Sentences with phrase «results against the better sides»

Truth is we never believe Arsenal can ever produce good results against good sides.

Even though Arsenal have failed to get results against the better sides in the league, it doesn't put them out of the race.

Not exact matches

This years protests against Wenger seem more widespread due to the crazy results in the Premiership, which has been perceived as Arsenal's best chance of winning the title as the other top sides have fallen by the wayside, so you can imagine how annoyed Piers Morgan was when he got told yesterday that Wenger has already got a new contract offer on his desk.

to be honest i've been positively surprised by lucas the guy is improving with each game this must be the result of training with better players everyday but he could improve his defensive side of the game even though his interception was the start of the counter attack for giroud's goal against palace & his goal against the cherries was not an easy one!!

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.»

Also Arsenal cup results against full strength big sides is totally ignored in most those stats because it makes Arsenal look a lot lot better.

Our performances against other sides were amazing but we didn't get the result and people complained now we get the result by winning ugly and they complain that it wasn't a good performance.

On the other hand, imagine how much of a morale boost it would be if the Gunners field a strong side and get another good result against what could be the best club side in the world right now.

However, with respect to the game against Southampton in midweek, perhaps the biggest injury boost that has been handed to Arsene Wenger's side is that Morgan Schneiderlin, unarguably the Saints» best player so far this season, is out for the big game as a result of an abductor injury the French international had picked up during the 3 - 0 defeat to Manchester City at St. Mary's.

While a point from any away game against a big EPL rival is a decent result, a win would do our top four challenge the power of good and with Jurgen Klopp under pressure after his faltering Reds lost away to relegation threatened Leicester City on Monday, Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal side might just be looking to pile the pressure on.

He also said that England's last four results against some of the world's top sides puts them in good stead for the future and at the World Cup 2018.

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

It would take an highly unlikely 19 goal swing against Charlton on Saturday to prevent Eddie Howe's side from going up and they could clinch the Championship title if they better Watford's result against Sheffield Wednesday.

After the Gunners destroyed the Norwegian side Viking FK by eight goals without reply last night, and that was without Alexis Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey and new boy Granit Xhaka playing, Wenger played down the result but talked up the importance of the pace and physical aspects of the match against a club well into their own league season.

That stinging shot by Rosicky reminded me of that rocket against spuds at the lane last season!!!! And Le Coc, well, he showed those cave - dwellers another side of our game with him in the side... not as immobile as flamini and not as soft as Arteta... a combination of a good passer and a tough tackler... and he wins over 80 % of headed duels... i loved that step - over that resulted to a yellow to some rugby player too... what a win!!!

We might end up in the semis if we go past a tricky Watford side, who've done very well coming from the championship, but they've really failed to get results against the big teams, and I put it down to the fact they're still learning, because they were close to getting points off the big boys on a few occasions.

However, Guardiola's side are seeking to recover from a dispiriting run of results, having gone out of the Champions League after losing home and away against Liverpool in the quarter - finals, as well as missing the opportunity to clinch the title against United last weekend.

Well, it worked a treat as they beat Huddersfield last weekend — a result that was guessed correctly in Bet and Skill's free tips and predictions, which back the Yorkshire side to bounce back with a draw against Brighton on Saturday.

Since that match in 1993, a lot has changed between both sides and there have been other memorable derby ties as well as matches that have sickened us as United fans with results and performances going against us.

How they've earned that has been a little different from the sides around them, though, as they have been one of the stingiest outfits in the league while scoring just enough to get their share of results — they have the sixth best goals against record, letting in only one per game on average so far, and are the only side below Tottenham to have conceded less than 15 times.

Qarabag — In what will surely be a three - way race to make the knockout stage, a maximum return will be expected against the side from Azerbaijan — but they have a history of good results in Baku, drawing with Monaco and beating Anderlecht in the Europa League two years ago.

The most alarming aspect of those games was that the Gunners rarely looked like scoring and while results haven't been as shocking thus far this term, Wednesday's stalemate against a relegation - threatened West Ham side doesn't bode well for the north Londoners» top - four hopes.

Keen on getting a better result than their previous 3 - 3 draw against the Italian side at Stamford Bridge, The Blues were determined in playing aggressive since kick...

Some may say a draw would be a good result against a tricky side and there was no need to take risks, but knowing how there's a penchant for conceding goals how can that be a good strategy?

In fairness, Bruce should be delighted with his current squad, the same squad which avoided defeat against Sunday's opponent's Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham, as well as record a stunning 3 - 0 win over defending champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the latter an emphatic result which Sir Alex Ferguson cited as just one piece of evidence to suggest that Sunday's visit of Steve Bruce's Sunderland will be one of his side's toughest home games of the entire season.

Sean Dyche's side have been playing very well this season with most of their positive results since August coming against bottom half sides.

Keen on getting a better result than their previous 3 - 3 draw against the Italian side at Stamford Bridge, The Blues were determined in playing aggressive since kick off.

Having been in control of the game for the opening hour, Guardiola admits the result was a huge disappointment, but he feels there was much to admire about City's performance against a side he feels is one of the best in Europe.

Tottenham Hotspur only managed to grab a 0 - 0 draw against Lazio, but the EPL side's tactician, Andre Villas - Boas was pleased with the result as his team didn't had the best of game on that day.

The partnership of Lescott and Okore on Tuesday night was one of the strongest that has been seen in a Villa side in a long time and the pair also played together for the club's better performances and results this season against Southampton, Newcastle United and West Ham United.

Aston Villa picked up a 1 - 1 draw against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday and Villa manager Paul Lambert consider it as a good result for his side, who is showing positive progression.

Blackburn Rovers put their strong home record of just two Ewood Park defeats well and truly to the test on Saturday against a Birmingham side whom, despite some poor recent away results, have been a difficult team to overcome on the road this season.

By the same token, Blackburn haven't beaten a» Big Four» this season, home nor away, and so while avoiding defeat would complete a decent look set of home results against the league's elite teams, they would love a win and could very well get one against an Arsenal side reeling after their last away loss at Wigan Athletic.

We wouldn't feel comfortable backing either of these sides, with Blackburn's shoddy away form the main reason why we've opted against backing them after a couple of good results and Burnley just being woeful al round.

Valencia picked up a 1 - 1 draw against Atletico Madrid on their latest La Liga fixture on Sunday and the result wasn't a pleasing one for El Che's tactician Ernesto Valverde, who believes his side shouldn't get better result especially in the first half.

In the first result, the 4 - 1, it was not like the game was — it was Messi genius against a good side of Roma.

A 1 - 1 draw against Spain is, after all, not a bad result, and there are positives to be taken from the game as well as an admission that Joachim Löw's side started slowly.

Manchester United have the better results against the Hammers and today, at Old Trafford, that needs to be the case with Jose Mourinho's side starting the new season strongly.

The result will have been disappointing considering it was at home against a side well known for their poor travelling capabilities, but nevertheless it did at least ensure the Magpies didn't suffer back - to - back defeats, with a 2 - 1 home defeat preceding the stalemate with the Cottagers.

«What will come as a comfort to the nervous travelling fans is that City's best results against Everton have all come when the side has hit a rich vein of form.

It's only three patients on a low dose of cells, but San Diego - based Poseida said the results — activity against the cancer and no «cytokine storm» side effects that often come with CAR - T therapy — were good enough to step up to the next dose.

A typical attorney who self - identifies as an «employee rights» attorney will usually have much more experience (as compared to the typical attorney identified as an «employment attorney» or an «employer defense» attorney) with: (1) representing workers on a contingency - fee basis (where no fee is paid unless the case wins or settles) and offering risk - sharing fee arrangements generally; (2) playing offense, so to speak — analyzing, identifying and prosecuting specific legal violations (whereas employer - side attorneys tend to have more experience in broader - stroke compliance / employer - training matters, and reactive work in litigation that responds to claims they are presented); and (3) identifying with the «little guy» who has been harmed by a larger opponent, often having well - tested strategies that have worked while representing individuals against large organizations and wind up with good case results.