Sentences with phrase «playing against a good side»

«But we played against a good side, you can not say that we played against an average side.

After the teams we played in this comp am really looking forward to playing against a good side win lose or draw.

«This club have backed us right from the start from when I first came in, they want to play against the best sides in the country and then think about Europe.

Not exact matches

But it was over all good performance... But being Arsenal, they are very unpredictable... We can not assume that we would win comfortably against West Brom next Monday night... They are very hard to break down and it's Tony Pulis side who only play with air balls... Corners and Free kicks... So we have should not feel any euphoric feeling by this point... This should be happening week in week out....

Arsenal have been playing pretty well, to be fair, and were the better side against the Spuds again, but one stat has made Arsene Wenger pinpoint one particular area in which we could do better and that is the set pieces.

In a way I hope the young striker does get another chance to play against West Brom because we have seen signs of some real talent and the more he plays the more comfortable he will feel in the side and the better he should perform.

He put in a good shift but we have to remember he was playing against a Reserve Championship side at HOME.

We did however play with guts and good attitude today but came up against the best side, by far, in the Prem.

He said: «[There was] the one that won the treble with Ribery at full power, Robben at full power and Kroos, Schweinsteiger and Muller in midfield so I believe we have played good Bayern sides and got good results against them.»

«Monreal is playing very well, he doesn't get enough credit for the quality of his performances because against Manchester United, against Dortmund, he was in the top three for me,» said Wenger, whose side travel to West Bromwich Albion today for the early kick - off.

If we are playing against a side we are expected to beat, well then yes it can look special.

... 2... we need a third CB... Holding is good but still too young to play weekly in EPL, Mertesacker is slow n in his final year, Gabriel is not too intelligent n flops against technical sides like Bayern, City, Liverpool... Monreal like mertesacker struggles against fast forwards plus he gives them too much space in d box with his archaic style of shadow marking..

The lads played a good game AWAY from home against a milan side that hasn't conceded in somewhat 600 mins and we bettered the without conceeding and people come up here to make funny comments??

When you are playing football and you got a high ball to control the slightest touch will push you off it for sure eguaro pushed mustafi but mustafi should have stock his leg out to bring him down or elbowed him in the face well i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones pewell i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones peWell if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones period

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!

Ozil and Xhaka should be left on the bench in view of their defensive weaknesses against a side like Man City who are likely to dominate possession.Mertz should not be played as he simply does not have the pace to cope with the Man City front three.This may appear a defensive line up but a similar strategy worked well against Chelsea earlier this season and may do so against the most impressive attacking side in the league.

Yeah absolutely right.We must play with a 442 but need a Top Quality DFM.Zhaka can not retain his place in the side any longer.How bad must he continue to play before he is dropped?Play AMN.The boy looks a very good prospect and deserves a chance.Ramsey continues to prove he is not anywhere near Jacks class and offers us nothing against a defence that sits and invites us on.

No we hv a very good U21 side, most of our players are 16/17 year old and they play against 21 - 25 year old lads, so they are actually punching about their weight, so by the time they get to their 20s, they will either be loaned out, or given time in the first team for experience.

Except for maybe Achraf, who has been playing for Castilla, players like Theo and Lorente should have done a better job against Leganea, considering they have already played against Good laliga sides prior to joining Madrid.

-- Any Championship side we play better against... at home.

Your squad above to me as well is the best though I would give Chamberlain a rest bringing him and Rosicky on late; but start Akpom (I think Welbeck will likely be playing against his old squad though... expect big things either way) instead... he will, in my mind with Sanchez on the other side coming in attracting a lot of attention will give Chuba all the space he needs.

Arsenal will line up the same as always in a 4 -2-3-1 formation against every side because Wenger is still the same, all the top managers have Wenger's number because he doesn't adapt the teams playing style according to our opponents from week to week, he thinks the so - called Arsenal way is the best way for every game even though we'll face different teams with different managers!

We didn't play badly exactly but we did struggle to get our fluent and incisive game going against a very good anbd determined Southampton side.

So it will not be anywhere near our best team against the Championship side, but who is Wenger likely to play.

«It's much better to have him on my side than have to play against him.He's so strong and powerful — we all know about his qualities.»

Why were we OUTPLAYED OUTHOUGHT and pretty much 2nd best against a side who will probably only just realise their ambition of staying in thePremier league?Simple.They have a manager who COACHES and MOTIVATES his players to achieve to their abilities.When was the last time we could say this?Wenger somehow achieved this in last seasons cup final by getting a fantastic performance on the day with a second rate / string goalkeeper a back three which included a novice, a left back and BFG playing after 37 minutes of football the whole season.Thats not forgetting OX playing LWB.Why can't Wenger Coach and Motivate Players for a season any more?Start the clear out with Wenger and get someone in who can

Florida's offensive woes are well - documented, and the Gators» plight is the flip side of the other three squads»: they have wins, but look bad; Boise State (best win: Fresno State), Oregon State (best win: UCLA in Week 4), and Florida State (best win: Clemson) all have little to recommend them beyond brand name and play against overmatched teams.

Shocking really, that one FA cup win against a CHAMPIONSHIP side playing it's reverse squad can put up an article like that, ignoring the fact we've been not good enough for 10 years, despite all circumstances.

Chamberlain played in the middle against Reading but he usually plays on one of the flanks and the manager also said after the game that he and Theo Walcott can operate well together on either side, so is the Ox going to get his wish at the expense of Iwobi?

It means we cant be too confident if we are 5 - 0 up against a good side like Dortmund so far there is still 10 minutes to be played.

I worry about Theo and Ozil playing in the same starting XI against a better attacking side though.

I thought we played extremely well against a strong side that also played extremely well.

If you're going to play Arteta against these sort of sides, Flamini needs to be played as well.

Sylvain Ripoll's side played well - in spells - in their last match against Paris Saint - Germain on Friday evening, but ended up falling to a 3 - 1 defeat.

For giroud to score a goal like that he must be high on confidence hence base in current form I will start him against bayern with Sanchez and a fit welbeck running the flanks ragged defensively and offensively, we all know ozil plays well when carzola is playing along side coquelin with the back 4 of kostafi and Bellreal and cech to win the game for us with superb saves..

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

Today I watched a Chelsea side, whom were focused, motivated and intent on proving a point against their title rivals, not play to their best and still win a high - tension game comfortably.

While Man City may well have opened up a sizeable gap that is unlikely to be made up between now and the end of the season by any of the chasing pack, Chelsea still have to play for second place, and their supporters will be in good spirits for the New Year after such a commanding display, albeit against a struggling Stoke side.

We have to play WHU 2 days after so resting Chambers to me would be ideal as we know WHU will pump balls into the box and we'll need arial dominance against WHU in our own box, also our fullbacks for that game will need to make sure they do nt get overloaded by their fullbacks... Just look at some of the crosses Jenkinson has been putting in (I know Jenkinson would be on our left, Gibbs side, WHU fullbacks have both been doing well though) I feel Chambers would get overloaded on there left (our right) but Debuchery has the experience to deal with it.

If played to perfection, 4 -1-4-1 can render any side with defensive and offensive balance, which is what Wenger would have wanted when he deployed it against Everton, but on the day Arsenal weren't at their vintage best.

Evra will have to make sure he plays well in the encounter on Saturday night as he will likely be up against four time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi on his side of the pitch.

lol.Theo can't play central don't let a good game against an average side fool you, he a winger with pace plain an simple

Arsene Wenger has now moved to declare Alexis Sanchez available to feature for his side this weekend against Crystal Palace, a move which could well anger Jose Mourinho, especially if the player was to play and fall foul of injury.

Since then Arsenal have played well and been ruthless enough to win by large margins against the likes of West Ham, Bournemouth, Stoke and Basel and I am sure that is exactly what Arsene Wenger is looking for in this evening's trip to face Ronald Koeman's struggling Everton side.

The home side may well opt to make some changes of their own, having played late on Wednesday before an early Saturday kick off, but I have no doubts that they will be keen on fielding a strong side against us with a comfortable mid-table finish in the league looking likely.

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.

, 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.

I'd rather play Podolski against lesser sides as they're more likely to sit in their own box and we therefore need someone with a little bit more physical presence as well as being a top finisher as clear - cut chances will be at a premium.

They did, however, play outstandingly well at home against Manchester United, which was an inexplicably open game, with both sides going hammer and tongs at each other's goal, and showed that they can ruffle their opponents when they discover their rhythm and haveA one of their better days.

Walcott though limited would be very confident against Man united Cech (No word he has shocked me, Wow this guy is too great for a team with wenger as coach) Bellerin (He really has to improve his attacking side nd try to take on defenders) Chambers (Hez really good against de big guns & always gud in de middle of de park) Kos (Hez been a bit de-moltivated due to wengers lack of ambition hope Man u will do) Mon (link - up with walcott on the left would be breath of fresh air) Coq (great tackler, stamina & power) Ramsey (great passer of de ball, professional & great stamina) Sanchez (on the right, so he won't always play predictably) Walcott (thats where he was effective the last time against man u) Welbeck (Pace, goals & trickery) Giroud (Power, bully, link - up & goals) 4 -4-2 formation