Sentences with phrase «many against the top sides»

We seem to raise our game against top sides and it drops against lower sides.

It was a crucial win for the Red Devils in the battle for a top four finish in the Premier League, and Romelu Lukaku finally delivered when it mattered having previously struggled against the top sides this season.

Away against a top side in the Champions League you have to take your chances...

But against top sides like Chelsea there was no space so our fast wingers would have been no use so we needed fighters and more technical players on the wings.

This can be a little worrying as against che we would be fearing the counter attack and keeping the game tight, but should we not be doing that against all top sides.

i do nt care about whom we win against, if we win the title, of course it hurts when we lose against rivals and a draw against a top side is never an embarrasing result as you make it out to be..

That's not going to work against top sides.

Ozil has been questioned when it comes to the big games, that he's invisible when we play against top sides.

Good for a few mickey mouse cups but when it really matters lose game after game against the top sides (1 out 12 points so far this season), sometimes by embarrassingly high scores.

This all sounds very positive from the talented defender, but although he is right that we are used to playing against top sides, he seems to conveniently forget that we usually lose those big games as well!

If palace give us headache today, whether it comes with a draw or a narrow win, it wont be good for our game against a top side like liverpool.

Arsenal are still a huge threat without these two, and should still be confident against a Manchester United side who have struggled against the top sides.

They dare not do that against a top side.

Defensive midfielder was also an issue as Mathieu Flamini and Mikael Arteta were not able to provide an adequate cover when playing against the top sides.

Not the best performance but this is our first win against a top side.

Its definitely plausible, however i would expect him getting unstuck against top sides and against ten man defences..

We are increasingly finding it difficult to win matches against top sides.

3 fat points in the bag against a top side and hopefully many more to come.

What a way to end a long awaited victory against a top side!

However, the results and performances against the top sides are a million miles apart!

Have we dominated the MF any game this season against top sides?

We have too many diminutive players who crumble under real pressure against the top sides.

Of course I am very happy that Giroud scored an excellent goal against a top side like Crystal Palace, but where where the other central players supposed to play except in the centre?

Arsenal needs a die hard attitude when approaching any game...... Be it against a top side or a bottom side........

Plus last year we saw us play completely different against the top sides and our results confirm this.

Ozil is always bad against the top sides.

You're not adding context, you're attempting to deflect the issue by referencing the fact we won the league in 1998 with 4 losses against the top sides.

If Wenger really knows, will we be losing so many games against top sides?

Also, Giroud still has trouble scoring against top sides so having another top quality striker would be an important option.

Liverpool have been inconsistent so far under Klopp, but they have had some great wins against some top sides.

For him 4 - 0, 6 - 0, 8 - 2, 6 - 3 defeats are acceptable, in fact they are the norm against top sides in recent times and he thinks he got what it takes to turn it around.

I also hate it when we field a slow side in games we tend go get murdered against the top sides with slow personnel.

Even in UCL against the top sides.

I know exactly what you meant, the problem is that when we play our way we NEVER DO IT RIGHT against the top sides which is why game after game we getting smashed Away from home because of Wenger's naïve tactics!

When was the last time the kid played a competitive game against a top side?

Only +3 goal difference separates the two clubs in the league, Burnley have lost two less games than us, and perform better against the top sides.

But we need a win at home against a Top side just to make our team believe again and for us fans to get excited again.

I just compared our current results against top sides from this season against the 2013/14 season and this season is two points ahead of the 2013/14 one.

For the most part, Arsenal have been short of flair and innovation against top sides which predates this season.

Learn how to park the bus on away games might be a start.1 point is better than 0 point.Gung Ho football in somebody else's back yard is suicidal hence our poor record against the top sides AND the not so top sides.

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.

Not so sure about Lukaku, as his stats are showing he scores very few crucial goals, but then again, he's under Mourinho and he's got a better squad around him, he might start scoring against top sides and starts scoring important goals.

Mert is top quality but with him in the side Arsenal can't play a high line at any point in the game against top sides... Chelsea game, Barca game seems to demonstrate this very very very clearly.

The way we played the UCL for the past five + years was shambolic, so I'm actually glad we're out of a competition that serves as a humiliation tool and costs us points in the league, due to morals being shattered by bad results against top sides.

It was going to be a difficult game when you have this much players playing at the same time in a team as part of the starting 11 against a top side.

We need better defensive awareness and organisation against good teams, it doesn't show when we play bottom teams though but against top sides we always get punished no matter how good we are going forward but i just don't think its something wenger will ever master.

I've been called pessimistic / negative etc for saying our results against the top sides are poor, but burying your head in the sand and ignoring what our weaknesses clearly are only exacerbates the problems.

Now, Gattuso remains optimistic and tenacious, yet, the reality of not having our starting center backs doesn't bode well against a top side like Napoli.

Ernesto Valverde: Changes planned for Celta FC Barcelona The blaugrana coach described the Galicians as «important opponents» who «usually play well against the top sides.»

Leganés are a dangerous team when they want to be, and their best performances this season came against the top sides in the league.