Sentences with phrase «league cup games»

We've made sure that commentary won't fail to show up when playing League Cup games involving Manchester United.

Fabrice Muamba, who came through the youth team ranks to play two league cup games for Arsene Wenger's side, believes managers under pressure to get results as well as external pressures are the cause for young players not being given a chance.

Players of yester - year, on the other hand, managed quite a few goals in League Cup games, with six reaching double figures, Cross and Goddard (12), Stewart (14), Byrne (15), Cottee (18), and Geoff Hurst the most prolific, notching 43 goals in just 47 League Cup appearances.

The England international has primarily featured in the Gunners» Europa League and League Cup games with Arsene Wenger favouring the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, and Alex Iwobi in the attacking midfield positions.

I played with the U-23s, got on the bench for the first team a couple of times for a few of the League Cup games.

Damian Martinez could also continue in goal as he has in both League Cup games this season, though he conceded five last time out at Reading (for those unfamiliar, it's a LONG story).

However there are still some amazing old grounds around the country that make the FA Cup and League Cup games fun to watch and attend as they bring their own kind of atmosphere!

Players like Lucas, Suso (before injury), Borini and Coutinho could have helped share the minutes eaten up by Sterling and Gerrard, and although they might not be Rodgers's favourites, they remain viable options especially for League Cup games.

He is now 28, and despite scoring a record 19 goals for the Gunners last season, he has been relegated to being a perpetual reserve unless we are playing Europa League or League Cup games.

Prior to 2017 most of you would not have heard of Mbappe and if had join us prior to 2017... most of you would have restricted him to league cup games or go on a loan...

He'll get all the EL, FA cup and League cup games, which is not bad.

& all the league cup games

I reckon he'll be a regular starter in the League Cup games, where he'll prove to be another Lucas Perez type of signing (even though Lucas was mistreated imo).

While some may turn their noses up at a striker firing in the goals in League One, it is worth remembering that Afobe also has six goals in just four League Cup games this season, including a superb brace against none other than Manchester United in THAT 4 - 0 win in the second round of the competition.

Many young players from the academy that I and many other Arsenal fans were expecting to stay at the club and possibly feature in the League Cup games and Champions League squad have gone out on loan.

Really he has to play the League Cup games, and come on later in games we are wining to get a chance.

I guess League cup games and impact sub?

Now, he is no stranger to this position, he played there even for Arsenal in two league cup games although one of them was against Coventry City if I am not mistaken.

We still have at least three more Champions League games to play and the FA cup games start soon after the turn of the year, while our regular injury problems and the desperate wish of the fans to challenge for the Premier League makes these league cup games and the timing of them in an already busy fixture list seem like a nuisance.

With no League cup games and a tough draw in the FA cup, there are no obvious games for Wenger to rotate and play a few reserves, so when will Bellerin get another opportunity to build on his growing confidence?

We've enough depth this season for Willock and Nelson to gradually gain experience, they should get a few Europa League and League Cup games this season and a few substitute appearances in the Premier League.

He is playing in all the League Cup games this season and was outstanding against Reading.

Signing Cech would mean two situations arising: - i) Using Cech as 1st choice keeper in EPL AND UCL and using Sczeszny in cup and league Cup games and selling Ospina.ii) Sending sczeszny on loan and using Cech as 1st choice keeper in EPL and League cup and Ospina for UCL and FA Cup.I would choose ii).

This season (so far) Petr Cech has only played in the Premier League games for Arsenal, with Emilio Martinez getting the League Cup games and David Ospina allocated both the Champions League and the FA Cup.

He returned to Arsenal at the end of last season with a hairline fracture, and yet again Wenger gave him loads of time to recover and only used him sparingly in Europa League and League Cup games to help him regain his sharpness, and now Jack feels that he has now got back to his best, but a bit more mature in his attitude.

Depending on who else makes the 25 man squad would consider Hayden for League Cup games etc if he does not go out on loan COYG

But with no League cup games to give the fringe players and those trying to break through from the academy a chance, this game does offer that.

when Debuchy returns he will be sitting at the bench and only play a handful of league games and the FA and league cup games if we do not get KO.....

We may see him in the league cup games at the most but I wouldn't bet on that!

Obviously with Ospina injured Wenger will have to choose between Cech and Macey, and I think he will go with the youngster for the League Cup games.

With Premier League, Europa League and League Cup games coming thick and fast over the next month or so, they'll need quality and depth across the squad, and welcoming this quintet back into the fold having shaken off various injury issues will undoubtedly be a welcome sight for Wenger and his men.

Alexandre Lacazette joined Arsenal as their biggest ever signing this summer, and it seemed that his arrival would destroy Olivier Giroud's chances of going to the World Cup with France this summer, as Laca would be playing regular football at Oli's expense, with Giroud relegated to Europa League and League Cup games.

Recall the fate of Icarus, who flew too close to the Champions League, couldn't cope with the heat and only played three League Cup games all season.

How many of them are going to go out of their way to bring their kids to another League Cup game in the future if not even Wenger is interested in winning it?

He has only played in one League Cup game this season, and with the wealth of attacking talent at Arsenal right now he has no chance of getting a look in.

Then they have the league cup game against Hull City on the Tuesday after and Hull could do us a huge favour by taking that to extra time as it has to be decided on the night.They then have to get ready for the always tiring trip to Stoke and the TV folk have done us a favour here by giving their weary legs an early Saturday start before their final UCL game the next Tuesday.

Arsenal are preparing for tonight's League Cup game and, although we have great deep looking squad, there are still quite a lot of injury news to report.

Or has Wenger simply taken a calculated gamble (that went wrong) to keep a stronger team for the League Cup game on Wednesday?

The fans in general seemed pretty pleased with the starting line - up, if not a little surprised to see such a strong team for a League Cup game.

In the same time, Arsenal have also played 10 games, but we had a Europa League games as well as a League Cup game where we rested all our players.

«The one thing I will say to our fans is to think carefully before buying tickets for the League Cup game.

Dejan Lovren picked up an injury in the midweek league cup game at Bournemouth, joining Johnson and Flanagan in the Anfield treatment room and leaving Liverpool's defence just as stretched, if not more so, than ours.

And to add a little bit of spice, our first League cup game is on the Tuesday or Wednesday after we go to Stamford Bridge.

Most Arsenal fans are looking at tonight's League Cup game away at Sheff Weds to be a piece of cake, whichever team Arsene Wenger puts out, but I think everyone is going to be mildly surprised at the quality of our opponents.

We have a similar run this November with an extra League Cup game.

The North London derby is always an emotional meeting for Arsenal and Tottenham fans, and tonights League Cup game is becoming even more important than usual as the Gunners have to break a losing run.

Arsene Wenger has made it clear that he will be making big changes for tonight's League Cup game at Sheffield Wednesday, to give our first team a well - deserved rest after their exploits in the last few weeks.

PPS Arsenal going an extra step and selling the League Cup game tickets for # 20, # 10, # 5 like the last round so turn up at the Emirates come Nov 30

When you try to recruit the best youngsters year - in, year - out and all the other academies are sprouting the same diatribe... when you roll out youngsters in a League Cup game or an FA Cup game... they buy the story....

This is not to pick on Given particularly, who was an excellent goalkeeper back in his day and is, one imagines, an outstanding reserve to have around the place, covering the odd League Cup game here and there and passing on accumulated wisdom to any passing youngsters.