Sentences with phrase «high calibre of opposition»
The high calibre of opposition we faced last night meant that Arsene could not just send hius team out to play «the Arsenal way».
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The one positive for Bolton is that all three of their recent defeats have come against high calibre opposition, the finest in the league in fact.
But this can largely be explained by the style of play espoused by Simone's men, with defensive rigidity prioritised and Atleti often happy to cede possession for large chunks of games and play on the counter, especially against high - calibre opposition.
The the remaining four, however, were all away from home and against opposition of the highest calibre in Man City (1 - 0), Sunderland (1 - 0), Chelsea (1 - 0) and Liverpool (2 - 1), so the fact they went down in all four by a single goal is a tremendous achievement, a back - handed compliment if you like considering a loss is still a loss in football nowadays.