Sentences with phrase «face big clubs»

So called lesser clubs don't write themselves off when they face big clubs.

They seem to be spread out decent enough, there's only a couple of times when we face big clubs closely followed one after one another.

«It will be a wonderful semi-final, you have to face the biggest clubs to reach the end, but right now we are focused on this weekend's meeting with Roma.»

«Every time we've faced the big clubs, we have won or got a positive result.

Jose Mourinho, one of the biggest exports of Portuguese football, will surprisingly face the biggest club in Portugal for the first time as opposition manager in a European competition.

Not exact matches

Also if you were to ask Rosicky if Wenger has «destroyed» him he'll likely laugh in your face as with the amount of injuries he has had over the years not many managers would have stuck by him and no other big club would have kept him around.

This is why he rejected big club moves and stayed here where he knows the board is all about making money, where he would never have to face pressure to win or be sacked

Neil Lennon knows he faces a struggle to keep hold of any of his top performers when clubs from any of the «Big Leagues» come calling having seen Gary Hooper and Victor Wanyama lured to Norwich City and Southampton respectively this summer.

It is time to wake up and face reality, we are no longer a club who can dream about being a big club.

Bale really stepped up his game to world class levels this season, scoring 26 times in all competitions in a new role under Villas - Boas, and the club will now face a big fight to keep the likes of Real Madrid away.

Berahino's form has seen him linked several times with bigger clubs, with West Brom perhaps facing a fight to persuade the 21 - year - old that his long - term future remains at the Hawthorns.

This will come as a big boost for Reds fans as they look to face a difficult transfer window after losing Gerrard, with star player Raheem Sterling also likely to seek an exit from the club.

The way that Wenger has Arsenal set up to play, usually anyway as we dominate possession against all but the biggest clubs we face, means that his power as a target man and his link up play are invaluable in breaking down stubborn defences and bringing the players around him into dangerous areas.

«Liverpool was a big slap in the face, it wasn't acceptable for a club the size of Arsenal and the team that we are.

Although the Catalan giants can not sign anyone in the summer, they may begin the framework to bring in a number of new faces for January 2016, with Arsenal and Manchester United the main clubs who could be frustrated in their efforts to land some big names...

Burnley's success against the big clubs has been based on hard work and using a 4 -4-2 formation to get in their face and pressurise the ball right from the front.

Let face the reality: Arsenal is to big club for Ox, he was in the transfer or loan list and zero team came for him, that tells you enough.

Wenger's side seem to have an inferiority complex when it comes to facing the really big clubs, whether it is in the Champions League or the Premier League, and that is reflected in the bookies prices ahead of the tie.

«The biggest challenge we're going to face as a club is that, when the transition from Arsene to the next manager of our football club happens — and I don't know what that's going to be — that we come through that strongly.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

The big man has allayed those fears this week and declared that he knows he faces a fight for a place in the first team and has no intention of giving up on his career as a Gunner, even if his Chilean rival does also commit his future to the club.

He may well have a great business head but I'm afraid we have enough of those on the board — we need a coach that wants to win trophies and wants to attract big players to play at this amazing club before it falls on its face like a sketch out of the Keystone Cops!!

The love should be too big to continue watxhing this club and the shame of a coach, the face of his codiciuos, struborn, lyer, every f week... pls someone save us

The 19 - year - old faces a great deal of competition for places at the Parc des Princes due to the high number of big - money signings on the books at the club, but has still shown glimpses of great promise, and could make his way to a big club in the near future.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Blackburn and West Ham are the clubs facing big decisions in the next week or so.

That's arguably just a little insight into why Man Utd were as strong and as dominant as they were, they had players with big personalities teaching new faces the culture and way of life at the club.

After game we will all be on here saying the same thing as we do when we get beaten by all the big clubs those who think we can get a result are totally deluded we do not have a prayer they will expose all our weaknesses and win the game comfortably then u can all start the moaning about Wenger the team certain players just face facts we are not good enough!!

No star is bigger than the club, and you can't disgrace yourselves with rash decisions in order to save face.

If Liverpool do get through, however, they will join Arsenal and Manchester United as the three big clubs still in the competition and the three big favourites to win the trophy, but they will be faced with the toughest tie in the next round, away to Crystal Palace.

It was Gerrard again and as he is such a big figure at the club, I think they will struggle to regain that momentum which is great news for Arsenal as we face them at the Emirates stadium in our next game and we could end up facing them in the FA cup final.

«The biggest challenge we're going to face as a club is that transition from Arsene to the next manager,» said Gazidis.

Palermo face a fight to keep Dybala, whose contract situation is uncertain as big clubs continue to circle.

Clearly, while the principle of buying big and brilliant may not lend itself to team building in the traditional sense, it does afford a club a certain resilience in the face of chaos.

«If he went to another club there would be big challenges he would face.

One of the biggest challenges facing Roy Hodgson when he joined Liverpool was to improve the club's youth policy.

However, that hasn't been enough to prevent him from facing a backlash from Liverpool supporters, who are far from impressed with his affection for their biggest rivals despite the fact that he still holds a position within the club.

over the years we've lost the opportunity to bring in talented, and innovative young managers, guys like pep, and kloop, these guys specifically had bias for arsenal due to our philosophy of the game, and the level of control granted our coach, this I believe has being our biggest undoing as the current coach has for a long time placed his ego and face before the good of the club and its fans.

Whatever your beliefs are regarding the intentions of this club moving forward, don't think for a second that it has to do with appeasing the fans, winning the highest honours and / or changing the stagnant culture that permeates this club... every decision is made for one sole purpose and that is to maintain the delicate balance between Kroenke's unyielding need to acquire more wealth and Wenger's fragile psyche, which is why we have this ridiculous wage structure that pays deadwood too much and makes it incredibly difficult to attract special players... personally I believe that Wenger's greatest fear isn't that he won't win a big trophy again but exposing himself to the overwhelming criticism he will face when people discover the totally dysfunctional state of affairs that exist at Arsenal due to his antiquated practices which have gone relatively unchecked and unchallenged since the departure of Dein

Arsenal could face another Championship side when the draw for the next round is done, but if we are drawn against a big club, is it really more important for the second string to get another game than it is for Arsenal to get another step closer to a trophy?

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It's a big week for Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain as the Liverpool star prepares to return to face his former club Arsenal in the Premier League on Friday night.

but its still a cause for concern because let us face the fact when big clubs like Barca, Real and Bayern comes caliing its hard for a player to say no, eapecialy one with ambition who wants to win things and not just content participating

well every season I cme with the same optimism that nxt season is our year.then we face the so called big boys, we get hammered and I always ask myself how and why were we nt able to win.then wenger after an accidental twiq to the squad finds the reason why ARSENAL was poor.I.e emergence of coq showed him that we needed a world class dm addition what does he do settles for average.this season also striking department pissnpoor.I love iwobi but his emergence shows neednof a world class player there.now, every year I sit hoping wenger learns but I hve learned that he wilp not learn.the guys is blind just seeing the favourisim in the club shows that.his blind with faith and fears benching his favourite players.we need someone qho will see the problem and rectify it, pple hve pointed out for him the problm yet he he is still blind.I hope he prooves me wrong but I wouldn't entertain another year of ifs and thebbiggest if will be why didn't we change guard.if fans will entertain another year of heroic fourth place run in, all I can say webr killing our club open ur eyes before reality gives us a part two coz its has realy kicked us in the gut this season showing us the truth.its arsenal I I love coyg!!

Wenger is the face of Arsenal FC he runs the club from the bottom to the top.Yes the owner and board are to blame of course they are but Wenger is the BIGGEST problem at Arsenal.It's because of his stubbornness, arrogance and crappy ego that Arsenal is where it's today.The 1st and most important change at Arsenal would be with Wenger without a doubt.

According to a report in The Mirror Bayern are ready to lure Sanchez to Munich with a massive weekly wage and so I think they may be doing Arsenal a big favour in giving Wenger a chance to sell the striker to a club we are not going to face, due to Arsenal being in the Europa League next season instead of the usual Champions League campaign, which has been ended quite a few times by the Bayern team.

Varane because he already has an understanding with Koscielny and Debuchy at National team level and is still young with experience from the biggest club in the world against the best oppositions one can face.

The biggest problem we facing is the owner (main shareholder) of this club.

It would be a bigger surprise than Arsenal finishing below our north London rivals Tottenham this season if the Arsenal club captain Mikel Arteta was named in the starting line up set to face the league leaders at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

It is a sad way for a club legend to leave, but he is an Arsenal legend and they will forever be in his debt for the memories but instead of leaving them on a high, he leaves them facing their biggest decision this century and one they need to get right if they ever hope to sit at England's top - table again anytime soon.

Bordeaux will undoubtedly face a battle keeping hold of the player this summer when big European clubs circling around the player.