Sentences with phrase «against league opposition»

Quite disappointing especially since this was a big cup tie against league opposition.

inasmuch as i want to praise Jeff reine - Adelaide, i'd be careful with the hype......... he's barely even played 10games for the 1st team against League oppositions!

Not exact matches

He should play domestic cup games and league home games against relatively easier oppositions to make him grow further.

Is he just teasing us or is Wenger really thinking of risking our key player in a cup game against lower league opposition after all the injury problems we have already been hit with?

Playing for England against the likes of Estonia and Slovenia is completely different to playing for Arsenal against any Premier League or Champions League opposition.

He chips in a goal every 4 league appearances roughly, has bagged a few hat - tricks, has had good games against top opposition - he's not the player we hoped, but he's a far better bet than Oxlade - Chamberlain.

There's a lot of talent though in the League and they'll have to balance their desire to create quickly with the need to get a breather before having to defend against extremely capable opposition.

To win the league we must fight, we must show the desire we showed against United all season, no matter the opposition.

The physicality may not work against quick passing or quality opposition but it sure is and has been a winning formula for the Premier League where physicality differentiates it from the likes of La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie and etc..

I'm not pessimistic, it's just that a player can be made to look very, very good when he plays against poor opposition or in an inferior league.

Van Gaal has already seen his side come unstuck against League One opposition once this season, with a scratch side humiliated 4 - 0 by MK Dons in the League Cup second round, and the Dutchman hinted at their Stadium: MK nightmare when suggesting that the trip to Yeovil would prove to be far from simple:

If we can't even get a draw against the likes of Zagreb and Olympiakos, what hope of getting past better opposition to win the Europa League?

Against inferior opposition, Chelsea should finally get back to winning ways as they start their Champions League campaign.

but winning such a match would be left to the second string attackers and thats what Xhaka and Ramsey are made of... capacity to steal the match away from a harassed opposition... I went with them because i want to be sure we shall score against spurs — the meanest defense in the league right now...

A number of sub-par displays have seen them crash out of both cup competitions against what should have been easy opposition, and they look sure to lose the Premier League to either Leicester City or their north London rivals Tottenham.

Would Lacazette provide an upgrade on Giroud's ability to shield the ball from opposition defences, to come off the bench & have an immediate feel for the game to provide assists & goals, win headers against the far more physical Premier League defenders?

Especially in this league, his weaknesses are glaringly obvious unless we are against poor opposition who park the bus.

Our team had already been victorious against our opposition in the league, and were feeling confident going into the game, although they anticipated it would be a tough match.

Struggled to get involved again, this time against lower - league opposition.

Besides, the Arsenal team Ii who is the club's Europa League Cup, Carabao Cup and FA Cup team but only if Arsenal is not playing against a Premier League or top European club side opposition teams is more than capable to put any Forest team down in this FA Cup 3rd match today.

Le Prof's prayers were answered when we were given yet another home game against Lower League opposition in Hull City, the team we struggled against in the Final a couple of years ago.

Any Arsenal fans expecting an easy ride in tonight's fourth round EFL cup clash might want to rein in their expectations a little, according to both Arsene Wenger and the captain of Reading, Paul McShane, despite the fact that the Gunners are playing at home against lower league opposition.

Although some may argue that we weren't playing against the top level opposition that we see in the Premier League and Champions League, it's also easy to forget that a lot of our players still aren't fully fit.

Liverpool's four Premier League defeats this season have come against relatively lowly opposition — Burnley, Bournemouth, Swansea and Hull.

A strange summer signing, Loic Remy has done little since moving to Chelsea and could not get a grip on this game against lower league opposition, which will be a concern.

When the first team is making it difficult to create chances what did we expect from a second team against decent League opposition?

With analysis of every permutation and combination suggesting a remote but optimistically fairytale proposition of Arsenal FC winning thePremier League or the Champions League (or even FA Cup against a top Six PL opposition) the truth is apparent to all.

The Ox desperately needs confidence and e may feel a bit happier against lower League opposition and he may be played as support striker.

They will continually need to score 3 or 4 every game to win matches against atleast 50 % of the league opposition.

Arsenal are not the only Premier League club that was handed a tie against lower league opposition for the next round of the Carabao cup, as there are five teams from the Championship among the 16 sides left in the competition and they have been spread aLeague club that was handed a tie against lower league opposition for the next round of the Carabao cup, as there are five teams from the Championship among the 16 sides left in the competition and they have been spread aleague opposition for the next round of the Carabao cup, as there are five teams from the Championship among the 16 sides left in the competition and they have been spread around.

It's a pretty second rate league and not exactly the best proving ground... Morata scored in 5 consecutive CL games against much, much, much stronger opposition, 6G and 6A in 1200 mins of Serie A playing time (the majority of which, were in a sub late in game as the second choice)

It will be difficult for the Saints to stop their losing streak against any opposition and it could be a nervy affair against the League One club.

As the quality level of the opposition goes up in the latter stages of the Champions League and when the pressure is on against the big sides in England in the title race, an issue like that can emerge as a real problem at key moments.

But the nerve wracking nature of another semi-final against lower league opposition should raise a few questions.

It gives Arsenal a chance to test Alexis or Walcott out up front against Premier League opposition, with one of the two most likely to lead the front line against Liverpool due to a lack of strikers.

The Gunners defence was again exposed against quality attacking opposition on Sunday when they lost 2 - 0 to league leaders Chelsea.

So far we don't look ready and with the amount of competition in the league, we'll be paying a high price for any missed points against lesser opposition.

Against a premier league tough opposition, those errors might come too costly.

I'm absolutely livid, honestly, I don't pay ticket prices to see half the bloody youth team play against full grown opposition in the premier league.

But the Arsenal boss is aware that these cup games against lower league opposition do not always go according to plan.

The former Manchester United and Netherlands defender Jaap Stam is the manager of Reading and although Arsenal should be feeling confident ahead of this match at home to lower league opposition, I reckon that Stam will be feeling a bit more confident knowing which players his Reading team will be coming up against.

We now have the luxury of an FA Cup fixture against lower - league opposition, but given their emphatic win over Manchester City at the Etihad in the last round, MIddlesborough should not be taken lightly.

With the Gunners about to face an FA cup clash against lower league opposition in Reading, most of us expect Wenger to play a few fringe players at Wembley on Saturday, and that probably means a rare start for Walcott.

John Terry was rested for the third - round tie against Scunthorpe United and will be spared another match against lower - league opposition, with Zouma keeping his place to partner Cahill.

ospina should play ucl matches and against top4 opposition in the league Because the matches are continental style which depends on buildup play rather than set pieces and directness..

West Ham United players seem to be enjoying some downtime after their Premier League game against Manchester United — originally scheduled to be held on March 18 — was postponed after their opposition advanced More...

His opener against Manchester City in January set the tone for the Reds performance while his absolute rocket against the same opposition in the Champions League looked to have knocked the stuffing out of Guardiola's men.

The Reds faced a long trip to Moscow in matchday 3 of their 09/10 Champions League campaign hoping for a first ever win against Russian opposition.

For the second straight match week, Manchester United came back from a deficit to win a league game against London opposition.

Though there was immense disappointment at crashing out before the knockout stages, Atlético are regarded as overall favorites to win this year's Europa League and are rated as virtual shoo - ins against their Danish opposition.