Sentences with phrase «important cup final»

After Laurent Koscielny got himself suspended for a ludicrous challenge on Enner Valencia in the game against Everton and Gabriel got stretchered off later in the same game, the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has now stated that he does not expect Shkodran Mustafi to start the all - important Cup final either.

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I think that as a 24 - year - old player who has played in the Champions League, played a quarter - final of the World Cup, took part in championships in Spain, France, England, Greece, Portugal, he has a very important background.
Another question is Ramsay one of our important players, wellllll...... I guess so and that is it he has been great in a lot of FA cup finals and games, but in reality, he has had more bad games than good.
But the FA Cup is a very important trophy for Arsene Wenger as Arsenal are the holders after winning the third FA Cup Final in just four seasons, but Le Prof acknowledges that the crucial Third Round ties can be the most difficult test on the way to the later stages.
That FA cup final is important for the Gunners that there will be real pressure on us to perform tomorrow because the last thing we want is to head to Wembley with no win in four matches.
Hopefully we will still remain 2nd in the league table and not have much to play for at that point, because the FA cup final will turn out to be very physical and we need everyone rejuvenated for our most important game of the season.
Arsenal play their final game of the Premier League season against West Bromwich Albion this Sunday with third place more or less wrapped up, so Arsene Wenger seems likely to shuffle his pack ahead of the far more important FA Cup final clash against Aston Villa the following week...
When Jose Mourinho's Manchester United were in the Europa Cup semi finals last season, the Portugese boss gave up on the title race and rested players in important Premier League games so they could be fresh for the infamous Thursday night competition.
He said: «I don't think we need different kinds of descriptions for this game, so it's a «cup final» or a «World Cup final» or that it's the most important game of however many years and everythicup final» or a «World Cup final» or that it's the most important game of however many years and everythiCup final» or that it's the most important game of however many years and everything.
Speaking ahead of the Gunners FA Cup quarter final match against Lincoln City, Wenger said: «It [the fan's opinion] will not be the most important factor but you consider it, of course.
With an all important FA Cup final in front of us and what is turning out to be a pretty comfortable run to secure a place in the top four, I am tempted to say that there isn't much left from this season.
I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision
There have also been a few times when we survived the dreaded cup upset and perhaps the most important of those was in the FA cup semi-final and then again in the final last season.
After scoring the winner for Germany in the World Cup final against Argentina last summer, many expected Gotze to push on and become a key player at club level during the 2014 - 15 campaign, but he was left out of some hugely important games including both legs of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has surprisingly described the upcoming Capital One Cup final clash against Tottenham Hotspur as the most important game of his managerial career, as he seeks to end a three - year personal trophy drought.
Remembering this is the FA Cup final is important, strange things can happen.
This cup final is very important for us.
Fortunately, he had been left out of the Norwich side beaten by the Hammers in the third round of the FA Cup and became an important part of the run that took the club all the way to the final in Cardiff; scoring two goals in the 6th round tie against Manchester City as well as West Ham's second goal in the final.
«We need to try to reach the final rounds in this having gone out of the EFL Cup the other night so this is very important.
Pogba has been an important player for France at the ongoing 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil and was one of their best against Nigeria in the last 16 — a match which Didier Deschamps» side won 2 - 0.
Sterling has an eye for goal and scored his most important one yet in the FA Youth Cup final last season against Manchester City.
Carlos possesses a knack for the important goal at the international level, bagging a beauty against the United States in the finals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
I missed the EFL Cup final but the most important thing is the fact that the team won it.
His progress was disrupted by a severe leg break but he recovered to become an important squad member for the Gunners, scoring two FA Cup final winning goals to secure his place in the club's folklore.
If true, it means we will be without our most important defender for the Carling Cup final and both legs against Barcelona.
i'll be honest, i'll be gutted if we go out tonight.when you look at the teams left in the carling cup only man utd & villa possibly stand in our way from winning it.i honestly reckon that if it was an arsenal v man utd final every single arsenal fan would be up for it, i know i would.the good thing is as well the carling cup final is in feb and winning it could give huge confidence to the squad especially if we are in contention for the other trophies.the biggest thing that worries me is injuries to key players, but imagine arsenal parading the cup at wembley and every one of those players having a winners medal on their sideboard, the team's belief would be an all - time high.while i agree with you that the 3 other trophies are more important, but don't you think it was great to hear wenger being positive.i thought it sent out a message of intent and belief although we all know it's difficult winning one trophy besides 4.
Of course he is a bit sad that he will miss so many important games like the Capital One Cup Final and Champions League but Kevin would not be Kevin if wasn't already thinking about playing again for City.»
Saying that, Man City are missing a number of players for Monday's live encounter, none more important than their captain and leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez, who is targeting next month's FA Cup final on 14 May with Stoke for his return.
The only slight concern could be the fact that the derby is on Wednesday (which is arguably the most important game of our season for many reasons but mainly to move further away from Lazio and of course Milan in order to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season) so it would've been ideal to maybe rest one or two key men but the squad haven't had to play many games this season and every fixture from now to the end is like a cup final.
The 1970 World Cup star scored one of the most important goals in World Cup history in the final against Italy.
«Every game until the EFL Cup final is important and we'll take it game by game.
One other Greavise quote I always liked was when Bill Nicholson gave him a rest for a league match at Southampton the week before an important Cup semi final against Nottingham Forest.
They have of course played in the FA Cup during that time, progressing to the quarter - finals with a comfortable 2 - 0 victory at home to Blackpool, but to all intents and purposes David Moyes has the exciting prospect of picking from a squad that should be a lot fresher than that of his opposite number, one that will also be boosted by the return of several important figures, as Everton attempt to extend their unbeaten league run to six matches at Loftus Road.
The final point that I contemplated while on my last cup of coffee, was the fact that above any other trait of successful forex traders, patience is probably the most important.
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