Sentences with phrase «against a shocking team»

Mustafi was given an «8» rating against Spurs for example, and now Coquelin, and Mertesacker are getting «8» ratings in a defeat, and a poor performance, and against a shocking team that we should be spanking!

Not exact matches

Against Chelsea we were outstanding, and shocking against Liverpool (although it was a disgraceful, and disrespectful team selection from WAgainst Chelsea we were outstanding, and shocking against Liverpool (although it was a disgraceful, and disrespectful team selection from Wagainst Liverpool (although it was a disgraceful, and disrespectful team selection from Wenger).

Indiana raced ahead to an 18 - 4 lead against a shell - shocked Cavs team, slicing through Cleveland's Swiss cheese defense.

We have been shocking all season against big teams, with only ONE win all season!

Fantastic to see those three working together, but before people get their nickers in a twist, remember we were up against a team in shocking form, and a manager who's even admitted he's lost some of the dressing room.

I know that I am right at the highly optimistic end of the scale of Arsenal fans and I know that the team's hopes of making it to a first Champions League quarter - final in four years are hanging by a thread by the shocking performance against Monaco at the Emirates in the first leg.

Perhaps it was also fitting that it was against the same team that inflicted that shock opening day defeat and started to make the Arsenal fans have doubts after a perfect pre-season and Community Shield victory over the Chelsea of Jose Mourinho.

Given his ability and what he showed for Wales when handed a prominent role in a team, it's no surprise that Stoke and Swansea were interested, while it's also not a shock that he opted against merely being a squad player next season.

He is proud of being a football player and on the drill team and his story so shocked people (sarcasm) that he has been invited to speak to the National Security Administration and Boeing, 2 places not known for their «underlying ideological campaign against masculinity.»

walcott campbell ox are average players at best and ramsey is out of position there and less than average as a winger... mahrez would be a big step up and i doubt we would have to pay 45... anyway selling two of those would rake most of it back... to be honest i would be happy (and shocked) with mahrez and icardi though still prefer the draxler option... having watched what guardiola has done with man city reserve team against bayern reserves yday wenger would be crazier than i thought if he believes he has a squad to compete in the coming epl / cl

they look good against weak teams but are weak mentally against the top 6 Also goes to show what a shocking decision by Wenger to have Laca and Kolasinac on bench for Liverpool match....

And remember we have already won against Best team of the moment in the group stage, then we know what to expect in the next round, bring ATM on in the R16, not because its an easy game but because we always need pressure to succeed, Zenit might shock us as we will take them the same way we took Zegreb, Olympiacos and Monaco last year.

After flexing their muscles in a shock 18 - point beatdown in Game 1, the Pacers will have the same opportunity that West, George, and Hibbert had six years ago: to walk into a series against LeBron James», punch his team in the mouth four times out of seven, and demand he take them seriously.

To think he brought in Walcott against a team that is sitting deep and defend is nothing but shocking.

Shock defeat against Watford; gutless losses against Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich have turned Arsenal into a joke team.

Problem is wenger and bould have no idea how to teach team to press... It's shocking managerial failure plus against well organised defences giroud offers minimal threat on the ground..

His record against big teams is shocking and a big reason why Arsenal never won the Cl besides playing in it for 17 years.

Not expert enough against top teams who love his reading of game so much they put a shit load of goals passed him... It's not just that's he is slow it's also because he is one of the worst distributors of a ball I have seen in top flight football... Just watch his passing to players with no option but to boot loose ball or pass back... It is truly shocking... so yes unless you're a 4th place junkie mert should be a bench player just like for Germany in World Cup

It may well be that Arsenal are the team defending early, on after the shock they got last year against Hull, but I expect the game to open up a lot more after half - time, or if one team scores early.

Whilst I take the point regarding results against the top teams our properly shocking results this season have been against Monaco, Swansea (h), Stoke (a) and Hull (h).

It sounds crazy, and completely ridiculous, but his team selections in all three games have been shocking, especially against Stoke, and today.

It was amazing, not to mention a shock, to see Arsenal score three goals against Liverpool in the space of six minutes after our team had only managed the same amount of goals in the previous 400 minutes of Premier League football.

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's means that the shocking performance against Liverpool recently, and many more against top teams, become even more frustrating, because Wenger clearly has it in his locker to get his team to play with discipline, to fight, to be organised... but we never see it!

I actually quite like the big Frenchman and appreciate what he does for the team, but he was quite honestly shocking against Besiktas on Tuesday and I do not think we should start with him up front on Saturday.

If Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players were slipping into any kind of a complacent frame of mind ahead of the fifth round FA cup tie against the lowest ranked team still in the famous ould cup competition, then the shock result o9f Lincoln City today should knock it out of them.

ONE GAME against a team in shocking form, and suddenly Ozil's WC again!

You'll be shocked at what a good holding midfielder can do to a team, he slows down opposing attackers and turns the game against them, a game like the 4 - 4 against Newcastle will NEVER happen with a good holding midfirlder in the team, NEVER!

Our record against big teams is shocking.

After John Isner's shocking win against Roger Federer on Friday, coupled with Mardy Fish's triumph over Stanislas Wawrinka, all the Davis Cup team from the United States needed to do was win one of the following three matches.

Personally I'm not shocked anymore, yes I'm anxious all week leading up to big games but our horrific end - performances against the top 8 teams don't surprise anymore.

Wengers record against Big team is shocking.

KEY FACT: Jermain Defoe has scored three goals in his last three PL matches against Liverpool MATCH ODDS: Bournemouth 5/1 Draw 15/4 Liverpool 8/15 bet365 Pick: Liverpool win & Both Teams To Score @ 15/8 ANDY SAYS: Close game but Liverpool should just have the edge... 1 - 3 GRAEME SAYS: Bournemouth caused a shock in this one last year, could it happen again?

Chelsea favourite Pat Nevin has taken a stance against the accepted wisdom that Alvaro Morata was shocking in Saturday's match against Southampton, and that the striker's removal was the real catalyst for the team's stunning three goal turnaround.

But it was crucial wins against Everton, QPR, West Ham and Hull that saw Chelsea pull ahead of Manchester City, who had drawn level on points with Chelsea in January when the team lost 5 - 3 to Tottenham of all teams (Shocking right?).

Negatives: The one problem Loko have had this season is struggling at home against teams that will sit deep in defence and thus nullify their deadly execution and efficiency of their counter-attacking game, emphasised in their shock defeats to Tosno, Amkar and most disappointingly Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League.

They're up against a team who have recently recorded cup shocks, plus they're a side with nothing to lose.

While the visitors are the big favourites and they are expected to win with a rotated squad, they're facing a team who have belief against top flight opposition, at a ground which will be packed full of fans hoping for a cup shock.

Sam Allardyce has revealed the extent of shock suffered by Alex Song as he watched his new team - mates against Southampton yesterday.

When using poorer players the lack of first touch and general ball control is a lot less intuitive but arguably more realistic, making it all the more rewarding when pulling of a shock cup upset against a bigger team.