Sentences with phrase «cup games for the team»

Not exact matches

If we win both games but it is not enough to finish in the top four, the form will be there but the team may find it hard to get over the disappointment and the final will probably be tough for us, so do Arsenal need to seal another UCL place in order to win the FA cup?

aurier was in team of the year in ligue 1 an good in world cup m» vila have standout games for france first team and was also in team of the year for rennes in ligue 1 berahino has proven himself this year in the prmeier league,

Although our PL game at the Emirates on Sunday against Burnley should be our focus for now before we start to think of our fourth round FA Cup match against either the Saints team or the Lions team.When the time to play the Cup game comes, I am sure Arsenal will squarely deal with it to win the game.

I would be happy for the lad to get 15 - 20 first team starts mainly in cup games including the Europa league.

Europa is not FA cup, wait till everyone gets exhausted and we get smacked by teams we can't even spell, wishing for us to win the EL but you make it sound like we are already on the final while we haven't played a single game yet..

Funny how the author already knows Hull team for the FA Cup game.

My team for Cup game Ospina.

Alexis came with a good spirit, seing Ozil on board, thinking a team would be built around them but year after year, it is no top class addition with a guessing game plan, weakness all over the pitch, players out of position, a team scared to play and lost as manager... Sanchez then started to ask more money, we said no as to Ozil; waiting 6 month later to be on last year contract... The all management is nuts and Alexis or any players try until they get fed up, Ozil plays to get fit for wrld cup and his value back...

Can we all stop being negative for a while and congratulate Sir Arsene Wenger for breaking Sir Alex's record of 810 games, it was a great day for us only to be ruined by Mike Dean, Wishing AW and the team all the best for 2018 for the treble, FA cup, League Cup and UEFA cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup and UEFA cupcup

Could gain experience in cup games while Arteta covers for Coquelin and in 6 - 12 months time Samper would of gotten use to the team a lot more and be more of an asset.

A draw wount be gud enough for dis game nd any other game, we need to imbibe dat winning mentality of a big club, nt hoping for a draw or a slim defeat against other big teams, wil it be an offence if we win our remaining 15 epl matches or win all our ucl nd fa cup matches?

Play the best team possible for saturday, everton are no push overs and then rest people mid week in the cup game.

Our currently unbeaten netball team made their way to Durham yesterday for their first cup game of the season.

Arsenal have very few Cup games left to rotate in except the Europa League, and our tie against Ostersunds will probably see the end of that run, so it would appear that Arsenal has little need of most of our second team for the rest of this season.

So there has been hardly any pressure on our first team except for in five Cup games all season, whereas ALL of our main rivals have had to contend with much harder opponents in the Champions League on a regular basis, as well as the FA and League Cups.

Or has Wenger simply taken a calculated gamble (that went wrong) to keep a stronger team for the League Cup game on Wednesday?

«You know the FA Cup, you don't know what to expect — any team is ready for it and it is always a tough game at any stage,» he told Arsenal.com.

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

Of the quartet, Nigerian striker Iheanacho is the most experienced, having already featured in 21 first - team games for City, scoring seven times, including a hat - trick against Aston Villa earlier in this season's FA Cup.

Wenger comes out saying every game is like a cup final for us, yet we come out as if we play a pub team and lose 2 - 0 to a beatable team.

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!!!

Gon na get a few thumbs down for this but to be honest I would rather spend my weekends watching my team play beautiful attacking football and have the joy of watching beautiful goals such as Wilshere's goal v west brom last week and still finish in the top 4 with a cup final to look forward to than win the title having to force my eyes open to actually see my team win via an early goal and the rest of the game spent watching headed clearances from John terry

So are we once again going to be looking at the FA cup to put some gloss on our season, so is it time for Arsene Wenger to stop doing the usual tinkering with the Arsenal squad that he does in these games and pick the strongest possible team for Saturday.

Of course we expect to see some of the fringe players and the young players like Zelalem and Akpom given a chance to impress and make a case for the first team squad, but the pre-season games, especially the Emirates cup, gives the boss a great opportunity to get his best XI out on the pitch before the serious stuff starts.

The fans in general seemed pretty pleased with the starting line - up, if not a little surprised to see such a strong team for a League Cup game.

It is a fact that we all know Arsenal have little hope of winning the biggest trophy, and with two games a week Wenger made a concious decision to play his reserves in the midweek games (i.e. Champions League and League Cup) and save his A team for the Premier League.

West Bromwich Albion and Gateshead have confirmed their team selections for the FA Cup third round tie between the two sides at the Hawthorns in what will be new Baggies coach Tony Pulis» first game in charge.

In this ambition, the Boss MUST rest all his preferred starting XI 1st team starters but just 2 for the Hull FA Cup game.

These young guns will only get a chance to prove themselves at top level if and only if arsenal make massive signings that will give us a major trophy... if we are for example leading the league in like seven points in February, then we can afford to give them some minutes on field but they wont get game time on the current team cz the manager realizes that the club needs trophies and hez running out of time so i even doubt he will use them in capital one cup... Good luck boys

As much as the rest of the Brazil team hasn't appeared to show up for the World Cup, the team's star, Neymar Jr., has come to play, notching 4 goals already in just three World Cup games.

It's a team game, Messi can stay fresh for the world cup, that's about as much as he can do, the rest doesn't matter.

We all know he doesn't like using his 1st team keeper for cup games...... He mustn't use sczesny's shambolic perfomances as an excuse for choosing to play Ospina against Hull city.......

Colin Montgomerie, the player most responsible for Europe's recent domination of the Ryder Cup, came to Oakland Hills hoping to show that he still had enough game to belong on the 2008 team.

Wenger needs to play our best 11 in string of games only way to build a team likes of iwobi ox coq Walcott Ramsey ok for league and fa cup but none close to quality needed to challenge top teams... Truth is this psg team would not be in contention in EPL... But point will do

Catching Chelsea would mean, an abundance of luck, no more injuries (When Chelsea will get crucial ones, Fabregas, Costa, Courtois and defenders as examples), a tactical enlightenment from Wenger (that would call for a miracle), beat Man United, Man City, Chelsea at Home and not waist points against Liverpool and win all the odds games against the lower teams (as well as being kicked out of the CL and not go far in the Uefa Cup as we don't have the squad to do either anyway).

The guy kept our season afloat for the first 4 months with his goals, scored the goal to secure UCL group stages, scored both semi-final goals to take us to FA cup final, is the club's top scorer, has been involved in more goals + assists than anyone in the PL, scored more goals than the media's fave Costa from a deeper, wider position, plays every second of every game as if it was his last, is always smiling, helped instill a hungrier work ethic in the team — all in a first season.

I can understand if you have Quality to mix with but you don't put out a Carling cup team for a Champs league game, a team underfeated to get a result.

In case a football team is participating in many different competitions simultaneously, for instance, in the National Cup as well as some international competitions, its players may be fatigued and not entirely ready for the next game.

He scored a hat - trick against Brighton last night and that took his goal tally to eight in just nine games and he has already played for the first team this season in the League cup, so the talented 19 - year old is very close and could soon find himself on the bench a lot more often.

On paper you would think that playing Forest would be an easyish task, considering they have won only one of their last 8 games in the Championship, but League form goes out of the window when it comes to the FA Cup, especially when Wenger is forced to play some second string players to help the First XI team regain some strength for the Top Four challenge.

Shouldn't need him for Friday, don't get me wrong it be very hard game against Leicester but reward Sunday's team that won cup I'd go cech in goal, 3 cbs has.be holding merts and Montreal left win has be da bodybuilder sead kolisinc rev has be ox 2 cms has be elneny and xhaka and iwobi cam role while I'd go 2 up top French connection Giroud and lacasette, hold welbeck for 70 min if we need goal or injection pace

So nice to see our youth players shining for the senior team Le Coq and Bellerin have earned their starting right so i feel Debuchy should wait... maybe play him in the fa cup games.

OLIVER is jus making up for the fa cup final Arsenal won, sometimes in that game it looked like too many small decision went against hull that shouldn't have n 75 % games not against big teams tho we won wt him in charge, the only big team that failed to win against us wt oliver is man city

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

But now it seems (after another long term injury) that he is now back to full fitness, and now Wenger is saying that the 32 year - old is now back in contention for a place in first team squad after playing some games in the Europa League and the Caraboa Cup.

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.

Debuchy is not what we need, he is at best useful for EFL cup games against lesser division teams and Europa league groupstage games, not in d Knockout round where we might face Dortmund, ATM, Celtic etc.....

With that in mind, is it time for Arsene Wenger to sacrifice the remaining two group games, perhaps playing a League Cup style team full of young players?

Personally, I would only fully rotate the team for the league cup and Fa cup games!

Preston sit six points off of Leeds in play - off places, and will be more than happy with their campaign thus far, although it wouldn't be unknown for a team to rest a number of players in the cup in order to concentrate on their league game.