Sentences with phrase «away as a big club»

«After a defeat it is always important to win straight away as a big club because if you don't do that you have a crisis.

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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

As it is expected, his performances has not gone unnoticed and big teams around the continent have been showing the interest to prize him away from Arsenal; notably Barcelona, which happens to be his home town club.

In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)

The sad truth is that we are just a couple of players away from having a very strong starting 11... Wenger's fixation with Walcott and mertesakher as starting players remains a mystery to me... neither have the quality of a top team like arsenal... I am not a giroud hater but he is still too inconsistent and the big question is whether welbeck can push him in a way Walcott won't... Campbell has done well and has moved ahead of Walcott and, ox for sure but there is still a question about how much more he can improve... Elneny is certainly an upgrade over arteta and flamini whether he will make it I don't know just hope that he does but arguably wenger could have been more ambitious... That leaves a top quality striking option... There is no doubt that wenger deluded himself over the summer and that needs to be corrected ASAP... Draxler dybala aube and even griezman with a big enough big could have been prized in summer... january not a good time for this but it is not difficult to find better options than Walcott ox or Campbell... All a question of whether wenger wants to win EPL on his terms or wants to win this for the club

If that wasn't the case he would have signed straight away, he wouldn't have had to talk to anyone about it as Arsenal are one of the biggest clubs in the world.

I wanted to know we could challenge the best to win, and I just don't think there is as much appeal in a victory against this liverpool team as there was last year, just feel like I'm waiting for that game where we turn up away from home against a big club and show them we can play and win

Another question for us to consider, of course, is what sort of state of mind Alexis will be in, as it is clear that he was hoping for a transfer away from Arsenal this summer to some big club with Champions League prospects and it still looks like the boss will not sanction it.

You know there are just some players you can prise away from their clubs... unfortunately Antoine is one of such, it is just like saying a club sees Sanchez at the Copa and decides to sign him from Arsenal especially if the club is not as big as Arsenal..

Several big - name Chelsea midfielders have been linked to moves away from the club — particularly Eden Hazard, who has just one goal in 32 competitions as of writing.

The Gunners have come under strong criticism following their loss to Watford this weekend, and the latest comments move to claim that the club is «soft», citing the board's decision to shy away from the big decision on Arsene Wenger as breeding for that frail mentality.

He began to stockpile draft choices — not give them away, as the Kings had done over the years; he traded for veteran defensemen — Dave Lewis and Jerry Korab in particular — to stop the traffic jam in front of the Kings» goal; he signed scoring champion Marcel Dionne to the biggest contract in NHL history — a six - year, $ 3.6 - million deal; he remedied the Kings» lack of depth by acquiring the services of veteran Center Garry Unger; he gave Berry a bevy of rinkside assistants; he organized a farm club in Houston; and he redesigned L.A.'s uniforms.

If Liverpool do get through, however, they will join Arsenal and Manchester United as the three big clubs still in the competition and the three big favourites to win the trophy, but they will be faced with the toughest tie in the next round, away to Crystal Palace.

The man has changed out of recognition from his early years et the club.It is my opinion he has allowed himself to feel as though he is BIGGER than the Club.This especially so since that dark day of David Deins departure.He seems to believe he is untouchable and answerable to nobody.The Board were s *** ing bricks he would walk away and to my mind he used this to get his own way with everything.I have met this man on numerous occasions down the years of his time at the club and honestly he is the most polite and well versed Manager in Football.That is why I despise him more.He KNOWS he has failed this last decade.He knows he has made far too many wrong decisions with transfers and tactics and formations etc.But he NEVER accepts he is wrong.

He played CB in that game and was actually viewed in the long run as a CB from by the club though he's a dm.He plays CB just as well as he plays DM because of his solidity and reading of the game.Just look at the position he played for Arsenal in the senior team.He's gonna be a big loss but the funny thing is people expect his name to fade away.

Wenger will claim it's a player he has had his eye on and tried to sign previously on many occasions.Abua gets a move away from a club he no longer wishes to play for in addition to a nice financial package and bigger wages.The fans get a top top replacement for Sanchez.Laca gets a strike partner.The team gets rid of someone who has reportedly left a nasty smell and atmosphere in the dressing room.The Board get a (temporary) get out of jail card.We as fans lose Walcott as a bonus.Mika to sign as an added bonus.WOW the garden is full of roses.Will probably get stuffed by Palace on Saturday.

poor infrastructure for a long long time Spain big two have atleast a team of five people from President himself they share opinion where to strength in Asenal was the opposite» as long as i am here i will be the one who decide» running football club is a team work not individual personal opinion and philosophy which never work out for long time — he get away with it before he was bringing in money for selling players and make Arsenal football club participants and not competetors any more

Yes, thats need to change even when he used to have Dick Law as transfer negotiator still was him doing it remotely send him out to close / push deal to the finish line and wenger has already price it not a selling club and end up loose a lot of new players they need to take power away from and have him concetrate on training / pitch he does not also get along with super agents, Raiola, Pini Zahavi, Mendes those represent big number of good players but now Sanllehi will take care that section

I never believed that saying anyway, as Man United under Fergie got away with murder for years and there is a big case for the smaller clubs» claims that they get the short end of the stick more often than not.

Another superb midfielder, Miralem Pjanic could be at a much bigger club than AS Roma, but is rarely linked with moves away despite consistently eye - catching displays in Serie A.

As others have said the home fans don't generate a great deal of atmosphere (typical of many of the bigger clubs in the Premier League) but the away end was buzzing, increasingly so as the match was action packeAs others have said the home fans don't generate a great deal of atmosphere (typical of many of the bigger clubs in the Premier League) but the away end was buzzing, increasingly so as the match was action packeas the match was action packed.

That won't be going away any time soon, as the world's biggest clubs aim to capitalise on Tottenham's inability to qualify for the Champions League.

They haven't shied away from such a colossal challenge as they take on some of the biggest clubs in the country and the World on a weekly basis.

The only Arsenal fan with a twisted mind is yourself and others like you, loyalty to a club is old news and past tense, exactly why Clichy and Nasri left for Citeh, it, s the weekly pay cheque that makes the difference, if Chelsea, Ci teh or Real Madrid offer van Persie a better weekly wage so be it as his manager Arsene Wenger has shown he can not take the club any further than a mediocre 3rd place and only one point ahead of Spuds, football in 2012 is big bu siness, get with the times or go away mister, your child ish unalytical mind won, t pay Robin, s monthly bils etc..?

The Belgium star was in stunning form last season as Chelsea romped to the title and with Diego Costa's future likely to be away from the club he will be a big part of Antonio Conte's hopes this term.

It hurts me as a true loving fun of Arsenal far away back here in Ghana.The pending current setbacks of our darling club is disheartening in the sense that, Mr Kroenke as the major shareholder should compare Arsenal to other big clubs in europe on how they achieve their goals by investing in players and other managerial aspects.He should change his way of thinking about making profit out of the club rather, spending should be his priority.You can never have a competitive squad without improving on the players you have by adding new players who are enough to compete rather than selling the few talents that you already have, this will never help.

Firstly though, it remains to be seen whether or not he can be prised away from the Bernabeu, as although the report suggests that he could be the one seeking an exit, he's played a lot of minutes this season at one of the biggest clubs in the world.

On a day when the Chelsea faithful paid tribute to club legend Peter Osgood, who passed away 10 days prior to the game, it was fitting we secured a crucial win against a big rival as Gallas's late stunner sealed a 2 - 1 victory and sparked jubilant scenes.

If Lady Bird is, as Gerwig asserts, a «love letter to Sacramento,» then this montage of everyday, easy - to - take - for - granted sights is the big S.W.A.K. on the envelope, an unmistakable declaration of affection; the static shots throughout the movie of old neon signs from Gunther's, the Tower Theatre and Club Raven could be considered the missive's heart - shaped punctuation marks; and the purposeful use of light, about which Gerwig was particularly exacting (she dutifully studied the Sacramento landscapes of renowned contemporary painters Gregory Kondos and Wayne Thiebaud to make sure the color and intensity were just right), is suitably analogous to the fine mist of perfume that will linger after the pages have been folded away.

The Palace Card Club, featuring 13 game tables as well as ample big screen TVs for sporting and live events, is a 5 - minute drive away.