Sentences with phrase «against lesser teams»

Both Anderson and Darren Fletcher in the middle are a million miles away from being classed as world class material, while this young and inexperienced back - line has been found wanting against lesser teams of late, namely Norwich and Basel.

He's got amazing stats against lesser teams but almost never steps up against real quality.

The thought of a fired up Andy Carroll up against a make shift defence doesn't fill me with confidence, given our anxieties against lesser teams.

We need a long steady run of wins against the lesser teams, although even the great sir Alex has observed the league is better top to bottom.

Song is the only recognized holding player we got at the moment, though Jack can feature against the lesser teams.

Klopp is not infallible, something we have seen when Liverpool record poor results against the lesser teams in the Premier League.

Yet a system and passion that worked well against elite clubs often failed to deliver, at least on a consistent basis, against the lesser teams where the team lacked shape, pace and penetration.

The win against Spurs equalled the highs of last season but it is struggles against lesser teams that should be dispatched with ease that is the Achilles heel.

Not only did the Timbers blitz D.C. United, but both Sporting Kansas City and the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped points at home against lesser teams.

if we chip in Gnabry for pace and breather against lesser teams, then, we have no reason to burn out Ozil.

The re-emergence of Francis Coquelin has negated the calls from Arsenal fans to buy a young hardman to be first - choice, and Mathieu Flamini can still do a job against the lesser teams.

Against lesser teams, Tulsa controlled the ball — both through offensive efficiency and the ability to make aggressive defensive stops — and wore opponents down.

If we want to win the league we need everything to go well: - Way less injuries - Tactical acumen from Wenger - Win all the games against the lesser teams (this is the EPL, but we can not loose against the Swansea and the rest)- Forget about the CL (we won't win it anyway)- The EPL should be the «only» priority.

Both have won close games against lesser teams, but neither has an embarrassing loss.

At CF right now we only have available Welbeck and sometime Sanogo, so not much to do there other than rotating Campbell, Ox and Poldoski, but trully not their best position but if you had too they could be adequate against lesser teams.

Burnley are not to be underestimated, and they seem to be slowly adjusting to life in the Premier League, and Liverpool's capacity to mess up against lesser teams this year has been truly astonishing, but the Reds should have just enough about them to see off the Clarets.

But for games against the lesser teams I don't mind seeing Ozil, Cazorla or Ramsey wide.

However against lesser teams we must be able to beat them without Alexis, he needs to be rested to keep him fresh and hopefully without injury.

Last year Bryant was forceful himself in two victories over Georgetown, but against lesser teams Seton Hall faltered.

They will suffer the type of letdowns against lesser teams that really good teams never quite suffer.

Arsenal rarely turn up in the first half of games, which results in us just about getting away with it against the lesser teams, but getting found out pretty much any time we come up against quality opponents.

Not only is there an international break but our games are against lesser teams like Ludogorets, Burnley, Sunderland, Reading and Middlesborough and the combative talents of Coquelin are not as necessary in games like this.

We are simply not capable of acting like contenders for 90 minutes in a row or for more than 3 or 4 games against lesser teams.

Ozil should listen, take it on the chin and step up to the mark week in week out not just against the lesser teams, he has the quality.

But putting emotions aside, it has been proved that licster will have difficulties against lesser teams who play defensive football.

If wasn't for Cech, we would have been in 6th or 7th place and if it wasn't for our lackluster performances against the lesser teams, we would have been 15 pts clear at the Top!

At home and against lesser teams on paper, we should be on top of them from the get go and not let up until we have put them away.

Injuries are of major concern but more importantly when the game is not going how you expect you don't leave it till the final ten minutes to change the dynamic, and you don't field your best 11 against the lesser teams (unless you don't trust the players on the bench, in which case you should sell them) sometimes I wish he was as brave as mourinho who is not afraid to take a player off at half time if he thinks it provides him with a better chance of winning.

Liverpool have struggled against the lesser teams, but are even out performing the mighty Chelsea in the big games.

Result is that against lesser teams we control the ball and look good but we don't have real bite and lack a real goal threat.

Arsenal were playing poorly for most of this season and the five or six games we played like champions were mostly against lesser teams, yet the wisdom was that we were drawing games we used to lose, that we have more depth in the squad than ever etc..

60th or 70th minute sub regularly and starting against lesser teams — Even he would say Aha to that deal.

He needs wide open games against lesser teams to do anything.

Also Akpom should be given a chance against the lesser teams.

And for those who doesn't believe the stats, or don't think it can be seen against lesser teams, you would have thought it could be clear, when we as good as always come up short against the best teams in England or in Europe.

Last season we had a lot of chances to get ahead of our closest rivals, and playing against lesser teams than tottenham.

GK, GK, GK we don't need one we have 2 maybe 3 decent options, on the other hand on the striker OG can play wonders at times (usually against lesser teams) but today he hardly touched the ball against ALBANIA yes ALBANIA....

Wilshere and Ramsey could have been rested against lesser teams to include Podolski / Cazorla / Ox / Campbell etc, but NO!

It should have happened 2 or 3 years ago.The stats are so clear on this, and I think for many, it is also very clear to the eye, even when you watch us against lesser teams than Bayern.

If I am correct Fede score / assist against lesser teams (Chievo, SPAL, Cagliari, Atalanta, Sassuolo, Fiorentina, Torino) than Cuadrado / Costa (Lazio, SPAL, Sampdoria, Genoa, Sassuolo, Fiorentina, Udinese, Sporting, Olimpiacos).

Against the lesser teams you can get away with it, as we've seen recently against Preston and Bournemouth, but you'll rarely win against the big teams starting the way we do, hence our terrible record this season, and in previous seasons against the big boys.

People then say well «they were all important goals against big teams» again a boll ** ks myth — if they were they must be under performing against the lesser teams.

It was good against lesser teams — the Wolfpack did score 33 on Mike Elko's excellent Wake Forest defense and put up 41 against Vanderbilt — and some of the regression could be explained by a quarterback change and the loss of three excellent linemen.

You can lose to a team in a game but beat them in the table because they drop points against lesser teams.

YES!!!!! I was gutted about Aurier, I wanted him with us and... bahhhhh I don't rate Nelson as a RWB although I am happy with him playing against lesser teams in that role to learn how to defend better, I hope to see him as a AM that can press early on.

Sure he can sometimes spray passes around against lesser teams but he has been proved wanting at our level and must be moved on and not replaced by Coquelin or Elneny who are just limited triers.

The Canes had played with fire against lesser teams all year long, putting up four one - score wins and needing a comeback against Virginia, so this one was a long time coming.

So true against the lesser teams as our class eventually prevails..

I've been nowhere near as worried against the lesser teams.

Against lesser teams like Besiktas they will whooop them..