Sentences with phrase «especially against top teams»

Xhaka was much needed player for the club in that defence midfield role and should be starting most games along side Coq especially against the top teams.

Francis Coquelin is Arsenal's best anchorman, but does not perform his role as effectively as Dier, as evidenced by the Gunners often being caught out on the break, especially against the top teams.

In a double pivot, more especially against top teams.

I like this team for certain games and i think this is what Wenger will be thinking about playing especially against the top teams.

He is a useful player but not a starter especially against a top team like Spurs.

Not exact matches

But series wins on the road (especially those against top 25 teams) speak volumes for RPI and end of the season selection seedings and hostings, and I sure do judge a season on that.

Until we sign a top top class physical DM who can dominate midfield, playing Ozil there in EPL is so risky especially against big team.

Of course we will, especially, as usual, against the top teams in the league... Wenger still thinks he can avoid the «subject» and present us with an almost finished Arteta or even an elusive Diaby for excuses...!!

Even with Lukaku, Utd have been parking the bus against top teams, especially away from home, so it doesn't really matter from a tactics perspective.

Our record is so bad against top teams, especially away from home, that I wouldn't be surprised if teams at the bottom of the table have a better record than we do.

No, apparently it was the less than enthusiastic atmosphere at the home games, especially thos against the so - called lower teams in the league, that was the real reason why the Gunners let slip a five point lead at the top of the EPL table and are now 12 points behind unfancied Leicester City.

I have been reading comments of fans on here, especially those who have chosen to appreciate the average in ability that a striker like giroud possess, my question for ya all is, when did arsenal become a team so low on profile to sing praise of a striker who no one can rank among the top 3 striker in the league, I have seen an arsenal team with a striking force with players like, anelka, Wright, Henry, v persie, no one can rank giroud or whatever his name is in the category of my mentioned strikers.we all have got to face it, giroud is not good enough to be leading the attack of a team dreaming of winning the league, and Henry is right saying arsenal can't win the league with giroud as our striker,,, check this out, man u won league titles with strikers like Rooney, van nisteroy, v persie, man city won with aguero, Chelsea with drogba and now Costa, giroud stand no chance against any of those.let's stop appreciating mediocrity, wenger should get us a good striker as giroud is damn too average for arsenal

I especially liked the squad Briantole chose to play against the top teams.

It is not guaranteed that Arsenal would be any bigger with other managers especially as our board is always reluctant to spend money necessary to compete against other top teams.

«It's important in those games against the top teams, especially in the first half.

As impressive England have been, coming up short against the top national sides has been their achilles heel, especially at major tournaments which makes Tuesday's game against Italy vital for the confidence of the team going forward.

A hat - trick in the last League game against Aston Villa meant that Giroud equalled his best tally of 16 (EPL) goals for the season, and 24 in all competitions, but that is not really good enough for a top team like Arsenal, especially with Ozil creating chances in the hundreds.....

Especially Arsenal who are the most consistent against weak teams and not as good against the top teams.

Have more variation in tactics especially against top 3 teams.4.)

Let us hope that Wenger can continue his great record against Ranieri, but at this moment Leicester are the only unbeaten team in the top flight and will not be a pushover, especially at the King Power Stadium where they are unbeaten since April.

However, Arsenal are not yet guaranteed to finish in the top four, especially after the fifth placed team Man United and their under pressure manager Louis van Gaal got a timely boost with an FA cup replay win at West Ham last night and a semi-final against Everton at Wembley nine days from now.

We're also away to City very soon, which means we could 12 pts off the top if we lose, and that's likely given Wenger's awful record against top teams, especially away from home.

Saint Mary's single win at Gonzaga wasn't enough for them, especially since 24 of their 28 victories came against teams from outside of the RPI top 100.

«The team were flying when I was injured and we've definitely had a few bad results recently, especially away from home against the top teams», The Mirror quotes him as saying.

The Premier League is tight at the top this season and draws against teams outside of the top six are no good, especially at home.

A lack of pace upfront has made the Gunners attack all too predictable and blunted on too many occasions this season — especially in games against the other top teams in the league.