Sentences with phrase «losing side of a cup»

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Arsenal lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City at the weekend, and while losing to Pep Guardiola's in - form side is no disgrace, it is the manner of their performance that has raised concerns.

Out - of - work Sabella, who led Argentina to the World Cup final last summer only to see his side lose 1 - 0 to opponents Germany in extra-time, is one of several high - profile options for the champions.

History seems not to be on our side when it comes to losing and kicking us out of cups... remember after Barca and Bayern games?

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiOf course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertcup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertCup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcertiof our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

After losing to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final last weekend, the Gunners slipped to another 3 - 0 defeat at the hands of Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League on Thursday night.

Undeniably one of the best players at this summer's World Cup, Robben's Dutch side crashed out on penalties at the semi-final stage, losing to Argentina.

The EFL Cup tie saw Arsenal lose 0 - 2 to Southampton despite the presence of regulars like Ramsey and Alex Iwobi in the side but there were a number of absentees.

The Gunners lost 0 - 2 to Southampton last night in the EFL Cup at the Emirates Stadium when the might of Manchester United were demolishing visiting side, and Arsenal's next opponent, West Ham United 4 - 1 on the night, thanks to a brace each from the duo of Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Arsenal on the flip - side are breezing into the title race with a long string of good results, and have climbed to second in the table having only lost one league cup encounter since their opening weekend defeat to Liverpool.

Chile will be looking to fare better than when these sides met in qualifying for last summer's World Cup, when they lost both home and away with a combined aggregate defeat of 6 - 2.

This may be the biggest garbage article put on here sorry for the offense i like the site but this shows the lack of heart and appreciation and sadness of arsenal fans no love we've been spoiled for so long we cant lose with honor anymore we made it to a cup final a long way to go for any group i did nt see mu there or liverpool or tottenham and we beat a tough chelsea side in semi final to make there and lost a tough match to the best epl team by far this season and our fans are such poor losers we couldnt even stay to congratulate the team for making it that far and giving us the opportunity to go how embarrassing and sad and then try to say no desire i mean lets realistically analysethe game and not listen to so called manchester united scoundrs like Neville who never once cared more about arsenal than a piece of mud and then try to disassemble the team after a tough lost what kind fans are we.

This Gunners side looks to have lost all confidence after a string of defeats saw them beaten in the Carabao Cup final by Manchester City and winning a place in the Premier League top four this season also looks in serious doubt.

With defeats to Argentina and Nigeria leaving the Bosnians on the brink of elimination in their maiden World Cup, it seems harsh that the fine AS Roma star Pjanic has to be on the losing side after his displays.

He is right of course, anything can happen in a one - off cup game, but surely we shouldn't start worrying about losing with all those stars in the side?

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

Very recently, though, there have been indications that the World Cup was lost largely because of a wound that, even as a powerful delegation headed by Henry Kissinger was pleading the American case, was inflicted by our own side.

Although the 27 - year - old, who finished on the losing side to Germany in this year's final, is arguably the best player in the world at the moment and perhaps one of the best of all time, his subdued displays in this World Cup certainly make this award a questionable one, with Fifa seemingly looking at reputation over actual performances at the tournament.

Arsene Wenger's side have now lost five of their last six in all competitions, losing in the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City while slipping 13 points adrift of the top four in the pursuit of a Champions League qualification spot.

By contrast, Ernesto Valverde's side will arrive having lost only once in 35 games in all competitions since being beaten in both legs of their Spanish Super Cup clash with Real Madrid in August.

Ian Holloway's bad run of FA Cup matches continued after his QPR side lost 1 - 0 at home to MK Dons, that now seven losses in his last eight games at this stage of the cup for HollowCup matches continued after his QPR side lost 1 - 0 at home to MK Dons, that now seven losses in his last eight games at this stage of the cup for Hollowcup for Holloway.

He never let his country down neither - big Joe was only ever on the losing side once - and it could be argued that in Corrigan, Shilton and Clemence, England boasted the best trio of goalkeepers ever to appear in a World Cup squad when they lined up for the 1982 finals.

He could dominate games and turn matches, and despite being on the losing side, he was named Man of the Match in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay.

With Xavi leaving and Dani Alves rumoured to be departing, the side could be losing two of its more experienced heads this summer; could the 29 - year - old World Cup winner be a good antidote for these departures?

In 1997 he was in goal for Boro as they lost both the FA and League Cup Finals to Chelsea and Leicester City respectively, then in 1999 he was on the losing side again as Millwall went down 1 - 0 in the final of the Auto Windscreen Shield.

In addition they were dumped out of the EFL cup this week, losing 3 - 2 at home to Championship side Nottingham Forest.

Poch gave us a big clue as to what side he'll put out to start the 2015 League Cup Final, by resting the likes of Christian Eriksen against West Ham before pulling Jan Vertonghen and Nabil Bentaleb from the action early as we lost to Fiorentina.

If you get to the 5th Round of the Cup and you're drawn to play a non-league side, and by some amazing stroke of good fortune you get drawn against another non-league side in the QF's, someone is telling you your name is on the Cup, and it's yours to lose.

The Clarets have won their last couple of home games against the West Country side and with the Robins in some shocking form having having lost eight of their last ten games in all competitions, this could be a stroll in the park for the Premier League side in the FA Cup.

This week, Pique announced that he felt for the first time Barcelona were an inferior side to Real Madrid after losing both legs of the Spanish Super Cup.

The only Swedish side to have reached the European Cup final — when they lost 1 - 0 to Nottingham Forest in 1979 — qualified at the expense of FC Salzburg last night, winning 3 - 0 in Sweden having lost the first leg 2 - 1.

On the negative side, I expect we will suffer more than our fair share of injuries, we will go out of the cup competitions by the quarter final stages and we will still lose points to the likes of Stoke and Blackburn.

During that period of time, though, De Boer became more knowledgeable and jetted off to the 2010 World Cup as Bert van Marwijk's assistant for the Netherlands national side in a successful tournament which saw them reach the final against the all - conquering Spain, losing 1 - 0 in extra-time.

Aaron Ramsey was on the losing side as Wales were beaten 1 - 0 by the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff, ending their World Cup qualification hopes.

KEY FACT: Man United have lost two of the three Super Cup finals they have played MATCH ODDS: Real 19/20 Draw 12/5 Man Utd 5/2 ANDY SAYS: I can see this being a close one and end in a draw — 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: I believe United will win this, be close but I think they will take it — 1 - 2 LADBROKES PICK: Both sides have found the net in each of the last seven competitive and non-competitive meetings.

Meanwhile, in the FA Cup, Stags were disgraced losing 5 - 1 to North Eastern League side Tow Law Town in one of the most humiliating defeats in Stags» history.

While he looked lost in Spain's tiki - taka team at the World Cup, the fast - paced nature of the Chelsea side should suit him, as should the physical style of the Premier League.

He was in charge of the side for the unfortunate Bern European Cup final which Barça lost 3 - 2 against Benfica

On Tuesday, the head of recruitment of the English Premier League side who are battling to remain in the English Premier League were at Barnet's Hive stadium where Nigeria lost 0 - 2 to Serbia in a pre World Cup friendly, but Simon didn't get enough minutes in the game.

Manchester United lost to Championship side Bristol City in the quart finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday December 20.

Unai Emery's side lost their Ligue 1 title to Monaco, who finished eight points clear at the top of the table, and failed to progress past the last 16 of the Champions League and two domestic cups were only small consolation.

Wenger will probably field a weakish team, he wants to win Europa League whether they finish 6th or 7th is irrelevant, so in all honesty it doesn't matter whether they win or lose in the league its all about the cup, its a great opportunity for us, even if he does field a strong side are they going to risk getting injured in 50/50's while they have a chance for a european final, if it was utd under Ferguson you would say watch out but Arsenal under Wenger, may be wrong but I can't see it can any of you guys?

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Whilst Brazil qualified way back in March, fans of the European Finalists Italy had a few frustrating nights watching their national side play on socagol, with the team losing to Spain, and now set for a tricky play - off tie against Sweden to get through to the World Cup.

Arsenal would be second best to Manchester United in this season, losing the title by a single point, and losing the FA Cup semi-final in extra-time to Sir Alex Ferguson's side courtesy of Ryan Giggs» famous goal.

Shanghai will now take on fellow Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning while Urawa, who lost as a result of Yoon Seong - won's goal at Seoul World Cup Stadium, will meet South Korea's Jeju United in the next round.

Manchester United were out of the contention from the Carabao Cup after losing against the Championship side Bristol City in the third round.

Kenny Dalglish's side have lost their previous two away league games, at Bolton and Man City, but responded emphatically with quick - fire eliminations of Man City and Man Utd from the Carling Cup and FA Cup.

Romantically, his last chance of winning the FA Cup, having twice ended on the losing side.

On the one hand they have nothing to lose in the game as they are heavy underdogs, but on the other hand, the EFL Cup represents the chance of silverware and they will probably be facing a much - changed Manchester City side who won't have this as a huge priority.

Their fortuitous draw with MK Dons in the third round of the FA Cup, with Heidur Helguson scoring in stoppage time to spare their blushes against the League One side, came on the back of a dismal league sequence which has seen the club go eight without winning, losing six.