Sentences with phrase «against big rivals»

Arsene Wenger did react to the away day troubles that Arsenal had against our big rivals last season, mas he needed to.

His approach against big rivals never ever change since then even when he managed Madrid.

A few years ago it was our failure to adapt and cope with the games against big rivals that seemed to be the Achilles heel but that has generally been put right by Arsene Wenger's tactical change and the players» implementation of plan B.

It does seem like Ramsey and Xhaka are now the regular startes in central midfield but I reckon Coquelin can force his way in there, especially in the games against our big rivals in which Arsenal need to be more compact and defensively solid.

Against big rivals at Anfield, this Liverpool side twisting and wiped all things like Tazmanian devil.

But Twitter still has some ground to make up against its biggest rivals.

But in the meantime we have Arteta as captain which means he plays every game he is fit for when he is clearly not up to the standard of DM we need for the matches against our biggest rivals.

Last season he banged in goals against our biggest rivals, became a very important part of our link and hold up play and showed that his work rate was outstanding defending from the front, covering at corners and a showing a deft touch that defies his size.

The forward also revealed that he is really enjoying his new central role, but will he fire the Gunners right back in to the title race and end another poor run against a big rival tomorrow?

Arsenal, for some reason, generally do well against our biggest rivals, like finishing above the every single season since Arsene Wenger became our manager, and Le Prof was asked if we had a mental advantage over the Spuds.

Klinsmann's job has been under threat for twelve months, and a negative result against their biggest rivals next month could seal his fate.

But grieving requires time, and only minutes before, they had watched dreams — a SWAC title, a series lead against their biggest rival — die inches short of the end zone.

Arsene Wenger and the lads have also answered a few questions and proved wrong some doubts that were being aimed at us by the football press, like when we changed tactics and played on the counter attack to win a game against a big rival way to Man City.

But in an away game against a big rival, that might not be such a bad thing.

This should be a cause for celebration — as City have given themselves the precious opportunity to win the league at home in front of their crowd against their biggest rivals.

The answer was a resounding no, this could have been any run of the mill home game or usual half decent display against a big rival.

Arsène Wenger agrees that Arsenal must tighten up at the back against their biggest rivals — but he also thinks last season's defeat at Manchester City was not as damaging as the scoreline suggests.

I can see why, you don't want a young lad in the middle against you biggest rivals after just a week of training with the team, only Arsene Wenger pulls stunts like that.

Wenger was pleased with the response and felt his side had answered questions about their ability to handle away games against their biggest rivals.

On a day when the Chelsea faithful paid tribute to club legend Peter Osgood, who passed away 10 days prior to the game, it was fitting we secured a crucial win against a big rival as Gallas's late stunner sealed a 2 - 1 victory and sparked jubilant scenes.

United didn't always entertain as much as we'd like last season, but there were some great performances against our biggest rivals, and whilst Di Maria and Falcao were hugely disappointing, Van Gaal's reinvention of a few players he inherited was a remarkable achievement in itself.

The form club of 2015, against our biggest rivals.

Lincoln has clearly benchmarked the new Navigator against its biggest rival, the Cadillac Escalade.

By adding an M8 version and a four - door coupe, BMW may actually stand a better chance against its big rival from Stuttgart.

Every year the University competes against its biggest rival, Oxford University in the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.

Not exact matches

I secured advertising by calling up big brands from the school phone box, telling them their rivals were already advertising with us and playing them off against each other.

Dimon's Wednesday comments came in response to a question about a new proposal from the Federal Reserve that would require JPMorgan, the biggest bank in America, to hold more capital in reserve to protect against losses, even compared to its other mega-bank rivals.

One of the biggest names in high - frequency trading wants to erect a communications tower in rural Kent as high as The Shard as it steps up the millisecond arms race against rivals.

NEW YORK Wells Fargo & Co's two biggest competitors have been nabbing market share in lending to commercial and industrial customers in the American heartland, a sign of how difficult it has become for the scandal - tarnished bank to defend its position against rivals.

Now, they see an opportunity to strike back against one of their biggest rivals — and they're pulling no punches.

Even if Auburn or a team like Missouri wins big over Alabama and Ohio State has close calls against arch rival Michigan and two weeks from now's Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the Buckeybig over Alabama and Ohio State has close calls against arch rival Michigan and two weeks from now's Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the BuckeyBig Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the Buckeyes.

I would suggest that the biggest effect these two EPL rivals can have on Arsenal's season is in the games they still have left against us.

We only took two Premier League points and people were saying that our title challenge was faltering but then we stormed back with three wins in a row and five of the next six, including the big game against title rivals Man City.

Until May when we are crowned champions every team we face is our biggest rival, we have a poor record against Stoke City and Swansea we need these points so this must be rectified by beating such teams

It would mean that the Gunners would finish the weekend below our north London rivals no matter what we do against Burnley but I think we need to look at the bigger picture right now.

There would never be a better time for Jones to have another big game than on Sunday against the suddenly resurgent Raiders, a hated division rival, to try to get himself and his team back on track..

But the prof has been a bit more pragmatic this season, especially in the big games against our Premier League rivals.

In a big game against a division rival for control of the division, Mack found a way to come up huge in the fourth quarter.

Worryingly for Klopp, who had once boasted an impressive record against Liverpool's fellow «big six» rivals, his side have just been hammered in their most recent meetings with Manchester City and Spurs, shipping nine goals across both games.

It is at least a big match against another promotion rival Sheffield Wednesday and that is their big priority but so is the Premier League for Arsenal.

Fabregas first came up against Mourinho during his time as an Arsenal player, when his Chelsea side were one of their biggest rivals due to their competing for the same prizes on the pitch and the ongoing war of words between Mourinho and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

Per has bags of experience and defensive quality and we need him to show it all at the weekend, but that is exactly what he did in his last big game against EPL rivals, when he helped us to beat Chelsea at Wembley to lift the FA cup.

Not only did that cup win end a long wait for a win against our old rivals, it gave the players another big reason to believe that we can stand up to any team, home or way.

Now tottenham HAVE to lose against Newcastle, who also HAVE to win if they want to have any chance in stealing their biggest rival's spot outside relegation zone.

It's a longjourney from a year ago, and yet the Galaxy, which last won the MLS title in2005, realizes there's an even bigger step to take, starting on Sunday in thefirst game of the two - game first - round series against L.A. rival Chivas USA.

We are playing some great football at present, highlighted by our dominating display against Tottenham, and should be confident of putting our big rivals under it at the weekend, although the form book is known to go out the window when taking on close rivals.

Since 2015, the Portuguese hasn't a single away win over any of the five big rivals that he has come up against in the league, and is regularly criticised for «parking the bus» in such encounters.

Like them, Arsenal still can not really compete with our big rivals when it comes to transfer fees and wages so perhaps we need to take a leaf out of their book and make sure that we have a keeper that will earn us vital points when maybe we don't deserve them or to make the difference in the really big games against the likes of United.

everyone seems to be in a rush to do interviews especially after the Man u game... its a big big win for us seeing as we have not had one over them in 4 years but in the name of all that is good this is AFC we are talking about and no matter how crucial a win is against one of our biggest rival we should just move on and focus on the next game and stop behaving and acting like a newly promoted side that caused a big upset by beating one of the favorites for the title... at the end of the day its a very important win but its still 3 points....

«It's pretty obvious that they're going to be 7 - 0 getting ready for that big rival game against Michigan State in East Lansing, they've got to go to Iowa and they've got to go to Ohio State,» Herbstreit said on a conference call with reporters today.