arsenal climb steadily up the table, enjoying a nice early St. Totteringham's day in the process and having the best form of any team in the top European leagues since the start of 2015.

News has broken today that Arsenal have received a huge boost in their efforts to sign two midfield players worth roughly # 35m, with Arsene Wenger ready to spend big again next summer to keep improving this Gunners side.

I was getting a little concerned about the young Arsenal and England international star Calum Chambers and his place in the current Gunners side and I would not be surprised if the graduate from the Southampton academy had not been thinking the same at times this summer.

Wenger still has good relations with his two former pupils who starred in the double winning Gunners side of 1998.

Even though Arsene Wenger made a complete change to the Arsenal starting line from the weekend draw away to Chelsea in the Premier League, he was still not willing to take too many chances in this Carabao cup game at home to Doncaster, so the visitors were facing a strong Gunners side including Walcott, Giroud and Alexis Sanchez up front.

This Gunners side looks to have lost all confidence after a string of defeats saw them beaten in the Carabao Cup final by Manchester City and winning a place in the Premier League top four this season also looks in serious doubt.

Namely, beat a Gunners side which features the German international centre - back.

A Grosvenorsport.com study shows Pep Guardiola's men are even more indestructible than famous Gunners side of 2003/2004

Sure, playing for this inconsistent Gunners side can be dispiriting, but why not try to go out on a bang and ensure top clubs don't suddenly question if they actually want you?

There were always going to be some changes made by Arsene Wenger to the Arsenal starting XI for this third round FA cup clash with Preston North End, but the boss has kept faith with the competition that has been so good to him and the club and gone for a pretty strong Gunners side.

Gabriel Paulista is the only current player in the Gunners side who is also from Brazil, and could help the youngster to settle in London should he agree to switch.

Gnabry revealed today to Kicker, in a report picked up by SkySports, that it was important to give up on becoming a first team regular at Arsenal, after many years of being in and out of the Gunners side.

With Arsenal hoping for an eighth win in a row in the Premier League today — which would be a best of any club in England this season — here's a look at how this current Gunners side matches up to their great Invincibles team of 2003/04...

Frustration and fear are not two words that you would normally associate with a footballer doing well, but there is a good case for saying that they have been heavily connected with the way that Francis Coquelin has gone from being another failed Arsenal youngster who did not make the grade and fulfil his early promise, to one of the most important players in a Gunners side putting together some of the best performances and run of results that us fans have seen for some considerable time.

All up, Wenger and the Gunners side should go into December full of confidence with the belief that it can play a role in a successful campaign for the North London team.

It is a strong Gunners side but what is more important is that they approach the game in the right way.

The current Gunners side has both Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospina fighting for the number one jersey, but neither can match up to Jens Lehmann.

Although the French midfielder hasn't been involved with the senior Gunners side as yet, he has been selected in the Gunners» «A» list for the European competition.

In 2015 Arsenal only just pinched second place in the League by the skin of their teeth when Tottenham collapsed in the final games of the campaign, but Spurs got their revenge in style last season when they made sure of their second - place finish and ended 11 points ahead of a very disappointing Gunners side, that failed to even make the Champions League.

The Teesiders travelled to the Emirates to take on a strong in - form Gunners side today, but will feel a little disappointed not to have come away with all the points.

Speaking on Sky Sports after today's game, the former Liverpool star hit out at this «frustrating» Gunners side for producing such a fine display this week just eight days after their no - show against Watford.

Not exact matches

The Gunners are in advanced talks with two key members of the Nigeria side which won last year's U17 World Cup, and are hopeful of bringing them in before the close of the window, according to ESPN.

Lucas Perez could be set to stay at Arsenal this summer after a dramatic u-turn was performed on the Spaniard's future, with the Gunners reportedly being unable to agree a fee with Spanish side Deportivo for the 28 - year - old, according to the Sun.

He may not be able to help Arsenal with the current injury crisis causing havoc to Arsene Wenger's plans, especially on the defensive side of things, but if Stefan O'Connor can continue to improve the way he has been doing, the Gunners will soon start to reap the benefits of the central defender's talents.

The Egyptian moved to North - London from Swiss side Basel in January, and has become an instant hit for the Gunners.

Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players will obviously be heading to Brighton today with the idea of beating the Championship side Brighton and booking the Gunners a place in the fifth round of the FA cup.

The Spanish sports newspaper claim that the Gunners are willing to engage with the Spanish side following a conversation between the player and manager Arsene Wenger which has convinced the club to hold preliminary talks.

It is strange really, because when the Gunners were enjoying our most successful period, which culminated in the amazing and perhaps never to be matched achievement of winning the Premier League without losing a single game, it was with the combative midfield warrior Patrick Vieira at the heart of the side.

It had been said in various Arsenal transfer rumours recently that the Gunners were in danger of missing out on the Greece international Kostas Manolas, either because the Olympiakos centre back was concerned about his playing opportunities with Arsenal but more often because the Italian Serie A side Roma were about to beat us to his signature.

West Ham are notably good on aerial balls and the Gunners must force the West Ham side into change of plan when they nullify their style of play.

Perez, who joined the north London club for # 17M last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11 league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under Wenger.

Arsenal bosses had been frantically speaking with the Chile national side about an early return to London for Alexis, however they were adamant the Gunners had no need to worry about Alexis» fitness.