Sentences with phrase «in big games against»

Arsenal have fallen away in the title race, they're going to exit the Champions League at the round of 16 and there have been the usual failings in the big games against strong opposition.

And, apparently, Arsenal's defending wasn't up to scratch in those big games against Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton.

Given their recent form and how they've delivered in big games against Chelsea and Liverpool, United will be highly fancied by many to get the job done on Tuesday night and progress to the next stage of the Champions League.

A year or so ago I would have agreed with what Gary Neville has said about Arsenal and our recent struggles to get results in the big games against our Premier League rivals.

Maitland - Niles sometimes played at centre back as well, even in the big games against Chelsea.

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We have had issues in big games against our EPL rivals and we have had times when we win those clashes only to let ourselves down in supposedly easier games.

He disappears too often and doesn't do much in the big games against better defenses.

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

«In softball, you play your best and in the big games against the top teams there's always a break, a bloop single here, a spinning ball there.

Although the semi-final Carabao Cup win against Chelsea suggested a change in the team's character and game - management, there are still massive question marks about whether their defence can hold up in the big games against the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United.

But the prof has been a bit more pragmatic this season, especially in the big games against our Premier League rivals.

The only real negativity to Ozil's return has been his failure to stand up in the big games against Manchester United in the FA Cup and AS Monaco in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League at the Emirates.

When the team is performing well in the big games against the big boys Ozil is not far away from being the reason.

Ultimately, Ozil hasn't delivered consistently enough, especially in the big games against the top six.

As well as goals in big games against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, Kane has netted 30 in all competitions to show himself to be one of the most prolific players in Europe.

Although Arsenal fans often complain when I highlight Ozil's shortcomings, my response is that I generally see him in the bigger games against the top opponents and he has not delivered.

In a big game against a division rival for control of the division, Mack found a way to come up huge in the fourth quarter.

This team has made history because they won a trophy last year against all the odds and we have an opportunity to do it again in a big game against Chelsea.»

Up against last season's finalists, Manchester City may have to settle for a draw in this big game against Juventus.

The key test for Balotelli now though is to add consistency, as it's all well and good producing in a big game against the Italian champions, but can he repeat the trick and play a decisive role for his team away at Sampdoria on Sunday?

I am not going to be too hard on the Arsenal forward players for missing chances in the big game against Leicester City on Sunday.

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.

After a 1 - 1 start, Team Geocaris suffers a tough 2 - point loss in a big Game against Team Schultz.

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The United team has missed Pogba a great deal especially in the big game against Chelsea.

While it may not be a sign of things to come, switching off in a big game against a close rival is something Mourinho will be keen to avoid.

Not exact matches

It means, he hopes, that the big free - to - air networks will be enticed to take a package of NBL games along with the rights to telecast what will be the biggest basketball matches in Australia for years, between the Boomers led by international names such as Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons and fellow National Basketball Association players such as Patty Mills and Joe Ingles against a US team that could include the biggest names in the sport.

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But all of the subjective positives that you can say about Mitchell can also be applied to Simmons — the most recent example being his chunky triple - double last Friday in the Sixers biggest game of the season against the Cavs.

So until then, why not show a bit of modesty, stop with the big predictions and declarations, start showing on the pitch we have changed, beat every team that's put in front of you and fight each game as if you play in the CL final against Bayern Munich or Barca.

19 march will tell if we can still win the title or no chance Everton game is the biggest game of the season On per he has been good this season he let us down in only 2 games against southampton and chelsea Barcelona game it was flamini fault

Man United's danger - man Romelu Lukaku will take most of the plaudits today, as the Belgian did well against a big West Brom defence as his side won their sixth games in their last seven.

I would suggest that the biggest effect these two EPL rivals can have on Arsenal's season is in the games they still have left against us.

But in the meantime we have Arteta as captain which means he plays every game he is fit for when he is clearly not up to the standard of DM we need for the matches against our biggest rivals.

Ozil's poor form can be traced as far back as the united game, when he was widely criticized for not performing in a big game (Even thought he had played two blinders against Liverpool and Dortmund earlier that week).

The first of those, of course, was in the FA cup quarter final which helped us banish the big game blues and set us on course for the final game against Aston Villa at Wembley.

He only started 16 Serie A games & finished with 7 goals & 7 assists in a tight Serie A. He's a big game player - scored in the Champions League final against Barcelona in 2014/15 & both legs of the semis against Real, & the recent Italian Cup final this season with his first touch.

Arsenal could do with the goal threat of Lacazette in such a big game against a defensively solid Spurs side riding high in the Premier League.

I'm annoyed we yet again couldn't win a big game against a big team, not even at home, it's 2 points lost rather than 1 gained in my opinion.

If you are saying that he can't perform in big games or against big teams then explain how he manages that for Germany?

We have big home league games coming up against Liverpool and Chelsea next month and we should have no fear going in to them.

But against Barca in this big Ucl game, maybe another contrasting story may happen.

So even though the Gunners will head to Wales and the Liberty Stadium as big favourites against the struggling Swans, the boss knows that we must be well prepared and approach the game in the right way and after the last two starts against Bournemouth and Preston that means doing it from the first whistle.

A Tuesday night game against the Canes was never a big deal, but especially now when the team is a.500 squad that spends half its season looking like one of the worst teams in the league.

If Wenger can't be motivated enough to take some revenge on Mourinho, not even for the sake of the fans, after 12 losses... If his can ship 17 goals in 3 games against top level opposition and still continue with a similar approach to games, then I don't know what will ever really drive this guy to overhaul his tactical approach to compete more fiercely against big teams...

There is no reason why Wenger should have left only small players on the pitch against big players in the last twenty minutes of the game.

Norwich did well last week against chelsea so its not a given we win today but im expecting nothing less than 3points to go joint top with city again, we have to no excuses then a week off until next weekends game then the big one in Athens!

Being good on offense against Arkansas in a 49 - 30 win isn't a big reason for excitement, since the Razorbacks had allowed over 10 yards a play in a game already.

Whether it be Bournemouth away, on a cold winters night, or a big glamour match against Barcelona in Europe, he just wants to play every minute, and give 100 % in every game.