Sentences with phrase «played against a relegation»

«Watford is almost like a final because we are both playing against relegation, so we are going to see who is going to win.

Not exact matches

But there is current form in our favour, with Stoke's only win in the last 9 games was against relegation candidates Hull City, and they have nothing left to play for.

Arsene Wenger will hopefully not have to look for any reasons why Arsenal do not win away against relegation threatened Sunderland tomorrow, as we really need a good performance and the right result from the lads to go back above Man City and take a step closer to ensuring that we have a place in the Champions League next season and do not have the stress and inconvenience of a play off.

If the paying public thought that whenever a title - challenger lined up against a relegation - battler, the latter would play a combination of kids and reserves, they would be less interested.

The German international scored in his side's latest defeat of the season, a 2 - 1 reverse against Werder Bremen on Saturday, but is clearly unhappy with how the team is playing at the moment as they head into the second half of the season facing a genuine fight against relegation.

He is, however, still expected to rotate his team somewhat for the Yeovil clash after a hectic festive period that saw Premier League teams play three games in six days — whilst Yeovil have not played since Monday, when they were comfortable beaten at Huish Park in a relegation six pointer against Leyton Orient.

I concede that it was against a relegation threatened side, but the fast paced threat going forward and ability to run behind defenses is IMHO the style of Futbol Arsenal should always play.

Just look at the remaining fixtures amongst the top teams (forgetting local derbies, teams fighting against relegation, European travels etc)... LC have got to play Chelsea, Utd, West Ham and City, Spuds have got us, Liverpool, Utd and Chelsea and City have also got to play Utd as we have got to play City.

, Cech looking good again, Nelson looked pretty decent Negatives: Mustafi is very unconvincing, we look very vulnerable on counters against a relegation side, Wilshere continues to play horribly and the fans cheer on his ridiculous antics.

We played against the 3rd bottom team facing relegation AND we did nt take a shot at goal for 45 mins?

The seventh team is safe from relegation but does not make the playoffs, while the eighth, ninth and 10th teams have to play in the promotion tournament against the top two Challenger Series teams.

Yeah and look how he is treating US FANS at the end of his career.He just doesn't care.This is an intelligent man.He knows he no longer has the ability to Manage a top level Football Club.His tired and outdated methods have left us trailing the very clubs we used to dominate.Wenger has left us 5 years behind these Clubs.The younger modern manager know how to get results.Even against each other.Wenger can't even get a result away from home against teams in the relegation area.These teams used to FEAR playing us.Now they look forward to it.They know we will be playing with the same old tactics with plenty of the ball that gets us nowhere.No spine to the side.No passion in the side.No confidence from the players in the Manager.He should have been replaced 7 years ago

If we are not careful here we could descend even further, I used to laugh when fans talked about relegation because of the players we have, but if we can't play as a team then things can go against us and even now we see how difficult it can be to swim against the current.

On the playing side the club has battled manfully to get themselves out of the relegation dogfight, as evidenced by last nights last gasp point against Sunderland, it will take a few more such battles to see them make their way our of trouble but I have a sneaky feeling that they could pull off a Houdini.

I believe that playing regularly in the Premier League 2 competition with the odd ten or fifteen minutes in the first team is better for a player's development and integration than turning out for Peterboro against Rochdale in a League 1 relegation scrap.

Leganés don't have a lot to play for — they're pretty much guaranteed to finish somewhere between 10th and 15th — but with matches left against Depor, Levante, Betis, and Villarreal, they could have something to say about relegation places as well as Europa League qualification.

Real Sociedad don't have much to play for after 32 games in the league, they are currently well placed above the relegation zone with 38 points but they will be looking to put a performance against defending champions and get something out of this match.

Port Vale claimed a late 2 - 1 win against relegation - threatened Chesterfield despite playing 45 minutes with 10 men.

Roger «the relegator» Johnson in BFS third season when we were struggling against relegation — I think he played a role in the 0 - 0 19th century «triumph» at Chelsea

The league leaders look to have the friendliest run - in of their title rivals over the next few weeks, with fixtures against clubs that would normally be labelled «six - pointers» were it not for the maddening reality that the Foxes are playing it so safely in avoiding relegation that they're in danger of actually winning the league.

We are playing against a team who are one of the favourites for relegation, and who are already in the bottom three at this early stage of the season.

I don't know if it was the same mentality with which a team in relegation plays against a comfortably — placed team in the league table.

West Brom are fighting against relegation in the Premier League and his parent club, PSG, are looking to raise cash in the summer in order to meet Financial Fair Play regulations after their splurge on Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.

The Algeria striker played a key role in Rick van Drongelen's own goal as Werder Bremen climbed out of the relegation places with a 1 - 0 win against Hamburg in a bad - tempered north German derby.

The Foxes will have been disappointed with a 1 - 1 home draw against the relegation - threatened Stoke last weekend, but now have the chance to make immediate amends as they play host to Bournemouth.

A top goalkeeper, a defence playing well and a frighening attacking trio... against relegation - threatened Bolton.

Along the way, Warnock points the finger of blame at: Gareth Southgate, Rafa Benàtez and Alex Ferguson, for all playing weakened teams in their respective clubs» matches against United's relegation rivals; the officials who allowed West Ham to win at Blackburn with a «goal» that didn't cross the line; Times journalist Pete Lansley, for upsetting goalkeeper Paddy Kenny by asking about his troubled personal life in an interview; the FA («rank amateurs»), for not punishing West Ham for fielding two ineligible players, Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano; and finally David Unsworth, for contriving a costly penalty miss for United against Blackburn midway through the season but then scoring from the spot at Bramall Lane for Wigan in the game that sent the Blades down at the Latics» expense.

Defoe, who did not play in Sunderland's final game of the season against Chelsea, had a clause in his contract that enabled him to leave for nothing after the Black Cat's relegation to the Championship.

They are playing against a team who are one of the 4 odds on favourite for relegation and with Aguero, De Bruyne, Silva and Toure all fit and raring to go I can only see one result here.

With eight games still left to play, if they could somehow notch up a big victory against Aston Villa this Saturday, it would do wonders for their relegation cause.

Hull are in the relegation zone and must win or else it could be curtains for them after the weekend's results if it all goes against them so they have it all to play for.