Sentences with phrase «against title contenders»

Coming off a hope - inspiring clean sheet draw against title contenders Napoli, the Nerazzurri make th

I can nitpick on each of our 14 players performance in this game if i want, but I happen to think that overall, obtaining a draw against a title contender playing away, especially playing with 10 men for almost 45 minutes, was not such a bad result after all, not only if the standard is applied to a fragile team such as AFC, but also if it were to be applied to some other «fantastic» team such as for example, Leicester... I can imagine that if we were to loose the game the way Leicester did at the Emirates, many (visitors to this site) would be condemning our players bottlers, chokers instead of hailing them for defending bravely for 20 minutes with 10 men... LOL..

He told The Guardian, «It's the first test against a title contender, so it's a chance to see how good we are.

How the hell can you want your team to loose against a title contender at the begining of the season?

Not exact matches

we need a player that ll give us that edge or X-factor against Chelsea in d title race as they look like the only contender with no weakness.

oh dear, ppl are as if arsenal hav suddenly become title contenders.for a club like arsenal, beating teams which gives space and time on the ball ai nt a big deal.when the team starts to defend consistently and is able to create chances against defensive teams who press, then u can say arsenal hav become title - contenders...

Hence the UFC had to dig into Invicta to find contenders for the first place, and why a debutting fighter got a title match against her.

If you do nt consider drawing at home against city as a negative result the you cant possibly see us as title contenders

They ran into a Team Apuli squad that routinely is among the title contenders and they just didn't have their A-Game on Thursday, which you need to bring against Team Apuli.

Yes: Because Arsenal has been called up as title contenders who should get a comfortable win against West Ham.

They both play, and its obvious they will, Arsenal will struggle mightily to score against the true title contenders.

There are doubts over Olivier Giroud against the top teams [Daily Telegraph], while Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck have never played as a central striker on a regular basis and it remains to be seen whether either player could lead the line for potential title contenders.

Arsenal, one of the this season's Premier League title contenders, kick start their Champions League campaign, ahead of their rivals, against Besiktas in the playoff round starting tonight.

The contenders for the title have all strengthened and not many fans would back against Man City with Pep in charge (not my choice) taking top spot with the other 3 places up for grabs but there are a lot of permutations to take place that can and will have an effect on the outcome.

Inspired by a devastating defense, Georgia roused itself against LSU and looked like a national title contender

And all three of the title contenders are involved in games against them around the replay date of April 13th, as a Sky Sports report explains.

Forget about what we played against chelsea we are still 2 - 3 signings behind title contenders

We only lost against Tottenham, the title contender.

We must end Mourinho's unbeaten record against us, to declare our fully rising as serious title contender next season and seasons to come.

A recent classic, Aaron Ramsey scored this fantastic volley against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium last season in a 2 - 0 win that made Arsenal look real contenders for the title, even if in the end it was Brendan Rodgers» side who came far closer.

His final competition was lackluster, too: Collin Klein, who was the effective leader of an effective Kansas State team, lost his inside track at the Troy Smith Memorial Vote for being the public face of an undefeated title contender, and Manti Te'o had to overcome decades of bias against defenders... and tackle totals that dropped in his senior season as the defense around him made it easier for him to do his job and easier for Notre Dame to win.

He is 40 years old 1 - 4 in his last five (admittedly against great opposition), he is fighting an up and comer on Saturday, but even if wins he is likely done as a title contender.

Picking up a point and avoiding defeat against fellow title contenders is not that bad a consequence, after all, even if you're the home side.

The ride ended in the semifinals against eventual - champion San Ramon Valley, but the gauntlet had been thrown down: the Gaels are a Division I title contender.

If we win a few games against top teams we will be title contenders.

More importantly, however, they got to win at home and stem this procession of garnering a solitary point, especially against the fellow title contenders.

Their defense allows them to dominate in the matches against other title contenders.

Sarachan will guide the USA at least through the June friendlies against Bolivia, Ireland and World Cup title contender France.

I don't know if this will make us title contenders or not as we couldn't win against Chelsea but we have beaten Liverpool already with 2 - 0 so the pundits have to explain that.

Leicester will be hoping to snatch at least a point off the title contenders, having rallied brilliantly (twice) against Everton last weekend to tie the game 2 - 2, but will know that Chelsea will be on a whole other level compared to the Toffees.

Hold onto a lead with 9 men, go 1 up against nearest title contenders then concede 2 injury time penalties and have them both missed and win the game, score the goal of the season, have your promotion rivals concede an equaliser 3 mins and 59 seconds into 4 minutes of injury time to clinch promotion with 4 games spare (and that's just the last 2 weeks).

Pure conjecture, 1 win against Chelsea dosen't make us title contenders.

The Red Devils were struggling in derby matches last term and they need to improve their record in games against fellow title contenders if they are to regain the domestic trophy.

Recent games had seen a stagnation in performance for Jurgen Klopp's side, but a win against their fabled rivals who were also title - contenders, should have been incentive enough to spur the team on.

Having retired on top after making 9 defences of his title against strong contenders you could argue there's little left for him to prove.

Showtime Boxing: Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defends his WBC title against unbeaten contender Luis Ortiz - live Saturday, March 3 at 9PM ET / 6PM PT on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center.

Showtime Boxing: IBF Welterweight World Champion Kell Brook talks about growing up in Sheffield, winning a world title, and defending it at Bramall Lane against undefeated contender Errol Spence Jr..

British knockout sensation and heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua (17 - 0, 17 KOs) defends his title against American contender Eric Molina (25 - 3, 19 KOs).

Hard - punching southpaw Adonis Stevenson (28 - 1, 23 KOs) defends his world championship title in a rematch against light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara (29 - 4, 17 KOs).

Showtime Boxing: Exclusive look at IBF Super Middleweight Champion James DeGale who paved the way towards title unification with a hard - fought unanimous decision against top Mexican contender Rogelio Medina.

Showtime Boxing: IBF Welterweight World Champion Kell Brook returns to the ring against undefeated No.1 - ranked contender Errol Spence for a 12 - round title fight - live from England on Saturday, May 27th.

Showtime Boxing: Ireland's Andy Lee defends his 160 - pound title against England's Billy Joe Saunders, the WBO's No. 1 middleweight contender, Saturday, December 19th, live on SHO EXTREME 5PM ET / PT from Manchester Arena.

The awards contender written by the actress, playwright and screenwriter received the title from the site upon collecting 165 positive reviews against zero negative ones.

As I write this Thursday afternoon, we are still waiting to see two strong Palme contenders: The Wild Pear Tree by Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a Cannes favourite who took the top prize in 2014 with Winter Sleep; and Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum, titled for a Biblical town where Jesus Christ is said to have performed miracles, which is getting good advance buzz for its story about an unhappy boy launching a lawsuit against the adults who vex him.

Perhaps the most important product in the Fiat Chrysler Automotive lineup (the only other contender for that title, frankly, is the Jeep Wrangler) the 2019 Ram has been thoroughly revamped in a bid to further increase its competitiveness against the likes of the Ford F - 150 and the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, the latter of which has just been redesigned as well.

BMW, it seems, is squaring off against Mercedes - Benz for the German luxury - car heavyweight title and, in the 735i, has found a strong contender.

After watching some of McGregor's finest moments from his rise to superstar status within the UFC arena that have been recreated within a video scene, players are quickly thrust into a battle against one of the top contenders, Tony Ferguson, in a UFC Lightweight title matchup.