Sentences with phrase «by the football pundits»

Take a step back and look at the facts again, because Arsene Wenger seems to be suggesting that we only see this, and the seven years of crashing out of the Champions League before the quarter - final stage, as failure because we are told as much by the football pundits on TV and the journalists in the press.

Once considered the «next big thing» in English football, the 22 - year - old is now being slated by football pundits and fans alike for not doing enough for club or country.

Not exact matches

Very often football fans, pundits, managers and club owners disrespect the opposition by expecting their team to beat everyone and win everything.

With Arsene Wenger once again driving the average Arsenal fan up the wall, going against conventional wisdom and baffling football pundits everywhere by sticking to his guns and refusing to get drawn into the ever increasing spending frenzy that is the summer transfer window, the odds against the Gunners ending the 12 year wait for a title get smaller by the day.

when i referred to walcott as the whippet i was roundly condemned by the arsene fan club that passes for football pundits on this site... i now see that i was wrong... and would like to extend my profoundest apologies to whippets everywhere for maligning the genuine qualities of that particular breed... as for walcott...

Football pundit Tony Cascarino has claimed on Sky Sports that Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette will join Arsenal by the end of next week.

Football pundits have been talking about our second goal, the thunderbolt scored by Alexis Sanchez, as one of the all time best goals in the final and I am sure that we will be seeing it over and over again in the coming years.

As reported by Metro, the football pundit is expecting a game full of goals as both sides push forward, but he believes that Arsenal can come out on top as long as we keep things tight to begin with.

In days gone by it would have been a pre or post match beer and discussion about the game, now it is a 24 × 7 barrage from informed pundits who rival the AKB supporters with WKB (we know better) having never run a football team yet know better what the tactics or formation should have been, who should have been played, who they clearly would have bought (fcking fantasy football) etc etc..

But what will be a big deal for the media and the football pundits to start rambling about is if Arsenal lost the match, a shocker punch by Lincoln doing a giant killing act to the Gunners will be loved by the media and the football pundits as they will have a selling story to start writing another round of anti-Wenger articles and do another round of anti-Wenger punditry.

However, our optimism and confidence are not shared by many football pundits, including the pairing of Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville, who both dismissed our title chances on Sky Sports last night.

In France he is not recognised as one of the great and most of the time criticised by his obvious lack of results and trophies... But, still he is in position at Arsenal and you will have some pundits (well when you go as low as recruiting Robbie Savage as a pundit, you wonder why people think BT is seemingly a joke) telling you is a football brain...!!!

The former footballer turned pundit was a fan favourite at Highbury, and still remains well - liked by the Arsenal faithful.

It just demonstrates one dimensional thinking by people associated with football particularly the journos, pundits, and FIFA football fans.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

A fine player at his peak and always a well - informed, articulate pundit, Wilkins will clearly be sorely missed by all those involved in English football and beyond.

Football pundits were also impressed by Lacazette and he has been spoke about quite well before without being put up alongside the league's top strikers.

The TV football pundit suggested that anything less than full effort and commitment from a player who wants to leave but has not, will be spotted quickly by his team mates who will not take kindly to it.

Why should we, Arsenal fans always let what all this journalistic jargons by the press and football pundits disturb us so much, that we so easily forgot what this man did for us, by bringing Arsenal Football club to this level, both financially and otfootball pundits disturb us so much, that we so easily forgot what this man did for us, by bringing Arsenal Football club to this level, both financially and otFootball club to this level, both financially and otherwise.

And another point... I am frequently in France and watch all the football I can swallow when I am there (more football channel there) and I have never heard pundits or football specialists praising Wenger (I have seen him being embarrassed), so I don't know where that thing about Wenger being praised all over the world and being wanted by major clubs...!!

For although it is commonplace to suggest that football supporters are stupid, most in fact have brains enough for two — a necessary evolutionary step that enables the average fan to be able to disentangle the absolute rubbish spouted by your average football pundit or commentator and work out what his gibberish actually means.

The Frenchman is regarded by many fans and pundits to be one of the best defensive midfielders in the English football, with his wages having risen to sky - high levels since moving to Premier League in 2015.

While Ireland appeared to be performing minor miracles by competing with the big boys of international football, some pundits (primarily Dunphy) believed the creative players were being made redundant by the use of the long ball.

Talking of Pundits., I always like a laugh by reading Mark Lawrenson's PL predicitions each week on the BBC football online blog.

The appointment of Rafael Benitez at Newcastle United was met with a sort of apprehensive optimism by football experts and pundits alike.

It was by far and away Cancelo's best match in an Inter shirt, and the young defender showed why many football pundits view the Valencia loanee as one of the most promising fullbacks in Europe.

The above is a quote by former Manchester United defender and current Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville speaking on an episode of Monday Night Football in late 2012.

Arsenal have also been back by many pundits and football betting sites to go all the way to win the competition, despite the campaign being Wenger's first throughout his managerial career.

He lost his temper in front of the cameras after his performance was criticised by Italian television pundits, telling his interviewers that they did not understand football and hurling his microphone down.

Owned by the Srivaddhanaprabha family from Thailand, the club has benefitted from a light touch from their owners who have won widespread appreciation and plaudits from football fans and pundits alike across the country.

Eric Bristow has been dropped as a pundit by Sky Sports following his comments about footballs abuse scandal.