Sentences with phrase «first competitive game in»

It was his first competitive game in more than a year after suffering a serious knee injury whilst on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Since going down 1 - 0 at home to Belarus in Laurent Blanc's first competitive game in charge in September 2010, France have qualified for Euro 2012 — without recourse to the play - offs — and enjoyed friendly wins over England, Brazil and the United States (as well as some forgettable draws against Croatia, Chile and Belgium).

First up were Manchester United against Swansea City in what was the Red Devils» new manager Louis van Gaal's first competitive game in charge.

An expensively - assembled Zenit side had looked rusty in Glasgow in their first competitive game in two months due to Russia's winter break.

Morata has now revealed how he is hoping to have his future all wrapped up prior to playing in his first competitive game in June.

Not exact matches

Danilo helped keep Arsenal at bay in the first - leg in what was his first competitive game for Udinese since his summer move from Palmeiras.

Our first league game of the season, at home to West Ham, may look like a nailed on three points, especially with the way we have been playing over the last few weeks, but the Hammers are already into competitive games in the Europa League and we could find that their fitness levels are higher, so we will need to be ready for a tough game.

You have a chance to prove that because your first competitive game could be against Chelsea... I think the script couldn't have been written in a better way for the fans because this will be one of the days [that is] very exciting and very strange at the same time.

His latest trick is to make one of the best goal keepers in the world look like a novice in his first competitive game for the club!!!

A week after they got their first Win of the season they fell to Team Jones in a competitive Game.

United's Premier League opener against West Ham will not be their first competitive game of the season as the Red Devils must first battle Real Madrid for the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday August 8 in Skopje, Macedonia.

Also, we are set to play Chelsea in the first competitive game of the new season, the Community Shield, and that could inflict further pain on them.

First period was far more competitive than it was in game 1.

«We started very well in the Community Shield, our first competitive game after we had a very good pre-season,» Petr told Arsenal Player.

In the past two seasons we have had the FA COMMUNITY SHIELD game to worry about, but this year our first competitive game comes against Liverpool, so it's not exactly an easy opponent.

So Chelsea away next weekend is nailed on for Coquelin but with two games before that in the same week, Arteta must be in line for a first competitive start since last November.

He told Arsenal Player, «We started very well in the Community Shield, our first competitive game after we had a very good pre-season.

Jack was desperately hoping to get a run of first team games for Arsenal to get him in competitive mood before the Euros in France this summer, but that dream seems to recede every single time we get another update.

The young Brazilian winger, who can also play just behind the main striker, has not yet played a competitive game for the Gunners» first - team since joining from Fluminense all the way back in 2011 as an exciting prospect for the future.

The North Londoners recovered 3 points from an unpleasant situation in their very first competitive game of the season.

I very much hate the waiting game to see who is going to blink first and arsenal tends to love to play this game to the end, for me it is a must that you have the players you going to use for the season in pre-season so that they get a feel of the team in a friendly, but competitive circumstances.

«If we're good enough, then I want to play competitive games in the first round.»

So we are closing in at last on our first competitive game of the season, and obviously if Arsenal can beat the reigning Champions Chelsea in the Community Shield it can give us great confidence going into the new season.

So after 4 competitive games we can see the makings of a squad that can't compete for EPL or cl... Bringing in rotation players won't change the equation as we already have too many mediocre performers... if we bring in quality DM and attacker I think we can have a first team to match the best and hope fitness and injuries aren't against us... otherwise it's another underperforming season ahead

We should rely on an inexperienced 19 year old RB who has never played a competitive game for Arsenal's first team in his entire career?

Team Theta Chi will have a couple of weeks to get over their first Loss of the season in what was a very competitive Game with Team Rijos.

Last season, despite a 4 - goal blitz against Benfica in the Emirates Cup, he only played six games in the first half of the season, and scored his only ever competitive goal for the Gunners against Dortmund in the Champions League.

The Minnesota Lynx played a competitive 40 minutes for the first time all season in a close 89 - 81 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday, the team's first scare in preserving an undefeated season eight games in.

he won it in his first competitive game against city FA Community shield.

I am sure that the viewing figures for Euro 2016 today will be significantly boosted by those of us of the Arsenal persuasion, especially for the first of the three games on offer, as the Switzerland v Albania gives us the first chance to see our new transfer acquisition in competitive action since Arsene Wenger moved swiftly to complete the signing of Granit Xhaka from the Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach.

FC Dallas stumbled in their first competitive game of 2018 on Wednesday night in Panama City, Panama, losing 1 - 0 to Tauro FC.

McAllister slowly got the season back on track and after beating Carlisle United in the Play - Off semi-finals, he became the first former captain to lead the manager out at Wembley in a competitive game when United took on Doncaster Rovers in the Play - Off final.

Raul Gonzalez has Real Madrid running through him, after coming up through the youth system to play over 700 first team competitive games for the club before leaving for Schalke in the German Bundesliga three years ago.

Julian Draxler scored in his first competitive game for Paris Saint - Germain as they routed fellow Ligue 1 side Bastia 7 - 0 in the Coupe de France.

Chelsea second longest serving player John Mikel Obi will today play his first competitive game under Italian manager Antonio Conte, when they take on Leicester City in the EFL Cup.

Mauricio Pochettino's first competitive game as Spurs» boss will come against rivals West Ham United, with the North London side looking for revenge after losing to the Hammers in all three games last season.

Abdelhamid Sabiri plays for the first time since the first game against the Blues, whilst Sean Scannell is on the squad list for Town for the first time in a competitive game this season following his return from loan at Burton Albion; he's a substitute tonight.

1) He is behind Cech and Ospina or Cech and Martinez for the moment, 2) Poland are in the WC and it is essential that their first team keeper gets a full season of competitive games before summer 2018, 3) His value has increased significantly since 2015 and he is a valuable commodity for the Arsenal, 4) He may feel betrayed or undervalued by some of the fan base but he is too smart a person to let that decide his fate....

The Real Madrid club captain and keeper, Iker Casillas, is set to start his first competitive game for the club since he broke his finger in a La Liga game against Valencia on 23rd January.

Real Madrid took on Manchester City in the first leg of their 2016 Champions League semifinal at Etihad Stadium this Tuesday night and it turned out to be a very tight and competitive game between the two sides.

This game marked the debut of fomer Ajax and Tianjin Teda player Nemanja Gudelj in his first competitive match at ACL.

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Reports suggest that the latter, Lampard, is back in training but probably won't feature in a competitive first - team match until the» BIG ONE», the date with league leaders Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in the last league game before Christmas.

Both teams had chances but, with Karen Hills» side playing their first competitive game for over a month, it was the hosts who ran out victorious in the Women's Super League 2.

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Liverpool took on Plymouth in the FA Cup third round replay on Wednesday night in a bid to win their first competitive game of 2017.

But from the date of our first league game on 15 August we then played five competitive games in a fourteen day period.

If Australia is to become genuinely competitive in the twenty - first century, we need to lift our game in the physical sciences.

Take your date for a few games of ten pin bowling in Yeovil and enjoy the competitive edge to your first date whilst having fun whilst getting to know each other better.

For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no - holds - barred game of tag they've been playing since the first grade — risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry «You're It!»