We seem to raise
our game against top sides and it drops against lower sides.
Good for a few mickey mouse cups but when it really matters lose game after
game against the top sides (1 out 12 points so far this season), sometimes by embarrassingly high scores.
If palace give us headache today, whether it comes with a draw or a narrow win, it wont be good for
our game against a top side like liverpool.
If Wenger really knows, will we be losing so many
games against top sides?
When was the last time the kid played a competitive
game against a top side?
But according to the Gunners legend Ian Wright it is easy for the German to perform against smaller teams but he has developed a reputation for going missing in the bigger
games against the top sides.
Mert is top quality but with him in the side Arsenal can't play a high line at any point in
the game against top sides... Chelsea game, Barca game seems to demonstrate this very very very clearly.
We have had some really difficult home
games against some top sides and Southampton themselves are a very good side in this league.
Not exact matches
This can be a little worrying as
against che we would be fearing the counter attack and keeping the
game tight, but should we not be doing that
against all
top sides.
I would prefer wenger say right I'm giving cech the biggest
games, cup finals, EPL
games against the
top half of the league and
games in the champions league
against the best 2
sides.
A 4 - 1 win
against the
side that have proved to be Bayern Munich's biggest challengers in the German
top flight this season meant that the
game in the Stadio San Paolo was going to be nothing more than a procession, unless Dieter Hecking's
side could make a fast start.
Chambers, Holding and Bielik are not ready for prolonged spells at centre back, one or two
games partnering Koscielny would be OK (depending on the opponent) but we could in theory find ourselves playing catchup with the
top sides after a couple of weeks if things go wrong
against Liverpool and Leicester.
Ozil has been questioned when it comes to the big
games, that he's invisible when we play
against top sides.
Gerrard had scored a penalty in the
game, which helped his
side to a 3 - 2 win
against their rivals for a
top four spot.
This all sounds very positive from the talented defender, but although he is right that we are used to playing
against top sides, he seems to conveniently forget that we usually lose those big
games as well!
The players were in the
game until it went to 9 men and that's realistically all you can expect of them
against one of the
top sides.
Since their victory
against Tottenham last month Arsene Wenger's
side have only lost one of their next six
top flight
games but come into this
game having won just two on the road this season.
Arsenal will line up the same as always in a 4 -2-3-1 formation
against every
side because Wenger is still the same, all the
top managers have Wenger's number because he doesn't adapt the teams playing style according to our opponents from week to week, he thinks the so - called Arsenal way is the best way for every
game even though we'll face different teams with different managers!
Have we dominated the MF any
game this season
against top sides?
He would be a beast on those
games that we meet Chelsea the only «Formerly
top four»
side that took unnecessary points from us, obviously for reason of history, he would be fired up
against Man United, they hired someone who didn't give him a chance,
against Man City he would probably be in competition with Aguero for the golden boot... Everton made 360 chances to Arsenal's 464.
It's arguably a sensible move from Gattuso to reward his in - form frontman, but it won't be easy
against a Juventus
side which has only conceded 15 goals in 29 league
games to earn the best defensive record in the
top flight in Italy.
While a point from any away
game against a big EPL rival is a decent result, a win would do our
top four challenge the power of good and with Jurgen Klopp under pressure after his faltering Reds lost away to relegation threatened Leicester City on Monday, Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal
side might just be looking to pile the pressure on.
While Mourinho struggles in the big
games, managing just one goal in his last ten away
games against fellow
top six
sides, Manchester City have already beaten Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal this season by a 9 - 1 aggregate scoreline.
Arsenal needs a die hard attitude when approaching any
game...... Be it
against a
top side or a bottom
side........
i want arsenal to win but when was the last time we performed in an away
game against a
top 6
side?
Last Saturday's 1 - 0 victory
against Millwall meant that Neil Redfearn's Leeds
side have lost only one of their last seven
games, taking them near the
top half of the table, and slightly easing their relegation fears.
Roy Hodgson now has a selection headache following the performances from his fringe players as Ross Barkley and Townsend himself, reminded many of their qualities
against a
top international
side in a
game which the Three Lions dominated during the closing stages.
I don't mean that in an arrogant way either, the opposite in fact — it's likely our
top stars may take this
game a bit less seriously seeing as it isn't a premier league
side we're up
against, whereas players that don't normally start will have more hunger and will take the
game more seriously ss they'll see it as their chance to impress and get played more as a result.
What is for certain though is that Lukaku will be keen to put Saturday's
game behind him as having failed to have a positive influence in another big
game, he was unable to silence his critics who continue to point to his poor record
against the
top six
sides in recent years where he has struggled to make a big impact.
We can not take any of these
games lightly after tonight's
game against BATE, and I am sure that there will need to be changes by the time we facr Newcastle at home in one of our easier
games, but until then I expect Wenger to play with his strongest
side available as we fight to get back into the
Top Four.
In fact, Arsene Wenger's
side haven't lost a single
game against opponents from the Premier League's current
top six.
I also hate it when we field a slow
side in
games we tend go get murdered
against the
top sides with slow personnel.
I know exactly what you meant, the problem is that when we play our way we NEVER DO IT RIGHT
against the
top sides which is why
game after
game we getting smashed Away from home because of Wenger's naïve tactics!
The knives were also out for Mauricio Pochettino after yet another defeat in an away
game against a
top six
side...
Only +3 goal difference separates the two clubs in the league, Burnley have lost two less
games than us, and perform better
against the
top sides.
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.
Learn how to park the bus on away
games might be a start.1 point is better than 0 point.Gung Ho football in somebody else's back yard is suicidal hence our poor record
against the
top sides AND the not so
top sides.
Statement is Partially correct that we dominated Man Utd but we were certainly not unlucky... When you do such 2 school boy errors and when you miss seater Like Xhaka missed it then you don't deserve to win... We certainly don't deserve to win that
game because it's criminal to do such mistakes in defence and that too
against top 6 clubs... Xhaka should have buried that one in... We dominated the United
Side but were not unlucky... We lost
game because of our own impotency in the
game...
After this weekend's
games, which saw Liverpool, Tottenham and Man United all win, we are now ten points of the
Top Four and our
game in hand will be
against today's victors Man City on Thursday, which nobody can seriously believe we have any chance of even getting our pride back by beating the
side that has only lost one League
game all season.
So if a lower league team hit a jackpot and they are drawn
against a
top premier league
side away they make more money from that away
game than their entire season (or in some cases several season).
And of course the Michigan Wolverines, who found themselves on the wrong
side of a controversial spot in one of the best
games of the year
against Ohio State, finished ranked 6th, unable to make a solid case for an invitation to the
top four.
Our
side hasn't hit
top form yet this season, while our rivals have been consistently winning the majority of their matches, but I feel that our performance
against Manchester City proves that our players are really up for the big
games this year.
It was going to be a difficult
game when you have this much players playing at the same time in a team as part of the starting 11
against a
top side.
With arsenal still just taking the first few steps on the road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek
game against a
side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own road to redemption while still needing some points to make their survival in the
top flight completely secure.
Antonio Conte's
side were given the opportunity to extend their lead at the
top of the Premier League to seven ahead of the North London derby today, but faced a stern test
against the Toffees, who have won eight consecutive
games at Goodison Park.
One would think that this should be an easy task
against a Championship
side at home, but Hull are
top and have only lost one of their last nine
games, with 7 of them being wins.
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.
I don't even know a
game where Giroud has been the best player for our team let alone
against a
top quality
side.
In ten
games with Les Verts to date, the right back has 4 goals; the crucial debut opener
against Amiens when Gasset's
side were still glancing over their shoulders, a injury time equaliser in the derby with Lyon, the opener
against top 6 rivals Nantes and another later winner to see of Strasbourg at the weekend.
Overall for the season they are W5 D4 L4 in the
top flight at home but with them only having taken one clean sheet in their last eleven league
games, even
against a low scoring
side like Burnley they are going to be a little vulnerable and therefore it is worth taking a punt on both teams to score at Coral for 8/11 odds * (Betting Odds taken at 10:58 p.m. on March 7th, 2018).