Sentences with phrase «one's first competitive game»

First up were Manchester United against Swansea City in what was the Red Devils» new manager Louis van Gaal's first competitive game in charge.

The North Londoners recovered 3 points from an unpleasant situation in their very first competitive game of the season.

Hoffenheim on the other hand will be playing their very first competitive game of the season and they might not be as sharp as Liverpool which setup a superb double header.

Team News & Lineups: Jose Mourinho will take charge of first competitive game as United manager while new signings, Zlatain Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly are expected to make their official debuts for United against Leicester City.

Since going down 1 - 0 at home to Belarus in Laurent Blanc's first competitive game in charge in September 2010, France have qualified for Euro 2012 — without recourse to the play - offs — and enjoyed friendly wins over England, Brazil and the United States (as well as some forgettable draws against Croatia, Chile and Belgium).

Mauricio Pochettino's first competitive game as Spurs» boss will come against rivals West Ham United, with the North London side looking for revenge after losing to the Hammers in all three games last season.

Danilo helped keep Arsenal at bay in the first - leg in what was his first competitive game for Udinese since his summer move from Palmeiras.

You have a chance to prove that because your first competitive game could be against Chelsea... I think the script couldn't have been written in a better way for the fans because this will be one of the days [that is] very exciting and very strange at the same time.

Now if only the team selection was more astute... good start by Welbeck, I like his energy and he did well for his first competitive game with us.

Mikel Arteta did okay when he came on considering it was his first competitive game for over six months, but with his own injury record there is no guarantee he will always be available as cover.

United's Premier League opener against West Ham will not be their first competitive game of the season as the Red Devils must first battle Real Madrid for the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday August 8 in Skopje, Macedonia.

Maybe it gets better Only two games but 0 goals so offense continues to be problem Learning to play together is ok and yes we played one of the best but if you want to be best you have to beat top teams even in cold weather (it is cold for both teams) I did not expect Pids to eliminate Toronto but I did not expect new head coach to give up on his first competitive game / competition Just did not convert sounds like last year.

i just want to say two things i don't know why ppl r saying too much negative abt Cech... it was his first competitive game with the arsenal defence..

Morata has now revealed how he is hoping to have his future all wrapped up prior to playing in his first competitive game in June.

Also, we are set to play Chelsea in the first competitive game of the new season, the Community Shield, and that could inflict further pain on them.

El Clásico was his first competitive game, and by early January Súarez still hadn't quite meshed with his teammates yet, while Enrique was still working out the best way to deploy his three superstar forwards.

Give the bloke a chance for goodness sake, first competitive game and whilst most people want him to do well are slagging him all the same.

«We started very well in the Community Shield, our first competitive game after we had a very good pre-season,» Petr told Arsenal Player.

Nervous Cech, you would think it was his first competitive game.

In the past two seasons we have had the FA COMMUNITY SHIELD game to worry about, but this year our first competitive game comes against Liverpool, so it's not exactly an easy opponent.

No we should not be worried that was their first competitive game of the season so they both (mostly chambers) were bound to be rusty.

It was a bad day at the office for the France national team, though, in their first competitive game since losing the Euro 2016 final to Portugal.

And the coach, for whom it was a first competitive game in charge after succeeding Laurent Blanc, said: «He is a boy with a lot of qualities, but I knew that.

Yes, you need to be able to contribute, but to do that you actually need to be on the field, and Diaby has not played since appearing with the reserves for the Capitol One Cup against Southampton over a month ago, which was his first competitive game for 18 months, and was also the first time he tried playing as DM.

After all it was only his first competitive game for the Gunners and as Arsene Wenger said, the whole team played badly.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be delighted by the news that Marcos Rojo played his first competitive game for seven months yesterday for the club's Under - 23s.

The Premier League giants secured a 2 - 1 win over David Moyes and his men, but despite claiming a victory in Guardiola's first competitive game in England, much of the focus was on the big decision he made for his starting line - up.

So we are closing in at last on our first competitive game of the season, and obviously if Arsenal can beat the reigning Champions Chelsea in the Community Shield it can give us great confidence going into the new season.

he won it in his first competitive game against city FA Community shield.

An expensively - assembled Zenit side had looked rusty in Glasgow in their first competitive game in two months due to Russia's winter break.

FC Dallas stumbled in their first competitive game of 2018 on Wednesday night in Panama City, Panama, losing 1 - 0 to Tauro FC.

Can Manchester United finally win their first competitive game under the management of new boss Louis van Gaal?

Louis van Gaal will hope to win his first competitive game with man United when his team faces Burnley on Saturday.

Julian Draxler scored in his first competitive game for Paris Saint - Germain as they routed fellow Ligue 1 side Bastia 7 - 0 in the Coupe de France.

Chelsea second longest serving player John Mikel Obi will today play his first competitive game under Italian manager Antonio Conte, when they take on Leicester City in the EFL Cup.

The Hoops had been embarrassed by a 1 - 0 defeat in last week's first leg in Gibraltar, in what was new boss Brendan Rodgers» first competitive game.

As Cambridge University prepare for their first competitive game of the season against Loughborough this evening, head coach James Shanahan has challenged the squad to build on last year's Varsity Match victory.

The Real Madrid club captain and keeper, Iker Casillas, is set to start his first competitive game for the club since he broke his finger in a La Liga game against Valencia on 23rd January.

Thank - you for the support Support for the families poured in following the disaster - and in their first competitive game since April 15, 1989, against Everton at Goodison Park, Liverpool fans expressed their thanks.

As Cambridge University prepare for their first competitive game of the season against Loughborough this evening, head coach James Shanahan has challenged the squad to build on las...

It may have been his first competitive game for Rovers but his finishing was nothing short of abysmal and there will be doubts over where the Blackburn goals will come from this season.

Both teams had chances but, with Karen Hills» side playing their first competitive game for over a month, it was the hosts who ran out victorious in the Women's Super League 2.

Guardiola, fresh from his post-Barcelona break in New York, arrived at Bayern with high expectations but his new side came up short in his first competitive game.

«We started very well in the Community Shield, our first competitive game after we had a very good pre-season,» he told Arsenal Player.

Liverpool took on Plymouth in the FA Cup third round replay on Wednesday night in a bid to win their first competitive game of 2017.