Sentences with phrase «second string side»

If we have my forecasted new arrivals and we keep our full squad fit, we must surely have the best second string side in the competition.

The mear fact that his so called second string side played that well especially LP9 n» JC28 having 6shots on target, 2 goals, numerous ball winning tackles, uncountable through passes and 2goals shows it all.

In 48 hours time Arsenal will be getting ready to run out at the RheinEnergieStadion to face Koln, but as the Gunners have already qualified for the next rounds I can seriously see Arsene Wenger picking an even weaker team than usual, although he will be keen to keep most of the unbeaten second string side together as long as possible, and of course a win will guarantee us top spot in the Group although the chances of anyone catching us is rather slim anyway...... Read the full article here

In 48 hours time Arsenal will be getting ready to run out at the RheinEnergieStadion to face Koln, but as the Gunners have already qualified for the next rounds I can seriously see Arsene Wenger picking an even weaker team than usual, although he will be keen to keep most of the unbeaten second string side together as long as possible, and of course a win will guarantee us top spot in the Group although the chances of anyone catching us is rather slim anyway...

But we do not want to field a completely second string side, so with Alexis Sanchez coming back to London just in time for the weekend, do you think Wenger might think of not starting him against Swansea and playing him in midweek?

Theor replacement for Cech, Asmir Begovic, is already under pressure after their shock 4 - 2 defeat by a New York Red Bulls second string side and I reckon the cracks between owner and manager are starting to show again.

Wenger will not want to give up our trophy easily so I am not expecting a totally second string side, but it looks like the boss will have no choice but to play some more youngsters than usual in the FA Cup...

They then faced a daunting trip to Belarus to face BATE, and it was our true second string side who duly made their mark with Giroud scoring and Walcott grabbing a brace, while Wilshere was impressive behind them.

Predictions: On current form I can't see any other result than a Barcelona win but if Enrique decided to field entire second string side Levante might come out the stronger side at home.

The 24 - year - old midfielder completed 90 minutes and scored his first goal in 11 months in the under - 21's defeat to West Brom on Monday night, his third appearance for Arsenal's second string side since returning to full training.

They will be playing a second string side in my opinion and if they can't beat an under - strength Manchester United, huge pressure will be put on the Frenchman.

Considering it was partly a second string side last night, Arsenal were still extremely impressive.

Having said that though, Stoke are not a team in form at the moment, so Wenger will be hopeful that a second string side can keep our momentum going.

Whether this forces Arsene Wenger to go with a second string side in these Europa games we will have to wait and see.

The French right back Matthieu Debuchy has made no secret of his desire to leave Arsenal in the last couple of years, but he has received very few offers due to his massive wages and his ongoing injury problems, but this season he has managed to keep his fitness up and has played in seven cup games with our second string sides.

In fact in the last international break before the Euro2016 actually starts, only Danny Welbeck started for the Three Lions against Germany, and Theo Walcott only got a run out with the second string side against Holland a few days later.

Also, playing a second string side against Spurs will not necessarily mean defeat and by the same token, playing a full strength team will not necessarily mean that Arsenal win.

In fact in the Europa, Wenger only played his second string side up until this recent tie against AC Milan, and in the League Cup he only played mostly first team members in the semis and the Final.

Eventhough am not a big fan & all i feel if he's able to buy Lemar & a centre without selling Alexis we might end up in the top 4 or even steal the title from the favourites this season because AW said he'll prioritize the EPL over the UEL that means he might be using a second string side for the Europa League while the favourites lose their players to injuries & fatigue because of the Champs League.

They had no European football whatsoever but we can afford to play a second string side in the Europa League and focus on the EPL games, at least until the latter stages if we get there.

Wenger may well get some stick for playing a second string side at the Nou Camp and if we had a realistic chance of going through I would agree.

I think it was because Sam Allardyce earlier in the week had a rant about the fixtures and declared that he would have to play a second string side.

You have to wonder the wisdom in Mick McCarthy's decision to field a second string side for their trip to Old Trafford, perhaps not for footballing reasons alone but also for essentially turning up for a Premier League match and essentially admitting defeat before the referee blew for the kick - off.

With a second string side out, including some players like Bellerin in unfamiliar positions and some like Podolski and Campbell with hardly any minutes on the pitch, fierce home crowd and a Galatasaray team playing for pride and a new manager, it could have been a tough night for us.

Arsenal are guaranteed to play a second string side, but so are our opponents and this season we seem to have much more strength in depth than usual so there is no reason why we can not go all the way this time around.

So I guess that will help to make Arsene Wenger's decision about whether to field a second string side in the cup an easy one.

Manchester City palpably, and expectedly, started with their second string side, which still boasted of Yaya Toure, Edin Dzeko, Samir Nasri, Stevan Jovetic, Jesus Navas and the new recruit from FC Porto, Fernando Reges.

They may call it a second string side but there were still many top players in there, but there are also quite a few international's in Arsenal's reserve side.

But considering that our second string side absolutely massacred Southampton in the last round, maybe playing our reserves would be the better option anyway?

Whatever, the fact is that they are now in an even worse place mentally and will not be looking forward to the visit of Arsenal on Sunday, especially as we won our own European game and have nearly qualified already despite playing a second string side against Red Star Belgrade.

And perhaps the fact that we are in the Europa League while all the other big EPL clubs are in the Champions League will be a factor, as Wenger can afford to play a second string side without any pressure from the fans.

The 34 - year - old was not named in either of Mourinho's starting elevens for recent Champions League and Premier League wins over Maccabi Tel Aviv and Arsenal and will be part of a second string side that will face Walsall on Wednesday night.

Defence Arsenal played a second string side in Thursday's clash with Ostersunds FK in the Europa League and duly conceded twice in the first half.

We might see Enrique going with a second string side with one of the first choice front three starting.

Arsene Wenger rarely takes League Cup seriously and we can expect a second string side playing on tuesday night against Nottingham Forest which gives the home side a massive opportunity to get a Premier League scalp.

That should make this little problem for the champions» second string side, which has taken them into the semis of the EFL Cup.

Eibar on the other hand has only won three games away from home and that makes Real Madrid heavy favourites for the weekend clash even with their second string side.

Antonio Conte might opt to field a second string side against a relatively weaker side Norwich City as the set of tough fixtures are coming in the way of Chelsea in next few weeks ahead.

Manchester United hosted Reading in the FA Cup 3rd round tie on Saturday afternoon and Jose Mourinho started with a second string side with Rooney, Martial, Young, Smalling and Faillani getting their chances in the starting lineup.