Sentences with phrase «left on the bench against»

Roberto Soldado will be full of confidence after his goal last week, and I am sure that he understands why he was left on the bench against Chelsea.

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Giroud did score a good goal for France last week and I thought he would have earned another start against Russia but instead Deschamps left him on the bench and only brought him on at the end when all four of their goals had been scored.

Dele Alli would have been a shoe - in to be in the squad, however, he may be thinking twice about his place in the England squad — given that he played just 22 minutes against the Netherlands on Friday, was again left on the substitutes bench for the game against Italy.

Ozil and Xhaka should be left on the bench in view of their defensive weaknesses against a side like Man City who are likely to dominate possession.Mertz should not be played as he simply does not have the pace to cope with the Man City front three.This may appear a defensive line up but a similar strategy worked well against Chelsea earlier this season and may do so against the most impressive attacking side in the league.

Perhaps Louis van Gaal just can't accept the fact that Darren Fletcher has left Manchester United after the manager almost named the outgoing midfielder on the bench for his side's FA Cup replay against Cambridge United...

The Italian tactician left both Morata and Giroud on the bench against Barcelona in the Champions League, and there can be no question Lewandowski would be a major upgrade in that position.

Though Johnny Manziel was active, the Browns left him on the bench in the fourth quarter of Monday's wild game against the Ravens.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has provided an update on the Alexis Sanchez transfer saga after he left the Manchester City target on the bench against Chelsea tonight.

Or, if the pairing that played against Man United was near perfect, will he leave the Boss on the bench until injuries or suspensions force his hand?

Speaking ahead of the clash against the Potters at the Emirates Stadium, Nicholas believes Giroud, who was booed whilst on international duty with France earlier in the week, should be left on the bench:

Hopefully Ox or Campbell get the chance to start on the left against Everton with Cazorla on the bench, we desperately need some speed on the left wing!

You would assume that with Giroud, Alexis, Ozil and all we would be alright against Hull City but you have to wonder why Welbeck is left out while Tomas Rosicky is on the bench and the Gunners already have the likes of Ramsey and Cazorla in positions that are not their best.

Podolski wasn't even on the bench against Everton, and there is a staunch speculation that the German could leave Emirates, and join Bundesliga club Wolfsburg — a move that could be used to bring Brazilian midfielder, Luis Gustavo to Arsenal.

I expect you will get your wish and he will leave in the summer, too good to sit on the bench, lets hope we do not come up against him in a european competion, we should not sell him to another PL team.

The 33 - year old has already made the news a few times since joining for Arsenal, with his two mistakes against West Ham condemning us to a shock defeat on the opening day and then all the furore when Arsene Wenger left him on the bench for the Champions League loss to Olympiacos, so it is nice to see something positive about him.

I do not believe it as he put the two lamppost OG and Per on the bench wary of the aerial threat they got and i do think this is why he was left out but pace is the best attack against Westbrom if anyone remember the game back at the emirates when they parked the bus.

Injuries are of major concern but more importantly when the game is not going how you expect you don't leave it till the final ten minutes to change the dynamic, and you don't field your best 11 against the lesser teams (unless you don't trust the players on the bench, in which case you should sell them) sometimes I wish he was as brave as mourinho who is not afraid to take a player off at half time if he thinks it provides him with a better chance of winning.

I may be wrong but I have a feeling that Arsene Wenger's decision to leave Granit Xhaka on the bench for the thumping Champions League win over Ludogorets Razgrad was taken in part because of the red card the Swiss international picked up last weekend against Swansea.

Antonio Conte is playing 7 defensive minded players (excluding TBO) against Burnley in a must win match leaving our best player on the bench.

Sanchez has played nearly every game so far this season, and after the gruelling Xmas period, there were many of us calling for Arsene Wenger to give him a well - earned rest against a much depleted Hull team, but can the Gunners actually afford to leave him on the bench for even one game?

Kieran Gibbs was left on the bench but may get some playing time on Tuesday against Switzerland...

With the arrival of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal, and the match against Everton where Lacazette was benched to allow the record signing to have his debutin which he did not disappoint, leaves the question on what happens to Lacazette should Arsene Wenger keep the format of playing with one centre forward.

Scored on his debut in the League Cup against Bolton but questions were raised over his quality and fitness which led to a lack of game time, making only six further appearances for Arsenal before leaving... # 4million to sit on the bench, goodness me.

Ever since this summer's pre-season, we have seen some pretty strange combinations played, but no one was prepared for the insane team selection announced one hour before the Liverpool debacle While nothing can explain, let alone justify, leaving our only two summer signings on the bench for such an important match, and giving starts to our two most fervent want away stars, the maddest decision of all was playing key defenders out of position against a fast, attacking team like Pool.

Against Spuds as usual Wenger had surprises for the fans, he insisted on the 4.1.4.1 setup and left arguably Arsenal's best player right now (Alexis Sanchez) on the bench.

There is a chance, however, that the striker Romelu and his younger brother Jordan who is a left back, could start their second game today against Ireland on the bench.

Sanchez CAN play on the left, as we have seen him do on numerous occasions for Barca, granted not as much as we saw him playing on the right... But my point is that, in order to fit them both in the team, Sanchez should play on the left... However, I have a feeling Walcott will come off the bench against City anyway, just coming back from injury...

I just keep saying leave Ramsey in d midfield or on d bench and use a proper winger.and its no diss against ramsey

Wenger left Wilshere on the bench against Everton, but I think it should have been Xhaka sitting there.

He has been left on the bench for the past couple of games, but somehow I can see him being picked for our visit and we all know what an impressive record he has when playing against us.

Pogba will be missed against Everton this coming weekend but the chances are he would have been rested against Burton Albion next week anyway, at least left on the bench with the likes of Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic still showing United's strength in midfield.

Why Iheanacho Was Left On The Bench In Man City FA Cup Tie Against Huddersfield Town - Guardiola Explains

Even against a poor Swansea side, leaving all of his fast players on the bench was a big risk for José Mourinho.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger threatened to end his press conference ahead of his sides live Super Sunday game against Manchester United if questions continued on his decision to leave Cech on the bench against Olympiakos on Tuesday.

Gareth Bale was left on the bench despite scoring with his first touch as a substitute against Al Jazira on Wednesday to book Madrid's place in the final, as Zinedine Zidane kept faith with the same side that started Real's Champions League final triumph over Juventus back in June.

He did the same against United in 2008 at Anfield when Gerrard was left on the bench for a game we won.

Klopp could even afford the luxury of leaving Sadio Mane, the final member of his «Fab Four» of attackers, on the bench, ensuring the Senegalese flier will be primed for action against Spartak.

It means Alexandre Lacazette is likely to start up front, having been left on the bench for previous high - profile games against Liverpool and Manchester City.

Mbappe was substituted in the opening game of the Ligue 1 campaign against Toulouse, and has not appeared in the subsequent three matches - being left out entirely for one and kept on the bench for the other two.

That was heightened when he was left on the bench for Sunday's League Cup final win against Southampton at Wembley.

Joe Hart being left on the bench for Manchester City's recent game against Hull City should not be seen as that much of a shock, writes Gavin Nolan.

Klopp left Philippe Coutinho, Saturday's two - goal hero against Chelsea, on the bench so as not to risk a niggle while Adam Lallana was also protected and came on later in the second half.

We've set up a white card and our trusty photography assistant Spawn out in the garden on a weathered bench, framed against a backdrop of green hosta leaves and an old fence — with the goal of this arrangement to show the white as a true reference point and the rest of the photo to show how a shifting white balance can really affect the overall color balance of your photos.