Sentences with phrase «against a great team in»

If you come up against a great team in the group, sooner or later you have to beat them to qualify.

«Against a great team in their stadium, you can not allow them to play too much of the ball and you have to press them.

Not exact matches

NOT a great performance all the same, but, it is NOT a EPL game where you have a 1 off 3/1 or 0 outcome, this, is the qualifier for the UCL, and as such is a 2 leg affair, and 0 - 0 away in Turkey, against a team that beat Chelsea pre-season, is a good result.

oh dear 4th place junkies wet their pants with performance against shampton b team... walcott the greatest winger in the history of the game iwobi a revelation.....

arsene got it right welbeck work rate was great, the way he tracks back and help his defenders, hopefully it will rub on walcott that the only way he, ll get his starting place back except may be in europe and against easier english teams!!

Leo you said remy was crap against spuds but you have got to consider who he is playing with he is in a very poor team who create nothing for him put him in our team and with chances we create he will score goals he is a natural goalscorer and i think he would do a great job in girouds absence, think we should keep podolski for extra cover in forward area be realistic we will not get falcao or cavarni therefore remy would not be the worse option!!

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Get real in his almost 5 years at Arsenal his scored less than 15 goals in all his games played.He is great on the wings and should stay there, this converting a winger in2 a striker talk is ridiculous, the striker we are looking for belongs to another team, so let's just go out and buy him, SIMPLE!!!!!! But yes the goal Ox scored against Chivas was pure class.

Winning domestic silverware is great and should be enjoyed, but PSG continue to fall short against the big teams in Europe, and that will be an ongoing frustration for the hierarchy who will undoubtedly want to see the club compete for the biggest prizes given the investment in the squad.

i so totally agree with you bigval, i think giroud is a great man against smaller teams, but put him up against class and he looks like a farmer throdding in a wet field.

Great performance and a much needed win — but remember, it was against a team in poor form, lacking in confidence and bottom of table.

Team Elisco had a great Week 1 and played well in Week 2 but were unable to come away with the W against new # 2 Team Tickman.

They looked great in Week 5 Volleyball against the Back2Back Champs Team Bartlett — taking 4 of 5 Games..

When the Break concludes, they will open 2016 against Team UC Booth in what will be a great test for both squads to start the second half..

Last Sunday it was a Jeff Howard half - court heave at the end of the Regulation to get the Win over Team Goldin and then the past Sunday it was in OT against UC Booth that Jeff Howard would get a rebound with just a few ticks left before hitting Captain Brian who was streaking down the court with a great outlet pass and a lay - in / floater later it was Team Harris sitting at 14 - 3.

As detailed in our 2011 - 12 NBA Betting Against the Public article, there is great value betting on teams who are receiving less than 30 % of spread wagers as they have a winning percentage of 50.9 %...

They'll finish the season with head to head match - ups against the top Teams in the League which is a great preview for their Playoff run!

# 4 Team Jiminez won two straight on Tuesday Night with the second coming against # 1 Team Guggenheim and they are now in a great spot to win Back2Back Crowns.

Army at North Texas +10.5, in the Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army was a great bet against Navy, but this is a huge line against a North Texas team that is simply not as bad as it has been in previous seasons.

Other players on the South team who have impressed are Zach Brown, Janoris Jenkins and Casey Hayward, who had great coverage on an interception late in the half against Kirk Cousins.

Importantly, a step in becoming a «good» team is winning the games you should... which we really never did in the Pablo era... our draw at home last year against Minnesota being a great example.

The great thing about football is there are so many leagues and teams and quality available, if your team is in the crapper at the moment (as Arsenal seems to be) you can still take joy in watching the sheer artistry of say Real vs. Barca even as a neutral or supporting a team in another league or rooting for your league teams against the European giants.

The Chiefs are stuck in the AFC's No. 4 spot and decided a season finale against the Broncos is a great time to throw Patrick Mahomes into an audition as the team's starting quarterback.

We got a point away from home in Europe against a very good team which gives us a great chance to win the group imo.

I have a thought on this, the EPL is the most competitive league in the world but the top teams in the league which are Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man United, Liverpool have all dropped their levels which is why none of them can compete in the champions league against the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern or Atletico, as great an advert it is that Leicester won but it's a serious indictment on the big teams that they won!

Great performance against a team in great Great performance against a team in great great form.

Giroud is an excellent Plan B from the bench, a great presence in the box, perfect for team who defend deep against us.

All in all a great win against a team that was previously unbeaten so it's no surprise that Arsene Wenger was very happy after the game.

Now if we don't spectacularly capitulate against AC on Thursday, the board will say well we're super «overachieving» because we beat the great AC Milan who've won 7 CL titles, and in true Board fashion, they'll completely ignore the fact this Milan, despite improving under Gatuso, is still not the great team of the past.

It's great that Klopp shows his emotions for all to see, and gets his team battling in his own image, but will this approach ultimately cost the Reds against Villarreal?

LeBron gave his team a fighting chance at home against what's evolved into arguably the greatest talent collective in basketball history.

Whilst I am a regular participant in political protests and demonstrations — I believe it is right to protest against something you see as being wrong, but I think people need to remember that when players are struggling with form and confidence and the team is under great pressure, then as a supporter of your team it is more appropriate to get behind the team during the match.

The 3 points is great for confidence but against better teams with one deep lying midfielder, (Arteta or Flamini) in front of Per we'll get found out.

Cup matches really aren't enough, it's great to see players in the u21's given a go, but it gets to the stage where you need competitive first - team action on a weekly basis against men not boys.

As detailed in our 2011 - 12 NBA Betting Against the Public article, there is great value betting on teams who are receiving less than 30 % of spread wagers as they have a winning percentage of 50.9 % since 2003.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

Wasn't the greatest tournament for the 31 - year - old, but his goals against Hungary were crucial for his country to advance, was pivotal against Croatia and Wales, and was then able to inspire and galvanise his team - mates from the sidelines in the final.

We played a behind closed doors friendly against Jamaica seniors on Sunday which was a great experience for the team, both heading into our upcoming series of games but also in preparation for the World Youth Cup in July.

That made it five wins from five games in their domestic league, so Arsene Wenger must prepare his Arsenal team for a tough test against a team that is clearly on a great run.

Sherwood's side put in a great display to cause an upset in their semi-final win over Liverpool this Sunday, and the 46 - year - old says his team will be underdogs again when they line up against Arsenal in just over a month's time.

watching my team against Ireland yesterday even tough we won i wasn, t impressedit, we only start playing with purpose when we go behind and when we, re in front we slow down our play, i thought koscielny had a decent game with a couple of good clearance and his job was made more difficult by adil rami who is a burden on the team and always one mistake away, giroud can, t be blamed for his first half performance the guy was starved of any service and it, s only when griezman was moved to his favourite position that giroud started making the difference what a great assist, by the way shane long dived for the penalty but that, s ok we are square now with the irish we had henry, s handball & they had the penalty!!

The most exciting entry: Boise State, which is not a great football team, having lost to what's turned out to be a likewise overrated Michigan State and won in hideous fashion against a BYU team that might as well have just punted all night long.

The 23 - year - old center (right) announced his graduation from good to great in the first period of the Flyers» opener against Boston, when he eluded 2009 Norris Trophy winner Zdeno Chara with an outside - in move and then beat reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner Tim Thomas by darting inside - out for the team's first and still most memorable goal of the year.

We lost so many games against top 4 teams in the past couple of years, that one win won't erase it all (let's not get ahead of ourselves) but if we can keep getting such win by putting not only a fluid and great offensive display but also grit and composure in defence; our win today and the way it happened will be the first step in the right direction... our best players being fit will help too: it looks promising, as a GUNNER today I can celebrate and hoping for many more!!

Have you checked our away record against the big teams in the last 4 seasons?couldn't beat mourinho and Gary monk, Did you think that Man U would be this great if they weren't very successful on the pitch?winning everything?

Ozil is great playing against weaker teams, I do nt remember him in games against top teams though Auba, Ozil, Laca, Mikhi, Ramsey, Bellerin, are good for next year, all the rest need better alternatives.

Walcott though limited would be very confident against Man united Cech (No word he has shocked me, Wow this guy is too great for a team with wenger as coach) Bellerin (He really has to improve his attacking side nd try to take on defenders) Chambers (Hez really good against de big guns & always gud in de middle of de park) Kos (Hez been a bit de-moltivated due to wengers lack of ambition hope Man u will do) Mon (link - up with walcott on the left would be breath of fresh air) Coq (great tackler, stamina & power) Ramsey (great passer of de ball, professional & great stamina) Sanchez (on the right, so he won't always play predictably) Walcott (thats where he was effective the last time against man u) Welbeck (Pace, goals & trickery) Giroud (Power, bully, link - up & goals) 4 -4-2 formation

It has been great to see Walcott and Welbeck looking fast and hungry after their layoffs, and all in all its been a great win against one of our so - called bogey teams.

ridiculous... whatever he is in midfield he was a complete waste of a player on the wing... lacked pace and touch and did nt go past players... if wenger does nt invest in another world class attacker this summer we will always be nearly theres... giroud has improved undoubtedly but against top class defenders he is just another journeyman from ligue un... bellerin certainly our top choice fullback now hazard did nt get a look in... coquelin carzola ozil sanchez working together... so if we invest properly in summer we can overhaul this lot who are no great team for sure..

I know Giroud doesn't do great against top teams or in big matches ie Monaco.