Sentences with phrase «against the top sides in»

Away against a top side in the Champions League you have to take your chances...

For him 4 - 0, 6 - 0, 8 - 2, 6 - 3 defeats are acceptable, in fact they are the norm against top sides in recent times and he thinks he got what it takes to turn it around.

Leganés are a dangerous team when they want to be, and their best performances this season came against the top sides in the league.

Not exact matches

It was a crucial win for the Red Devils in the battle for a top four finish in the Premier League, and Romelu Lukaku finally delivered when it mattered having previously struggled against the top sides this season.

For how long will this continue??? Which top side in Europe will play Sanogo in a quarter final tie against Bayern?

This years protests against Wenger seem more widespread due to the crazy results in the Premiership, which has been perceived as Arsenal's best chance of winning the title as the other top sides have fallen by the wayside, so you can imagine how annoyed Piers Morgan was when he got told yesterday that Wenger has already got a new contract offer on his desk.

The Madrid derby is one of the best in world football, as two of the greatest sides face up against each other in La Liga in the race for the top spot of Spanish football.

I would prefer wenger say right I'm giving cech the biggest games, cup finals, EPL games against the top half of the league and games in the champions league against the best 2 sides.

A 4 - 1 win against the side that have proved to be Bayern Munich's biggest challengers in the German top flight this season meant that the game in the Stadio San Paolo was going to be nothing more than a procession, unless Dieter Hecking's side could make a fast start.

«Monreal is playing very well, he doesn't get enough credit for the quality of his performances because against Manchester United, against Dortmund, he was in the top three for me,» said Wenger, whose side travel to West Bromwich Albion today for the early kick - off.

Chambers, Holding and Bielik are not ready for prolonged spells at centre back, one or two games partnering Koscielny would be OK (depending on the opponent) but we could in theory find ourselves playing catchup with the top sides after a couple of weeks if things go wrong against Liverpool and Leicester.

they did nt we were just so f# ck & ng predictable because of the same bullshit tactics that may have worked against the smaller teams but against the larger ones at full strength... well you ask the question again as to why we don't beat the top sides, they hire managers like mourinho who are tacticians and take one look at arsenal's team sheet and know exactly what they are doing... there is a reason we haven't beaten them in a while.

No manager in history will ever be sacked for 2 wins in 3 days, especially if 1 of those wins is against a top - 10 side in the world..

Gerrard had scored a penalty in the game, which helped his side to a 3 - 2 win against their rivals for a top four spot.

Wenger is tactically poor and inferior if you are to compare him to his peers in the managerial side of football, it's not a coincidence that we can't beat any of the top teams anymore and that atrocious record against Mourinho says it all Arsene Wenger is now past his best!

Villa, who was the top scorer at Euro 2008 and joint top scorer at the 2010 World Cup, broke his tibia playing for Barcelona in a Club World Cup match against Qatari side Al - Sadd way back in December 2011.

The players were in the game until it went to 9 men and that's realistically all you can expect of them against one of the top sides.

Yeah absolutely right.We must play with a 442 but need a Top Quality DFM.Zhaka can not retain his place in the side any longer.How bad must he continue to play before he is dropped?Play AMN.The boy looks a very good prospect and deserves a chance.Ramsey continues to prove he is not anywhere near Jacks class and offers us nothing against a defence that sits and invites us on.

Arsenal have to secure the attack and get Alexis ready for the match against Barca and the remaining fixtures against top premier league sides.The team has to win against Barca and then beat them at Nou - Camp causes it really is irritating to see Wenger playing bad players in the big matches in the past, Arsenal have allowed themselves to be weak where Wenger is after the league means these Southhampton, Stoke, Chelsea get the luck against this side.

It is damn obvious that united have not being our mates for very long time; we lost against a shitty moyes side and repeated our specialty (Losing against top teams) against unsettled LVG side, how is it now we're in this delusion?

After having a fine season in the Spanish top tier the Costa Rican No. 1 impressed many more with his displays in South America as his side reached the quarter - finals against the odds.

In one you're up against the top flight sides of Europe.

Arsenal will line up the same as always in a 4 -2-3-1 formation against every side because Wenger is still the same, all the top managers have Wenger's number because he doesn't adapt the teams playing style according to our opponents from week to week, he thinks the so - called Arsenal way is the best way for every game even though we'll face different teams with different managers!

His side have not only failed to win any of their matches since 2015, but have only scored one goal away goal against the top six sides in their last 10 outings, which should surely give us some confidence no?

There is no top 4 finish for us, we mess everything up against Swansea, and our defence is as sh ** t as hell, look at spurs the way they played man u, strong in defence, dembele was fantastic not like xhaka lazy and always pass the ball backward sides.

3 fat points in the bag against a top side and hopefully many more to come.

Romelu Lukaku has been heavily criticised for his lack of goals against the top six sides in the Premier League for a number of years, but this could be the time to now finally deliver.

Alongside the brilliant Lionel Messi and Neymar in attack, Suarez's form has helped fire Luis Enrique's side to the top of the Spanish top flight, with the 28 - year - old's winning goal in El Clasico against Real Madrid a particular highlight.

In turn, that will be a real concern for Klopp as he'll be desperate to see them avoid any injury setbacks of their own as that could leave Liverpool exposed at the back against the side with the best goalscoring record in the English top flight this seasoIn turn, that will be a real concern for Klopp as he'll be desperate to see them avoid any injury setbacks of their own as that could leave Liverpool exposed at the back against the side with the best goalscoring record in the English top flight this seasoin the English top flight this season.

He would be a beast on those games that we meet Chelsea the only «Formerly top four» side that took unnecessary points from us, obviously for reason of history, he would be fired up against Man United, they hired someone who didn't give him a chance, against Man City he would probably be in competition with Aguero for the golden boot... Everton made 360 chances to Arsenal's 464.

It's arguably a sensible move from Gattuso to reward his in - form frontman, but it won't be easy against a Juventus side which has only conceded 15 goals in 29 league games to earn the best defensive record in the top flight in Italy.

While Mourinho struggles in the big games, managing just one goal in his last ten away games against fellow top six sides, Manchester City have already beaten Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal this season by a 9 - 1 aggregate scoreline.

Of course I am very happy that Giroud scored an excellent goal against a top side like Crystal Palace, but where where the other central players supposed to play except in the centre?

He also said that England's last four results against some of the world's top sides puts them in good stead for the future and at the World Cup 2018.

With two other sides currently in the top six also playing each other on Friday evening, as Notts County travel for a local derby against Sheffield United, it could be an important night at the top of League One.

i want arsenal to win but when was the last time we performed in an away game against a top 6 side?

Having said that, Liverpool are still in the hunt for a trophy this season, with a Wembley FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa for the side which can come out on top in the replay.

Arsene Wenger's men pipped Paris Saint - Germain to top spot in the group stage but were «rewarded» with a tricky double header against Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Today» match against Mauricio Pochettino's side is one that the Blues must win in order to really give their push to qualify for next season's Champions League, as if the west London side were to lose today, they would be eight points behind fourth - placed Spurs, all but ending their hopes of finishing in the top four.

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.

A proven retainer of the ball against top Premier League sides who has reached a level of maturity in which to step up to fight for titles and Champions League knockout rounds and not just Europa league spots.

Janssen was the top scorer in the Eredivise last season with 27 goals, and has three in five caps for the Dutch senior side, including a strike against England at Wembley in March.

You're not adding context, you're attempting to deflect the issue by referencing the fact we won the league in 1998 with 4 losses against the top sides.

Roy Hodgson now has a selection headache following the performances from his fringe players as Ross Barkley and Townsend himself, reminded many of their qualities against a top international side in a game which the Three Lions dominated during the closing stages.

I don't mean that in an arrogant way either, the opposite in fact — it's likely our top stars may take this game a bit less seriously seeing as it isn't a premier league side we're up against, whereas players that don't normally start will have more hunger and will take the game more seriously ss they'll see it as their chance to impress and get played more as a result.

What is for certain though is that Lukaku will be keen to put Saturday's game behind him as having failed to have a positive influence in another big game, he was unable to silence his critics who continue to point to his poor record against the top six sides in recent years where he has struggled to make a big impact.

The Red Devils are known for their «parking the bus» tactics which has seen them earn a number of 0 - 0 draws away from home in recent terms, but without a single win away against a top six side since joining United, Mourinho is expected to bring a more attacking side this weekend.

And this is a Pogba playing with Vidal, Pirlo, Marchissio in a very dominant Serie A side against a Ramsey plagued with injuries and played at times out of his natural position in a top 3/4 PL side that has struggled at times.

We can not take any of these games lightly after tonight's game against BATE, and I am sure that there will need to be changes by the time we facr Newcastle at home in one of our easier games, but until then I expect Wenger to play with his strongest side available as we fight to get back into the Top Four.

In fact, Arsene Wenger's side haven't lost a single game against opponents from the Premier League's current top six.