Sentences with phrase «cup games because»

«Apart from that, we played with the team in Zagreb and we didn't win, so we want to come back now and win our cup games because that's vital for us.»

«I always love to play in FA Cup games because first you start with the fact you can play teams in lower divisions.

We are great at cup games because only one match will determine who continues.

Then he was injured in the Capital Cup game because Wenger didn't let him warm up.

Not exact matches

It isn't enough to simply get Under 21 games and a few cup matches with the first team, because those fixtures don't necessarily offer players the true physicality, feel and experience of playing in the Premier League.

Because Arsenal will not allow Southampton to do the double in the Cup games against us this season.

but because he scored a wonderful goal in the last Pl game and provided the assist in the FA Cup.

But maybe the manager has become too used to it all as well, because in his comments ahead of the FA cup game this weekend against lowly Preston North End, reported on the Arsenal website, the Frenchman suggested that he was not sure about whether to rest our Chilean international star Alexis Sanchez this weekend.

Watching the Arsenal v Everton game in the Singapore Cup and the commentator said how easy it was to overlook Ozil's quality because of how effortless he made it look — suggested if it was Ramsey or Wilshere pinging the ball around like he was doing then it would attract a lot more attention.

The ties over, so I would try to win the game but the players are only playing for the shirt imo, it's not impossible, but highly improbable they have a mean defense, let's cement 3rd and retain the fa cup (relatively poor) I know because of the expectation and all the noise the club was making last summer but its a slight improvement.

Sanogo may be fortunate in his arsenal stay, because of injury, no team will be looking to take on an injured player (only arsenal), which may be a blessing in disguise, because his recovery more than likely will be after the window closes, so if i was him i would try get some goals in the under 23 games and hopeful that will get him into the cup games or even the chance at the Giroud role again.

The basic thing is he needs game time because of the world cup.

I'm very, very disappointed because I love the cup competitions and unfortunately you jump out of the train now — you can not come back on it and we have to focus on our next game.»

Because you talk nonsense anything can happen in cup games as for our defence it's one of if not best in league and we were never in this position last year of being 5 points clear and playing so well

«The expectations and ambitions are really big and that's why now we are a little disappointed about the season because we are out of the cups and Chelsea have won the» title with four or five games to go.»

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertcup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertCup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

Yess they all had a good game im happy for our boyz but im not going to rate anyone yet because for me thats a relegation tm & they're doing so poor right now, after the manure fa cup clash then ill rate the boyz, we always perform well against the small teams now is time to grow some serious balls & beat the hell out of manure when last we had a victory against them #COYG!!!

His last game in the FA Cup against Spuds last season, he was so good up and down and got injured because he made 2 tackles consecutively, 1 in the Spuds half and had to run back to help the right back in our half, that's how he injured himself tackling a spuds play in our right back position.

Mitchell hasn't played in a game since game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals and because his knee is so messed up, he might miss the start of the 2013 - 2014 season too.

Or was it because his form was interrupeted by that injury in the cup game?

«Well, I don't quite understand what he means by that because when we play QPR we'll have played 50 games, but everybody at the club will have played at least 48, 46 league games and two cup matches.

Every game in the FA Cup is difficult to win because every team is giving everything.»

It's been all down to a shift in mindset from one that lied to him that he's arrived just because he's Theo Walcott, England's youngest goalscorer and World Cup player and the best thing since sliced bread and the entitled attitude that follows naturally [hence wanting to play through the middle without first paying his dues on the wings, even Messi, Ronaldo, Henry, RVP and now Sanchez paid theirs] to one where he can see his career going down the drain highlighted by his Euro snub, a jolt of reality that got him to roll up his sleeves and gave us the Walcott we now see, the disciplined and commited player we no longer have to beg to track back and visibly looking to improve all aspects of his game.

«I will watch it, but with a little bit of fear because Sanchez has played 50 games for us and goes there again, having already played in the World Cup last summer.

The boss told Arsenal Player, «Personally I love the Emirates Cup because it's competitive without having too much pressure on the games.

And because the win over Hull means we now face a cup quarter - final with Watford this weekend instead of the Premier League clash with West Brom, as well as there being an international break around the corner, Wenger only has one Premier League game to get through before Cazorla can come back into the centre of midfield.

Looking at our bench yesterday, one would be forgiven for thinking it was a capital one cup game, only one attacking option, a 19 yr old.Yet wenger won't sign anyone because Welbeck (who hasn't kicked a ball since March last year) is returning from injury.

In the 2013/14 season Gustavo refused to join Arsenal because he felt he would not get sufficient game time ahead of the 2014 world cup.

As it is we did not even need our league position to get a Europa League place because we won the FA cup and so Wenger and the Gunners just had to get on with it, but most of us were dreading the effect these Thursday games would have.

We won't win the cup again this season because AW will put shi - out this weekend and they are a good team that can play football and remember this is a cup game.

It's because two of the greatest players to ever play the game currently reside on their roster and players will take pay cuts and waive NMC's to go there for a chance at a cup.

If we wanted a highfalutin theory as to why the League Cup semifinals, we might suggest that the trappings — nighttime knockout football under lights — combine with the unusual significance — huge because it's a semifinal, but less than even a straightforward league game since it's only the third cup — to create an occasion that sits slightly outside the normal flow of the seasCup semifinals, we might suggest that the trappings — nighttime knockout football under lights — combine with the unusual significance — huge because it's a semifinal, but less than even a straightforward league game since it's only the third cup — to create an occasion that sits slightly outside the normal flow of the seascup — to create an occasion that sits slightly outside the normal flow of the season.

And then, the reason why we lost or drew all those games before Christmas is NOT because we had so many injuries or because the Germans came back late from their World Cup trip.

Now Arsene Wenger and the players must make sure that this is a blip and not the way our fortunes will pan out, because before the next break we have EPL games against Everton away, Swansea at home and Man City away as well as the Carabao Cup game and the Europa League double header with Red Star Belgrade.

That brings me onto the good news, because with Arsenal losing away to Liverpool and missing this weekend's round of Premier League games because of our involvement in the FA cup we could have found ourselves cut adrift when our next EPL game comes around.

He had missed some World Cup games, he had just missed a league game that Santos lost to Campinas and now he was a doubtful starter in other games because of a shoulder injury administered by Milan's Bedin in New York.

Because Arsenal can play the «B» team in the cups especially the much weaker Europa league it means the «A» team is gonna be playing just one game per week which means a significant advantage over the 5 CL teams.

With the German World Cup winning trio of Ozil, Podolski and Mertesacker still unavailable and with Gibbs and Sanogo staying in London because of injury problems, the boss has a depleted squad to work with, especially at the back, so I would not be surprised to see Wenger take the game to our Turkish opponents, rather than trying to keep it tight.

All of you want Wenger to sign Kondogbia because of one Emirates cup game he played against us i doubt if Monaco will approve his sale.Do you actually judge a player's quality base on one game or a series of nice performance he puts in week after week?

As for our cup game you put the best team out first half because we want to keep the cup.

I can still see him equalize late in the game against a mid table team last season and celebrate like he won the world cup whilst the players in our team with a winning mentality had to go get him to run back to his own half because there was still time to win the game.

I'm surprised the other players not in the first team were not up for it, because this is most likely the only cup beside maybe some fa cup matches where they will get games to prove themselves.

It was different with fabianski last year he played well throughout the competition, just because scz is the cup goalie doesn't mean he doesn't have to earn it the same way ospina does with the league games

That is not the only possible cause for concern from an Arsenal point of view either, because Doncaster may be struggling in the league this season but their cup games have been another matter.

Actually there were 3 games they played in 10 days (in fact 11) because they were obviously rested for the Capital One Cup.

Think AW needs to put a very good team out Saturday because it's a cup game and they will give it all on the park so me I would put the best out and try and win big

He was having his mind on Europa Cup because that is the main door for Utd to make a Champions League... No doubt it was good performance but things could have been different if Pogba, Rashford, Valencia all would start the game....

In comments reported on the Arsenal website the Frenchman spoke about how all of the clubs in the other leagues around Europe treated their own cup competitions and did not play a bunch of kids to save themselves for the league matches, even the biggest clubs like Barcelona who because of the club world cup and the Champions League will most likely play more games than the Gunners this season.

Ooooooooo Haaaaaaahaaaaah!!!!!! i m really really happy guys because all the premier league big boys lost their games at their own stadium few minutes earlier in fa cup against small teams... it has really made my day and m very happy... chelsea lost 4 - 2 vs bradford at bridge man city lost 2 - 0 vs middlesborough at etihad southampton lost 3 - 2 vs our sanogo's crystal palace at saint mary's and lastly tottenham also losf at white hart lane vs leicester 2 - 0... I hope liverpool also lose today vs bolton at their own turf anfield in later match that would be something amazing guys all top teams gonna be out with our team hopefully tomorrow we will see off brighton and win the fa cup again and retain the cup and I think we r now favourites to win fa cup INSHAA ALLAH tis season again..

«This weekend is an important game and next weekend too, because it is the FA Cup and we won it twice and we want to continue like this.