Sentences with phrase «played against a quality team»

«You have to accept as well that we played against a quality team.

Not exact matches

As Thirdman implies, Ozil might have a purple patch when playing teams of lesser quality teams or if he happens to come against opponents with even less zest than he has.

Neymar was playing full first team football since about 17 akpom has just been loaned out here and there at lower level...... unless we sign more quality players we wont beat chelsea to the title, they are too strong and wengers record against jose does nt fill you with confidence.

But problem we would have In 3 at back formation would be against Chelsea, Tottenham and United... Chelsea and Tottenham also plays with same formation hence Tactically both players cut each other and Currently both teams having more quality players than us so here we will short on our performance....

One factor that has mitigated against Rosicky getting much game time is, there are many top quality younger Gunners in the Arsenal starting team and on their bench who are considered to be ahead of Rosicky in the selection order of the team of the day to play a game.

So this is the team that Arsenal put out tonight, and there is simply no way that you could say that Wenger has put out a total team of reserves, but no matter the gulf in the quality (or the cost) of these multimillionaire reserves playing against a tiny Swedish hurdy - gurdy men.

i just wish our players were less scared, i just do nt get it, you play whole life, and against teams where you can show you quality you crack, ozil dedication is less than low, Bielik would crush him and he is 17 ffs, child mentality, Sanchez atleast fight always!!!

Some players though want to prove themselves and try and aim to be the best... If you want to be the best then you play in a good league and for a team who can display their quality against the other top teams.

We have numbers but less quality, we play less than average against big teams and the small teams can chew on us whenever they have a good plan.

Big in your list I can agree that all these players would improve us, but let's look at our CB At the moment Kos, top player but is struggling with a inj which may or may not heal, at the moment he isn't match fit so not up to his own high standard, so needs help or a defender of his quality so he can go and recover properly So then we have Mert, too slow and no longer good enough, I'm not sure if he's even good enough for 3 rd choice CB, too slow, poor on the air for his size and not brave enough, he's lasted this long due to Kos he needs a Top class CB just to allow him to play against average teams Ok now Reid not top class we can all agree so we couldn't really play him with MERT as he isn't Kos quality so can't cover merits deficiencys He could be ok with Kos but Kos is struggling So is Reid what we need???? And finally Wenger if he has all 3 fit will still play Kos / Mert first choice Oh and God forbid we play MERT / Reid against the top teams like Chels / city / utd / Southampton Chuckle chuckle

Problem is the quality - they are not schneiderlin and wanyama but yes that is the way to play against the top teams away from home.

lst season at stamford bridge, was the first time i saw that 4 -1-4-1 formation being used, and for some weird reason i feel a very strange negative vibe and well all know the outcome.the manager has come back with this formation and its not yielding result, but he still sticks with it.i do nt know much about formations dear friends, but if you are playing a slow dm in arteta and a very very slow cb, then you are toast against quality teams with sound tactics.wen playing wellbeck as a lone striker, i think 4 -2-3-1, will work better, but if we have a big player like oliver (boooos), thn we can try the 4 -1-4-1, thingy cos he can hold the ball for our midfielders to run in.but on the overall, shame on wenger for not giving our defence a good cover DM.NO BODY PLAYS A SLOW DM / CB AND EXPECT TO B REGARDED AS CHAMPIONSHIP MATERIAL.IT HURTS GUYS, REALLY HURTS.

We still struggle, look shaky and uncomfortable when we come up against any team that plays a high intensity game, teams that don't give us time on the ball, in your face etc all give us a hard time, Watford did that in the first half but poor final 3rd quality saved us, in the second half they were tired and knackered so we took advantage.

«The Premier League is not always about football qualities, it is about physically, second balls, and in that aspect the team is too weak at the moment and we have many difficulties against teams like this who play really direct and are aggressive.

«We want to show against a very good team like Arsenal that the quality of play in our league is at a very high level, while at the same time not getting injured and getting ready for the second half of the season,» Kljestan said.

With our quality in midfield that's not really a game the majority of teams will be willing to play against us.

why did we play Welbeck in the striker's role... no one can question his heart but to have a player with such limited first - touch and finishing skills against such a game opponent with Lacazette on the bench is almost unforgivable... maybe it's because Welbeck tows the party line or maybe it's because Welbeck doesn't know anything but 100 % on the pitch, unfortunately neither of these qualities makes him a capable starting striker on a team with any real aspirations... I can only hope that he was being showcased for a move elsewhere, as there was some talk last week about some interest from Everton... if he moved on that would be the only silver lining of this coach's decision, but once again it wouldn't excuse this club for putting business decisions ahead of fielding the best possible team to secure 3 points at Anfield

We were massive underdogs in the FA Cup final against Chelski and what happened?We turned up.Weakened team against runaway league Champions and we played them off the park.Who says we are not capable of repeating this?We are a better team than last season (on paper anyway if not by results) and AM are not of the quality of those SW London Chavs so of course we can win this cup and it's ridiculous to suggest we can't.

The Frenchman has come up against, and struggled against, Tony Pulis teams often enough to know that his team will have to earn the right to play and show our quality.

exactly my point, we arsenal fans are so retarded that we think having lacazette on the bench is bad, but if it's manchester city everyone will say it's quality in squad depth, we always criticise mourinho for playing defensive football but want simeone to come and be our coach, someone who can not attack against a team as weak as leganes or alaves.

For all Gooner fans, First congratulations to Leicester for the achievement against a very good quality team but their HUNGER, GUTS, EVERYONE PLAYING FOR EACH OTHER AND MOSTLY WE DO NOT GIVE UP ATTITUDE something our beloved team lacks.

«This is a challenge but in the Bundesliga we have played against teams with similar qualities as Arsenal.»

Asides not buying enough to give us depth in quality (which is very essential in winning the EPL), Wengers style makes us an easy team to defend against by playing central midfielders on the wing, who always drift to the center of the pitch when we are on the attack.

I for one will continue calling him a RIDICULOUS manager, why, because we play top quality teams giving them advantages in various areas to use against, playing players who do not have all the required requisites to play in very important positions, showing massive favoritism to players who are not even fully fit, over using players, while there are adequate substitutes on the bench or in the squad and not fixing the deficiencies in the team because of stubbornness.

When we had teams like 1997 - 98 and 2001 - 02 double or THE INVINCIBLES, the opponent felt intimidated even in the tunnel itself due to the shear quality and the character of the personnel involved, let alone fear playing against us on the pitch.

Kolscieny is already fantastic, Gabriel is new, and the way Gabriel has played, everyone is sure he is a quality player who can hold his own against any team.

I'm also selling high on both home teams — Everton have been able to win and draw games without playing well, so I expect that to end against a quality Chelsea side.

A 4 -3-3 system is favoured by Barca, Real Madrid and Man City and Bayern, the top four teams in Europe.It suits the attacking philosophy of Arsene Wenger which is to his credit.Unfortunately we do not have the top quality defenders these teams have nor a dominant DM.Nevertheless it is the best system for our current team which is top heavy in attacking midfielders hence the need to play Ozil and Mik in wide positions.In my opinion the most balanced central midfield would consist of Elneny, Ramsay and Wilshere.Elneny was first class against Watford yet was left out against an average Milan side to accommodate the ever present Xhaka who will no doubt feature against CSK.

Yes, we had some chances ourselves but our lack of quality, strength in depth and ball watching team deserved to loose against a team who go out to play the game.

We know if AFC bid the # 60 mil now then Monaco will just raise the price again and play us off against UTD, Jose would welcome a chance to get one over Wenger and add quality to his team at the same time.

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

When teams sit off them they're fine, but as soon as they play against quality strikers they're all over the place,» Scholes is quoted by the Metro.

This is what Wenger feels about these coming games: «What I expect from China is that we play against opponents who are certainly as well in preparation, it will be less robust physically but as well of course you play against teams who have top quality going forward as well.

Walcott is a good finisher and has good movement, but other than that he's no more than a decent option as a ST. Against quality opposition playing Theo as the ST won't cut it, he's clinical vs decent teams but he's not standing up against the likes of Aguero / Costa / Benz / Lewandowski as leading ST's in Against quality opposition playing Theo as the ST won't cut it, he's clinical vs decent teams but he's not standing up against the likes of Aguero / Costa / Benz / Lewandowski as leading ST's in against the likes of Aguero / Costa / Benz / Lewandowski as leading ST's in Europe.

Maybe its early days but when we playing against teams that love to counter we will be exposed as we do alot of turnovers.bellerin luked weak today, both offensive and defensive.our quality for final pass isnt there.

His style can't work against teams who play with deep defense line (Chelsea for example) That being said, I think having a home - grown RW who can score and assist (even with limited qualities) is a good acquisition, aiming for more (Reus, Sterling, Lacazette, Dybala..

when you see gabriel and elneny on the bench you know someone is a specialist in failure especially when playing against a team with so much quality in midfield.

Leeds are desperate for points, and while the reverse fixture, despite the scoreline, went largely against Leeds, Hull don't seem to have the quality to make teams pay for poor play.

«It will be less robust physically but as well of course you play against teams who have top quality going forward as well.

Having a team like Man United in the competition, playing matches against teams like Feyenoord and Fenerbahce — I do not have a vision about the Ukrainian team and their quality — is good for us.»

Scolari is expected to get the team playing with a back three formation for the next match against Passo Fundo in order to compensate for the lack of top - quality defenders.

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