Sentences with phrase «game against 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.

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.

We seem to raise our game against top sides and it drops against lower sides.

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.

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).