Sentences with phrase «season against quality»

Only 2 wins ALL season against quality teams, and we're getting battered all the time, even when we're drawing!

Not exact matches

we might but not the point... we are struggling again against a third tier european team while kidding ourselves that this is the season when we finally put aside the decade of failure... giroud ramsey jenks gibbs at the end of the day are mid table quality

Obviously there is a vast difference in quality because we are seeing a major Premier League team coming up against a side that was only promoted to the National League last season.

Arsenal have had very many dodgy refereeing decisions against them this season, and Arsene Wenger has not been backward in coming forward with his complaints against the quality of the decision - makers in many Arsenal games this year, and has been punished by the governing body of the FA with touchline bans.

I'm please to conclude at this time that this seasons Giroud (except for the Giroud who played against Monaco in the first leg) is of the highest quality.

Ospina doesn't do this... I think the biggest gulf in quality was evident this season was against United.

Scoring with a finish of that quality will do him the world of good and if he can bag one or two against Liverpool and get some momentum going the way he did last season it can only be a good thing.

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.

Is it a coincidence that unlike last season, this season - in which we have had two CFs with different styles - we are winning the big away games, with the two strikers capitalizing on their unique qualities (Giroud powerful header against city, Welbz pacy counter goal against United) to score in both games?

Honestly to be fair to Jack Wilshere, the lad is passionate and loyal to Arsenal fc and i can't believe our fans would turn against him just because he got injured, Thiago Alcantara is also having injury problems, and i don't see fans turn against him like Arsenal fans do, Ramsey broke is leg and we everyone was asking for the coach to get ride of him, after last season everyone was like Ramsey is the class, you have to support your player because player's like santi Carzorla are not getting younger, Arsenal fans need to think and realize that Wilshere is a quality player who's disturb by injury and we don't have lot of loyal player's in the team, so why sell one of the loyal and committed ones..

Anyways, The Ox is looking up for it this season and has scored two quality goals, one in pre-season and one against Liverpool, so hopefully he will continue to improve And maybe Campbell will get a chance to shine aswell, We have plenty of cover In midfield, at the moment lol So we can concentrate on worrying about the other areas for now!??

«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.

3 clean sheets on the spin is unusual for Arsenal albeit the average quality of the opposition.The real test will come against a Man Utd side with real pace upfront.With regard to the weaknesses in the side Xhaka and Sanches have been no better than average since the start of the season and do not justify their places.

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.

UAB deserves a trip to the Bahamas to cap its first season back after the miraculous resurrection of its football program, and although Ohio played its way out of a shot at the MAC title with a puzzling late - season loss to Akron, the Blazers get a quality opponent to measure themselves against.

The game against City is not coming at a better time either as the visitors will be tested by the quality City side as the season progresses.

It has not been a great season for the French Left Back but against City, he showed his quality as he made numerous important challenges against Milner and later on, Johnson.

Liverpool and Spurs overall strength is slightly weaker, but there is a difference in the way they play and base on the way the matches this season has unfold Arsenal and Chelsea seems to be less dominant against quality opposition.

«I think we played our best game of the season, in terms of what we demand from ourselves with the quality of our attack, how early we won the ball back, how consistent we were throughout the game, the number of chances we created, and all that considering the opposition we were playing against.

But the lesson here is AFC need to buy top quality tall and pacy centerback and tall powerful dm to defend set pieces against the likes of west brom and sunderland next season rather than playing a striker who is clearly off form to compensate / cover such weakness.

Not the most important goal of the season, but Jack Wilshere netted this beauty against West Brom last week to show his quality.

arsenal have suffered recently from playing quality players out of position... Sadly Monreal isn't quality and the belief that over a season we have adequate back up with him as CB is just dumb beyond belief... this was a good win against an under strength competitor... but we need a DM and another striking option for sure....

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.

Last season he scored 25 goals in 43 games in all competitions for Bayern, and demonstrated his qualities with a superb strike in the Champions League second leg tie against Barcelona:

Nevertheless, Arsenal should have enough quality and depth to secure another win against already - relegated Sunderland as they hope to continue to pile the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City heading into the final day of the season at the weekend.

So after 4 competitive games we can see the makings of a squad that can't compete for EPL or cl... Bringing in rotation players won't change the equation as we already have too many mediocre performers... if we bring in quality DM and attacker I think we can have a first team to match the best and hope fitness and injuries aren't against us... otherwise it's another underperforming season ahead

He replaced R.Carvalho after Portugal 3 - 3 draw against Hungary in the last group game and walla, they just let in 1 more goal the rest of the tournament against the likes of Croatia, Poland, Wales and France.So for me if we want a stop gap proven quality defender this season, I would go for him if we can steal him from Southampton.

I said I hope Coquelin has a good game against City and shoves your negative comments up your Arse he did that and not me but 99 percent said of arsenal fans agreed as for watching football to be an expert no wonder you can't see a good player Ya have to play the game to have any idea of quality if I'm a sensationalist then great I had faith in him, and what's wrong with playing for Charlton to get experience Ya don't get it sitting on the bench again you know shit about how clubs use there players Enough of this back an forth crap I will wait till the end of season to see who was right about him CB

Our performance against Everton has been lauded by fans for intensity and passion and quality that hasn't been displayed so far this season.

The Clarets have struggled for any returns against Liverpool in their previous Premier League clashes, but they have shown plenty of battling qualities this season already against the big guns away from home, which is surprising after how poor they were away from Turf Moor last season.

According to expected goals against, the quality of chances allowed by Liverpool's defense in the second half of the season has dropped down to league average.

Against a side who had set up to try to stifle Liverpool's attacking qualities, the visitors made the most of their few opportunities - something they failed to do earlier in the season - as two of their three shots on goal in the first half resulted in goals.

Having played against Chelsea last season I know the high quality of the squad I am joining,» Costa told Chelsea's official website.

And, for the most part, Bernardeschi made the most of his chance to get some quality minutes, with his free kick against his former club last Friday probably being the highlight of his season to date.

Even on his debut against Plymouth Argyle at the start of the preceding promotion season, he already looked like a quality footballer and it's true that the Irishman's running style gives him the appearance of purring across the turf.

He did that against Liverpool last season, a vital goal in a big game, and that always shows you that the guy has the mental quality to be there.

Certainly his form suggests he is peaking; Khune has been imperious for Chiefs this season and showed again against Zambia what a quality player he is.

Fans of French Ligue 1 side Nantes got to see a glimpse of the quality of their new signing Chidozie Awaziem in their 2 - 2 draw against Switzerland side FC Laussane Sport in a pre season friendly ahead the start of the French Ligue 1.

Then, later that season, they went and won by the same scoreline (2 - 1) at Goodison, despite being second best for the majority of the game, thus proving a gulf in quality, finances and even overwhelming odds hasn't daunted David Moyes» thick - skinned squad, who even when not at their best somehow have a knack of getting the job done against their north - west rivals.

It was his first proper outing of the season discounting his cameo against Spurs and he was a source of real composure and quality for Bilic and his men.

And that has been the most endearing quality about Blackpool this season, as not only are they a team constantly up against the odds, in matches and with regards to survival, they're a team packed full with players proud to wear the shirt and willing to shed blood, sweat and tears if it means protecting the club's Premier League status.

But after Conte claimed playing in a more open style against City and Barcelona would be «stupid» given their superior quality, Hazard may be forgiven for wondering if he can realise his ambitions at Stamford Bridge should Chelsea fail to make the quarter - finals for a fourth straight season.

The blues have sold plenty of players in the summer transfer window and the lack of high quality players led to the manager fielding inexperienced players in the first game of the season against Burnley.

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