Sentences with phrase «against the big boys of»

But Aaron is now aiming to regain some of his lost reputation by proving his abilities again by playing well against the Big Boys of international football.

Not exact matches

The Blues have suffered defeats against both Liverpool and Arsenal so far this season and will be hoping to avoid a hat - trick of loses against the leagues «big boys.»

Arsenal haven't won a single game against any of the big boys domestically, not one clean sheet, and conceded first in all of them.

He is an okay backup for FA / CoC games, and maybe a few league games against lowly opponents, but he's totally out of depth when playing the big boys.

Whereas Arsene Wenger and his players have proved this season that we are no longer like lambs to the slaughter in games against the big boys, beating Man City and Man United away and not suffering any heavy defeats, our record of being flat track bullies has not been up to the usual standard.

Also of note i caught a sighting of Jack Grealish i guarantee you that boy will be in the England senior squad by year ends if one of the big teams go in for him, would not mind see them perform against a Paraguay tomorrow.

We really need to hold our nerve and deal with the expectation of winning games against so - called lesser teams and then we need to step up and cope with the pressure or the games against the big boys.

In wenger we trust COYG u spoilt little brats, you muppets ain't even been tested in your arsenal fan career never seen your club finish lower then fourth every year we play in cl against the big boys and you lot act like were in crisis and things are so bad wow I'm beyond belief just can't get my head around the way you lot act sometimes step back a bit a think a little you twats most of you in your life time have never seen your team finish lower then fourth yes fûc #ing fourth most of you don't even no what it's like to be a real fan wen your team are struggling finishing mid table and still saying you love the club and protect them never in my life have I heard a generation of arsenal fans critise manager players board everything about our club wen things our knowere near as bad as you make out to be and could be.

As you concur Giroud does not perform against the big boys, and this for me is a major part of being a top forward.

Tonight's Champions League fixture against Anderlecht will be a test of Arsenal's «big boys» credentials, as they will be playing away in this competition for the first time since the 0 - 2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion on Matchday 1.

For me, today's opponents have played the worst against any of the big sides so far this season, and I am thoroughly expecting our boys to run riot against Paul Lambert's side.

With the emergence of coquelin and with ospina's composure and assurances in goal our team seems now able to compete with the big boys which is evident in our games against Liverpool, Everton, and the Manchester clubs.

Give me a Khedira or Pogba, and I will be extremely happy knowing that we are truly capable of competing against the big boys for the title.

Add to this the fact that Aguero and Dzeko will not be fully match fit if they are available and that Arsenal could have Gibbs, Ramsey, Walcott, Ozil and Welbeck all back in contention and there is plenty of reason to hope that we can overcome our dreadful recent record against the big boys.

Based on the competitive nature of pl now we hve to win against 3 of the big boys to make top four.

«Last year, in terms of excitement against the big boys, we didn't really give them enough to take the roof off the place so that's what we'll try and do this season.

West Ham beat every top team in England, our loss wasn't a fluke they were well prepared to win against the big boys and we got caught off guard because it was the first game of the season unlike the other teams.

However, as last season painfully taught the Frenchman, possession is not nine tenths of football as it is the law and those heavy and damaging away drubbings at the hands of Liverpool, Man City, Everton and our opponents this weekend Chelsea have forced the manager to re-evaluate his tactics against the bigger sides and boy has it paid off, as Wenger explained in a report on the Arsenal website.

Up until Christmas we'd avoided playing most of the big boys and had picked up our points by winning games against all the small fry.

Last year our biggest problem was not being able to hold the midfield against the big boys and the lack of pace Per showed against fast forwards.

This man completely lost it, winning to Lincoln and he calls it road to recovery selling the story that he is now focused on regaining the winning habit in the PL, this old fool is completely delusional, here are some facts: 1 He lost it 2 The old fool will be the Manager next year 3 Sanchez is leaving 4 What makes it different from other seasons he lost the dressing room 5 We wont win the FA Cup, its crunch time playing against the big boys But what bugs me the most is that he still has support from Fans who are the ones actually brainwashed by him and the board making them believe that bthis is the normal, fight for 4th and exit on the round of 16th..........

The ambitious Lancashire side has been rising through the divisions for ten years now, their dream is league football by 2022 but of course an FA Cup run and a tie against the big boys is in everybody's dream.

We hold our own against the bigger clubs in the Champions League, we're not the whipping boys of Europe.

A somewhat anticipated defeat at home to Chelsea this weekend would almost definitely see the team drop down into the relegation zone for the first time this season, but Rovers raised their game against the» big boys» at Ewood Park last term, Chelsea included, so who's to say Blackburn won't give the current league leaders a bitter taste of Deja Vu when the two sides meet on Saturday, with last season's encounter finishing honours even in a 1 - 1 draw.

Adapting well in the Premier League, it will be good for him to be able to test himself out against players like David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Yaya Toure, to see what he's like when he faces the big boys of English football.

The struggle against the big money Russian club wasn't as bad as first thought, and thanks to a surprise win for Young Boys at home to Udinese, Liverpool are now top of the group!

The tendency of West Ham to become all passionate against the big boys but fake arousal against the smaller fry is not a new one (remember the final two home games from Upton Park) but it really should not be tolerated from a very highly paid professional team.

She just carried the Big Apple, winning 79 percent of the vote against its hometown boy Donald Trump.

When I got to the cave I found Bill backed up against the side of it, breathing hard, and the boy threatening to smash him with a rock half as big as a cocoanut.

Legislator Lorigo also noted the approval of funding for organizations that benefit the entire county, including Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts of WNY; Be-A-Friend - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County; WNY United Against Drugs & Alcohol Abuse; and others.

Legislator Dixon also noted the approval of funding for county - wide organizations, including Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts; Be-A-Friend - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County; WNY United Against Drugs & Alcohol Abuse; and Young Audiences.

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In a series of pressure - cooker confrontations you can't take your eyes off, Gosling goes head - to - head against the big boys.

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Beyond these, Bridges has brought life to some incredibly unique and interesting characters: Kevin Flynn / Clu in Tron (1982), former NFL» er Terry Brogan in Against All Odds (1984), Preston Tucker in the underrated Tucker: The Man and his Dream (1988), with brother Beau in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), another lost gem The Fischer King (1991), the «highly» popular Dude in The Big Lebowski (1998), the suspicious neighbor in Arlington Road (1999), Tony Stark's nemesis Obadiah Stone in Iron Man (2008), and most recently as the retiring Texas Ranger in Hell or High Water... one of the best films of 2016.

Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li In Gold Boy, Emerald Girl, Yiyun Li explores the big themes — individuality, honor, family ties and love — and sets them against a richly detailed tapestry of Chinese life.

In Gold Boy, Emerald Girl, Yiyun Li explores the big themes — individuality, honor, family ties and love — and sets them against a richly detailed tapestry of Chinese life.

There really isn't any need anymore to spend a copious amount of money, trying to compete against the big boys, when all you need is to have an exciting ecosystem and compelling apps.

That being said, it's only fitting that Jurgens — who's by no means a stranger to the Man of Steel — and artist Will Conrad pit the Big Blue Boy Scout against a foe who was seemingly plucked straight from the pre-Flashpoint DC Universe.

From a 10 - year - old boy's lemonade stand to Jane Goodall's fight against poaching, this inspirational collection of ideas offers up hope and offers ways for each of us to take small steps toward becoming big planet heroes.

If anything, it seems as if this is Electronic Arts» answer to Treyarch's versions of Call of Duty, where Battlefield is the «big boy» which fights against Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare.

As the father of four boys who spends more time on youth baseball fields then any other adult in the United States, I was a bit dismayed to read about a 17 - year - old pitcher in Prince George's County, Md. who fractured his right arm while throwing a pitch in a baseball game — and then somehow obtained a $ 52,703 jury verdict against the tournament organizer for building a mound that was «too big and too deep.»

The Tablet Z isn't an impulse buy, and as such it's going to be competing against the likes of Apple's iPad in the big - boy tablet space.