Sentences with phrase «on against minnows»

Not exact matches

Although the Scot has not yet publicly commented on this turn of events, Old Trafford legend Paddy Crerand has probably said what Fergie is thinking, blasting the Premier League and the bods that work there for having the audacity not to allow the Red Devils to have home matches against West Brom, Stoke and Hull after a tough trip having to beat some Danish minnows.

The group stage of the 2014/15 Champions League kicks off on Tuesday evening, with two English teams in action — Liverpool return to the competition with a home game against Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad, whilst Arsenal face a tough trip to Borussia Dortmund.

The youngsters were both named in the starting XI for the game against international minnows San Marino on Saturday evening and Shaw, who has begun the season with Manchester United in good form, saw his cross turned into the net by Cristian Brolli for an own - goal to give the visitors a 2 - 0 lead at half - time.

After getting a serious dressing down on live TV by former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson last night, as the Gunners toiled against Champions League minnows Anderlecht in Belgium, Arsene Wenger and his players have come in for more criticism today.

stats are great to show number of assitsts etc and one can argue he needs someone to put those away... however he needs to turn a big game in Arsenals favour rather than just shining against the minnows... Chelsea on Saturday would be a great game to do that!

After a disappointing home loss to Aston Villa on the weekend, Rodgers will want to see his side bounce back against relative minnows Ludogorets.

Adam Lallana has emerged as a possible injury doubt for England's Euro 2016 last - 16 clash against minnows Iceland on Monday.

Kane will be hoping his goal against the international minnows will earn him a start in the game against Switzerland at Wembley on Tuesday night as the hosts look to maintain their 100 % record in Group E.

And USF has won, but style has hardly been a part of the equation: After rallying past San Jose State, the Bulls beat FCS Stony Brook by just 14 points, then endured a first - half slopfest on Friday night before creating some separation against Big Ten minnow Illinois.

Mkhitaryan made his European debut for Arsenal against Europa League minnows Ostersund on 15 February.

Following Sweden's 4 - 0 win over Belarus earlier on Saturday, there was little margin for error against the European minnows at Stade Josy Barthel.

As a result, Bravo will be intent on keeping a clean sheet against Sporting Gijon this time around but it will not be as straightforward as people think due to the fact that the minnows have been showing a bit of attacking flair in recent time.

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The only chance we really have is that the big boys focus on their league seasons and crash out against minnows and we have a run that looks something like Ostersund - > Celtic - > RB Salzburg - > Nice - > Sporting.

By looking at his tactical versatility, his record against the Premier League's minnows, the fact that he was performing better than his immediate predecessors and that he logged some impressive sequences across the season, I came to the conclusion that he deserved to stay on.

With the stakes being raised significantly, it is believed that manager Arsene Wenger could go with a very strong team on the night but the Frenchman has insisted that the loss against Bayern will not have any bearing on his team selection for the FA Cup clash against the minnows.

The Round of 64 Draw for this season's MTN FA Cup was done on Tuesday and will see defending champions Asante Kotoko begin the defense of their title at home against minnows Kwahu Youth Academy.

Sports News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: ghanafa.org Asante Kotoko are the previous winners of the MTN FA Cup The Round of 64 Draw for this season's MTN FA Cup was done on Tuesday and will see defending champions Asante Kotoko begin the defense of their title at home against minnows Kwahu Youth Academy.