Sentences with phrase «rested key players»

Pep Guardiola will be keen, not just to get one over on their city rivals, but to use the fact they rested key players to make sure City are firing on all cylinders this...

Mourinho rested some key players for the trip to bottom - of - the - table Deportivo, but must still have been surprised at how much his team struggled.

They are just flowing well right now and rested some key players on the weekend.

Mark Hughes rested some key players in the EFL Cup game in midweek which means they will put a strong side against Stoke on Saturday.

Tata Martino rested key players like Lionel Messi but it made little difference as Levante were put to the sword yet again.

If the Manager (Arsene Wenger) did his job properly, he would have rested key players for the FA cup final, Instead he gambled.

They rested their key players, but brought them on in the later stages, Their game with west ham went to extra time, as long as we avoid extra time, we should be ok.

We rested key players and it makes no sense for us not to try and put a few goals past their aging defense.

As a result, it's no surprise that he has picked a strong squad, and it's likely that he will go with his preferred starting line - up having rested key players last time out in the 2 - 2 draw with Celta Vigo on Tuesday night.

We could play Monreal for Gibbs and Elneny or Ramsey for Coquelin but no lets not rest our key players including Ozil and Sanchez.

Perhaps an argument in his favour is that both Sane and Sterling have played significant minutes this season, and so competition and an ability to rotate and rest key players could explain the interest in Mahrez as City will look to compete on various fronts again next year.

The Championship club are well safe but have no real chance of the play - offs so will probably rest key players and go easy against Leeds on Saturday.

For me though, the biggest thing about this match was that the manager was able to rest his key players like Alexis Sanchez and Ozil and pretty much all of the starting line - up that will take on Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday and Arsenal still got the confidence boosting victory to set us back on track.

Because of the scheduling, Wednesday night away and the early kick off on Saturday away, and the fact that Arsenal were faced with a long flight home while both of Chelsea's games were at Stamford Bridge, Wenger would have been slaughtered for not resting some key players.

Resting the key players for which game?

With a showdown against Tottenham looming at the weekend, he may choose to rest key players, but for those stepping in, it's a perfect opportunity to prove their worth and compete for a more regular starting berth.

For Barca, they have an 11 - point lead over nearest La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid and so can perhaps afford to rest key players in the league to prioritise the Champions League and Copa del Rey final.

Warriors down by 39, quarter and a half left, if they lose Toronto will clinch 2nd best record overall, which means they might rest their key players tomorrow at Miami.

Resting key players in this game will mean they'll be ok to play in the home tie at the Emirates in the unlikely event that we have to chase the result.

So far we have done okay and winning the opening three group games should allow Wenger to rest key players but will this scheduling end up hurting Arsenal?

Luckily the next two league games will be played at home and this is where we need to rest our key players, especially the West Brom game as they will most likely be safe from the relegation battle by then.

The Brighton game is a great one to rest some key players like kos, Alexis and Santi and give others some game time chambers, theo and Ozil.

Walcott should have been loaned out to Brazilian league years back to go and learn how to dribble... all he's got is speed and eyes for goals without thinking... we will still need him for Europa league to rest our key players, maybe he might repent from he's slumber.

Wenger did say that fatigue after coming back from international duty was the main reason behind his decision to rest some key players but I do not think he would have dome it if we did not have this potentially decisive Champions League match just a few days later.

Lets get the goals quick then rest key players to avoid injuries, we have tough upcoming fixtures!

We may need to rest key players

whatever happens, happens — should be a time to rest key players............... Sanchez is worrying me.

In turn, it remains to be seen whether or not Valverde takes any risks with rotation to rest key players, but with the Champions League no longer on their schedule, he'll surely be working around the Copa del Rey final while looking to secure the title in the coming weeks too.

I want to win tonight, not at the expense of resting key players, but whoever plays I still want to win

Although the team has played amazingly well, there's no way they can keep this up forever without the option of resting some key players like Mesut Ozil, lest they find themselves in the same position once again.

Wenger will not do a major change as he wants to get the 3rd spot with a game in hand, the last game we may experiment and also the last PL game will have the opportunity to rest key players before the Wembley Final.

Play a full strength squad and rest key players if we forge ahead.

Looking at this team, it certainly has the beating of Southampton whilst also being able to rest key players like Szczesny, Koscielny, Arteta, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla and Sanchez for the all important clash against Spurs at the weekend.

Whether Valverde opts to rotate and rest key players remains to be seen, but judging from his squad below, he isn't going to take any chances.

For one thing, their manager Pep Guardiola showed that he is already thinking and worrying about the Champions League clash at the Allianz arena this week by resting the key players Thomas Muller, Thiago Alcantara and David Alaba at the weekend.

With it being a home game against Brighton you would certainly expect us to, and even though Arsene Wenger picked a fairly experienced and strong side in the Europa League this week, he still was able to rest key players like Ramsey, Ozil, Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez.

But we have our own injury and squad problems and if Dortmund get some confidence and results in the next two games, we may as well rest some key players and hope for a btter draw in the knockout phase.

If the Pelicans brain trust decided to rest some key players for Saturday, or play them minimal minutes, I wouldn't blame them in the slightest.

And we could also do with sealing that top three finish before the last game of the season, for peace of mind but also to allow Wenger to rest any key players that might need a little rest ahead of a possible final.

If we are winning then all good, if not and looking like we won't win make subs after 60 mins to rest key players (Sanchez, Ozil, Coq)

How serious the boss takes the baby brother of the Champions League is still a question that needs answering and with the way that the fixtures have fallen probably means that the boss will decide to rest key players on those Thursdays.

We could also be four points behind Man United and three behind Man City so this is no time to be resting key players.

It's a perfect opportunity for youngsters to show what they've got, and a chance to rest key players ahead of our game against BHA on Sunday.

There's also the Champions league game away to PSG to deal with, 3 days after the Southampton game and with players coming back form international duties i wonder if Wenger will be tempted to rest key players (Sanchez) for the PSG game?

So it seems Wenger is not going to Rest Key players.

Surely if Wenger was happy to risk a good chance of making a Wembley final and winning the EFL cup which is a trophy that he has never lifted, then it is even easier to forego the minimal chance of PSG messing up in order to rest key players with an eye on the two Premier League games in the space of three days that we face starting this weekend.

Teams won't try, coaches will rest key players for part of / the entire game, and must - win affairs may not play out the way you expect them to.

Of course we know that Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang will get a rest as he is cup - tied in the Europa League, Arsenal face a tough away game against an in form Newcastle United on Sunday and to add to the problems we have been handed the early kick - off, so you can see why the Frenchman might want to rest a key player or two.

as in other league teams can maybe afford to rest key players for build to CL matches, but can EPL teams do so?

Surely that means he needs to rest the key players today, but by saying it is an important game he is putting pressure on himself to field a strong side.