Sentences with phrase «dead rubber game»

Since it was a dead rubber game I'm not going to do player ratings, I just wanted to point out some issues I think could be glossed over as a result of progression already being guaranteed.

Not exact matches

Hadzic went to the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Bosnia & Herzegovina, but struggled for game time in a talented midfield including the likes of AS Roma star Miralem Pjanic, although he was given a start in their 3 - 1 dead rubber win over Iran.

Although the game is a dead rubber, Wenger has made it clear that he will still be playing his experienced reserves to give them a little more match fitness ahead of our congested fixture list in the rest of this month, so it is certain that our front line will consist of Wilshere, Walcott and Giroud again, although I expect Welbeck to be given a run out as well at some point.

Ok may be give the back up keeper some matches in the 2 domestic cups, but certainly not the finals, give him some dead rubbers in the champions league and may be one or dead cert home premier league games, against the likes of Norwich, Bournemouth, Watford, etc..

We all know our two weakest areas, but in coquelin, arteta and flamini, we have 1 outstanding dm and to OK ones good enough to cope with the dead rubbers and games against minnows in the league and domestic cups.

Even MORE depressing is that the game is a dead rubber!

It does not help the players to perform but with this game being effectively a dead rubber it does not really matter.

It is not a completely dead rubber after all as the Gunners do need to make sure that we don't have to play two nervy and unwanted games at the start of next season in order to secure a place in the Champions League group phase, and unlikely it may be there is still an outside chance of finishing above Tottenham in the Premier League table, which Arsene Wenger admits is only of value to us fans as bragging rights but still a worthwhile goal at that.

Arsene Wenger made six changes for the game with Basel from the weekend win at West Ham, but it was a much stronger side than expected for a game that seemed like a dead rubber.

You'd hope so, because it would be nice to get the win and know that the final game against Basel in Switzerland is a dead rubber.

Team News & lineups: One problem for Barcelona is the fact that they are playing so many games since the start of the year that Luis Enrique might choose to rest a few players in next couple of games including Sundays clash against Levante and midweek Copa Del Rey dead - rubber second leg tie against Valencia.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have agreed a friendly game with Argentina which will take place in Russia on the 14th of November, four days after their dead rubber World Cup 2018 Qualifiers tie against Algeria.

However, it did mean that Arsenal's last home game of the season with West Bromwich Albion was a dead rubber, and it definitely felt like it for most of the game.

He played in the 3 - 1 dead rubber loss to Olympiakos, a game in which Andre Santos was injured.

There's a striker's adage I've always liked about scoring worldies in the wrong types of games such as pre-season games or meaningless dead rubbers.

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun should be passed fit for Nigeria's upcoming engagement against Algeria and Argentina in a dead rubber World Cup 2018 Qualifiers and a friendly game respectively.

The game was almost a dead - rubber, and with a mix and match squad of first - teamers, fringe players and youngsters, I was struggling to see how much could be gained from the match to improve... More Rampant Ramsey lifts the Arsenal gloom

This is a very decent game with a lot of polish, dig deeper and you may find a gem or a dead rubber.