Sentences with phrase «little side goals»

But those little side goals for the final day don't really matter.

Not exact matches

Coming up against Arsenal, it would be a no brainer to see the visitors have large spells of possession and nullify whatever little threat the home side may pose; but Johnson, playing as the Right - Winger, could initiate counterattacks with his deceptive pace and has the ability to deliver that final ball for the likes of Steven Fletcher and Conor Wickham — who could start upfront for the Black Cats against Arsenal, to finish off a goal scoring chance.

Zinedine Zidane's side had little problem dispatching of Paris Saint - Germain in the previous round, and Cristiano Ronaldo is the competition's leading scorer with 12 goals in just eight games.

Although the side shipped four goals against Liverpool, he looked impressive for a young defender with little experience who had just come from relegated side Bolton Wanderers.

Like so many times last season, the Spanish international's physical presence and goal threat were missed by Jose Mourinho's side as they looked a little blunt in attack.

I would definitely be open to moving over to here and this side of the world for a little bit, but my end goal would probably be to come back to IndyCar if that happened.

Despite scoring 11 goals for Sporting, the 28 - year - old's performances for the Primeira Liga side offered little much in the way of persuading Louis van Gaal to believe he could have a future at the Theatre of Dreams.

He was joint highest goal scorer in the French league and had in fact just won the title with his little fancied Montpellier side.

IF Ox is injured and does not set the world alight & IF the miraculous transformation of Danny into a talented goal scorer does not occur and he remains an athletic trier with little technique, control, vision or goal scoring capability (aside from a side foot from 3 yards out)

The Emirates side found themselves two up at the break thanks to goals from Eduardo and Samir Nasri at which point the Gunners took their foot off the pedal a little.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side were the 3 - 0 victors in today's tie over Paul Lambert's relegation - threatened Stoke City who did little to trouble David Ospina's Arsenal goal.

The Argentine also lost in the final with his country this summer, losing out to Alexis Sanchez's Chile side in the Copa America tournament, but having scored a huge 36 league goals in 35 outings this term, there is little wonder as to why Arsene Wenger would be willing to move the star.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

The winger was brought a little down to earth this weekend having been indirectly blamed for a lack of defensive work in the 3 - 3 draw with West Ham, but also managed to create two goals for his side, warranting his place in the side.

The Tigers came back at us after the break, putting some serious pressure on our side, and had they been more composed in front of goal, it would have been of little surprise to have conceded, but it wasn't to be, and the game was then killed in the dying minutes of the game by a penalty, although there should be no complaint about that decision.

Confidence alone won't bring goals or trophies, but a little bit of self belief always helps, especially against the bigger sides.

With an amazing 43 goals in La Liga, Lionel Messi takes the place on this right - hand side with little need for justification.

Welbecks goal against utd on the way to adding more silverware, at least he done that, and he added a little power to a side that needed more of it.

Don't concede an early goal Being an away side, it is academic that you need to be a little circumspect and not fall behind the 8 - ball early on in the game.

Aguero's 12 goals and two assists this season do little to reveal just how vital City's talismanic forward is to their side.

Everton did manage to register a consolation goal through Yannick Bolasie in the second - half but it was too little too late for Sam Allardyce's side.

The Blues remained the better side of the half, but our defence remained strong and organised and we limited them to very few big chances, although we can thank a couple of misplaced crosses for helping to give Ospina little pressure in goal.

With Giroud out injured, Benzema has little competition for the centre - forward role for his country and last night scored his 26th goal (in 75 games) for his country as they beat Ronaldo's Portugal side 2 - 1.

just a little thought for any sanchez detractors or baters in his 1st season with us we was in a champion's league playoff given that in the epl we managed 4th place; it was his goal that catapulted us into the champions league full in his first season — we were in the stew before he came and he did more than many others in our side to keep our challenge relevant.

-- had to essentially scratch and claw its way to a win over a Benevento side that has now allowed 73 goals on the season is a little tough to comprehend.

With a little luck on his side (the volley against a Everton, the disallowed goal against City) he would have been a hero again.

Manchester United were predictably leaky at the back at Carrow Road, but surprisingly had little in response after going one goal down against an attacking Norwich side.

If you play 4 -3-3 then either you play «Goals Galore» or Grey and Little with a winger (probably Morley although they always played with a right side one so maybe Ashley Young).

Shevchenko had scored more than 180 league goals in little more than 320 games for his previous sides but, as any shrewd fan was well aware, he had lost a yard of pace and was very much on the wane.

How they've earned that has been a little different from the sides around them, though, as they have been one of the stingiest outfits in the league while scoring just enough to get their share of results — they have the sixth best goals against record, letting in only one per game on average so far, and are the only side below Tottenham to have conceded less than 15 times.

On the flip side to that though are the ones who thought goals aside he offers very little else and doesn't really...

But the Frenchman's goal counts for little as it stands after Arsene Wenger's side self - destructed before half time as a James Morrison strike and a Mikel Arteta own goal put the Baggies in front.

Rafa Benitez's side had a little spell in the ascendancy with 10 minutes to go, but our team - which included young right - back Kyle Walker - Peters for the first time - kept largely out of trouble and it was only the foot of the post that denied Kane his 100th Spurs goal in stoppage time.

In the first half we enjoyed a great deal of possession, but with Lyon retreating after their goal, everything was side - to - side with little penetration.

The Johnnies struggle to score goals this season even though they're leading the conference in shots per game, and both goals that Marquette scored on reigning two - time Big East Keeper of the Year Diana Poulin were a little bit on the fluke - ish side.

Having said that, in Wilfred Bony they have a genuine goal threat who could strike at any minute whereas the home side have very little offensive punch.

Michu 2013/14 - Similar shots per game volume but greater proportion outside box and little in the previous «sweet spot» just to the right hand side of the goal in between 6 yard box and penalty spot

The goal came with a little bit of an Irish flavour down the left hand side.

An opening scoreless draw against South Korea left little margin for error on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), but the Matildas responded in perfect fashion with a one - sided victory to sit top of their group on goal difference.

With a two - goal lead against a Chelsea side who need a 2 - 2 draw to qualify, it's safe to expect Barça to defend a little more in the second half and try to kill the game on the counter.

Pedro Martinez Losa's side won 4 - 2 thanks to goals from Kim Little, Danielle Carter, Jordan Nobbs and Rianna Dean.

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The newly - promoted side have been extremely leaky in defence and, on this occasion at least, Collins could do little to prevent any of the Colchester goals.

With West Brom having no Shane Long or Odemwingie in their side, they posed little threat to the Arsenal goal.

He looked a little rusty for their goal, which was to be expected after a long spell on the side lines.

However, Zigic's last league goal came a little over a month ago and despite his formidable aerial advantage, hasn't been a striker to keep on the right side since completing his move to St Andrews over the summer.

The Gunners still managed to score two goals despite seeing little of the ball and that has to be a confidence boost ahead of a Queens Park Rangers side whom themselves don't see much of the ball.

Little known Nigerian forward Patrick Igwe picked up from where he left off last year for Portuguese side Alcanenense scoring the lone goal that gave them all three points against Gafetense.

Defensively a little suspect, Bolton have been outstanding in the striking department of late and with Johan Elmander and Kevin Davies in amongst the goals and Bolton in euphoric mood following a four - match unbeaten league run containing three victories, we're happy to side with the Trotters at the expense of a Blackpool side who are once again available at delicious odds.