Sentences with phrase «captained the side for»

But he has captained the side for most of the season and will be a big loss after being sent off for a bad tackle in Arsenal's final league game of the season.

Paul Pogba, captaining the side for just the second time, was forced off with a hamstring injury when the sides met in September and was looking to follow - up his man - of - the - match return against Newcastle with another telling contribution.

Irwin again never missed a single game during the league and cup double winning campaign of 1993 - 94, was a corner stone of the side that repeated the double in 1995 - 96 then captained the side for the final home game of 2000 - 01 against Derby County — allowing him to hoist the Premier League trophy for his seventh title in his 10th year of service.

Mamadou Sakho — 6 (Touré 76) Captained the side for fifteen minutes, and made one noticeable defensive intervention as Sion threatened the Liverpool area.

Not exact matches

Stark's motives made «Captain America: Civil War» a better movie: choosing sides was a huge conflict for fans, and added a lot more depth to the MCU and the Avengers as individuals.

It's like picking teams for any sport where no one wants to be picked by the Captain who's pants fell around his ankles tripping the whole team up and losing the game last time... the Christians are standing off to the side trying to hide behind the bleachers to avoid getting picked by him and being made to look foolish.

For anyone who loved eating the stuffed deviled crabs on the Captain's Platter at your seaside fry spot, dinner at this comfort - food enclave comes with a heaping side of nostalgia.

My initial thoughts were that the armband would go to Petr Cech, Laurent Koscielny, Aaron Ramsey or Alexis Sanchez but for some reason I forgot about Santi Cazorla, but the Spaniard was given the honour of captaining the side that beat the Mexican club Chivas De Guadalajara in the second and final game of the mini tour of America.

Our last captain Thomas Vermaelen also left in recent years, and Xhaka could play a big role for our side, although I have no doubt that he will not take the armband for the new season.

The local press are fearful that their team could well lose a series on home soil for the first time since 1987 giving captain Ricky Ponting the dubious honour of being the first Australian to lead his side to three Ashes series defeats in over a century.

England captain Wayne Rooney has warned his latest international teammate Harry Kane to watch out for the tricks of the Italian defenders during the two sides» friendly in Turin on Tuesday, reports the BBC.

There's wide speculation that Mickelson will captain the US side for the home game in 2024 at Bethpage in the New York market where he's loved.

Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak has been charged by the FA for alleged violent conduct incident during his side's victory over West Ham, according to the FA website.

Captain Ben «thunder» Lazarov went a perfect 3 for 3 from the plate but just didn't get enough help from his teammates on the offensive side of the ball.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has put his personal feelings to one side and has heaped praise on Chelsea captain John Terry for his fantastic performances this season.

out of last summers transfers the ONLY one who is real game changer is Mustafi, He hasnt been in the side long enough for it to be obvious yet but I feel he could well be the next club captain and leader at the back.

Wolfsburg captain Naldo showed that he knows how to lead by example this weekend when he secured victory for his side with this amazing 35 - yard drive against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In an interesting preview to Arsenal's FA Cup semi-fnal at Wembley on Saturday, we will be taking on the Reading U21 side at the Emirates, and Jack Wilshere has been named as captain for the night.

Draxler, who has 40 appearances for his country, is prone to injury at times, but was made captain of the young German side that won the Confederations Cup and was even given the Golden Ball for the Best Player of the Tournament as well.

He has come a long way since then, and is now the joint-most capped player for his country, and is the current captain of their side going into the upcoming summer tournament.

He has stated in the past that his long - term ambition is to become captain for his club and nation, with current national team manager, Roy Hodgson, admitting that he has the qualities to captain the side.

So with the former German international set for a long injury lay - off it seemed an odd choice for me and as we reported here at Just Arsenal earlier in the week it has now been almost two years since we started a game with the club captain in the side.

The Inter captain has proven to be a consistent goalscorer for his side, scoring 53 goals in his 99 Serie A outings, but wold the drama surround him be detrimental to our dressing room?

Pep Guardiola's side are set to go back in for Evans, after the Citizens saw saw their original bid of # 18M rejected by West Brom, who are eager to keep ahold of their 29 - year - old captain, report the Mirror.

Vermaelen looked like he could've been a strong captain, but injury concerns kept him out of the side, the same of which goes for Mikel Arteta.

Wales captain, Ashley Williams is a superbly solid defender for Swansea City and for his national side, and he just gets into our line up.

Chelsea are desperate for the 20 - year - old to become the first player to come through their academy and make an impact on the senior side since captain John Terry in the late 1990s.

An admirable captain for a strong City side.

It is not just Wenger who thinks it could be tough for the Gunners today either, as the Reading captain believes that this cup game is almost like a free hit for his promotion chasing side and that could see them produce a great game.

He had the cheek to criticise the side for the stoke showing when he was the captain on the day and completelywent missing!

The Turkey captain — who can play in wide areas or in the centre of midfield — would be an excellent addition for the Red Devils and could help Louis van Gaal's side thrive in the Champions League.

Less pleasing for the Emirates side was the injury sustained by captain Cesc Fabregas soon after he had scored.

United new - boy Marcos Rojo may well go on to become a top Premier League centre - back, but at the moment it is surely the more experienced John Terry who gets the nod, with the former England captain being a great leader and inspirational performer for Jose Mourinho's side.

We went down that road too many times and got burned, a captain jumping ship is a really bad look for any side.

The Roar have been hit with the news that captain Matt Smith will depart the club for Thai Premier League side Bangkok Glass, but he is expected to feature against Adelaide.

Playing just behind the main striker as he did for much of 2014/15, Wayne Rooney continues as a key player and captain of this United side.

But hopefully the club captain will be available again for the Gunners» next game against Man United and he is well aware of how important it is for the players to get the fans back on side again.

Hummels recognises that the absence of Champions League football may tempt players to head for the exit door, yet the Borussia Dortmund captain is already looking ahead to next season — in which he claims the side will be «super».

After one of the biggest buildups to a regular season MLS match in recent memory, the two sides got things started with just as much intensity as was advertised, and the Red Bulls captain Dax McCarty was more than happy to give the Red Bulls an early edge over bitter - rival NYC FC after he headed a corner off a Sacha Kljestan kick for the 1 - 0 lead.

Team Toews beat Team Foligno (the squads are named for their captains, who draft players for each side) 17 — 12.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will lead out his side at Goodison Park for the final time today, with the veteran midfielder hoping to take another step towards sealing the perfect send - off prior to his move to LA Galaxy.

Aaron Ramsey is set to be promoted to captain of his Wales side for the upcoming quarter - final match against Belgium.

The former England captain also name - checked the likes of Xabi Alonso and Toni Kroos as among the players he'd like to emulate as he feels he could learn that role really well and still be a goal threat for his side.

Another captain who helped pull his side to a victory at the weekend was Hull City centre back Curtis Davies, who was exceptional for the Tigers as he marshaled a usually dangerous Everton attack.

If the Spanish international is to be banned, then it is unlikely to appease West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, who this week bemoaned the retrospective charge of Crystal Palace's captain Mile Jedinak, explaining that the subsequent decision — following an attempted elbow on striker Diafra Sakho — was too late to make any difference to his side, and it appears that history may repeat itself for a second week in a row.

However, for me the weakest Arsenal side is the one that lost 3 - 0 to Manchester City on the day after Gallas was stripped of the captain's armband.

Arsenal were the side to pass up on signing their former club captain in the summer, much to the surprise of their fans, a decision which looked even worse when he signed for rivals Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho is set to name captain John Terry in his Chelsea starting eleven for their upcoming Capital One Cup third round tie with League One side Walsall according to the Daily Mirror.

The most monstrously magnificent captain a side could ever hope for.

Super Eagles deputy captain Ogenyi Onazi had a memorable outing for his Turkish side Trabzonspor as they claw their way back to winning ways with a 3 - 1 win over Akhisar Belediye Genclik Ve Spor in the Turkish Super Lig.