Sentences with phrase «games against big clubs»

In 2 games against big clubs, we've gotten 1 point so far this season.

Ozil said, «If you see the games against the big clubs, we won against them so we know our quality, if we play our game we can win the league.

Carvallho is not that good in big games against big clubs... We all saw him Home / Away against Chelsea and Schalke

history doesn't decide the game on a particular day, but winning a game against another big club, on a particular day, sure can instill further belief.

Every game against a big club that we get battered against is considered a bad day at the office.

Although we dominated Spurs last season, it's the games against the bigger clubs that effectively lost us the league and a victory over City could give us the impetus we need.

Not exact matches

A draw wount be gud enough for dis game nd any other game, we need to imbibe dat winning mentality of a big club, nt hoping for a draw or a slim defeat against other big teams, wil it be an offence if we win our remaining 15 epl matches or win all our ucl nd fa cup matches?

You could say that the really big one is the final game of the season against Aston Villa at Wembley, as it gives Arsenal the chance of a trophy and also to become the most successful club ever in the history of the FA cup.

«He has played against Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United in the FA Cup so has played in that big game environment, and for a big club in Leeds United so he's used to playing in front of crowds.

After being dropped for Manchester City's game against Leicester City in midweek, club captain Vincent Kompany is the latest big name to find himself benched for poor form, following two awful performances against Barcelona and Liverpool.

The 23 year - old has shown himself to be a big - game player, setting a club record for Juventus, by scoring in five consecutive Champions League matches, including both semi-finals against Real Madrid in 2015, and the losing final against Barcelona the same year.

Second half of the season is way more difficult, against the bigger clubs there will be only the Chelsea game we play at the Emirates.

It was reported Elneney turned down the opportunity to sign for Leicester before the season started as he did not wish to drop a level and was in love with Arsenal Football Club.We should be proud the club is held is held in such high esteem but the player and if he wishes to sign to be a squad player I absolutely welcome this contract extension.However Elneny is very basic in his overall displays.You have to ask if he has the ability to affect games, most especially against the clubs that are regarded as bigger than us (albeit at the moment.

With the emergence of coquelin and with ospina's composure and assurances in goal our team seems now able to compete with the big boys which is evident in our games against Liverpool, Everton, and the Manchester clubs.

Liverpool, for instance, have already played all the big games away and they have quite a positive score, drew against Arsenal, spuds and Everton, destroyed the plastic clubs and only lost to manure.

I wanted to know we could challenge the best to win, and I just don't think there is as much appeal in a victory against this liverpool team as there was last year, just feel like I'm waiting for that game where we turn up away from home against a big club and show them we can play and win

We will win our game against Bayern Munich, if our players can wake up from their slumber and play football the way it is meant to be played for a big club like Arsenal.

So I can understand why the pundit and former Arsenal striker Charlie Nicholas is looking at the way the Gunners got that point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and suggesting in a Sky Sports report that Arsene Wenger drops the club's two big name stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, because they were absent from that game as well and it seemed to work out pretty well for us.

For, Burnley will be motivated by the big occasion of playing against a super club like Arsenal to do something positive about their dismal away record this season in this game by causing an upset in game.

But then again, we have also improved our tactics and performances in the big games and if we are going to find it harder against the lower placed clubs, how much harder will our rivals find it?

With Giorgio Chiellin cruelly set to miss Juventus» Champions League final clash against Barcelona this weekend, here's a look back at other big names who for one reason or another sat out the biggest game in club football for their teams...

It's crucial to covert our chances especially against big clubs which will not incur us on the madness in defending as if our life depends on it alibi the Arsenal - chelsea game for instance and signing an upgrade to our strikers will give us a step above the odds of losing or drawing or sustaining a winning point.

you are such an ass hole to write or say a thing like this... is it not obvious to you that English referees are a joke wen it comes to all arsenal games... u hardly see them officiate arsenal or treat arsenal like a big club even wen d play a smaller team... and all the smaller teams knows this and that's why the down - look arsenal anytime the come up against them

And not only that, he feels that they have showed the ability to do a good job in the different circumstances that come from playing a game against a big Premier League rival like Man City or a team at the bottom that we are expected to dominate, like the basement club Aston Villa.

Why the media got it for Arsenal, we bottle some games we are expected to win, proving some pundits that hates the club right time after time, games are not comfortably won, last season we had a better away record than home, We have an overall poor result against the big teams for the past 5 years, we haven't won the league for 12 years now, we haven't made a proper challenge in Europe for 10 years and on top of it we have an Owner who doesn't care about football, just the money he makes, so many reasons.

It might not be the right tactic against big clubs like Chelsea, when you need to be stronger in midfield, but against teams where we expect to dominate the ball and the game, Giroud and Welbeck could spell double trouble.

However, if you look at his overall Arsenal record of 23 goals in 119 EPL games this is consistent, and you could even say it should be worse against the bigger clubs so maybe he raises his game in important matches.

Although I think he is still good enough to play against the big clubs (he is still sharp, and is in the top 5 fastest players at Arsenal), he should at least be starting games against the mid / lower table teams to give guys a break and to keep him motivated and content!

After the Man City match Arsene Wenger spoke about consistency and momentum among other things and he used the imagery of the railway to say that Arsenal were on the right train going in the right direction, having solved a lot of key issues like games against other big clubs and defensive solidity.

In all seriousness, if we are to create a mini-league table of close games we've been involved in the past few years against big clubs both in Europe and domestically, we easily look like relegation material among the top clubs.

I understand we don't ave WC players all round, but bottom half clubs still manage wins against d big boys, why can't we just manage dat too... wot I find funny tho are d comments from players / manager / fans / pundits b4 the game....

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?

cant trust Giroud especially against big clubs... this will cause us games if he cant score...

It was revealed by Wenger yesterday that Wenger was going to keep faith with David Ospina between the sticks, with Petr Cech reported to be devastated to miss the big game against his former club.

We drew with Napoli and Roma, won against Inter and Fiorentina, but the problem is with the small clubs, not the big games.»

Half the trick is getting clubs to fear u before a ball is kicked... Drubbing teams like west ham at home is critical if we are to carry that in to bigger games against lpool Chelsea etc....

Coq is fine against «smaller» clubs, but I'm afraid he lacks experience and intelligence in big games.

swansea made a mistake by sacking their manager, they may have been losing games but they, ve had a difficult fixtures list.they, ve lost against better teams but lately they had been playing well and been unlucky too, you could see the players giving everything for their manager, i truly believe given time he would have turned things around and deserved it for keeping them up last season.the appointment of the new manager is a way for the new owners to stamp their authority on the club / to announce that the americans have arrived in town, no one can say that bradley was the best man available for the job / big mistake i say!!

Having created one and scored one in the last three fixtures in all competitions, the 22 - year old goes into their biggest game of the season — in the right frame of mind and will be gunning to prove it at the big stage against one of the biggest clubs in the world.

West Brom showed the biggest discrepancy between their two home games being the only club in the Premier League to dip below 90 % of their stadium capacity on their weekend fixture against Crystal Palace with 3,319 seats unfilled.

Upon scoring on Sunday, the narrative across the football world was pretty consistent - Lukaku finally scored in a big game / against a big club.

West Ham are now in the middle of the run of games that were meant to guarantee their safety before the fixtures became stickier against the bigger clubs from April onwards.

Following the Swansea game, Everton and Spurs provide the opposition with the game at Wembley against Spurs on February 10th being one of the biggest games of the season and massive for both clubs with Arsenal three points behind their local rivals in the Premier League and desperately needing to take all three points.

Under SAF I felt towards the end of his career that he couldn't win the big games and we would play for a draw against top teams but what he was so good at was not slipping and losing points to the smaller clubs.

Including last Sunday's result against Arsenal, Stoke has lost just twice in their last 13 games at home to the Big Six (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, both Manchester clubs and Tottenham).

KEY FACT: West Ham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: West Ham 21/10 Draw 9/4 Palace 31/20 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to Score @ 4/5 ANDY SAYS: Tough call this one, but I will back my former club to take a point... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: A big game for both clubs, but maybe West Ham might just have the edge... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I think West Ham should and will claim the win here... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Javier Hernandez might still be a good investment

As a club, we've shown with that result against Man City, who are a top - class team, that we can beat them in the big games.

On a day when the Chelsea faithful paid tribute to club legend Peter Osgood, who passed away 10 days prior to the game, it was fitting we secured a crucial win against a big rival as Gallas's late stunner sealed a 2 - 1 victory and sparked jubilant scenes.

Nikola Zigic, the Serbian international with a big reputation for being extremely difficult to defend against because of his extraordinary height, has taken a while to adjust to the English game and didn't score his first goal for the club until the middle of October.

After all, this is a club who saviours the big games against some of the countries finest and does all it can to protect its top - flight status.