Sentences with phrase «do against a team like»

The Englishman can make runs down the flanks, catch on to quick through balls and would be better suited to play on the counter attack, which we may have to do against a team like Manchester City.

Without Leonard, there's not much the Spurs can do against a team like Golden State, even with Aldridge thriving and Curry injured.

Not exact matches

Coquelin's defending is excellent.In fact i've watched many DM's Arsenal have been linked and he's better than some of them defensive wise.How many top DM's will keep the likes of Silva, Coutinho and Modric (12/13) quiet throughout a match?It takes top defending to do that.His biggest problem is that he's not adventurous and doesn't hold the ball with authority.It's just that I feel he's not given the appreciation he deserves.He's a good squad player to have and when on form can do well against top teams.

We do nt mix it up when it comes to the tactical side of the game, a good example is we hardly if ever take shots from outside the box, so the opposition know that we like to «pass it in the net» teams do nt find it as difficult to defend against us anymore.

But I don't think Wenger has cojones to use that style against big teams like Tottenham and Mancester United.

Fans have a right to be extremist, after being given false hope on transfers season after season, knowing we could improve our team with better players but the manager refusing to do so because he prefers mediocrity like Arteta and Flamini, or having to endure humiliating thrashings against Southampton, Liverpool, City and Chelsea over the past 3 seasons.

And against bad teams like Stoke, this should kill them with the quality we have and it did.

I was invited by Hayes's wife, Anne, who, like her husband, has done many charitable deeds, to join the team in Pasadena, where it was preparing for the Rose Bowl game against USC.

Gabriel is not bad but he is more brawn than brain, n that gets xploited against technical teams like City, Bayern n also gives unnecessary fouls like he did vs Kane....

Its not doing anything for him or the team by playing him against a team like Chelsea while he's severely out of form.

We wont beat Everton thats 4 sure... i hope 4 a draw, wt player like wilshere and giroud we do nt stand a chance against the strong teams!

Chelsea look strong and don't look like they will drop too many points, they can afford to draw against the other top 6 teams whilst we need to beat them.

When they come up against a dysfunctional team like Arsenal who play as individuals, no tactics and don't have a team effort then they might mash us again..

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

«The whole team will need to consistently perform like they did in the first half against Chelsea, for us to win the league»

Matt Rhule's Bears played like a real football team for the first time all year and threw a scare into Oklahoma, but they were being propped up by positive preseason numbers, so phasing them out offset anything good they did against the Sooners.

wenger needs 2 be cautious with ozil rotate him regularly don't play in away games especially against physical teams like stoke use him more in home games given that refs never favor us while playing away Oscar made several tackle 7 got a yellow card in 88th min while chabers got his yellow after making his 2nd challenge

I don't see them defending and counter attacking like Ahtletico do against the big teams either.

When Arsenal plays against smaller teams, we somehow manage to win the ball back, but playing against biger teams we play like basketball, leting the enemy attack and hope that they do nt succeed in scoring, rather then us winning the ball back.

[We need to] do a great job together defensively as a unit, like we showed at Manchester City, it's a good idea to do it again and again, especially against big teams.

Moreso I can't but say he hasn't grab his opportunity wif both hands, like le coq; if u wan na break into the team u sud try to score almost all ur chances wch walcott failed to do espcially against the hammers, if he had score a brace in dat match, he wud ve been our match winner in dat match and wud ve been back into the team.

We can beat any1 of those teams on our day, we have trouble like teams against dortmund who press us high up the pitch, those 3 you just mentioned don't play a pressing game and i truly believe we are capable of beating them.

So it looks like we could be heading for another tight game against the Hammers, and it will be interesting to see if our reserves can deal with them better than our first team did last week.

Arsenal dose not like to spend crazy money and I don't think that is the reason why they haven't won the premier league, it is more because of Arsene Wenger's rigid style (until recently) that other teams are used to and can easily defend against.

Heres a thought: Play like Chelsea do against big teams and purely player counter attacking football.

But wouldn't be opposed with him getting in with like a 1 - 2 minutes left in the 1st half against toronto to see what he can do on the boards and inject some energy into the team.

they did nt we were just so f# ck & ng predictable because of the same bullshit tactics that may have worked against the smaller teams but against the larger ones at full strength... well you ask the question again as to why we don't beat the top sides, they hire managers like mourinho who are tacticians and take one look at arsenal's team sheet and know exactly what they are doing... there is a reason we haven't beaten them in a while.

Those saying Ozil does nt have an effect on this team did nt watch the FA cup final or the game against united in the FA cup and the liverpool rout at the Emirates.The guy makes a pass that no opponent could ever anticipate and that unsettles any opposing midfield.Just like reus, the guy never seems to struggle.but ask people who have played with or against him....

Team Geer (Whiskey Bar Chicago)-- Currently in 7th with 26 points — If they win in Flag Football against Team Silberstein than they can do no worse than 7th and not to sound like a broken record..

Like I said in a recent post, Ozil loves the big talk before the big games, but doesn't turn up himself, yet here he is asking his team mates to step up against Utd..?

First of all I would just like to say thanks to Alan Pardew and the Palace team for rolling over for United after giving their all against the Gunners, just like Stoke did with Spurs on Monday and many teams seem to have done all season, saving their best performances for us.

This was the last time I saw this team press like we did against Milan!

CLOVIS WEST KEYS TO VICTORY: Against top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the NiAgainst top teams the Golden Eagles have been near or above their 74.1 points per game scoring average, and if they can score at least 70 points and play solid team ball with the kind of defense they have shown — except in the second game against Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Niagainst Centennial - Las Vegas when they lost 70 - 46 at the MLK in Stockton — coach Craig Campbell and his girls should win again just like they did in a 70 - 67 overtime victory over Poly at the Nike TOC.

I know some are saying we shouldn't worry but to be honest I'm worried, we are playing a Mourinho team next after the international break and we all know Wenger doesn't even have a single league victory against him, the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea have no european football so can fully focus on the league all this has me worried!

You can get two high seeds playing each other in the first round or the second round and perhaps that's not fair but I think ultimately it's good for the game to have heated playoff series against teams that don't like each other and see each other a lot.»

Although Arsenal fans are 99 % certain that the Gunners can not qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the Top Four of the Premier League and our only remaining hope is to win the Europa League and sneak in the back door, like Man United did next season, it would appear that the Boss thinks his team need to win against some «big teams» before we can consider winning the minor European trophy.

3 different players, all very good, and all 3 I would like on my team... campbell does have a great engine and vision, but ox provides speed and power, and wilshere provides composure with possession and directness with his dribbling against teams that sit back.

However, we need to shoot from a distance when teams sit and defend like Burnley did against us today.

Manchester City — Team News While there were sickening fears over Kompany's fitness before Belgium's friendly match against Australia, it does look like the Belgian will be ready to lead the Champions for this all important clash.

Some teams, like West Brom under Tony Pulis and Man U and Chelsea under Mourinho, do not try to keep the ball, so the idea that having a high possession percentage against them is proof of superiority is simply wrong.

The most consistent team letting the likes of Didier Drogba score against them every meeting, Hazard doing the same, Mata doing it, Mane did at Soton and now with Liverpool, Rooney did, Roben is tired of scoring

However, Army should do well enough against teams like New Mexico, Texas A&M, Utah State and, yes, poor Navy, to provide another winning season for Cahill.

I like Mert as a human being but I think he doesn't bring enough to play against top teams.

«Whenever a team comes in and gets 19 offensive rebounds - 12 in the second half - I don't think you've got a good chance of winning against a good team like that.»

not because we lost against the top team but IF YOU DO NOT BUY WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPETE AGAINST THE LIKES OF BAYERN, BARCA just to mention then we will never do well in thagainst the top team but IF YOU DO NOT BUY WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPETE AGAINST THE LIKES OF BAYERN, BARCA just to mention then we will never do well in the UCLDO NOT BUY WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPETE AGAINST THE LIKES OF BAYERN, BARCA just to mention then we will never do well in thAGAINST THE LIKES OF BAYERN, BARCA just to mention then we will never do well in the UCLdo well in the UCL..

Yes, you can say I don't like ozil, but Wilshere is far better and he can do this against any team, you can't keep arsenal from not scoring when Wilshere is this sharp, we would be breathtaking with Wilshere, ramsey, lacazette and any other attackers (ozil & sanchez) in the team..............

We still lost 5 - 1 in the first leg A good team either doesn't lose like that OR loses like that but comes back in the second leg like Barcelona did against PSG

For all the possession you see teams have against Chelsea rarely do you see the opponent look like scoring.

Chelsea do have a habbit of losing against middle and low rank teams so it's a good thing that we may hope chelsea will stutter against these teams like today so we can closd the gap of top position it's difficult but not impossible..

Yes we did but against easy teams, but his inability to consistently overcome hurdles like Manchester United and Chelsea (just look at our head to head record for the last 3 seasons, its deplorable) leads me to the conclusion that the only silverware under him we could muster is a novelty competition famed for its giant killings as opposed to a title that establishes your credentials as one of Europe's elite...