Sentences with phrase «against the bigger teams in»

Mourinho is notorious for his ultra defensive strategy against big team in away matches and the upcoming match will not be a different case for him.

Winning domestic silverware is great and should be enjoyed, but PSG continue to fall short against the big teams in Europe, and that will be an ongoing frustration for the hierarchy who will undoubtedly want to see the club compete for the biggest prizes given the investment in the squad.

Against big teams in EPL, without 4 5 players in midfield, you will never have this amount of ball possession.

You have to accept the fact that he is no longer able to cope against the bigger teams in the league.

He has scored against both Manchester teams since he arrived here, he has scored against Madrid, he has scored against the big teams in Italy, he has scored in top internationals and friendlies....

it pains so much to say this, but it is like how we used to be against big teams in the BPL, we would control the game and have more scoring opportunities but would still lose....

England are very much like Arsenal in that they only beat minnows like San marino etc but when it comes to the bigger nations they flop miserably just like Arsenal do against the big teams in ECl.

Eh... Fred, Giroud very misses too many scoring chances, but recently he's been doing well against the big teams in terms of scoring.

Still, Mourinho's men are up against some big teams in the final few games of the season, Arsenal included, so is Wenger right to say there might still be a chance for his side to cause a major upset?

«In our squad we have some talented players and we have shown against some big teams in the Championship that we can produce a performance.»

Have you checked our away record against the big teams in the last 4 seasons?couldn't beat mourinho and Gary monk, Did you think that Man U would be this great if they weren't very successful on the pitch?winning everything?

My fellow gunners Wenger is a failure either you admit or not, though this is a preseason match which is less important just to make the players gain fitness, before the competitive matches commence, but at the same time Wenger's tactics and formation should be questioned especially against big teams, he had conceded numerous goals against big teams in which today's match is a reflection of what we are talking about, his old and out dated philosophy is no longer valid in modern football, no wonder Alexis Sanchez can't confide in his plans to propel the team in winning major honours, Wenger still believe in some of the bunch of fringe players he should have gotten rid of in the team and replace them with world class players or players that are hungry for success like Alexis, anyway there is still much time in the transfer window presently to do that, if he can change the hands of time and stop being too stubborn.

I agree with what you're saying but personally I don't think Chamberlain should go on loan, he's already played well against the big teams in England and Europe since he's arrived, and he's still 21 so he's got another 2 years to develop.

Also, rre season was a joke, every team we played were «easy» fixtures, is it that hard to test our players against bigger teams in pre season so we get a better idea of what we need to improve on.

Another fact is that it does not matter how much money the board spends in players, WENGER has proven he lost the edge, he's been outsmart by almost every Manager, from horrendous defeats against the bigger teams in years past to the loss against Watford in the FA Cup, WENGER just doesn't have it no more, he must leave PERIOD.

Whenever we are playing against a big team in EPL, I hardly see a smile on people's faces.

These 2 things need to happen for sure 1) Park the tank (be as compact as much you can) it's compulsary if you want any chance of winning the game during the opening period We have been trying that attacking game for years against big teams in Pl and CL and have found little success

German Denis (6.0): The Argentinean striker has developped a reputation over the years for scoring against the bigger teams in the league.

When Russia came up against a big team in the Euro Cup Arshavin was shut down.

Romelu Lukaku has been described as being «impotent» against the bigger teams in the division and rightly so.

«I would like to play in England, against the biggest teams in the planet.

Mick McCarthy's preference for using a 4 -5-1 formation is all good and well, it's pretty effective against the bigger teams in that it reduces the amount of space available in the midfield, but it also restricts the amount of chances they create up front, especially if that one lone striker is the Irish workhorse Kevin Doyle.

PSG has struggled against bigger teams in knockout stages and this season they are even finding it hard to cope with extra competition in their french league.

Not exact matches

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It means, he hopes, that the big free - to - air networks will be enticed to take a package of NBL games along with the rights to telecast what will be the biggest basketball matches in Australia for years, between the Boomers led by international names such as Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons and fellow National Basketball Association players such as Patty Mills and Joe Ingles against a US team that could include the biggest names in the sport.

So until then, why not show a bit of modesty, stop with the big predictions and declarations, start showing on the pitch we have changed, beat every team that's put in front of you and fight each game as if you play in the CL final against Bayern Munich or Barca.

I'm annoyed we yet again couldn't win a big game against a big team, not even at home, it's 2 points lost rather than 1 gained in my opinion.

If you are saying that he can't perform in big games or against big teams then explain how he manages that for Germany?

I lost interest in the rest of the season at Westfalenstadion... Wins against a lackluster Galatasaray & teams of that sort bring a smile to my face, but they are no match to winning against a big team.

In order to win PL / CL we need to perform on big days against tough teams and against those tough teams we get very few chances to score and giroud does not have those killer instincts to score on the slightest of hint of chance.

Finally, Ozil recently has been at best been described as a flat track bully due to his evident ability to impose himself on the «lesser» teams but at worst he is described as lazy and a luxury player that has no place in the team against the «bigger» teams.

Arsene playing a balanced team will give you positive results, especially playing against a big team, over the past years we have continued to use players not suited for certain positions, we actually had a player who used left foot on the left side of the field who got in attacking position, Kolasinac to me was the most important player going forward and defending.

A Tuesday night game against the Canes was never a big deal, but especially now when the team is a.500 squad that spends half its season looking like one of the worst teams in the league.

Finding a way to near the.500 mark in conference play or against top 25 teams would help; last year, they went 3 - 6 in the Big XII and were just 2 - 5 against ranked teams.

If Wenger can't be motivated enough to take some revenge on Mourinho, not even for the sake of the fans, after 12 losses... If his can ship 17 goals in 3 games against top level opposition and still continue with a similar approach to games, then I don't know what will ever really drive this guy to overhaul his tactical approach to compete more fiercely against big teams...

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

I still believe Mert is liability against the big teams, but definitely has a role to play in games like these.

He should be useful against smaller teams but will be useless against the bigger teams who dominate the midfield, tackle hard and are intense in approach play.

When Arsenal plays against smaller teams, we somehow manage to win the ball back, but playing against biger teams we play like basketball, leting the enemy attack and hope that they do nt succeed in scoring, rather then us winning the ball back.

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I see this working against bigger teams with Chamberlain, Alexis and Walcott in the front three attacking positions, that way we can catch them on the counter.

Benteke is a better finisher, passer, and dribbler than Giroud and may even in this sh*t hold up play afc fans keep taking about (Watch him against so called big teams)... regarding stats, Benteke plays for AV for football sake, so he gets far less support and chances... Mind that I'm not criticizing and I'm not taking anything from Giroud improvement this season, it's plain comparison... Though, I want someone better than Benteke

You can't keep giving up 120 - plus points every night and blowing big leads against some of the worst teams in the league and continue to insist that everything is fine, LeBron or no LeBron.

Daily Fantasy Football game Oulala.com have taken a look at Arsenal's record against the other «big six» Premier League teams when Ozil has featured in the side since he joined in 2013, as well as his individual contribution too.

If the Spurs players are forced to watch that game beforehand they will know that they are up against a formidable strike force which is taylor - made to give any team in the world big problems.

Plenty of time to get rolling before the Playoffs and that can all start with a big - time Game against # 7 Team Malvin in Week 14.

They got a 30 + Win on Sunday against Team Deutsch... At times it seemed like it could have even been bigger, especially in the second half when they really turned it on..

This Team could be in to the Top - 5 if they can pull off a big Win against # 2 Team Stotter in Flag Football during Week 4.

They started off hot and kept the momentum going over the course of the night as they recorded 4 game wins and totaled 12 big points in the Standings against Team Kirshner (Sofia Live Lovely).